February 16-19, 1892

February 1892

16.  Tuesday 5.45 AM.  Ther  16.  36.  33.  =  28 1/3

Clear   Harrison came at 7:30 AM.  Maggie takes music lesson.  Harrison trims trees in garden AM.  Make fence  between barn and hen house P.M.  Seph took Tom horse up to buyer but he didn't want him,  Good many horses in town to sell to buyer (Bacon)  Mostly  clear day, with S.E. wind.  Trade a little better than yesterday    Gobed.  11.45, P.M.

[Top of Page]  Marie height 2/21  39 5/8 in.  Weight  2/24 33 1/2 lb.Thursday,

17.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM Ther  28.  51.  42.   =  40 1/3

Mostly clear,  S. wind Harrison comes at 7 AM.  Yesterday we found most of large peach trees in garden is dead or dying.  Think it caused by dry weather and overbearing last season.  Harrison splits some posts, sorts over and piles some lumber, trim some trees on hillside, piles boards &c.  marie's birthday, she spent PM at Daviss [sic.].  Tue not very well  Trade dull.  Partly clear day, S.E. wind ground about thawed out, except north sides,  Gobed 10 30 P.M.

18. Thursday, 6 AM.  Ther  43, 47,44  =44 2/3
Cloudy and raining slowly since after midnight wind a little E of South.  Harrison didn't come today  Tue about sick.  Cadle and Mitchell solicit subcriptions to canning factory stock  H.G. takes 4 John McCurtyfor himself.  Light Rain occasionally all day set in after dark and rained all night.  Trade light.  Roads must be very bad.  Sold light brahma cock to John McGurty for 75  Cloudy all day  gobed  1130 PM

19. Friday 5.40 AM.  Ther  45.  50.  39.  =  44 2/3
Cloudy.  Wind S.  Rain slowly all night.  Creek rising.  Didn't get up very high.  Charly McCravey home from Dwight reports himself cured.  [Keeley Cure of alcholism]   H.G.got his incubator yesterday.  Set Brown hen in 13 eggs at head if stairs  in stable.  Andrew Moones sale today brought good many to town and trade better.  Cloudy all, a little rains about 9 P.M.  damp musty day foggy at night papers predict cold wave  Tue's feeling some better  Gobed  11 PM

January 7-8, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County, IL

January 1892

7.  Thursday 7 AM.  Ther.  -5, 18. 20 =11

Clear with S.W. wind.  Get ready and go to work at cutting and put up ice.  Crass and Rice cutting and Kizer and Rhodes haul.  The Brownfields helped a little.  Harrison Mullens packed the ice  we finished filling ice about dark.  Got about six loads inside and piled one outside  The whole cost us about 8.00  The ice is average 4 1/2 inches and very good.  Several parties are talking about putting an ice plant here and have been soliciting subscriptions for two different companies.  Al Latta and wife left last evening for the south to be gone several weeks.  Recd.3.70 from WH White for ten ties rec??ed last week.  Pleasant day mostly light cloudy spit snow about 11 PM S to SW wind, W at night.  tue has caught very bad cold supposed from changing to thinner under clothing  Gobed after midnight.

8.   Friday 7 AM.  Ther 15.  24.  9. = 16

Mostly clear west wind.  Tue's cold about the same as last night.  H.G. [Henry Gramesly]  went hunting with Den  Dowling  [Henry's brother-in-law] and R.S. Curd getting  back about 4 P.M.  Variety Show in town at night.  Mostly cloudy day snow flakes bout 4 P.M. wind  W and NW.  Trade somewhat better than last week.  Docifer and Brady pulling up 6 inch ice.  Clear night and change for colder go bed midnight

Henry Gramesly 

Henry Gramesly

 January 1903

7.  Wednesday.  6:15 AM.  ther.  28.  29.  18.  =  25

Cloudy.  Very high S. to West wind all night with snow flurries.  Didn't sleep well for wind and snow sliding off roof.  Mrs. Cunningham washing.  High west to N.W. wind all day and mostly cloudy with light snow flurries.  Sidenstricker wants to  rent part of old shop for team.  Let him have it for 50 c per mo.  just for stable and feed.  Done through phone for Loxa.  Tue got letter from Maggie who arrived in Champaign.  Gobed 9 PM

8.  Thursday  6.30 AM.  Ther.  8.  17.  10.  = 11 2/3

Clear, high NW wind  Snowflurries night  and early  morn.  Dessa and Tue iron.  Dick and Bert Wright finish 2 cords of wood piling it west of back door.  Pay Dick in full for 2 cd  saw and split 3.00 and 65 for labor to date.  Tue check 3.65  I have not investigated conditions at store yet.  Tue up town town P.M. and was sick all night with sore throat &c.  A cold clear day with with NW wind not so strong as yesterday.  Go bed 9. P.M.

August 20-23, 1891 and 1902 in Coles County, IL

August 1891

20.  Thursday  6 AM  70  87  74 = 77

Cloudy W or SW wind  Mostly cloudy day occasional thunder shower heavy about noon damp and sultry.  

21.  Friday, 6 AM.  66  80  65 =  70'

Mostly clear N.W. wind some cooler.  Nick still remains at home  sent up word that he thought he would be able for duty next Monday.  I remain at store all day in fact have not been able to write up this record this week.  gobed 1030

22.  Saturday,  6 AM,  62.   .  60  = 

Mostly cloudy went down to RR to see Sefton about Bbl of whiskey which came last Monday with only 12 gals in it.  Walked down to tie pile count 149.  18 of them are John Whites.  Have heard from Woods once or twice this week.  Warren brought up load of 11 ties.  Chut load  70 posts  Report John Simon pull onions  Monday dig potatoes Wednesday cut sprouts other days and probably work at ties rest of the time.  Uncle John brought basket of Poocerus mushrooms which prove to be good eating.  Say at store all day.  Trade good  Hat was down to supper.  31 silk worms have began to to spin.  Had on hand in all this AM 124.  Change 23 on hillside to another limb  Part cloudy day  N wind and growing cooler.  Gobed  10 30 PM

23.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther 54,

Mostly cloudy.  Was sick in the night but don't lay it to mushrooms rather to watermelon eaten yesterday P.M.  Starts to ranch at 2.30 P.M. getting there before night and went over to east field boys have not made much headway sp...ding this week.  Clover looks fine.  Warren decided he can't break my wheat ground.  Had 22 BushVictor potatos [sic.] and about 25 bush onions all in barn.  Sp Rain about dark  Gobed 8 P.M.

August 1902

20.  Wednesday  830 AM.  Ther  65.  90.  67 =  74

Mostly clear.  I had sore throat keeping me awake most of night and lay in bed till long after breakfast.  Drove east of town A.M.   Get lot of young Leoiota procerus which gave to Mrs. Dr. Patton also several other kinds clitoeybi  and Trichicholoma. Very close and warm  Sold Sam Weyth 10 1x6 - Paid $1.25  I drove out to Fairground toward night getting back just in time to escape thunder shower with light rain from 5 P.M. till after dark.  Feeling very badly self today  Tue and girls sewing.  Florence Moore went away tonight.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

21.  Thursday.  5.30  m.  Ther  62  88.  67  =  72 1/3

Mostly cloudy.  Phebe up early to go on excursion to Marion, IN.  Tue wants to allow Marie to go to Indianapolis Sunday on excursion.  Start to Gaines 9 AM.  Jo mowing weeds along branch.  I did not stay to dinner but went to Loxa calling on Mrs. Bridges for rent which didn't get.  Return Gaines through place.  Mash of corn looking well.  I didn't eat any dinner today.  Very sultry somewhat cloudy day.  Stay at Gaines till about 4 P.M.  Stop at Talbotts.  He gave me about 1/2 bush fine potatoes.  Got home before 6.  Oran Pierey rode part way too  town with me,   Took home a lot of corn beans cabbage tomatoes &c from Joe's.  Pay Jo check  18.00 on month wages.  Self feeling badly all day.  Roads good.  The rain on Monday morning was heavy at Loxa.  Met Shirley hauling BC[broom corn] for Downey  Gobed 8 PM.

