July 5-6, 1891 and 1902 about

July 1891

5.  Sunday 7 AM.  Ther  66.  87.  66    73

Clear SE wind.  Mary Davis stayed all night with Phebe  last night Maggie with Maunie Lang.  Cecropius not doing so well especially the younger ones.  I start for timber about 5 P.M. getting there just before dark.  Chewing tobacco yesterday and today does not agree with me.  The boys have made 204 ties to date.  Warm partly cloudy day with SE wind.  gobed 930 PM 

6.  Monday ? AM.  Ther  65  86  76 = 76 2/3

Mostly clear S SE wind   John went down to truck patch dug potatoes and picked cucumbers.  R.&J. straighten up things in barn.

Harrison Handly says he will help.  hauling my rye tomorrow.  Have failed to find anyone who will thresh for me this week  I start home at 10 AM.  Getting there about (unreadable)

. . .wah today  Nicks baby sick since yesterday noon and he was at store but little today nor at night.  Mostly clear day with S. wind  go bed 10.15 PM

July 1902

5. Saturday  7 AM  Ther  66.  92.  74.  =  77 1/3

Partly cloudy SW wind  Self feeling badly all day  Did not sleep last night.  Think it was the mushroom but I ate enough trash for supper to give me cholera morbus.  It beat a big dose of pills, did not vomit.  Good crowd in town.  Mostly clear day with W. wind.  Drive down to Richters toward night collecting for load corn 20.23 paying coal to date / $2.50  These are warm days.  Corn 60 cts.  Gobed 10 P.M.

6.  Sunday  6 P.M.  ther.  75.  93.  78.  =.  82.

Partly cloudy.  Fresh SW wind. I drove to Kickapoo and around.  Observe chanterelles, Russula, and Boltus very scattered however.  Some pastures are filled with  Lepiota Morganii.  Numerous puff balls but the weather is too hot for them to be good.  There is family of movers camped near school house for past two weeks.  Old James Finch rode into town with me.  Mostly clear AM.  Thin cloudy P.M. and very sultry.  At night drove NW of town with Laura Clark and Marie.  Jack got run over by buggy.  Tue went to church with Mrs. Knock  Gobed  10 PM ~ Men work on Laundry chimney AM.

January 8-20, 1891 in Charleston, IL

January 1891

8.  Thursday,  8 AM  Ther  18  37.  28.

Cloudy E wind.  Uncle John in town  does not think he is going to get the Phillips place  Charley Bond took load of lumber from pile by back gate.  The pile contained at first 1056 ft = 132 pieces.  Hear that Comer will move his mill at once up to Richters timber.  Tue and children up to  Davis at night  Maggie stays all night with Mrs. Knock again.  Mary Davis stays all night with Phebe.  Cloudy day east wind, began snowing lightly about 10 P.M.  Roads appear to be good.  Gobed 1230 ~~

9.  Friday 8 AM.  Ther  26. 32.  31.

Cloudy and snowing slowly about an inch on ground light  snow most of day in all perhaps two inches.  Thawing most of the day, heavy fog at night wind Easterly.  Trade light.  Look over bills and prepare to make inventory of stock a rough estimate shows the profits  to have been satisfactory.  Tall cigar drummer in town.  Mallaways man was here yesterday.  Maggie stays with Mrs. Knock  Gobed

 

10.  Saturday, 730 AM.  Ther 29  37  32

Cloudy, light SE wind.  Settle with R Decker JW Decker and Warren Decker, all in full to date.   John Simons up from ranch  Hire him for another year from Mar. 1 @ 21.00 per MO.  Maurice Burgner looks looks at boards but does not buy.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Says he is sure of getting Phillips farm now.  Owen McGurty pays me up    Figures up invoice carefully make just about same as estimate yesterday.  Trade rather light.  Dark cloudy day with very little wind.  Foggy at night gobed 2 AM  Maurice all night.

