October 25,1890 and 1901

October 1890

25.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther  36.  63.  45.

 Cloudy and foggy. Wind SW Father fixes back fence.  Wash and fill bottles most of  forenoon H.G. has caught heavy cold.  Tue sewing on dresses for Maggie and Phebe.  Learn that Al Latta has bought the bottom lot opposite us.  Rile Easton brings up 42 posts settle with him full to date.  Good many people in town, trade fair.  Clear mostly  till noon with NE end PM more cloudy wind NW and sprinkle rain from 7 till 10 PM and grows much colder. Ther at 11 PM was 38 gobed 11 PM--

October 1901

25.  Friday.  Junior hitched up horse for me after breakfast and I  drove down to Matilda Holland.  Her son George who is on Keansarge left for New York last night.  I saw him yesterday.  I spent P.M. waiting for John C. to call for me and take me to Geneva which he failed to do.  Uncle Mark says he will go to G tomorrow and will take me.  Pleasant, cool.

June 15- 20, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County, IL

June 1890

15.  Sunday, 7.30 P.M.  Cleaning  Get ice at store this morning  sort and clean out tool drawer at store.  I notified Wright last Friday June 13th the we (GB) [Gramesly Brothers] would want the Perkins building as soon as he could vacate the same.  Had old roofing hauled down yesterday and piled  back of barn.   Start to ranch about 2 P.M.  H. Mullen road down from 5 Mile house with me.  Simons folks not at home.  Saddle mare and ride over to hungarian (sic.) patch.  Found we are about out of corn pleasant day and much nicer than yesterday   Gobed 9.30  PM

16.  Monday. 5 AM. at Ranch.  Cloudy misty  Morning walk round in west pasture and go down where boys were mending washed road in hollow  Reynolds and Sampson took up load of city- stuff each.  Light rain AM.  Thunder slower  2 P.M. with little rain.  Slept a while in barn after dinner and rode over to Martin's and Milts afterward.  Boys work all day on road  Gobed 9.30 PM..

17.  Tuesday.  5 AM at Ranch  Boys went over  to cutting logs.  I went down to Mill an hour or two.  Drove down to Handly ford but too  high and had to return  Comer went with me.  Came home by Blakemans getting there about noon.  Heavy rain P.M. with much thunder and rain good deal in night  shower at Ranch AM.  Durnwey  beer man here.  Mrs. Davis helping Tue sew  Gobed 10.30

18.  Wednesday  6.30 AM.  Ther  70  85  72
Warm weather went with Moffett and inspected pile of city lumber making 7419 ft.  Mrs. D. still helping Tue.  Tue sick all night she thinks from eating  lettuce for supper  There are showers around but more here gobed 10.30

19. Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  74.  97.  73.
Part cloudy, variable wind sultry day, signs of rain but didn't.  Uncle John in town yesterday P.M. has been sick.  Clown acting on N.  Buy two loads corn of A. Heddin 45 bu @30.   Start for ranch at nearly 7 P.M. getting there after 9.    Took down sack corn just about out Simmons folks gone to bed.  Enddie occupied bed with me.  Gobed 10 PM.  Geo Kellogg past up awning  Jim Warren mowed yard.

20.  Friday  5 AM.  at ranch  ther  74  90  77
Mostly clear Thunder shower 9 AM.  Start home 10 AM.  Was over in woods where boys are cutting logs Near N E corner of S forty.  Got some fungus of several kinds  Thunder showers round PM but none here.  Engage Warren to haul up shoats tomorrow and take load of corn back, owe him one load of 16 bushels  Will sell my shoats although they are very low.  Go bed 10.30 P.M.

June 1901

15.  Saturday. 5.30 AM  Ther  70.  88.  75.  77 2/3

Mostly cloudy S.E .  Buy case of strawberries of J.B. Hill  1.25.Pay  Jim Pugh for repairs for  repairs on buggy in spring.  Simmons and Warren did not come with wood as expected.    The crossing to back street not fixed yet.  Tue has R.C. women  here P.M.  Self feeling very poorly all day.  Buy gasoline can W & G  Partly clear day.  Distant thunder showers NW P.M.  no rain here wind variable easterly.  Gobed.  9 P.M.

