July 17, 1892 and 1903 in Coles county, IL

July 1892

17.  Sunday,  5.30 AM.  Ther  62  80?  65

Clear E wind.  Phebe and I start for ranch 8 M.  Nobody at home.  we stay round barn a while them went over on Long Point and ate our dinner looked for fungi finding very few.  At no time since early spring have they been so scarce.  It is very dry and corn is needing rain.  The boys have gone over all of it plowing and cutting out weeds and sprouts,  Think will thresh this week.  Folks were at home when we got back to barn.  Left for home about 530 went up Indian creek  Gobed  930.

July 1903

[Side of Page]  Ferd here to breakfast, says Labor union will not let him work unless he joins union.

17.  Friday,  5.30  AM.  Ther.  63.  84 [Loxa], 78.  =  75

Mostly clear hazy.  Phebe went with parties to "breakfast picnic" and was early.  Abbott came to work at 7.  He hitched up for me and I left at about 8 AM.  Met C. Talbott and D Auduson up town, and got out to Gaine's about 10 AM.   Jo trimming hedge  I drove down to to Loxa for  for barbed wire and employed Ed Wright to help Jo Hicaure at 1 PM. and they patch up fence around.  They had worst rain at Loxa ever known Branches higher.  It must have been much heavier than in town.  Jo avens that he measured it five inches in can in yard. Riley creek was over the road at near Township line.  Buy 100 b.wine  @ 3.50 and 10 cts staples at Chad H. Jones'.  Jo says he has had to sit up nights to watch water gap.  Mrs. G. and girls picking blackberries P.M.  I went over and thinned out E. half of seed plot  It is looking better.  I was also out where Jo and Ed were at work.  Corn looking well except down some  Oats all right but more of them down than other day.   I got home at say 6 P.M.  Jack dog came with me has been at Gaine's since Wednesday.  Muggles are the order with the the authorities now.  Much  cloudy today with sprinkles rain at times: distant  thunder AM SW and W. wind S.E. to S.W. 4  Heavy storm develops about 9.30 with much wind and thunder considerable rain.  It tore up Kitchen screen door  It continued lighter till perhaps midnight  gobed 10 P.M.

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October 3-5, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL.

October 1889

3.  Thursday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  56.   76.  46  = 57 2/3

Clear and pleasant.  Second day and last day of re-union .  Good many in  and trade  equal to Saturday.  Warren hauls load of Cooper  Milt finishes 3 cord to Hibbard.  Sold J. Dice 99 posts @6 1/4. cash.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Bert in town but didn't come down Gobed 10.30 ~

4.   Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  46.  70.  48  =  54 2/3

Clear and cool.  Probable light-frost start for timber before 7 AM.  Min (sic) making roads from hollow didn't finish.  Rode around S side PM looking at timber get pretty well tired out.  Got home at 7.15 P.M.   Find mess of puffs balls by Edmons.  Tue spent day at Hats   HG took off screen doors at store today  Gobed 12.30

5.  Saturday  6.30 AM.  Ther 45.  62.  42.  =  49 2/3

Clear.  Caught cold last night sore throat  cool day.  P(?)  smoke stack to Light Plant.  H.G. abusive.  Make wife sick P.M. and he not there at night.  Uncle John in.  Warren haul load to Cooper.  Milt l to Anderson.  Gobed 11.30

October 1900

3.  Wednesday. 5.30. AM.  ther 60.  88.  63

Clear.  S.E. wind.   Get Ed. Wells to pull weeds and sort over seet corn.  Harvest pumpkin crop in bottom.  Ike Rogers up with BC which he sold for 80.00  Warren with Lim  MR. Owen irons.  Get mess of Lycapendons in Wileys pasture.  Ed. Wells went with.  Mrs McKee rides home to town with me.  Tue  and Mrs. McKee rides home to town with me.  Tue and I  drive while at night till say 8.30.  Today  the first day I have not used tobacco since Mar 1.  Fill plate holders to camera at night in dining room.  Gobed 9 P.M.

