December 14-20, 1900 in Charleston, IL

December 1900

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Mrs. G was letting cow which has young calf out of barn when she turned on her and towseled her around for two or three rods till Mrs.  got chance to get through a fence.  She tour(sic) of her clothes off and brushed her all over Jo telephoned for me but didn't get me.

14.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  20.  26.  25.  =  23 2/3
Cloudy N.E. wind.  Hitched up right after breakfast and went to Local for girl.  Got her.  Maggie not any better in morning and send for Dr. Starr.  Meet Bacon AM.  Is down with load of potatoes for Breeden.  Says will be here again next week   Tue attends R.C. PM.  Cloudy day N.E. wind NO rain or snow.  Several ladies including Charlotte Sproule call to see Maggie who lies in bed all day.  Tue up town a while at night,  Gobed 9.30 PM  Marie on cat our room.

15.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther  25.  34.  30.  =  29 2/3
Cloudy.  East wind.  Maggie seems better this morning.  Started for Gaine's 9.15  Find Jo at home and Mrs. Gaines very badly injuried by line back Jersey cow.  I had to help get dinner after which Jo went to work patching roof  Mrs. G hardly able to do anything and I stop at Dishons for  one of their girls to go over.  I did not get home till nearly dark.  Cloudy dark day.  East wind.  Simons was up but I didn't see him  Gobed 8.30  PM.

16.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  30  40.  37.  =  35 2/3
Mostly cloudy, Southerly wind  Start out to Gaines 9.30  Mrs. G. not so bad as expected.  Up and around &c.  Maggie Dishon there helping.  Jo tied cow with dress but backed out.  Chilly day.  I get home before dark and found nobody home but Maggie.  She is better today and as up until bed time  Mostly cloudy SE wind.  Gobed 8.30 PM -

Have been recently annoyed good deal by noises in house at night supped to come from water pipes.  They have moved C.L. Depot to south of tracks and are laying foundation for new on site of old one.

17.    Monday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  37.  54.  45  =  45 1/3
Mostly clear, SW wind.  Jack works AM. putting wood in cellar. &c 60 c paid.  Get lot of grub at I.B. Mitchells all paid.  Maggie up all day and went to town PM.  Family moving into Goodmans new house back of our barn.  AM Alex Briggs has sold his room 608 6th St. and will build large building opposite Mrs. Knocks in spring.  I took Marie and Tue down to Mrs. Dr Jefferies at night.  Throat somewhat sore at night  Gobed 9 PM

18.  Tuesday.  5,30 AM.  Ther  39.  54.  40.  =  44 1/3
Clear.  SW wind.  Heavy dew.  Clara cleaning out pantry today.  JW Gaines brings in good load of sheaf oats which I help unload and get toowarm.  He took Roan out to farm for awhile.  Shirley and wife called P.M. also Charlotte Sproule .  Made me bottle of cough syrup P.M.   Bluebell and hoarhound(sic).  Pay Winter a/c to date 75.00  Maggie able to be uptown P.M.  Print dague or two photos Mostly of family.  Martha sends word that she will come but Tue does not her as long as Clara stays.  Get letter from Phebe AM.  Take Tue down to Shatzbergers after supper.   Mrs. Jefferies here at night  Gobed 8 P.M.  Have about decided that brown cow will have calf month or  two before expected.  Clear day southerly wind.  Cow was taken to Wileys bull Apl 13 and June 5th

19.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther 28.  40.  34.  =  34.
Clear fog or smoke.  Milk before breakfast  Lloyd girls wash A.M.  Went out to Gaines' P.M.  Mrs. Gaines getting well but her hand very bad yet.  She has another girl named Edith.  Jo is grubbing and will continue long as good weather lasts.  John Gaines there trapping.  Pay Jo 3.00 on wages, and settle for eggs up to date.  bring  home 2 1/12 doz not (?).Isaac Vail quit day before yesterday.  Tue attends Liquid Air lecture at Christian Church.  Cloudy day with northerly wind  Gobed 8 AM.

