August 16, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County Illinois

August 1892

16.  Tuesday.  6 AM Ther 63.  87.  68.

Clear wind N.E.  Tue has been thinking some of buying or renting Mrs. Eastin place.  Mrs. R.  washed this morning.  Settle in full with Warren Decker.  Chut Bennett bought load of 61 posts.    Sell Burgner two  94 posts.  Clear Day with NE wind  gobed  1030

August 1903

16.  Sunday,  6 AM. Ther. 64.  79.  68.  =  70 1/3

Clear N.E. wind 2.  I hunt up Pugh and he gets me plows from shop for which I owe him 50cts.  I drove down to Woodson place and around by Wrightsville.  Find nice lot of  A abreption on Stoddert land.  Arriving home to dinner.  All sorts of fungi- are growing, some A Cuepestries in front yard.  After dinner toward night Drove with Nick to Dice Woods where we gather the finest lot of A abrupties  I ever saw.  We quit because we could not bring them home.  I give Bacon a mes and put some in my ketchup jar,  He thinks he will have to set his house back about  20 feet on account of street in front.  Montz and Kate over at a/c water melon.  Mostly clear - some cumuli-  with northerly wind self not feeling pretty well.  Gobed, 9.30 P.M.

August 15, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County Illinois

August 1892

15.  Monday 6 AM.  ther  63,  87,  69
Clear NE wind.  Drove with Tue and Marie out to Emmett Glasco place  getting a basket of  large lepiota,  L. Morgani Poison same as I thought made me sick several weeks ago.    Try some for dinner and no bad effects.  Father also ate more than self with no unpleasant effect  To day has been rather warm  The last lots of cecropias are spinning    Nine of the lots began Sat.  Trade rather quiet for Monday, clouds up toward night with some signs of rain but clear off.  Wind N.E.  Maggie spent night with Maunie Lang.  Gobed 1030

August 1903

15.  Saturday 6:40 AM.  Ther  62.  77.  66.  =  68 1/3

Mostly cloudy. E. wind.  Over slept ourselves this A..M.  Drive up to timber getting fine mess of  A. abruplus.  Gave some to Bill Hill some to Nick   Jack Colby thinks Bill Decker will get money of home party to buy my land next week.  Saw Bill and he seems hopeful.  Very heavy thunder shower and rain 1 PM till 3 P.M.  I slept through most of it and did not get up town to get plows  left at Pugho for sharpen.   It cleared off toward night.  Jo Walton pays 50.00 rent up to Sept 10 check.  Drove with Tue around town awhile after dark.  Gobed  11.30 P.M.     [shorthand]

At the side of page:  Tue got card from Maggie  Says she and Hannah will go to Geneva Sunday.  They were at Niagara on Friday.  

August 24-28, 1891 and 1902 in Charleston, Illinois

August 1891

24.  Monday,  5 AM  Ther

Partly cloudy. Riley and J.S. make barn door s. side and nail up  Warren went to town without load.  I start home about 10 AM getting there noon.  Sps rain AM.  cool.  Nick on hand but feeling badly.  I stopped an gathered lot of mushrooms (supposed Agaricus Procerus, and had one small one for dinner.  Phebe and Turie both sick at night vomited till after midnight.  Self not feeling very well nor W.S.G.  attribute to mushroom at first but decide must have been  very rich soup for dinner  Go bed 1 AM.

25.  Tuesday, 6 AM  Ther.

Clear  Ringling Bros Circus in town  Unusually large crowd  all of timber fellows in, settle with most of them.  Uncle John  says can have team wagon and plow which Squires may come after Saturday  W.S.G. and  children went to circus P.M.  W.S.G.  Tue and Hat at night.  Trade hardly as good as it should have been considering the big crowd.  Jo Parker worked forenoon patching roof.  Brownfield helped all day at store  Nick there all day, but not well.  Police give permission to keep open till 11 PM while do not accept.  Bert Bim and Uncle ate dinner also H & Hat.  Gobed  11 PM

26.  Wednesday  6 AM  Ther 50

Clear wind, S.  Jo Parker came early Brownfield helped him an hour or so ? up floor on porch and get ready to put on roof before quitting at night.  Warren finishes Mrs. Coon wood 6 cords @ 3.00  Pleasant day.  Tue not very well  Gobed  10 30 PM

27.  Thursday  Ther

Cloudy wind NW. light rain till 10 AM  Parker works 3/6 day on roof Brownfield 1/2 day.  Put 15 Cull Cercrops on willow tree.  Have 50 spinning up stairs  clear PM and much cooler  Gobed 10 30 PM

28.  Friday 6 AM  Ther 44  70.  52  =  55 1/3

Clear and almost frost.  Parker and Branford work all day on roof  getting it nearly done.  Mrs. R washes and irons  K of P here big meeting in town  Quite a crowd in town  Warren brought load of wood to Mrs. Norfolk  Settle in full to date with Chut Bennett.  R.R. spots ties and pay me for 144.  Clear day N. wind Gobed  10.15 PM~~

August 1902

24.  Sunday,  5 AM.  Ther  45.  82.  58.  61 2/3

Clear.  Helen and Marie started at 620 AM train for Indianapolis to visit Laura Clark for today.  I drove down to Mt. Zion School House      and around by Woodson Place looking.  Didn't find much.  Got home 1 P.M.  Went over river at bridge and into the hills near the road beyond,  Didn't find much.  Got home 1 P.M.  Tue was up most of P.M. but not feeling much better.  Dr. Patton brought me lot of mushrooms mostly Puff Balls and too old.  Drove up to Decker Park and got mess of Pluteus at saw dust.  Then down to Galodays to tell her not to come tomorrow.  Mostly clear day N.E.  wind  Gobed 830 P,M,

25.  Monday  6 AM.  Ther.  48.  82.  60. = 61 2/3
Clear  N.E, wind.  Marie and Helen  came home about midnight last.  Try to write good description of Psalliota  I have been finding in  woods.  Tue was up all day but feeling badly  I drove up to Dr. Pattons pasture after dinner  Intended to from three to Gaine's was taken sick about 3 P.M. came and couldn't eat any supper.  Clouded up P.M. and  lt rains after 4 P.M. and much of night, wind easterly.  I got to sleep on lounge till after 10 P.M.

