July 18, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County, IL

July 1892

18.  Monday,  5.30  Ther 65.  84.  75.

Clear SE wind.  Mrs. Rogers washes and irons.  Clear AM but clouds up P.M. and  sprinkles about 4 P.M.  Light shower about 10 P.M.  Present bill for lumber  bought last fall Mrs. Furman.  Try  on coat  Winter is making for me.  Gobed  10.40

July 1903

18.  Saturday, 6 AM.  Ther 66.

Mostly clear wind N.W. 3.  I went up town before breakfast getting some cucumbers.  The wind last night broke limbs off trees including my pet peach near old house.  Ferd is still watch at Opera H and eats breakfast with us.  Neither Steve nor Riley Decker have deed I wanted  Will Decker in town and thinks he will get loan leaving out the 4 A. piece.  I put on new pants got recently of Winter.  They are too long.  Abbot called early A.M. and I pay him for yesterdays work.  Talk with young Gilbert P.M.  He wants to buy my timothy meadow.  Says the corn not down much out there.  Not so many as usual in town Sat.  I passed Kate's and saw her sister Minnie from  Mo.  Mostly clear day with N.W. wind  Gobed 10 P.M.

July 16, 1892 - 1903 in Coles County, Illinois

July 1892

16.  Saturday,  6 AM.  Ther  57.  76.  68

Clear strong E. wind.  Coolest day we have had in some weeks.  Settle with  Steve Decker for day in harvest.   Pay him two dollars for Rile.  Uncle John  in town P.M.  Trade pretty fair.  Clear day E. wind learn that Warren Decker will thresh Monday.  Shall go down there tomorrow.  Gobed 11 PM

July 1903

Thursday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  55.  78.  66.
Cloudy and raining.  It began to thunder about 2 AM and to rain between three and four oclock  Very heavy rains till morning with much thunder.  It rained with much thunder.  It rained until 8 or 9 AM.  Met Bacon at P.O. and took him.  Engage Abbot to come and work P.M. but he failed to come.  Kate was up PM and settled with Tue.  Her sister from Missouri is here on a visit.  Rec phone from Loxa that flood gate washed out this morning and they want me to come out in morning.  Louise was here most of day.  Helen has gone to  Ora's to stay and Ferd is staying all night at the Opera House.  This will probably break up their housekeeping.  It cleared off before noon and clear day thereafter;  light S.E. wind.  I estimate rain at about 2 in.  I got shave at Brown all paid.  Saw Ed Wright who renews his 40.00 note at State. 90d.  Gobed  8.45 P.M

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)

November 9-14, 1889 in Charleston, IL

November 1889

9.  Saturday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther  43  48  43  =  44 2/3

Cloudy.  Threatening rain but dont much.  Trade dull AM. but better toward night.  Got lot of nails which went out by Jo Handly also lot of stuff for Drake.  Buy load of corn from Jo Handle $7.00.  Kelly helping at store.  Gobed 11 P.M.

10 Sunday, 7.30 AM.  Ther.  43  46  43  - 44

Clear, no frost.  get ready and start about 10.30 AM.  Nick and Kelly  go hunting  Find several of men at work on building.  Learn that  Geo Martins has been  over and will return us all to grand jury.  They side up with W. end today.  Went possum hunting at night got rabbit, and have all {?)  Got stove pipes for Milt at Codgers.

11.  Monday. 6 AM.  Ther.  46.  57.  47.  = 50 
Clear pleasant boys side E and put some rafters before I leave at 3 PM.  Get home about 7 P.M. road very bad.  Court began Monday.  Grand jury in sission(sic).  Speak again to Jim Cassody about straw  biz only fair.  Kelly helping 10.30

12.  Tuesday. 6.45 AM.  Ther.  47.  56.   46.  =  49 2/3
Cloudy day Kelly helps.  Buy hog rings.  See J Van Meter about hay.  see W Ricketts for Milt.  Went down to Mintons toward night noise began about 4.30 P.M. and continued slowly till in night.  Very dull at night.  Fair trade day trade.  E light went out while I was coming home 11 PM--

13.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  ther  47.  56.  46.  =  49 2/3
Cloudy and foggy wind NW.   Benj in town Came down at night pretty full  Went home in night.  Milt Drake rode Bill up came to attend Staderb trial which was continued to 27 issnt,  I started for ranch about 4 P.M.  lost the road  and had to tie up and walk to house.  Roads pretty bad night dark got ther 7.30  Milt an hour later.  The barn have 5 cornises of boards on roof.  Damp dark day wind w gobed 10.30