4.    Thursday 5.30 AM.  Ther 60.  90  68  =  72 2/3

Mostly clear.  Start to Loxa about 9 AM.  Jo grubbing Mrs. G out in field.  I fool round till  dinner and them stay till about 4 P.M.  Was  down in corn and in lower part  of John's new (?) get home before 6.  Charlotte Sproule,  Mort & Kate here at night.  Jo coming to town tomorrow morning says will mow weeds.  Clear day.  Gobed 8.30 PM

5.  Friday 4 AM.  Ther 63.  91.  70  =  74 2/3

Clear.  Jo came about 8 AM. and began mowing bottom.  Rene and Bert in staying to dinner.  Tue gets letter from Phebe and Bert in staying to dinner.  Tue gets letter from Phebe and telegrams from NWU dean.  Phebe says she  cant  stand it there and must come.  I spent afternoon at Shannons trying to phone to her but no good.  Telegraph 7 P.M. to her telling her to come home at once.  Rene and Bert went home  5 P.M.  I take Irene down to Warrens to have her fortune told  Tues didnt amount to much.  Tue and I ride a while at night, east  and south of town.  Mostly clear day and about the  warmest we have had lately  Jo mowed the weeds in bottom and left for  Loxa about 5 P.M.  taking load of manure.  Miss Ford not here at night.  Grama phone waked us at about midnight.  Warm night.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

  

September 17-29, 1900 in Charleston, IL

          September 1900

17.  Monday, 5.30 AM.  Ther.  39.  65.  50.  =51 1/3
Clear.  Coldest morn since last Spring.   Northerly wind   Boy Clyde Ashby not studing very well.  I  spent part of AM over at Court House with Jerry Merrett in basement where he was sorting over records.  Drove out to Gaines after dinner  Drive down near branch where Jo was burning brush.  He is doing good Job of clearing.  Pat Downey has sold his B.C. for 85.00 Smith on Division got 80.00  I got some tomatoes and &c. also 11/2 doz eggs.  Roads getting quite dusty.  Cool clean day Northwind.  Got home 6.30 PM  Gobed 8 P.M.  Drove Queen.  Clyde and I could not harness Roan this morning.    

Parker dry goods and Ginthers hardware took fire about 8 PM 18th and damaged goods much.  (shorthand)

18.  Tuesday. 5.40 AM.  Ther.  37.  70.  68? = 58 1/3
Mostly clear. hazy.   Mrs. Owens washing.  Shirley called bout 9 AM.  It was quite windy.  Insisted we sitting in kitchen says will not cut anybodys BC stubble nor corn stalks.  Saw him later up town.  Speak to Bill Scott about selling the Cols place.  Reese has spoken of buying it.  Pat Downey sold his BC for 85.00.  There is talk of higher sales but this is highest I know of.  I start out Loxa 2 P.M.  Boy rides to Fair Ground with me.  I stop there an hour or two  WA Campbell on ground.  Got to Gaines about 4 PM.  Retha rode home from S.H. with me.  Mrs Gaines not at home.  Jo grubbing  Sprinkles rain about 5.30  Stay to supper and all night.  Learn Shirley is talking of renting Berts farm.  &c.  lot of stuff mostly about Shirley.  Play cards till bed time 9 P.M.

19.  Wednesday 4.30 AM.  Ther.  65?  65.  64  = 64 2/3
Mostly Cloudy get ready to start home 7.30 AM.  Very peculiar clouds.  Take snapshot at there from new B.C. shed.  Began raining about 8 and continued till afternoon.  I stay till after dinner.  Flo and Retha didnt (sic) go to school owing to rain.  Drive to Loxa after dinner. Called at Ora's.  She still in bed with Malarial and alone.  Hen gone to Iowa.  Saw McPheron but got no money from him.  Get home 4 oclock  Tue not very well.  busy getting Phebe ready to go to Chicago.  Ferd here.  Is not going to N.Y. at present.  Cloudy day  Gobed 8 P.M.