26.  Tuesday,  6 AM.  Ther 57.  76.  58.  =  63 2/3  
Cloudy and raining lightly easterly, rain continued till 9 AM.  I drove down to Wrights to investigate mushrooms  Did not find any worth while.  Some fellows sawing on Stoddard 40.  Jo with family came in after dinner in buggy for spade and shovel to work on road.  Pay Wilson and McClara in full to date, check 5.51 includes shovel and knife  'Drove up to Dice woods getting fine mess of  supposedly Clyloryte ordores which undertake to have for supper but fail to get them them through.  Saw  but one specimen of large Psatliola today.  Many fungi coming up in woods.  Bridges pays me rent for month ending Aug 20 being in  full to  that date.  Tue up most of day and over at Groves at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

27. Wednesday 545 AM.  Ther  57  84  62  =  67 2/3
Mrs. Galoday washed.  I intended to go out to Joe's but felt too badly In P.M. drove east of town finding many kinds of mushrooms  Some good ones.  Lepiota  procuruis,  A sylvaticus, ?,  Pluteus cervinus  various forms of elits cups  Got home before night was up town after supper.  Tue over to see Cottons baby which is sick.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

28.  Thursday, 5.45 AM.  Ther 57.  84.  70  =70 1/3
Partly cloudy, hazy, light easterly wind.  Tue and I start for Loxa before 10 AM.  Took her to Hen's, I went up to Gaines'.  Shirley about half done B.C.  He does not want me to insur his part of B.C.  says will not have more than ten tons.  I insure part of Shirley's at night with WW Scott agt.  All of the Jim Decker B.C. with Frommel for 600.00.  Met C Talbot who will help me build fence if I need him.  I drove up to Dice's woods on way home getting home 5.30 PM.  Tue decided to stay at Hen's all night.  Mostly clear day; light easterly wind  Gobed 9 P.M.

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August 20-23, 1891 and 1902 in Coles County, IL

August 1891

20.  Thursday  6 AM  70  87  74 = 77

Cloudy W or SW wind  Mostly cloudy day occasional thunder shower heavy about noon damp and sultry.  

21.  Friday, 6 AM.  66  80  65 =  70'

Mostly clear N.W. wind some cooler.  Nick still remains at home  sent up word that he thought he would be able for duty next Monday.  I remain at store all day in fact have not been able to write up this record this week.  gobed 1030

22.  Saturday,  6 AM,  62.   .  60  = 

Mostly cloudy went down to RR to see Sefton about Bbl of whiskey which came last Monday with only 12 gals in it.  Walked down to tie pile count 149.  18 of them are John Whites.  Have heard from Woods once or twice this week.  Warren brought up load of 11 ties.  Chut load  70 posts  Report John Simon pull onions  Monday dig potatoes Wednesday cut sprouts other days and probably work at ties rest of the time.  Uncle John brought basket of Poocerus mushrooms which prove to be good eating.  Say at store all day.  Trade good  Hat was down to supper.  31 silk worms have began to to spin.  Had on hand in all this AM 124.  Change 23 on hillside to another limb  Part cloudy day  N wind and growing cooler.  Gobed  10 30 PM

23.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther 54,

Mostly cloudy.  Was sick in the night but don't lay it to mushrooms rather to watermelon eaten yesterday P.M.  Starts to ranch at 2.30 P.M. getting there before night and went over to east field boys have not made much headway sp...ding this week.  Clover looks fine.  Warren decided he can't break my wheat ground.  Had 22 BushVictor potatos [sic.] and about 25 bush onions all in barn.  Sp Rain about dark  Gobed 8 P.M.

August 1902

20.  Wednesday  830 AM.  Ther  65.  90.  67 =  74

Mostly clear.  I had sore throat keeping me awake most of night and lay in bed till long after breakfast.  Drove east of town A.M.   Get lot of young Leoiota procerus which gave to Mrs. Dr. Patton also several other kinds clitoeybi  and Trichicholoma. Very close and warm  Sold Sam Weyth 10 1x6 - Paid $1.25  I drove out to Fairground toward night getting back just in time to escape thunder shower with light rain from 5 P.M. till after dark.  Feeling very badly self today  Tue and girls sewing.  Florence Moore went away tonight.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

21.  Thursday.  5.30  m.  Ther  62  88.  67  =  72 1/3

Mostly cloudy.  Phebe up early to go on excursion to Marion, IN.  Tue wants to allow Marie to go to Indianapolis Sunday on excursion.  Start to Gaines 9 AM.  Jo mowing weeds along branch.  I did not stay to dinner but went to Loxa calling on Mrs. Bridges for rent which didn't get.  Return Gaines through place.  Mash of corn looking well.  I didn't eat any dinner today.  Very sultry somewhat cloudy day.  Stay at Gaines till about 4 P.M.  Stop at Talbotts.  He gave me about 1/2 bush fine potatoes.  Got home before 6.  Oran Pierey rode part way too  town with me,   Took home a lot of corn beans cabbage tomatoes &c from Joe's.  Pay Jo check  18.00 on month wages.  Self feeling badly all day.  Roads good.  The rain on Monday morning was heavy at Loxa.  Met Shirley hauling BC[broom corn] for Downey  Gobed 8 PM.