16.  Sunday. 5.45 AM.  Ther  70.  93.  74.  -  79
Clear Easterly wind  Branch children and Mrs. Nell here before folks were up.  Drove SW of town looking for fungi:  an Col yboidaicata  and one Rusule.  get home 11 AM.  Feeling badly all day, very warm  Thunder showers about 3 PM.  No rain here I remain at home.  Plant few hills sweat corn P.M.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Tue Helen and Marie hull strawberries   night,

17.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  62  82.  63 = 69
Clear Northwind.  Change cooler in night  City begins grading back street again.  Said were going to finish but did not get any tile for crossing in.  I had to go out (?) in front way today.  Saw Mrs. Owens AM. says she cant wash.  Start to Loxa 2 P.M. taking scythe.  They are scraping the road near  town line.  Jo plowing piece by barn third time.  Corn looks well.  Mrs. G papered kitchen last Sat.  I got a big lot of peas, lettuce beets onions &c and start home before five P.M.  Clear cooler day with strong northerly wind.  All hauls except Phebe and self went to Normal Show at night.  Tue walked down and back getting pretty tired  Gobed  10 P.M.

18.  Tuesday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  58.  85.  65.  =  69 1/3
Clear.  Light North wind.  They level down with scraper on back (5th) St. but get no farther.  They have cut down at street line average about 3 1/2 ft.  Take Tue and Marie out to Loxa to Home.  Ora has been sick but better now.  I went on up to Gaines' through the place eating "dinner" there.  Edith and Lizzie there.  Alex Sobol and Flora help help me measure piece E. of barn to B.C. shed.  2 1/2 Ac  Clear AM. but clouds over afternoon and light rain for an hour or two.  I return to Hen's [Henry Hildreth] about 4 P.M. and we start home in rain.  Saw Shirley at Hens.  Corn is looking pretty well but small for season.  Had to drive out and in front way today driving over sidewalk and curb.    Helen went to her Grandmothers to stay tonight.  Leave buggy in yard when unhitch tonight.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  some lightning at night.

19.  Wednesday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  64.  82.  65.  =  70 1/3
Partly cloudy NW wind.  Several heavy showers in the the night.  Tue gets up to shut windows.  Mrs. Smith who ironed for Tue last week comes to wash before 7 AM..  Learn that  Will Campbell has sold  Restaurant to Friend Sargent.  Mrs. Smith finished 4 P.M.  Get new hat at Winters to keep.  Was at Co Clerks Office P.M.  figuring on whose land has sold for taxes,  Think John  Simons w.20 and 4 acres are in it.  Drive east of town toward night.  See no clover cut.  My crossing back still out.  They monkeyed a little on 5th St P.M. but did not reach  mine.  Partly cloudy day with variable wind  Threatening to rain much of P.M.  Light showers between 5 & 6 P.M. and more and heavier in the night.    Helen was helping her Grandma all day.  Marie went to picnic  Maggie has quarrel with Will Jenkins  she says  Gobed 8 P.M.

20.  Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  68.  92.  75.  = 78 1/3
Mostly Cloudy Northerly wind.  There were showers in last night.  about 1/2 inch water.  Shave at B's AM pd.  Intended  going to Gaines P.M. but didn't eat dinner enough.    Take Bill Campbell home toward night.  He has sold out and is looking for a house.  I drove up by Decker Spring toward night,  Jack Colby brought small mess Pleurotus  ostreatus  which (?) folks did not cook.  I find Skidmore ST. Supt P.M.  He says will fix crossing as soon as he can.  Someone told him I was going out front way is reason he has not fixed it.  Threatening weather all day, but no rain till night.  Very  clear   Gobed 8 P.M.   Phebe out until 1 AM.  Leave buggy in yard.

