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

February 19-22, 1913 in Charleston, IL

19.  Wednesday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  44.  66.  54. + 54 2/3
Clear S.2.  Rhoda got here to wash before Tue was down.  She washed and did other work till noon staying to dinner.  Tue attends sewing party at Lulu Dorsch's.  Hitch up about noon but did not use mare till near night.  She made bad break in turning on W. side and came near accident.  Tue  got home before 6.  She spent evening at Grove's.  Mostly clear day hazy.  some cloudy at night.  The warmest day for many weeks.  Gobed 8.30

20.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  ther.  42.  50.  42. = 44.
Cloudy N.2.  Dark morning.  Light fog.  Tue goes out to Helens for day on 10 car, returns at 5 P.M.  Paid water rates 6.00 to July 1 to girl yesterday.  I hitch up noon but did not use the mare.  Ray comes at 4.  There is not much choring to do now and we are thinking of letting him go.  Mostly cloudy damp day.  the sun just shone once about 10 AM.  Light northerly winds.

21.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  42.  58.  56.  = 52
Cloudy. E.2. foggy.  Tue tries another batch of bread.  She went to RC at Mrs. Reats P.M. It began light rain 2 P.M.  I get shave at Brown's P.M. pd.  Met Uncle Billy Whalan.  He is 82.  Also meet Chas Steigman, Geo Steigman better and able to be uptown.  I hitch up at  noon but didn't drive on account of the rain.  Light showers till dark with a little thunder about 4 P.M. Ray did chores leaving basement lights on again till bedtime.  Tue intended to attend reception at Rev. Piers but did not feel able to go.  She also had tickets for show at Opera House but didn't  use them.  cloudy day E to S. wind and .10 in rain P.M.  Gobed 9

22.  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  38.  38.  28. = 34 2/3
Cloudy W. 6 su.fl. AM.  There were heavy rains in many places yesterday.  Sleet in Chicago.   They read E. Light meter today. 720.000.  they made mistake as it read 730.000.  Tue ironing AM.  Jo Maffett calls wanting room.  Tue went uptown toward night and from there to Hats where she spent the evening till 9 oc.  Mostly cloudy with  very high westerly wind all day and at night.  Gobed 9.30