October 13- 14, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston. Illinois

October 1889

13.  Sunday  6.45 AM.  Ther  52. 60.  43 =  51 2/3

Cloudy NW wind  Intended on going to ran(?) today whole family, but too cool and  windy.  Maggie not very well, she had the hives at night.  I start at 9 AM for ranch, cold and windy and  thick with smoke and mist.  Cleared off P.M.  Comer has been cutting the timber along road to Handly ford.  White sow had pigs yesterday.  Milt  and family after walnuts P.M. and not there when left.  Clear night, light going for good  gibed 9.30 P.M.

14.  Monday  5.30
AM.  Ther 33.

Clear heavy  white frost.  Took mare to Dr. Montgomerys house but man not at home  Start for timber before noon getting there before 1 P.M.  Rogers and Riley cut logs in P.M. with good deal of hard luck, cut big sycamore in Fritz hollow but not sound.  Milt got in about 8 PM with hay and Frank Mote.  Clear cool day go bed about 10 P.M.    St(?) called at night saying wood take cattle up to Uncle John in Morn.

October 1900

13.  Saturday. 5 AM  Ther  62.  75.  55.  =  64

Mostly clear.  Tue feeling badly.  Simon was up yesterday and took out bitts for lumber  Tue and Ferd decide to go to Mattoon with Mort and Kate on 2.45 train.  Marie also went.  I drove out to Gaines and find them gone away so I went to Mattoon  Couldn't find any of my folks but Gaines and wife found me and she and children rode out with  me getting to farm about  10 P.M.  Jo came soon after on train stay all night  - Go bed 10.30 PM

14.  Sunday 5 AM.  Ther  55? 

Clear.  I left for home before breakfast.  Cow out all night and no chores done last night.  Clyde was  gone all day and all night.  Came 10 AM  looking for cow most of day.  Tue and I drive with Marie out to Berts toward night getting home 9.30.  Borrow 200.00 more of Irene giving her out note for $250.00  at 7 per ct  This covers 50.00 for Phebe and bal. on Minton note  Rene starts for Oklahoma Tuesday to be gone two weeks  We drove through Loxa on way home.  Someone threw at buggy.  Gobed 10 PM

May 22-28, 1914 in Charleston, IL came to wash

May 1914

22.  Saturday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  56.  74.  60.  =  63 1/3

Cloudy.  There was sp rain sometime in night.  Get shave and "trimmed at Browns AM.  Pd 25 c. and went to Nickles and get my rig.  Show lines to Al. Frommel.  Maggie having worry about one Calhoun at Library.  Tue  went to Loxa on 2 P car to meet Irene at Dora's.  I went to Tates to try coat of suit he is making for me.  He sent home one pair pants. Emmett will come Monday Morn.  Mrs. H called night also Grace Sefton.   Buy 25c. corn at old Mill.  Mostly clear day moderate northerly wind.  Gobed 9.30  I drove S PM return by Wrights.

23.  Sunday,  6 AM.  ther.  56.  72.  64.  =  64.

today early southerly wind 3.  Get mare about 9 A. thinking to go to Loxa.  Start by timber route but too threatening and return by Helen's getting just in time for shower.  Light rain much of P.M. only (.12) in. gloomy, mostly cloudy day.  My mouth worse than ever, will have to quit chewing tobacco and other things.  Tue went to  Hat's P.M. and to church at night.  Gobed 9

24.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  82.  64.  =  69 1/3

Mostly cloudy. N.W.3.  Mabel came 7 A, she has been sick gone since last Sunday noon.  Emmett comes 7 A to mow yard &c.  Drove round town while before noon.  Order CO of Tierney AM,  Jo Bill called after dinner.  He works on Loxa section of big four R.R.  Drive  out to cemetery with Emmett.  He cut the grass on ours and Snider lots.  Stop at fairground on return hunting for mushrooms Didn't find any.  Harman phones will have to replant much of his B.C.  Tue over at Brooks at night.  Part cloudy NW Gobed 9.30