22.  Friday  6 AM.  Ther  58.  84.  56.  =  66

Clear N.E. wind.  Tue had toothache all night.  Helen and Maggie got breakfast.  Phebe did not  come home last night, staid [sic] at Montgomery's.  Get Reasor to put in new  hydrant at barn which they finish 2 P.M. but pump in cellar does not work.  Tue feeling badly went back to bed in P.M.  I drove down south of town P.M. getting big lot of ?Psalliota two kinds, also a lot of puff balls.  I   left mess of PBs at Dr. Pattons.  Mrs. Patton sick.  Warm  AM but cooler and cloudy P.M.  There was a fall of 10 degrees in temperature between 1 P.M. and 2 P.M.  I went up after dark talk while with Garrison but didn't get   rent.  Gobed  9.30 PM

23. Saturday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther.  52.  80.  56  =  62 2/3

Partly cloudy.  Tue felt badly all night with tooth ache &c.  Thinks she ate too much for supper.  Fix her up some bitters after breakfast.  Drive up by  Dice's woods but didn't find any  mushrooms worth saving.  Jim Decker up and  I go on his note for 100.00 for 90 days to harvest B.C. [broom corn]  Marie and Helen went to party at Straley's at night.  I drove uptown for some grub so many buggies I couldn't tie up, so didn't stay long.  The Salvation Army are still preaching at 3rd and Monroe.  Couple fellows rode down there with me.  Partly cloudy day with easterly wind.  Jim thinks will begin cutting B.C. Monday.  Tue kept her bed all day today.  Gobed 9.30 PM

July 7- 11, 1891 and 1902 in Charleston, IL

 July 1891

7.  Tuesday.  Ther  70  76  67  =  69 1/3

Mostly cloudy with S wind.  Brownfield hoes garden AM.  First  lot of cercropius coming out of second molt today  they are yellow with two rows of blue horns on both sides two rows of yellow ones on back and four red horns on head.  The last lot have finished hatching and  have about half died through neglect.  Nick reports his baby better today and he is at store.  Brownfield and self clean up buggy wheels P.M.  Sprinkle rain  9 30 AM light shower about noon, heavier rain   S.E. Chut Bennett brought up load of ties 15.  Mostly cloudy wind variable S to W AM. but settled in NE about 1 PM and blew strong all day and night.  Gobed  10 15 PM~

8.  Wednesday,  6 AM  Ther   55,  69  55  =  59 2/3

Cloudy fresh N wind.  Nicks baby getting better.  Mrs. Rogers washed  AM and ironed P.M.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Oce  Bennett brought in 15 ties  Says they will finish hauling in my rye today.  Trade light.  A. Frieberg gets in at night.  Gobed.  11 P.M.

9.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther  50.  80.  62 = 64

Clear  E. wind   Freiberg drummer in town.  Trade him 5 Bbl of Matingly spirits for  Draling paying him 2 1/2 cts to boot.  Renew demand note at 2nd National Bank for 600.00 charging interest from 8 to 7% to agree with new law.  Learn that Jim Cassady will thresh my rye.  H.G. informs me that he has to go down to Grose Nest tomorrow.  Clear day with easterly wind gobed 11.30

10.  Friday.  6 20 AM.  Ther  60

Clear, E. wind.  Learn that, Cassady will thresh Jo Handlys wheat tomorrow.  Would have gone down there but over son and Hat went to  Grose Nest  He got back at night.  Mostly clear day  SE wind  gobed  11.30 P.M~

11.  Saturday,  6 AM  Ther               87.  70

About clear, wind S.  Start for ranch 7 AM went to Jim Cassaday, learn that they will not cross river today with machine so turns round and back home by 11AM.  Sell uncle John bal of bacon for 1.00  learn that R.R. has inspected ties went down.  They have spotted pile of 177, Culling 9 and leaving one (?) Rec. check from White 64.84 for 168 ties.  Chut brought up 14 which are un-inspected.  Buy 3 gal. blackberries @2.00  Trade only fair.  Go bed midnight

July 1902

7.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  74.  90.  75.  =  79 2/3

Mostly clear, light SW wind.  Mrs. Golladay washes.  Meet Harry Hagen first time since he quit work for me.  Maggie suffered much from toothache in night.  E. Garrison pays me $10.00 on rent thus settling up to June 14,  Deposit Richter check 17.73 +5.00 = 22.73 at 2nd National Bk.  Sort over some papers A.M.  Ch. Fitzsimmons clears out closet at store - Pay him 50c.  Tue and I start to Loxa 5.30  Taking some eggs to Hen.  Hen and I take drive up through corn.  Think Shirleys shows up best. plows too deep near corn.  Shirley on war path very offensive  The worst case I have had.  Gate post down at end of street.  We start home about 8 P.M.  Not quite so warm as yesterday.  Mostly cloudy.  SW wind  Thunder about 2 P.M. but no rain here  Gobed 10 P.M.

8.  Tuesday.  5.30 A.M.  Ther.  70,  90,  76,  =  78 2/3

Partly cloudy, Light S.W. wind.  Shave and haircut at Brown's after breakfast,  Up to  J.H. Marshall's office and to C.H. with  with him at adjusters and Board of Review.  The cancel all back taxes J.H.M. advises me to avoid Shirley as much as possible.Windows need putty &c at store.  Thought to go out to Gaines P,M, but will wait till morning.  Helen went out home after supper to stay a while.  Marie went with her.  Fred took them out  Mostly clear day with light SW wind,  Lightening NW at night.  I drove up town after supper  Gobed 10 P.M.

9.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther  74.  88.  72.  =  78

Clear SW wind.  Start to Gaines 9AM.  Met Chas. Talbott at gate and he drove through Jo's corn with me.  Jo  having out sweet corn.  Is not very well; has had diarrhea all week.  His corn looks better.  I did not go to Loxa.  Stay to dinner at Jos.  He went to work for Talbott in hay P.M.  Charley thinks can cut my hay tomorrow.  I start home 3 P.M. in front of storm which overtook me near Salem Church  It didn't rain much   I drove up to Decker woods and waded across creek to sawdust  Phebe went picnic.  I took Maggie over to Sefton's and drove SW of town looking for fungi.  Everett McKee rode in with me, occasional light shower PM till after dark.  Mostly clear AM. good deal of wind with first shower SW to W.  Tue has bad pain in side supposed lifting.  Gobed  10 AM

10  Thursday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  60.  75.  58.  =  64 1/3

Clear.  Much cooler.  N.E. wid.  Phone from Loxa that Jo is sick, early.  Mrs. Baird had a girl baby about 6 A.M.  They occupy Mrs. Eastin's house now belonging to the city.  I started out to Gaines 10 AM.  Find him in bed thinks will be up tomorrow.  I ate some crackers and cheese on  road for dinner.  Jos folks did not get any  I stay till about 2 P.M.  Feeling badly today  Think ate too much "force"  Tue about sick.  Helen and Marie came in a while from Sniders.  Mostly clear day with cool N.E. wind.  Gobed  9 P.M.