22.  Friday  6 AM.  Ther  58.  84.  56.  =  66

Clear N.E. wind.  Tue had toothache all night.  Helen and Maggie got breakfast.  Phebe did not  come home last night, staid [sic] at Montgomery's.  Get Reasor to put in new  hydrant at barn which they finish 2 P.M. but pump in cellar does not work.  Tue feeling badly went back to bed in P.M.  I drove down south of town P.M. getting big lot of ?Psalliota two kinds, also a lot of puff balls.  I   left mess of PBs at Dr. Pattons.  Mrs. Patton sick.  Warm  AM but cooler and cloudy P.M.  There was a fall of 10 degrees in temperature between 1 P.M. and 2 P.M.  I went up after dark talk while with Garrison but didn't get   rent.  Gobed  9.30 PM

23. Saturday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther.  52.  80.  56  =  62 2/3

Partly cloudy.  Tue felt badly all night with tooth ache &c.  Thinks she ate too much for supper.  Fix her up some bitters after breakfast.  Drive up by  Dice's woods but didn't find any  mushrooms worth saving.  Jim Decker up and  I go on his note for 100.00 for 90 days to harvest B.C. [broom corn]  Marie and Helen went to party at Straley's at night.  I drove uptown for some grub so many buggies I couldn't tie up, so didn't stay long.  The Salvation Army are still preaching at 3rd and Monroe.  Couple fellows rode down there with me.  Partly cloudy day with easterly wind.  Jim thinks will begin cutting B.C. Monday.  Tue kept her bed all day today.  Gobed 9.30 PM

February 1-11, 1902 in Coles County Illinois

February 1902

1.  Saturday,  6 AM.  Ther.  22.  32.  22.  =  25 1/3

Mostly cloudy, or foggy light easterly wind  Shirley called AM.  I did not have lease ready for him to sign.  Pete Drake carried out ashes from setting R.  pit.  but didn't have time to clean out the stable.  He was drunk before night.  Will attend to stable Monday.  Republican primaries PM.  Vote about 4 P.M.  The regular organization won.  Cloudy day with easterly wind self feeling badly  Several young people here at night playing cards till after 10 P.M.  Light snow P.M. and  night.  Say 2 in. and grows colder.   Snow and mist 5 P.M.  Gobed 10 P.M.

2.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Then  2.  8.  -2.  =  2 2/3
Clear, strong NW wind which was blowing all night  The 2 in snow that fell after dark last night drifted good deal.  Kept petty business making fires today. Tue sent package to Maggie by Lewis Marshall.  Clear day with brisk NW wind and colder at night.  Gobed  8 .15 PM.

3.  Monday, 6 AM.  Ther. -8.  18.  10  =  6 2/3
Clear Light. N.W. wind Pete Drake came to work but stable frozen up.  Mrs. Smith came to wash before 7 A.M. and worked till after 5 P.M.  Mrs. Knock and Mrs. Grove visiting Tue toward night.  Clear AM but mostly cloudy P.M. with variable wind settling into south with 1 in snow at 5 P.M.  Tue feeling badly with  neuralgia in face all day, and retired early  Gobed 9 PM

4.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  -4,  4,  -1.  =  -1/3
Clear N.W.wind.  Change in night blowing a regular cyclone  about  1 oclock with snow.  Proves to be  one of worst days this winter to keep house warm.  Very high NW wind clear and pleasant with  ther. but little above zero.  Tue still suffers with her face and retired early.  Mort and Kate  were over till 9 P.M.  I got up at midnight fearing something wrong with furnace but was all right.  Got meddy for Tue in night.  Gobed 9 PM.

5.  Wednesday.  6 AM. ther. -6.  18.  15.  =  9
Mostly clear, wind W. Rhoda ironed AM.  Tue did not get up today,  but seems to be feeling better.  Charley Talbot called P.M. reporting Jo's Folks all right,  but want me to come out.  Met Tennant Bridges yesterday.  He said would mail me amt due on rent at once.  Mostly clear AM Cloudy P.M. south wind with light snow about dark.  one inch.  Gobed 9 P.M.

6.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  19.  32.  20.  =  23 2/3
Cloudy, Southwind, Snw flying.  Tue feeling some better and got up late P.M. eating supper with us.  Self feel badly with stomach all day  and take medicine which gets me out in night.  Dick Cadle offers me 1000.00 for 100 feet bottom.  Jack dog did not show up today and we fear he is lost or dead.  Cloudy day wind south to NW and colder at night.  Buy lot gro. at night Wrights PM.  Light snow again toward gobed 9 PM.

7.  Friday, 6 AM Ther.  0.  19.  12.  =  10 1/3
Clear, NW. wind  Jack came this morning having been gone since night before last.  They are moving barn from Woodson place to seventh St.  Have it as far as church.  Tue lay in bed till after breakfast.  Buy bread 10   hominy 10    beans 15     at Wrights AM Cr  Had some trouble getting water at barn thawed out  today.  Dick Wright wants to work for me also wants to borrow money.  Our water pump has not worked this week been out of  order several weeks.  Kate and Mort came after I went to bed.  Mostly clear day NW wind gobed 8 P.M.

8.  Saturday. 6 AM.  Ther  -4  14  4.  =  4 2/3
Mostly clear, light NW wind.  Sort over lot of old papers AM. finding tax receipt for Loxa land, (8 1/2 a) that has been sold.  Marie and  and Helen went with Ferd out to Sniders to visit over Sunday.  Phebe has party of fourteen girls here to supper 8 P.M.  I spend evening in basement reading.  The suit of various parties against the County comes up Monday 24th Long article with picture of  Court House in Chicago Record Herald today.  Meet tie man at McGurty's Combs.  Mostly clear day NW wind gobed 9 P.M.

9.  Sunday 6.40 AM.  Ther  -4  19 12  = 9
Clear NW wind.  Lu?ly Record stayed all night with Phebe  We ate cold dinner in kitchen today.  Marie and Helen got back in afternoon  Mostly clear day with light w. or N.W. wind clouding over toward night.  Tue over to Groves at night  Go bed 930 P.M.

10.  Monday, 6. A.M.  Ther.  11.  24.  20 =  18 1/3
Cloudy westwind.  Light snow flying.  Rhoda came to wash, working all day.  Mr.Bell has been sick since Sunday  Mrs. Bacon was in town but I didn't see her.  She telephoned to Tue.  Mostly cloudy day NW or westerly wind  Helen spent night at John Clarks  There was great fire at Paterson, N.J. yesterday
Gobed 8.30 P.M.

11.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther  15.  24.  20 =  19 2/3
Mostly cloudy SW wind.  Bert and Rene came in A.M. and stayed to dinner and until 4 P.M.  It began to snow before 10 P.M.  and continued until 5 P.M.  about 1 1/2 inches.  Court  adjourned last Saturday to meet again  on Feby. 24, when Courthouse case will be tried.  My stomach feeling badly  Gobed  7.30 P.M.

