September 25-26, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

25.  Thursday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  56.  80,  66. = 67 1/3

Mostly clear, S.2.  Get first letter from Phelps regarding wheels.  Says  will repair them if will return them.  Tue got letter from Phebe with first enclosure.  I sent some papers to the girls.  Met H. Messick again.  He has applied a carload phosphate rock at Westfield farm.  Mr. Reed bought half bu. clings 60 c. Pd.  Warren Decker calls, he and Ike R. want to rent Ranch ground for next season and will begin work on it at once.  Have not decided but promise to go down there next Sunday if possible.  Mrs. Grove called and later Tue went up town to Parker opening with Mrs. Brooks.  I drove late to timber E. getting home 6 P.M.  Tue and Helen got to hear band at night.  Clear AM. clouding up P.M. wind becoming N.W.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.  Rain about 10 P.M. (.08)

26.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  56.  64.  48.  = 56.

Cloudy N.3.  I had intended to go to farm early but decide not to.  Edith Bates called Am.  I drove out to Helen's P.M. for vinegar. getting home 6oc.  Mrs. Al. Crews was buried P.M.  Gus is buying a lot of alfalfa hay at 17.00  Says will sow 20 ac.  Mostly cloudy AM.  Clear PM light north  wind  Gobed 9

1888

25.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  50.  72.  53.

Clear but considerably coloudy during day.  Reub Davis rode down to his place with me.  Matt Comer rode piece with me.  Four men at work today.  Enoch having quit.  I rode over Hall and Davis land all forenoon.  Rutherford over to see me wants to (?) south house but didn't let him have it.  Met Handley  He says he will move his fence out before I clear up the north track.  He advises me to put in my wheat with a sulky Harrow.  Bob Brown hauls rails all day very slow.  Stopped on Indian Hill and  got some grapes.  Wind strong from North boys chopping and chapping and harvesting near south side of (?)  Gobed 9.30

26.  Wednesday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  45.  71.  58.

Clear nearly a  frost.  Have had more yet.  Mat Br(?) to look at his jarrow  Says I can take it after he gets through with it.  Boys clearing and (?) East of stable.  I  rode over on south side in P.M.  Wind S in morning NW P.M. strong  Gobed  9 PM

July 5, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

5.  Saturday, 5.30 AM.    Ther.  78.  94.  82.  =  84 2/3.

Part cloudy.  SW.3.  Emmett came 7 to work.  Repairs pasture fence which was broken down several days ago.  Plant cherry pits.  Mows yard.  Makes mushroom bed in garden.  Plants corn on old house lot: plant more beans.  Says will cut weeds Monday.  Settle with him ch. 1.50.  Part clear day with strong S.W. to N.W. winds: little signs of rain.  It is about as dry as it was two two weeks ago.  Few country  folks in town for Saturday.  Jim Turner died a day or two ago.  Get letter from Phelps.  Says axles will be finished and shipped soon as possible.  Tue Groves at night.  Gobed 9.30.

1888

5.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  90.  75?

Mostly cloudy.  Baby pretty smart this morning.  Kelly works in garden and helps some up town AM.  Pay him order  Bails for 1.00  Mrs. Eastin here PM.  Tue over to Davis toward night.  Maggie got hit in eye with  stone supposed to be from a sling.  Wheat harvest is about over.  Everything growing very fast.  Prospect for a large crop of corn better than ever before at this time of year .  C.G. not very well .  Gobed 8 P.M. 

June 28 - July 2, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

June

28.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  76.  98.  86.  =  86 2/3.

Clear SW.1. Ship axles to Phelps by Express Write him enclosing 2.50 as per his letter.  Prepaid Ex. on  axels.  Fritz did not come.  The heat was too much for me today and I  kept busy trying to keep cool without success however.  Drive SW toward night to cool off.  The crops down that way do not show much improvement from the rains.  I went out far as the Parker farm.  Many heavy clouds at mid day with showers around especially south where there was heavy thunder for an hour or two P.M. and apparently heavy rains.  Clear at night variable light  winds today.  It is the hottest average yet.  My mouth and teeth make me very uncomfortable today.  Upper lip swollen.  Rile Hampton rides in Gobed 9.30

29.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  76.  94.  82.  =  84.