11.  Friday  5.30 AM.  Ther  50,  80,  63.  =   64 1/3

Clear N.E. wind.  Look round for a hay rack in morning but didn't find one.  Will have to build one.  Had another talk with Jack Scott.  I got home about 2 P.M.  Tue feeling badly today.  Ed wells works all day about the place mostly mowing yard will work tomorrow.  Self feeling badly with toothache PM and night.  Mostly clear day with variable light wind.  The roads are good and crops look fine.  My harness (girth) broke down south of town and near caused a wreck AM. get it repaired.  Gobed 9 P.M.

July 5-6, 1891 and 1902 about

July 1891

5.  Sunday 7 AM.  Ther  66.  87.  66    73

Clear SE wind.  Mary Davis stayed all night with Phebe  last night Maggie with Maunie Lang.  Cecropius not doing so well especially the younger ones.  I start for timber about 5 P.M. getting there just before dark.  Chewing tobacco yesterday and today does not agree with me.  The boys have made 204 ties to date.  Warm partly cloudy day with SE wind.  gobed 930 PM 

6.  Monday ? AM.  Ther  65  86  76 = 76 2/3

Mostly clear S SE wind   John went down to truck patch dug potatoes and picked cucumbers.  R.&J. straighten up things in barn.

Harrison Handly says he will help.  hauling my rye tomorrow.  Have failed to find anyone who will thresh for me this week  I start home at 10 AM.  Getting there about (unreadable)

. . .wah today  Nicks baby sick since yesterday noon and he was at store but little today nor at night.  Mostly clear day with S. wind  go bed 10.15 PM

July 1902

5. Saturday  7 AM  Ther  66.  92.  74.  =  77 1/3

Partly cloudy SW wind  Self feeling badly all day  Did not sleep last night.  Think it was the mushroom but I ate enough trash for supper to give me cholera morbus.  It beat a big dose of pills, did not vomit.  Good crowd in town.  Mostly clear day with W. wind.  Drive down to Richters toward night collecting for load corn 20.23 paying coal to date / $2.50  These are warm days.  Corn 60 cts.  Gobed 10 P.M.

6.  Sunday  6 P.M.  ther.  75.  93.  78.  =.  82.

Partly cloudy.  Fresh SW wind. I drove to Kickapoo and around.  Observe chanterelles, Russula, and Boltus very scattered however.  Some pastures are filled with  Lepiota Morganii.  Numerous puff balls but the weather is too hot for them to be good.  There is family of movers camped near school house for past two weeks.  Old James Finch rode into town with me.  Mostly clear AM.  Thin cloudy P.M. and very sultry.  At night drove NW of town with Laura Clark and Marie.  Jack got run over by buggy.  Tue went to church with Mrs. Knock  Gobed  10 PM ~ Men work on Laundry chimney AM.

December 2 - 9, 1887 in Charleston, IL

December 1887

2.  Tuesday 7.30 AM.  Ther. 23  34  27  Mostly clear with SE wind  Brownfield helps pile boards AM Saws up pile of white oak P.M.  Jo H brought up load of ties.  Warren finishes Lattas wood, in all  5 3/4 cord.  Uncle John was down in morning to get me to compute interest on notes.   Jo H. took out tile for stove flue for house  I pile  boards till nearly 4 P.M.    H.G. went home sick about 4 and did not come back.  Bill Durham of Hot Springs Ark went back today has been here two or three days  Part cloudy day with SE wind gobed 12.30

3.   Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther  21.  24.  23.

Mostly clear wind N.W.  HG opened store and went home to stay.  Nick and self get along very well  Warren hauls load of wood which sell to Charley Marshall.  Man from Hutton came for 1200 boards  Jo H brings up 1,500.  This makes 7000  I owe him for hauling  Mostly cloudy day with NW wind and freezing all day. Gobed midnight

4. Thursday.  7 AM.  Ther  12.  27.  27.

Mostly cloudy S.E. wind appearances of  snow.  H.G. failed to open up this morning but was on hand during day.  Bought pair gloves and order pair of pants made at Winters @8.00.  Warren Decker brought load wood which sell to Brownfield  Cloudy day southerly wind.  Trade dull  H.G. had few words  with drunken man before supper  Gobed 12.30.  

5.  Friday, 7 AM.  Ther.  20.  38.  30.

Mostly clear but clouds over and mostly cloudy day.   wind variable.  Warren brings up load of wood on yard.  Jim Pugh makes frow.  60 c.  Buy ax handle of Drury  Trade quiet Gobed 12

6.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther  28.  39.  26

Part cloudy.  wind N.  Manifold comes early to clean out cistern.  charges 75 c.  Latta pays $17.25 for  5 3/4 cord wood  Settle with Rile and John for lab date but not fr ties  Warren brought  another load of wood which put in barn yard.  Jo H. brought 1500 boards settle with him in full for 27 ties hauled and 8500 boards @100 per (?).  Trade fair.  Mostly clear day with raw north wind  gobed  1 AM

7.  Sunday.  8 AM.  Ther.  21.  27.  20.

Partly cloudy.  Strong NE wind all day.  Girls went to S.S.  cloudy all day exempt early AM.  I started for ranch about 4 PM. getting there after dark cold ride strong NE wind.  Began to snow pretty fast about 7 P.M. and continued till in the night. blowing through roof and melting very dissagreable (sic.).  Gobed 830 P.M. about 3 in snow on dry yard  John Hughes was found dead in bed this morning.

8.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther  10.  27.  14

Mostly clear with N. wind becoming NW.  John and Warren bring small load of boards at of river bottoms to use on house.  I got ready to go to Diona but thought too cold.  John shaves shingles PM and I started home about 3 P.M. clear day with NW wind gobed  1 AM 9th  Baby about sick with earache.

