January 17-19, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

17.  Friday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  56.  60.  56.  = 57 1/3
Mostly cloudy. S.W.3  Have not heard from Geographic since writing them with remittance of 2.00 Dec. 18.  Mail checks P.M.  to Fuller Bros 20.75 Coal  Tucker Bros 3.50 concrete basement.  Gray & Gray shoe bill to date.  Russell and Erwin New Brittain (stamps) for two front door keys.  Tue mailed and stamped  these letters.  I did not go up town.  Tue attends RC at Iknyans P.M.   Ray Bennett levels up stables.  Tue attends church at night with Mrs. Webster.  Fern N and Ora here evening.  I lie on lounge which we moved to dining room last week.  Look over many  old papers &c AM.  Cloudy day with light rain at times (.10) R. strong southerly winds.  The rains yesterday raised branch some.  Gobed 10 P.M.

Pay I.B.Mitchell & Son Gro a/c to Jan 1 1913 _ 187.1
Tue takes check late P.M. Sat.

18.  Saturday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  36.  40.  32.  = 36.
Mostly clear W. 2.  Rene phoned Tue to come over to Mattoon.  Which she did  on 10 car returning 3.  Phebe ironing.  We got small box of N. Yakima Apples from M & C, from Buddy.  I had a hard tussel with furnace late P.M.  Ray helping.  This coal is very dirty, full of stone.  Bright clear day NW wind I did not get out.  Mort and Kate over at night till nearly 10 oc.

19. Sunday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  56.  60 = 50
Mostly clear early S.3.  Wh. fr. ice 1/4.  Tue went to church AM.  getting R.H. I wrote two firms for literature on Motor Plows.  Fern and Ora call late P.M. making candy with Phebe.  I had thought of taking drive today but did not feel like hitching up.  The roads are reported very muddy except gravel.  The branch still runs  good stream.  River water muddy.  Cloudy day with strong southerly Part clear at night.  Tue attends church at night.  warm day for winter  Gobed  10 P.M.

December 6, 1912 & 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

6.  Friday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  28.  36.  32.  = 32

Mostly cloudy.  W. 4. Ice 7 A 1/8.  Bert's Helen was here to dinner.  she is attending the Normal.  Tue attends R.C.  P.M. getting home about 4.  It was too chilly for me to drive so didn't hitch up.  Tue got letter from Mrs. West saying would have to send other lime as that taken out would not stack.  This Tue's birthday*.  She got box of something from Phebe.  Tue had company at night, Mrs. Grove, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Curd and Mrs. Knock.  I went to bed early.  Part cloudy westerly winds.  Go bed 9.

*Tue's 56th birthday.

1887

6.  Tuesday.  6 Am.  Ther.  27.  45.  38..

Clear wind south.  Baby cried good deal in the night.  Mrs. Rogers comes to wash at 7.30.  Settle with Warren Decker.  He has hauled 520 posts and 59 1/4 cords of wood.  Pay him bal. due 34.09.  Mrs. Rogers washed and stayed to dinner.  Bert was down to dinner.  Ollie Linder called in afternoon.  Went over to Pattons office at night and got  some medicine for Tue and baby.  Tue's birthday, got her a pair of mittens.  Girls bought her some little things, Clear day S. wind  Gobed  9 P.M>

*Tue's  31st birthday.

Keturah Gramesly