January 7-10, 1890 and 1901

January 1890

7.  Tuesday 6.45 AM.  Ther 27.  30.  27.  =  28

Cloudy and raining Every thing covered with ice think it rained all night freezing as it fell wind N.E.  Fred Rodnies went away last night to Seattle  Did not pay up.  The ice remains on trees &c all day making it very disagreeable getting around.  Trade very light.  Girls went to school took their dinner.  Pay up McConnell $23.20  Cloudy day N. wind W. at night  Go bed 11 P.M.

8.  Wednesday 6.45 AM  Ther 24.  37.  30.  =30 1/3

Clear, fresh W. wind  Ice melts good deal in sun but not much in shade clear day W wind.  Dull.  Hyman drummer here.  Got letter from A. Freeberg offering to sell whiskey ( B & L) for 2.55.  Switchman on R.R. Killed last night (?)  on Faster left tonight.  Self not very well at night Belly Ache  Gobed 10.30  PM~~

9.  Thursday  7 AM  27.  45.  45.  =  .39

Mostly clear but clears over by 9 AM and sprinkles rain PM and night wind S to W .  Sent  Wky Receipt Ahe Freiberg.  Buy sack flour at Bill Hills.  Most of sleet melts today  Trade very dull No trade from country.  Cloudy day.  W. wind at night, gobed 12.30

10.  Friday  7 AM.  Ther  45.64.  59  =  56

  Cloudy.  wind SW.  Thought of killing(?)  kid today but H.G. would not help.  Too warm anyhow  Masons have big supper &c at night.  Figure up account of money spent in past year by self  Mrs. Perrill and Mrs. Latta call at night.  The  epidemic La Grippe has made its appearance.  hear Dad Wentz is first case I have seen  Gobed  11.30 

January 1901

(top of page)  Tuesday Maitin Sigurione trial P.M.  He was beaten.

7.  Monday. 5.30 AM.  Ther  35.  45.  42.  = 40 2/3

Cloudy and somewhat foggy.  N.E. wind.  I hitch up and go to train for Clara but got there too late.  Mail letter with Tue's check to R.S. Hodgen for 105.00 interest on note.  This  pays up all interest  to Jany 1.  I sent over lot of papers &c trying to clean up things in den.  Self feeling badly all day.  think have grip which is quit the fad now.  Have not milked the cow since Saturday  She had been giving only a teacup of milk  Dark cloudy day with east wind.  Gobed  9 P.M.

8.  Tuesday. 6 am.  Ther  45.  58.  44.  =  39.

Cloudy Southwind.  Very damp and growing warmer  Went up town before breakfast.  Mail couple of letters.  Think have grip and feeling poorly all day;  Clara washed windows, silling (sic) and kitchen P.M.  and went with friend down to see Daisy at night.  Pakens at Mike Millers P.M. Maggie to party at Seftons at night. Mostly dark damp damp day Easterly wind sprinkle rain several times, Showers at night.  Gobed  9.30 PM.

9.  Wednesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther 32.  40.  52.  =  41 1/3

Cloudy wind   Rear  and sleet, not freezing however.  Youngen Lloyds  wash AM.  Clara thinks she will wash next week.  Fix shelf in back part of pantry, near floor.  Took Mrs.  Mrs. Grove and Tue over to Priscilla Club at GB Griffins P.M. and went over after them 4.30 PM.  Streets except pave very muddy and getting worse.  Wind swung clear round today landing in S. at night with rising temp.  Ther rose 12 degs from 5 P.M.  to 9.30 PM.  Played crokonole with Marie at night.  Heavy  showers after dark.  Frost all out of ground.  Gobed 930 PM.

(top of page)  Release Defenbaugh Mortgage on timber land on record at Court House Jany. 12, 1901.