January 21-31, 1902 in Charleston, IL

January 1902

21.  Tuesday 6 AM.  Ther.  28.  33.  31.  =  30 2/3

 to be heavy and 3 to 4 inches deep, having fallen in night.  Did not hitch up today.  Went up town P.M.  Charley Smaclzle died yesterday.  Henry Brown (Blind) died today having been sick all winter  H.G. working for Shouts again; began yesterday.  Snow  fell most all AM.  Not heavy however.  Suppose there was there was 4 to 5 inches in all very wet.  Phebe went home with Hanna Marshall to stay all night.  Geo Linder "Jr" here to see about Eastin's place.  Learn that Mrs. E has sold for 3,000.00 to Park commish.  They bought the old Davis place week or two ago @ 4,000.00  Cloudy damp day barely not freezing.  Tue feeling badly  and lies on lounge much of time  Self not feeling very well.  Have not used any tobacco since Christmas.  Gobed  9 P.M.

22. Wednesday,  6AM.  Ther.  27.  36.  30.  =31

Cloudy light, NW wind.  Shirley called 9 AM. to make out lease but I was not ready.  He stayed till 11 AM.  Tue feeling some better today.  She was over at Groves till 9 P.M.  Cloudy day with light NW to Westerly wind.  Thawing all day, streets and walks covered with slush.  The Col. (H.G.) gave me a black dog which take home.  Snow does not go off very fast  Cooler and freezing at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

23.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther  21.  38.  25.  =  28.

About clear, southerly wind.  Mrs. Smith comes to iron A.M. working till noon  Hitch up early AM intending to go to Loxa.  The ground is still covered with snow but it has settled a good deal.  Tue feeling better today than has for some time.  Mostly clear day south to westerly wind.  Gobed 9 P.M. ~~

24.  Friday 6 AM.  Ther.  22.  31.  22.  =  25.

Cloudy light N. wind snow flakes flying  Buy lot of stuff at W.E. Hills AM.  getting trusted for same, 75 cts Writing paper. (Tabs) 25. Envelopes 25.  Pencils 10 per 5 ink 10.  Hitch up and take Tue to R Circle at Will Miles.  Write letters to P.H. & Co. S.H. Co and others AM and  mail PM.  Begins growing colder about 2 P.M.  Weather (?) predicts cold wave.  Ther 16 in  NW.  Light snow flying 2 P.M.  Self not feel well P.M.  Marie & Helen making Fudge at night.  Phebe attended dance with young Miles  Gobed 8 P.M.

This Record carried to new book like this Jany 25  1902

Back pages have July 1901 figures.  Another page figures up crops of Shirley, Gaines, Simon

Jany 25 1902 to Jany 26, 1903

25.  Saturday, 6.15, AM.  Ther.  22.  32.  26.  =  26 2/3

Mostly cloudy SE wind later.  Self about sick this morning.  Write for Catalogue to Slack, Chicago.  Deposit half of Garrisons check 25.00 at  2nd Natl.  nobook.  See Charley Talbot and Wm Wayne, AM. Send 10.00 to Theodore Banta for Sayre Family book.  Have talk with traveling man at Charleston Hotel toward night about land.  Cloudy day with south-easterly wind.  Began snowing 6 P.M. from S.E.  There was earthquake Earthquake in St. Louis yesterday morn.  Write C.H. Slack Chicago for grocery Catalogue.  Self feel  badly all day.  Girls all went to entertainment at Normal at night.  Mort and Kate over at night but I had gone to bed.  Had a pain take me in left shoulder about 10 PM which kept me awake most of night, gone in morning  Gobed 8.15 PM

26.  Sunday.  7.15 AM.  Ther  32.  36.  4.  =  24

Cloudy, heavy fog,  SE wind.  About 1 1/2 to 2 in wet snow fell in night.  Pain in shoulder gone this morning.  Cloudy day thawing till say 1 PM. wind southerly till 1 PM then NW and Ther fell to near zero by 9 PM,  I hitch up Queen before dinner but did not use her because of the change  Much of the snow that fell last night melted this afternoon, but had to keep up good fires PM and night and house got very cold before morning strong NW wind PM & night gobed 9 PM.

27. Monday.  5.30 AM  Ther -6.  8.  2.  = 1 1/3  Clear, NW, wind Mrs. Smith came to wash 7 A.M. working till 3 P.M.  Tue and Groves went up to Court (symbol) P.M. to testify in case of Al Latta and wife.  They decide to live together.  Did not hitch up today Am reading Ivanhoe staying most of the time in basement.   Mort and Kate over at night.  Clear cold day with N.W. wind Mrs. S. will iron Wednesday morning  Gobed 9 P.M.  

28.  Tuesday.  5 AM.  Ther  2.  18.  18.  =  12 2/3

Partly cloudy.  S.E. wind.  Made mistake of an hour this morning getting up too early.  Read Ivanhoe in furnance room most of forenoon.  Henry Reasor looks at pump and furnace P.M.  pay him a/c to date $1.05 check.  Did not hitch up today  Was up town P.M.  Get some lease blanks at W.E. Hills and pay him what I owe 75cts.  Learn that Fuquas of Casey have bought N1/2 Mrs. Norfolk place and will build big general store here in the spring.  Partly cloudy day SE wind snow flying at times.  Ferd called at night. Tue over at Grovers till bed time  Gobed 9 PM

29.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther  14.  17.  15.  = 15 1/3

Cloudy northwind.  There was about 2 in snow in night apparently from N.E. Mrs. Smith came to iron working until 3 P.M.  Paid her ch 75cts.  Sayre Family book sent for last Sat. comes by express and self and Phebe put in much time looking it over.  Find several errors.  I didn't go up town till after 4 P.M.  Get 25 cts spare ribs at Donschs  Cloudy day NE wind becoming E toward night.  Hail and Snow began abut 4 P.M. and continued an hour or two.  About 1 1/2 in fell.  Gobed 9 P.M.

30.  Thursday.  5.45, AM.  Ther 15.  29.  22. = 20 1/3  Cloudy, N.E. wind.  Still studying Sayre genealogy  Tue not feeling very well.  She has co. P.M.  Mrs. K.  there was about 2 inches snow and sleet last night.  Report sleighing good Marie and Helen went sleighriding (sic.)  at night.  I did not hitch up today Tue feeling badly and went to bed early.  Cloudy day with easterly wind.  Gobed.  9 P.M.

31.  Friday, 6 AM.  Ther, 22,  32,  24.  =  26.

Cloudy, N.W. wind.  There was over an inch of heavy snow last night.  Tue feeling badly this morning but gets up and gets breakfast.  Bert calls a while P.M. half an hour or so I went up town 4 P.M.  Meet JH Marshall at Court H  Republican primaries tomorrow to nominate County Officers  Buy some "birds" of young Dallas.  Pete Drake and Jubal on a "high lonesome"  Pete says will come and work a while tomorrow abut 8 AM.  Mostly cloudy day with NW. wind, variable P.M.  Gray horse has kicked doors down at barn.  It didn't thaw much today even in the sun.  Tue over at Groves at night Phebe gone.  Helen and Marie home  gobed 9 PM~~

January 8-20, 1902 in Charleston, IL (Highlights)

January 1902

8.  Wednesday, 630 AM.  Ther  32.  51.  40.  =  41

Part cloudy.  Southwind.  Pete came 7.45 A.M;  we hitch up gray horse (Warren) and ride nearly to the  the river on Ashmore Road.    She drives alright.  Change for Queen and go over to Col's house.  McClaskeys still  have possession of farm.  Pete and I (?) on shop door  shop door at H.G.s.  Self toothache  Gobed  730 PM

9.  Thursday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.

Poultry Ass has big big show.  Bacon on hand.  He had a good scare on R.R. crossing PM just messing limited train.

