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Friday, July 3, 2015

June 15- 20, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County, IL

June 1890

15.  Sunday, 7.30 P.M.  Cleaning  Get ice at store this morning  sort and clean out tool drawer at store.  I notified Wright last Friday June 13th the we (GB) [Gramesly Brothers] would want the Perkins building as soon as he could vacate the same.  Had old roofing hauled down yesterday and piled  back of barn.   Start to ranch about 2 P.M.  H. Mullen road down from 5 Mile house with me.  Simons folks not at home.  Saddle mare and ride over to hungarian (sic.) patch.  Found we are about out of corn pleasant day and much nicer than yesterday   Gobed 9.30  PM

16.  Monday. 5 AM. at Ranch.  Cloudy misty  Morning walk round in west pasture and go down where boys were mending washed road in hollow  Reynolds and Sampson took up load of city- stuff each.  Light rain AM.  Thunder slower  2 P.M. with little rain.  Slept a while in barn after dinner and rode over to Martin's and Milts afterward.  Boys work all day on road  Gobed 9.30 PM..

17.  Tuesday.  5 AM at Ranch  Boys went over  to cutting logs.  I went down to Mill an hour or two.  Drove down to Handly ford but too  high and had to return  Comer went with me.  Came home by Blakemans getting there about noon.  Heavy rain P.M. with much thunder and rain good deal in night  shower at Ranch AM.  Durnwey  beer man here.  Mrs. Davis helping Tue sew  Gobed 10.30

18.  Wednesday  6.30 AM.  Ther  70  85  72
Warm weather went with Moffett and inspected pile of city lumber making 7419 ft.  Mrs. D. still helping Tue.  Tue sick all night she thinks from eating  lettuce for supper  There are showers around but more here gobed 10.30

19. Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  74.  97.  73.
Part cloudy, variable wind sultry day, signs of rain but didn't.  Uncle John in town yesterday P.M. has been sick.  Clown acting on N.  Buy two loads corn of A. Heddin 45 bu @30.   Start for ranch at nearly 7 P.M. getting there after 9.    Took down sack corn just about out Simmons folks gone to bed.  Enddie occupied bed with me.  Gobed 10 PM.  Geo Kellogg past up awning  Jim Warren mowed yard.

20.  Friday  5 AM.  at ranch  ther  74  90  77
Mostly clear Thunder shower 9 AM.  Start home 10 AM.  Was over in woods where boys are cutting logs Near N E corner of S forty.  Got some fungus of several kinds  Thunder showers round PM but none here.  Engage Warren to haul up shoats tomorrow and take load of corn back, owe him one load of 16 bushels  Will sell my shoats although they are very low.  Go bed 10.30 P.M.

June 1901

15.  Saturday. 5.30 AM  Ther  70.  88.  75.  77 2/3
Mostly cloudy S.E .  Buy case of strawberries of J.B. Hill  1.25.Pay  Jim Pugh for repairs for  repairs on buggy in spring.  Simmons and Warren did not come with wood as expected.    The crossing to back street not fixed yet.  Tue has R.C. women  here P.M.  Self feeling very poorly all day.  Buy gasoline can W & G  Partly clear day.  Distant thunder showers NW P.M.  no rain here wind variable easterly.  Gobed.  9 P.M.

16.  Sunday. 5.45 AM.  Ther  70.  93.  74.  -  79
Clear Easterly wind  Branch children and Mrs. Nell here before folks were up.  Drove SW of town looking for fungi:  an Col yboidaicata  and one Rusule.  get home 11 AM.  Feeling badly all day, very warm  Thunder showers about 3 PM.  No rain here I remain at home.  Plant few hills sweat corn P.M.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Tue Helen and Marie hull strawberries   night,

17.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  62  82.  63 = 69
Clear Northwind.  Change cooler in night  City begins grading back street again.  Said were going to finish but did not get any tile for crossing in.  I had to go out (?) in front way today.  Saw Mrs. Owens AM. says she cant wash.  Start to Loxa 2 P.M. taking scythe.  They are scraping the road near  town line.  Jo plowing piece by barn third time.  Corn looks well.  Mrs. G papered kitchen last Sat.  I got a big lot of peas, lettuce beets onions &c and start home before five P.M.  Clear cooler day with strong northerly wind.  All hauls except Phebe and self went to Normal Show at night.  Tue walked down and back getting pretty tired  Gobed  10 P.M.