February 20-22, 1914 and 1889 in Coles County Illinois

February 1914

EMeter 1044,000

20.  Friday 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  20.  36.  24.  =  26 2/3

Part cloudy N.E.1.  Norton, Lafayette collector calls.  He gives me figures on tax at Loxa : total 162.58 being 7.57 more than last year.  Tue attends R.C. at Myra Alexander's.  Alfred did chores tonight.  Chas. got hurt at school not seriously.  Phebe is getting ready to start Sunday for Havana, ILL.  Tue and self have been talking of offering our house and grounds to P.O. agreed McGreggor for P.O. site.  Such a thing is possible not probable.  Mrs.  Darmblaser (GA) and Mrs. Morg Anderson reported dead in Courier.  Mostly  clear nearly freezing all day: light northeasterly wind.  Gobed 9

21.  Saturday. 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  14.  40.  38.  =  30 2/3

Clear. E.1.E. Meter reads (C.S.) this morn 1044 K.W.  they read it today for month, with discount off makes 3.34 bill for Feby.  Phebe getting ready to leave for Havana.  She  has decided to start Monday  morning.  Mostly  clear day variable  E to S. winds growing warmer after dark.  I didn't go up town.  Mort and Kate came over while we were at supper staying till 10 P.M.  My hands are very sore from the weather and dust.  there is still good deal snow in patches.  Gobed. 10.

22. Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  24.  18.  =  27 1/3

Most cloudy N.E. 2.  Tue attends morning church, getting paper R.H. 7cts.  It began sleeting about noon an alarm of fire 12.30 P.M. proves to be the Methodist church.  It burned most of afternoon.  Think it about ruined.  Phebe very busy getting ready to start for Havana at 6 tomorrow morn.  It was cloudy and storming all P.M. and night sleet and ice at times but settled down to snowing later with fierce N.E. wind.  Proves to be one of worst storms of  season.  Gobed 8.30

February 1889

20.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  0.  29.  21.

Clear light S.W. wind  The coldest morning to day to date.  Woodpile is getting low have not more than a  a cord in woodhouse altogether.  Maggie still stays home from school has a very bad cough night and day.  Made a bottle of syrup for her P.M.  Tue cutting out woolen dresses  for the girls.  Have been discussing the the plan of going down to timber to live a while.  Clear day with westerly wind.  Stay at home all day can't afford to  expose myself (?) sort of weather.  Gobed 9.30 PM 35.

21.  Thursday.  6.15 AM  Ther.  23.  46.  36.  

Clear S. wind.  Tue worked up stairs AM till she got tired out.  Uncle John was in to  dinner.  Mostly clear day with S. wind.  Cutting snow pretty fast.  Had thoughts of going to timber tomorrow but (?) roads are too bad.  Maggie's cough seems some better today.   Kate Davis over little ehile toward night.  also Mamie Land.  gobed 8.30 PM

22.   Friday.  6,30 AM.  Ther.  28.  28.  6

Clear early but clouded up wind N.W.  Then went up to 32 by 8 AM which was the highest it grew colder all day  mostly cloudy.  Snow flying at times.  H & M here to dinner also Bert's for a day or two.  Maxine Lang spent afternoon here.  Maggie at home.  a good deal of the last fall of snow on the ground.  ~ 8.30

November 2-16, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

November 1888

2.  Friday.

3.  Saturday.   Big Rep rally at Mattoon today good many went.

4.  Sunday.  

5.  Monday.  

6.  Tuesday.  Worked on election board all day and until 2 oc. Wednesday AM.  going home to dinner and supper.  Got to bed at 2:30  Wednesday morn.  There was an alarm of fire about dark stirred us up pretty (?).

7.  Wednesday.  County went Republican all round.  The reports today all point toward Harrison's election.  http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/United_States_presidential_election,_1888.html

8.  Thursday.  

9.  Friday.  Hat was here all day  she and Tue made a flag of some old stuff.  There is to be a great republican jollification tomorrow.  I cut up some glass into some 8 x 16 P.M.

10.  Saturday.  The ratification did not come off.  Harrison is elected beyond a doubt and the whole country and state tickets.  The Post Office was moved today or yester to N. room in Johnstons new block.