10.  Friday.

Gray horse loose in barn all night.  Tue neuralgia all day and night.

11.  Saturday.  

12.  Sunday

Tue stays in bed all day with neuralgia.  Put in much of day keeping house warm.  Our coal is more than half gone.    Chas Love wants to rent H.G. house..  I did not hitch up today.  They are graveling roads a good deal North and East of Charleston.  Ferd here at night, also last night.  Girls went to  went to church.  I read till  9 oc.

am.  

13.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther  7.  27.  19.

Tue still sick with neuralgia and slept but little last night.  She is in south chamber. Shave at Ed Browns AM Paying him in full 25c.  Tue did not get up today and sent for Dr. Patton at night.   He came left meddy.  Tue keeping a/c of provision &c bought.  

14.  Tuesday.

Tue feeling some easier but kept bed all day.  Circut court in session.  Hanley and Daugherty case being tried for fourth time.  The Col. went to work for Shoots yesterday and quiet  on a/c of his health.  Tue sleeps in south room with Marie  Gobed 9 P.M.  

15.  Wednesday.  6 AM.

Tue  about same Does not get much sleep.  Bill Scott calls two or three times to see about renting H.Gs place for Tom Trimble.  Phone send for Dr. Patton again toward night.   Tue still sleeps south room.

16.  Thursday.

Mrs. Handley  in case against Daugherty  got $50.00 Damage.  Tue feeling some better but remains in bed.    Trimble moves into H.G's house PM.  They caught a forger, he ha been passing checks round town.  

17.  Friday.

Tue came down to breakfast. first time since last since last Saturday.  Called to see Tom Tremble P.M.  He thinks pump will need fixing.  Will Goodman kicking about  5th St. being filled up between Van and Jackson.  Van B. also nearly impassible bet 5th and 6th.   I finish reading Felix Grass  The Terror.

18.  Saturday.

Dr. Blair died this morning suddenly 7 AM.  Tue was up all day but doesn't feel very well.

19.  Sunday, 

Tue not feeling well this morning.  Phebe to Paris with friend.

20.  Monday

Tue still feeling puny, but is round at work.  Love boys undertake to carry wood into cellar towards night but don't finish.  Tue sends $5.00 cash to Maggie in letter.  Tue feeling badly all day and at night but did not decide to call in Dr.

May 1-20, 1901 in Coles County Illinois [Highlights]

May 1901

1. Wednesday.  Harry Stoddert getting better, but not up yet.  Take Tue up to Dr. Patton 8:30 AM.  Tue and Marie at Shortess.  

2.   Thursday

3.  Friday 

 Phebe went to doings at Paris.  Got home about 2 AM.

4.  Saturday

Find dead rat in older house  Have been looking for it for a week.   I Tue up to Dr. Patton's AM.  Tue feeling all day also self.  Thos. Briggs has been appointed City Marshall.  Ras Skidmore Supt. of streets.  Everything was changed by the new Mayor.  Tue was sick all night thought threatened with pneumonia.

5.  Sunda

I went after  Patton for Tue.  He came before noon, leaving medicine.  

6.  Monday,  John Marshall has been appointed Normal trustee in place of Henry Neal, and has gone to Chicago.  

7.  Tuesday.

Mrs. Irene came to wash with Mrs. Loving  They hang clothes in attic.

8.  Wednesday

9.  Thursday  

Call Patton to see Tue.  He left medicine.  Saw Hen again about helping me - says Ora wont let him work out with team as agreed.

10.  Friday  

Hannah Marshall was here to dinner.  Maggie and Phebe at dance at night.  Tue coughs very much at night.

11.  Saturday  

Tue did not get up today.

12.  Sunday

13.  Monday

14.  Tuesday

15.  Wednesday

16.  Thursday
 d that Mrs. President McKinley died this morning at San Francisco.  they have been repairing culvert on south sixth St. for several weeks both ends.  Saw Harry Stoddert up town this AM.  He has been paralyzed.

17.Friday 
 Phebe went to doings at Champaign.   to return tomorrow.   Bob Hodgen here AM for affidavit about Snider & children.  Tue about the same but  think getting hotter slowly.  I went  to clerks and treasures offices to see about land mine and Deckins sold for taxes of 1898. Must be redeemed soon   Henry Stodert is better and round town again.

18.  Saturday. 
Phebe went to doings at Champaign.  n to return tomorrow.   Bob Hodgen here AM for affidavit about Snider & children.  Tue about the same but  think getting hotter slowly.  I went  to clerks and treasures offices to see about land mine and Deckins sold for taxes of 1898.  Must be redeemed soon   Henry Stodert is better and round town again.

19.  Sunday.  
Phebe did not come.  Mat Brown shows me picture of his mother &c.  Geo Bunch offers 500.00 for 57 ft off S side bottom  Says will try to sell HG place for 1600.00  Says will charge 20.00 commish.  Piece to repair buggy not yet come.  think not safe to drive much.  

20.Monday 4.30 AM.  Ther.  49.  70.  55.  =  58
Mostly cloudy early N.E. wind - 4   I went uptown for coffee bacon and eggs before breakfast.  Charlotte  Sproule sewing for Tue all day.  Deposit Hodgons check bal. left of loan at State Bank $3044.29 and pay 2000.00 on note there leaving after taking out over draft about 6oo.oo  I start out to Gaines after dinner to take piece of machine broken last week.  Jo Harrowing SW piece and intends planting tomorrow.  Did not go to field.  Learn that John and wife will move to Loxa Thursday.  Tue feeling better today.  Mostly clear and NW wind and cool, road getting dusty.  I brought 3 hens for Mrs. Gaines.  gobed 8.30 P.M.  oil and tighten up buggy after breakfast. [shorthand]

April 9-10, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County, Illinois

April 1890

9.  Wednesday.  6.15  Ther  45.  43,

Change cooler toward morn.  Violent NW wind with rain at times  Tue did not sleep much but complain of feeling some better this morning,  Wright spading in bottom  Simons brought up  team and wright took it out home after dinner.  Hat and Mrs. Knocks here P.M.  Tue feeling better P.M.  Cloudy misty  Gobed  12  Pants of Winter

10.  Thursday, 6.30 AM.  Ther  30  48  38 = 38

Clear.  White Frost.  Tue not so well this AM.  Wright spade in bottom, also repairs back fence at SW.  ? tie man here He pays only 38c for ties and does not want any switch ties.  Wiel drummer here but  don't buy  anything.  Rep and Dem both nominate in 4th ward tonight  Fran Dawn and Dick Cadle  Geo ? and Blanche Sefton married tonight.  Gobed  10.30 ~~ Clear day N.W.

April 1901

9.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther 32  60  44  = 45 1/3

Clear Northerly wind   white frost Northerly  wind .  Owen slept this Morn  See Frank Moffett and Geo Durbin about abstract.  Mrs. Gains gives me latter with check missent  Mar 30.    Garrison fails to get banker on bond.  Went to Loxa after dinner  Jo combing down stacks E of barn  Hans finished oats  harrowing  twice yesterday.  Shirley cutting stalks on north piece.  Took out harness i side repaired.  Drive to Loxa getting 2 bu. potatoes E. Ohio.  Get deed needed for abstract of Charley Jones.  Pay up a/c and for potatoes to Landay all 2.05.  Roads mostly dry and hard.  Somewhat rough near town.  Get home 6.30 P.M.  Mostly clear day  Northeasterly wind.  Signs of .  Gobed  9.30 P.M.