20.  Thursday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  83.  64.  =  70 1/3
Mostly Cloudy.  SW wind.  Charlotte Sproule sewing for Tue staying to dinner.  Marie went with friends to Fair.  Ferd called AM and I took him out to Fairground.  I drive up to  Dice woods near  Decker sp looking for mushrooms.  Didn't find any   Home to dinner, and took Maggie to fair in afternoon.  Roads were muddy this morning but pretty well dried up before night.  Good Crowd P.M. considering weather.  and if it continues they  look  for immense attendance tomorrow.  Paid Clyde $1.00 up to Tuesday morning.  He had a chill and did not go to fair and was late with chores at night.  Tue  working all day getting Phebe ready to go away next Tuesday.  Tue at Groves at night   Girls out.  gobed 8.30 P.M.  Dan Wall for month's rent due today. didn't pay.

21.  Friday.  5 AM.  Ther 54.  75.?  60.  =  63.
Mostly cloudy and foggy.  Northerly wind.  Folks left dining room open  all night.  Put on new pants and vest.  Have had them a a year. also coat  Drive up town after steak AM.  Charlotte and Maunee Fisher helping Tue  Rene.  Dora and baby came AM.  I took them and Marie to Fair  Went out self after dinner.  See Bacon and Kate a few minutes but didn't see them after dinner.  Shirley in town P.M. bulling round.  Se Brown toward night says engine at Simons ready to go back to mill.  Wall paid me month rent to to 2oth inst 50.00  Attendence at Fair not large  Get pretty well tired out today  tue over to Grove/s at night  Gobed  8 P.M.

22.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther 50.  75?  60?  =  61 2/3
Partly cloudy and some foggy morning  Drive out to Fair with Clyde Ashby and stay there most of day.  Going home to dinner.  Went into most of shows on ground.  Get Draft for Tue for Phebe 100.00 at State Bank after dinner.  Mamie Fisher helping Tue P.M.  Stay at Fair til nearly dark.  Oram Piercy rode to town with me.  Supposed to have been big crowd at fair today saw Charley Hildreth but did not see any more of Bert's folks.  Shirley there but didn't see him  Saw Bill Shirley,  I drove out to fair ground after supper.  Everything pretty well cleaned up  Tue feeling badly.  Mort and Kate over at night.  Cool  pleasant day and fine for fair.  Gobed  9 P.M.

23.  Sunday.  5 A.M.  Ther 60  83.  64  =  69
Cloudy.  There was light shower last night perhaps 11 P.M.    I drove up to Decker Spring and beyond AM. looking for mushrooms did not find any.  Roads muddy N. of town.  Tue busy all day getting Phebe ready to go away.  I take valise down to train P.M.  next Hoff and Ed Jones car 5 and Wash.  Was down to 6 P.M. late 15 m train when Phebe left, about 8 or 10 of the boys and girls have gone same trip.  I notice Robt Winston with Ganaway Vern Blair.  Ola Weyath Vivian Blain Charley Miller and others I can't recall.  Tue feeling badly all day and did not go to train.  Mostly clear and quite warm  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

24.  Monday.  5.15 AM.  Ther  65.  84.  65? = 70 1/3
Mostly cloudy with SW wind.  Tue persuades me to drive down to Burts after some peaches.  they were all at home.  We start 7.10 get there ?.40 and leave at 10 AM. getting home about noon.  Got bushel or so peaches and  some Jonathon apples.  I start out to Gaines' 3PM.  Had to see John H Marshall about fore closure  on H.H. place.  Must be done before 27  Gaines shucked sweet corn this P.M.  Dug potatoes last Sat.  Stay all night S&B  Jo came from Loxa 5 P.M.  Meet Shirley near Smith;s says has contracted sold his corn @ so  told him to sell mine also.  He and Bill had started to town to see me but turn back, and Shirley rides to J.H. with one.  Play 7 up at  night  Gobed 9 P.M.