9.  Tuesday 7.30 AM  Ther 10. 32. 30.

Cloudy.  H.G. went hunting rabbits and shot his dog Jip.  He got back early P.M.  He got back early P.M.  Warren brought up half cord which put in barn yard.  He says Simons expected to begin on house roof today.  After  dinner walked down to RR find 111 ties 4 of them being crossed.  Wrote card to Alburyd in regard in regard to these cloudy day clears off at night SW wind  Gobed 1230

November 28-29,1890 and 1901

November 1890

28.  Friday 6.30 AM  Ther  25.  44.  29.

Clear South wind, sharp frost, AM S(?) took 800 more boards and paid me for all  Nick still remains at home with swelling in in his face.  I stay at store pretty close trade only moderate a load  of each ties wood and boards came up today.  Fine clear weather but ground pretty dry roads are first rate but getting dusty.  Spoke to Briggs about lot says he dont care about selling now.  Gobed 12oc

Hibbard paid 10.50 for 3 1/2 card wood.

29.  Saturday.  6.30AM.  Therr22,  48,  42.

Mostly clear and coldest morning we have had this fall.  Nick was on hand this morning all right get offer from Atherton for 10 Bbl of their whiskey which we have  Chut hauls load of ties  Warren load wood settle with Warren to date except Latta's wood.  Good crowd in town trade good.  Uncle John in town P.M. order seltzer from Meyer.  Mostly clear day S wind  all changing to W before noon.  Brisk W wind at night and partly cloudy.  Gobed

November 1901

28.  Thursday. 6 AM.  Ther. 19.  46.  35.  =  33 1/3

Clear, calm.  Heavy white frost.  Helen went out home yesterday to stay till Saturday.  Tue was much discouraged about the duck but finds it all right.  Mrs.Knock ate dinner with us.  Have 1 1/2 cords wood left which think will sell.  Tinker around barn AM. and after dinner drive south of town and to river.  Roads good.  Mostly clear day with Southwesterly wind.  Stronger at night Gobed 10 PM

29.  Friday 6.20  AM.  Ther.  38.  56.  35.  =  43.

Mostly clear.  Fresh SW wind.  Mrs.Smith came to wash and iron.  Maggie and Olive did not get up till about noon.  Mrs. Shaw called saying Committee having Carnegie Library business  in charge had called on her to see about buying her lot and they would probably call  (?) one.  Put handle in ax for Jo Gaines.  Mrs. Smith worked AM. washed and ironed worked on 5th St P.M.  C. Talbot helping Jo shuck corn.  Will finish tomorrow.  Shirley has turned his stock on 80. and is hurrying Jo up.  No School at Loxa school till Monday.  Corn today 56.  Start home 4 P.M.  Clear day Southwesterly wind roads good.  Get home 6 P.M.  Girls had a function at night  I was up town a while.  They kept the house awake until midnight.  Self Gobed 10 P.M.

November 10-27, 1890 in Charleston,IL

November 1890

10.  Monday, Court convenes and grand jury organizes  Trade dull for Monday .

11.  Tuesday.  Tue went to meeting of aid society leaving father with baby.

12.  Wednesday 

13.  Thursday, Grand Jury in full blast has done nothing so known to parties here.  Briggs got home today from Chicago  Tue thinks we ought to buy his lot in bottom  children all have colds.

14.  Friday  Brownfield washes bottles AM.  bottled some Grechese liquor AM.  Lynch Bros case in court  jury left out at night.  Baby not well and threatened with croup at night

15.  Saturday - 

16.  Sunday - Was up  at 4.30 with belly ache.

17.  Monday- 

18.  Tuesday - 

19.  Wednesday- 

20.  Thursday - Cut big pin oak near river for boards find it very brittle and hardly fit for boards.

21.  Friday 5 AM- Went out after breakfast and shot a squirrell [sic]  worked all day doing better than we expected to do  Warren went fox hunting at night

22.Saturday    I start home at 10.30 getting there before John did.  Uncle John in but not down to dinner.  Says he has bought the Phillips farm N. of Stockton this week 260 a @ 35.00 

23.  Sunday - Baby about sick Tue giving her oil  Thinking she might have the Whooping Cough.  Maggie and Phebe went walking with other girls after dinner.  Kate Davis was over before night.  Clear day SW wind

24.  Monday  Drake Groves has come home to get married.  

25.  Tuesday.

26. Wednesday,   Boys go to work on big pin oak making boards.  Warren went at night on fox chase returning at 3 in morning

27.  Thursday, Think boys will finish big tree today. It has made about 5.500  I stayed with boys till about 10  AM and started home.  I rode in bluffs next the river a while this morning looking for board timber  Got home about noon.  Find that Nick has been sick since yesterday evening and not able to be at store.  Today is Thanksgiving clear and pleasant with northerly wind.  Maggie went to Mrs Jenkins house warming at night and Tue went up to Bolten with other girls.  RR ball at hall  Gobed 11 PM ~~ White paid

January 29- February 1, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

January  1890

29.  Wednesday.  Ther  36 46 ( an ink smear across this entry.)

Cloudy a light shower between 6 and 7 AM.  H.G. an hands , Nick has not shown up yet.  Learn today that he is better.  Kelly helps most of day washes bottles and cleans furniture.  He is going to work for R.R.  Very dull day muddy and dark  Paid water rate to July 1 for house and store  

gobed 11 PM  Fog at nt.

30.  Thursday 7 AM.  Ther  37.  48.  48. = 44 1/3

Foggy morning.  Another dark muddy day.  Tue spent day at Perrills.  Very few country people in town now days.  The roads are said to be as bad as ever known.  Frank McGurtys baby  and Jeff Watens sister buried today.  Nick still at home.  Cloudy day strong S. wind at night.  Gobed midnight

31.  Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  48.  52.  40.  = 46 2/3

Part cloudy day.  Nick up AM first time.  Trade dull.  Tue complaining Bish killed billy kid.  gobed midnight.

