February 12-14, 1913 in Charleston, IL

12.  Wednesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  10. 20. 12. = 14
Clear. N.W.2.  Tue got up rather late.  Rhoda washed in afternoon.  Tue attends "white" sale at Parkers P.M.  We get a long letter from Buddy.  She is somewhat alarmed about scarlet fever  in their neighborhood but all well.  Ray feeds last of corn and hay to mare at night.  Cliff phones that will bring feed tomorrow.  Preston is moving out today up to Fairgrange.  Tue went to library at night taking Magazine forgotten by Phebe about coldest day to date most clear Northerly wind 8.30

13.  Thursday.  6.30.  Ther.   6.  30.  22. =19 1/3
Clear. S.3.  I scrape up enough for mare breakfast.  Helen calls AM and Tue pays egg bill 2.10 ck.  Tue and self finish novel Woman in White.  I  got tired reading it.  Expected  Harman in with some feed today.  Didn't hear from him.  Sent mare  up to Nickles stable at night for a day or so.  Another  cold day barely thawing at any time.  Clear day barely thawing at any time.  Clear day with moderate southerly wind.  Gobed 9

14.  Friday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther. 22.  46.  36. =342/3
Clear, S.2.  Pump in cellir(sic) clogged with snails and roots.  Clean it out it out A.M.  Harman phones noon that will be in with hay &c if possible.  Says hie expected tenant for house backed out and * Had piece for dinner.  Tue to R.C. 2 P.M. at Jo Reats.  Shave self P.M. ~~  Harman came 4 P.M. bringing me 4 b hay 1.92, 4 b.  straw  .75, 2 bu oats .60 and about 5 bu corn from my own crib.  We settle to date far as possible.  NW ditch 16.00 and fence 4.00 feed 3.27.  pay check 23.27.  Ray went up for mare.  Preston still at farm.  They are trying to arrange so that he will remain there.  the ground is generally bare where exposed to the sun.  Clear day moderate southerly wind.  Go bed 8.30

January 21, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

21.  Tuesday.  6.30. AM.  Ther.  16.  34.  30. = 26 2/3

Clear N.2.  Edith Bates called AM.  Phebe entertains her.  We have dinner 1.30 PM.  Harman and Preston call having been at sale N. of  town.  They leave lot of harnesses in barn  Roy leads mare to Siberts to remove shoes.  Phebe gets letter from Ethel Corey at Chicago.  Clear day with light SSW wind.  Red at sunset.  Ora Webb calls at night.  Phebe making phudges (sic) or something else to send to Buddy.  I did not read any at night.  Gobed 8.30

1888

21.  Saturday, 6 AM.  Ther.  -3.  15.  15.

Clear., Wind N.E.  Baby slept. better than night before but not well yet.  Uncle John was in town, came down but did not stay to dinner.  Hen is still complaining.  Collect from John Rennells $7.00  A. Bengner $2.00,  Aubain $2.16 Rall a/c in full.  Roads  good and big crowd in town.  Riley Easton brings me 52 Posts.  Pay him $1.50 for them.  Snider called P.M. but didn't see him.  Baby better P.M. but worse again at night.  Comer in town says will pile ties Monday.  Clear day with N.E. wind.  Gobed 10P.M.

December 11, 1912 & 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

11.  Wednesday.  11.  6 A.M.  Ther.  26.  28.  18.  =  24

Mostly clear. N.W.3.  Rhoda came early to wash.  Preston brings return 1X4-10 to Andrews and brings me 8 bales of Timothy and 1 bale straw and two  bu oats from Harman and two bush corn from own crib.  Will take out load  8 in tile for west branch.  Sent jag line (2d lot) to Wests  ph. J.E.M. for same which got P.M. per Wentz (paid).  Tue went over to Mrs. Curds in afternoon and perhaps to Hat's~~  I look over M. W Co catalogue (sic) but did not get order finished.  Mostly clear day with brisk N.W. winds freezing all day.  I did not hitch up nor go up town.  We were alone at night.  Gobed 9.30

1887

11.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  35.  38.  33.

Cloudy, wind N.W.  Maggie and Phebe went over to Perrills after Sunday School.  Mrs. Perrill is sick in bed.  Tue went over toward night.  I itemized JOWs a/c today.  Went up town at night.  Morderal says Jimmy Robinson was arrested for being intox  last night and on his complaint F. M Gurty was fined $75.00 for  selling liquor without  license.  Dark cloudy day wind N.W. growing colder some snow  flying toward night.   Maggie and Phebe up at Davis a while at night.  gobed 9 PM

december 10, 1912 & 1887 in Coles county, IL.