11.  Sunday,  8 AM.  Ther.  30.  32.  20.

Cloudy  ad occasional snow flying.  M &P went to S.S.  Buddie went to  Christian Church with Maunie.  Interested to go to timber today but too threatening.  Repack (?) &c in Bbl.  Cloudy day occasional snow flying N wind grows colder at night  gobed 12

12.  Monday.  7.15 AM.  Ther  19.  30.  19.

Cloudy NW wind light snow flying all day  Dull day  roads somewhat rough.   Mrs. Rogers washed.   Tue about sick with bad cold  Find some errors in invoice figures which correct making still better.  Tue reading Flauntleroy at night  Gobed 12 ~~

13.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther 6.  30.  28.

Mostly cloudy.  S.W. wind.  The cow got in front yard this morning.  We turned her in street and she failed to come home at night.  Mrs. Rogers ironed  Bought sack flour and sugar at Wrights today paying cash.  Have decided to pay cash henceforth.  Tue about sick with bad cold.  Mostly clear day with strong SW wind.  gobed  1 AM.

14.  Wednesday.  730 AM  Ther  22  35 20

Clear.  Wind,  Get things ready to start for timber before dinner.  H.G. makes draw of check for 250.00.  Tue still feeling badly.  I start for ranch about 3 P.M. overtake Ed. Wright who rode with me a mile or two.  Went by Handly ford and get there 5.30  John has been working on his house this week  Clear day wind NW PM.  gobed  9 PM.

15.  Thursday 5 AM.     Ther  23  30  26

Partly cloudy with SE wind hard frost  Warren took load of wood to town for John.  John hung door t sheep shed.  Jo H, Handly and family there to dinner also  also Lucys mother.  Jo went down river for load of boards which he will haul tomorrow.  He has rented John Simons place for this year.  Fred Decker called to get a job but failed.  I start  home at 3 P.M. getting there at 6.  Roads not so bad as yesterday and quite good much of the way.  Paid up Lucy today for board from Oct. 1 to Jan 1 inclusive 4.50.  Mostly cloudy day with SE wind cleared ff at night.  Gobed

16.  Friday, 730 AM.  Ther  20  36  24

Clear, White frost, wind N.  Jo H Handly brought in small load of boards not counted, perhaps 1200.  Brownfield helps a while toward night at smoke house.  Minstrel show at hall to night to which father went.  Clear day with N. wind, fine weather.  gobed

17.  Saturday.  745 AM  Ther  22  28  25

Cloudy, N wind white frost  Brownfield came 8.30, and we finish smokehouse except door  Take meat out of brine.  Ferd was down to dinner  Uncle John came after we got through  Tue sick at night  Trade rather dull.  Dark cloudy day snow flakes flying AM and N.  Go bed

18.  Sunday.  730 AM.  Ther  24  30  25

Cloudy N. wind Tue feeling badly.  Self and Maggie got breakfast and dinner  Girls went to S.S. taking Marie  Phebe went with Richters girls to church at night.  Maggie has a very bad cold.  Bryan to put in smoke house but postponed it till tomorrow  Cloudy day old Bill Morris was killed today by falling down stairs  some snowflakes.  S wind at night  gobed  11.30

19.  Monday, 7.30  AM.  Ther  20.  41. 29.

Clear wind S.W. heavy white frost  Tue feels better this morning  Mrs. R. washes   Brownfield hung up meat and I build smoke under it.  Bill Morris killed yesterday was buried to day down in Cumberland Co.   GrBro subscribe 25.00 toward foundry fund.  Warren Decker says he will go to hauling posts this week.  Tue feeling badly P.M.  Phebe and I brought in the washing  Mrs. Knock and sister over at night.  The Authorities close poker rooms.  Splendid weather clear with SW wind roads first rate.  Nick about sick, has been complaining week or two but still on duty  Gobed.  