February 1890

1.  Saturday.  7.15 AM.  Ther.  34. 

Cloudy sprinkle snow last night.  Nick at Store all day first time since sick.  Bill Kelly working for R.R. Co.  Engage Brownfield to help clean up.  John Simones in town says he is reading to move at any time.  Snider will help one load.  Snider was married last Wednesday night  to Phillip's daughter  Uncle John was down to dinner self not very well.  Paid winter a/c in full to date  Gobed  1 AM.

January 1901

29.  Tuesday.  6 AM.   Ther  22.  40.

Partly cloudy N.W. wind.  Jack Trobough work 8 to 10 AM.  Takes out  ashes; turns manure and oil buggy and took it up to Davis Shop  Mrs. Wm. Brazleton died this morning  after being sick a long.  Old Mr. Sproule very sick.  Tue went over there after dinner.  Helen here to supper.   Davis did not repair buggy and I went after it  toward night.  Took Tue and Helen to H.Gs after supper.  Kate Perrill  who arrived with her mother from Wellsville, Ohio here with Groves till bedtime.  Marie seems better but remains at home.  Cloudy with variable wind a little rain and sleet during day about an inch snow at night.  10 PM.  

( Shorthand at top of Page)

30.  Wednesday. 5.15 AM.  Ther. 20.  19.  8  =  15 2/3
Cloudy northerly wind.   Clara ironed all day and went out with Daisy at night.  Growing colder all day  Partly clear P.M.  NW wind.   Tue over at Grove's at night.   Mrs. Brazelton was buried today  Pay F.M. Payne druggist a/c $7.70 in full. check.  Gobed 10 PM.

31.  Thursday. 6 AM.  Ther.  24.  29.  26  =  29 2/3
Clear SW wind.  Gaines calls me at Central while at breakfast.    Send him check 18.00 on wages  Think overpaid some.  Tell him to get line back cow dehorned at once.  Defenbaugh calls to get to get me to release Mortgage will have to see Jim Stevens.  Tue over at Groves w(?) Mrs. Perrill and Kate.  I went over to supper  Kate sick.  Marie still complaining good deal but think getting better slowly.  Clear AM and getting warmer but cloudy P.M. and colder NW wind.  Self feeling badly and still chewing tobacco.  The snow which fell Tuesday still covers ground  Go bed 10 P.M.
(shorthand)

February 1901

1.  Friday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  27.  30.  30.  +  25 2/3

Clear westwind.  Clara washing windows.  Reading Circle met here P.M.  I sat in furnace room most of P.M..  Play seven up in dining at night  Marie went to school first time for week or two  Gobed 9 30 PM.

January 25-28, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

January 1890

25.  Saturday 5.45 AM.  30.  47.

Father and Tue got up pretty early but I did not get store opened till nearly 7 AM.    Kelly came late and helped all day although about sick I felt badly all day but  no worse than yesterday  Can stand  the grip pretty well if this is all   Neither Kelly nor self went to  our meals today Not because we had not time but we did not want any.  John Simons claims  he has not backed out of  his trade with me and does not intend to.  He wants to move as soon as possible.  Frank Drake was in today to tell me they had got a load of hay!  Another old sheep dead and a number of pigs.  Trade very light till Saturday warmer day  and snow mostly goes off gobed 11 PM. foggy at night.

26.  Sunday 8 AM  Ther.    62  48

Foggy AM.  Sun comes out before noon.   Kelly and self try to do cleaning at store and get done about 1 PM.   He is still to do cleaning at store and get done about 1 PM.  He is still feeling badly, self better.  Kelly went down to see Nick and H.G. and reports them both improving.  Warm day mostly  cloudy.  Gobed 11 PM

27.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  36.47.  33  =  42

Clear.  H.G. came up this morning  first since last Thursday.  Did not hear from Nick today  Bill Kelly works all the forenoon cleaning out ice box.  Trade dull.  The grip  is  through  Not quite so numerous as it was.  Clear day  Gobed  11 PM. 

28.  Tuesday 7 AM.  Ther 24. 47.  39 =

Mostly clear.  Wind E.  Did not get to store till nearly 8 AM.  Sold a lot empty bottles today to Indianapolis a/c  to date Tue;s check $25.00   Clara's sister called to see her P.M.  Marie at home sick all day.  Tue attended R.C.  P.M.  Jo Davis shod old Queen in front, came down after her.  I did not hitch up till toward night  Mostly clear P.M.  gobed 10 P,M~~

26.  Saturday  6.30 AM  Ther  25.  35.  24  =  28

Cloudy and Snowing S.E. about 2 in. heavy snow on ground.  Grows warmer during day.  Saw Shirley and wife on east side  Wall pays rent, allow 25.00 for brickwork and plastering up stairs.  H(?) and Daisy Mitchell call for Clara P.M. - she left Linder's P.M.  Self feeling badly all day and at night.  Marie is home all day but seems better.  Tue and Clara sew late at night  Cloudy day southerly wind  gobed 11 PM

(shorthand at top of page.)

27.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  25.  35.  25.  =  28 1/3

Cloudy, N.W. wind.  Light snow flying at times, but mostly clear day with NW wind.  Self not feeling very well.  Marie about same call in Dr. Starr to see her P.M.  Mrs. Bell borrows Alex's cat.  I went up town for tobacco and tablets toward night.  Daisy called on Clara and they went away together about dark.  Most of snow still lies on ground.  Tue over to Grove's at night  Marie and I play knokonole.  Gobed 9. P.M.

28.  Monday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  25.  31.  14.  = 23 1/3

Clear, northerly wind.  Clear.  Northerly wind.  Clara washes AM.  Pay up Center & Johnson a/c 1.85  Tue attends Reception & c at Johnny Marshalls P.M.  Marie about same all day  Tue thinks no better at night.  Clara sewing P.M. to see Daisy at night  Self feeling badly.  Thought of quitting tobacco today  Mostly clear but not thawing much  Ground still covered with snow.  gobed 9 P.M. 

