October 29-31, 1890 and 1901

October 1890

29.   Wednesday 7 AM Ther  33.  43.  54.

Mostly clear wind W.  Buy pair gloves knit jacket and underwear at Winters on Cr.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Mostly clear day with NW wind cool.  Tue went to PM (sic) at night go bed 11 P.M.

30.  Thursday 7AM  Ther  30  40  30
Cloudy NW wind.  Flurries of snow in forenoon  John and Warren came about 8 AM to work on hog pen brought turnips.  went home 3.30 PM having got frame up.  Raw day mostly cloudy with NW. wind.  The boys will come up again Saturday to finish  gobed 1 AM

31.Friday 7 AM  Ther  25.  43.  32
Clear with NW wind.  Got mushroom book from Prang.  Turie bought plaid cloaks for girls at Jenkins.  Alexander pays me for 92 posts $5.95 clear day with westerly wind  gobed  12.30 AM

October 1901

29.  This entry is all scratched out.

30.  Wednesday.  Charley Payne drove with me down to the ocean at Sagg.  Surf was light.  Returning I ate supper out his house and went to Marias for night.

31  Thursday.  Addie and I ate dinner at Marias Fahys after which Maria took us up to farm and round on "The Neck" and home to Aunt Ms.

April 1-3, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

April 1890

1.  Tuesday, 7 AM  Ther.

Clear N.E. wind Nick and H.G. go hunting.  I start for ranch at about 9 AM.  Find Johnny and Warren at work  Warren is working in John's place while he went to election.  Got the sulky harrow yesterday.   When John got home we harrowed the grass plot for samples.  Gobed 10 

PM

2.  Wednesday, 5 AM.  Ther
at Ranch
Partly cloudy, wind S.E.  Johnny  and Riley burn brush back of  barn.  Simon and self went AM to look at line surveyed by Green.  It puts the five east sycamores on my land.  I sowed sample grass seed after breakfast.  Simons makes and hangs two gates in P.M.   other boys making fence  Part cloudy day S.E.  wind and signs of rain  Did sprinkle lightly from 4 P.M. till in night  Gobed  10 P.M.

3.  Thursday  5.30 AM.  Ther
Cloudy and raining light rain most of  night and until noon.  Works a little in barn Simons starts for corn after dinner.  I started home Find Tue about sick with neuralgia  Council met tonight and decide not to have vote on the license question  This would seem to settle it  Heavy rain about and after dark  11.30 PM

[Stop of page]  Stopped yesterday to get Carlos but he would not follow me

April 1901

1.  Monday.  5.15 AM.  Ther.  27.  49.  40.  =  38 2/3

Partly Cloudy white frost S.E. Wind Clara washed  Saw John Marshall about Walls and Garrison.  Fear may lose 40.00 owing me by Noble.  Garrison pays me $15.00 for which I give receipt as against Walls.  Cow got out P.M. and over in Maxwell's field.  I telephone Wall at Casey but could not hear much from him  Get Gaines' clock again at Jenkin's P.M.  Mostly cloudy day dark and threatening toward night with E. wind.   Order fourth half ton of coal.  Miss Ford went to Bloomington today for two or three days.  Charlotte Sproule over at night.  light showers after.  gobed 9 P.M.

2.  Tuesday.  5.40  Ther  35.  45.  40.  =  40
Cloudy and raining lightly.  S.E. wind  Tue and Clara cleaning Miss Fords room most of day.  Went up and voted AM.  The main question today seems to be  Co Bond  issue  Ricter delivers fourth jag of coal.  Mist or drizzle most of day southerly wind.  No fire in furnace and house pretty cold.  Florence Moore here sewing with Phebe P.M.  Shortess cow loose in street and barn lot P.M.  Make halter for big calf and look over old harnesses.  Intended to go to Loxa A.M. but weather prevented.  Gobed 9 P.M.~

3.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther  35.  46.  40  =  40 1/3
Cloudy.  Northwind.  Tue and Clara continue work on Miss Fords room  Jo Crail carries in lot of coal and get house warmed up.  Jo helps clean lot of carpet and I took him part way home.  Tue works all day although feeling badly.  I start for Loxa 1 P.M.  Found Jo plowing having about finished the oats ground.  He will get done by noon tomorrow and go to town for seed oats.  He did not get check mailed last Friday and I drove down to Loxa to find out about it.  Didn't learn anything  Took Gaines' clock out.  Got home 6.30 P.M.  Mostly clear P.M. north wind.  Roads pretty muddy but drying fast.  gobed 8.30 P.M.

January 11-12, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County IL

January 1890

11. Saturday 7 AM.  Ther  61.  70.  58  = 63

Cloudy AM. but mostly clear day with strong SW wind  Milt was in and reports everything OK Uncle John was down to dinner  Good many in town and trade better than lately  Warm day and more like Apl or May than Jany  Roads said to be in terrible condition   C Teel and Jo Drake have the grip also many other cases Rain after 11 PM  Gobed 12.30  

12.  Sunday.  7.30  AM  50.  67.  58  =  58 1/3

Cloudy wind S.E.  light rain at times in night.  Mrs. Harley is sick.    Thought of going to ranch today but too much like rain.  Girls went to S.S.  Maunie lang over about noon and until night.  Phebe feverish at night gave Eilert Pill.   Rain toward night and very heavy after dark with much thunder and violent gale  Maggie got  caught in storm taking milk to neighbors  Mostly cloudy day with strong S.E. wind  gobed 9 PM ~

January 1901

11. Friday.  6.45 AM.  Ther.  32.  36.  28.  =  32

Cloudy NW wind some sleet and rain in night night  I did not wake till 6.30  Clara did not come on 5.37 as expected but arrived on local.  My supper disagreed with me last night and feel badly this  morning.  Light fine snow a while in morn.  Shirley called about 9 AM.  Paid me 5.00 borrowed last week.  Clara ironed  Tue attends R.C. at J.H. Marshalls.  Peel last of quinces.  Buy clock and oil cloth at Jenkins, paid.  Maggie over at Roman's at  night.  Clara went to see Daisy.  Tue and Marie at Groves.  Cloudy day with NW wind fine snow occasionally (?).  gobed 9.30 P.M.  

12.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  24.  36.  32.  =  30 2/3

Partly clear.  Westwind.  Jack Trobaugh works from 8 am till 4 P.M  Pay him 1.00 which is 16 cts over.  Clara uphosters her kitchen table.  Jack split and piled wood and clean out stable &c   Defenbaugh pays up and I release mortgage  Allowed him about 5.00 to pay for abstract I promised him.  Mrs. Gaines sent for some goods which I buy at Jenkins.  Hearty talking of a greenhouse and would like to lease bottom lot.  I went up town after supper and had accident with Queen on way up.  Harness came off in part and might have had serious runaway.  Tue and Marie went up town at night.  Buy chicken at Hutton's  Mostly clear day with westerly wind.  Defenbaughs bal. pd today 75.00  Gobed, 10.30 P.M.