October 1-2, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

1.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  54.  74.  60.  = 62 2/3

Cloudy. Light fog.  N.W. 2.  Rhoda worked all day mostly cleaning windows.  P.M. she  works for Kate Grove.  Mort workes the day at porch getting near done.  I added up my weather business for Sept. AM.  Drove over to  Ad Millers.  P.M.  Find him west of Normal.  A phone from C.H. Jones to fix up Loxa house for renter at once.  Miller can do it Friday and will try to get ready for him.  Tue was up to Mrs. Littletons P.M. and attends PM with Mrs. Brook at night.  Most cloudy AM Clear PM.  NW wind  Gobed 9 PM

2.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  56.  74.  56.  = 62 1/3

Clear N.W.3.  Harman phones that have quit cutting B.C. on account of two green.  Mort came and finished lt odds and ends round house till 11 AM.  I drove to Reynolds but Miller not there.  Change horse to old buggy P.M. and get sand cement and liver.  Tue worrying about things so that about sick.  No Helen worries her good deal.  See MIller at home says will go  Loxa in morn if able.  Most clear day northerly light winds.  Gobed 9.

1888

1.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  78.  55.

Pleasant day S.W. wind.  Get Jas. McCimack to put glass in above.  Myers says can't pay his rent now let us have potatoes says he will  give up house next Monday.  Tue and self went down to Timber after dinner leaving baby  with father.  I got  glass for front  at Neals on cr. at 3.50.  Borrow pint of liquor J.H.(?)  Gobed 9 P.M.

2.  Tuesday.  5.40  AM  Ther.  42.  55.  38.

Part clear windy day, went down to timber at 8 AM.  Warren Decker at work hauling out wood and posts. also worked yesterday Bob Brown laid up with boil.  Got half bushel of sweet  potatoes of Walker on way home.  Bert* was  up in P.M. to say that  his Mother is very low and not expected to live long.  Gobed 9 PM.

*Tue's brother talking about her Mother.

September 29-30, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

29. Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  82.  64.  = 70 2/3

Cloudy.  N.W. 1. fog.  I feel poorly.  Drive down to see Ad Miller finding him west of Normal.  Says get lime &c to Loxa and he will fix flue.  No fungi appearing.  Mort begins after dinner repairing front porch.  Watch him til 3 oc. when drive to Dicewood.  Nothing there doing.  I get home 5.30 Helen H. gets here about 6.  Mort had made a fluke in the posts.  Most clear day.  S2.  Gobed 9

30.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther. 60.  80.  62..  = 67 1/3

Part Cloudy.  Mort worked alll day  day at porch but nowhere near done.  Harman says has plowed 17  A to date,Phones that  will begin cutting B.C. afternoon.  Bert Bennett gang is cutting it.  I  drove over to Hatton's Am. but not at home.  Tue worrying about H.H.  Jo Watkins rode  out a piece with me on way home.   He lives down near "Slab".  Shave self late P.M.  Part cloudy day.  South to westerly moderate winds.  Gobed 9P

(drawing of a hand pointing to the right) The Weather &c at Charleston Illinos(sic) for Sept 1913

Mean temperature. 69.  Max.98 on 1.2 and 3d. Min.40 on 22d.  Rain on 10 days 2.92 - .60 on 11th 1.51 on 15th and .43 on 17th other days light or only trace  Cloudiness 41 per ct.: Winds - N.4; NE 5 1/3 - E 4 1/3 - SE 21/3 S 8 1/3~ SW 1 2/3 W 1 1/3  and NW 2 2/3 days.  Rain about middle of month broke the long drouth but too late to help corn much  It has started pasture wheat and weeds.  Corn at stores 80 Eggs 30  Butter 35. Oats 50.  all kinds of meat am high.  Steak beef or pork costs 20 to 25.  There was a touch of frost in places on 22nd.  Saw it at farm but not in town.

1888

29.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  38.  58.  42.

Clear.  Start for timber with girls at 9 AM.  Help them gather hazelnuts tell noon but over to S. side after dinner.  Got price lists of seed from A. Dickenson Co. and Robert Seed Co.  We answer to letters written several days ago.   Four men at work today on middle ridge.  Tue and father put up kitchen stove today.  We get home at 6.30 pretty tired.  W. Decker says he will begin Monday to haul out wood rails &c from ground now cleared.  Have not yet decided not to put  in wheat.  Gobed 10 PM

30.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther  40.  68.  60.

Clear.  Girls got to S.S. and church.  Stormy S.W. wind gust.  Have (?) light frost.  Pleasant day.  Miss Kemayer  down toward night to say that one of the front windows was broken last night.  Go bed 9 P.M.

