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 14 - 16, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, Illinois

September, 1889

14.  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  91.  75 =   78 2/3

Mostly cloudy but clears off.  Big crowd  in town   Rene came in leaving her horse while she went to fair.  I was out a while  P.M. bought a Plymouth rock rooster.  Maggie is sick all day  Sent for Dr. Patton at night.  Think is is the ague.  Busy day and trade pretty good  next to best day we ever had.  Gobed 11 P.M.

15.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  75.  80.  62.  =  72 1/3

Cloudy Heavy shower in night and more at intervals during day.  Had intended to go to timber but for rain.  Maggie better.  Some fellow got us up in night yelling "murder!" in the wood house.  Davis Children here all P.M.  Grows cooler after noon and cloudy all day go bed 7.30 PM

16.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther 58.  66.  57.  =  60 1/3

Cloudy Phebe started for school.  Maggie in bed most of day.Settle with Bill Kelly for wood and work, after which he helped a while P.M. in stable.  Ed Eastin paid me 2.00 on old account went over to Bill Kellys toward  night. to look at some hay..  Milt did not come up today.  Hat helps  Tue with peaches PM and stayed to supper.  H.G. had a keg fall on him today.  Gobed  10.30 PM

September 1900

14.  Friday.  5.AM.  Ther.  53.  88.  60.  =  67.

Clear Easterly wind.  Drive E. and NE of town AM  B.C. mostly cut.  It is reported to be going up in prices.  Tue and Ferd went to Berts getting some peaches.  Ora sick at home in Loxa.  Ferd got letter from Addie  Maggie got dinner which I ate about 1 PM.  Corn on toe kept me awake all night.  Maggie and Phebe to dance at Decker Park.  Roads good becoming dusty  Mostly clear day with easterly wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

15.  Saturday. 6 A.M.  Ther.  65.  95.  70.  =  76 2/3

Mostly cloudy.  S.E. wind.  Sprinkle rain 7 A.M.Mrs. Owens came to help Tue.  Can fruit &c.  Return shoes to AM Mitchell and he Crs. me 5.00  Pay him $20.00 ch on account which leaves me owing him ten or twelve dollars.   B.C. is reported to be a little higher.  Mostly clear day wind getting round to  NW before night.  I drove Queen up  town after supper for grub.  Talk a while with W. H. Campbell on west side.  Says he is doing well in restaurant.  Bad runaway in front of our premises   about 8 P.M.  Lee Wright and others nobody hurt seriously but vehicle demoralized ,  C.D. Mitchell pays me for lumber ch. 42.02  get couple show tickets of Al Parker through P.O.  Tue thinking of taking another roomer.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  ~~~~ (shorthand)

16.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  50.  75?. 50 = 58 1/3

Clear.  Brisk N.W.  Turned cool in night.  Start bout 9.38 AM.  Thinking of going to Ranch but only go far as Kickapoo.  Coming back by   Myers lane,  getting home about noon.  Feeling without  tobacco, very sleepy.  Tue and I start for Berts about 3 P.M.  Drive through Loxa stop at Hen's.  He is gone to Dakota. Ora sick in bed, better than she was.  Gilbert girls staying with her found their farm on fire PM and extinguish it.   Bert's folks not at home when we got there at 6.15 PM. and got on wrong road going home getting down by Hayden Kings.  Mostly clear day.  Take Snap shot at Bert's house from S.W. before they get home.  Gobed 9 PM

March 10-11, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

March 1914

10.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  52.  38.  = 40 2/3

Clear. S.E.2.  The weather bureau gives hope of warm weather for this week at least.  Receive letter from Phebe AM.  She had gotten packages sent her last week.  I spent several hours sorting over old papers in attic.  Tue  getting ready for Rhoda to wash tomorrow.  Rene phones Tue but she happened to be at Morty's.  Clear and fine much of A.M. but colder after dinner wind shifting to NE and stronger cloudy P.M. with snow flurry sometime in night.  Gobed 9  No Alfred

11.  Wednesday, 6.15 AM.  ther.  28.  34.  30.  =  30 2/3  Av 28 years 40

Cloudy. N.E. 4 ground covered  with "skeft" of snow.  Rhoda's people phone before I got up to say she was sick and couldn't wash today.  Tue went  at it herself after breakfast.  finishing about 2 P.M. when she got ready later went up town with Mrs. Curd to prepare for tomorrow's function.  H.G. called P.M. and engage him to do an errand for me tomorrow.  Gus brought us a dozen eggs  P.M. also brought me some dried apples from Helen.  Mostly cloudy day strong N.E. wind clears off at night.  There was a fine eclipse of the moon from 9 P.M. till 1 AM.  Old fiddlers contest at Opera House at night.  I had intended to go but forgot it.  Gobed  9.30

