October 6, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, Illinois

October 1889

6.  Sunday.7.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  47.  38.  =  41 2/3

Clear.  brought white cat up from woods  There was alarm of fire in night,  Farris' house.  Start for timber at 9 AM. taking gun.  Strong N. wind all day and cold.  Rutherford at Mitts count  sheep finding them all right.  Rode up Fritz Hollow and into Hall and Davis  land  Get home after 6 P.M.  Roads Good.   Pasture very short   gobed 9.30

October 1900

6.  Saturday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  72  =  74

Partly cloudy.  Went up to Mitchells pastures north of town before breakfast getting assortment of mushrooms Battiiola Camefeshe, Lycaofer gregardeum.Callyhiradica  which I ate also several others which didn't eat.  Lepiota procirus.  Lepiola Naucmies  (at home)  Caprenius micaceus perhaps Polyporus raeticala.  Forenoon I went up and about Decker spring getting lot of old psaldiola such as such as I transplanted some of the spawn of!  they must have appeared about 2d or 3d and all  rather small  Fine rain much of time AM.  Tue got another letter from Phebe AM.  nothing new.   John Simons up but didn't see him.  He and Earl Decker have had qarrell (sic).  Went with Neal Brown to look for Lycoperlon.. found some. Quite heavy rain/ (?) 4. till 5 P.M.  Fix up mushrooms to dry in old house.  Lycoperdoms are growing finely but are full of insects soon as they get any size.  Tue worrying much about Phebe.  Mrs. Knock here when I arrive 5 P.M.  Ike Rogers rides from town to wagon yard E. with me & Pug. talking m(?).  He sold his B.C.  for 80.00 and intends to grow it next year, Renting ground.  I took Ferd down to his grandmas at night he has decided to go to public schools in Charleston~

Cloudy day with quite  heavy shower about  4 P.M.  Didn't cat supper.  gobed 9 P.M.

Note:  It was impossible to read the exact spelling of the mushroom names.

October 3-5, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

3.  Friday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  42.  74.  56.  =  37 1/3
Clear. N.1.  I got start say 8 oc with a full load.  Had to return for something.  Miller not there but came on first car say 9 and went to work.  A big school picnic at Park drew a big crowd on Inter (?).  I drove up through place Mr Cox plowing near Darlings.  Think has near 20 A done~ looks well.  Didn't meet Harman.  Cox intimates that he intends to put  present  breaking into corn.  Will see about that.  I return by Loxa leaving Miller working at  1 PM.  Getting home 2.15P.  Tue attended first R.C. meet up at Lola Cottinghams.  Helen went to the picnic.  Clear day light variable winds.  Whirlwinds.  Tue and Helen went to picture late.  Gobed 10.30  I left dog Jack at home.

4.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  52.  78.  66.  =  65 1/3
Clear. S.2.  Gas smell.  Tue got letter from Phebe also one from Marie.  Phebe will come home 13 divorce proceedings.  Buddy writes that Walter is coming up tonight.  I get hat at Winters but think will return it.  Rene came over AM to investigate Helen's truancy.  She has been claiming to attend the Normal but seems has not done so altogether.  They fix it up and she will  continue to attend Normal borarding at dormitory instead of with us.  Ad Miller calls and I pay for Loxa repairs 2.00 will begin painting sooon as I can get ready.  Rene and Helen stay to dinner.  H &H were down to supper.  He is idle now.  I take severe case cramps with purging 3 P.M.  Warren calls and I promise him and Ike Rogers the ranch land.  They will begin at once to clear it off.  Mostly clear day.  Phone V.E.M. for same getting it toward night.  Tue bought quinces of Heddin.  go bed 10 P

5.  Sunday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  62.  76.  68.  = 68 2/3
Mostly cloudy. S.2. Sp rain 7 A and light showers later till 1P.  Tue attends church comm(?) getting paper.  Walter didn't come as expected  We ate dinner at 1.30.  at 3.30 I took drive S.W. nearly to  Mat Brown's getting home about 6.  I had load of children going nutting on way out return same way met Sam and Tom Walters near Burk hill  Mostly cloudy day with rain much of AM Part clear AM and threatening at sunset.  The dirt roads quite muddy.  Gravel pretty good.  Tue at Grove's when I got home.  Cloudy night.  No rain.  Gobed 9

October 26, 1912 in Charleston, IL

Saturday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  34.  64.  44.  = 47 1/3
Most clear. E.1.  Alfred came working an hour or so.  He and Tue sort over picked pears.  He takes ashes out.  Warren Decker calls and reports everything all right at the ranch.  Ike Rogers has sold his B. Corn.  Delivery  today and Monday.  Warren helping W. says will clear off and plow  ranch ground.  Saw F. Cattingham.  Still think had better run the WC sewer outside house.  Buy pint Acme enamel for WC at Thos. Briggs., Cr. as the others were.  Talk with Johnny Handley he goes with bales.  Order bale hay of I.B.M.  Tue and Muggs up town till late.  Clear day with light easterly winds.  Self poorly.  Go bed 9.30

It is July 6, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL!

100 Years Ago

Saturday, July 6, 1912    6 AM  Ther.  74.  86.  76. = 78 2/3

Clear, S..  Old mare shows contact with barbed wire with deep scratch twelve inches long on rump.  Dr. it with spavin cure at once.  Things seem somewhat demoralized out in barnyard.  Think stray horse has been around at night.  Tue complaining gooddeal (sic.).  Think the hot weather.  Part cloudy with showers around.  .  Just sprinkle here.  Not many in for Sat.  Harve McNeel said would tighten up my furnace, but he didn't.  I try to find Ike Rogers but couldn't.  I drove SW late P.M.  finding no fungi.  Go bed 10 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday, July 6, 1887  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  73.  90.  76.  Clear.  Got John Hall and cul 317 ft. out of cull on City yard and will haul the rest to my own yard.  Noble gives me bill for 1500 ft. township lumber.  Mrs. Laind irons.  Collect $6.20  Scherer a/c.   Kate Davis over most of P.M.  Funkhouser of Neoga called at night to see about Timber.  Fan and Snider in awhile at night.  Wind N.E. P.M. signs of rain during day.  Thunder west at night but didn't rain any.  Buy cheese .15 and butter .40 all cr.  Gobed 10 P.M.