November 9- 14, 1900 in Charleston, IL

November 1900

9.  Friday 5.45 AM.  Ther  23.  42.  36.  =  33 2/3

Clear. S.W. wind.  Warner reported yesterday nothing going on at milt  They  have Jackson St. closed at alley  below 5 & 6th and 6th bet Jack & Van B. putting in Steam heat pipes.  Tue feeling badly.  Abbott worked till about 4 P.M. getting wood in cellar and several odd jobs done.  Mostly clear day.  NW wind.  Thought to go to Loxa but did not get off soon enough.  Tue attended R.Circle.  I sort and cut out pieces from big lot of Records AM & PM.  Mort and Kate over at night till 9.30  Tue and Lillie went after Marie at party at Gannaway's about bed time.  Gobed 9.30 PM

10.  Saturday.  6 AM.  ther.  36.  50.  45= 432/3

Cloudy Southerly wind.  Snow flying several times AM.  Buy two bridles at Shoemaker Cr. 3.25  Start out to Gaines 10 AM  taking them and old harnesses repaired  Jo shucking.  Get home 12.30 P.M.  Warren and Simon brings up two loads of corn.  Own in crib 31 bush other sold to Rickter 28 bu @ .30  $8.40  use check in pocket.  Their Simon's corn is not going to  time out as well as expected.  May make 50 to the a(?)  Tue feeling badly.  Lillie does not satisfy her.  Pay up Abbott for work 2.25   in full.  Light  rain about dark  Mostly cloudy day.  Went up after supper for shave.  Frank May got sick before finishing.  Driving ran.  Roads good.  B.C. better price.  Gobed 9.30  P.M.  Pay up Mountjoy at night

11.  Sunday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther 30.  42.  32  =  36.

Cloudy, N.W. wind.  have five loads corn from Simon's in crib about 160 bu. One sold A. Richter 28 bu.  also 17 bu first load = 205 fr. ranch.  Mort Grove and sister Mm. Wilson called about noon  Find Ferd here most of the day.  He and Tue went down to HG after dinner.  Took Ferd home from there and back after Tue.  Garrett  Wall in town,has been west. Mostly cloudy day  Snow flying in AM.  Marie and Lillie make taffy.  Gobed 9 P.M.

Shorthand on the top of the nest page.

12.  Monday. 5.30, A.M.  Ther.  25.  50.  40.  =  381/3

Clear heavy white frost.  Southerly wind.  Haven't had letter from Phebe for long time.  Pay  Wilton & Tittaltion bal 21.65 check.  I figure the rent on room to June 20 some 4.25 more than they did.  Lillie Beck talking of leaving for Washington State sometime this month.  Went out to Gaines PM getting there about 3.30 P.M.  Jo has shucked eleven  loads since settlement.  About 406  bushels.  Thinks he has a week work left on it yet.  Get home 6.   Mrs. Grove over after supper.  Mostly clear day NW wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

13.  Tuesday.  5.30  A.M.  Ther  38.  50.  27.  =  38 1/3
Mostly cloudy SW wind.  Pay Benkely & Tooke Ins. on store 10.40  Try to find woman to wash but didn't.  Went over to see Mrs.Balch  towards night.   Mrs. Knock over P.M.  Says is going south and will sell most of her stuff   Mostly cloudy day growing colder PM. wind getting to N.W.  We cover up potatoes at night in old house.  Self not feeling very well  Gobed 9 P.M.

14.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther 16.  40.  32.  =  29 1/3
Clear. NW.  Mrs. Owens sends two women here to wash AM  Tue gets long letter form Phebe first in sometime get check from JO Linder for 406 40/70 bu corn all up to Monday night of Gaines' corn.  Get dictionary for Flora Gaines.  Clear AM but cloudy toward night.  Charley Pinstel says will come and put a new pipe on furnace at 7 AM tomorrow.  Mrs. Grove over at night  Gobed 9 P.M.

October 15, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

October 1889

15.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.

Clear heavy white frost.  Stove(?) came at 6 AM.  Took all caws and calves except one  Frank went with him to help  Frank and Milt got in about 7 P.M.    Riley & Rogers cut red oaks and cut load of stove wood for me P.M.  Had better luck with logs than yesterday.  Clear day and warmer.  Very dry down in timber pasture short  but plenty of water for stock.  Gobed 9 PM

October 1900

15.  Monday.  5.30 AM Ther

Clear  Drive out to Gaines AM to see Shirley try the BC stubble but was too late  Jo grubbing  Was down at Hazel  (?)  (?)  and Shirley.  Shirley cribbing.  Took Linder sample of our corn says too sappy yet for 70lbs  Get lot of stuff at Jones for Gaines folks  Decide to go to shucking tomorrow.  Shirley says will gather road through field tomorrow.  Get home dark  Gobed 8 PM

Note:  this entry was scratched out in places and very difficult to decipher.

November 19 - 24, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

1913

19.  Wednesday.  6AM   Ther.  58.  72.  64.  =  64 2/3

Part cloudy.S.3.  Rhoda came to wash 7. light rain began about 7.30  Rhoda works till dinner.  I  intended to start early to Loxa but too threatening.   Went up and  got shave at shop north of laundry- first time.  More light showers but get start after 11 AM.  It began light rain soon after starting.  It was so strong when reach cemetery that turn back for home where say 12.30 in time for dinner.  I got quite wet on outside but altogether only .07 in. in town - More west.  Harman phoned later seems to be quite anxious about something and have decided to go out in morn if weather permits.  The showers quit about 1 P.M. sun coming out and pleasant  afternoon.  Tue went over to Brook's.  Later I drove up for some bread.  The mare very drowsy and think have been feeding too much.  Alfred and  Bro bring two old tubs for ashes.  Clear at night.  Go bed 8.45 PM.