14.  Thursday,   6 AM.  Ther  37  39  34  =  37
At Ranch cloudy day.  Men putting on roofing getting south side nearly finished.  Milt went to town to attend Stanberry trail which continued to 27th  No one at home.  Find that Cermer cutting more timber on my land  Notify Steve Decker to cut no more.  Milt brought out lumber for doors  Some of the sheep are beginning to look badly  Gobed 10.30 PM

July 6-10, 1889 in Charleston, IL

July 1889

6.  Saturday. 6.40 AM.  Ther.  72  85.  66.  = 78 1/3

Clear   Pay up Riley Decker for rent he still owes for month's rent.  Milt was up bringing load of wood for Sam Ray.  Uncle John in town  getting tired of  J.S.'s method.  Trade fair.  Gobed  10.30 P.M.

7.  Sunday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  93.  78.  =  81.

Clear.  Tue and self go down to timber, start 9 AM.  Milt and Enoch work at well - find no water, dry about 16 ft. and give it up.  Dig out new spring near the old one.  Terrible hot we both get pretty  well tired out, got home about 7.30  Sultry night  Gobed 9 P.M.  Tue feeling badly.

8.  Monday:  5.30 AM.  Ther.  78.  93.  76.  =  82.

Mostly clear, Cummili.  Tue feels badly.  Drake brings up wood to Sam Ray.  Trade fair .  Flies very numerous.   Order cigars and Claret of Thunber.  Ruth and Maggie pick the raspberries toward night.  Milt says Enoch Johnson  old man Decker and Steve Decker were to work the AM. Gobed 10.30.

9.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  79.  93.  75.  =  82 1/3

Clear.  Some clouds during day.  Anderson R.R. man says he can give me bill of 110 m ft white oak lumber to finish.  Drake takes load of wood to Sam Ray and engage to haul (?) have load of WO poles.  Snider wants (?) next week.  Gobed 1o.15 PM.  Selected material at Winters for suit of clothes to cost 33.oo.  Get wagon fixed at Parker's.  

10.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  73.  92.  76.  = 80 1/3

Mostly cloudy sp rain early.  Start for timber at 7 AM.  Find boys fixing road in hollow.  Cut poles for Popham after dinner.  Rain came up and  all quit calling it half a day start home at 2 P.M. via Farmington to avoid muddy road but found them very bad most of way home where arrive  about  5 P.M.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Gobed 10.15

April 14-15, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston IL

April 1914

14.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  44.  66.  54.  =  54. 2/3

Part cloudy. E.2.  Hatton didn't come as agreed.  Self feeling poorly; am much worried about garden.  Hitch up AM.  Take Tue down to McCravys PM. later she went to Hat's.  I drove S.E. of town a while.  The  roads dry  Many of streets quite rough.  I felt so bad all day didn't care to do anything.  We get letter from Phebe.  She sent two records in box but there was but one when received.  Tue is  fretting about her washing.  Can find no one to do it.  Most cloudy with light N.E. winds.  Go bed 9

15.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther.  50.  70.  54.  =  54

Mostly cloudy. N.1.  Bill did not appear.  Tue gets Warman girl to help clean out tanks.  I drove to "Andersonville" to look for Steve Decker.  Zett said he had moved to country  quite  lately.  I get two pounds "lawn" grass seed at I.B.M's. 50 c Cr.  got  half bu corn there yesterday.  they are charging full price for things this season.  Tue and self plant some lettuce and radish P.M: trim vines.  Helen was in AM bring some buttermilk.  Tue  got a letter from Buddy.  she and Charley had been exposed to diphtheria but thought danger was past.  Drive over to see Hatton at Joe's.  Bill is working for Latta.  Jo will work for me tomorrow.  I kept on west crossing at Latta and Green bridges and down nearly to Mat Brown's.  I got  home 6 P.M.  Most clear NW2.  All roads are dry.  Streams getting low for season.  Tue went to church night - BMP (?)  Go bed 10 P

April 1889

14.   Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  39.  58.  48.  =  48 1/3

Cloudy.  Easterly wind.  chilly day.  Clean up some seed in stable to take to woods  Tue chickens from Ds all went back this morning.  Cloudy day and very dry strong  east wind.  Peaches are mostly in full bloom  garden stuff not growing much.  Have very little planted.  Prohibition meetings are being held at churches.  Go bed 10 PM

