September 9-17, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

9.  Tuesday.  5.00 AM.  Ther.  64.  84.  68.  =  72.
Mostly clear E3.  Tue slpet in N. chamber last night.  We got a letter from Phebe.  She has got located at Havana Ill.  I send her address to H.A. Neal.  Drive uptown fir steak A.M.  Mrs. ONeal called P.M.  Simultanessly peddler calls.  Mrs. Reed came with half bushel fime peaches 70 c  Paul Harman borrows new buggy while his is at shop and I hitch to old buggy driving S.W. to Phipps road getting home for supper.  Mrs. Curd spent evening here.  I retire before she leaves.  Clear with fresh N.E. wind.  Paul Harman and sister are attending Normal.  They drive in every morn.  Gobed 9

10.  Wednesday 5.30.  AM.  Ther.  54.  86.  68.  =  69 1/3
Clear. N.E. 1.  Rhoda came and worked till 2 P.M.  Pd check 1.00 get shave AM. Pd.  Try to  find Steve Decker up in Anderson.  He doesn't live there.   Paid brings back buggy 9 A.M.  Starting at 4.30 P.M.  Tue and I drive E. to river at old Ashmore ford.  The river is dry there some holes above and below ford.  We did not go any farther E. on account of Tractor on hill E. get home 6.30 P.M.  Tue went to P.M. with Mrs. B. Self broke recent pledge slightly today by taking chew of tobacco.  The roads are very dusty.  Clear Moderate N.E. winds Go bed 9  Tu canned Peaches AM.

11.  Thursday.  5.30. AM.  Ther.  64.  92.  70.  =  75 1/3
Mostly clear. haze. S.E. 1. gas.  Tue continues to can peaches.  Reed's were best we ever had.  We had intention of going to Loxa but got up too late.  Clouds up P.M. with thunder and sprinkle about 3 P.M.  More rain 9 P.M. and later.  I drove down to Fritz's late P.M.  He is busy at work for while - plumber.  tue was up town at with Mrs. Curd.  Meanwhile Mort & K came and stay until nearly 10.  He is working at the Normal.  Will fix our porch in short time.Rain slow much of night, no thunder.  N.E. 2.  Go bed 10 P.M.  R.54

12.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  6.  72.  60.  =  66
Cloudy N.E. 2  Light rain in night to 7 this morning .54.  It quit rain before 7 AM.   I  hunt up Bill Hatton finding him at Joe's.  He will work for for me tomorrow.  After dinner Tue went up town and to Hat's and I decide about 2 P.M. to go to Loxa.  Pay J.H. Pinnell a/c 16.95 ck.
I went N. Jack went,  Saw C.H. Jones.  Oakley moved out about Sept. C.H.J. and  self decide not to rent to  Theodore Arnold who wants the house, until make repairs my be not then.  I went on up through place.  Much seed in SW clover.   Corn does not promise much.  I drove to house and to front gate but found gate out of order and return through
loxa.  Four calves, unknown, pasturing on  S. end.  Darling has moved to J.O. Linder place.  I got  home after seven oclock.  Mostly cloudy day with N.E. wind  Go bed 9.

13.   Saturday.  6 AM.Ther.  52.  74.  60.  = 62
Mostly clear. N.1.  Bill Hatton came before 7 AM. and goes to work allover place.  Helps hitch up.  I take she to Evans for repair.  Pay Nickles Bro. a/c 8.50 ck.  They are building big stable on site of Sam Rays old barn.   Call at Andrews and think can get coal to send @ 2.90.  Bill cuts  old cherry (Gov Wood)  SW. of house.  It has beeb there 30 years.  PM. he cut up two willow trees that had fallen across the branch, took trash &c. out of ditch on 5th St. and cut up old kindling.  Pay him in full 1.50 ck.  We will come Monday.  Learn that Jake Daizy is dead to be buried tomorrow.  I am off in my feed and made batch mush at night clear mostly with Northeasterly wind  Go. bed. 9.

14.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  50.  74.  60.  =  61 1/3
Most clear.  Easterly wind, hazy.  I went  to Dorschs for piece of ham before breakfast.  After get paper  Tue and I decide to go out to  Berts.  We start 11.50 taking lunch which ate on road near Alex Martins.  Helen with children was there also (?) Ferrish.  think corn some better out there than at Loxa.  We went and returned S. road start home say 5. P.  Autos very numerous on road.  My buggy wheels getting worse.  Bert says not safe.  Get home 7.  Part clear day easterly moderate wind Gobed 9.