18.  Tuesday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  58.  85.  65.  =  69 1/3
Clear.  Light North wind.  They level down with scraper on back (5th) St. but get no farther.  They have cut down at street line average about 3 1/2 ft.  Take Tue and Marie out to Loxa to Home.  Ora has been sick but better now.  I went on up to Gaines' through the place eating "dinner" there.  Edith and Lizzie there.  Alex Sobol and Flora help help me measure piece E. of barn to B.C. shed.  2 1/2 Ac  Clear AM. but clouds over afternoon and light rain for an hour or two.  I return to Hen's [Henry Hildreth] about 4 P.M. and we start home in rain.  Saw Shirley at Hens.  Corn is looking pretty well but small for season.  Had to drive out and in front way today driving over sidewalk and curb.    Helen went to her Grandmothers to stay tonight.  Leave buggy in yard when unhitch tonight.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  some lightning at night.

19.  Wednesday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  64.  82.  65.  =  70 1/3
Partly cloudy NW wind.  Several heavy showers in the the night.  Tue gets up to shut windows.  Mrs. Smith who ironed for Tue last week comes to wash before 7 AM..  Learn that  Will Campbell has sold  Restaurant to Friend Sargent.  Mrs. Smith finished 4 P.M.  Get new hat at Winters to keep.  Was at Co Clerks Office P.M.  figuring on whose land has sold for taxes,  Think John  Simons w.20 and 4 acres are in it.  Drive east of town toward night.  See no clover cut.  My crossing back still out.  They monkeyed a little on 5th St P.M. but did not reach  mine.  Partly cloudy day with variable wind  Threatening to rain much of P.M.  Light showers between 5 & 6 P.M. and more and heavier in the night.    Helen was helping her Grandma all day.  Marie went to picnic  Maggie has quarrel with Will Jenkins  she says  Gobed 8 P.M.

20.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  68.  92.  75.  = 78 1/3
Mostly Cloudy Northerly wind.  There were showers in last night.  about 1/2 inch water.  Shave at B's AM pd.  Intended  going to Gaines P.M. but didn't eat dinner enough.    Take Bill Campbell home toward night.  He has sold out and is looking for a house.  I drove up by Decker Spring toward night,  Jack Colby brought small mess Pleurotus  ostreatus  which (?) folks did not cook.  I find Skidmore ST. Supt P.M.  He says will fix crossing as soon as he can.  Someone told him I was going out front way is reason he has not fixed it.  Threatening weather all day, but no rain till night.  Very  clear   Gobed 8 P.M.   Phebe out until 1 AM.  Leave buggy in yard.




















Wednesday, February 18, 2015

February 10-17, 1890 in Coles County Illinois

February 1890


10.  Monday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  24 .  45.  34  =  35 1/3
Clear.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  John Simons in with team. after corn and feed  Has bought another load of hay from Hasney.  Does not think Milt is going to vacate very soon.  Bill Myers  took away calf.  Sell Vansickle load wood.  Maggie not very well at night.  Dog Shirley chaws(sic) up clothes  Clear day chilly some snow still on ground  Gobed 10.30 PM

11.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  55.  34.  =  41
Clear wind S. and W. P.M. NW at night and growing cooler  Many calls for wood today but have sold all I can spare.  Order 8  Bush Blue 8'Orchard and 4 Red top through W.E. Hill.  Abbott  says  will work for me tomorrow.  Milt Drake up P.M. purports to go into my south house as soon as  Rile Decker gets out.  Clear warm day  Snow goes off   Gobed 11 PM~

12.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  ther.25.
Cloudy.  Abbott began early working all day mostly sawing wood  Reynolds hauls last load up for me.  Milt did not show up early,  got ready to start about 2.30 P.M.  Went by  walkers ford.  river pretty well up I cross in boat  Milt on mare.  Got to Milt's about 7.30 and gobed  10.30 PM   Co Surveyor will come next week.