25.  Tuesday.  4.30 AM.  ther.  65? 92.  80 = 79.
Clear  Jo started to town 6 P.M. and self hour after.  Hat took in big load sweet corn putting in bin for feed and taking out load of manure cleaning out stable  Examine new map of county at Je McGurty  He agrees to let have it for 4.10  Very warm but good breeze from SW. and mostly clear day.  Mrs. Owens washed  Take her home before dinner.  Feeling badly self all P.M.  Think ate too much dinner.  No word from Phebe yet.  Charley Miller wrote his father that they got there all right.  Bill Scott thinks "Col." will sell his place for 1,700.00 or less.  Kate Grove over a while at night and Tue and Marie went home with her.  I develop 3 plates at night  Gobed 9.30 PM

26.  Wednesday. 5 AM.  Ther.  70.  90.  72. = 77 1/3
Mostly clear southerly wind.  get up early harness Roan and went up to Dice Woods for mushrooms but didn't get  any.  Mrs. Owens comes to iron AM.  Learn that Loan Ass is about foreclose mortgage on his place.  He one come at J , Marxhalls 3 P,M, and agrees to let me have deed for place  Hill make deed and agreement tomorrow morning.  Find sweet corn Jo bought is about to spoil  Clyde says will come at 5.30 tom.  Mostly cloudy P.M.  Tue feeling badly.  Gobed 8 AM.

27. Thursday, 5 AM.  Ther  62.  63.  62 = 62 1/3
Cloudy misty, spr rain about 5 and afterwards I intended to for look for mushrooms but rain stop me.  Up to John Marshalls office AM.  Take him to "Col" and the Col signs deed to me  Hat also signed.  He will retain possession of house for 6 months unless he can sell at his price after which time if not sold I can sell at my price.  The charges against it now amount to about 1500.00  Saw Henry Neal P.M. about Loan association Mortgage.  Says they will make it easy easy as they can for me.  John Shafer has two "bricks" which he claims he found on Blakeman place which he shipped to the mint as silver. P,M,  They are putting concrete walk round court yard  Mostly cloudy day with NE wind  mist at times  Gobed 9.30 PM  McPhenon called toward night and paid 20.00 on rent  He claims mistake in my account.

28.  Friday 4.30 AM.  Ther  64.  73.  64.  =  67
Cloudy and  'some foggy, also light rain.  Went up to Dice's woods early to look  for mushrooms.  None there dont think there has been enough rain.  Try to see H.G. but thinking but think he is hiding from Sheriff.  Drive down to Miley pasture about noon getting a few puff balls mostly too old.  Maggie working at Jenkin's began  yesterday P.M.  J.A. Parker & Co., are closing  out after their fire.  They have two or three rooms rented round town.  Mrs. Knock was over P.M. and she and Tue went to Parker's sale. Saw John Linder down by railroad he and Tieple are partners now in buying corn.  Mostly cloudy day with light  rain AM early and  heavier after dark at night.  Tue and Marie over at Groves  Maggie away to supper and stayed all night  Gobed 9 PM  Collybia radicata quite plentiful.

29.  Saturday. 6 AM.  Ther  62  73  52  =62 1/3
Cloudy wind northerly  Light rain  most of night also this morning.  John Simons up with  small load of lumber for Stirgman says has been sick.  Ira up and settle with him for all bills collected and some that are not.  Shirley in town.  Armstrong  has not sold his B.C. yet.  The price remains about the same 80.00 to  85.00  Hear of some cropssell at 90.00  Ira takes bill for C D Mitchell also Sam Weyeth.  Tue attends reading Circle P.M.  Women played  baseball down at
R.C.  Maggie working at Jenkins.  Sick at night.  Tue gets letter from Phebe wanting to come  We all write her and send with special stamp  Try to telephone her at night but could not get her.  Clear day.  Northerly wind.  gobed 10 P.M.