January 21-24, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County IL

January 1890

21.  Tuesday, 7 am.  Ther  11.  20.  10  =  13 2/3

Clear, N.W. wind.  Got tp store 7.30 H.G. opened this morning.  Nick still at home His wife had baby girl P.M.  Bill Jeff sick at home C. with grip.  Bishop, also.  Frank McGurty buried this AM.  Father not very well thinks he has caught cold.  Baby better  Milt Drake up P.M.  One old ewe has died and are (?) twin lambs.  He is going to try to get some hay tomorrow.  Baise tells me he has persuaded John Simons to backout(sic) of baigins with me.  Have not seen Simons.  Gobed 11 PM.  

22.  Wednesday 6 AM  Ther 1.  23.  22.  =  15 1/3

Clear wind E.  I got up and made fires this morning.  H.G. and Nick both on hand today  Pay Ginther bal. 20.00.  Sal Myers $17.30 $3.75 in old liquor a/c Pay John Riri $$1.60 cash settle with Wright- my a/c 44.  Began to snow about 7 P.M. till 10 P.M. wind S.E. about 3 inches fell.  Ground is frozen land.  Nick went home early and father stayed at store with me till closing 11 PM.

23. Thursday,  7 AM ther 28

H.G. sent word to Nick this morning the he was worse and would not be able to open up.  So Nick did so but was rather late about it. Bill Kelly helps clean up some in morning and washes bottles cleans out stable, shovels snow off side walk.  Grows warmer and snow melts a good deal.  Pay Dr. Patton in full 20.00

24.  Friday 7 AM.  

Nick opened this morning  He has been complaining a good deal and knocks off after noon. goes home - thinks he has the "grip" as nearly every body else.    Feeling badly myself all PM.  had some fever  Took medicine at night and did not sleep very well.  Did not go home to supper but ate some herring and crackers.  Bill Jeffrees still sick with the grip  Learn that Gen Mack Mitchell very sick. Dad stays at store till I close as usual.

January 1901

21. Monday. 5 AM.  Ther  45.  55.  36.  =44

Clear southwind.  Get to Gaines' 10 AM John went to Janesville today.  Jo burning brush in hollow S.E.  He went round W and S. line fences P.M.  I went to Elisha Smiths to see about selling cow at tomorrow's sale.  They haven't room for her.  Look at his horses  Think will go to sale tomorrow.  After going back to place get home 6 P.M.  Clear AM S. to NW.  Jo Fasnot at Gaines PM.  Tue very sore throat at night.  Clara washed AM.  Gobed.  9.30 P.M.

22.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  30.  43.  32  =  35

Cloudy light easterly wind.  Tue was complaining much in night of her throat but was up to breakfast and around all day.  Clara ironing.  I went out to E Smiths sale and to Gaines' to dinner.  Did not bid nor buy at sale. large crowd and things sold well.  Bert was there.  Will have  a sale of his own about Feby 15.  Think will take veciores(sic) cow down there to sell.  Mostly clear day.  S.E. wind  Roads good and dry  Marie went to H.Gs. to stay all night with Helen.  Tue better than last night.  Gobed 10 PM.  Marie spent night with Helen.

23.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther 34.  53.  36.  =  41

Light shower before day.  Cloudy with light rain or sleet in south, Clara finished ironing.  Roads and streets are generally dry.  Mostly clear day with southerly wind.  Tue feeling about the same. Very sore throat but did not get Dr.  Queen Victoria died Tuesday eve.  Daily papers have been full of this for several days.  Tue Groves at night 9.30 P.M.  Wednesday had talk with Ira Brown.  Claims there are 1100.00 feet logs in woods.  Ask him for offer on his interest in mill yard.

24.  Thursday. 5.30 A.M.  Ther  32.  26.  20. = 26

Cloudy. Snow fluries from NW all day not much falling.  Clara making cream puffs.  W.E. Jenkins will have paper put on room where falling off.  Took Queen up to Ric shop after breakfast but they didn't shoe her.  Strong NW wind all day.  Pretty hard  keeping the house warm. Tue sent waist to Phebe by express 26cts. Tue feeling better today. Didn't hitch up today. Tue and Clara played cinch at night.  Gobed 10 PM.  Marie sick at night. 

 

January 19-20, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston Illinois

January 1890

19.  Sunday 7.30 AM.  Ther.  39.  54.  58.  =  50 1/3

Cloudy, S. wind, H.G. supposed to be about sauce went up town and helped some about cleaning up.  Maunie here to dinner.  La Grippe very numerous in town.  Went up town toward night.  Learn that Frank McGurty died suddenly at about 5 P.M.  Kelly rode my mare a while P.M.  Light shower at 3 P.M. heavy at night Gobed 10 PM

20.  Monday, 6.30 SM.  Ther  15.  24.  21.  =  20

Strong W. all night Frozen up hard again  Went up town about 7 AM. to relieve Nick.  H.G. complains of feeling some better and comes up in PM.  Nearly every body is taking the "grip" Bill Jeffries has it bad also Frank Vail   Jo Curd and lots of others.  Baby sick all day some better at night.  Mostly clear day.  Trade some better  Sent insurance policys to Freiburg  Order  remaining 2 Bbl Bo A f(?)  Learn Woodrum was buried today  Gobed 1045 PM 

January 1901

19.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther. 15.  30.  30  =  27

Mostly clear.  easterly wind.  Queen was loose in barnyard this morning.  My throat very sore and kep(sic) me awake much in night.  Make print of pin hole picture taken the other day and had better success than expected.  Simons and Warren up with stove wood for thernolies(?).    They will work my land down there except west end of Decker piece putting into corn for half, delivered in crib there.  Good many people in town in town and roads getting smoothed down.  Clara got letter from her mother at Loxa that one of her children was sick and she left after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Tue and Marie went up town for grub &c after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Walls shows me where paper has fallen off north side of store room.  My  cold continues abut the same.  Throat some better  Gobed 10 PM.

20.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  36.  58.  45.  =  46 1/3

Clear.  Strong southwind.   Tue gets breakfast and dinner.  Tone photo of Kate's boy and break celluloid tray.  Hitch up before dinner.  Start out to Gaines' before 3 PM.  Staying there about an hour.  Got home with Clara about 6.30  Daisy didn't come.  Tue feeling very badly PM and at night.  The roads are nearly as good as in summer  No mud.  Clear day and about as warm as warm as it ever gets in Jany.  Gobed 8.30 PM.