March 1889

10.  Sunday. 7 AM.  ther.  26.  45.  30.  =  36 2/3

Clear N.W. wind Maggie and Phebe went to Sunday School.  they went up to Davis with the baby a while toward night.  All therm of them have very bad cough.  I went up and talked with Reub Davis a while at night about sawing up my timber.  He did not give me very much satisfaction ~ wants me to buy interest in his mill ~ can't go down there for a month or so anyhow.  Yesterday I made him same offer as agreement with Comer that is  75% of the proceeds for him  25% to me.  Clear day and chilly.  Baby cough very bad at night.   Gobed 9.30 PM.  

11.  Monday  5.30 AM.  ther.  26.  45.  38.  =  36 1/3

Clear wind southerly.  Wrote W.H. White telling him could not take tie contract and deliver on  big time, that is May 30 .  Started to timber about 8.30 getting there about noon.  Rode round on east 40.  Went to Warren and engaged him.  John and Jim to help tomorrow also Riley and Steve.  Bob moving Riley Decker.  Pleasant and roads  pretty dry in places and very rough  River up pretty  high but fordable at Walkers.  gobed 9 P.M.

January 22-26, 1914 in Charleston, IL

January 1914

22.  Thursday.  6.30 AM,  Ther.  28.  38.  34.  =  33 1/3

Cloudy, S.E.1.  Light snow 7 AM for hour or two.  Rene called about noon.  She is witness in in the Harvey Ball trial.  She went home 3.30 car.  The trial was postponed.  Ora Webb is going to leave us tomorrow.  So chilly I did not go out.  It snowed until say 10 AM say 1/2 in.  Cleared off and fine P.M. and night.  Phebe and Ora went to Ferris at night.  Most of snow melts  Gobed 9P.

23.  Friday.  6.30. AM.  Ther.  44.  58.  54.  = 52.

Clear.  Smoky. S.4.  There was strong smoke 3 A.M. which got us up thinking it was in house.  I  got mare AM:  drive up town.  Get Booth bal at bank. up to date.  Bal today 24 7.55  Felix Johnston still sick in bed.  A. Alexander says will have garden seeds sent to me ~Late P.M. drive down to  BPa&Co.  Had talked with Jackson in Shed.  Pay him a 100.00 check on a/c leaving balance 68.44.  Later Phebe gets change for me meeting me at State BK, cor.  She with Ora go to Ferns for the night.  Charley S. did chores and I drive home with him.  They now live S. of store on C. Street.  Returning leave mare with Nickles.  She has been here continuously here about a month.  Met Warren uptown AM.  says roads good  and no forest fires, too wet down that way.  They have not got their W.O. tree I gave them last summer out yet.  Mostly cloudy day with high southerly wind.   Smoky light rain 5 P.M. and later showers in night. 9.20

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24.  Saturday..  6.15. A.M.  Ther.  40.  38.  34.  = 37 1/3

Cloudy.N.4.  Some wind in night; in all .33 see 23rd.  Weather Bureau predict cold wave for tonight, Papers are talking about war with Japan.  Phebe gets home about  noon.  Ora is staying at Ruth Stodderts (Johnston): is  going home Monday to Oreana, Ill ate an Egg for dinner and got results before bedtime.  Did not  go up town  Cloudy with strong N. wind moderating P.M.  Tue mapped the hitch later she went up town for grub and down to Hats.  Still later she went to Grove's to; 10 P.M.  Meanwhile Jack puked near SE door and I repaired same.  Phebe was out with Fern till late.  She got for me at at library two books on homemade furniture, which can't get much out of.  The papers (forecasts) cold wave.  There were many in town.  Learn that Elks have bought Dr. Walker house SW 4 & VB Sts.  [later they didn't buy it.]  I not feeling pretty well work on chicken board puzzle at night.  Gobed 9.30

25.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  32.  40.  40.  =  37 1/3

Cloudy, 6.2.  Ice 1/4 in.  Tue did not appear until about 9 AM.  She went to church however, getting Sunday paper.  Self shave.  It was a job, having run since 13 inst.   My razors are balky.  We had dinner about 2 P.M.  Francis with her baby called and later she with Phebe went out not returning.  Tue did not attend church at night.  Light rain or mist after dark.  Cloudy day easterly to southerly light winds inclining to fog at night.  Gobed 9.30 P.

