April 16-17, 1914 and 1889

April 1914

16.  Thursday. 6AM Ther.  50.  78.  62.= 63 1/3

Part cloudy.W.2.  Jo came and went to work 6.30.  Emma Warman helping Tue wash AM.  Jo works all day and will come tomorrow .  Spaded old house garden and begins on mowing yard.  there was sprinkle of rain 9.30 AM. but no  more  and most clear day variable winds becoming easterly.  So grass seed where missing.Tue uptown P.M. and went to Modern Eve show with Mrs. Brooks at night.  Manager of theater gives tickets for use of billboard.  Tue got letter from Muggs saying she  had lately sent me new disc by P.P.  We have not received it yet.  Harman phoned at night: says has his oats all sown -E side of 30 A near Loxa.  Shrieves had not finished.  Tum mare in pasture a while at night.  She fills up with bluegrass.  Tue and trim up some vines and roses PM.  Miller has not appeared.  Promised to begin paint Tuesday.  Gobed 9

17.  Friday.  6 AM.,  Ther.  58.  80. 68. = 68 2/3
Most clear. S.E.3. gas.Jo came 6.30  Mows yard first time.  I return potatoes to Crims and get some Ohio to plant.  He gives me sample of eating potatoes.  Jo works at garden P.M.  we plant part of oil piece.  Move lot of pie plant, plant radishes carrots, beets okra and potatoes.  Tue went to R.C. P.M.   Clouds up P.M. with sp rain 7 P.M. and a little thunder 9 P.M.  Light southerly winds.  Cooler is predicted.    Gobed 9

April 1889

16.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  45.  72.  48.  =  55

Clear.  City election.  Link and Ray in 4th ward;  Record and Richter 3rd; Neal and  Lainon 2nd; and  W.G. Wright alone in 1st ward.  Orr and Patton for Mayor  McCum Treas.  Blankenbaker and Harter clerk  Theaker and Chambers Attorney, are the candidates.  License to sell liquor is also an issue.  The election went off smoothly no excitement and apparently very little work done for and against license.  License carried by 76 majority and the entire dem. ticket elected excepting Chambers.  Had horse shod in front at Rice's.   Buggy got run into by runaway horse.  Clear day E. wind  Go bed 10.30 P.M.

17.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  55.  74.  60.  =  63
Nearly clear - hazy- easterly wind.  Mrs. Dickinson comes to wash.  Write to Muson & Co. about applying for a patent for improved slat fence.  Sent  model.  Went uptown about 10 AM.  Town full of liquor drummers.  Hyman Freeberg and several others.  H.G. and I give Hyman  constitutional(?) order for  10 BBl Mottingte @150 sp  86.  H & H back to dinner.    Start for timber about 12.30 P.M.  Nobody at Milts am pretty well disgusted with Milt and don't think he will be very useful.  Saw Mrs. Drake but Milt did not come.  Start home about 6.15.  Pleasant warm day clouds up at night and sprinkles rain.  Gobed 10.15

September 3-8, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

3.  Wednesday  6 AM.  Ther.  72.  98.  84.  =  84 2/3
Clear N.W. 1.  Rhoda washes working till 2 P.M.  I drove up for  bread before noon and get a water melon of Amyx.  Tue got letter from Muggs.  Yesterday I sent specimmen fungus to Prof. Pecks hepiota  granidosus  supposed.  Toward night I drove down by  Wrightsville going E. road return by cut off.  Everything is ready to take fire.  We learn that Oakley has left Loxa house.  Val Hanley wants to rent the same.  Don't let him have it.  I know Val of old.  Mostly clear day N.W. moderate shift to N.E.  gobed 9 P.M.

4.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  ther.  70.  94.  78.  =  80 2/3
Clear. N.E.2.  Get shave AM. Pd.  Hitch up and start out to find some peaches which find at  one Reed's at Ben Rosebrough place.  Will get some in day or two.  I continue west and south going home by Mat Browns.  There is some pretty good corn in Kickapoo bottoms.  There is quite stream running in Cosell Creek at Lattas place and also at the bridge below Mrs. Richard's - roads are very dusty.  I got home 12.30.  Clear day with brisk N.E. wind.  Too warm for comfort.  Tue went with Mrs. Curd to concert    Gobed 9

5.  Friday.  5.30 A.M.  ther.  68.  92.  78.  =  79 1/3   (shorthand note) 25
Clear.E.1.  Cooler night.  Write John Armstrong L + Q Co for price fine limestone.  No word from Phebe yet: she is supposed to be at Havana, Ill.  Her notice of aplication for a divorce appeared to be in Courier yesterday.  It will come up at  Oct. term of court.  Not quite so hot but very uncomfortable.  Mrs. Grove over P.M.  Later Tue was over at O'Neals.  At night she went calling with Mrs. Brooks.  I drove E. on Westfield road.  "Cap" Wiley has cut his B.C.  I buy water melon of Geo Waters.  Henry Newell overtook me on road.  I get home 6.30.  Gobed.9.  Clear day light easterly winds.

6.  Saturday 5.30  AM.  Ther.  68.  94.  82.  =  81 1/3
Clear. S. 1.  Buy suspenders at McCravys Pa.  We did not hear from Phebe yet since she expected to reach Havana.  Tue at Hats late P.M.  I was up town little while P.M.  Mostly clear day clouding up some in night.  Mrs. Brooks called after supper:  later M & K.  I had gone to bed.  Another very hot day with light southerly winds.  Gobed 8.30

Phebe's address  P.O. Box 253 Havana, IL.

7.  Sunday 5.30.  AM.  Ther.  76.  94.  78.  =  80.
Mostly cloudy S.E.1.  the isce wagon team ran away on Sixth St. this morning.  Sprinkle of R between 6 AM and 7 AM. (.03).  Thunder P.M. but no more rain.  I drove up for R.H. and Tue attended church in morning.  4.30 P.M. we drove out to Helen's getting home about 7.  Had some ice cream at Helen's.  Gus seems to feal (sic) rather blue about crops &c   I quit smoking after a week at it to taper off "from chewing.  Part cloudy day and good signs of rain.  Gobed 9

8.  Monday.  6. AM.  Ther.  70.  92.  78.  =  80.
Mostly clear.   There was sharp lightning in N. at 3 AM.  We had beeb intending to go to Loxa this AM. but did not rise in time.  No letter from Phebe yet we don't know whether she has gone to Havana or not.  Get letter form Mr. H.A. Neal asking  her address.  He is her attorny.  I quit tobacci altogether kast night and feel very poorly.  Our pears are falling fast.  They are hardly mature enough to use yet.  Very many of the winter apples are dropping off.  Tue went out to John Reed's about three miles west of town for peaches late P.M.  Part cloudy moderate N. to NE winds gobed 8 P.M.