December 11-13, 1889 and 1900

December 1889

11.   Wednesday 7 AM.  Ther  34.  56.  41  =  43 2/3

Clear and fine  Wind W. Swelling has gone down in left foot but more painful than yesterday. Didn't.  There was white frost this morning.  W. wind and clear all day.    Thought would try to paint something and hunted up all my material.  Hat was here P.M. she and Tue went up to Eastin's awhile.  Gobed 9.30

12.  Thursday. 7 AM.  Ther  35.  59.  52.  =  48 2/3

Clear with S.W. wind.  Went uptown today  for drummer.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Mostly clear day with SW wind  Sent for  Cloak for Tue and Muff. 27.50    Foot much better today but hurt pretty badly before night  gobed 11 PM.  

13.  Friday 7 AM  Ther  56.  57.  55  =  56

Cloudy.  Hibband pays 9.00 in full for wood.  Went down to Electric Plant toward night to see about putting lights in store.  Bert in town did not go down to dinner.  Dark day but warm.  Tue makes mince meat.  Gobed Midnight

December  1900

11.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther  19.  34.  22.  =  25

Clear light NW. wind.  Tue eye somewhat better this morning.  Jack Trobaugh agrees to saw my 3 cords wood for 2.00 and begins at 9 AM.  Write short letter to Phebe which mail at 11.37 train.  Look over a/c at Winter & Coon and find O.K.  Mostly clear day and about freezing all day.  N.W. wind.  Roads wearing down.  Get shave and at Browns P.M.  Marie went  down to Wheatly's with Ruth Stoddert  Gobed  8.30 P.M.

12.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.    20.  40.  36  =  32

Mostly clear.  Southwind.  Heavy white frost.  Trobaugh sawing.  Young Misses Lloyd came to wash 8oc finishing early.  Clover leaf trains have changed time yesterday.  Mrs. Shirley called P.M.    Shirley came afterward but I was gone.    Pay hires of wages 25,00 check.  Start Loxa 2 P.M.  Gaines does not seem to be  doing much.  Has been grubbing and trapping.  John Gaines there.  Start home 5.  Tue had Precilla Club P.M.   Ferd here at night till bed time  Mostly clear southwest wind.  Roads good Gravel best.  9.40 P.M.  Tue at Groves at night.  

***  A  top of page:  Trobaugh finished wood Wednesday eve.  Pay him up in full.  (shorthand)

13.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther  30.  36.  24.  =  30

Clear wind Westerly,  Call on Campbell at RR Restaurant  Mrs. Lloyd and daughter Maggie iron AM.  Took their rubbers home and start for Gaines 2 P.M.  Jo grubbing but came in while I was there  Intended to drive  down to Feeleys for one of Craso girls  Stop at Loxa on and see Clara Thurman who says she will be over in morning   Maggie came home at noon sick no better at night.  Pay a/c at CH Jones 3.35 to Hogg.    McPheron pays 10.00 on a/c   H.G. & H here at night.  Mostly clear day N wind  Roads good.  Gravel best.  Gobed 10 P.M.  

December 5-8, 1889 and 1900 in Coles County Illinois

December 1889

5.  Thursday, 6 AM.  Ther. at C.  40.  50.  43  =  44 1/3

Cloudy and damp  Did not rain much last night Johnny came at 7.45  Made two  portable racks for the sheep and think have about room enough.  Start home at 2 P.M.  going by Jo Handlys.  Told Jim Cassady to send me over a  thousand pounds of corn and oats ground.  Got home 6 P.M. roads bad wind N. Misty - gobed 1200.

6.  Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  35.  50.  43  =  42 2/3
Nearly clear.  Turie 33 years old today.  Mostly clear fine day with easterly wind   Got letter from Whilt saying would pay 38 cts. for ties.  Bought lot of hinges and bolts at Stodderts for barn and gates   Hat here most of day and to supper.  Tue had Marie's picture taken for first time.  The P.O. has new outfit of boxes put in this week, took box 26 lock box.  Tue not very well.  My foot hurt last Tuesday hurts worse today.  Gobed Midnight

7.  Saturday, 7 AM.  Ther  44.  53.  32  = 49 2/3
Cloudy, misty.  Have caught cold- sore throat.  Uncle John in town and down to dinner.  Pete Snider paid old a/c. Pay Goodwin for family ice last summer  $3.90.    Trade fair.  Dark cloudy with SE wind.  foggy and heavy mist at night.  Tue still complaining.  Mrs. Fanigan here in evening  Warren took down lot of hinges and bolts  Self not up till 1.30 AM.    Grows warmer in night  Tue had Marie sit for photos at (?).

8.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  ther.  60.  65.  47.  =  57 1/3
Part cloudy wind SW.  Tue still feeling badly  Girls went to S.S.  Tue went down to Dowlings, about  noon, and  stayed till night mostly clear day  Gobed  11 PM ~

December 1900

5.  Wednesday.  5.45 AM.  Ther  33.  40.  33  =  35 1/3

Mostly cloudy Build fire for washer in cellar  See washwomen says they can't come  till tomorrow morning.  Start to Loxa 10 AM Jo cutting blackberry patches in orchard.  John Gaines staying there is (?).  Jo will come to town tomorrow and haul over Mrs. Knocks wood also other work.  Left 3 P.M. stop at Dishons but can't get one of the girls  Drive down south of Loxa  See Crass girls but they couldn't come.  I get home 6 P.M.  Tue not feeling well.  Mostly clear day NW wind gobed 8.30 PM

6. Thursday.  5.20 AM.  Ther 27.  40.  42.  =  39 2/3

Clear southwind.  Heavy white frost.  Went uptown for sack corn meal.  Tue expecting company today,  Mrs.Knock and Mrs. John Hamalton of Mattoon.  Gaines came about 8 AM and hauled over Mrs. Knocks wood  He left about noon taking load of manure, also some shingles for patching roofs.  Warren Decker was up   I followed  him out nearly to Normal.  Says Brown sawed a day or two on custom work, this week.  Tue went up to Court House with her visitors after dinner.  Mrs. Lloyd and daughter wash AM. and will iron  Saturday.  Mostly cloudy day southerly wind occasional light sprinkles with drizzly rain at  night  Gobed 9 P.M.

7.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  42,  37.  34.  =  37 2/3

Cloudy and raining lightly.  Somewhat foggy early Wind Northerly, Drizzly rain all day.  I  stay at home most of day.  Didn't hitch up till about noon.  Did not eat any dinner.  Took Tue to Reading Circle  at Dr. Ritters on Van Buren St. and went after her.  It quit raining before dark  Gobed after getting asleep on lounge 10 P.M.

8.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther 32  42.  34.  =  36

Cloudy N.W. wind.  Mrs. Lloyd and daughter come to iron finishing before noon.  Tue and Mrs. Grove attend Orchestral Concert at Normal P.M.  I went out to Gaines P.M. getting home 6 P.M.  Loins back cow had red heifer calf this morning and Jo had her in barn trying ti milk her Big calf.  Mostly clear day with S.W. wind very chilly.  Roads muddy except gravel and pavement.  Wrote Mort Neal this morning answering letter from him yesterday referring to Walnut logs.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.