November 30 - December 1, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

November 1890

30.  Sunday 8 AM.  Ther  35.  44.  34.

Mostly cloudy  west wind.  Tue and children went to church.  Start for ranch 3.15 P.M.  getting before dark  No Sup.  Mostly cloudy day with NW wind  gobed 7 P.M.

December 1890

1.  Monday, 5 AM.  Ther.   30.  40.  30.

Clear morning with white frost.  Simon and Johnny make boards in little hollow east of mill site.  Jo H. hauls out a load of 1500 boards.  Warren took Latta a load of wood.  Chut took up a load of ties.  Started home after dinner getting there  about time Jo did helped him unload his boards.  Father and Tue ate dinner with H.G.  Clear AM more cloudy P.M.  Had cold trip today.  Go bed 12.30   letter from A. Ansley.

November 1901

30.  Saturday.  6.20 AM.  Ther.  26.  55.  35. = 38 2/3

Clear, East wind.  Send $2.00 to Record Herald for six month subscription for daily from Dec. 9, 1901.    Paid Bert Wright bal. due him for sawing wood.  Warren Decker called P.M. saying they had corn gathered and would bring it up Tuesday next, 56 bushels. This is  my share on the 10 acres down there.  I drove and called on the Col. [H.G.] A.M.  Found him in bed and feeling badly.  Dr. Iknyan was there.  John McGurty asked  price on bottom lot -  presume for Carnegie Library.  Did not price it.  Mostly clear day with E to S wind.  Had talk with John B. Hill AM.  Jackson St. is still closed to travel waiting to finish paving.  Lot of young people here till late.  Tue over at Groves till 10 P.M.  I took her down to see the Col. toward night.  Simon was in town but 

I didn't see him.  Buy three galvanized coal buckets at Crinas 70 ct paid.  70 ct. paid.  Gobed 9 PM.

December 1901

1.  Sunday 6.30 AM.  Ther  41.  60.  55.  = 52

Mostly clear.  Southerly wind.  Olive makes angel food AM. I drive south of town AM. toward noon getting home time to see Maggie and Olive off.  Ferd rode to depot with me.  Take snap shot of four men near woodpile today.  The roads are good.  I drove after dark down to tell Mrs. Smith not to come to wash if it rains tomorrow.  Tue over at Mrs. Knocks.  Mostly clear clouding up toward night SW wind  Sprinkle rain after dark.  Gobed, 9 P.M.

January 30 - February 2, 1889 in Charleston, IL

 January 1889

30.  Wednesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  22.  43.  37 = 34

Clear with fresh S. wind.  Maggie went to Lucille Skidweny birthday party today.  She is not feeling very well today.  She complained of headache last night.  I made a mess of yeast for Tue today.  Went up town toward night to get some meat &c.  Talk a while with Comer on the way home.  He says the river is low and I think some of going to timber tomorrow.  Maggie has a chill at night followed by fever.  gobed 9 PM  Warmer night then they said  with south wind changed toward morning and grows colder.  gobed 9 P.M.

31.  Thursday.   6.15 AM.  Ther.  30. 24. 22. = 25 1/3

Mostly clear strong N.W. wind and growing colder fast  Ther at 8 AM. Neither of the girls attend school today.  Warren Decker and John Simon call to see about hauling ties.  Tue still complaining of toothache and headache.  John  Simon says he will sow timothy and clover see for me.  Black day N. or NW wind clear at times  Gobed 9 PM

February 1889

1.  Friday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  13. 40. 31.  = 28.

Clear wind south.  Neither of the girls went to school today.  H. & H.  were here to dinner and most of P.M.  H.G, talking again of going into sawmill business and if license carries, liquor.  Tue's teeth still trouble her and she is thinking of having them extracted.  Clear day with S or SW wind.  Gobed 10 PM.

2.  Saturday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  31.  50.  37.  =  39 1/3

Clear wind W.  Johnny Decker called  and I pay him up for seven days work at making posts.  Received from W.H. White 16.80 for 42 ties:  Did not know I had any our and they be somebody elses.  Went down to  look  at them P.M.  Deposit $21.80 at 2nd National Guiney paid me bal on wood 4.00 leaving 12.60 due yet on wood.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Walked down to Depot with John B. Hill.  Saw Mr. Reagan at Depot.  Pleasant day.  gobed 11.40 PM   Mr.  (?)wick died last night.