October 19, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

19.   Saturday.  6A.M.  Ther.  42.  60.  44.  = 48 2/3
Clear N.W.  Drove to Frank Blach's to get him to clean up furnace &c.  Not at home.  Tue sweeping and cleaning up.  We are needing painter and plumber.  I try to build hot fire in furnace.  I say I can't burn that Pana coal in it and keep house from freezing.  Helen called and she with Muggs and Tue left for town leaving me to handle Alfred.  He came about dark to do chores.  Pay him 30 cts which is 30c. more than he has earned.  Clear day  moderate northerly winds.  I met John Glassco  up town.  He does not wish to buy Perkins lot.  Bel Scott called P.M.  Bill Decker wants to saw off the timber.  Gobed 8.30



I thought the readers would like to see and actual page from Charles Gramesly's Journal.

   Below is a ad picture Charles had pasted in the back of this journal.

Charleston, Illinois, October 11 & 12, 1912

11,  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  82.  74.   = 72 2/3
Part cloudy S.2.  I find two spokes broken R rear wheel of old buggy.  Tue and Maggie iron A.M.  I drove to Dicewood and beyond: no fungi excepting Clitocybe illudeno which meet in Stoddert's  pasture.  I got home say 11 AM.  There is a teacher's meeting at E.I.S.N. and great crowds are coming in especially on interurban.  Tue takes four of them to lodge just for tonight - all young ladies.  Tue attends RC* at Ed Millars P.M.  Grey Anderson and help put coat plaster on new W.C. and will come in morn and finish.  J.B. Hill filling New Silo as I pass AM.  The  mud is light and will soon be gone..  Mostly clear day with light to high S. to SW winds.  Lightning around at night.  Tues lodgers attended theatre (sic) til late and keep us awake &c.  Gobed 9 lightning nt.

* Reading Circle

12,  Saturday, 6 A.M.  ther.  52.  64.  48.  = 54 2/3
Part cloudy N.W. 5 .  Violent wind all night.  Lightning but no thunder nor rain.  Jack smuggled himself into house last night.  Think sprinkle rain in  night.  The  change occurred after midnight.  I pick up pears early before breakfast.  Think five or six bu. still in trees.  The teachers meeting closes today.  Said to be 1500 in town.  Anderson and hands finish plaster W.C. P.M. and pd 7.50 ch.  I drove to Dicewoods AM failing to find any fungi excepting  Chilocybi illudeno ~   Mostly clear day with  N.W. wind.  Self not feeling as well as last week.  Got load Pana lump coal today it is poor stuff for our furnace.  Get letter fr Cass Shaver wants to rent.  Gobed 9