June 1-2, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

1.  Sunday .  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  94.  76.  = 80 2/3

Part cloudy. W.2.  Kenneth brought paper.  Shave self AM.  It was hard job.  Hitch up about noon.  Toward night drive south by Woodson place rounded by Wrightsville getting home sunset.  The roads dusty.  Largest corn 4 or 5 in. high much of corn not yet up.  Oats will be near a failure - thin and short.   Earliest are heading out about .8 inches high.  Partly cloudy with indication of rain P.M. northerly winds.  It cleared off at night and cooler.  Tue and  Buddy went to church at night taking Charles but Buddy had to return with him.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

2.  Monday.  5.30. AM.  Ther.  62.  92.  74.  =76.

Clear N.E.2.  This is my seventy first birthday and I don't feel worth a cent.  Emmett came 7. hitching up:  takes lawn mower over to Wells.  Went with me to R.R.  the buggy has not come.  Give Tue check for church dues, 16.00.  Emmett cuts weeds AM all over place P.M.  Wheels out manure on hillside.  Went up for Mower but not done.  Emmett will come tomorrow.  I decide to quit chewing for an indefinite length of time.  Mostly clear day with easterly light winds.  Groves were over at night.  I go to bed. P. M.

June 1888

1.  Friday  5.15 AM.  Ther. 50.  67.  52.

Partly cloudy.  Three cuculio this morning.  Kelly works in garden most of forenoon.  Bob B(?) brought  up material for flood gate for which he charged $1.25.  Had a few words  with Perrill about building water gate.  He threatens to tear it down.   Pay Kelly 2.00 order on bill still owe him  about 1.00.  Kink  & Rutherford get back from MO. and want to go to making ties again.  Val Mount called and wants to rent room over store, didn't let him have it.  Not very well self today caught cold yesterday.  Mostly cloudy  N. wind sp. rain several  times.   Go bed 8.30.

2.  Saturday  5.15  AM Ther.  45.  65.  48.

About clear.  My birthday.  Phebe gave me a bouquet of roses.  Kelly  Painted upper roof at store.  Miss Kurayer tells me she will take the room 3.75.00 per year.  Uncle John was in toward night.  Zeke Easton brought in half a cord of wood which he sold.  Warren Decker also brought in wood.  Zeke E. will help me next week at making fence.  Got  more surprised ciuculios this morning.   Hardly believe they are ciuculios as but few plums have been stung.  Bought keg of nails of Ginthers.  Mrs Wentz was over at night.  Go bed 10 P.M. 1/2

May 15-19, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

15.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther. 66.  84.  68. = 72 2/3
Part cloudy. S.3.  There was light dash of rain in night-just wet the dust.  get letter from Phelps acknowledging receipt of my order.  Tue went out to Helen's to some function on 11.30 car.  Doc. Patton was buried P.M.  Learn that Dick Marshall old acquaintance is dead.  I did not drive today although horse was hitched. Cloudy at times and appearance of rain.  Wind strong S. to W. and grows cooler P.M.  Tue did not return till after 9 oc.  I had retired.  The locust trees have been coming out and are now about in full bloom.  The yard needs mowing badly but have heard nothing from E.F.  Gob. 9.P.

16.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  52.  74.  62.  = 62 2/3
Some cloudy. N.1.  Still feeling the grip pretty strong.  Tue gets letter from Muggs  She and Miss Wades are going  to began(sic) traveling over  MO establishing traveling libraries soon.  Pay phone  3.13 rates for  Apl. 1.50.  Helen Ferrish calls after dinner.  Mrs. Grove was over "a minute" AM.  Harman called P.M. staying an hour or two.  He wants to plow up  more clover.  Has got it figured out so that will have 50 or 60 acres in B.C.  Wants me to come out .  He is soliciting funds for Loxa church.  .  I can't give any now.  He helped me hitched up and I drove up town about 6 P.  Mostly cloudy with light variable winds.  Spr. R. P.M.  Gas smell night.  Gobed 9.30

17.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  62.  =  67 1/3
Cloudy. fog S.B.  Tue attends Pauline Berner funeral with Mrs. Brook.  Hitch up AM, old mare stepped on my right foot.  I was badly scared about it but it seemed about as well as ever at night.  Part cloudy day with heavy thunder Sat. 1 P.M. and showers not far off.  Very threatening from 1 to 3 P.M. but no rain here.  Wind shifts to N.W. P.M. and much cooler.  I did not use mare today.  Turn her into pasture at night.  I have complained of  feeling better today and was free from pain.  Gobed 9.

18.  Sunday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther.  58.  78.  60.  = 65 1/3
Mostly cloudy N. 2.  I didn't sleep well and feel about as bad as ever this morn.  Tue  went  to church with Mrs. Brooks AM  getting  R.H.  I hitch up and drive down to Kickapoo on Grenup(sic.) road; from there round by Mat Brown's and Oak Ridge S.H. and home.  Met Emmett and Hatton on Lincoln  Ave.  Bill will work for me tomorrow.  The drouth [sic] is getting serious.  I saw several fields of corn up an inch or two.  It is  too dry and cool for things to grow.  The roads are quite dusty.  I left at 11 AM. and got home  1.30 P.  Mrs. Brooks here much of P.M.  She and Tue attended church at night.  Part clear day light northerly winds.  Gobed. 10.30

19.  Monday.  5.45. AM.  Ther.  52.  82.  66.  = 66 2/3
Part  cloudy S.E.2.   Hatton came early and works all day.  Put in most of time mowing yard - had to  go over it twice.  It had become too high and very tough.  Helen and Geo. came while we were at dinner.  I hitch up mare - drove up  town. get scythe and sickle ground at Siberts.  He will set up  new buggy for me.  Tue went driving with Mrs. Geo. Griffin P.M. out to cemetery and elsewhere.  Fair day S.E. moderate wind.  Threatens rain about dark.  Tue spent evening at Grove's Gobed 10 P.M.