January 27-29, 1914 in Charleston, IL

January 1914

27.  Tuesday.  6.30.  AM.  Ther.  52.  66.  52.  =  56 2/3

Mostly clear S.4.  I sent several papers to Kate Bacon yesterday.  Receive this morning mail watch from Farmer's Review, a premiumn.  My sub. is  paid to Feb 1916.  Order mare 10 AM. and later drive up town and out to cemetery driving in Talk with Geo. Hunt at Fairground about cow peas last season R.R. lot.  They were J.R. Hall's.  Bert and Rene were in to dinner.  They are witness in Ball and Clark rape case today.   H.G. came  up to pack up bed & c somethings for Tue to send Buddy.  Tue has planned to go to Mt. C. Friday.  I drove late P.M. S.W. Pass Sam Walters return by Al Latta's.  Mostly clear Southerly winds.  10.30 P.M.

28. Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  50.  68.  58.  =  58 2/3

Part cloudy. S.3.  Rhoda washing.  Order mare early.  Drive town AM.  Tue letter from Buddy.  I mail one to Buddy for Tue.  She sends bedstead by express.  Buy two black shirts at Winters Cr. 2.00 first since paid up.  List if (?) & Co Glasco's et al indebtedness in yest. Courier totals over 36,000.00.  Tue  and Phebe up town P.M.  Charley came to chore but decides to wait till tomorrow night.  Late P.M. I drive E on South road about a mile Roads generally good  The mud about dried up.  Fair day strong southerly wind.  Clear at night.  I slept on couch from supper till 10 PM.   Steve Hall was buried today. 2.30 PM.

29.  Thursday.  6.30. AM.  Ther.  60  36.   34.  = 43 1/3

Clear early but clouds up S.4.  This wind continued through the night.  This morning weather forecast cold wave tonight or tomorrow.  Tue and Phebe iron most of day.  Expected Rhoda P.M.  She didn't come.  Tue trying to get ready to start Mt. C. tomorrow.  We get loaf of Brown bread from Buddy today.  Tue up to Mrs. Littleton's several times P.M.  Charley takes out ashes and brings up wood and coal.  Sudden change in weather about or before noon.  Wind gets NW  Ther falls gradually until about 30 at 5 P.M. light rain snow or sleet much of the afternoon.  I did not hitch up or  would have taken mare to Nickle's for  night.  Tue and Ph up town till after I retire 9

February 1- 4, 1913 in Charleston, IL

1.  Saturday,  5 AM.  Ther. 4.  20.  12. = 12
Clear, NW.3. Swf.  We had big fires till midnight and nothing froze up.  the postman has been missing us a few mornings, coming about noon.  Harman called brings some serapple (sic), tying his  horse in barn.   Tue and Phebe having much trouble with Phebe's dress.  Order bale hay I.B.  Phebe going to Chicago Monday morn.  Too cold for me to get out.  Am getting lazy.  We are  eating too much , am billious (sic).  Phebe and Fern went to show.  Gobed 9

2.  Sunday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther. 12.  34.  28. = 24 2/3
Clear, S1.  wh. fr.  Lower W.C. supply frozen till 10 A.M. but no damage apparent.  We failed to fire up good at bedtime.  Tue gets up 8.30.  Phebe later.  I work at W.C. til 10.  Fell in dining R. hurting self slightly, foot caught in fringe.  Tue got letter from Kate yest. first for long time.  The church bells rang 6 AM.  Phebe and Turie attend church AM.  I shave self A.M.  The Groves were over late afternoon.  They went home before dark.  Phebe packing her trunk in E. chamber.  She went to depot for ticket and had her trunk taken to station and checked.  Ora here at night; they expect to take 5.25 car to Mat. in morn and will reach Chicago before noon.  Cloudy P.M. and snow about 5 P.M. continuing till night about 5. in. fell.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

3.  Monday, 4.15 A.M.  Ther.  28.  38.  20. = 28 2/3
Cloudy N.1.I got up earlu a/c Phebe.  She left at 5.15.whilst I was eating breakfast.  Expecting to meet Ora at Interurban station.  The snow last night was from the south.  It seemed a long morning to me.  I fed mare at 8 oc.  I did not shovel path.  The snow measures 5 in. Precipitation .40.  The hay ordered poor quality.  John Abbot calls AM hunting for work for later.  He didn't want to shovel snow today.  Roy clears away some of snow at night.  This is the first snow of any note this winter.  Mostly cloudy day with light northerly winds.  Clearing at night.  Gobed 9.