13.  Thursday.  6 AM  Ther
At ranch.  clear frosty morning stock looks badly.  Simons and self walk round most of most of AM.  Decide to build barn yard fence first  Milt helping Riley Decker in order to get his house done  Milt purposes to move as soon as Riley does..  Start home at nearly 4 P.M. by Handly ford.   home at 7:30  P.M.  Rain at 9 P.M. and most of night thereafter.  Gobed 11 P.M. 

14 Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  43.  50.  42.  =  45
Cloudy rain nearly all last night  cloudy damp day, with mist or fog all night.  The roads are as bad as I ever saw them.  Pay up  Abbott for work this wk settle with Briggs Insurance barn and store trade dull.  Very few people in town.  Have talk with Comer about gering out my timber this spring  Gobed 11 PM.  

15.  Saturday.  7 AM  Ther  30.  52.  37.  =  39 2/3
Clear.  Light white frost.  some signs of better weather.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Henry Hildreth who has been gone since last March ate supper with us.  He has been in Dakota and Virginia since.  Father got some butter at  J.B. Hill which  couldn't use.  I got some butter at  McCaud at night.  Pay Warren Decker in full to date   Trade better than late Saturdays Fine Day, wind S Gobed 11 PM  Girls want to stay all night with Maunie Lang.

16.  Sunday 7 AM  Ther  34.  57.  47.  =  42 2/3
Clear morning, light frost.  S wind.  Tue sent Phebe up to Lees for oysters.  I undertook  to clean up in smoke house PM but gave it up.  Tue and children over to Davis P.M.   Pop corn at night.  Mostly clear day with S wind  gobed 9.39 PM  ~~

17.  Monday 6.30 AM  Ther  43.  64.  55.  =  54.
Partly cloudy, S wind.  C McCravy says Mrs. Straw has sold her lot down in bottom to Perishs.  Tell A. Buirk to bid 6.00 on sulky harrow at his sale tomorrow.  Phebe came home from school at noon sick and did not go PM  Dr.  Sparks pays me 1.90 for load wood.  Pleasant day, mostly clear AM.  Tue consults Dr. Patton about herself and gets some medicine  Gobed.  10.15 PM  Marie 3 years old.


Saturday, June 14, 2014

June 13-14, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

June 1914

13.  Saturday. 6 AM.  Ther.  64.  84.  68.  =  72.
Clear mostly E.2.  Tue still ironing finishes Noon.  John O Linder died at Loxa early AM, very suddenly, will be buried Monday 10A  Talk with Geo Rosebraugh.  Pay Telephone 3.13 for  May.  It clouds up and thunder shower at and afternoon.63 in. (?) light showers P.M. .08.  This is heaviest days rain since Apl. 7.  Miller called and settled bal 5.35 in full for (?) todate.  Met Jake up town his bill is  6.15.  Talk wile with Bob Snider P.M.  Mostly Cloudy P.M.  Much cooler.  Gobed 9.30 P.  Sold Ona Hampton old lumber(?)

14.  Sunday 6 A.M.  Ther.  54.  86.  74.  =71 1/3
Clear.  E.2.  The Morties were over before breakfast looking over place with Tue.  I  didn't  meet them.  Later Tue went  to church.  I drove up for paper.  They  have changed name to Herald. P.M.  Tue and Mrs. Grove went to see Ollie Rosebraugh, she is sick with rheumatism about 430 P.  I drove out to Cemetery and went north to Charley Pophams return by J.B. Hills.  6.30.  Crops look well considering weather.  the  late shower has helped everything.  Wheat is best I ever saw here, most it turning.  Two  or three have begun cutting.  The roads dry.  I got home 6.30 P.  The Morties came at 7 for call.  Most clear light E to N. wind.  Gobed 10. PM.

