January 27-29, 1914 in Charleston, IL

January 1914

27.  Tuesday.  6.30.  AM.  Ther.  52.  66.  52.  =  56 2/3

Mostly clear S.4.  I sent several papers to Kate Bacon yesterday.  Receive this morning mail watch from Farmer's Review, a premiumn.  My sub. is  paid to Feb 1916.  Order mare 10 AM. and later drive up town and out to cemetery driving in Talk with Geo. Hunt at Fairground about cow peas last season R.R. lot.  They were J.R. Hall's.  Bert and Rene were in to dinner.  They are witness in Ball and Clark rape case today.   H.G. came  up to pack up bed & c somethings for Tue to send Buddy.  Tue has planned to go to Mt. C. Friday.  I drove late P.M. S.W. Pass Sam Walters return by Al Latta's.  Mostly clear Southerly winds.  10.30 P.M.

28. Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  50.  68.  58.  =  58 2/3

Part cloudy. S.3.  Rhoda washing.  Order mare early.  Drive town AM.  Tue letter from Buddy.  I mail one to Buddy for Tue.  She sends bedstead by express.  Buy two black shirts at Winters Cr. 2.00 first since paid up.  List if (?) & Co Glasco's et al indebtedness in yest. Courier totals over 36,000.00.  Tue  and Phebe up town P.M.  Charley came to chore but decides to wait till tomorrow night.  Late P.M. I drive E on South road about a mile Roads generally good  The mud about dried up.  Fair day strong southerly wind.  Clear at night.  I slept on couch from supper till 10 PM.   Steve Hall was buried today. 2.30 PM.

29.  Thursday.  6.30. AM.  Ther.  60  36.   34.  = 43 1/3

Clear early but clouds up S.4.  This wind continued through the night.  This morning weather forecast cold wave tonight or tomorrow.  Tue and Phebe iron most of day.  Expected Rhoda P.M.  She didn't come.  Tue trying to get ready to start Mt. C. tomorrow.  We get loaf of Brown bread from Buddy today.  Tue up to Mrs. Littleton's several times P.M.  Charley takes out ashes and brings up wood and coal.  Sudden change in weather about or before noon.  Wind gets NW  Ther falls gradually until about 30 at 5 P.M. light rain snow or sleet much of the afternoon.  I did not hitch up or  would have taken mare to Nickle's for  night.  Tue and Ph up town till after I retire 9

June 11-13, 1913 in Charleston, IL

11.  Wednesday,  5.40  AM.  Ther.  44.  84.  62.  = 63 1/3
Clear.E.1.  Rhoda came early and worked till 2 P.M.  I felt poorly all day on night have gone to Loxa.  Hitch to new buggy Drove SE of town AM.  Met Steve Hall.  His farm in river bottom is suffering from drouth as bad as the uplands.  Rhoda ironed till 2 P when Tue and the girls took in hand.  I tried to write letter to Phelps regarding axles but could not get good start.  Tue  went  to prayer meet at night.  Phebe out with Ora til 10 P.M.  Clear day light easterly winds.  Gobed 9.30

12.  Thursday 5.40 AM.  Ther.  48.  88.  66.  =  67 1/3
Clear, E.1.  Get shave of Yates:  Bob Wilton there.  Harman called a few minutes at barn while was hitching up, said he called to see buggy.  Think he is fixing up scheme about hay but said nothing about it.  I would have gone to Loxa if had not felt so badly  Emmett Fritz called a while P.M.  Says will help at any time after tomorrow.  Gets iron bar.  I try to write letter to H.G. Phelps but fail.  Took Tue  and Charles out to Helens late P.M. getting home after sunset.  Clear day with light variable  winds.  Just like every day this week but drier.  The grass is like tinder.  Henry and Hat were here when we got home.  Mrs. Balch fell from Cherry tree hurting herself.  Dr. Hite and Florence Wright were married tonight.  Gobed 9.30

13.  Friday. 5.30.  AM.  Ther.  50.  90.  70.  =  70.
Clear. S.W.1.  Wrote a hasty letter to Phelps asking advice.  The program today is for me to go to Loxa and rest  of family to dinner at Helens.  I start 9 AM.  Teach Loxa 10 AM. and drove pretty well over place.  Did not meet Cliff.  He does not seem to be doing anything with the clover meadow.  It is ready to cut.  The crops are looking better than average of this season.  Talk while with Cox and start home via Loxa and S. road.  I  saw Mrs. Gaines, Retha's boy was born last Friday.  Hugh putting up fence between  Jones 5a and  our farm.  Get small sack meal of C.H. Jones and reach Helen's about 12.30.  Tue, Phebe, Marie with Charles there and were eating.  I joined them.  the Normal Grocery and adjoining residence burned  2 P.M.  I start home 4 P.M.  the rest follow on 7 P.M. car.  Tue was ordered over to at once.  Rob Mitchell called after I left.  I got home wanting some poles.  He didn't get them.  Clear day light S.W. winds quite sultry but cool night and  and morn.  Jack dog crippled and couldn't go.  Go bed 9.50