10.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM  ther  31.  64.  44.  =  46 1/3

Clear N.E. wind out of  coal of Richter after taking Mich home.  Left Sawin deed with Hodgen AM.  Clara ironing.  Buy 45 lbs timothy seed and 30 lbs clover seed at Mitchells which take out to sow on piece E of creek supposed 9 acres.  Edith drove mare to Loxa for grub.  Adjust seeder for Jo and get home 6.30.  Mostly clear day  N.E. wind roads dry and hard.  Rogers ditching near cemetery near cemetery. rode to town with me.  Gobed 8 P.M.

April 5-8, 1890 and 1901 in Coles Coles County Illinois

April 1890

5.  Saturday.  7. AM.  Ther.

Mostly  clear.  Wright works at raspberries and cleans up front yard.  Simons and gang in pay in pay them off.  He took down chaff and seed out of barn.  Uncle John in, says he has to have his team right away.  Anti license people have  meeting at night but make no nominations  Tue still suffering from neuralgia.  Pay Ed Wright  for two days @ 100.  Part cloudy day with easterly wind sprinkle rain about 10 PM.   gobed 1oc

6.  Sunday.   7.30 AM.  Ther.  45.  64.  60

Part cloudy wind southerly  Tue went to church came home sick went for Dr. P at night.  Warm and partly clear day.  Went up to drug store for meddy for Tue P.M.  Gobed 10 PM.

7.  Monday.  7 AM.  Ther  53.  79.  68  =  66 2/3

Mostly clear.  Tue did not sleep much last night and seems worn today  Got medicine of Patton for her again.  Ed Wright cleans out stable and buggy  Straightens up Eastin's fence. &c  Intended to go down to Ranch but could not leave on account of Tue.  Hat was down toward night.  Sprinkle rain 4 PM and in night  Gobed 10.30 PM

8.  Tuesday, 5.30 AM.  Ther  63.  81.  68 =  70 2/3

Mostly clear..  Thunder shower about day light with a little rain,  Wright works all day spades up for  peas beans radish and cabbage which plant.  Stram drummer in town.  Mrs. Rogers washed and ironed.  Hat here most of day.  Tue feeling badly and had  Dr again PM.  I start for ranch 4 P.M.  but turned back deciding to go tomorrow  Maggie sick  caught cold yesterday.  Warm day with S.S.W. wind.  lightning east at night.  Gobed 10.30 PM

April 1901

5.  Friday 5 AM.  Ther.  49  60  49  =  52 2/3

Cloudy S.E. wind   Ate breakfast at  Starr and Start for farm 7 oclock.  Jo sowing oats.  It began to rain about 9 AM shower occasionally all day  Jo finished sowing oats about 4 P.M.  I stated home 5 P.M.  Took old harness to town for repairs.  Roads very slippy  Rain today prevented my looking round much.  Forgot to take rubbers.  Miss Ford got home from her visit  Tue went over to Groves at night.  Rain pretty heavy 3 to 4 P.M.  Wind got NW  Gobed 9PM

6.  Saturday.  5.30 AM  Ther  48. 45. 45. = 46

Cloudy NW wind.  Talk with Hodgen.  He thinks can furnish loan of 9000.00  On farm @ 5% and I  took up one of abstracts P.M.  Pay Pete Drake P.M. .65.  Paid  Charleston Tp tax PM. to H.T. Miles   Col. 204.37 - $2.04 = 1% off  Dark disagreeable day N wind mist at times.  Gobed  9 P.M.

7.  Sunday,  6.30 AM.  Ther  42  54  42  =  46.

Mostly cloudy N.E. wind.  Tue and  girls attended church  Look over a few things in old house AM.  Mare stood in shed all day.  Thought to hitch up P.M. but too cool.  Mostly clear bright day northerly wind.  Helen and Ferd  here at night.  Tue was going to church but didn't.  Clara attended Christian ch.  Read or do nothing most of day.  Still chewing.  Gobed  9 P.M.__

8.  Monday.  5.30 A.M.  Ther.  33.  53.  37.  =  41

Clear chilly Northerly wind.   Went up to Hodgens and talk with him a while.  Give him abstract to part of Loxa (42) land to examine   Garrison not got bond as yet.  Pay  Lafayette Tp taxes 78.54 and Hutton Tp.  14.57 to Ganaway Treas  Pay 1.72  on piece  24a included mine and Jane Handly's.  William Garrison went to Casey to see sick  father.  Self feeling badly all day.  Mostly clear day N or NE wind.  Tue and children went to lecture at Episcopol (sic) church.  Clara Washed A.M.  Gobed  10 P.M.

April 1-3, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

April 1890

1.  Tuesday, 7 AM  Ther.

Clear N.E. wind Nick and H.G. go hunting.  I start for ranch at about 9 AM.  Find Johnny and Warren at work  Warren is working in John's place while he went to election.  Got the sulky harrow yesterday.   When John got home we harrowed the grass plot for samples.  Gobed 10 

PM

2.  Wednesday, 5 AM.  Ther
at Ranch
Partly cloudy, wind S.E.  Johnny  and Riley burn brush back of  barn.  Simon and self went AM to look at line surveyed by Green.  It puts the five east sycamores on my land.  I sowed sample grass seed after breakfast.  Simons makes and hangs two gates in P.M.   other boys making fence  Part cloudy day S.E.  wind and signs of rain  Did sprinkle lightly from 4 P.M. till in night  Gobed  10 P.M.

3.  Thursday  5.30 AM.  Ther
Cloudy and raining light rain most of  night and until noon.  Works a little in barn Simons starts for corn after dinner.  I started home Find Tue about sick with neuralgia  Council met tonight and decide not to have vote on the license question  This would seem to settle it  Heavy rain about and after dark  11.30 PM

[Stop of page]  Stopped yesterday to get Carlos but he would not follow me

April 1901

1.  Monday.  5.15 AM.  Ther.  27.  49.  40.  =  38 2/3

Partly Cloudy white frost S.E. Wind Clara washed  Saw John Marshall about Walls and Garrison.  Fear may lose 40.00 owing me by Noble.  Garrison pays me $15.00 for which I give receipt as against Walls.  Cow got out P.M. and over in Maxwell's field.  I telephone Wall at Casey but could not hear much from him  Get Gaines' clock again at Jenkin's P.M.  Mostly cloudy day dark and threatening toward night with E. wind.   Order fourth half ton of coal.  Miss Ford went to Bloomington today for two or three days.  Charlotte Sproule over at night.  light showers after.  gobed 9 P.M.

2.  Tuesday.  5.40  Ther  35.  45.  40.  =  40
Cloudy and raining lightly.  S.E. wind  Tue and Clara cleaning Miss Fords room most of day.  Went up and voted AM.  The main question today seems to be  Co Bond  issue  Ricter delivers fourth jag of coal.  Mist or drizzle most of day southerly wind.  No fire in furnace and house pretty cold.  Florence Moore here sewing with Phebe P.M.  Shortess cow loose in street and barn lot P.M.  Make halter for big calf and look over old harnesses.  Intended to go to Loxa A.M. but weather prevented.  Gobed 9 P.M.~

3.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther  35.  46.  40  =  40 1/3
Cloudy.  Northwind.  Tue and Clara continue work on Miss Fords room  Jo Crail carries in lot of coal and get house warmed up.  Jo helps clean lot of carpet and I took him part way home.  Tue works all day although feeling badly.  I start for Loxa 1 P.M.  Found Jo plowing having about finished the oats ground.  He will get done by noon tomorrow and go to town for seed oats.  He did not get check mailed last Friday and I drove down to Loxa to find out about it.  Didn't learn anything  Took Gaines' clock out.  Got home 6.30 P.M.  Mostly clear P.M. north wind.  Roads pretty muddy but drying fast.  gobed 8.30 P.M.

