October 19, 1890 and 1991

October 1890

19.  Sunday.  7AM.  Ther 36.

Mostly clear with fresh wish. Paint wood box for Tue and start for Ranch soon as got dinner get there 4.30 P.M. ride over east pasture and fire a brush heap.  Simons and Riley Easton about finished hauling hay yesterday and think I have about 6 ton from Anderson.  Pleasant day but cool  gobed 8 P.M.

October 1901

19.  Saturday.  Buffalo day today at P.A. and decide not to attend Exposition today.  Threatening weather, light rain about 10 AM.  Went to Niagara about 10 AM. by  trolley about, remain all day.  Return to Columbia about dark very tired and retire early.

The Pan- American Exposition was a world's fair.  President McKinley, while visiting the Temple of Music,  was shot September  6.

October 18, 1890 and October 17- 18 1901 in Charleston, IL

Due to a death in the family I have not been able to post. I am starting regular posts from these dates.  If  you were following something and I left you hanging send me a comment and I will try to look it up for you.   Catherine

October 1890

18.  Saturday, 6.30 AM.  Ther  44

Clear with SW wind shifting to west before noon and NW before night  turning much cooler and cloudy most of P.M. very heavy wind most of the day.  Comer in town settle with him and buy 59 old switch ties from him for 10.00  Hutton Township pays up $8.16  Sell Manifold  1/2 cd wood.  Uncle John brings me a bushel of rye.  Very disagreeable day on account of the heavy wind.  Tue complaining of neuralgia  Gobed at midnight

October 1901 

Charles starts on trip to New York

17.  Thursday  6.15 AM  Ther 38  

Mostly clear North wind.  Get ready and start for  N.Y. 324 train.  Left Dick sawing wood  Phebe took me to train.  Street fair in Terre Haute today.  Train behind time all the way.  Cold raw day and night.  Didn't sleep  car no heat arrive Buffalo 8 AM.

18.  Friday.  Arrive Buffalo hour or so late.  Didn't want any breakfast.  Went out to Pan American grounds returning late P.M  Getting very cold and tired.  Cold raw day NW. wind, clear.  Put up at Hotel Columbia not far from Central  Depot and retired about 6 P.M.                                     

19.  Saturday.  Buffalo day today at P.A. and decide not to attend Exposition today.  Threatening weather, light rain about 10 AM.  Went to Niagara about 10 AM. by trolley, remain all day.  Return to Columbia about dark very tired and retire early.

September 5-6, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

5,  Monday,  6 AM  Wher.  71.  96.  75.
Mostly clear H.G call before breakfast to see about Comer.  Write letter to Geo Curriens.  Buy pk tomatoes Bartons.  Box peaches, Wrights.  Mrs. Dickenson washes.  Clock not right yet.  They take it up town to fix it.  Warren Decker calls for money to buy wagon.  Har. hauled about 38 cords of wood.  Get a paper from Aunt Maria with extract from Addie's letter.  Mostly clear day very warm night.  Lightening N.E. at night.  Wind W.  Garner's son up after ice at night.  Milt Drake and Jerel up P.M.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

6,  Tuesday,  6.30 AM  Ther.  75.  96.  85.
Clear, brisk west wind.  Conclude to go on Niagara Falls excursion which starts at 2 PM today.  After getting ready gave it up.  Cleve Marglin and Geo. Mastin went as well as many others.  Claud Comer up to  mark lumber.  Get letter form Currens saying will be down to look at land some time this week.  Give Warren Decker order on Geo Rosebrough for 50.00 which over pays a little on wood hauling.  Buy codfish and pears.  Clouds up some toward  night strong W wind all day.  Gobed 9 PM