October 24-29, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

October 1913

24.  Friday.  4.45 AM.  Ther.  46.  62.  44.  =  50 2/3

Cloudy,  fog.  NE.2.  Phebe starts for Havana 6.15 car via Mattoon and Lincoln expects to get there 4 P.M.   Tue works hard on her R.C. work much of A.M.  Hatton works at wood P.M. and gets most of large timbers worked up into posts.  Tue attended RC PM at Ollys.  I drove south of town.  Thought might meet some fungi coming on the trees.  The roads except gravel quite heavy.  Mostly clear P.M. light N.E.  Tue over at library night go bed 9 PM

25.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36.  62.  44. = 47 1/3

Clear. NE 1.  Light white frost reported.  Bill came early at wood helping hitch up.  Tue  prepares for "function" at  church.  I take her up there 11 AM.  Some ladies aid by.  She came home to dinner.  I drove over to Miller's he had gone to one of  his appointments.    Saw Warren and Simons AM with stove wood.  W. has begun plowing his piece.  Bill worked the day and I pay him in full 2 1/2 days. and  he will come again.  Monday.  Clear day  N.E. to E. light winds.  No fungi starting except few campestris in bed in garden  too cold.  Go bed 11.

26.  Sunday 6 AM.  Ther.  44.  68.  44.  =  52.

Clear.S.2.  Shave self before breakfast which we had 8 AM.  I hitched up early and got paper.  Tue  decided not to attend church.  Later I drove up to Dicewoods and to town line returning by Watson road which they have been grading recently.  We have dinner at 2 P.M.  Rene with Dora and son call 4 P.M.  Tue over at Groves a while at night.  She wrote Buddy mailing letter 9 P.M,.  Mostly clear day winds shifting from S to NW and cloudy at night.  Go bed 10

27.  Monday 6 AM.  Ther.  42.  50.  44.  = 45 1/3

Cloudy and light rain since early morn.  N.E.3.  Have stiff neck.  The sun came out over AM, otherwise cloudy day with northerly winds and light showers till in night in all .55 in to 6 AM (28th.)  I didn't hitch up.  Tue  spent PM at Mrs. Brooks'  Spend day with victrola (sic) and catalogue.  Miller did not appear not Bill.  Think too cold for painting.  Gobed 10 PM

28.  Tuesday.  6 AM  Ther.  38.  56.  44.  =  46.

Part cloudy W3  Hatton came working all day at wood and odds and ends pay him full to daye one day  1.50  Miller called and paint on house tomorrow if weaather permits.  Jo Hatton will help.  We got a letter from Phebe.  She reached Havana  OK much earlier than she expected to.  She has deposited her alimony at Charleston trust and savings through H.A. Neal.  Bill and I put storm windows south of furnace room.  We over haul old pile fencing and recover same bout 25% of it has rotted.

29.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  34.  38.  = 34 2/3

Cloudy. N.W.4.  Snowflurries (sic) much of forenoon beginning after 6AM about one inch fell yielding .10 in partly rain.  The ground and trees cover ground and trees(sic).  Tue got long letter from Buddy and one from Muggs who is attending a wedding at Columbus O.  She intends to call a day or two on her way back to Jeff Cy.  Order  bu oats 1 bu corn, bale each of straw and hay of IBM & son.  Tue went up town toward night returning all (8) but four Victor records and getting another lot one twelve inch. and a dozen 10 in.  Tue and self put in evening playing them.  I made pot of mush at night.  Go bed 10 P.

October 8 - 11, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

October 1913

8.  Wednesday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  62.  78.  62.  =  67 1/3

Mostly cloudy. NE.a.  Miller came 7 A and work till 5P  msotly on SW cor.  AM not satisfied with colors and think will try to change it.  Rhoda washed AM stays to dinner.  They had to hang in attic.  I feel poorly and stay round house most of the day.  Drove up to T. Briggs and talk with him but still in dark bout colors.  Toward night I  drove S.W. thought might see some fungi  I (sic) got too dark and return after 6 P.  Tue attends services with Mrs. Brooks getting home about 9  Mostly cloudy light variable winds go bed 10.30 P

9.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  56.  80.  66.  = 68 2/3

Fog early later part cloudy.  N.E.1.  Miller came 7.  I went on a paint hunt but brought up at Briggs.  Have decided to go ahead same as started till change mind again.  Tue got long letter from Mrs Eagleston Mrs. Gove was over on hour or two AM.  I  shave self AM. and drove up for bread meeting Simons says  Warren has gone to work clearing south field.  Andrews &  Co begin hauling coal putting in four loads.  Tue went to B class meet at Fullers PM getting home 4 oc.  Albert Brown came for pears a while and I took him home getting back 6 P.  Tue attends church at night with Mrs. Brooks and then went to a show.  Miller works till 5 P.M. mostly on upper coraice.  Part clear day light variable winds.  Gobed 10

10.  Friday. 6 AM.  Ther.  64.  84.  70.  = 72 2/3

Mostly clear. S.E.2.  gas.  Miller comes 7.  BPA bring one load coal making say 14 tons including small load previous.  I have Thos Briggs order 6 gal each of Nos 154 and 163 by express.  Think will get it Monday.  Tue sends basket of pears  to Buddy by Ex.   I drove down to E. of Normal gettingnice mess of  campestris which eat for dinner.  Tue R.C. at Ollys P.M.  I get grey hat Winters.  They send down one which return.  Miller works till 5 PM.  Thinks lay off tomorrow.  Part cloudy Strong southerly winds becoming westerly.  Rain with Thunder 5 PM. (?) later and night.  Rain .48  

11.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  48.  62.  48.  = 52 2/3

Clearing NW4.  There light showers in night with much lightning and wind rain meas. .48 in to  6 AM.  The  rain did not damage new paint much.  Miller called and pay him 6.75 in full to date.  Tue ironing AM.  I drove S. of town AM. seeing several campestris but did not get any  of them.  Tue ate dinner at Grove's and was gone when I returned.  Mary and Ella Facklen from Cal. are there visiting.  We get letter from Muggs AM.  She is going to Columbus O. to attend wedding and will call here on way say 24th.  We expect Phebe home tomorrow  Her divorce case will come up Monday.  The town full of people today.  Clear with strong NW wind  Tue did not attend church at night as usual.  Gobed 9 P.M.