10.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  36.  36.  34.  =  35 1/3

Cloudy.  West wind.  Clara ironing.  Call at Campbells A.M.  Vally has new camera, Mrs. Sue Calhou(?) called after dinner  Call got out today and into barn.  Marie's club met here P.M.  having refreshments about 5 P.M.  Surprise party of guests met here about 9 P.M. going up to Switows to supper  Maggie was in it getting home late in night.  Clara went to Loxa an 9.05 train to see uncle to return in morning  Cloudy day variable winds.  I sat in basement till bedtime  10 P.M.

January 16-19, 1889 in Charleston, IL

January 16-19

16.  Wednesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  50.  61.  39.

Cloudy.  Strong S wind all night with  light rain.  Phebe was first one up this morn and helped get breakfast.  Paid up Stoddert  a/c 22.20 , Havy's a/c $13.75.  Strong wind all day.  Dash of rain about sunset, clearing off wind getting into the west. grown colder after  dark.    Heavy wind all night.  Lunar eclipse (?) night.  Tue went up to Davis ' toward night.  Phebe got pushed down in mud today noon by big boy.  Gobed 10 PM.  

17.  Thursday.  6 AM  Ther.  29.  36.  28.  

Clear, wind, west, clear pleasant day.  Father ate dinner with the G.A.R.  Bob Brown was up and reported on ties for the first time Uncle John was down to dinner.  Marie was sick  all day and worse at night.  I went uptown and got some yeast, steak and some coffee which I roasted.  Gobed 10.30

18.  Friday. 6.15 AM  Ther.  21.  35.  24.  

Clear.  Did not sleep much last night on account  of baby she had a hot  fever and we thought of sending for the Dr.  She is  better this morning.  Pleasant day NW wind.  Baby not feeling very well yet.  I paid Mike Miller in full 14.10  Tue went up town toward night.  Wrote  for Tue  to Curtis Pub Co  go bed 8.30 PM

19.  Saturday. 6.15 AM  Ther.  18.  34.   33.

Clear with  E. wind.  white frost.  Warren Decker called pay him order on Skidimon 28.00 and check for 20.00 still  owe him several dollars.  Bob did not send in his report on ties.  Uncle John was in to dinner, he has traded the Nicholson place for Kline farm paying 500.00 to boot.  Mrs. C. Davis and daughter called toward night.  clear day E wind clouds up toward night and began to snow about 10 P.M.

October 27 - 29, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

October 1888

27.  Saturday 6 AM.  Ther.   59.  66.  42.

Clear day.  Hampton hauls lumber all forenoon and one load after dinner.  The timber gang were in and I pay them off most of them in full.  Bob Brown takes out (?) of timothy seed and 4 new bags which he says he will take.  Wright works on stable all day  Bill Hatton from 9.30 AM  Warm and pleasant cooler toward night.  Gobed 10 PM

28.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther 38.  55.  45.

Clear pleasant day.  Let cow in yard for first time and have some trouble with her.  Katie Cramer here to visit girls.  Perrill digging again in creek   Tue sends word down to Dickenson not to wash tomorrow.  Go bed 9 P,M,

29.   Monday.  6 AM  Ther  45.  67.  40.

Clear fresh S. wind.  Wright and Hutton work on stable.  I paint advertising signs for Mike Miller  most of afternoon.  Bbl of quinces came from Dorsey.  Cost them 3.25 freight and dray 1.00  Tue intended to wash  but didn't feel well enough.  Phebe sick in morning does not go to school  Clear day  Gobed 11PM.

August 16-18, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

16.  Saturday.  5.40 AM  74.  96.  82. = 84.

Clear S.1.  Drive 9 AM with Tue and Charles out to Huffmans.  Stop at Jessie Dunns.  John Simon passed through, said was going to Mattoon.  Harman phones that got home Wednesday.  Wants to cut clover for seed.  Another very sultry day.  thunder showers 3 P.M. .15 in. here, much heavier E.  I drove after 4 P.M. to Westfield bridge getting home 6.30.  One of the Wrights has started small store at top of the hill.  Part cloudy day; light variable winds.  Jessie and Mary Ann called at night and they went up to show.  Go bed 9