1912

10.  Tuesday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  32.  50.  34.  = 38 2/3

Part clear S.S.W.5. ice?  Harman phones that they are putting up the Sexton fence.  Harman will be in soon and bring me some feed.   Preston has decided to accept Abe Hardin's proposition but will remain till Mar.  I didn't hitch up.  Fine day with southwesterly wind.  I felt rather worse than usual.  Alfred comes; removes ashes; wants Tue to hold back his salary till till 2.00.  CO (Bud) Skidmore funeral today.  Tue went up town for grub toward night.  The roads must be fine.  Mostly clear.  Am out of all kinds of feed after tomorrow morn. Go 9.

1887

10.  Saturday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  44.  48.  .44

Cloudy foggy or misty.  fair rain wind N.  Hen pays 5.00 on 7.50 fine.  I paid for him recently.  Comer in town with  gang P.M.  says he has been serving this week..  Find he is nearly  paid up on  everything.  Got Lp order of Jo Perkins.  Dark wet day, fine mist or rain most of time.  Wind from E. to N.  Went down to depot to take peck of apples to Prof. Lee.  Snider was in town.  Has Si Record and his wife living with them, also has  good girl.  Gobed 10 PM

December 5, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

5.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  54.  64.  58.  = 58 2/3
cloudy. S.1.  Light fog.  Preston came in morn to talk over the situation.  He wants to quit our place and  rent from Hardin.  We decide to let him do as he desires but will stay if we say.  He decided to talk it over with Hardin and Harman and  might still decide to stay.  Mostly cloudy day  mist at times till near night.  Ther.  standing above 60 until 8 P.M. when cooler.  Strong southerly wind till in night.  Rain and mist say (.02)  I hitched up toward night and drove up town.  Tue attends Bizarre of Aide Society much of the day and went over to Grove's at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

1887

5.  Monday.  6.45 a.m.  Ther.  23.  40.  30.

Clear. wind, N.W.  See Dr. Hall.  wood $1.00  Defenbaugh pays $1.55  Send 98 for old lumber out to coal shaft.  Ship Gin keg to E. Bryant at Bushton.  Taggart called at night and paid in full on wood 3.oo.  Tue not feeling well worse at night.  Maggie went to school but Phebe says she does not want to go  any more.  Mrs. Perrill over .  Kate called at night.  Comer was in town in morning.  Pay Milt Drake 13.00 on Comer order to use.  Crass banked up  south side of house under porch.  Settle up to date.  He owes me 75 cents and will help pile ties.  Gobed 10 P.M.

December 4, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

4, Wednesday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  40.  54.  50.  = 51 1/3

Fog.  Light cloudy.  A.M. out of feed except our bale hay.  I get start Loxa 10.30 A.M.  They are still putting crushed rock on north road at Carral bridge.  Mare got scared at two squirrels near Jo Reat's place and tried to run away.  I drove through Loxa but saw nobody but Ora.  Went on to west side.  Look over Sexton line.  Pick up more crab apples near W. line.  Drove into  and north on NW 40.  Harman spotted me soon  as I arrived.  We drive along NW branch.  He wants to put in some tile there on own hock.  We return to B.C. shed and from there over to  Harmans meeting Jimmy Miller.  Harman loads up sack corn for me and I start home about 3 P.M.  Preston wants to give up his claims on place and take a farm of Hardin.  Jack went eating  much of  lunch I got home 4.30 P.M.  Alfred  choring . took out ashes.  Roads moist, little mud.  Part cloudy light easterly winds.  I slept after in "den" until after 10 light rain say 9 P.M. .05.  Gobed 10.30

1887

4.  Sunday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  54.  42.  30.

Mostly clear wind S.W. getting  W or NW.  People call  good deal.  Bert and Rene* came about noon.  Did not have time to eat  much dinner.  The church was well filled and there were a good many out at the graveyard.  Hat says H.G**. is sick and he did not go out.  Kate Myers and Kate Perrill stayed with our children.  The baby (Marie)*** was very bad for awhile at night and cried constantly till 8 P.M.  John Snider^ stopped here a little while on way home.  Gobed 9 P.M.

* Fan and Tue's brother and wife.

**Charles' brother.

***(Marie)  This appears to have been added many years later.  Charles has yet to refer to Marie by her name.  He calls her baby.

^ John Snider is Fan's husband.