June 1889

13.  Thursday.  7 AM.  Ther.  68.  80.  70.  =  72 2/3
Cloudy Calm.  Cloudy P.M.  Geo. Kellogg puts up shed back of store.  get corn roasted at Wright.  Milt Drake was up, brought small load of wood.  Pay him 5.00  Thinks they  will finish  (?) tomorrow.  Trade Charley  Dench old watch for a white sow which he brings down and puts in my lot.    Get letter from White saying he has paid Brown for part of my ties,  rather dull.  Gobed 11.30 P.M.

14.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  75.  58.  =  69.  
Cloudy.S.W. wind start for timber.  9.15 AM.  Go by fox ridge got there about noon, boys nearly through building fence.    Went down to count ties finding 229..   Met Kink who says he will haul rest tomorrow.  Heavy clouds in morning sp rain  several times.  Gobed 11.30 PM.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

August 12 - 15, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

12.  Tuesday.  5 AM.  Ther.  74.  88.  80.  =  80 2/3
Cloudy.  N.2.  Tue  up and around but perhaps not feeling very well.  We get letter from Phebe also from Muggs.  Storm from NW comes  up suddenly.   It got very dark and threatening but cleared off after a dash of rain.  Rhoda did not come to wash and I drove over to investigate late P.M.  She will come tomorrow.  Dr. Brooks has Jack Walker making him concrete front steps.  From Rhoda's I drove S. return S. side Normal grounds and up to Abbotts.  Didn't see him his wife says he will come.  Drive round to Seiberts to show defective wheels.  Saw and talked with L.E. Barnes when there  He is talking of buying the Meek shop & opposite Seibert's Shop.  Kate Davis is here visiting from Seattle.  Much cloudy AM and night showers.  Vriable wind  .28 in.  Gobed 9.

13.    Wednesday.  5 AM.  Ther.  74.  86.  76.  =  78 2/3
Part cloudy S.1. lt. rain.  Rhoda washed  Abbott came and worked the day.  Clean off garden sow turnip, hoes out what little stuff we have.  I plant beans and radish.  Abbott has sold out and will move to Clark Co in a few days his present wife here most of P.M.  I phone J.E. Mc AM but gone to Paris get him at noon and order same which I get late P.M.  Part cloudy day with light showers in all amounting to .36 in.  Gobed 10 P.M.

14.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  74.  90.  80.  =  81 1/3
Cloudy. S.1.  light rains early morn say till 7 AM .32 in.  H.G. called AM.  For some time has been living in Hutton house.  He works for Corner Soft drink.  Simon called yesterday and I give him WO (sic) tree he wanted to  buy.  Rhoda irons P.M.  I drive S. and E. to River E. of JW Kings quite a  good stream running but think most comes from Kickapoo.  It will take heavy rains to reach the streams.  Roads and fields look about as dry as ever.  Got home 7.30.  Tue, Bud and Chas. out till 9 P.M.  Most clear P.M. light variable winds.  Gobed 9

15.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  74.  96.  86.  = 85 1/3
Clear S.1.  Get shave at Brown's after breakfast. Cr.  White sends man to  repair W.C. and Kitchen faucets.  Pay Bert Gilman water rate to Jany. 1914, 6.00  Drive out by J.B. Hills before dinner.  Dr. Pattons "pumpkin patch" is pretty  well dried up.  Tue  got letter from Phebe.  Tue , Buddy and Chas. to Brook's at night part cloudy with light variable winds.  Thunder shower 2.30 P.M. with .18 in. rain.  very oppressive today.  clear mostly at night.  Gobed 9

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

May 23-25, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

23. Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  52.  64.  56. = 57 1/3
Cloudy N.W.2.  Cloudy all day with  moderate northerly winds.  I hitch  up AM driving up for  coal oil and potatoes.  Mrs. Grove was over P.M.  Tue finishes her cleaning in dining room and parlor.  I drove 4 P.M. to  Wrightsville and beyond.   Saw some good chickens but didn't try to buy any.  Met John King on road home: says there was big fire SE of his place last night.  I feared it was at the ranch.  I got home 6 P.  Chilly day time in the country.  Most of corn is planted but little of it is up. yet.   Oats are very small and thin but good color.  Garden stuff not doing anything,  I got lot of white oak leaves which will try on my mouth.  Had good furnace fire all day.  Gob 9.30