December 5-8, 1889 and 1900 in Coles County Illinois

December 1889

5.  Thursday, 6 AM.  Ther. at C.  40.  50.  43  =  44 1/3

Cloudy and damp  Did not rain much last night Johnny came at 7.45  Made two  portable racks for the sheep and think have about room enough.  Start home at 2 P.M.  going by Jo Handlys.  Told Jim Cassady to send me over a  thousand pounds of corn and oats ground.  Got home 6 P.M. roads bad wind N. Misty - gobed 1200.

6.  Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  35.  50.  43  =  42 2/3
Nearly clear.  Turie 33 years old today.  Mostly clear fine day with easterly wind   Got letter from Whilt saying would pay 38 cts. for ties.  Bought lot of hinges and bolts at Stodderts for barn and gates   Hat here most of day and to supper.  Tue had Marie's picture taken for first time.  The P.O. has new outfit of boxes put in this week, took box 26 lock box.  Tue not very well.  My foot hurt last Tuesday hurts worse today.  Gobed Midnight

7.  Saturday, 7 AM.  Ther  44.  53.  32  = 49 2/3
Cloudy, misty.  Have caught cold- sore throat.  Uncle John in town and down to dinner.  Pete Snider paid old a/c. Pay Goodwin for family ice last summer  $3.90.    Trade fair.  Dark cloudy with SE wind.  foggy and heavy mist at night.  Tue still complaining.  Mrs. Fanigan here in evening  Warren took down lot of hinges and bolts  Self not up till 1.30 AM.    Grows warmer in night  Tue had Marie sit for photos at (?).

8.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  ther.  60.  65.  47.  =  57 1/3
Part cloudy wind SW.  Tue still feeling badly  Girls went to S.S.  Tue went down to Dowlings, about  noon, and  stayed till night mostly clear day  Gobed  11 PM ~

December 1900

5.  Wednesday.  5.45 AM.  Ther  33.  40.  33  =  35 1/3

Mostly cloudy Build fire for washer in cellar  See washwomen says they can't come  till tomorrow morning.  Start to Loxa 10 AM Jo cutting blackberry patches in orchard.  John Gaines staying there is (?).  Jo will come to town tomorrow and haul over Mrs. Knocks wood also other work.  Left 3 P.M. stop at Dishons but can't get one of the girls  Drive down south of Loxa  See Crass girls but they couldn't come.  I get home 6 P.M.  Tue not feeling well.  Mostly clear day NW wind gobed 8.30 PM

6. Thursday.  5.20 AM.  Ther 27.  40.  42.  =  39 2/3

Clear southwind.  Heavy white frost.  Went uptown for sack corn meal.  Tue expecting company today,  Mrs.Knock and Mrs. John Hamalton of Mattoon.  Gaines came about 8 AM and hauled over Mrs. Knocks wood  He left about noon taking load of manure, also some shingles for patching roofs.  Warren Decker was up   I followed  him out nearly to Normal.  Says Brown sawed a day or two on custom work, this week.  Tue went up to Court House with her visitors after dinner.  Mrs. Lloyd and daughter wash AM. and will iron  Saturday.  Mostly cloudy day southerly wind occasional light sprinkles with drizzly rain at  night  Gobed 9 P.M.

7.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  42,  37.  34.  =  37 2/3

Cloudy and raining lightly.  Somewhat foggy early Wind Northerly, Drizzly rain all day.  I  stay at home most of day.  Didn't hitch up till about noon.  Did not eat any dinner.  Took Tue to Reading Circle  at Dr. Ritters on Van Buren St. and went after her.  It quit raining before dark  Gobed after getting asleep on lounge 10 P.M.

8.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther 32  42.  34.  =  36

Cloudy N.W. wind.  Mrs. Lloyd and daughter come to iron finishing before noon.  Tue and Mrs. Grove attend Orchestral Concert at Normal P.M.  I went out to Gaines P.M. getting home 6 P.M.  Loins back cow had red heifer calf this morning and Jo had her in barn trying ti milk her Big calf.  Mostly clear day with S.W. wind very chilly.  Roads muddy except gravel and pavement.  Wrote Mort Neal this morning answering letter from him yesterday referring to Walnut logs.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

April 1-5, 1914 in Charleston, IL

April 1914

Top of Page~ Average Temp for Apls for 28 years, today included 46.8

1.  Wednesday 6.30  AM.  Ther.  58.  62.  50.  = 56 2/3

Mostly cloudy S.2.  There was  quite a shower with thunder at 3 AM  .50 in.  Tue has engaged  Warman girls to wash and they came for  clothes before breakfast.  Tue got letters  AM from Muggs and Phebe.  Muggs talking of quitting her job.  She is going down to see Ferd soon.  Mail check to C.I.P.S. Co. for E. light for Mar. 2.43.  Helen called P.M.  She and Tue  called on Mrs. Glassco (Annie)  She is 81 now living with Liela Bunch on Fourth St.  Cloudy day and much colder before noon wind shifting to N.W.  Gobed9

2.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  46.  60.  44.  = 50.

Part cloudy.  Clearing. N.W.3.  Gus brought eggs.  Tue gets wash from Warmans Pd .75.  Tue gets letter from Buddy P.M.  Ad Miller called a day or two ago.  Has been preaching all winter and will finish painting our house soon as weather permits.  He is doing some work for Mrs. Curd.  Theatre putting big bill board just across street.  I felt very poorly all day and didn't hitch up.  Tue goes up town P.M.  Gobed 9

3.  Friday.  6 AM.  ther.  36.  50.  40.  =42.

Clear . N.W.1.  Nickles calls and pay him 25.00 on livery bill.  Miller left his things here, working a little  for Mrs. Curd.  Tue attended R.C. at Chenowiths P.M.  later went up town.  I did not get out much, am out of corn.  have plenty of oats and straw.  I let mare in pasture P.M. a while.  she was crazy  bout it.  Had intended  to hitch up but seemed too cold for me.  Grace S. called P.M. inquiring about Muggs. Tue wrote Muggs at night and went up late to mail letter.  She complains much of rheumatism or something of the sort in legs and back.  Gobed 9.

4.  Saturday.  6.30. AM.  ther.  36.  54.  40.  =  43 1/3

Cloudy. S1.  Tue right limb painful from hip down  in night.  Seems better this morn.  She gets up and goes ahead as usual.  this is another raw morning.  We have to continue furnance fire from day to day.  We are nearly out of coal again.  Hitch up P.M. and drive out by Cemetery return south road.  The roads are good.  Hardy Hill has been grading down front of his place.  Walter has a sawmill cutting the timber around his barn and west.  I drove to IBM getting 1/2 bu corn for feed.  Tue ironed some P.M. she took one of Colche sal pills AM and thinks it helped her good deal.  Mrs. Brooks came over spending evening.  Gob 9.30

5.  Sunday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  54.  42.  =  43 1/3

Clear mostly N.2.  Tue lay till near 9.0c.  Shave  ok AM.  Tue went to church AM and got  4th edition R.H.  We had dinner 1.30  I hitch up 3 P.M. and later drive over to see Hatton.  He  will work for me tomorrow but has demanded more wages.  That is he will quit at 5 PM instead of 6 PM.  The roads not so good as I supposed.  Many  mud holes way I went.  drove down past hog farm returning by Phipps place getting home say 5.30.  Mr. Bell reported worse today.Groves did not come as expected.  Tue did not attend church at night.  Mostly clear light N to E winds.  Gobed 9

March 19-23, 1889 in Charleston, IL

March 1889

19.  Tuesday. 6 AM     Ther.  38.  55.  39. = 44
Clear.  N. wind.  Baby had high fever all night but seems some better this morning.