20.  Thursday.  5.20 AM.  Ther. 62.74.  64.  =  66 2/3

Part clear. S.3.  I misunderstood the clock and got up an hour too early.  Start Loxa 10 A.  went to farm through Loxa driving over place as usual.  Everything looks about same.  Found Harman and P. Cox with Mr. Grubb shucking on NW 40. having perhaps 12 acres of it shucked.  Where working now yields about 25 bu.  Some of it has done much better.  These are Harman's figures.    Much of it will go less: some nothing.  Taking the corn to Linder on Neil place at 55 c.  70 lb.  Will take snapped at 75 lbs.  Harman did not have much to say after all and am guessing why so anxious.  I soon left Mrs. Gaines at Loxa.  Learn that Patrick has recently lost an eye and had been in Mattoon sanitarium 3 weeks.  Mud roads somewhat heavy.  I saw several bunches fungi along the road.  Jack dog went.  Tue spent much of day at Hats.  Mostly clear day with fresh south wind.  There was sprinkle rain say 11 AM.  :earn that John A. Parker Lila's man is dead here.  His family is in Cal.  Harman has plowed 10 A clover W.  of house since I was out there that is all.  the B.C. Stubble has not been touched.  Gobed 9.

E. Meter.  948000 st 5 P.M.

21.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  58.  74.  64.  = 65 1/3

Mostly clear, S.3.  there was alarm of fire 9.30 AM.   After hitchingup drove down to Miller's.  Nothing doing.  I took Tue to Fulton's for RC 2 P.M.  Cor. 11 and Taylor. and then drove east to Alexander's Woods.  No fungi although the weather seems favorable.  They have been fixing the roads near Huckaba's so they are very fine.  Jack went.  Met funeral at N. end Huckaba Lane on return.  Pick up a hunter on S. road who gave me a rabbit which I dress soon as got home.  Get home 5 oc.  Clear day with high southerly wind.  Roads fine.  Gobed 9

22.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  60.  76.  64.  =  66 2/3

Mostly clear.S.3.  Heavy dew.  We had the rabbit for breakfast.  I did not eat it.  Mrs. Bell is worse.    Tue has a tiff with boys running over yard.  John Mock came down  to see about it.  Return gal.  Paint no 336 to Thos. Briggs  Talk with Steve Decker.  T. Briggs. DR. to paint returned 2.00.  Mrs. Chapman calls wanting  room.  She didn't get there.  They read E Meter P.M.

It began showering 2.30 P.M. with mild thunder.  Alfred came P.M. doing up wood &c.  Tue had thought  of going out to Bert's but had to give it up.  She  went up town 5 PM. getting some oysters and other grub.  Mostly cloudy PM with some light showers in all .10 in. , southerly winds.  Go bed 9

23.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  44.  54.  40. = 46.

cloudy in part N.2.  Tue went to church  AM.  I didn't hitch up till 3 P.M. and them drove SW as far as C.h high bridge.  Go home 5.30 P.M.  Mort and Kate were over 4 P.M.  Mrs. Bell is worse.  they report she cannot recover.  Mostly clear with light northward.  The roads dry and smooth.  Tue went to church again at night.  She is  not feeling well today.  Gob9

24.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36.  56.  38.  = 43 1/3

Clear. N.W.1.  Tue gets letter from Buddy.  they are intending to move into a new house soon.  I drove up town for bread &c before noon.  Mrs. Bell continues very bad.  Tue went up town to Hats and elsewhere P.M.  I  employ self  most of P.M. in arranging and sorting old newspapers.  Clear day, light  northerly winds.  Go bed 9.30.  Get 2 balas st. P.M.

December 14, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County Illinois

1912

14.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  28.  54.  40.  = 40 2/3

Clear. S.W. Alfred came early and did his work.  David sick and can't work as agreed.  Alfred reports several of family sick.  There are many cases  typhoid in  town.  Irene came in AM paying Bert's note 127.00 with interest 133.70 total.  Tue deposit 125.00 of same at 2nd getting book.  I was up town.  Saw Simons but couldn't get to speak to him.  Drive to C.I.P.S. C0. office and pay E. light bill for  Nov. 2.51.  Clear day with fresh southwesterly winds.  Harman phone that Linder will take my crib corn at 42 at Neal Place; decide not to sell now.  They have been hauling 8 in. tile from Record and have nearly enough for line - The west gully.  Learn that J.K. Rardin died at Sanitarium early this morning.  Tue went to Hat's after supper till 9.30.  go bed 10 P.M.

1887

14.  Wednesday. 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  28.  48.  37.

Clear. Rec. letter from Uncle Henry saying Uncle G. was not expected to live through the winter.  Sell C. Winter Ag.P. 670 ft. 2 in. plank. Crass helped load lumber little while, say about an hour.  Mrs.  Rogers ironed P.M.  Crass has promised to help at ties tomorrow.  Buy cups 15.  Pay dray on lumber, 25.  Clear all day clouding up a little toward night.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Buy list slippers J.M.&G. CO.