11.  Sunday.

12.  Monday.  Tue got letter from Aunt Mata.

13.  Tuesday.  Father and I put out flag in morn.  Mr. Wright and Jarvin at work.  Jarvin fell from Hay loft after dinner hurting himself sot that had to  quit work.  The ratification was a success  in noise and fireworks.  Big crowd and lots of fun.  Maggie and Phebe stayed up till 9 oc.

14.  Wednesday.  Jarvin was not able to work.  The hunting party started for  Ark.  

15.  Thursday.

16.  Friday.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  40.  30.

Cloudy and light snow flying most of AM.  about an inch fell which mostly went off before night.  This the first snow.  Got letter from B Boll and one from Uncle Laut asking me to sell car load of apples for him.  Telegraph and write him that I can't.  Revisit Don(?) $3.75 for quinces Huleman 4.40 in full and E(?) 200 for some been got last summer.  Buy some buckwheat flour of Bill Hill sent him half a bushel of quinces.  Buy bale of hay for cow.  Loggart calls P.M. to say to dlivy (sic) him two cords or more of wood as soon as I can.  Tue sewing on shirts for father.  Began clearing.

March 20-21, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

20.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  58.  46 = 52 2/3
Mostly clear.  S.S.W.4  Helen Hildreth called AM she had the mumps.  Stays to dinner going home on P.M. car.  Helen Ferish here P.M. helping Tue about  a dress.  All went up town P.M.  Learn of George M. Seftons death at 8 this AM will be buried Sat. 10 AM.  I hitch up in part but didn't drive.  Tue over to Grove's at night.  Much cloudy and very windy day.  Wind shifts to westerly with sp. rain late afternoon, more at night and quite heavy showers at times in night growing colder all day:  furious wind all night, near hurricane toward morn.  Rain to 7 AM (21) .60  Gobed 10.15

2121.  Friday  5. AM.  Ther.  36.  34.  26.  = 32.
Cloudy W.7.  The wind drove me out early.  It was a reglur (sic) cyclone.  Dessy Wright who used to work here called AM.  Tue gets first letter from Phebe for two or three weeks.  Harman phones that window at farm blown in and broken.  He was sowing oats yesterday but failed to sow clover seed.  Tue gets ready and starts for Mt. Carmel at 3.14 P.M. train.  Wentz takes her to depot.  Phone H.G. to please bring up my booze which he did about dark staying an hour or two.  Cold windy day about freezing much of time.  Part cloudy clear at night.  I sleep upstairs.  Gobed 9

March 14, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913  

14.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  68.  42. = 54 2/3

Clear, hazy. S.4.  There was strong S.E. or S. wind all night.  I hitch up AM.  Drive down to B.P. Andrews to see about account .  Harman phones about kitchen chimney at farm.  It must be fixed.  Tue went to R.C. at Pophams.  Monticue wants to buy bill board.  I went to Brown's for shave and haircut P.M. pd.  He cashed 5 ch for me.  Pay Ray up to last Thursday .70.  Tue went up to see Mrs. Brooks before supper.  Later she got riled and over to Groves ? where she stayed till after I went to bed.  She  is worried about  the young men.  Wants to get them out this week.  Harman did not appear.  Get letter from Mr. Oakley of Loxa calling for  fence paper &c  on house at Loxa.  Part clear day and the  warmest since Nov. 11.  It grew colder late P.M.  Sp rain 1 P.M.  Gobed 10 P.

1888

14.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther.  23.  34.  25.

Partly cloudy.   Carlo has been gone since last Saturday, we think he has been poisoned.  They have been killing dogs lately,  I sowed nitrate on strawberry bed.  Trimmed some peach trees in the AM.  Don't feel right though.  Frank McGurty was fined 85.00 and put in jail 10 days by Judge Hinley for selling whiskey without  license.  Comer was up says he has turn up getting ready to move mill.  Mrs. Perrill and Kate called toward night.  Tue working on dark blue dress for Maggie which she finishes.  Gobed 10.30 ~ clear day E. wind.