November 2 - 16, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

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November 1913

2.  Sunday.    Maggie came about 2:30 P.M.  She passed through here on noon big four train got off at Loxa and made a crazy trip home mostly on foot.  Maggie has to leave for Jeff City at 3:40 so stayed up till nearly midnight.  

3.  Monday.  Tue and I  get up and help Muggs off on 3.40 train.  She expects to  arrive at Jeff City about noon.  We return to bed till 6 AM.

4.  Tuesday.  

5.  Wednesday.  Tue went to prayer meeting with Mrs. Brooks at night.

6.  Thursday.    Tue got letter from Muggs.  She arrived at J Cy (sic) all right.Tue over at Groves P.M.  Spends the evening after supper "playing out" some records brought down from Whites.  

7.  Friday.  Go to Interurban Station and pay light bill for Sept. and Oct  $3.80 and mdse. a/c 74 cents.  Take Tue to R.C. at Dr. Fulton's 2 P.M.  Sam Popham is dead today.

8.  Saturday.   

9.  Sunday.Tue went with Mrs. Brooks to hear Robert McIntyre at the Methodist Church who preached here many years ago.  

10.  Monday.

11.  Tuesday.I broke one of furnace doors AM. but think can make it do.  

12.  Wednesday.  The furnace makes big kick this morn at leaking:  try to investigate same with some slight success.

13.  Thursday.  

14.  Friday.  Tue  went to R.C. at Fulton's Polk and Eleventh.  Tue with Mrs. Curd called at Griffiths after R.C.

15.  Saturday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  46.  54.  44.  = 48

Cloudy E.2.  This has been gloomy day:  Kind of a fog in the AM. with sprinkle rain several times.  Light easterly wind.  Tue got long letter from Phebe, she has loaned her money to one Geo B. Marvel and sent the note to Tue.    She expects to  finish at Havana in two weeks, is thinking of going out to  see Muggs before coming home.  Mrs. Bell was worse today and she  phoned Tue to come over.  Tue went uptown P.M. getting ham and eggs.  Eggs are 40 c. per doz.  I did not hitch up.  My lips and face some swollen and feeling much worse than usual.  Pay phone 313 for Oct. 1.50  Gobed  9.30

16.  Sunday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  42.  46.  40. = 42 2/3

Cloudy N.2.  Light fog.  Furnace grate off again.  Dark and gloomy day.  Light northerly damp  (?) fog.  no rain.  Tue went to church AM with Mrs. Brooks and alone at night.  She was over to Bills P.M.  The old couple are no better.  I didn't hitch up let mare exercise in lot an hour or two.  The branch is up so it runs a good stream.  Clears off after dark.  Gobed 9.30

March 7-9, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

7   Friday,  6.30  A.M.  Ther. 22.  36.  34. =30 2/3

Part cloudy S. 2.  Face no better.  Tue ironing.   Order another load 2300 Whalen Coal, which they deliver 10 AM.  Neglect to wet sacui(?).  Mr.  Law is reported as getting much better.  Tue attends R.C.  P.M.  at Mrs. Frank Pophams.  My Jan. Geographic Mag. came.  The Feb. no., still due.  I didn't have much comfort today with my sore face.  ~~It continued to grow worse till late in night, when it brok and allowed me to rest till morning.  Tue is not pleased with her roomers for diverse reasons and intends to let them go soon as Mr. Laws  gets well.  Mostly cloudy light snowflurries much of day Strong southwesterly wind.  gobed. 8.30

8.Saturday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  36.  62.  46.  = 48

Mostly clear S.W.2.  Feeling much better than yesterday.  Think am in for another boil in face.  The new tank now being built on Monroe near Interurban Station does not finish up very rapidly. City has done lots of work  at Water Works.  A new filtering plant.  Don't believe it is in operation yet.  Tue irons  AM.  Pays Alfred for Rhoda. 65.  turns out to be fine day.  The warmest this winter except  66 on Feb. 19.  After dinner I got out doors first time for a week or so and oil up old buggy.  There is a little frost in the ground from this week's freezing.  Later Shave self.  Tue attends party for Florence Moon 2 P.M. at Walter Moore's  Pay Ray Bennett for his week and extras .85.  Tue went to Mrs. Brook's after supper.  Mostly clear day.  SW light winds Gobed 9.30 P.M.

9.  Sunday.  6 AM.  44.  60.  42.  = 48 2/3

Mostly clear S.W. 3.  Give old buggy  good oiling and hitch up before noon.  Helen Ferrish phones AM that George R. Chambers is dead.  I write  short letter to Phebe AM.  Tue wrote to Phebe P.M.  Tue attends church AM and PM.  Mr. Chambers died at 4 this morning.  He had been with the Elks and was taken sick in night.  I drive 3 P.M. and later out far as Watson's.  The dirt roads nearly impassable.  I under took to cross over to South road but gave it up.  Part cloudy day looking like rain P.M.  The wind got N.W.  Gravel  roads mostly dry but rough.  9.30