May 1- 20, 1890 in Coles County, Illinois HIGHLIGHTS

May 1890

1. Thursday - Set out  lot of grape cuttings.  Skelly got seven years in pen,  for murder of Woodrum.  New Council met tonight six petition for license presented.

2.  Friday- Crass worked all PM at Sewer at Store getting done about dark. 

3.  Saturday-  H.G. very Cranky.  Uncle John was  in town   Has sold the mules he bought of Pete Snider.  Got letter from John Armstrong saying her would shear my sheep, any time.

4.  Sunday - Bill Kelly died yesterday and was buried today down at La?b Kelly's graveyard.

5.  Monday

6. Tuesday - Comer was in City purchasing committee met but did nothing lumber bill.  Comer went home before they met  Electric lights not burning till 9 P.M.  Comer wanted me to be present present when committee met.

7.  Wednesday -   37.  53.  39.  Arrived at ranch about 8  Find that Armstrong had sheared sheep which I did not expect him to do as it was very cool .  Go bed 10 P.M. bed bugs 

8.  Thursday - we cut logs all day round the mill  The boys have been cutting some logs on the Wes Decker Ridge  We have cut in all log measure about 7700 ft.  Comer sawing mostly City stuff.

9.  Friday - Lost another ewe last night the effect of shearing too soon I presume.

10.  Committee gave Comer City contract @ 15.00 per  (?)

Saturday - figuring on building a large ice box in rear of Store  Bill Hatton worked a while digging for waste pipes.  Bert and Rene in to dinner.  Paid John Armstrong for shearing sheep.   warren Decker settles up for hay and hauling.  He took out some feed for sheep and some hungarian (sic) seed.   Sprinkle rain several times during day and grows colder with N. wind  1 AM    Warr(?) tells that Nannie goat had 4 Kids last night - two of them dying.

11.  Sunday.  Maggie and self  start for ranch as soon as we got our dinner.  Only one of the kids is  living and the other one not very well.

12.  Monday.  We start home 7 AM.  arriving  at 9.  Got Carlo on road home.  Figure on ice box up at store will get Geo Kellogg to build it.

13.  Tuesday - Walker delivered old stove I bought from them yesterday and Tue decides to put it in the kitchen.  Mrs. Trainor buried today Nick went to funeral.  Bin in for Dr.  Ora sick.

14.  Wednesday -  Tue and I went to look at Mrs Rogers old mare and then went out to Uncle Johns  Found him making a gate.  Bim's wife sick abed.

15.  Thursday -  Took Carlo  (to ranch) and he made a break for the sheep as soon as he sighted them.  

16.  Friday   5 AM.

Went down to mill all hands had to go to trial between Jo and Harrison Handly.

17.  Saturday  - Democratic primary for delegates to Co. Conven

tion.  Get lumber for ice box.  John Simons gets telegram that  his mother is sick and leaves for Crawford Co at 11 PM.

18.  Sunday - 

19. Monday - Bill Jones patches up back of building and Kellogg begins on ice box.  Town full of delegates to Democratic County Convention   They nominate O. G Berver for Sherriff.  

20.  Tuesday  6.30 AM.  Clear day and cooler  47.  66.  53.

Uncle John down to dinner.  Kellogg works all day  on ice box making slow process.  Comer did not saw having broken something about the mill  Pay Claude 1.00 to get repair  Mrs. Rogers ironed having washed yesterday.  Pleasant day N wind AM SE PM.  Old Mrs. Davis very bad  Gobed 11P.M.

September 14 - 16, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, Illinois

September, 1889

14.  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  91.  75 =   78 2/3

Mostly cloudy but clears off.  Big crowd  in town   Rene came in leaving her horse while she went to fair.  I was out a while  P.M. bought a Plymouth rock rooster.  Maggie is sick all day  Sent for Dr. Patton at night.  Think is is the ague.  Busy day and trade pretty good  next to best day we ever had.  Gobed 11 P.M.

15.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  75.  80.  62.  =  72 1/3

Cloudy Heavy shower in night and more at intervals during day.  Had intended to go to timber but for rain.  Maggie better.  Some fellow got us up in night yelling "murder!" in the wood house.  Davis Children here all P.M.  Grows cooler after noon and cloudy all day go bed 7.30 PM

16.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther 58.  66.  57.  =  60 1/3

Cloudy Phebe started for school.  Maggie in bed most of day.Settle with Bill Kelly for wood and work, after which he helped a while P.M. in stable.  Ed Eastin paid me 2.00 on old account went over to Bill Kellys toward  night. to look at some hay..  Milt did not come up today.  Hat helps  Tue with peaches PM and stayed to supper.  H.G. had a keg fall on him today.  Gobed  10.30 PM

September 1900

14.  Friday.  5.AM.  Ther.  53.  88.  60.  =  67.

Clear Easterly wind.  Drive E. and NE of town AM  B.C. mostly cut.  It is reported to be going up in prices.  Tue and Ferd went to Berts getting some peaches.  Ora sick at home in Loxa.  Ferd got letter from Addie  Maggie got dinner which I ate about 1 PM.  Corn on toe kept me awake all night.  Maggie and Phebe to dance at Decker Park.  Roads good becoming dusty  Mostly clear day with easterly wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

15.  Saturday. 6 A.M.  Ther.  65.  95.  70.  =  76 2/3

Mostly cloudy.  S.E. wind.  Sprinkle rain 7 A.M.Mrs. Owens came to help Tue.  Can fruit &c.  Return shoes to AM Mitchell and he Crs. me 5.00  Pay him $20.00 ch on account which leaves me owing him ten or twelve dollars.   B.C. is reported to be a little higher.  Mostly clear day wind getting round to  NW before night.  I drove Queen up  town after supper for grub.  Talk a while with W. H. Campbell on west side.  Says he is doing well in restaurant.  Bad runaway in front of our premises   about 8 P.M.  Lee Wright and others nobody hurt seriously but vehicle demoralized ,  C.D. Mitchell pays me for lumber ch. 42.02  get couple show tickets of Al Parker through P.O.  Tue thinking of taking another roomer.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  ~~~~ (shorthand)

16.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  50.  75?. 50 = 58 1/3

Clear.  Brisk N.W.  Turned cool in night.  Start bout 9.38 AM.  Thinking of going to Ranch but only go far as Kickapoo.  Coming back by   Myers lane,  getting home about noon.  Feeling without  tobacco, very sleepy.  Tue and I start for Berts about 3 P.M.  Drive through Loxa stop at Hen's.  He is gone to Dakota. Ora sick in bed, better than she was.  Gilbert girls staying with her found their farm on fire PM and extinguish it.   Bert's folks not at home when we got there at 6.15 PM. and got on wrong road going home getting down by Hayden Kings.  Mostly clear day.  Take Snap shot at Bert's house from S.W. before they get home.  Gobed 9 PM