November 16-18, 1912 in Charleston, IL

16.  Saturday.  6 A.M.  The38. 32.  54. = 41 1/3  (shorthand)
  Clear.  S.W.1.  Sharp frost. ice. 1/8 in tub.  I start Loxa about 10 a.  The  roads are generally dry many ruts.  Gang of men repairing West of Frank Newman's.  I pass through Loxa to west part  place.  Mrs. Gaines gave me  large pumpkin.  I did not see Harman  Preston was shucking also Paul and another hand ate light dinner.  W. Crabapple (written in margine)  Find they are missing good deal of corn.   There are a lot of red pigs staying in field.  See that Harman has appropriated whole of N.W. 40.  Count 13 head of cattle in there today.  Jack didn't go.  Mrs. Galbreath came today.  She went uptown with Muggs and Tue at night.  Gobed 8.30 P.  Clear Day. varible winds.

17.  Sunday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  28.  52.  40.  =40.
Clear light northerly winds.  Clear W.1. Heavy white frost.  Ice 3/16 None of folks attend church. Maggie about sick and took meddy all night.  Mrs. Galbreath left for Terre Haute on 3-4 P.M. car.  We had dinner about 2 P.M.  I hitch up early but didn't drive till after 4 P.M.  Went down by Woodson place and home by  Wrightsville.  The roads generally dry some rough.  I met no autos in country but one or two in town.  Too cool for driving much.  Muggs  felt poorly all day but she is determined to start for Jefferson City, MO in morn.  Friday (scratched out) is Father's birthday.*  Tomorrow grandmother's.**  Go bed 8.30

*	William Sayre Gramesly Birth 17 Nov 1809 in Goshen, New York, USA Death June 2, 1898 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA

**

Margaret Sayre Birth 18 Nov 1787 in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States Death 19 Jul 1865 in Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States

18.  Monday.  5.45.  A.M.  Ther.  34.  58.  44. = 45 1/3
Clear. S.W>1.  Heavy w.fr.  Muggs and Tue getting ready for trip and go to Mattoon on 10.15 car to  take train that does not stop here.  I hitch up early but could not help them much.  Grace Sefton called after they had gone as did Dora Alexander.  Muggs is to take near noon train at Mattoon and will meet Miss Wales in St. Louis.  Charley Smith came and chored. (er)  Tue got home on 1 oc. car and went up town till dark.  Self poorly all day.  We were alone at night.  Tue let her dishes go till morning.  We were alone evening.  It seems dull without Muggs.  Go bed. 8 P.M.  Shave self P.M.

Charleston, Illinois on Oct.15, 1912

15, Tuesday, 6 AM.  44.  70.  50.  = 53 2/3   (Some short hand here.)
Clear, N.W. 1.  Get start Loxa 9 A.m.  Learn that Roosevelt was shot yesterday at Milwaukee.  Buy a  paper and get to Loxa say 10.30.  took Mrs. Gaines about a peck of pears.  She says Florence very poorly.  Drive round on back of place where eat lunch taken,  from there went to house.  Preston calls Cliff over.  They have (?) phone between.  Cliff settles some collections.  Collects  S of Haltons 3.00 and pays for  Tile at Loxa last spring 4.70 and some nails &c at Loxa.  See bill in back part I got 4.15 check out of transaction   Preston and Hamm an are anxious to rent the farm and will let them have it probably.  Cliff talks good deal about the B.C.  It is built and looks pretty good B.C. is selling $120 per ton.  Harman is fears he can't get more than a hundred for ours, funny.  He and Pr  shuck sack corn for me.  Cliff ties bale hay behind.  I get home about 5 P.m.  Clear day easterly wind.  Mare to pasture.  Gobed 8.30

Charleston, Illinois on October 5, 1912

5, Saturday,  6 QM.  ther.  54.  82.  66. =67 1/3
clear. SW1.  Mort finished about 11 AM and settle 16.45.  There will be some trimming up after plastering.  Alfred came AM.  Picked some pears &c.  Mrs. Veach called AM for 2 bu.  Preston (the new man at the farm) with wife  call PM. getting pears.  brought ck from Cliff for hay sold J.O.L.  He wants to rent part of  farm next  season.  Helen Leone and George drove in about noon.  I didn't go up town till sunset get coffee at O&R steak at Dorsch's not good.  Boys play ball good deal in library lot and annoy us taking pears &c.  The authorities  have promised to stop them.  Tue  and self at home tonight, nobody called.  Mostly clear day with light southerly wind.  9.30