Clear. SW.1.  Mouth kept me awake most of night.  Phebe went for paper - all gone.  shave self AM.  Tue went  over to Bells AM., Mr. B very poorly.  Put some washers on old buggy A.M.  and hitch up.  Much cloudy P.M.  Good deal deal of thunder about noon, looks like showers around.  No rain here.  Harman phones AM.  He is very much discouraged says oats are no good.  I drove down to Emmetts late P.M.  He will help me tomorrow if Dorsch doesn't thrash.   I drove up to town line and west to Watson road thence S to Big Four and home S road getting there 7 PM.  The Groves were over till about dark.  I didn't see them.  there is a big gospel tent right back of their house where crazy meetings are held night and day.  My mouth and face are getting worse.  Some cooler at night.  Gobed 9.30

30.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  82.  96.  90.  =  89 1/3

Part cloudy. W.  I did not sleep much on account of my mouth and it was worse than ever this morning.  It broke about noon relieving me very much.  Emmett did not come.  Have hopes of his appearing tomorrow.  Decide not to hitch up and leave mare in pasture.  Mrs. Brooks calls P.M.  Learn that Mrs. J.W. Frazier is dead 85.  Phebe borrows Francis Stodderts R.H.  Mostly clear day with good W. breeze.  W.W. Bishop (Capt.) is dead in Tenn.  Jim  Barr is dead at Newman.   Helen Ferrish calls P.M. staying to supper.  Today hottest average day.  Lightning at night in S.N.E. Bureau predicts rain tomorrow.  Gobed. 9.30.

The Weather Etc. for June 1913 at Charleston, Ill.

Daily mean average 76.34.  Maximum 104 on 19th Minmum 40 on 10th Percipitation 1.66 in.  Mostly light showers which fell from 21 to 25.  Rain has fallen on only six days and there has been but little thunder.  The rains last week helped corn a good deal.  There will be big shortage in that crop in this section Oats will not be half a crop- Clover hay short but pretty good in quality.  Timothy very light.  Much  oats will not be cut.  Corn say 60  oats say 40  eggs 15  butter 30 (country)  Roads were muddy last week have gotten good again.  Corn is looking well where up and growing.  The trouble is much of it never came up.

July

1.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  78.  94.  78.  = 83 1/3

Mostly cloudy. W.1.  Perhaps the hottest night on record here.  Mare was out in 4th St. this morn but comes up and I hitch her up.  It starts out to be hot as yest but dash of rain about 11 AM and cooler P.M.  other light showers P.M.  Mrs. Grove over  afternoon.  I drove to Emmetts P.M. his wife says he intends to work for me tomorrow.  I drove into cemetery.  The rain two miles N. made good deal of mud enough to stop  most of autos.  Much cloudy day with light variable winds.  I met Harman coming home near Western S.H.  Gobed 9.30

2.  Wednesday. 5.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  92.  84.  = 83 1/3

Cloudy. N.W.1  Rhoda comes early to wash working till 2 P.M.  Emmett is working for Dorsch.  I shall not run after him any more.  Can get David.  I sit round trying to read until after 4 P.M. when drove the long drive down by Kickapoo and return via Wrights.  Roads are good.  Corn is looking better much of it small.  Get home at 7 P.M.  Leave mare at Nickles intending to go Loxa in Morn. Mostly fine clear day no dust little wind and slightly cooler.  Gobed 9.30

June 23-27, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

E. Meter 832000    R.30

23.  Monday  6 AM.  Ther.  72.  82.  74.  =  76
Mostly cloudy S.2.  Get shave at Browns AM Cr. 15.  Drove down to see Fritz  but while waiting it began to rain and I get home soon as possible didn't see him.  I got pretty  wet and had to change shirts.  A card from Buddy says she got home all right.  Tue got lot cherries of Elisha Smith.  Mrs. Grove over while P.M.  The shower &c. this morning .30.  Ben Hill who lives in Arizona called P.M.  I drove out far as Watsons P.M.  returning south road.  Call again at Fritz.  Mrs. Firrel tell him to come in morning.  Stop and talk with Jake Daizy.  He is poorly.  Mostly cloudy day.  Moderate southerly wind.  Tue at Grove's night.  Dash rain night .08.  Jack dog not well and does not go driving with me.  Go bed 11.30 P.