(Note: This next section seems to be written by Tue.  The writing is much larger.  Notice that she calls the baby "Marie" not just baby as Charles does.)
Hat came down about the time Chas started for timber.  went home and got her work and staid (sic) all day  Bernice Anderson took a ten gallon keg.  Marie sick all day Mrs. Davis staid(sic) a while in the evening.  Go to bed.9


Start for timber 10 AM.  Went  to Walker's ford couldn't cross river so went round by bridge getting there at 3.30.  Bob gone to Bills didn't return.  Roads very bad.  Clear day strong N. wind  Johnny and Enoch working clearing toward west side.  Gobed 10PM


(Written at top of next page)
White frost  John, Warren,  Enoch, Riley, & Steve and John Son work at clearing  Steve sows what was cleared and burned with  ? and ?  Bob got home at noon and hauling a load of lumber PM.  N. wind clear day gb 9 PM.


20.  (Tue's handwriting  Wednesday.  6.15  Ther.  30.  52.   39.  =  40.
Clear pleasant day.  Marie better, but very cross.  Don't feel well myself.  Mrs. Dickerson came to wash before we had breakfast.  Go to bed 8 PM.


21.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  30.  50.  42.  =  40 2/3
5.30 AM,  Pretty hard frost.  Bob finishing sowing around the house  Oscar Decker worked with boys today.  Clearing near the west line and cutting fence row through.  Bob hauls out what lumber I have  for fences, hardly enough for road fences.  Horse got loose and thought she had gone home, found her in pasture.  Start home at 4.15  roads very rough, but mostly dry.  Baby nor Tue, neither very well yet.  Jo Clark called at night and I sold him 100 butternut posts @ 5.50 delivered.  Clear AM and some  cloudy PM.  N,E. wind.    Gobed 9 PM.


22.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  33.  50.  45.  =  42 2/3
6 Am.  Clear or nearly so send Jo Clark out  105 butternut posts.  Got to timber about 3 PM.  Bob gone to take Mats burrow home.  Men fired leaves along Hanley's fence but didn't do a very good job burning.  Bob got horse about 8 PM.  Walked up to where burned with Bent and Ed at night.  Gobed 9 PM. 


23.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  40.  63.  45.  =  48 1/3
Mostly clear.  5 boys working this AM.  Bob went to town early.  I remained here until about 11 AM.  overtake John Kink with load of ties.    Good many people in town.  Jo Clark pays me 5.75 in full for posts.- Cooper pays 2.00 leaving bal of 3.00 till due.  Milt Drake in town wants my house down in woods.  Tue's cough very bad yet but she thinks some better.  Gobed 9 PM~

March 14-18, 1889 In Charleston, IL

March 1889

14.  Thursday.  6 AM. Ther.  48.  68.  60.  =  58 2/3
Fair start for timber at 8.30 after buying some more wire.  Got there about 11 AM.  R. & S. clearing other boys make fence.   Warren hurt finger and did not work PM.  Bob about sick and not rushing very much.    Gobed 9 PM


15.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  57.  73.  57. = 62 1/3
Mostly clear S. wind.  Bob hauls out lumber in morning.  Warren hauls load of slats to town.  Enoch Johnson began at noon working with fence gang.  Fire got out about noon and we had warm work to stop it.  R & S clearing doing good job making wood.  Warren brought down 3 reels of wire and some other things  I start home about 4.30 P.M. leaving for all hands to cut brush tomorrow.  Got home  7.30  found Tue feeling much worse and all in bed but Father.  The cow came home herself today.  Pleasant day and  S.  wind, brisk.    Roads dry all the way.  Gobed 8.30


16.  Saturday. 6 AM.  54.  72.  50.  = 58 2/3
Fair - smokey.  Tue not feeling so well this AM.  Phebe coughed and vomited in the night and is about sick in the morning.  Sent for Patton who prescribed for both.  Meddy made Phebe sick all day.  I made a rake to use in clearing.  Oil and clean on buggy P.M.  Grows colder toward night.  Went up town  about dark to get some meat &c.   Mrs. Davis over after dark.  Warren Decker hauls Taggart 1/2 cd wood.  Paid John Kink 6.00 on ties.  Uncle John in to dinner.  Hen has gone again taking a good horse, they found the horse however say he will let us have all on a post office checking as soon as we get a place for them.  Paid Riley and Steve Decker up in full.  Plant in hot bed some yellow and red tomatoes.  Tue looking better at night.  Gobed 9 PM.


17.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  39.  64.  48.  =  50 1/3
Foggy, clears off before noon.  Tue feels badly yet but appetite some better.  Made another rake for use in brush.  finish getting buggy for trip tomorrow.  Drove with girls down to Kickapoo for some elm bark for Tue.  Tue feeling badly all day.  Kate Myers was over toward night.  Gobed 8:45 PM  N.E. wind toward night.


18.  Monday.  Monday.  6 AM  Ther.  46.  53.  45.  =  48
Cloudy, wind about E.  Began to sprinkle  about 6.30  AM.  Tue complains of feeling some better this morning.  Baby had some fever all night.  Rain most of AM. heavy for an hour or two,  thunder afternoon.  Tell Bill Hill  to order me  2 bush orchard grass seed @ 1.40.  Got some old cloth over store for hot bed.  Bought some pea and radish seed  at Ben Mitchell's.  Pay Sam Ray 15.00 which leaves 83.85 still due.  Cloudy all day.  Baby was sick all day  having light fever.  Tue good deal better but still bad cough.   Gobed 9 PM.  Wind N.E.

March 12-13, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, Illinois

March 1914

12.  Thursday. 6.15   AM.  Ther.  20.  40.  34.   31 1/3

Clear.  N.1.  I spent bad night  with throat and stomach.  Thirty six years ago today we moved from Mrs. Norfolks house to the old house on this lot.  H.G.  brought  C.O. AM.  The birthday party came off all right with six guests all ladies.  Will Stoddert of Mott N.D. called a while.  He is farming up there.  He does not think much of machine plowing.  He starts home today.  Tue got home 5 P.M.  Bright clear day light  southerly winds.  I am dicting (sic) in eating.  I have good appetite for sick man and eat  too much.  Gb

13.  Friday.  6.30.  AM.  Ther.  30.  54.  42.  = 42.

Clear. SW.1. Sleep was no good last night night.  Tue  complaining of her back ; Rheumatiz.  We get letter from Buddy A.M.  Think throat some better.  Think JEM is weakening the booze slightly.  Tue went to R.C. P.M.  She took Harman check for corn to deposit at 2d 30.90.  I fix up one of his check books P.M.  Later shave - since 4th (?)  It was a bad case.  I am becoming too lazy to do anything.  Late PM I walk round place awhile.  the snow has mostly disappeared,  but frost not all out except spots.  Think will get mare tomorrow.  Tue got home 6 P.M.  Clear day moderate SW wind:  the warmest day since Jan 29 when it was 60.  Gobed 9  Tue sends  package , shawl,  to Muggs and one to Phebe P.P.