26.  Monday.  6.30. A.M.  ther.  40.  50.  50.  =  46 2/3

Cloudy, foggy.S.2.  Tue  and Phebe are preparing to visit Buddy in near future.  Wish self felt able to take the trip.  They are packing up her bed stead today and Gus brought us some butter and Eggs.  Phebe may also go out to Jeff. Cy. to see Muggs.  Frances and friends call P.M.  Charles Smith came and did chores and will return Wednesday P.M.  Tue and Phebe went up to the picture show at Court House.  I start in reading W.G's war letters after which will give same to him.  Some of them almost illegible from water and age.  Mostly cloudy day Strong southerly wind.  Gobed 10 P.M.

January 1 - 2, 1889 and 1914 in Charleston, Illinois

January,1914

1.  Thursday.  6.30. AM  Ther.  32.  36.  34. = 34

Cloudy S.2.  Phone H.G. to bring stuff from from Interurban freight sta (sic) which he did   stopping briefly to read M.P.S. letter.  Tue phones Rene.  Bert has been sick.  Walk up town after dinner getting cigars.  Talk with Heddins boys whos father recently died,  Pay ticket a/c at Pay nes (too much) $2.50 getting calendar for record as usual H.G., Nat and Mrs. Curd came spending evening.  H.H. to supper.  I talk with the Heddin boy, up town also.   Ike Miles.  Cloudy day with light Southerly winds.  Bureau predicts snow.  Gobed 10 P.M.

2.  Friday. 6.30. AM.  Ther. 34.  40. 34. = 36.

Cloudy. S3.  Snowing ground covered.  Learn that Geo. Boulware Co. Clk. died last night.  The  R.C. did not meet today.  Payne phones that I over paid him in settlement.   and he owes me 1.50.  I quit smoking last night and burn up old stubs and cigars.  This  my first day without any tobacco for nearly a year.  Phebe spent afternoon at Lizzie Shoots.  Jessie Dunn and Mary Jane call a while P.M.  Tue ironing at times.  Mrs. Purtill called at night She has been  living in Oklahoma.  Cloudy day with about 2 in. of snow and slush.  Wind shifts to NW at night.  Gobed 10.

January 1889

1.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  20.  39.  28.

Clear SW wind.  Broke the coffee mill this morning and tried without success to mend it.  Byers called PM to say that he and Woodrum had been unable to find a place to board down at timber.  There was an eclipse of the sun from 3 PM till sunset.  The  globe - (?) did not come today.  Hat was here toward night.  The Myers girls were over in evening.  I made a batch of candy for Maggie and Phebe.  Clear day  go to bed  10 PM

2.  Wednesday, 6:15 AM.  Ther. 25.  42.  30.  

Clear and fine.  Westerly wind.  School begins again today after a vacation of 10 days.  Get $40.00 for ties of Geo Sefton Agt.  Looke insures dwelling for three years for 600.00 premium  $6.00.  R. Rutherford up pay him for Kirk fifteen dollars.  Helen went home P.M.   Went  down to depot at night.  Sefton paid me for 100 ties.  Went up to  Frank Dunns office at night.  Tue and M & P spent evening at Davis'  Gobed 10 PM  (?) on dwelling for 1,000 for 3 years.

October 20-23, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

October 1913

20.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.   38.  36.  =  38.

Cloudy.  N.W.3.  Raining.  It began probably after midnight.  Tue got letter from Muggs.  It rained light  much of AM.  I did not hitch up.  Nobody called.  It grows colder and snow flies for two or three hours in afternoon.  Toward night I covered our beans and a few of the tomatoes.  Tue went up town toward night getting some grub.  Cloudy day with N. to W. high wind and light rain or snow most of time.  Gobed 9.  Clear at night.

21.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  42.  38.  =  37 1/3  E. Meter  924.000

Part cloudy N.W.3.  The first frost here.  Ice 1/8 in.  Miller came and went to BPA & Co. ordering flooring and glass for repairs at Loxa which he will do tomorrow.  Hatton came and began again at wood pile.  We spent an hour trying to fix furnace grate: he took out the ashes.  They read E. Meter today first for two months.  Rhoda came 10 AM washes &c. staying  to dinner, and working a while P.M.  I hitch up 4 P. and get boxing set in  (Sibert cr.) rear buggy wheels  Billy worked all day and will come tomorrow.  Tue up at library till after 9  Part cloudy light N to easterly winds Gob 9.