October 16,1912 in Charleston, IL

1912
16, Wednesday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  36.  68.  50.  = 51 1/3
Clear E. 2 Light frost. wh.  Ferd  came in at midinight (sic) fr. Mattoon.  Tue sends forgotten  skirt to Phebe and package to our late lodgers//  Rhoda washes A.M. and irons P.M.  Mort works most of P.M. on W.C. inside finishing for the present.  Roosevelt reported getting along all right, but has quit campaigning.  Bill Scott was down again to see about Perkins lot.  Talk with Harry Messick about B.C.  Says 122.00 the highest he knows of.  Maggie out driving with friends all P.M.  there is a great scramble for nuts of all kinds this year.  Clear day light southerly winds.  Gobed 8.30

1887
16, Sunday  7.30  A.M.  ther.  53.  58.  52.
Partly cloudy.  Mrs. Dickenson washes

Charleston, Illinois on October 14, 1912

14,  Monday,  6.15 A.M.  Ther.  34.  64.  48. =48 2/3
Clear N.1.  Light frost.  Ferd is to be married (17. inst. ?)to Florence Purtill when he will return to Oklahoma at Haskell.  Tue and Maggie fix up box for Phebe which send by Exp.  Write Cass Shaver reply to his letter of 10 inst.   Guy Loving began pick peas 10 A.M.  Tue phoned early to Rene that Ferd was here but Charley did not come over to see him.  Charley was to start  to Decatur  from Best's where has office, at 7 AM.  Guy picks and other job till after 4 P.M.  Paid from pocket .75 cts.  Maggie's goods &c came Sat.  She has (been) busy unpacking a good deal today.  Guy cleans up wreck after Mort (?) Co.( burns brush heap).  Alfred came 4 P.M. doing chores &c.  Tue and Maggie busy as bees all day.  Self unwell.  Clear day N.W.2.  Go bed 8.30  Take mare to Nickles.

Charleston, Illinois on October 5, 1912

5, Saturday,  6 QM.  ther.  54.  82.  66. =67 1/3
clear. SW1.  Mort finished about 11 AM and settle 16.45.  There will be some trimming up after plastering.  Alfred came AM.  Picked some pears &c.  Mrs. Veach called AM for 2 bu.  Preston (the new man at the farm) with wife  call PM. getting pears.  brought ck from Cliff for hay sold J.O.L.  He wants to rent part of  farm next  season.  Helen Leone and George drove in about noon.  I didn't go up town till sunset get coffee at O&R steak at Dorsch's not good.  Boys play ball good deal in library lot and annoy us taking pears &c.  The authorities  have promised to stop them.  Tue  and self at home tonight, nobody called.  Mostly clear day with light southerly wind.  9.30

Charleston, Illinois, October 4,1912

4, Friday,  5.40 AM.  Ther. 48.  76.  58.  =  60 2/3
Heavy fog. S.1.  Mort putting  on patent lath &c.  Pay E. light for Sept.1.85 Burbeck calls to see about wiring W.C.  Helen calls  and stays to dinner.  Tue attends (140  meet) R.C.* at Ed Millar's .  Mort works all day getting near done except laying floor.  Tue engages 2 bu pears to Mrs. Geo Veach.  Alfred fails to come for shores.  Clear day with light southerly wind. 8 P.M.

Meter 512,000 Sep.  - written in margin
*Reading Circle

Charleston, Illinois, October 3,1912

3,  Thursday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  52  76.  60.  +  62 2/3
Cloudy.  SE.2.  Mort made and set window frame today~  The plumbers did not do anything.  I hitch up early and drive S. to Woodson road returning by Wrightsville getting home noon.  Roads generally good - becoming dusty.  The late frost 30 and 1st have touched corn in places.  Mort worked all day.  Cottingham didn't appear.  Bill Scott called to see about Perkins lot.  Burbank wants it.  Ferd writes will he married this month to Florence Purtill.  I drove up for grub toward night.  Breald and B.S.  Tue over to  Groves at night - a party of friends.  Mostly clear day light to fresh southerly winds.  Tue put in P.M. varnishing floor of hall upstairs.  Buy whip at Frommels.  Go bed 8.30.

Charleston , Illinois October, 1,1912

1  Tuesday, 6.15  Ther.  36.66 48. = 50
Clear.  S.1 Mort worked all day.  Change around foundation to agree with rest of house.  He got sheathing on.  Fred Cottingham and men come say 4 P.M. and begin to put in plumbing &/c for WC..  Tue went calling  W. with Mrs. Brooks.  Alfred Smith whom Tue  has engaged to do chores did not come today.  I stay home to meet him.  Had intended trip to country.  Tue got letter from Walter yest. proposing for Buddy and Charles to come here and spend the Winter.  Tue over at Library at night.  8.30

