July 17-22, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

17.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  78.  100.  90.  =  89 1/3

Mostly clear SW.2  Our hottest night.  Tue and girls ironing AM., finish.  Hot winds drying up crops in west report temperatures up to  112. from Kansas and Nebraska.  The U.S. are having diplomatic troubles with Mex. which may lead to  war.  My pain in side worse today and with the heat made me very uncomfortable: hottest average day so far.  I did not hitch up.  Tue and girls attend band concert at night.  Gobed 10.  Clear fresh N.W. wind.

18.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  96.  84.  =84.

Clear.  N.E.2.  Mostly clear day.  brisk northerly wind Some Cumuli lay low in south P.M.  The pain side Kept me pretty grerat(sic) today.  Hitch in morn but didn't drive any till late P.M.  Girls had sort of function P.M.  Gace Sefton and Mary Walmsly perhaps others.  I drive west 5 P.M.  Drive by J.B. Hills to town Line return by waterworks and South road.  Think side gets worse.  It is easier when I keep still.  Take mare to Nickle's.  Theodore delivered me home.  Tue and girls went up town and I  gobed 9.30

19.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  88.  76.  76.  =  78.

Cloudy. W.1.  Light rain (.10)  Go up to Brown's for shave AM.  Did not order mare till 10 oc and then drove up town only.  My pain in side seemed better early but later annoyed me so that I had to keep quiet most of the time.  Tue wants me to get Dr. but will try it a while longer.  Toward night drove down to Electric Light for couple of lamps but pain prevented my getting them.  One of Co's men brought the lamps later,  Talk minute with Jake Daizy.  He is feeling poorly.  The Chautauqua season begins today and many non residents here.  There is quite a settlement of tents at fairgrounds.  Gobed 9  Nickles came down for mare.  

Note:  Above this entry :  July 1913.  19 Tue gets 2 Mazda lamps for D.R.

20.  Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  88.  72.  = 74.

Clear.  N.W.1.  I drove up town A.M. but find more comfortable to remain quiet.  Paper did not come till after 3 PM. on account of a wreck or R.R. Tue and Muggs attend church AM.  Tue  and Mrs. Brooks call on Mrs. J.B.M. P.M.  Maggie long auto ride with Frank Ricketts P.M.  Clear day with light northerly wind.  There must have been big crowd at Chautauqua.  try BW plaster on side.  Gobed  10 P.M. 

21.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  84.  70.  =  71 1/3

Clear N.E.2.  Plaster not helping lame side which was worse than ever.  I kept grunt  till 6 P.M. when drove S.W. by Kaw's returning by Burk hill 8 P.M.  tue wrote Buddy  Maggie sending fave to come up on visit  Harman phones that will thresh oats in day or two and wants me to come out.  Says.  Some corn bigining (sic.) to fire.  Cloudy light northerly wind.  The groves over at night.  Nickles' sent down for mare.  Gobed 9

22.  Tuesday.  5.00 AM.  Ther 60.  90.  76.  =  76 2/3

Clear. N.1.  Tue slept till pretty late.  My side no better  barring that selfful better than usual.  Harman phones that will thresh oats this P.M.  I can't  go out.  Sibert repairs L. rear  wheel old buggy.  Boy brings it over.  Muggs and Tue both grunting.  Write Phelps inquiring about  axles which think ought have been here long ago.  Write  Fareness Review for address of tractor man.  Late P.M., drive up to town going by Slodduts found the district road ever saw where they are hauling crushed stone for road.  I got  home about 7.  Philip Dougherty and wife call at night,  Clear day light SW wind Gobed 9   mare home

February 27 to March 1, 1913 and Feb. Weather 1913

1913

 27.  Thursday.   6 AM.  Ther.  36.  34.  32.  = 34.
Cloudy.  NN.E.3.  Light fog.  We see by yesterday's paper that Florence Gaines at Loxa has  boy born yesterday.  Learn this morn that Walter Linder is dead at hospital in Chicago.  Tie up brush broom for Tue A.M.  The RC will not meet tomorrow.  Mr. Law on sick list and keeps his room much of day.  Cloudy day dark and damp. Quarter  of inch fine snow fell after dark.  Self feel poorly.  Have been reading too much as well as eating too much.  Gobed 7.30.

28.  Friday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  24.  38.  32. = 31 1/3
Cloudy. N.2.  The trouble in Mexico has been filling the papers for several days.  Mr. Lee who has recovered from measles resumes room today.  I supposed he had left.  Tue and self both not well and we attribute same to  too much graham flour.  Mostly clouday (sic)  day with N. to Easterly light winds.  I shaved myself late P.M.  The little snow of last night disappeared and another one came late P.M. and tonight say 2 1/2 inches.  Tue went  over to Groves the evening getting home about 10 P.M.  The snow was from easterly, began say 3 P.M. and yielded .23 in Precipitation.  Gobed 10 P.M.

The Weather  Gc for February 1913
Average daily mean 31.14 Maximum 66 on 19th Minimum.  0. on 5th Precipitation 1.79 in about half of it being melted snow.  there was about 8 inches of snow.  Cloudiness 44%.  Prevailing winds north and southerly thus N. 6 2/3;  N.E. 1 1/3;  SE 2 1/3; S 4 2/3;  SW 5; W. 4. and NW 3 days.  All roads have been very bad were getting good until this week.  The ground Mar. 1 covered by two  or three inches snow.  There has been  little changes in prices  Hogs are going up Ave 8.60 in  Chicago.   Corn , here, say 40c  oats 30.  Butter 30 to 40  Eggs 25.  They are still working on water tank on Monroe ST.  Have two sections of tank up and the connecting pipe in place.  I have not been up then for two weeks.  The Council are thinking of installing meters for the water.

March 1.  Saturday.  6 A.M.  ther.  16.  38.  26. = 26 2/3
Clear. N.W.2.  Ray came 7 AM. cleans off snow working over an hour.  Walter Linder was buried today.  Tue  ironing much of A.M.  Ellen Elkins called about noon in on her way to Bushton.  Mr. Laws, the roomer is down with measles.  Tue was uptown late. P.M. getting grub, bacon, etc.  Mostly clear day did not effect snow much.  Clouding up toward night with snow flurries and growing colder with high westerly wind all night.  Gobed 9