May 26- 31, 1890 in Coles County, IL

May 1890

26.  Monday.  5 AM.  at Ranch  54.  65.  

Clear . Wind N.  Simon and self make tank for dipping lambs in morning.  Got Warren team and sow patch of hungarian back of barn.  In P.M.   worked on clearing with harrow.  Johnny and Riley cut logs on S. ridge. P.M.  Mill not running,  Mill boys cutting place for rolling logs down hill east of mill.  Clear and fine day cool with northerly wind  gobed 9.30

27.  Tuesday.  5.20 AM.  54  74  57

Clear with N.E. wind went over to clearing where Simon and Steve are putting in hungarian  The harrow seems to do good work and we anticipate a good crop of grass.  Intended to start home before noon but went over where R. and Johnny were cutting logs and didn't get off till about 4 PM had no dinner and was glad to eat what had left Sunday.  Went home by Kings getting there after 7 PM  Clear all day with N.E. wind  gobed 10.30 PM

28.  Wednesday, 6 AM.  ther.  58.  76.  65

Clear SE wind.  Buddie [Marie] went to school with girls.  Tomorrow is the last day of school.  Pay Bebchines Bros (?) 479.64 for bills bought last winter.  Geo Kellogg tightens up door of Beer cooler in (?)  Sunday  school convention in town brings lots of people but no trade.  Plums are mostly on trees yet and curculis has not damaged them much  but they are beginning to rot some.  Strawberries are plenty in stores at 10 cts for qt.  Paint W. end of beer box.  Mr. Al Prevo and family have come back and are living in town.  Tue went to convention at night.  Trade dull   gobed 10.30 PM ~~  Clear till toward night S. wind.

29.  Thursday, 7 AM  Ther  68  83  69

Mostly clear with Southerly wind.  Drove out to Uncle Johns with Tue to get some flowers.  Commencement exercises tonight  Tue and Maggie and Phebe went leaving baby [with] father.  Warm day with southerly wind clear.  11.30 PM.

30.  Friday   7 AM.  Ther  72.  86  73.
Mostly clear Chas Salene came at 8 AM and cleans out stable  hoes garden and berry patch.  worked while at store toward night.  Had Crass an hour or two moving lot of Bbls into Perkins building.  Decoration day said to have been big turn out  Stores all closed in afternoon clear and pleasant  southerly wind. 12 oc.

31.  Saturday 7AM.  Ther 73  87  66
Mostly clear.  Salnes and Kellogg work at store  Kellogg on screen door  Warren Decker brought load of wood which put off for Mrs. Norfolk.  He took down six quinces and my drill box.  Rep. primary convention for Co officers.  Delegates intended for Mitchell and Tremble.  Comer was up and I  got pay for lumber furnished township  Warm day cooler toward night  Gobed 12

April 3-6, 1913 in Charleston, IL.

3,  Thursday.  5.15 AM.  Ther.  64. 72. 64. = 66 2/3

Cloudy, S.5.  there was strong wind all night with lightning at 4 AM.  Ray came but did not do much.  It began to rain about 8 with high showers for an hour or two.  I make general  clean up of dishes  some of which have not seen water for many months.  Everything seems to be getting stale.  My bread for breakfast was not a success.  Helen sent me a loaf of good P.M.  Remit check for E.  Lights for March 2.58.  Mostly cloudy day, occasional light showers (.10).  Strong southerly wind. Didn't hitch up go bed 8.30 P.M.  Plant tomatoes in pan.

4.  Friday 5.30.  Ther.  48.  44.  42.  = 43 2/3  Feb.  Geographic came.  Cloudy S.W.5.  Ray came but began to  raining before he finishes chores so let him go to  come tomorrow.  No letters from Tue but got Mt. C.  (2) papers.  A disagreeable day and growing colder all time.  I had to make fire in furnace.  High S.W. to N.W. winds with light rain several times.  I made pot of mush P.M. and try my hand on doughnuts they were no good.  Mostly cloudy.  Anderson Walton died last night.  Mort Grove was over little while toward night.  Gobed 8.30

5.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  34  58.  50. = 47 1/3

Clear. N.W. 2. light white frost Ray came First set him to raking off garden &c.  Phone IElllc for C.C. sauce.early.  Think ground to heavy to make garden.  Fix pie plant.  Trim   Trim some  scattering trees.  Ray quit at 4 P.M.  He does very well; charges 10 per hr.  Pay him in full to date.  No word from any body today.  I drove up and got C.O. toward night.  Went to Dorschs, some mutton and liver.  Mostly clear day with light , N.W. wind.  Ray will come Monday morning and work the day if I need him.  Gobed 8.30  Self feel rather poorly.

6.  Sunday.  5.30.  Ther.  40.  60.  50.  = 50.

Mostly cloudy.  N.E.2.  My  mutton was pretty good for breakfast  I walk up for R.H.  Hitch up later and after taking lunch drive S. and S.W.  Pass Woodson place on Kickapoo.  John Armstrong pushed me up the steep hill near Mt. of school and near had a runaway.  We had gang in large auto.  I turn south at S.H. to avoid him and drove as far as Kings and and down to near river.  Mare very nervous or would have gone farther.  The river  seemed about half up to bank fall.  Met L.E. Barnes and Co. right there mare made bad break but everything held together.  I left at 2.30 P.M. getting home 5 P.M.  The roads are dry but mostly pretty rough except gravel.  Boys on library all day, baseball.  Mostly clear day with fresh N.E.  Gobed 8.30