4.  Tuesday  5.30  AM.  Ther.  10.  32.  20. = 20 2/3
Part cloudy N.W.1.  W.C. frozen up again this morn, until say 9 AM.  Tue gets letters from Maggie and Phebe.  Phebe got to Chicago 10.30 A.M. yest.  I recently had letter from Kate Bacon.  Tue writing letters all P.M.  Gov. Dunne was inaugurated yesterday.  Helen Hildreth and friend call P.M.  Mostly clear day with light northwesterly wind, too cold to move the snow.  Tue visited the library a while after supper.  Has been one of the coldest days.  Gobed.9.

Charleston, Illinois June 21,1912 and 1887

100 Years Ago

Friday, June 21, 1912,  5.40 A.M.  Ther. 58.  74.  60.  = 64.

Part clear N.W. 1.  Tue and girls ironing.  Get shave at Browns AM.  We hear no more from Kate Bacon.  Mort Grove has gotten well and has gone to work.  Mrs. G still feeling poorly.  I drove SW PM and round Hen's* bottom road.  Nobody working fields today.  Saw no fungi.  I stop at J H Parker's leave word for him to go to Loxa to repair floor.  He called later in evening, will go Monday.  Folks all went to band concert an Square leaving me with Charles.  Gobed 9 P.M.

*Hen refers to either Tue's brother Henry of Charles' brother Henry.

125 Years Ago

Tuesday, June 21, 1887, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  73.  83.  65.

Cloudy, wind N.  Decided change in the air since last night.  Crass came to work before I was up.  Clean out weeds in garden and bottom.  Set stakes for pile of wood up on lot.  After dinner clean out  ice box at store.  Drive after supper with Tue and girls.  Cloudy most of forenoon mostly clear P.M.  Ruth brought down cocoons of black silk worms which I put on string.  Go to bed 10 P.M  Remit checks to Hillerman Bros. 31.20, K.B. Cracker Co. 2.20.

June 8, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Saturday, June 8 1912.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  72.  60 = 57 1/3

Clear, N.E.2  Oil buggy and hitch up driving up town for meat and potatoes, which I get at A.G. Armstrongs N.G.  Phebe and I build good fire in furnace A.M.  I phone Harman early. will take material from Loxa to place.  I took Kate over to Franks P.M.  She expects to visit us later for several days.  They go to Libby's to night near Mattoon.  I drove up by Stodderts toward night.  Corn not making much growth, too cold.  Grove's folks much better today.  Mostly clear NE to E Wind.  The roads are good Tue to neighbors at night.  Phebe away with Ora Webb.  Go bed 9 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 8, 1887  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  89.  70.

Clear.  Start for timber 7.20 AM. to give Cormer City order  500 ft.  Drove over place  a while.  He says there will not be as much lumber on N. end as we thought.  Got home just dinner time.  Tue and self went up to Davis to see Ruth's silkworms.  This has been  very hard day on mine at store as most of them are in the fourth molt.  Jake Linder was buried this P.M.  Races are going on at Terre Haute.  Jeff and several others went over.  Mrs. Laind washed.  Go bed 10 P.M.

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June 7,1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday, June 7, 1912.  5.30 AM.  Ther. 52.  76.  52. = 60

Clear, N.E.1.  Kate and Stella came about  9 AM and decide to hire a horse to take them over to Ashmore.  I drove to Andrews and order material to repair  barn at farm.  PM I drove over and saw Parker.  Will begin roofing barn Monday morning.  BPA ship lumber to Loxa paying freight.  I drove SW returning by Woodson Road getting home after six.  Kate was here when I got home and stayed the night.  In evening Kate relates some experience in Cal.  She has divorced from Mr.  Bacon.  The pump in cellar is our of commish P.M.  Most clear day go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Tueday, 6 AM. Ther.  74.  86.  70 

About clear, wind NW.  Stopped to look at Ruth's silk worms.  They look larger then mine did last year.  Father and I went out to G. Linder's after hedge after dinner.  Learn that his affairs for pension has been rejected.  Appearance of heavy rain with much thunder about 2 P.M., but little fell here.  Jake Linder died this morning Had not been sick long.  First two loads of lumber came up from the timber today.  Drove with Tue down to Depot to take Mapes girls valises.  Went with Ruth and Maggie up to Anderson's after hedge.  Gobed 9,30 P.M.  Oldest worms are preparing for their exit molt.  Mice still at them.

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