17.  Sunday.  6 AM.  ther.  74.  98.  84. = 85 1/3

Clear. S.1.  After getting paper drive west and S.W.  An aviator makes two flights today at Urban Park.  At Clover Leaf high bridge I heard their machine and could see part of the flight from the bridge at distance of about a mile N.W.  My first sight of a flying machine.  I return by Bunk hill getting home about noon.  Mrs. Brooks over P.M. and I drove with Buddy and Chas. on Ashmore road to Huckaba road returning S. road.  One of hottest days.  Light variable winds Thunder shs (sic) around, no rain here.  Go bed 9

18.  Monday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.   76.  94.  80.  =83 1/3

Most cloudy.  S.1.  There is quite a stir in town today.  The county fair begins tomorrow.  Drive up to  Grims for cabbage get can buttermilk at Creamery.  Too warm for me to do much.  Harman called P.M. but didn't seem to have any biz. and just called.  Heavy thunder E. and S. much of P.M.  What looked like heavy showers S. say 5 P.M.  Drive with Buddy over S. part town late P.M.  Mrs. Grove spends much of P.M. here.  Mr. Bell very feeble.  Learn that Ike Finch is dead.  Much cloudy.  P.M. go bed 9

1888

16.  Thursday  5.20 AM  Ther.  75.  85.  72.

Got to woods at 8.30  Clouds over and rains before 11 oc.  Men got in 3/4 day.  Bob Brown brings w/ load of lumber.  Men made some  posts today have about decided to build a large sheep farm.  Men quit at 3.30 P.M.  I drove home in the rain slow rain most of P.M.  Gobed 9 PM.

17.  Friday 5.30  AM.  Ther.  72.  90.  70.

Cloud and damp got to woods at 10 AM,  Three of men at work on hillside near spring.  Jo Handley's child died last night and was buried today.  Republican meeting down in Hutton Township.  Heat very oppressive today.  Damp and hot cloudy forenoon clear P.M.  Got home at 7 P.M.  Tue not very  well, baby better than she has been for long time.  Am very well.  Satified with clearing job so far.  Gobed  9.30  PM

18.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  64.  82.  60.

Cloudy early but soon clears off wind. - N. on N.W.   All hands up but John.  Decker to pay them all up.  Pay note July 14 at bank and make new one for 60 days.  Pay Mike Miller 10.00 and owe him yet some  6.00 dollars.  Tue not feeling  very well.  Got shoes at Messecks for the girls.  Sam Cooper wants 8 cords wood.   quit tob.  Gobed 9 P.M.

July 17-23, 1888 and July 23, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

17.  Tuesday.  6.45  Ther 70.  87.  70

Cloudy and light rain.  Myers brought Tue  peck of small onions charging 40 cents  Pain i n shoulder all night warm this morning.  Clears off P.M.  Baby very bad today  Tue sent for Dr. PM  Tue and W.S.G. had a few words, he didn't come to dinner.  Myers promised to come and patch roof P.M. but didn't.

18.  Wednesday.  5 AM.  Ther.  75.  88.  68.

Clean and warm.  Baby no better.  Tue and self intended to go to Berts today but baby too bad  I went  in afternoon taking ma couple dresses.  Val Mount went with me.  Didn't see Bert got home about sunset.  Have been chewing tobacco today and owe W.S.G. 2.00 as agreed.  Bob Brown  Roail (sic) of lumber today.  Myers worked on roof of house and on fence at store.  Baby seemed brighter but cant say is any  better.  Go bed.  9 P.M.  Bim say sold cow got home.  

19.  Thursday  5.30 AM  Ther.  65.  82.  60.

Clear cool and pleasant.  Myers works all day at store finishing fence trimmed off doors &c.  Baby seems better.   Got up at midnight last night and boiled her some milk, Decker took wood to Jim Hill.  Learn that Levi Fleuemor is dead at Mattoon.    Decker boys will work for me  at 75c per day when I want them.  Go bed 9.30 --Kate Myers here all day.