20.  Tuesday. 7 A.M.    Ther  26.  50.  37.

Mostly clear S. wind.  Get lock for smoke house also for she up at Perkins room  Tue complains good deal  Self not very well.  Charley Bishop started west tonight to sell goods for Weiss Mill  Weather  fine, clear with fresh SW wind.  Mrs. Latta was over today.k  quiet  gobed

May 23-25, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County, Illinois

May 1890

23.  Friday 6 AM.  70.  84.  63.

Kellogg and Salleus  finish at noon and pay them off.  K.   . 6.50  S. 3.15.  Get ton of ice of Will Myers @ 8.00  Have decided to take  beer if Pabst B Co. in Co with Latta and Daugherty  , Getting car load at once.  The ice box works very well but is not large enough.  H.G. went away in morn and again in PM.  Is figuring on buying a house.  Quite a heavy shower about sun set and still more in night  Mrs. Feagan here P.M.  Kate Myers Grove has moved into her house over the way this week  Gobed 10.30 PM~

24.  Saturday.  7 AM.  65.75.65.
Mostly cloudy.   Heavy rain last night, wind S.  This week has had the first growing weather we have had this spring.  H.G. bought himself a house yesterday.  Rain occasionally and heavy at times in the night  Not many in town from the the N. where they say it has not rained much.  Settle in full with Steve Decker.  Gobed 12.30

25.  Sunday 7 AM.  Ther 58.  72.  58
Clear with west wind.  Start to ranch  10 AM. go by Handlys ford.  River up into buggy and very muddy.  Find Simons at home and walk round   pastures with him in P.M.   Roads pretty muddy  grass is growing.  That sown about Mar 1 seems to be doing best.  Sheep are doing better have been running outside.   gobed 9.30 PM  clear day with NW wind.

May 1901

23.  Thursday.  5 AM.  Ther 60.  86. 73.  =  73

Clear Southwind.  Lincoln Wood and Ike Reese move lumber and posts 75c paid.  Buy churn and trimmings at Bartons 52 cts.  Perrill pays for calf 9.00.  Settle a/c with him 40 c.  Will Goodman shows me over his new house which he says  costs 1700.00~ Met Shirley near fair ground P.M. says Jo is done planting.  Mrs. S. had been to dentist  Hen and Ora called a little while towards night.  Mostly clear day and warmest for several weeks  Brisk southerly wind.  I drove out to Decker Spring P.M. and out by our old place southwest of Cemetery.  Untraveled roads are very rough.  Self not feeling well  Think have chill and fever every day lately  Gobed  9 P.M.

24.  Friday.  5.15 AM.  Ther  64.  83.  51 = 66

clear NW wind.  there was some thunder and lightning about 10 last night with very light shower.  Mrs. Owens comes early to iron, finishing before noon.  Get shave and haircut at Browns. pd  Pay Jo Parker & Co a/c in full 45.85  K ch.  Pay Morgan and Grove a/c 25c.  Start to Loxa 2 P.M.  Jim Warren says will mow my yard Monday.  Jo harrowing on last piece of planted  John had been to Mattoon.  They will move tomorrow.  Pay Jo 18.00 on months wages.  He has been  working old Queen this week.  Got home 6 P.M.  Helen here to sup. Kate Grove over at night.  Partly cloudy  day wind getting strong N. and much cooler P.M.  Gobed 8.30 PM

25.  Saturday 5.20  AM  Ther  46.  57.   49. = 50 2/3
cloudy high N wind all night Drive down to Richters for Hillibono coal.  couldn't find it and are almost out.  Bessie Elder a friend of Maggie from Campaign  comes P.M. remains over Sunday.  Self feeling badly all day  Tue and  Marie went up for grub at night.  First time Tue has been up town for two or three weeks.  Saw  Earl Decker who says that Simons nearly done breaking and planting. Cloudy day N wind light rain or mist toward night.  Gobed 8.30 P.M. (shorthand)

