October 20-26, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

October 1888

20.  Saturday.  5.40  AM  Ther.  40.  55.  35.

Mostly Cloudy day.  Wind N.W.  Got down to much before 10 AM.   Find boys had been at work some in spite of rain.  Finish fence before noon.  Make couple of gates in P.M.  Get home about 7 AM. (sic) Stopped on road to pick up  basket of nuts by John Handleys  gobed  10 PM.

21.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  35.  50.  45.

Clear early but mostly cloudy day.  Girls did not go to S.S.  Tue went down to Dowlings before noon and stayed all day.  Ruth and Many Davis and Mauice Lang over toward night.  Baby has very bad cold.  There was pretty  heavy  frost last night forming sheet of ice.  There are good many green leaves on trees yet.  The wind and rain have taken off most of the yellow ones.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

22.  Monday. 5.40 A.M.  Ther.  43.  50.  48.

Cloudy and light rain which began in night.  Light rain and mist all day.  Mrs. Davis sews for Tue  in afternoon.  Father went to political speaking at hall at night.  Damp, dark day.  Wrote to Bennett asking about ties.  Gobed 9 PM

23.  Tuesday, 5.45 AM.  Ther.  43.  45.  42.

Cloudy and damp  No wind.  Geo. Wright  (?) will begin on my stable Thursday.   Uncle John in town did not see him.  Good many apples coming to town  they sell at 15 to 25 cts per bush  gobed 9.30

24.  Wednesday  5.40  AM.  Ther.  32.  55.  48.

Clear.  Fresh S. wind started for ranch abt 8 AM.  Mostly clear day.  Four men at work have stopped them for a while.  Bob making wood rack  Rode over to S side P.M.  Nearly had an accident from horse getting tangled up in a grape vine.  Gave Dock Bennett  lot of old tops.  Got home about 7 PM.   Roads very heavy.  river has risen a little but still clear  Mrs. Decker washed  Tue thinks she will do ironing herself  Gobed 930 PM

25.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  40.  65.  58.

Clear with S. wind.  Geo Wright failed to come to put up stable - Frank Kellogg worked two  hours in cow yard.  Wright says will come tomorrow.  Tell  John Kirk that he can go to work making ties on S. end.  Can make 300 at  22 cents delivered on track.  Father about sick has been sawing too much wood  I do the milking  Gobed 8.45 PM ~

26.  Friday.  6.15 AM  Ther.  58.  65.  59.

Cloudy misty was a little rain in night.  Geo Wright stakes off place for stable P.M.  Engage Geo. Hampton to haul old lumber down tomorrow morning  Hat helping Tue on carpet  Gobed 9 PM

February 7, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

7.  Friday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  10.  30.  20.  = 20

Clear W. 2.  I had attack of indigestion or something else after retiring and slept but little after going to bed.  Think billions (sic) attack.  I have been eating too much sausage and such stuff without doing any work.  The bale clover hay recently from  I.B. worst I ever    wish I had a hundred tons of it for manure.  I wire up W.C. so we don't find it frozen as usual.  Tue gets up earlier than usual.  Tue went calling to Curds and LeRoys after R.C.  I take some of Starr's little meddy all day and feel some better at night.  Gobed 8.30.

1888

7. Tuesday  6.30 A>M.  Ther. 32.  45.  20.

Mostly cloudy wind SW.  Mrs. Rogers comes to wash at 8 AM.  Saveley finishes wood which pay him for 40 cts.  Maggie, Phebe both went to school.  We killed and dressed our two turkies (sic)  after dinner.  They  weighed dressed 6 and 6 1/2 lbs.  Ruth Davis  was over in afternoon.  Sam Leitch told me this AM that the liquor men had better get their petition ready for next council meeting.  Mrs. Ed Eastin called  P.M.  Mostly cloudy day changing cooler in  afternoon with strong westerly wind.  Go Bed.  10.30 P.M.  Toake says he has sold the Nicholson place for $500. 