20.  Friday, 5.45, AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  62.

Clear or nearly is.  Myers put in full day.  Put roof boards over cornices at store.  Fixed door sell to back door and worked round house most of P.M.  He has worked  2 3/4 days this week and allowing 1.00 per day still owes 3.97  on this month rent.  Received Shoppells books ordered Monday.  Still chewing tobacco but propose to quit soon.  Have been having our first tomatoes this week.  Baby improving fast and seems about well again.  Gobed 10 P.M.

21.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  68.

Clear.  Put back a  privy door at store and gave Kinayer Key.  Big Democratic rally in town today.  Fireworks at night.  Self not very well took meddy at night.  Girls and father went up.  Tue and self didn't.  Baby seems quite well.  Study plans for  houses all day.  Gobed 10 P.M.

22.  Sunday,  7.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  86.  72.

Clear day.  Intended to go out to Uncle John's in the morning but didn't go until toward night.  Baby not too well, think she caught cold last night.  Had last of chickens for dinner.  we got home at 8  o'clock.  Has (?) rather warm day.  Signs of rain at night.  Gobed 10 PM. 

23.   Monday 6.45 AM  Ther.  74.  91.  70.

Clear.  There was a total eclipse of moon  last night which we knew nothing of till the moon was missed.    Mike Miller got a few posts.  W.S.G. not very well.  Stay at home most of day too hot to do anything.  Drove with girls toward night meeting steam thresher two or three times.  Tue sent  her washing to Mrs. Weber.  Cooler night  gobed 10.30 PM.

1913

23.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  92.  80.  = 78 2/3

Clear.  SW.1.  Sibert sends  over old shafts to repair.  Alfred Smith calls to say
Rhoda can't wash today.  Jim Newman died yesterday.  Hitch up after get shafts.  Driving S.E. to Woods place getting home before noon.  My side bad all morning till about 10 oc. when it gradually eased up and better all day but don't feel well otherwise.  Mrs. Gaines called 2 P.M. staying an hour or more.  Retha is sick.  Clouds up P.M.  She will come tomorrow.  tue feeling poorly self.  Orders bu corn I.B.  Mare at home.  Gobed 8.30  

E. Meter Reads:

853.000

832

21= 1.64

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August 25 - 27, 1887 in Charleston, IL

25.  Thursday, 5.30  AM  Ther. 58.  74.  64.  W.4
Mostly cloudy.  Drive down to new school house see Geo. tucker whom wants some lumber and wood.  Drive while with Tue before dinner.  Mrs. Deckenam ironed in afternoon.  Warren Decker called P.M.  He has hauled about 32 cord of wood  is now delivering 5 cd to Sam Ray.  Mostly cloudy day  and cool.  Comer was in forenoon.  Tue complaining of colic.  Hat and two friends call at night.  go bed 9.30~

26.  Friday,   7 AM.  Ther. 60.  74.  63.
Mostly cloudy was little rain in night.  H.G. down before breakfast to see about lumber .  Went down to R.R. to pick out some 6x6 for city.  Visit gas well.  Expre JOWilhoit box.  Massey takes some empty bottles paying for them 70 cents,  Mike Miller duns for afc.  Evans wants to rent my room for restaurant .  offers  25 per mo.  Cloudy day sprinkles rain.  Kate Myers here to  supper.  Bert was in town yesterday, has bought a farm down near Lerna where he will move in spring.  Gobed 9 PM.

27.  Saturday,  6.30 AM.  ther.  58.  75.  58.
Nearly clear.  Drove with Tue down to get Mrs. Dickenson to wash Monday.  Jackson  Flesher paid up.  Uncle John drove  to dinner accommodats  Sil Myers and Briggs.  Sniders folks bring in 3 3/16 M butter.  drove down to Hats with Tue forenoon to see about going to Uncle John's tomorrow  Riley Eastin promises to make boards this week and deliver them.  Gurisey pays for cord wood sold him this week.  Kate Davis  was over at night.  Looked at some rocks clocks at Ricketts today intending to buy.  Go bed 9 P.M.