22.              Wednesday. 6.30.  Ther.  38.  52.  42.  =  44.

Rain .15      Cloudy E.2. Raining.  Raining began in night.  Phone J.E. M. for same AM.  Tue 

to 7 AM      learns from  H.A. Neal that expects Phebe here by Friday.  Tue gets lot of stuff                                     ready and leaves for Mattoon to attend surprise B.D. party for Louise Snider.  She 

left in heavy shower leaving me alone with Jack.  She got home on 4.30 car.   Loxa  phones that glass for door a misfit and will have get other.  Rene phones she didn't go to party on account of rain.  It began regular rain 9 AM continuing all day and into night.  Got letter from Phebe.  Says will be here Thursday.  Cloudy rainy day.  The sun shone once 8 AM.  When thought of hitching up but didn't.  Gobed 9 P.M.  still raining

Rain 7 AM to

6 AM. 23d 1.88

23.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.  50.  48.  =  46.

Cloudy. N.2.  Light rain till after 6 A.M.   This measured in with yesterday except  morn 1.88 in.  See yest.  Miller called says patched floor at Loxa house yest. working 8 h.  He can't account for his mistake in morning glass.  Hitch up 11 AM and get "same" ord yet T.W.P.  Phebe came 1 P.M.  Later she and Tue  went up to courthouse and she got her decree of divorce from Tom and alimony.  Phebe presents me with victrola No. IV which I fool with  till midnight.  Phebe and Tue went to Francis Stodderts to call a while.  We all sat up till near midnight.  Cloudy day lt. R. 8 PM and nt.

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October 3-5, 1913 in Coles County Illinois

3.  Friday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  42.  74.  56.  =  37 1/3
Clear. N.1.  I got start say 8 oc with a full load.  Had to return for something.  Miller not there but came on first car say 9 and went to work.  A big school picnic at Park drew a big crowd on Inter (?).  I drove up through place Mr Cox plowing near Darlings.  Think has near 20 A done~ looks well.  Didn't meet Harman.  Cox intimates that he intends to put  present  breaking into corn.  Will see about that.  I return by Loxa leaving Miller working at  1 PM.  Getting home 2.15P.  Tue attended first R.C. meet up at Lola Cottinghams.  Helen went to the picnic.  Clear day light variable winds.  Whirlwinds.  Tue and Helen went to picture late.  Gobed 10.30  I left dog Jack at home.

4.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  52.  78.  66.  =  65 1/3
Clear. S.2.  Gas smell.  Tue got letter from Phebe also one from Marie.  Phebe will come home 13 divorce proceedings.  Buddy writes that Walter is coming up tonight.  I get hat at Winters but think will return it.  Rene came over AM to investigate Helen's truancy.  She has been claiming to attend the Normal but seems has not done so altogether.  They fix it up and she will  continue to attend Normal borarding at dormitory instead of with us.  Ad Miller calls and I pay for Loxa repairs 2.00 will begin painting sooon as I can get ready.  Rene and Helen stay to dinner.  H &H were down to supper.  He is idle now.  I take severe case cramps with purging 3 P.M.  Warren calls and I promise him and Ike Rogers the ranch land.  They will begin at once to clear it off.  Mostly clear day.  Phone V.E.M. for same getting it toward night.  Tue bought quinces of Heddin.  go bed 10 P

5.  Sunday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  62.  76.  68.  = 68 2/3
Mostly cloudy. S.2. Sp rain 7 A and light showers later till 1P.  Tue attends church comm(?) getting paper.  Walter didn't come as expected  We ate dinner at 1.30.  at 3.30 I took drive S.W. nearly to  Mat Brown's getting home about 6.  I had load of children going nutting on way out return same way met Sam and Tom Walters near Burk hill  Mostly cloudy day with rain much of AM Part clear AM and threatening at sunset.  The dirt roads quite muddy.  Gravel pretty good.  Tue at Grove's when I got home.  Cloudy night.  No rain.  Gobed 9

March 29-30, 1913 in Charleston, IL

1913

29.  Saturday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  22.  48.  38.  =36.

Clear.  S.3.  Scarcely frost.  Ray chored and owe him for four days say .55 didn't have any change.  I get letter from Muggs AM. date 27th and daily R.H.  Mrs. Brooks phones inquiring about Tue.  She has learned that there has been washout near Mt. Carmel and that it maybe  three or four days before trains run from Mt.C. to Paris.  Old Mr. Hicks died yesterday, was living alone an neighbors found him dead.  Just as I was getting ready to start up town after eating dinner (ha!ha!)  Warren Decker called, was glad to see him.  He and Heally want to plow up ranch field for me.  He told me to come and stay a week or longer with him, he is batching too.  After Warren left John Simons called hunting for Warren and another invite to come down and stay while.  After he left went to 2nd BK to see about sending Treuett Mathis 750.00 int. on  note  Get book balanced which shows much less than expected.  Went t o P.O. but no letter from Tue..  I let the T. M. matter rest till Monday.  Will have to borrow some.  Ontho (sic) way met Zack Scott and Jim Bolin in alley and talk a while with Zack who invites me down to stay a week.  Rene phones  but I can give her no news of Tue.  The boys have started again on library lot.  Sleep on couch till midnight.

