April 25, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County, IL

April   1892 

25.  Monday,  5.30 AM  ther  47.  67.  53.  =55 2/3
Mostly clear, wind, N. E.  Ride aroundtill 10 AM then start home.  Riley plowing  John and Oscar clearing north side.  Warren hauling out rails for John Simmon.  Got a lot  of large brown fungus and a few M. escuelauter also some old a. campestres on old stable site.  Mrs. Fleming rode to town with me from Husheron, get home 12.30.  Roads rough no mud much. Harrison worked AM for Mrs. Eastin.  Mrs. R washed AM ironed P.M.  Harrison and self set out grape vines &c P.M.  1 Niagra in 1st row next to path 3 N end and 3 same 2nd row 2 Dutchess N end third row! Brighten at south end of each second and third rows.  ?net up some old peach trees in hen yard.  Tear down division fence between hen and cow yard.  1 dwarf D de aug??lesen pear south of apple tree on hill.  Mostly clear E wind  gobed 10.30  

April 1903

25.  Saturday, 5.45 AM.,  Ther  41,  42.  37, = 40.

Cloudy,  Northerly wind.  Vandemeter worked  till 10 AM mostly rakes garden.  Pay up  Van 35c.    Look at harness at Frommels but didn't .  It began to mist about 4 AM. and thickened up to rain by 1 PM continuing until night slacking up at times  I went up about 4 to send T & M Draft, and again six for grub &c (get shovel).  There werre not many people in town today.    Have talk with Bill Decker.  Tell him don't want to sell trees at precount.  They work a while on Opera House AM.  Rain stops them  Gobed  9P.M.

January 2, 1892 and 1903 in Charleston, Illinois

January 1892

2.  Saturday 7 AM.  Ther 15.  18.  8.  = 13 2/3

Part cloudy, strong w wind which blew all night.  Uncle John down to dinner  He went off again without basket of  "grub" which I had to bring him at night.  Vandermeter worked a while P.M.  Took onions up town.  cleaned out stable I built fire under meat first time.  Very dull day  The dullest of  a dull week  Emma went to her sisters to stay all night.  Clear day with brisk NW wind   gobed midnight

January 1903

2. Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  31.  35.  32.  =  32 2/3

Cloudy and light rain, east wind.  Dessa makes fires.  Desa irons.  Rained ceased AM. and began again about dark.  Dark cloudy day, with easterly wind  We get yesterdays Daily paper AM and todays PM  Dick did not come today.  I did not go up town .  Think the tobacco Habit dating this time from  Apl 1, 1902 has hold of me pretty bad.  Hartly friend of Phebe came P.M. remaining till nea

rly midnight - supper &c.  It rained and sleeted after dark.  Light, however.  Dark, damp day.  I did not hitch up  and did not ever go to town.  Dessa very bad cold but went to Salvation meeting at night  Turee was up till 11 P.M.  Very heavy fog P.M. getting heavier followed by rain and sleet in night easterly wind.  Self go to bed 9 P.M.