June 10-12, 1914 and 11-12, 1889 in Charleston, IL

June 19 

10. Wednesday.  4.45 AM.  Ther.  74.  98.  82. =  84 2/3

Part cloudy S.W.1.  Emma helps Tue AM. wash windows etc.  The smaller Warman children spend much of AM here much to Tue's disgust and mine.  Normal out today and Helen Hildreth leaves some things here till next term.  We get letter from Phebe P.M. with  note.   She is in Jeff City with Muggs for a visit.  This proved to be one of our hottest days.  I  keep  pretty quiet and then very uncomfortable.  I drove out as Cemetery late P.M.  I met Harman up town.  I got  home 7 P.M.  The Mortys came over, also Julia.  Harman up about 8 P and stays till nearly 10 Oc. "Settles" in full last years rent  check $72.00  Mostly  clear quite cloudy about 1 PM. with thunder five miles south.  Gobed 10 P.M.

11.  Thursday. 5 AM.  Ther.  74.  98.  80.  =  84.

Mostly clear. S.2.  Tue  irons all AM.  Deposit Harman ck  72.00 at 2d.  Get shave at Browns pd.  The Normal School closes today and the people are going home.  Drive E and SE late PM. call in for ice cream and bread.  About our warmest day part cloudy wind becoming N.  Tue  over at Groves night, gobed 9.30  Order "frame" through Nick.  Carrier took letter  (?)

12.  Friday. 6 AM.  Ther.  74.  84.  74.  = 77 1/3

Cloudy light rain which began 2 AM, wind N.1.  Craigs BC warehouse burned early morn (2AM).  Pay O.T. Ryan feed bill 4.40 I start out to find junk Cooper but did not .  Met Rog Bennett and take him.  Says  Ray is in Courier office.  I saw Laura and her children.  On way home came near running over a baby 12th and Madison Sts.  Tue ironing AM.  P.M. drive up by John Hills and Stodderts.  Ss new alfalfa 40 has about 20 acres of my old friend the bull nettle.    Much cloudy today sprinkle several times, but didn't lay dust.  Roads very dusty.  Corn not growing much.  Much of  crop is less than a foot high.  Some oats are heading out.  Some pieces of wheat are being cut.  Wheat is  good.  Wind N. to easterly  Gobed 9.30

June 1889

11.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  60.  76.  58.   64 2/3

Clear.  Wind NW Wrote White telling him (?) take 38 cents for my ties but would not sell any culls.  Sold Adam 20 posts @6c.  Collect rent from Gr bro for month 40.00, draw 10.00 from firm.  Try to clear out sewer W.C. at home but fail.  Pay  up MCennell ind. and  Co a/es.  Pay Heilbing for repair log chain.  Hazy day.  11.30 PM.

12.   Wednesday. 7 AM.  Ther. 65.  76.  60.  =  64.

Clear.   Pay Frommell 1.05  Popham 1.45  Ed Doughty at 1.35.  Jo Clark 25 all in full.  Paid  Uncle  John 100.00 borrowed from him last month.  Trade fair.  Several drummers in town.  Pleasant day and warmer wind SW.   Learn that men in timber expect to  finish fence Friday.  Gobed 11 PM.

March 19-23, 1889 in Charleston, IL

March 1889

19.  Tuesday. 6 AM     Ther.  38.  55.  39. = 44
Clear.  N. wind.  Baby had high fever all night but seems some better this morning.


(Note: This next section seems to be written by Tue.  The writing is much larger.  Notice that she calls the baby "Marie" not just baby as Charles does.)
Hat came down about the time Chas started for timber.  went home and got her work and staid (sic) all day  Bernice Anderson took a ten gallon keg.  Marie sick all day Mrs. Davis staid(sic) a while in the evening.  Go to bed.9


Start for timber 10 AM.  Went  to Walker's ford couldn't cross river so went round by bridge getting there at 3.30.  Bob gone to Bills didn't return.  Roads very bad.  Clear day strong N. wind  Johnny and Enoch working clearing toward west side.  Gobed 10PM


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White frost  John, Warren,  Enoch, Riley, & Steve and John Son work at clearing  Steve sows what was cleared and burned with  ? and ?  Bob got home at noon and hauling a load of lumber PM.  N. wind clear day gb 9 PM.


20.  (Tue's handwriting  Wednesday.  6.15  Ther.  30.  52.   39.  =  40.
Clear pleasant day.  Marie better, but very cross.  Don't feel well myself.  Mrs. Dickerson came to wash before we had breakfast.  Go to bed 8 PM.


21.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  30.  50.  42.  =  40 2/3
5.30 AM,  Pretty hard frost.  Bob finishing sowing around the house  Oscar Decker worked with boys today.  Clearing near the west line and cutting fence row through.  Bob hauls out what lumber I have  for fences, hardly enough for road fences.  Horse got loose and thought she had gone home, found her in pasture.  Start home at 4.15  roads very rough, but mostly dry.  Baby nor Tue, neither very well yet.  Jo Clark called at night and I sold him 100 butternut posts @ 5.50 delivered.  Clear AM and some  cloudy PM.  N,E. wind.    Gobed 9 PM.


22.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  33.  50.  45.  =  42 2/3
6 Am.  Clear or nearly so send Jo Clark out  105 butternut posts.  Got to timber about 3 PM.  Bob gone to take Mats burrow home.  Men fired leaves along Hanley's fence but didn't do a very good job burning.  Bob got horse about 8 PM.  Walked up to where burned with Bent and Ed at night.  Gobed 9 PM. 


23.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  63.  45.  =  48 1/3
Mostly clear.  5 boys working this AM.  Bob went to town early.  I remained here until about 11 AM.  overtake John Kink with load of ties.    Good many people in town.  Jo Clark pays me 5.75 in full for posts.- Cooper pays 2.00 leaving bal of 3.00 till due.  Milt Drake in town wants my house down in woods.  Tue's cough very bad yet but she thinks some better.  Gobed 9 PM~