30.  Sunday. 5.30 AM  Ther.  46.  70.  60.  = 58 2/3

Part cloudy. S.5.  I got new sack flour yest. and made biscuit for breakfast.  There were not gilt edged.  Also got  peck  E Ohios which are no good.  No appetite today so hitch up.  Went up for pape(sic) going to P.O. No mails.  After which drive SW nearly to Mat. Browns but turn north and west and return by Helens.  I did not see anybody learn that J.H> Snider is here; has been at Hot Springs Ark for health.  Helen by phone said she would send me loaf of bread and some eggs tomorrow.  George and Olive Rosebraugh called toward night and stayed on hour or two.  I found roads better than expected.  The fields everywhere look heavy and soaked.  There has been no work done at farming yet.  I drove up to P.O. at night.  I had good relish for vit(?) when got in from my drive.  Cooking bacon and eggs for dinner.  Mostly clear day with strong S. wind lightening NE night.  Gobed9

January 17-19, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

17.  Friday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  56.  60.  56.  = 57 1/3
Mostly cloudy. S.W.3  Have not heard from Geographic since writing them with remittance of 2.00 Dec. 18.  Mail checks P.M.  to Fuller Bros 20.75 Coal  Tucker Bros 3.50 concrete basement.  Gray & Gray shoe bill to date.  Russell and Erwin New Brittain (stamps) for two front door keys.  Tue mailed and stamped  these letters.  I did not go up town.  Tue attends RC at Iknyans P.M.   Ray Bennett levels up stables.  Tue attends church at night with Mrs. Webster.  Fern N and Ora here evening.  I lie on lounge which we moved to dining room last week.  Look over many  old papers &c AM.  Cloudy day with light rain at times (.10) R. strong southerly winds.  The rains yesterday raised branch some.  Gobed 10 P.M.

Pay I.B.Mitchell & Son Gro a/c to Jan 1 1913 _ 187.1
Tue takes check late P.M. Sat.

18.  Saturday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  36.  40.  32.  = 36.
Mostly clear W. 2.  Rene phoned Tue to come over to Mattoon.  Which she did  on 10 car returning 3.  Phebe ironing.  We got small box of N. Yakima Apples from M & C, from Buddy.  I had a hard tussel with furnace late P.M.  Ray helping.  This coal is very dirty, full of stone.  Bright clear day NW wind I did not get out.  Mort and Kate over at night till nearly 10 oc.

19. Sunday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  56.  60 = 50
Mostly clear early S.3.  Wh. fr. ice 1/4.  Tue went to church AM.  getting R.H. I wrote two firms for literature on Motor Plows.  Fern and Ora call late P.M. making candy with Phebe.  I had thought of taking drive today but did not feel like hitching up.  The roads are reported very muddy except gravel.  The branch still runs  good stream.  River water muddy.  Cloudy day with strong southerly Part clear at night.  Tue attends church at night.  warm day for winter  Gobed  10 P.M.

june 13,1912 & 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

Thursday, June 13, 1912  5.30 AM.  Ther.  62.  86.   70 = 72 2/3

Part Cloudy E.2.  I felt poorly this morn.  Rhoda Smith comes to wash.  Try all AM to Phone Nick getting him at noon.  Package got 3 P.M.  Rhoda finished at noon staying to dinner.  Tue and Phebe went funeral P.M.  Geo.  Lippincott.  He was injured by cars a few days ago.  Tue was down to Hats while P.M.  Light rain with some thunder began say 4 P.M. continues till dark.  Fern Nichols who has been away trimming(?) home today.  She and Ora call at night.  There was appearance of heavy rain N.W.  Hope it reached Loxa.  Mostly cloudy P.M.  Gobed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Monday, June 13, 1887  6.30 AM  Ther 71. 86. 68. 

Clear, Baby not very well but not yet broken out.  Mrs. Laird washes.  Father and I went after hedge twice afternoon to Hickory.  Maggie and Ruth went after supper.  Her worms are mostly spinning.  CG  doesn't feel pretty well today.  Hot day, perfectly clear.  Milt Davis over at night.  Timesexpress(?) Lecture on street at night.  This is the  30 day for my worms.  Rene called P.M.  Write letter to M.N. Uri and to Ch Bot works.  Gobed 10 P.M.