November 30 - December 1, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

November 1890

30.  Sunday 8 AM.  Ther  35.  44.  34.

Mostly cloudy  west wind.  Tue and children went to church.  Start for ranch 3.15 P.M.  getting before dark  No Sup.  Mostly cloudy day with NW wind  gobed 7 P.M.

December 1890

1.  Monday, 5 AM.  Ther.   30.  40.  30.

Clear morning with white frost.  Simon and Johnny make boards in little hollow east of mill site.  Jo H. hauls out a load of 1500 boards.  Warren took Latta a load of wood.  Chut took up a load of ties.  Started home after dinner getting there  about time Jo did helped him unload his boards.  Father and Tue ate dinner with H.G.  Clear AM more cloudy P.M.  Had cold trip today.  Go bed 12.30   letter from A. Ansley.

November 1901

30.  Saturday.  6.20 AM.  Ther.  26.  55.  35. = 38 2/3

Clear, East wind.  Send $2.00 to Record Herald for six month subscription for daily from Dec. 9, 1901.    Paid Bert Wright bal. due him for sawing wood.  Warren Decker called P.M. saying they had corn gathered and would bring it up Tuesday next, 56 bushels. This is  my share on the 10 acres down there.  I drove and called on the Col. [H.G.] A.M.  Found him in bed and feeling badly.  Dr. Iknyan was there.  John McGurty asked  price on bottom lot -  presume for Carnegie Library.  Did not price it.  Mostly clear day with E to S wind.  Had talk with John B. Hill AM.  Jackson St. is still closed to travel waiting to finish paving.  Lot of young people here till late.  Tue over at Groves till 10 P.M.  I took her down to see the Col. toward night.  Simon was in town but 

I didn't see him.  Buy three galvanized coal buckets at Crinas 70 ct paid.  70 ct. paid.  Gobed 9 PM.

December 1901

1.  Sunday 6.30 AM.  Ther  41.  60.  55.  = 52

Mostly clear.  Southerly wind.  Olive makes angel food AM. I drive south of town AM. toward noon getting home time to see Maggie and Olive off.  Ferd rode to depot with me.  Take snap shot of four men near woodpile today.  The roads are good.  I drove after dark down to tell Mrs. Smith not to come to wash if it rains tomorrow.  Tue over at Mrs. Knocks.  Mostly clear clouding up toward night SW wind  Sprinkle rain after dark.  Gobed, 9 P.M.

Charleston, Illinois on October 13, 1912

13,   Sunday. 6  A.M.  Ther.  42.  66.  46. + 51 1/3
Part Cloudy.  N.W.2.  Maggie got Record Herald and later A.M. went with Hat and Ora on a drive taking dinner with them.  Tue went to Church A.M.  I drove S. to Walker Ford which cross and return by Blakeman Bridge get home 3 P.M. after starting at 11 AM.  Mort and Kate over an hour or two, but I didn't see them.  Clear day with light N.W. wind.  A fine day for driving and I got very tired.  I took mare to Nickles.  Ferd Snyder arrived from Oklahoma about midnight.  Gobed 9.30

May 14, 1912 &1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Tuesday, May 14, 1912   5.30 A.M.  Ther. 5o, 64, 54. = 56

Mostly cloudy, N.1.  Tue  and Ellen wash.  The Record Herald not yet regular.  We get yesterdays paper about 11 AM today.  I drove SW 4 or 5 miles P.M.  Saw several small fields of corn planted.  Get home about 6.  Met Joe Reat with disabled Auto.  Mostly cloudy A.M.  Sprinkle rain about 8 oc.  Light variable winds.  Tue over to Groves at night.  They are selecting jury for trial of Dr. Walker  Have been two days getting  nine men.  The roads generally dry, rough in places.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Saturday, May 14, 1887  6.40 AM.  Ther. 68,87,68  Clear pleasant day.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Last night I gave Davis my old lot of silkworms, about four-thousand.  Talk with  Briggs and Comer about city lumber and will go to timber with Comer next Tuesday.  Take  Tue and children down to Snider's toward night.  Delia  goes home.  Go bed 10 P.M.