December 9, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

9.  Monday, 5.30 AM.  The. 14.  36.  30. = 26 2/3Clear SW.2.  ice 3/4.  This is coldest morning since Mar. 25 when temp was 10.  Furnace leaks so at times am afraid to build all we need.  Jim Turner brought me bushel butternuts P.M. paid 75c.  Grace Sefton called P.M. says her father feels better.  Her brother George Sefton has been here from Ark. for two or three weeks - returned today.  Tue gets letter from Muggs also one from Phebe.  Alfred didn't come was expected.  Mostly clear with Southwesterly strong.  Learn that  Bud Skidmore is dead.  He lived in St. Louis.  Gobed. 1030.

1887

9. Friday  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  41.  46.  46.

Cloudy, misty Wind E.  Mrs. Davis helping  Tue on dress for Ma.*  Ruth Davis sent off her cocoons today.  I packed them up last night.  A dark day.   Heavy mist from N.E.  raining at times.  Few People in town.  Roads very bad.  Learn that coal shaft is down  about 60 ft.  Phebe has not been to school this week.  Tue feeling some better.  C.G. (him) sick in night from oysters.  Baby had terrible spell of crying in night.  Her front teeth are coming through.  Gobed 9P.M.

*He is talking about his mother-in-law who is also his aunt.

August 30 - September 1, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

30  Tuesday,  6.30  Ther.  62.  83.  70.
Mostly clear.  Start for timber at 7.30.  Look over Decker's wood not very good.  Walk round over Timber on S. side.  Met Milt Drake who says he is going to move to town.  Went down when preparing for mill.  It will be some days before they get ready to  saw any.  Got a  letter from Rev Currans of Mattoon who wants to buy timber land.  Didn't eat any dinner today.  Took dinner but saved it for supper.  Got home before dark.  Comer has not yet found water for his mill.  Has dug two wills.  Warm night- gobed 8.30 PM.

31  Wednesday,  6.30  AM.  Ther.  67.  88.  70.
Mostly clear.  Walk down to new school house staying there most of forenoon.  Ed Eastins sick abed.  Clear day very dry and dusty.  Wind E. big whirlwind passed south of branch.  Talk with D. Stoddert P.M.  H.G. again wants to rent room.  Speak to G H Jeffries about selling timber land.  Comer said the other day he was willing I should sell.  Gobed 8.30 PM.

September

1  Thursday,    7 AM  Ther. 67.  88.  65.

Clear. Write letter to Geo.Currens reguard to timber offer land offer $2800 , timber alone $2000.  Start up town about 10 AM.  Met Ray and Johnston.  Say Comer had his eye  put out this AM.  Find him at Dr. Steelles office.  He went home about noon feeling very badly.  Get clock at Ricketts for 15.00.  Mill Carman brought in -  down but did not get it fixed satisfactorily.  Gave City bill to Tooker  1237 ft = 18.55  Ruth Davis down in P.M.  Pacify Jo Dikob about clock trade.  Tue puts up some  grapes.  Go bed.  9.30 P.M.

July 5, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Friday, July 5,1912   6AM  Ther.  74.  92. 78. = 81 1/3

Part cloudy. S.1. I drove E to timber .  Fungi are coming many spieces.  They are scathering(sic) however.  Visit P.O. Mitchells a/c 1st. 127.49.  I got  home before noon.  Tue very busy with her R.C.* work other members here P.M. helping her.  I drove to Dicewoods late P.M.  Nothing doing in fungi there.  The dirt roads are generally dry and rough.  This the hottest so far the season, I saw but one or two plowing corn.  It is too wet.  There is great growth of weeds and briars in the woods.  Mostly clear day light S or S.E. winds.  Mrs. Curd was over while at night.  Go Bed 10 P.M.

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125 Years Ag0

Tuesday, July 5, 1887,  6 AM.  Ther 72.  90.  75.

Uncle John

Partly Cloudy.  Last night just before went to bed Uncle John came to stay all night.  Had trouble with Bert out at Loxa.  Made up bed for him in lounge.  He went home this morn after breakfast.  Bim was here to dinner.  Ruth and Mary Davis were over P.M.    Rails  called in morning.  Maggie and Phebe took lesson of Miss Piperion  morning.   H.G. was down P.M. with his account of lumber which I think agrees nearly with Comer.  Newt Calhoun thinks  he will have a bill for us in a few days.  Go bed 11P.M.