October 8, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

October 1889

8.  Tuesday. 7 AM  Ther 35.  60.  40  =  45

Clear very heavy white frost.  Bill Kelly works at stove most of day.  Telegraph Strainess not  not to send brandy order.  Down at E Light house AM.  Buy old goat and two kids of Richters boy for 3.00.  Uncle John in town P.M. says he is about to buy the Vietch farm  HG complaining   Go bed 10.30~

October 1900

8.  Monday. 5.30 AM.  Ther 50, 63, 50  =  54 1/3

Cloudy.  went uptown for a shave before breakfast.  Man called to rent Perkins room.  Clyde did not get here until 7.30 AM.   Capriness micacues  in front yard.  No word from Phebe today.  I try to cut some glass for windows at Loxa.    Armstrong calls and says is about to sell B.C. @  80.00 told him to let mine go with it.    Geo Weyoth gives me bill for 1700 ft lumber which he wants right away.  Mrs. Knock gets some 244-10s (?) siding for fence along alley.  Clears off before noon  Cool day Northerly wind.  Go bed. 8.30 PM

April 16-17, 1914 and 1889

April 1914

16.  Thursday. 6AM Ther.  50.  78.  62.= 63 1/3

Part cloudy.W.2.  Jo came and went to work 6.30.  Emma Warman helping Tue wash AM.  Jo works all day and will come tomorrow .  Spaded old house garden and begins on mowing yard.  there was sprinkle of rain 9.30 AM. but no  more  and most clear day variable winds becoming easterly.  So grass seed where missing.Tue uptown P.M. and went to Modern Eve show with Mrs. Brooks at night.  Manager of theater gives tickets for use of billboard.  Tue got letter from Muggs saying she  had lately sent me new disc by P.P.  We have not received it yet.  Harman phoned at night: says has his oats all sown -E side of 30 A near Loxa.  Shrieves had not finished.  Tum mare in pasture a while at night.  She fills up with bluegrass.  Tue and trim up some vines and roses PM.  Miller has not appeared.  Promised to begin paint Tuesday.  Gobed 9

17.  Friday.  6 AM.,  Ther.  58.  80. 68. = 68 2/3
Most clear. S.E.3. gas.Jo came 6.30  Mows yard first time.  I return potatoes to Crims and get some Ohio to plant.  He gives me sample of eating potatoes.  Jo works at garden P.M.  we plant part of oil piece.  Move lot of pie plant, plant radishes carrots, beets okra and potatoes.  Tue went to R.C. P.M.   Clouds up P.M. with sp rain 7 P.M. and a little thunder 9 P.M.  Light southerly winds.  Cooler is predicted.    Gobed 9

April 1889

16.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  45.  72.  48.  =  55

Clear.  City election.  Link and Ray in 4th ward;  Record and Richter 3rd; Neal and  Lainon 2nd; and  W.G. Wright alone in 1st ward.  Orr and Patton for Mayor  McCum Treas.  Blankenbaker and Harter clerk  Theaker and Chambers Attorney, are the candidates.  License to sell liquor is also an issue.  The election went off smoothly no excitement and apparently very little work done for and against license.  License carried by 76 majority and the entire dem. ticket elected excepting Chambers.  Had horse shod in front at Rice's.   Buggy got run into by runaway horse.  Clear day E. wind  Go bed 10.30 P.M.

17.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  55.  74.  60.  =  63
Nearly clear - hazy- easterly wind.  Mrs. Dickinson comes to wash.  Write to Muson & Co. about applying for a patent for improved slat fence.  Sent  model.  Went uptown about 10 AM.  Town full of liquor drummers.  Hyman Freeberg and several others.  H.G. and I give Hyman  constitutional(?) order for  10 BBl Mottingte @150 sp  86.  H & H back to dinner.    Start for timber about 12.30 P.M.  Nobody at Milts am pretty well disgusted with Milt and don't think he will be very useful.  Saw Mrs. Drake but Milt did not come.  Start home about 6.15.  Pleasant warm day clouds up at night and sprinkles rain.  Gobed 10.15