24.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.   70.  82.  74.  = 75 1/3
Mostly cloudy.  S.2.  I expected Fritz but he didn't come.  Is working for Dorch in harvest.  Much cloudy day with sprinkles rain.  Tue and Phebe can cherries A.M.  and attend Alumni meet at Park PM getting home 10 P.M.  I drove NW of town P.M. to town line past Stodderts.  Things look pretty well along the road.  There has less rain here than in town.  Get letter P.M. from Phelps concerning buggy axles.  Reading History of Queen Elizabeth  gobed 10 P.M.

25. Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  72.  84.  80.  =  78 2/3
Mostly clear.  S.3.  Rhoda comes to wash.  Drove to Express office and to Siberts.  He pulls front shoes.  Will help about buggy any time.  I got caught in showers at Weber Jail corner.  Rhoda works till noon.  Had to hang clothes in attic a/c of rain.  Drive W. to  Alex woods late P.M.  The woods are looking better.  No fungi appearing.  Jack went and got defiled.  Return south road getting  home 6.30  Mostly clear P.M. proved to be very warm day and night Showers AM amount to .33.  Tue at Groves night Go bed 10.30

26.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  94.  80.  = 82.
Clear S.#.  Fritz is still working for Dorsch.  I drove down there late P.M.  thinks Saturday morn soonest he can come.  This proves to be about most oppressive heat we have had,  Clear day with fresh southerly wind.  Tue over at Brooks' at night.  Will Ginther and Harry Wright call P.M. to obtain options on Perkins lot.  They didn't get it.  they claim that the new P.O. is to go to old Weber lot on Van B. and 7th sts.  Gobed 10  Tue got letter from Muggs at Jeff Cy: thinks be home July 10.

27.  Friday.  8.30 AM.  Ther.  74.  94.  84.  =  84.
 Clear.  SW.1.  Tue ironing AM.  I drove round town a little AM but too hot for driving.  Call on Sibert and He with hand take off axles from new buggy and get same ready to ship back to Columbus.  I don't think he followed instructions and I expect to fear about it later.  This has been most sultry day yet.  Mostly clear. light S.W. to N.W. winds.  We need more rain but  no hopes of it soon in the reports.  Tue at Fannie Coons at night.  Phebe out with  Fern.   Get letter from Buddy P.M.  go bed 10.

June 20-22, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

20.  Friday.  6 AM  Ther.  70.  98.  82.  = 83 1/3
Part Cloudy.  W2.  Hitch up 11 A.M.  Buddy gets ready to start home and I take her to 3.14 train.  Phebe went to depot with Charles.  No word from Phelps and think will let him go to thunder.  A shortage in ice developes (sic) in and Tue buys of other Co.  The city seems  to be putting in an extra  water  tank for horses in wagon yard.  Ben Maxwell is building new reinday(?) on Harrison across from Mrs. Coons rear building.  Jack dog has about succumbed to the hot weather.  Phebe went to Picnic at Urban Park late. P.M. getting home 10 oc.  Tue and I drive SW as far as Gee's leaving home at 6 and getting in 8 P.M.  Part cloudy day westerly wind.  Some signs of rain in clouds.  Gobed 9.30

21.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  80.  96.  72. = 82 2/3
Cloudy. W.2.  there was light sprinkle rain only  trace say between 2 and 3 AM.  Tue gets letter from Muggs at Moberly Mo.  Thursday.  Said nothing about coming home.  Mrs. Harman hitches in the shed going home 3 P.M.  We got another letter from Muggs from Mexico, Mo.  I did not drive today.  Tue orders a bush corn at I.B.M.  It clouds up 4 P.M. and very windy from North very dusty:  Light rain later with thunder.   Think very heavy rain 3 or 4 miles S.W. and S. much thunder S. drizzles at night.  Go bed 9

22.  Sunday.  6 AM  Ther.  68.  80.  74. =74
Cloudy. N.1.  Gus brought us some butter.  Tue got 1/2 chicken of Mrs. Grove which have for dinner.  Tue attended church A.M. getting paper.  I start to hitch up but don't on a/c of light showers.  About 5 P.M. drove out as far as Huffmans and find roads quite muddy.  I came near have trouble with mare south of garden.  I met a clothesline and had to back out.  Tue over at Mrs. curds at night.  Julia Kenayer has taken rooms there.  Cloudy day, light northerly  winds, light rain at times .  Same quite heavy showers at night and thunder.  The rain today and night .58 (to 6 AM 23rd)  We are "raising" another lot of chickens like we did last season. - on shars.  they will soon be edible.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.