15.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  38.  65.  48.   =  50 1/3

Clear east wind NOt feeling very well.  Up town most of forenoon.  There is considerable interest in the election tomorrow both on the license question and politically.  General impression seems to be that it will close all round.  The liquor men are not trying to do anything.  After dinner drove with Tue out to Uncle John's: found him burning brush.  Tue and I drove up to N. end of farm.  Uncle J. gave us some potatoes and 20 or thirty pounds of  pork.  Roads dry and dusty, got home sunset.  Milt Drake was up, his family went down Saturday.  John Rice's boy got dangerously scalded this PM at slaughter house.  Went up to Cancin(?) at night.   Gobed 10 PM

April 8-9, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

April 1914

8.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther,  28.  34.  26.  =  29 1/3

Part cloudy.  N.3.  Ice 5/8 in.  snow flys most of A.M.  Order ton of coal (nut) from B. Pa &  Co which came 2 P.M.  We needed it badly.  Tue attends Emma Knock funeral P.M. and then went over to Mrs. Curds.~L.D. Norton called signing collector receipt which he had forgotten.  Paul Warman calls leaving horse at shed at night.  I fear will not like new lot of coal.  The house has felt cold all day.  Part clear day snow flying much of day.  License was voted down in Mattoon and a large portion of state yesterday  Gob 8 P.M.

9.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  22.  48.  36.  =  35 1/3

Clear. N.W.2. wh. fr. ice 1/2 in.  Billy Hatton came but didn't expect him.  He works m(?) if day in bottom cleaning up in bottom:  cutting up fallen willows.  Worked a while at wood pile later. and before quitting carries up coal for night.  The new coal does not show up well.  John S. Parker calls an hour or two P.M.  Since Mrs. P. died he is batching.  Bill will come in morn but too wet to spade garden, quits at 5 now. ~  Mrs. Will Stoddert called P.M.  Most clear day light N.W. wind.  Later.  Tue went to town.  The Morties were over 7.30 to 9.30 P gobed 9.30 P.

April 1889

8.  Monday 6 AM.  Ther.  37.  67.  48.  =  50 2/3

Clear or nearly so.  light white frost.  H.G. thinks there is not doubt about license this year.  I start to timber at 9.30 taking two bags orchard  and blue grass seed.  Get  Steve Decker to  sow it on ground we have cleaned up.  The other boys work at burning off N. of middle hallow.  found two gaps down in my fence.  Got home at 8 P.M. pretty tired.  Kink and Warren were hauling out ties.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.  Warm with S. wind.  Very dry .  Had good deal of trouble with the fires today clouds up at night and sprinkle rain.

9.  Tuesday  6 AM  Ther  52.   68.  50.  =  56 2/3

Cloudy tart at 9 AM.  Wind S. sp rain on way   Boys cutting on ridge making wood fence.  O.D. and others worked P.M.  burning brush and helping hang gate near house.  All the cleaned ground is now seeded.  Steve finished sowing the S.W. corner this  AM.  The enclosed field  sown last winter is up nicely but needs rain.  The whole county is suffering from drouth.  Buckeye leaving out.  An occasional peach blossom open - the trees are very full.  Service berry in full bloom.  River getting pretty well down.  Got home at 8 PM.  Gobed 10.45 PM.-

September 27-28, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

 27.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  40.  70.  50.

Clear N.E.1.  Theodore Siebert takes mare  7 A.M. to shoe 1.00 cr.  He helps  tighten up buggy.  I drove up town AM going to Winter's.  The hat ordered hasn't come.  AM preparing to go to ranch tomorrow.  It seems like getting ready to go to New York.  Tue went up town 3 P.M. and did not return till bed time she ate supper at Hat's.  They  have sent John F. Weaver to Kankakee  Insane asylum today.  Mort came over P.M.  Examined porch and will begin work on it Monday.  Helen H. went home on  on 3.30 car.  Tue not able to board her.  Mostly clear day light variable winds.  I had retired when Tue got home.  Gobed. 9

28.  Sunday. 6 AM.  Ther.  52.  68.  66.  = 62.

Mostly cloudy. E.1.  I got start  for ranch 8.15. light rain 8.30 and later.  Warm hot at home as had hoped so I had several gates to  handle.  I drove out to camping point where eat dinner.  I  drove over the whole clearing and think could afford to let Ike and Warren have it at their own price.  About half the south fields is blackberry  briars.  The N. field has good stand of persimmon and sassafras sprouts about four years olds.  Later I drove round by Ike and met Warren.  They will go  to work on it soon as get corn cut.  Bill having lives at my old place which now belongs to Jo Bails.  There are some good apples on the orchard.  I go  home River road via Handly ford getting 5.30 P.M.  very tired.  Jack stayed at home.  Cloudy day light S.E. winds light rain at times all day and at night.  No thunder.  Tue went to church after which Grove's came until 10 oc.  Gobed 9

1888

27.   Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.   46.  60.  47.