May 12-14, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

12.  Thursday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  73.  92.  80.
Clear, fresh NW wind.  Buy some apples of Hariman, 20.c.  Try all  morning to get some one to haul Mather Posts.  T. Reden  dreying on item PM but Kershaw forbid him putting them on lot.  McWm brings up sky light and I gave ita one coat vf paint toward night.   Jim Roberts pays me 1.25 for wood got last winter.  H.G. pays 75c on a/c.  Has been very hot today in sun but brick west wind made it comfortable change in night about 1 AM oc.  Go bed 8.30 PM.  M & P  went down to Mrs. Rogers at night.

13.  Friday. 5.30 AM  ther.  65.  78.  65.
Mostly clear.  Sudden change in night for cooler from N. or NE.  Maggie went with Mrs. Johnston to river sketching early.  Paint sky light again McMurtrie says he will fit it next week.  Buy bunch of shingles of Minton on Cr.  Deliver Mathers balance of posts and he pays for them $9.00.  Baby pretty bad all day something like the flux.  Drive a while after supper.  Mrs. Davis are going to Bloomington on a visit.  They will start tonight.  Ed Eastin is "off" again has been for several days.  Clear and cool gobed 9.30 PM

14.  Saturday, 5.45 AM.  Ther.  65.  75.  61.
Part cloudy wind S.E. Phebe was sick in night from eating green apples.  baby seems about the same this morning.  McCormick glazes sky light in P.M.  Sold Kelly 1/2 cord wood delivered.  Take   11 sawed ties down to  R.R. making 149 all together there.  Paid Bateman 50 cent dray.  It rained lightly most of forenoon.  I puttied  up some  cracks in old (?).    Pleasant P.M. and cool.  Go bed 10 PM-  Tue got meddy for baby of Dr. Patton.

December 9, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

9.  Monday, 5.30 AM.  The. 14.  36.  30. = 26 2/3Clear SW.2.  ice 3/4.  This is coldest morning since Mar. 25 when temp was 10.  Furnace leaks so at times am afraid to build all we need.  Jim Turner brought me bushel butternuts P.M. paid 75c.  Grace Sefton called P.M. says her father feels better.  Her brother George Sefton has been here from Ark. for two or three weeks - returned today.  Tue gets letter from Muggs also one from Phebe.  Alfred didn't come was expected.  Mostly clear with Southwesterly strong.  Learn that  Bud Skidmore is dead.  He lived in St. Louis.  Gobed. 1030.

1887

9. Friday  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  41.  46.  46.

Cloudy, misty Wind E.  Mrs. Davis helping  Tue on dress for Ma.*  Ruth Davis sent off her cocoons today.  I packed them up last night.  A dark day.   Heavy mist from N.E.  raining at times.  Few People in town.  Roads very bad.  Learn that coal shaft is down  about 60 ft.  Phebe has not been to school this week.  Tue feeling some better.  C.G. (him) sick in night from oysters.  Baby had terrible spell of crying in night.  Her front teeth are coming through.  Gobed 9P.M.

*He is talking about his mother-in-law who is also his aunt.

November 21-22, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

21.  Monday.  5.30  AM.  Ther. 24.  40.  35.
Clear, Smokey, Brisk S. wind.  Very heavy  smoke all day, otherwise would probably have been clear.  It is supposed to come from fires in southern Illinois and MO and Ark - has been so for over two weeks whenever wind was southerly.  Mrs. Young didn't come to wash today.  Comer was up and had kind of a squaring up with him.  Snider called morning says Fan* is sick came for Dr.   Pay Comer $75.00 and settle bill at Wrights for him 32.20.  Ed Eastin and wife have gone down in country for few days.  Tue gets wood box in house.  Strong SSE. wind all day.  Gobed 9.45 P.M.  Baby cried till nearly midnight.