July 31, 1912 and July 1912 weather In Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago . . .

Wednesday, July 31, 1912   6.30 A.M.  Ther.  60.  82.  62. = 68.

Partly cloudy. N.2.  Phone Nick and got it 5 P.M.  I try to find Harvey but unsuccessful.  Could not get to  where was at work.  Drove N. A.M.  Much threshing done.  Many people working in hay.  Most of it being  cut and in cock.  Go up to  Bs for Sh Pd 9 AM.  My  "rheumatism so bad today that am thinking seriously of doctoring it.  I did not --could not.  Look for mushrooms P.M.  I start out to find Harvey again.  Saw him at R.R. but could not speak with him.  Talk while with Jo Whalen while waiting.  Met Frank Balch.  His folks are worse.  He is quarantined outside.  Fair day, light northerly winds clouding up PM with trace of rain at say 4 P.M.  Parker calls 6 P.M.Will go to farm in morn with Phew to begin on B.C. shed.  Take mare to Nickles to get early start in morning.  Gobed 9 P.M.

The Weather For July 1912.  Mean temperature. 76.  Maximum 96 on 24th.  Minimum 58 on 19th and 27th.  Precipitation 6.41 inches.  Ir rained on 15 days.  Very heavy rains on 10th 2.53 in.  Much thunder, but few wind storms.  Cloudiness  37 1/2%.  3 2/3 Wind direction and duration have been N.3 2/3, NE 4 2/3, E.2, SE 3 1/3 S 8. SW 6 1/3, W 1 1/3, and NW 1 2/3 days.Have had some muddy roads, but they are good now Aug 2.Corn fields very foul with grass and weeds.  Corn stands up well.  There was large acreage of oats.  They are now threshed.  Corn 65  Oats 28 cents Butter 25 to 30.

June 29, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

Saturday, June 29, 1912     5.40 Am.  Ther.  68.  88.  74.  = 76 2/3

Part Cloudy.  S.1.  Was up town AM looking for friends from Fox Ridge.*  Few in town.  John Simon called P.M. and talk about poles.  He cant do it for me at present.  John Hall speaks about hay.  Record names Bill for tite last winter.  Buddy got home about 3 P.M. from visit to Reasor's in Hindsboro.  I met Mat Brown uptown P.M. and Phone Nick for Same which got 5 P.M.  Self Delivery.  Talk a long time with him: says he is getting very feeble.  I start out after supper to see Emmett but firecrax drove me home.  Part cloudy day light south wind Thunder North P.M. with sprinkle here.  Tue and Buddy went to show.  All away but self and Charles.  Go bed 9.30

*This is the first time I have seen "Fox Ridge" used in the journal.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday,, June 29, 1887  6.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  94.  73

Some Cloudy, Send letter to Addie Sayre.  First silk moths come out, seems to be mostly males.  Only three pairs out today.  Black harness and get it together.  Broke off hydrant in front yard and have to get Fatty to fix it.  Decide to take it out and fill up the hole.  Considerably cloudy at times and very light sprinkle rain several times.  Brisk S.E. wind.  Kate Davis over at night.  Mrs. Wray brought couple chickens over.  Laind ironed.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

june 13,1912 & 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

Thursday, June 13, 1912  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  86.   70 = 72 2/3

Part Cloudy E.2.  I felt poorly this morn.  Rhoda Smith comes to wash.  Try all AM to Phone Nick getting him at noon.  Package got 3 P.M.  Rhoda finished at noon staying to dinner.  Tue and Phebe went funeral P.M.  Geo.  Lippincott.  He was injured by cars a few days ago.  Tue was down to Hats while P.M.  Light rain with some thunder began say 4 P.M. continues till dark.  Fern Nichols who has been away trimming(?) home today.  She and Ora call at night.  There was appearance of heavy rain N.W.  Hope it reached Loxa.  Mostly cloudy P.M.  Gobed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Monday, June 13, 1887  6.30 AM  Ther 71. 86. 68. 

Clear, Baby not very well but not yet broken out.  Mrs. Laird washes.  Father and I went after hedge twice afternoon to Hickory.  Maggie and Ruth went after supper.  Her worms are mostly spinning.  CG  doesn't feel pretty well today.  Hot day, perfectly clear.  Milt Davis over at night.  Timesexpress(?) Lecture on street at night.  This is the  30 day for my worms.  Rene called P.M.  Write letter to M.N. Uri and to Ch Bot works.  Gobed 10 P.M.

June 2, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Sunday.  6 A.M.  Ther. 58. 74. 62. = 64 2/3

Part cloudy S.W.3.  The rain last night measured one inch.  None fell after 9 P.m.  I was born seventy years ago today.  I have received a straw hat and a pocket knife.  I got the paper.  Tue and Phebe went to church.  I drove E to timber getting home about noon.  Toward night drive via J.B. Hills to town line returning by Watson's.  Dirt roads quite muddy.  Think more rain north.  I call at Emmetts.  Will work for me tomorrow.  Has lost my spade fork.  Saw Nick in passing.   Part cloudy day moderate W. wind, becoming light southerly at night.  Mrs. Knock here till 9 P.M.  Gobed 10.30

125 Years Ago

Thursday,  6.30 AM  Ther  60.  80.  64

Cloudy, was clear early.  Got a baquet  for breakfast this being my 45 birthday.  Buy 5 1/2 yards matting to put in hall, cr. at Chambers $1.92.  School committee go to Chicago  to see about new school house.  Delia concludes to quit  Saturday.  Council meet tonight, but did not act on the pitch for license.  Put in a/c against City for lumber to date $14.50.  Take a lot more silkworms up town.  They don't seem to be doing well.  Mostly clear day with N.W. wind.  Got letter from Mary Sayre mostly about Aunt C. & Geo.* Go bed 10 P.M.  Father** and self went after hedges to Anderson's.

*Aunt Charity and Uncle George Wade- Charity was my Gr-gr-grandmother's sister.  This couple was very dear to Charles and Keturah.