20.   Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  24.  45.  35.  =  34 2/3
Clear NE heavy white frost.  Clara ironed.  Pay John VanMeter a/c in full 11.15  D(?) Wall for months rent but he does not respond.    Maggie working at Jenkins P.M. first time since she was sick  Learn that Helen Snider has left her fathers and is staying at H.Gs.  Take pay for wash down to Mrs. Lloyd.   Tue attended discussion at Christian Church.    Miss Ford getting to go to Chicago tomorrow.   Maxwell putting roof on new house.  Roads mostly dry  Gobed 9 PM
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Brown cow's calf supposed to be due either about Jan 18 or Mar 12
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November 2-8, 1900 in Charleston, IL

November 1900

2.  Friday. 5.30 AM.  Ther  38.  62.  42  =  47 1/3

Mostly clear S.E. wind.  Figure on lumber biz till 10 AM.  Take  Maurice down to  Ricketts, and drive up in Anderson.  Make out bills for all lumber I have sold that is uncollected.  Take Tue to Reading Circle at Fullers PM.  Thought to go to Loxa PM but too late.  Much corn  coming in 30 cts. here.  Cool mostly clear day with easterly wind   Hent and H.G. here at night.  Hent bad spell supper time  gobed, 930 PM  Pay Ricketts and Storm for abstracts 65.50 mailed ck.  

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3.  Saturday. Light  white frost  5.30 AM.  Ther 32.  64.  50.  = 48 2/3

Clear.  Warren and Simons came about 9 A.M. with loads of corn 11.31 S. 33 back which put in crib at barn  Shirley calls with two checks amount of out share of raised by him and delivered up to date.  $426.43 which dep. at State Bank.  Brow supposed to be in town but didn't see him.  Popham pays bill 43.42 which also deposit at State.  Good deal pf BC coming in Learn that it is picking up in price  Pay John and Warren for  haul lumber balances all up to date  Simons 10.86  Warren 5.85  all on check $16.71  Mostly clear cool day  Gobed 10 PM~~

4.  Sunday,  6 AM. Ther.  44.  64.  50.  = 52 2/3

Clear southwind (sic).  Drive out to Gaines AM get  home time for dinner.   Jo was burying his potatoes.  He has delivered to Linder 764 5/7 bush corn a  mostly at 29 c  This besides  what he has cribbed  altogether amts to about 1050 bush  thinks he is more than half done.  Take couple snap shots of Marie and Lilly in back yard.  Develop at night.  Ferd calls at night.  Clear day southwind (sic)  Gobed 930 PM.

5.  Monday 5. AM.  ther 36.  58.  36.

Mostly thought to drive out to Gaines early but have to return and oil buggy.  Pay back dues &c on H.G. Loan Stock 113.45  giving  Tue's check to Phonso Shera great deal of interest in tomorrow general election  Many men drunk at night.  Received by mail John Linder check 222.74 being for  764. 50/70 bush corn all of Gaines to date.  Clear cool day with  NW wind.  Gobed 11 P.M.

6.  Tuesday, 6 AM.  Ther 33.  58.  50 = 47

Part cloudy.  Self feeling badly.  Went  up town after bacon before breakfast.  Vote 11 AM.  Start to Gaines' 2 P.M.  No body at home till after 4 oclock (sic)  Mrs. Groat shucking corn.  Started home at 5.  Went up town after supper but couldn't hear anything about election, went home and to bed.  The roads are pretty good, slightly rough in places no dust.  Trees are mostly green.  Many tomato vines are growing.  Maggie had company  at night: Her companions at Jenkins store.  Saw Roger Bennett on west side at night.  Says  I Brown not saw till next week and that he did not get the Cumberland Co. bill he expected  The other Mrs. Owen washed AM.  Sprinkle rain 4 to 5 P.M. very light  Gobed 10.30 PM.