*Tues' sister

22.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM  ther.  35.  52.  46.(?)
Smokey.  Wind S.  Snider called this morning.  Fan's baby born last night was dead.  Took Tue and baby down  there* forenoon, getting home at noon.  P. Snider brought Tue and baby  up at night.  Sell Farrell lot of posts and fencing.  Had to come home with Phebe.  Maggie got lost, but found her at Wentz.  Lean that Ark hunters will be home this week.  Basier got home a day or two ago.  Dark smokey day with south wind.  gobed 9.30 PM

*Fan lived in the house high on the hill just before the Lake Charleston entrance.  It is still there, at least it was last time I was out that way.  The house was known as the Blakeman house.  You used to see that there were steep, steps from the house down to the road.  My Grandmother always told me Fan fell on those steps when she was pregnant and  she lost the baby.  There is, however, no mention of her falling in this journal.

October 16,1912 in Charleston, IL

1912
16, Wednesday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  36.  68.  50.  = 51 1/3
Clear E. 2 Light frost. wh.  Ferd  came in at midinight (sic) fr. Mattoon.  Tue sends forgotten  skirt to Phebe and package to our late lodgers//  Rhoda washes A.M. and irons P.M.  Mort works most of P.M. on W.C. inside finishing for the present.  Roosevelt reported getting along all right, but has quit campaigning.  Bill Scott was down again to see about Perkins lot.  Talk with Harry Messick about B.C.  Says 122.00 the highest he knows of.  Maggie out driving with friends all P.M.  there is a great scramble for nuts of all kinds this year.  Clear day light southerly winds.  Gobed 8.30

1887
16, Sunday  7.30  A.M.  ther.  53.  58.  52.
Partly cloudy.  Mrs. Dickenson washes

October 8, 1912 in Charleston, IL

8,   Tuesday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  48.  62  .60  = 56 2/3
Mostly cloudy S.E. 2.  My rheumatism in right leg better and I didn't feel it much yesterday.   Didn't sleep much on afc of corn.  Drive to Guiney house 7th street.  Rogers (?) goes with me to C. Marshall where I examine bathroom and think finish just what we need.  Anderson phones will do the work Thursday.  Send some papers to Phebe~  Learn that Walter Heath is dead.  Phone Anderson to come for lumber left over.  Order booze of  J.E.M. by phone.  It had not come at 6 P.M.  Deposit Harman check 20.11 at 2nd.  Harman phones that threshed clover seed this morn getting 7 bu. off about 8 a.  We did not get painter today but have several engaged.  Tue went up to 8 P.M. car to meet Maggie who was taken through to Mattoon on 6 oc train.  She is well.  Mostly cloudy, SE.2. day with light SE wind.  Light  rain at noon and after only trace.  My rheumatism has mostly stopped.  Gobed 9P.

Charleston, Illinois October 4, 1887

4,  Tuesday, 5.15 AM.  Ther.  47.  62.  48.
Clear.  Baby began to cry about 3 AM got us up pretty early.  She has not been well for several days.  Mrs. Dickenson washes.  F Knock puts in a new pump and takes back the other which never worked well.  Put up stove in kitchen.  Went up to see Doc Dunbar after supper.  Maggie and Phebe put on wool shirts this morning.  Phebe objecting very strongly.  Baby had ear ache a gooddeal  today.  Tue baked cookies at night after girls retire.  Gotobed 9.30 PM.  brisk wind all day west.

September 28, 1887 in Charleston, IL

28, Wednesday,  7 A.M.  ther.  57.  62.  60.
Cloudy E. wind  Misty.  Kate Davis over in morning.  Maggie and Phebe takes dinner to school. Write letters to  Skeese and Glasford in regard to lumber.  Deposit to Comers at 2nd Bank 107.03 being settlement to date for all lumber sold and paid for.  Felix Lauder called to tell me could get pants today.  Got  old boots at Ralls on which owe 85c.  Learn that Lem Stark is very sick up at Arcola.  Rained lightly good part of day harder toward night.  Have been troubled for a week or more with rheumatism in the shoulders it gets worse.  cleared off after dark; wind E. gobed 9 P.M.