25.  Tuesday 5:15 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  60.  76.  66.  =  67 1/3

Clear S.E. 3.  Start Loxa about 8 a.  Didn't take Jack nor dinner.  Drive through Loxa.  found Harman and Jack Peterson replanting BC 19 a. south 1/2 side of NW 40.  Later sow Shrieves just finishing his 27 ps corn.  Distant thunder warned me to start home at once.  The storm caught me at fairground and I got pretty wet before I reached home.  Much  and heavy thunder.  the barn at old Jesse Veach place was struck by light and burned.  Rain ceased about time I got home at say 1 P.  Much wind with rain.  C.O. came PM.  think caught a little cold.  Tue and  Phebe went to movies.  Maggie at Library.  Mabel did not attend church as intended.  Mostly cloudy day S.E. to southerly wind .85 in rain between 12 and 1 P.M.  Heavy rains in night with thunder and wind.  Gobed 9

26.  Wednesday.  5.45. AM.  Ther.  64.  74.  56.  =  64 2/3

Cloudy light rain which continue.  Mrs. H. came to wash.  Italy entered the war this week.  Heavy rain much of AM.  Mostly cloudy A.M.  Sun appeared once or twice cloudy AM.  Sun appeared once or twice.  I did not get out.  Harman called late P.M.  Mabel went home.  Tue and girls went to movies at night.  they are finding many fungi, mostly Caprineo micoceus  mostly cloudy, easterly winds.  Gobed 9

27.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther  48.  70.  60.  =  59 1/3

Cloudy. E.3.  Still raining from in night wind E.3.  Cool day and mostly cloudy no rain after 9 a, I get mare 2 P. driving to N. Park and south.  Get caught in quite a shower at W.ville.  Look much for mushrooms but didn't find any.  Tom Knock rode with me home from Normal.  Had been hunting.  Phebe went to France's at night.  Tue to Grove's  Muggs and Mabel making rag rugs.  Gobed 9.30.

28.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  60.  76.  60.  65 1/3.

Cloudy E.3.  There was light rain in night.  Flowers this morn.(.63) we are getting too much of it.  Get mare 10 A.  Get shave at Ed Browns. paid.  Took Mable home P.M. returning her later.  Met Arthur H.  The roads are very muddy, fields often covered with water. mud is everywhere.  Get home 5 P.M.  Maggie and Phebe expecting to go to Chicago Sunday to buy some things.  I had accident P.M. with booze got strangled and got it "up my snout,"  it disabled me for several hours.  Mushrooms not appearing to any  extent.  Mostly cloudy E. to S. winds light showers.  Heavy rains in night.  Gobed 9

December 14, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County Illinois

1912

14.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  28.  54.  40.  = 40 2/3

Clear. S.W. Alfred came early and did his work.  David sick and can't work as agreed.  Alfred reports several of family sick.  There are many cases  typhoid in  town.  Irene came in AM paying Bert's note 127.00 with interest 133.70 total.  Tue deposit 125.00 of same at 2nd getting book.  I was up town.  Saw Simons but couldn't get to speak to him.  Drive to C.I.P.S. C0. office and pay E. light bill for  Nov. 2.51.  Clear day with fresh southwesterly winds.  Harman phone that Linder will take my crib corn at 42 at Neal Place; decide not to sell now.  They have been hauling 8 in. tile from Record and have nearly enough for line - The west gully.  Learn that J.K. Rardin died at Sanitarium early this morning.  Tue went to Hat's after supper till 9.30.  go bed 10 P.M.

1887

14.  Wednesday. 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  28.  48.  37.

Clear. Rec. letter from Uncle Henry saying Uncle G. was not expected to live through the winter.  Sell C. Winter Ag.P. 670 ft. 2 in. plank. Crass helped load lumber little while, say about an hour.  Mrs.  Rogers ironed P.M.  Crass has promised to help at ties tomorrow.  Buy cups 15.  Pay dray on lumber, 25.  Clear all day clouding up a little toward night.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Buy list slippers J.M.&G. CO.