Mostly clear day.  Got late start for woods.  Have horse  shod in front by J. Parker Paid .50  Bought  pair of gloves if Winter on Cr.  Four men working today on middle ridge.  Steve Decker cut his  foot very badley this P.M.  This is the second time he has cut himself.  I took him home in buggy.  Cool day.  Gobed 9 PM---

28.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  40.  58.  45.

Get late start 9 AM.  There were (?) forenoon 4 in PM.  still on North ridge.  Warren Decker has been working inJims place for couple of days.  Oce Bennett begins afternoon.  Strong W.  or NW wind all day.  Bob Brown at home today.  Have not seen him since Tuesday.  Got home 6.30 P.M. our folks got  stove in kitchen today.  Cool day and some cloudy  Was a light frost in places last night.  Gobed 9.30

September 12-17, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

12.  Wednesday, 5.45  AM  Ther.  63.  78.  55.
Clear, N. Wind, down to timber all day 4 - men at work.  Steve Decker cut his foot and had to quit in P.M.   Wind N.  After eating dinner I went over on ridge back of Wes Deckers and look round an hour or two.   Bob is hauling out sheeting nearly done.  they went to town yesterday.  I got home at 6.40 Gobed 9 PM

13.  Thursday. 5.45 AM.  Ther.  43.  68.  54
Clear and cool said to have been light frost last night.  I took the girls out to the fair in morning.  Jo Dikob rode back to town with me.  Went out myself after dinner.  Not feeling very well, got home 5 P.M.  Paid Zeke Eastin 5.00 for Riley which I borrow from V.K. Curd.  Settled with Oce Bennett in morning.  Tue finished ironing she washed and ironed this week.  Gobed 9.20 PM  Bim borrows buggy for tomorrow.

14.  Friday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  44.  68.  58.
Clear.  Tue makes tomato ketchup.  Went up town to get cans for it but could not find any.  Pay Zeke E.  $3.50 none for Riley.  Hat came AM. and went to fair with Tue after dinner.  Self feeling badly all day with colic.  Went to fair in afternoon.  Kate Davis here at night.  Bim and his girl here in P.M. while Tue and self were at the fair.  Gobed 9 PM.

15.  Saturday, 6.30 AM.  ther.  57.  71.  58.
Cloudy or nearly so.  Sprinkle rain in morning and occasionally during day.  The gang were in AM. and paid off.  Got butter and mutton at Bill Myers, AM. some meat P.M.  Got 1 1/2 doz (?) jars at Bin Mitchell's on Cr.  Tue went to fair afternoon with Hat and Mrs. K,  Self  feel bad all day.  Bim brought cow in at night.  Uncle J. sold his hogs yesterday at 5.50.  Gobed 9PM

16.  Sunday  7.30 AM.  ther.  55.  70.  55.
Cloudy and light showers with thunder before day light.  Ferd woke us up early after his coat.  Occasional showers all day.  Girls did not go to S.S.  Ferd* and Helen* here most of the day.  Tue went over to Perrills P.M.  Gobed 9.30

*Ferd and Helen are Tue's sister Fan's children.  Fan died in December of 1887.

17.  Monday.  6.30 AM.  ther.  53.  58.  54.
Cloudy.  Light  mist nearly all day.  Got ready to start for timber but gave it up.  E. Easton says will haul boards tomorrow.   Have sold C. Steigman a load.  Alex Briggs tells me he has rented Mrs. Norfolk's lot.  Went down to Nickolson place but Myers was not at home.  Maggie and Phebe start for school.  dark cloudy.  Has rained enough to lay dust on mud.  Self about sick all day.  Gobed 9 PM

September 9-11, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

9.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  64.  80.  55.
Clear.  We started out to Berts about 10 AM took baby.  Ma about same.  Stop to look at Gideons broom corn shed.  Came home through Loxa and stopped at Uncle Johns.  Find that the cow went homethe day she left us.  Got home about 7 P. M.   Laura Perrill and baby came home on  a visit today.  Mrs. Perrill and Hugh went to Columbus a day or two ago.  Go bed 9.30