A sketch by Charles Gramesly found in the journal folded in a napkin.

September 19 - 20, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

19  Monday,  6 AM.  Ther.  63.  76.  66.
Fog.  Mrs. Dickenson washes.  Maggie and Phebe start for school.  Patch up roof up at store in forenoon.  H.G. went with me down to Cormer's starting  at 2 P.M.  Find him con fined to the house.  Thinks the mill will get to work in a day or two.  Learn that Capt. JM Ashmore died today has been sick fome time.  Kate Davis over at night she has just  begun teaching at Western school house.  Drove down  to Mr. Youngs after getting home, he wasn't there.  Mrs. Easten called at night few minutes.  Gobed  9 P.M.

20  Tuesday,  6 AM  Ther.  64.  90?  70.
Clear  Get ready and start to timber at 7.30  H.G. going with me  Found the men three nearly ready to saw.  They sawed several hundred feet in afternoon.  Stay with log chopper an hour or two and start home at 4 PM.  Moore paid me 1.00 on wood taken some time ago.  Mrs. Dickenson ironed.  Buy scoop for Comer at Ginther's.  Hot day.  Ther. must have been up to 90.  Get crib up stairs for baby.  Go bed.  8.30

September 18, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

18,   Sunday, 7 A.M.  Ther.  63.  80.  62.
Partly clear.  Maggie and Phebe went to  Sunday School.  Draw off some very old accounts and will try to collect some of them.  Help Tue get dinner.  Drive while with the girls after 3 P.M. and afterward with Tue and baby.  Bur Hulder died yesterday and was buried today.  Learn that Comer is (?) to be in dangerous condition.  Mostly cloudy day but cleared away before night.  Still continued smoking cigars too many today.  Gobed.

September 11, 1887 in Charleston, IL

11, Sunday 7 AM.  Ther,  62.  71.  65.
Cloudy.  Heavy rain in night with some thunder.  Bim brought in some eggs after breakfast.  Learn that Jas Ashmore is very low has been sick some time.  Drive with Tue toward night out by Cemetery and round town.  Has been cloudy day with sprinkles rain AM.  Maggie and Ph. went over to Perrills toward night.  The rain last night was the heaviest since last spring.  Was getting dryer than before.  Gobed 9 PM.

August 28-29, 1887 in Charleston, IL

28.  Sunday  6 AM  Ther.  53.  82.  60.
Clear.  Steam thrasher passed in night waking us all up.  Ten years today since Tue and I got married.  Start out to Uncle John's at 9 AM.  with Tue and Maggie & baby.  back after Hat and Phebe making the whole trip by 11.30.  Camp meeting going on seems to be  large crowd.  Pretty dusty.  Bridges out  on N. road.  We came home by (?).  Father rode out with Snider.  Walked back.  H.G. came out with Hat took Phebe home.  Father  got in about 7,30.  Mostly clear day.  Go bed 9 P.M.

29.  Monday,   6.30 AM.  Ther.  65.  78.  63.
Partly clear.   Mrs. Dickenson came to wash finishing by 2 P.M.  Speak to Orla Ficklin about case.  Got  clock at Dikobs but Tue not liking it , sent it back,  Received letter from  E.D. Davis saying will get pay for lumber in day or so.  Tue went over to Mrs. Knocks a while toward night.  Has been pleasant day with fresh SE wind go bed 9.30 P.M.