24.  Saturday.  5,30 AM.  Ther.  52.  80.  64.  =  65 1/3
Clear N.W.2.  Harman phones early.  Says is through planting corn yesterday.  Will get ready  for B.C.  Mrs. Harman came in 10 AM putting her horse in barn while she attended a market of Loxa church people.  I drove over to Jo Hattons AM  but could not find Bill.  Buy chicken at church market 85 c.  Met Jack Scott up town and he talks a  while in buggy.  Later I drive out far as Watsons returning S. road.  Mostly clear day light variable winds.  Tue  over on back St at night.  I  decide the "oak extract" too strong for me.  Go bed. 10 P.

25.  Sunday.  5 AM.  Ther. 60.  84.  68.
Coudy.  SW. 2.  Tue did not get up till after 8.  She did not go to church.  Duval's boy brought our paper.  The old mare would not leave pasture until noon when I hitch up.  Late P.M. to look the crops.    Went up by J.B. Hills, E. on  Tp. line to Anderson road. and then home.  The prospect not encouraging.  The earliest corn is about two inches high.  Oats are small and not growing.  A good rain would change everything.   The dust is getting deep in ruts in roads.  Cloudy day light southerly winds.  I got home 6.30 PM.  Tue and Mrs. Curd went down to Hats evening.  Light rain about 8 P.M. (tr) Gob 9:30




Monday, January 7, 2013

January 7, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1912

7.  Tuesday,   7.30  AM.  Ther.  24.  30.  30.  =  28.  Alfred has not shown up he phones that has grist.
Cloudy. N.W.  Tue trying to get another boy.  Buddy and Tue do chores.  I continue taking meddy.   The ground is covered with ice.  It rains and sleets all day.  Paid Colby yesterday 4.20 for plumbing to date.  Buddy getting ready to start home tomorrow.

1887

7.  Saturday.  7 AM  Ther.  34.  32.  22.
Cloudy and raining Settle with J.B. Hill 32.08  Wood came to  25.10  check 6.98  Paid note extension on apple note  139.00  Got money from city yesterday 110.16.  Comer was in town but I  didn't see him.  Got  letter from (?) says they will take two sets of the switch ties at once.  Tue has baby weaned now she thinks, and she sleeps better.  Light rain all day from N.W. freezing in places. Gobed 10.30 P.M.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Charleston, Illinois, October 11 & 12, 1912

11,  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  82.  74.   = 72 2/3
Part cloudy S.2.  I find two spokes broken R rear wheel of old buggy.  Tue and Maggie iron A.M.  I drove to Dicewood and beyond: no fungi excepting Clitocybe illudeno which meet in Stoddert's  pasture.  I got home say 11 AM.  There is a teacher's meeting at E.I.S.N. and great crowds are coming in especially on interurban.  Tue takes four of them to lodge just for tonight - all young ladies.  Tue attends RC* at Ed Millars P.M.  Grey Anderson and help put coat plaster on new W.C. and will come in morn and finish.  J.B. Hill filling New Silo as I pass AM.  The  mud is light and will soon be gone..  Mostly clear day with light to high S. to SW winds.  Lightning around at night.  Tues lodgers attended theatre (sic) til late and keep us awake &c.  Gobed 9 lightning nt.

* Reading Circle

12,  Saturday, 6 A.M.  ther.  52.  64.  48.  = 54 2/3
Part cloudy N.W. 5 .  Violent wind all night.  Lightning but no thunder nor rain.  Jack smuggled himself into house last night.  Think sprinkle rain in  night.  The  change occurred after midnight.  I pick up pears early before breakfast.  Think five or six bu. still in trees.  The teachers meeting closes today.  Said to be 1500 in town.  Anderson and hands finish plaster W.C. P.M. and pd 7.50 ch.  I drove to Dicewoods AM failing to find any fungi excepting  Chilocybi illudeno ~   Mostly clear day with  N.W. wind.  Self not feeling as well as last week.  Got load Pana lump coal today it is poor stuff for our furnace.  Get letter fr Cass Shaver wants to rent.  Gobed 9