10.  Monday  5.30 AM  Ther  47.  80.  64.
Clear  Timber all day, 4 men work at burning brush.  They will work tomorrow and next day.  Brown hauling sheeting, says he will come to town tomorrow.  Tue did washing herself, Mrs. Dickenson failing to come.  I got home before 7 P.M.   Dowling paid me 3.50 which he collected of Byrd  Olmstead clear day wind variable gobed 8.30 PM

11.  Tuesday  5.30  AM  Ther.  55.  87.  71.
Timber all day boys burning brush and logs and cutting (?).  Pick basket butternuts  (much unreadable )  wind varible.  Gobed 8.30 PM.S

November 3 - 8, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

3,   Sunday.  5.45  Ther.  28.  52.  44.  =41 1/3
Clear S.2.  First real heavy frost:  ice 1/3 in.  tub.  Had thoughts of going to ranch.  Too cold.  Shave early,  Bert's Helen called and Tue goes home with her on 11:45 car.  I did not hitch up till 4 P.M. and then drove out to Huffman's.  Tue returns on 5.30 car.  Grace was here to dinner, which had 2 P.M.  Mostly clear day with fresh to strong southerly wind.  Some cloudy toward night with signs of rain at sunset.  The roads are good ~ Grove's were over about time I hitched up.  Tue has engaged Mort to repair lot of little things.  Go bed 9

4.  Monday.6 AM  ther.  42.  60.  52. = 51 1/3
Mostly cloudy.  S.3.  R.7. A.M., only trace.  Tue up town A.M.  I fill cracks in WC ciel.  Tue gets can paint at Briggs which exchange.  Mostly clear P.M. Very high southerly wind all day diminishing at night.  Mostly worked P.M. at odds and ends put broken glass in coal room &c.  I drove east of town to exercise mare.  Jim Turner drove piece with me going.  Merritt returning.  Having plenty feed keep mare in stable nowadays.  Tue over Groves at night.  Muggs has decided to accept MO posish at 85 and will leave about 15th.  Promise fair day for election tomorrow.  Gob 8.30

5.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther. 50.  60.  56. = 55 1/3
Mostly cloudy, S.2 general election day.  Taft, Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson running for president.  I voted the republican ticket.  Pet Dickens held mare.  Met Abbot and Steve Decker.  Light rain 11 A.M.  It began to rain about 11 AM and continued the day.  Grace Sefton here to dinner. R to 6 P..50  I did not go up town again  Maggie and grace went to Lelas to spend the night.  Muggs came home to bring dog.  After we retired.  Cloudy day light southwind.  Alfred did not come.  Drizzle rain much of night.  Go bed 9.

6.  Wednesday, 6 AM.  Ther.  56.  62.  50. = 56
Cloudy. still raining S.1. R. to  7 a.30  Woodrow Wilson Dem was elected President.  Dunne for Governor   Nearly everything went democratic of course.  I did not hitch up till late P.M. and then drove up to Dicewoods looking for fungi.  Nothing appearing ~  came near getting caught in shower.  cloudy light rain at times Southwind becoming N. P.M. Gobed 9

7.  Thursday.  6 A.M.  ther 44.  56.  40. = 46 2/3
Cloudy N.3.  I drove over to see Jo Hatton.  He couldn't work.  Saw Mr. Fritz and Emmett will come tomorrow morn.  Cottingham and hand work at W.C. AM and again PM.  We have a slight  hitch when  go to move wash basin from Kitchen to W.C. but they  soon went to work again.  I drove E. up town late P.M.  they are scraping down the Westfield Road.  clear day ex. morn, light northwind  Gobed 9  Mrs. Gaines called 6 P.M. waiting for car.

8.  Friday.  6 A.M.  ther.  40.  60.  46.  =48 2/3
Clear. W.2. Emmett came and worked all day in cellar ~ Cottingham and Fleming work most getting the job about finished.  I don't like the way it is done in the basement.  Tue went to R.C. P.M. at W.E. Hill's.  Emmett quit at 5.30 and will return in morning.  High wind most of the day with high westerly wind.  Maggie gets letter from MO library and need not go until week after next.  Tue has recently had a letter from Mary Sayre  the first for several months.  reports Fahys folks going to Florida for winter.  Go bed 9.