September 30, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

30, Monday,  6 AM  Ther.  36.  64.  46.  = 48 2/3
Clear,  N.1.  Light white frost.  Mort began tearing out S.W. porch 8.30 A  He worked AM at tearing out after dinner I order lot of stuff from B.P. A&Co for WC. but it didn't come till toward night.  Mort quit 4.30 P.M.  Tue went calling with Helen P.M. and over at  Groves at night.  Self not satisfied with way repairs are going to work out and think will have to change program a little.  Tue sells two bushels pears to I.B.M.  I kept mare at home turning in pasture as usual.  Self feeling worse than usual all round.  Clear day with light S.W. wind.  Gobed 8 weather over
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The Weather etc. for Sept. 1912.  Mean daily temperature 67.9  Max. 94 on 3d.  .18 on 14th  1.68 on 17th .08 on 21st, .72 on 22d and only trace on the other days.  Clouds 27%.  Direction and duration of winds during the month have been North 3 2/3.  NE 1 1/3, East, 1.  Southeast 4. South 9 2/3  Southwest 5 2/3, West 2. and NW 2 1/3 days  The roads have been good except some muddy about  18th  all steams are running more than usual at this season.  One light frost on 30th  Weeds and all vegetation have made a great growth.  New clover is best for years  There has been little complaint of a poor catch  I sowed about 62 acres with oats.  There is not an acre of the whole missing corn stands up straight and even late pieces are ripening.  The frost on 30 touched the corn but little else.  Trees mostly retain their green leaves.  There are no fungi in woods non have them been many the season. Have had a few campestries from barn.  The fruit crop is light but of fair quality.  Have noted none pecked as yet. 

September 28, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

28,  Saturday, 6 AM.  ther.  42.  72.  56. = 57 1/3
Clear, S.E.2.  Harman phones A.M. that finished putting B.C. in shed 3 P.m. yest.  Tue feeling better and does her ironing which has been neglected  for several days.  Got letter form Buddy A.M. reports all well.  Nothing more from Muggs.  Mort called P.M. to figure on W.C. and will begin Monday.  Mostly clear wind becomes N.1. P.M. and cooler.  I got  bu. oats at I.B.'s at  night 4 oc.  Learn that Emmett Fritz is work on Clover R.R. section.  Go bed 9 P.M.

September 27, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

27, Friday,  6 AM.  Ther. 38.  66.  52. =52.
Clear. S.E.1.  Quackenbush calls wanting to buy old house frame.  Tue about sick from medicine taken last night.  Tues meddy made her sick all day.  She is writing Kate.  Mare seems "off" today, think they have fed her too much.  I drove 6 P.M. on Westfield road crossing it  half mile or so getting home 6 P.M.  Mort came over at night to talk about proposed W.C. at SW corner house and thinks can begin it Monday.  Mostly clear day light southerly winds.  The roads are good becoming dusty.  9 P.M.

September 23, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

23,  Friday, 7 AM.  ther. 52.  63.  58.
Mostly cloudy.  Write J. Walker Brewery Co. for amt due for empties 9.20.  Remit Bethesda 4.00 in full.  Draw off more old accounts in afternoon.  Sampson and McClosky  haul up 1400 ft. city lumber.  Pay Mrs. Comer 20.00 for Mort making 4 checks for it.  Let her have bottle sherry for Mort.  Decidedly chilly day N.E. wind., cloudy at times.  Frank M. Guse had trial today for selling liqueur without license.  Went up town for Mrs. E, at night.  F. Roderers in with me a while.  Go bed 10 PM.  Quit taking ice regularly.  Maggie got letter from Mary Sayre.

Mary Sayre

September 17, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

17,  Saturday  6.30 AM  Ther.  62.  78.  59.
Mostly cloudy day.  Pay Claud Comer 1.50 for Mort.  Learn saw has come.  Mort still confined to house.  Ferd was in today in afternoon.  Fan sent crib up by Ti Record.  Saw Uncle John at Cherley Dansch's toward night.  Kate Davis invited Tue  to go to Rileys show at night, she went and I stayed with baby.  Rec. case of beer for self and Milleo.  Cloudy day and warmer than yesterday sprinkles rain about 10 AM settled with F. Weber.  Gobed 11 P.M.

September 10, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

10,  Tuesday,  6.30  AM.  Ther.  64.  92.  74. : 76 2/3
Clear SE 1.  Hitch up early.  shave self after which dive S. around Woodson road.  They have new concrete bridge and  have leveled up hill.  I got home about noon.    Mort was over at Tue's request to see  about proposed W.C. to take place of SW. porch.  We did not decide what we would do.  Will do so later.  One Adair calls P.M. to rent room.  Tue gets letter from Phebe.  Had secured place at Ann Arbor Mich. but had not yet left Chicago.  Clear day and just about as hot as ever, very oppressive P.M.  I did not eat supper.  Tue over at Mrs. K's at night.  Learn that Harold Bacon is in town.  I have not seen him.  Go bed 10 P.M.