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Saturday, February 22, 2014

February 20-22, 1914 and 1889 in Coles County Illinois

February 1914

EMeter 1044,000

20.  Friday 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  20.  36.  24.  =  26 2/3
Part cloudy N.E.1.  Norton, Lafayette collector calls.  He gives me figures on tax at Loxa : total 162.58 being 7.57 more than last year.  Tue attends R.C. at Myra Alexander's.  Alfred did chores tonight.  Chas. got hurt at school not seriously.  Phebe is getting ready to start Sunday for Havana, ILL.  Tue and self have been talking of offering our house and grounds to P.O. agreed McGreggor for P.O. site.  Such a thing is possible not probable.  Mrs.  Darmblaser (GA) and Mrs. Morg Anderson reported dead in Courier.  Mostly  clear nearly freezing all day: light northeasterly wind.  Gobed 9

21.  Saturday. 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  14.  40.  38.  =  30 2/3
Clear. E.1.E. Meter reads (C.S.) this morn 1044 K.W.  they read it today for month, with discount off makes 3.34 bill for Feby.  Phebe getting ready to leave for Havana.  She  has decided to start Monday  morning.  Mostly  clear day variable  E to S. winds growing warmer after dark.  I didn't go up town.  Mort and Kate came over while we were at supper staying till 10 P.M.  My hands are very sore from the weather and dust.  there is still good deal snow in patches.  Gobed. 10.

22. Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  24.  18.  =  27 1/3
Most cloudy N.E. 2.  Tue attends morning church, getting paper R.H. 7cts.  It began sleeting about noon an alarm of fire 12.30 P.M. proves to be the Methodist church.  It burned most of afternoon.  Think it about ruined.  Phebe very busy getting ready to start for Havana at 6 tomorrow morn.  It was cloudy and storming all P.M. and night sleet and ice at times but settled down to snowing later with fierce N.E. wind.  Proves to be one of worst storms of  season.  Gobed 8.30

February 1889

20.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  0.  29.  21.
Clear light S.W. wind  The coldest morning to day to date.  Woodpile is getting low have not more than a  a cord in woodhouse altogether.  Maggie still stays home from school has a very bad cough night and day.  Made a bottle of syrup for her P.M.  Tue cutting out woolen dresses  for the girls.  Have been discussing the the plan of going down to timber to live a while.  Clear day with westerly wind.  Stay at home all day can't afford to  expose myself (?) sort of weather.  Gobed 9.30 PM 35.

21.  Thursday.  6.15 AM  Ther.  23.  46.  36.  
Clear S. wind.  Tue worked up stairs AM till she got tired out.  Uncle John was in to  dinner.  Mostly clear day with S. wind.  Cutting snow pretty fast.  Had thoughts of going to timber tomorrow but (?) roads are too bad.  Maggie's cough seems some better today.   Kate Davis over little ehile toward night.  also Mamie Land.  gobed 8.30 PM

22.   Friday.  6,30 AM.  Ther.  28.  28.  6
Clear early but clouded up wind N.W.  Then went up to 32 by 8 AM which was the highest it grew colder all day  mostly cloudy.  Snow flying at times.  H & M here to dinner also Bert's for a day or two.  Maxine Lang spent afternoon here.  Maggie at home.  a good deal of the last fall of snow on the ground.  ~ 8.30

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

March 13, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

13.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  52.  66.  58.  = 58 2/3
Part cloudy, S.2.  J.H. Parker called an hour or so He has been  visiting at the water works.  Says they have the filtering  plant in full operation.  Pay L.D. Norton Lafayett collector 1912 taxes for that township.  We called at house.  Tue went to the G.R. Chambers funeral P.M.  I hitch up after dinner but did not use the mare.  Light rain rain about  3 P.M.  and much heavier later.  Tay helps unhitch.  Some quite heavy thunder about 4 P.M.  Mostly cloudy day stiff SE winds  Part  clear at night.  No rain after dark.  Tue now expects her roomers to get out  Saturday.  Ray does not do much and will let him go soon.  Finish Treasure Island.  Gobed 9.

1888

13.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  23.  34.  25.
Cloudy.  Wind N.E. fresh.  Half inch snow on ground cleaned off and was pleasant day.  Mrs. Rogers did not come to wash.  Will come tomorrow went up town and  got 43/4 lb. lard sent 2 gal. jar up to fill P.M. at Masons.  Emma Knock and and Fatty's wife were over in afternoon.  Have not felt well to day.  Have not yet sent order for fruit trees.  Gobed 9.30