7.  Wednesday 5.30  AM.  Ther  40.  52.  42 = 44 2/3

Cloudy smokey or foggy.  Up town before breakfast learn that Republican carried every thing.  Tone up some pictures of Lillie Beck, printed yesterday.  W.R. Highland was beaten several hundred.  Crowley dem for Congress supposed to be elected.  Cadle dem for eglization (sic) board thought to be elected. otherwise all elected on repub ticket.  Tate Gov probably 75000  Pay all Frommel a/c in full 7.80  This for this year and last.  Tue F. Shatsburger pays 100 on lumber; still owes 50 c.  Will Decker in town and says will fire up and saw tomorrow.  Mostly cloudy day N W wind.  Tue got letter from Phebe which answered sending 500  Lillie washing windows.  Abbott will work at wood tomorrow.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

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8.  Thursday.  5.45. AM.  Ther.  28.  35.  26  =  29 2/3

Clear; strong N.W. wind  Abbott came and worked at wood & c till 5 P.M.  Lillie ironed.  Warren and Earl Decker up with two loads corn Supposed 31 and 33 bushel latter load for Simons.  Send Draft to Phebe and deposit 222.44 Linder check for  Gaines corn at State Bank  Tom Messick calls to rent room for himself and Harry  I stat to Loxa 2 P.M. to take Harness and glass &c forget harness.  Jo shucking but came in while.  I was then complaining  good deal of the cold.  I got home before six  Partly cloudy day with brisk NW wind.  Gobed 9.30 PM

October 21-22, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

October  1889

21.  Monday 6.45 AM,  Ther 27

Heavy white frost. went to ranch.

22.  Tuesday.  6.30 Ther at C.

Began to rain slowly about 11 last night and continued without stopping till toward night today  The goats keep me awake in night, having no shelter.  We put them in corn crib today  Milt put  in day in house, and culling wood for present use.  Took gun and went up to Handlys corner toward night.  Saw nothing to shoot  Riley Decker and Henry Rogers burning logs in west f(?)   old man Decker cutting wood for himself.   Gobed 9.30  wind NW

October 1900

21.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther  58.  75.  70   =  67 2/3

Partly clear S.E. wind.  Tue feeling badly this morn.  She has no girl yet and is barely able to do the work.  Maggie not well still works in Jenkins store  Marie goes to school, although stayed away a day on last week.  Get letter from Phebe which open and it proved to be to Tue.  The weeds still lay on pasture in the hollow.  Spoke to T. Brooks about putting in telephone next week.  Also thinking of putting in E. light fixtures.  Promised to go to  Ranch today but pills disabled.  High southerly wind all day.  Part cloudy.  Kate Stoddert here P.M. also Mrs. Knock.  Drive round a while at night alone.  Gobed 9 P.M.

22.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  68.  70.  60.  =  66

Partly cloudy.  There was light shower in night.  Hatton came about 7 AM.  Rain till 10 AM. beginning at 8.  Bill Hatton cut wood most of day.  Wall pays rent to 20th  Deposit same  with Wyeth & H check 30.00 to K.G. a/c at State 80.00  Bert ate dinner with us.  Is on jury but got off  I drove out to Gaines after dinner.  Jo hauling fodder  Has delivered to date at Linder's 104 buschel corn.  I drove through place to Loxa.  Get some things for Gaines'  Saw Mrs. Shirley.  Martha at Dr. Sommers Mattoon,  Mostly clear P.M. and slightly cooler SW wind get home about dark  Self feeling badly all day.  Mrs Owens washed and will iron tomorrow.  She is going away  this week to be gone two months.  Charley Marshall was married last night.  Tom and Hannah called at night.  Gobed 8 PM  Bert says Jesse Lietch dead.  He started for Oklahoma with his Uncle Andy.  Jo Bill has shucked out less than 5 acres of corn near farm getting 10 loads or about 340 bush.  This indicates yield of about 70 bushels ot the acres.  Shirley's  men are cribbing 80 per day each  This shows heavy yield for him.  Elavators had  them stop a/c rain today but will begin tomorrow.  Corn 29 c at Loxa.  Hen is shucking for Smith wants to rent some ground.