March 1889

12.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36.  63.  46.  =  48.

Clear and pleasant, considerable (?).  Boys got  to work before 7. R & S did not come.  Stretching the two reels of wire closed gaps and got in good start on the fence from the corner W.    Warren brought teams and hauled out several loads of  plank and posts.  Pleasant day SW wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

13.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM :   Ther.  40.  64.  54.  =  52

Fair, looked like thunder shower in P.M.  Bob and I  went over to S. side to stack a lot of ties.  Rutherford has moved out of house and Kink is staying there a lone making his .  count up 30 more for him.  Bob hauls us out lumber and posts  and boys work at fence.  R. and S. came after noon and work at clearing out road.  I start home about 4 P.M.  Found Tue about sick with bad cold which she has had for several days.  Go bed 9 P.M.

January 30 - February 2, 1889 in Charleston, IL

 January 1889

30.  Wednesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  22.  43.  37 = 34

Clear with fresh S. wind.  Maggie went to Lucille Skidweny birthday party today.  She is not feeling very well today.  She complained of headache last night.  I made a mess of yeast for Tue today.  Went up town toward night to get some meat &c.  Talk a while with Comer on the way home.  He says the river is low and I think some of going to timber tomorrow.  Maggie has a chill at night followed by fever.  gobed 9 PM  Warmer night then they said  with south wind changed toward morning and grows colder.  gobed 9 P.M.

31.  Thursday.   6.15 AM.  Ther.  30. 24. 22. = 25 1/3

Mostly clear strong N.W. wind and growing colder fast  Ther at 8 AM. Neither of the girls attend school today.  Warren Decker and John Simon call to see about hauling ties.  Tue still complaining of toothache and headache.  John  Simon says he will sow timothy and clover see for me.  Black day N. or NW wind clear at times  Gobed 9 PM

February 1889

1.  Friday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  13. 40. 31.  = 28.

Clear wind south.  Neither of the girls went to school today.  H. & H.  were here to dinner and most of P.M.  H.G, talking again of going into sawmill business and if license carries, liquor.  Tue's teeth still trouble her and she is thinking of having them extracted.  Clear day with S or SW wind.  Gobed 10 PM.

2.  Saturday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  31.  50.  37.  =  39 1/3

Clear wind W.  Johnny Decker called  and I pay him up for seven days work at making posts.  Received from W.H. White 16.80 for 42 ties:  Did not know I had any our and they be somebody elses.  Went down to  look  at them P.M.  Deposit $21.80 at 2nd National Guiney paid me bal on wood 4.00 leaving 12.60 due yet on wood.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Walked down to Depot with John B. Hill.  Saw Mr. Reagan at Depot.  Pleasant day.  gobed 11.40 PM   Mr.  (?)wick died last night.

December 4 - 14, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

December 1888

4.  Tuesday.   Tue felt badly all night  Has caught (?) cold.  Girls and I get most of breakfast.  Tue sick all day.  Sent  for Dr. at noon didn't come.  Sent again at night  came and left medicine.  Tue begins sending pt. of milk per day to Mrs. Jim Robertson.

5.  Wednesday.  Tue better today.

6.  Thursday.  Tue is thirty two years old today. I sprained my left knee very bad today and could hardly get around.  Tue much better today and is round at work again.  

7.  Friday.  Hat was down toward night.

8.  Saturday.  Chowning working at stalls and dirt inside.

9.  Sunday.  Tue and Phebe went over to Perrills after dinner.  Maggie to Davis  Phebe not very well.

10.  Monday.  Pay Blankenboken ice bill for last summer 2.70.

11.  Tuesday.  

12.  Wednesday.  

13.  Thursday.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Came in after  cow he got of Dowling.  

14.  Friday.  There was a man killed by cars here today.

December 2-3, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

2.  Tuesday.  6.15  AM  Ther.  54.  60.  56.  =  56 2/3

Cloudy foggy. N.E. 1.  Tue got letter from Phebe.  She expects to be at home next week.  I did not order mare from Nickles.  I felt badly all day with wry neck and BM pills holding me down.   Get bill of E. light.  They have raised rates or have made a mistake in my bill.  I did not pay it.  Mort & Kate were over 7 to 9 P.M.  Alfred did chores first time for nearly a week.   Will come again Thursday eve.    Tue lost butter and went up for more.  Cloudy and  foggy, light northerly wind.  Gobed 10 P.M.

3.  Wednesday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  54.  60.  54.  =56.

Cloudy foggy N.E.1.  My neck better.  Tue gets letters from Buddy and Phebe.  Phebe sent 20.00 to deposit.  Rhoda came early to wash.  Jo Bails has bought Dr. Brooks' grocery.  Rhoda worked and will come tomorrow.  Mail check 30.00 to S.H. Record a/c to date.  Order mare at noon and later drive up on Cossell which I cross six times.  The roads seem to be getting dry even with this foggy weather.  There is however much mud.  Mr. Bell's brother from Penn is here with his wife.  Tue  up town P.M.  I got home about 5.  Had hoped to  meet some fungi.  Saw supposed Hydnuim exenaceum on stumps doc Patton's pumpkin patch..  Cloudy day with light variable northerly winds.  Gobed 9

1888

2.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther.  32.  40.  29.

Cloudy wind S.     Start for timber  about 11 AM.  and got home at 6 P.M.  Cloudy all day with S. wind clearing at night.  Roads good and a little damp, are spongy but no mud.  Fixed more "signs"  at lumber.  Bob is still sick but thinks he is better.  Bill  Brown and family there.   Warren  says he will haul  me load of dry wood tomorrow.  Gobed 9 

pm.

3.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  24.  48.  34.

Clear all day.  Warren Decker brought me 5/8 cd dry wood,  Mr. Laggart pd me 6.75 for  2 1/4 taken him last week.  Tue went up town P.M. and down to Hat's and sick with sore throat at night.  Chowning works all day on corn crib  and nearly finishes it.  Tried buggy in stable PM. and find plenty of room.  Zeke brought load which was left along road  and  and delivered to gunery.  Splended  weather.  wind NW. clear chilly.  Go bed 9 PM.

August 12 - 15, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

12.  Sunday  630 AM  Ther  68 , 78  ,  59

Cloudy and several sprinkles of rain AM.  Stay at home till toward night then drive with Tue round town mostly cloudy day.  Thunder AM.  Cooler toward night.  Baby seems good deal better.  Gobed 9 PM~  

13.  Monday,  530  AM.  ther  49,  75  60

Clear felt like a frost this morning.  started to lumber at 7 AM.  Fellows all at work   Riley Easton helps PM he and Com. will both work tomorrow.  Began cutting all poles  into cord wood.  got home about 6.30 P.M.  Gobed  9 PM.  Tue put up plums.

14.  Tuesday  5.45 AM.  ther 59 85  72

Got timber early men at work Com and Riley Easten begin work with rest.  Took girls down to Snider's.  I got too warm and nearly  (?).  got started again on tobacco.      [the rest of this entry is crossed out and difficult to read.]

15.  Wednesday  5.30 AM  ther.  65  92  78

Warm and clear day S wind  very hot day.  Tue and children went to Hats.  We had intended to go to Berts but Tue not very well.  It got too warm in woods (?) pretty nearly sick.  Get started again on tab.  Mrs. M Cer(?) and Gertrude over at night.  Gobed 8.30