April 30 - May 1-2, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois and April Weather 1913

April 1913

30. Wednesday. 5 AM.  52.  78.  60 = 631/3

Clear S.E.1.  Decide to go Loxa and start 6 AM find Hugh with most of his posts set.  Mr. Oakley able to be round out of doors.  The baby has measles and can't  paper at present.  Drove out far as Darlings gate shut and return.   Meet J.O.L. paying him 3.80 for coal Feb 1912 for J.W.G.  J.D. clerking in their store at Charleston.  They didn't make land trade as reported.  Look at Charley Jone's fence and will use it.  Met Cliff unloading calf.  Says will finish breaking  (?) today has been burning some stalks on place.  I got home 9.45 fire as I drove in Brown house 5th and Jeff.  Emmett began on old house* yestereve (sic) and continued today.  Has not made much imprish(sic) yet.  Is cleaning out east rooms: will come in morning.  Rhoda and Tue worked all day cleaning.  I paid Geo Anderson for posts 50c.  Corn 5.00   Roads dry but somewhat rough.  One of my terrapins is dead.  Clear day with light S.E. wind.  Get Phelps Catalog today.  Mrs. Grove and Mr. over at night.  I did not eat  supper.  Sleep on couch till 9.

* There is a story about this house in Nancy Easter Shick's book,  Long Story Short.

The Weather &c at Charleston Illinois for April 1913

Average daily mean temperature 54.04 Precipitation 2.33 in.  Mostly on 8th, 76: 9th, 57. 14 and 15  Precipitation 2.33in.  Mostly on 8th,  76: 9th, 57 of and  25th. 61.  Clouds 42%.  Very light white frosts 5,  14 and 15th.  It has been a good month for farm work and many of them are through  breaking.  Fruit trees promise full crop none of it has been killed.  Apple trees are in full bloom and nearly every tree is pretty full.  The roads are rough and were pretty muddy about second week.  Corn is 50c oats 30 hogs 8.30  Bill Hill reported a mess of morels last Sunday.  I have not seen any.  The wind has blown from N. 6; N.E. 2 2/3; E. 4 2/3; S.E.2; S. 4 2/3; S.W. 3 2/3; W. 3 2/3 and N.W. 2 2/3 days.  No snow and little thunder.

May 1913

1.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  54.  82.  66.=67 13

Clear.  S.W.2. Mare in pasture all night and did not come up early.  Emmett had to get her.  Drive up town and up by Anderson's orchard AM.  Apples are in full bloom and nearly all the trees load.  Other fruits about same.  Emmett worked all day mostly taking of land piling old lumber and lath.  The  frame is in worse condition then supposed.  Think I will have taken out to farm for posts &c.  Tue went to picture show afternoon and at night.  Emmett's Charley got jailed yesterday will have trail tomorrow.  I started 3 PM.  west but, mare so downsy (sic) return barn.  Have been feeding too much corn.  I study Phelps list and may order buggy in day or two.  Emmett will try to get Bill Hatton to help tomorrow.  Tue home from paintings 9.30

2. Friday 5.30 AM.  Ther. 56.  86.  68. = 70

clear S.1.  Little dew.  Emmett and Bill work all day and get old house leveled and mostly cleared up.  Pay Bill Keck 1.50.  Tue went with Helen Hildreth to concert at Normal  I gave Emmett some of the wood from old house.  I ate something - perhaps cove oysters for dinner which made me sick all P.M. and night.  Mostly clear day with strong southerly winds.  Harman phones that through breaking and will begin planting tomorrow near A. Moore's.  gbed 9

March 14, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913  

14.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  68.  42. = 54 2/3

Clear, hazy. S.4.  There was strong S.E. or S. wind all night.  I hitch up AM.  Drive down to B.P. Andrews to see about account .  Harman phones about kitchen chimney at farm.  It must be fixed.  Tue went to R.C. at Pophams.  Monticue wants to buy bill board.  I went to Brown's for shave and haircut P.M. pd.  He cashed 5 ch for me.  Pay Ray up to last Thursday .70.  Tue went up to see Mrs. Brooks before supper.  Later she got riled and over to Groves ? where she stayed till after I went to bed.  She  is worried about  the young men.  Wants to get them out this week.  Harman did not appear.  Get letter from Mr. Oakley of Loxa calling for  fence paper &c  on house at Loxa.  Part clear day and the  warmest since Nov. 11.  It grew colder late P.M.  Sp rain 1 P.M.  Gobed 10 P.

1888

14.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther.  23.  34.  25.

Partly cloudy.   Carlo has been gone since last Saturday, we think he has been poisoned.  They have been killing dogs lately,  I sowed nitrate on strawberry bed.  Trimmed some peach trees in the AM.  Don't feel right though.  Frank McGurty was fined 85.00 and put in jail 10 days by Judge Hinley for selling whiskey without  license.  Comer was up says he has turn up getting ready to move mill.  Mrs. Perrill and Kate called toward night.  Tue working on dark blue dress for Maggie which she finishes.  Gobed 10.30 ~ clear day E. wind.