15.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  58.  64.  66.  =  62 2/3
Cloudy. E.2.  Light rain began 6.  Bill Hatton came 7 AM. working an hour at stable, rain continued and He went home about 8 A to return later.  Learn that Geo. Drake is lately dead and buried today.  Write O.C. fg Co. about bad rear wheels of buggy.  We hitch up but don't drive till nearly 5 P.M. when rain slacked up.  Went up and got shoe at Evan's, loaf of bread mail letter.  Got caught in quite a shower.  Bass Chism stops me wants to rent the farm.  I spend two hours AM. furnace room built good fire and clean up some.  Am suspicious of old furnace but will make it answer if possible.  More rain at night till bed time.  Rian today 1.51 in.  I get slightly warmer at night.  Go bed 9 PM.

16.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  ther.  66.  78.  72.  =  72.
Cloudy S.4. mist. and light rain.  Hatton didn't come.  I  hitch up  and drive out to Dicewoods looking for mushrooms.  Nothing doing.  Rene and Helen came A.M. and stay to dinner.  Helen is starting again at Normal.  She will stay with us a shile.  Jo Drake was buried today.  I saw Milt at Clarks  Have not seen him for years.  I get bale of alfalfa and bush corn at I.B. Mitchells.  Mostly cloudy day some light rain. P.M. all (.10).  Mort and  kate were over at night.  I write for S.R. & Co. Catalog.  Go bed 9.30

17.  Wednesday. 6 AM.  ther.  72.  82.  70.  =74 2/3
Cloudy and raining since 5. S.2.  Rhoda came to wash.  I put mare in pasture last night.     Drive up to see Tate but wait and hour and didn't.   Bill Hatton worked P.M. Harman phones and wants me to come over in morning.  I half promise to but fear roads too bad.  I drove up to Dicewood P.M>  Loping to get mess of abruptus  Met many hunters and others but find no fungi.  Very light showers P.M> with mild thunder.  Mrs. Pinnell and  Mrs. curd get some pears.   Tue gets letter from Kate Perrill.  Laura is in hospital where she has had a serious operation recently.  Tue went ofer to Goves at night.  Mostly  cloudy day varible winds.  showers.  Gobed 9.

August 24-27, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

24.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  60.  84.  72.  =  72.

Clear W. 1.  After getting the newspaper Tue and I plan to take a little drive but decide to let it go till after an early dinner.  Mrs. G came in before we ate, disarranging everything.  Morty came later and both stay the P.M. till nearly 6.  Tue very much disappointed.  I left alone about  5.30.  Drive up to to T. line on J.B. Hill road, west to next road and nearly a mile north past She(?) Popham's where they are building a road of crush stone.  I return by Watsons and south road.  Crop look some better than a month ago not much however.  Mostly clear day light variable winds.  I got home 7 P.M.  Gobed 9

25.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  60.  86.  72.  =72 2/3

Clear. S.E.1.  I didn't sleep much last night - sour stomach and found trouble.  I drove over to see Hatton but he is working on section.  Paul Harman brought in old bureau and took out jag of old lumber ate dinner.  They are going to put a new floodgate accross branch at road.  Tue got a letter from Muggs.  None from Buddy.  Will look for home about Wednesday.  Tue went to Mrs. Brook's 2 P.M.  I stop there for her later and we drove down to Rhoda's and by many devious streets down by Osgood place and home at  6 P.M.  We met Dr. Byres and wife S.E. of town.  Tue went over to see Mrs. Curd at night who has recently returned from Colorado visit.  Gobed 9.

26,  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  64.  90.  78.  =  77 1/3

Clear S.W. 1.  Slept fairly well and think bowels better.  I drove down to  (?) Millers AM. to employ him.  He will come tomorrow and repair plastering &c charges 25 c. per hour.  I find patch of campestiss E. of Normal - too old but we have them for dinner.  The Mariesors returned from their Hindsboro visit AM.  Skinner brought them in surry.  Order 3 sacks of wood fiber plaster from Andrews which they deliver P.M.  I drove down to see Emmett but saw only his wife.  He is working.  O ur yard needs mowing.  Walter made a start on it P.M.  Tue got letter from Muggs.  Mostly clear till  late P.M.  Light sprinkle rain at 6 - 7 P.  My bowels get no better and fear will have to call in Doc.  Take small (/) at night.  This seems to be the only meddy in house suitable.  Gobed.9

27.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  68.  92.   80.  =  80

Part cloudy N.E.1.  Slept fairly well after 1 AM.  Tue got up 4 AM to get me some milk.  My flux seems much the same.  Rhoda washing.  Miller came early.  Hall Record called with bill which did not pay quite yet.  Harman calls about noon but did not stay long.  He wants to turn cattle by corn to S.W. clover.  I did not consent but may do so under conditions.  I feel better P.M.  Have taken little meddy or food: have lived on thickened milk mostly.  Rhoda ironing P.M.  Miller finishes plaster in cellar but as I expected balked(?) at porch piers, fear will have to tear out much of lower part front porch.  Felt so bad did not hitch up.  Walter and Marie drove out to Helen's toward night getting home about dark.  Mostly clear day sprinkle rain AM.  Gobed 8.30