1912 and it is August 13 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

13.      Tuesday, 6 AM.  Ther. 66.  92.  70. =  76

Part cloudy.  There was heavy  dash rain about 3 AM with thunder (.13)  Drive down by Kickapoo S.W. return by Lattas farm.  Met him on the road Says has rented his farm for five years and is going away.  The roads are somewhat  muddy in spots ~  Tue got letter form  Phebe who arrived at Chicago all right Sunday.  My Rheumaties (sic) bad today.  Proved to be  one of hottest of season.  Heavy thunder showers from 4 P.M. till in  night Meas 6 AM (14th) (1,08 in). Gobed 9.30 P.M

Charleston, IL August 12,1912

100 Years Ago

12.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  80.  70.  =72

Cloudy, SW.1. Rheumatics worse than ever this morn but I hitch up my mare.  Write letter to Phebe enclosing 10.00 for birthday.  Later P.M. drive down by Wrightsville going by Myers have return by hog farm.  A dash of rain about noon has made the roads somewhat muddy round town at  W.ville.  There was no rain.  Harman phones that would be in for lumber.  I did not see him.  He has not threshed his oats yet.  All oats round Charleston have been threshed.  I called on Parker late P.M. says they finished piling old shop at Loxa today.  They will go out Wednesday to work on B.C. shed.  Harman phones that the roofing is hauled out.  Take mare to Nickles.  Part cloudy, southerly wind.  Gobed 9.30  

August 11, 1912 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago . . . 

11.       Sunday,    4.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  82.  70.  = 72  

Part cloudy.  Phebe  got off on time but had to run back for purse.  It was quite a task to hitch up this morn.  My rheumatis is getting worse and more of it.  I drove up for R.H. in morn and 4 P.M. drive E returning on town line.  Corn better N.E. of town than N.W.  The road on line very muddy much of the way.  Think less rain E of Cu.  Jack dog went with me riding much of the way. I apply plaster to rheumaleg today.  Mostly clear day moderate S.W. wind.  Go bed 9.30

The REAL August 10, 1912 in Charleston, IL

Yesterday, I posted from July instead of August, so sorry.  CMS

100 Years Ago  . . .

10.         Saturday,   5.30 AM.  Ther.  58.  78.  68.  = 68

Mostly clear, SW.2  Nick Smith over yesterday.  He has quit  the Dole House of present.  My Rheumatism appear to be getting worse.  We will have to get new grate to our furnace before setting it up.  Kate's Libbie came over from Mattoon on 11 car.  I took her with provisions, which she brought, over to Frank Balch's where they  had daughter die last week of scarlet fever.  Another is not expected to live.  Buddy and  Chas. arrive from Mt.C about noon for visit.  Phebe is getting ready to go to Chicago tomorrow morning.  Alfred finishes yard A.M.  Much cloudy day with severial (sic)  PM,  Mort and Kate over at night.  The rain to 6 P.M.  measured .22 in.  Go bed 9.30  Buy 29oz chick of Ray Smith.

August 9, 1912 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago . . .

9.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  68.  78.  64. = 70.

Cloudy S.1.  Alfred Smith came  mowing on yard till rain stopped him.  It rained much of AM pretty heavy at times with heavy thunder (.65) I  decided not to come up till about noon.  Tue got letter from Buddy.  She has decided not to come up.  I met Parker up town, says P. +P. worked about 3 hours at Loxa AM.  Bill Scott calls for fence Catalogue.  I drove to town P.M. and SW but cut short trip afc (sic)  thunder storm.  Get breeching at Frommel's.  Heavy rain about sunset with much thunder (.55)  All electric lights out till about 10 P.M.  Tue and girls ironing AM and sewing P.M.  Phebe is going to Chicago soon.  My rheuatiz has settled down to bad all time.  The furnace still down.  Gobed 9.  Take mare to Nickles

August 8, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

8  Monday,    6 AM  Ther.  65.  89.  65.
Clear.  Baby better but cried a good deal in the night.  Phebe  fell on stairs this morning and hurt herself some.  Get letter from E.D. Davis saying needn't saw any more lumber at present. Letter from G.C. Dinsey, no butter at Geneva-  Bent was down to dinner.  Say, he has bought a farm up in Moultrie County.  Drove down to Young's but didn't see him.  Comer was in town but went out before I could see him.  Pleasant day.  No signs of rain.  Buy tomatoes 35c Decide to go to timber in morning.  go bed 9 P.M.