April 18, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

18. Friday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  54.  80.  64.   = 66.

Clear W.1.  Hitch up early and start for Loxa 8.45 AM.  get there 10.  Saw Mrs. Oakley.  Her husband has the measles.  Talk with Hugh about building fence on three sides of the lot.  He will do it as soon as I finish material.  Saw Mrs. Gaines as passed.  She brought out Florence's baby baby for me to see.  Went on up into place.  Harman has put a gate at head of street.  Harman, Cax an Paul at work each 4 horses  Cliff dragging stalks south of house, other two plowing with sulky plows N. ride S.W. 40.  I drove over to where Cliff &co put in 8 in. tile.  Saw Cliff.  Is through  sowing oats.  Will take posts down to Loxa for house lot there  Drive to BC shed and down to Loxa E. side place.  Talk while with People.  Corn 50c.  Talk with  A. Moore; pay him 40c. for some work along line.  Talk with James at Watson place.  He wants to rent farm for his son in law.  Got home 2.30 P.M.  Stood trip better than expected.  Smoked another cigar.  Maggie set me out some dinner.  Tue  gone to R.C.  Maggie went to Grace's P.M.  I get shave at Browns late P.M.  Tue and Muggs went to look at some pictures at C.H. at night.  Lightening and heavy thunder in night  Sprinkles rain.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  Jack didn't go.

1888

18.  Wednesday  6 AM  Ther.  45.  60.  50.

Clear pleasant day.  People mostly talking about yesterday's election.  Rink and J. Rutherford bring up 1017 feet lumber for city.  Meyers did not come to work.  Sell.  Looke 20 butternut posts stop the Plainsdealer paying them up  15.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

December 16,1912 and 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  28.  50.  44. = 40 2/3

Part Cloudy.  E.1. red.  Ice. 1/4 David came 7.  I did not expect him.  Edith Bates called AM. begging.  David  cut  wood till 9 AM after which he raked and burnt leaves and began to take out leaking hydrant at  barn.  When find we have hard job on that.  He worked till 5 PM and will return in morn.  I drove down to R.R. AM looking  found for some coal.  Mostly cloudy day with variable moderate winds.  Weather bureau does not predict rain but it looks a good deal like it.  Tue ironing most of day.  Harman sends us piece of meat by Paul.  Gob 8.30 P

1887

Friday,  6.30  AM  Ther.  28.  33.  31

Cloudy wind S. Cloudy all day with S. Westerly wind cleared off about clear after dark. Tell Hibbared to cancel insurance policy on apples.   Bill Pate has been hauling lumber to coal shaft all the week.  Comer claims he can't haul unless I pay extra for it.  The city is wanting lumber badly.  This weather will make good roads in a few days if it does not rain.  Tue fixing over a dress for Phebe.  Won a small turkey in a raffle at Wrights last night.  Gobed 10 PM

November 1 -2, 1912 in Charleston, IL

1, Friday.  6 A.M.  38.  48.  40.  =42
Cloudy N.3. Maggie finished painting the  radiators today.  I did not hitch up nor go to town.  I let mare in pasture P.M.  Tue attends R.C. at A. Alexander.  She is talking of giving up the R.C.  Grace was here to supper and Muggs went home with her.  Cottingham has not appeared to do work on W.C.s and furnace.  Much cloudy day strong northerly wind.  Gobed 9

2.  Saturday.  6 AM,  Ther.  30.  42.  30.  =34.
Clear.  N.W.2.  White Frost.  Thin ice - Tub.  Alfred worked hour or two AM fix celery and carrots.  Harman with Paul bring 6 bales hay 2.88 2 bu oats 50 and 1 bu corn  my half .20  Was about out.  I drove E. + S. of town say 4 P.M.  The roads good, little mud.  Maggie gets letter from Mo Library accepting her offer of 85 per if she will come at once or by middle of month.  She has not yet decided to go.  Tue spent evening at Dr. Brook's, Maggie out till 9 mostly clear clouding at times sp rain 4 P.M.  strong northerly wind, clear night and freezing by 8 P.M. gob 9

It is August 6, 1912 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago . . .

6,  Tuesday, 6 AM.  ther.  56.  84.  72. = 70 2/3

Mostly clear. E.1.  Get horse shod all round and spokes at Siberts' AM.  Paid check 1.75.  "Look for Harvey" AM.  Shrivers begin repair roof in morn.  Maggie went over to Graces PM.  Tue attends aid meet.  I  look again for Harvey not finding him.  Cliff phones will be in for lumber PM and I drive to Andrews .  Met Cliff on State St. on way to B.PA.'s "to help Paul load up."  Cliff calls later and we settle so far as can to date.  He  gives check for 45.64 which is bal. due me after deducting several items among which is an iron gate(8.00), 20 rods  of fence (8.00) &c.   they did not take out the roofing but part load 1 X 4 ~10.  Take mare to Nickles at night.  Shriver (2 men) work most of the day on roof fair day E and S.E. winds.  Muggs and Ph to library night.  I set up reading till 10.30                                                                        

June 12, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 12,1912,  5.00 QM.  Ther. 62.  86.  72. + 73 1/3

Clear. S.2.  I get off with ridge pieces after 9 AM.  Went via Loxa.  Stop at Gaine's  getting pinchers.  Harmans's men all busy preparing BC ground.  He was planting having about 20 A done.  Ground somewhat cloddy.  Paul has been sick a day or a two.  I drove back on place eating small piece C.B. at center corner.   P +P finish roof about 2 P.M.  We consult at noon slightly about taking the BC shed.  Think they seem inclined to balk about the job.  They went over to Harman's  to shingle on his barn soon as done and while I was taking rest in shed.  I start home 4 P.M. by Loxa.  Too  warm to move round much.  Mostly clear day clouding up toward night apparantly  light showers N. a few miles.  Wind S. to SW 4.  Many whirlwinds from S.W. wind northerly later.  I was about used up when got home before 6 P.M. go bed 8.15.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, June 12, 1887, 7 A.M.  Ther.  71.  84.  73.  Mostly clear.  Worms about  same, the dying.  Work with them at store an hour or two.  Lewe Stark in with me, Father and I went up in Hickory after osage after dinner.  Drove down to Bolies with Reat Davis toward night.  Drive round town a while with Tue.  She went up to the store with me to feed the worms.  Think baby is  taking the measles.  Self feel badly at night.   Hot day, hot nights.  Go bed 9.30 PM

May 31, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday,  May 31,1912.  6 AM.  Ther. 50.82.64. =65 1/3

Clear, S.E.1. light fog early.  Get letter from Andy Moore to come over and look over line fence where he wants to put flood gate.  I let him do it his own way and I pay half.  Drove over to Sexton corner where Paul  and Curtis were hunting crows in the corner locust.  The are breaking  26 A for B.C. will finish in a day or two.  They had just done planting.  Cliff had just gone home, I didn't see him.Went round by BC shed and south to Loxa.  Cliff's corn where up looks pretty well- good stand.  Clover meadows only fair.  Return South road getting home 6.30.  Didn't get tired as usual.  S road very rough generally dry Mostly clear day S.3.  Tue and Phebe town at night.  Not many people on road today.  Gobed 9 P.M.

The Weather for May 1912

Mean temp 67.7 Max. 88 on 23d.  Min 38 on 13th light frost 13th only one.  Precipitation, 3.12in on twelve days. .96 on 5th .40 on 10th .45 on 11th .50 on 15th and 16th.67 on28th other days light or trace.  Clouds 34%. Thunder 5th, 10th, 11th, 24th 26th and 28th.  The winds for May were N 4 3/5, NE2, E 2/3, SE 4 2/3, S 11 1/3, SW 4 1/3, W 1 1/3 and NW 2 days.  The roads are dry but rough.  Oats generally looking well also meadows.  There is still much water in ground.  Corn 7(?) at Loxa Butter 25 to 35.  Eggs 15.  The biggest corn have seen say  in.  Half the corn is 6(?).

125 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 31, 1887    6.30 A.M.  Ther. 59.70.55.

Cloudy damp day occasional light rain.  Bad weather for the worms which which don't seem to be doing very well.  Tue not very well satisfied with Delia and they have a few words.  Got paper and begin to paper hall, but get only half done.  Snider** brings butter and lard and take home jug.  Went up to Anderson's before supper after osage.  Father* went with me.  Go bed 9.30 PM  Got sack  flour at Hills 1.30 cr.

*William Sayre Gramesly, Charles' father.

**John Henry Snider