April 16-17, 1914 and 1889

April 1914

16.  Thursday. 6AM Ther.  50.  78.  62.= 63 1/3

Part cloudy.W.2.  Jo came and went to work 6.30.  Emma Warman helping Tue wash AM.  Jo works all day and will come tomorrow .  Spaded old house garden and begins on mowing yard.  there was sprinkle of rain 9.30 AM. but no  more  and most clear day variable winds becoming easterly.  So grass seed where missing.Tue uptown P.M. and went to Modern Eve show with Mrs. Brooks at night.  Manager of theater gives tickets for use of billboard.  Tue got letter from Muggs saying she  had lately sent me new disc by P.P.  We have not received it yet.  Harman phoned at night: says has his oats all sown -E side of 30 A near Loxa.  Shrieves had not finished.  Tum mare in pasture a while at night.  She fills up with bluegrass.  Tue and trim up some vines and roses PM.  Miller has not appeared.  Promised to begin paint Tuesday.  Gobed 9

17.  Friday.  6 AM.,  Ther.  58.  80. 68. = 68 2/3
Most clear. S.E.3. gas.Jo came 6.30  Mows yard first time.  I return potatoes to Crims and get some Ohio to plant.  He gives me sample of eating potatoes.  Jo works at garden P.M.  we plant part of oil piece.  Move lot of pie plant, plant radishes carrots, beets okra and potatoes.  Tue went to R.C. P.M.   Clouds up P.M. with sp rain 7 P.M. and a little thunder 9 P.M.  Light southerly winds.  Cooler is predicted.    Gobed 9

April 1889

16.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  45.  72.  48.  =  55

Clear.  City election.  Link and Ray in 4th ward;  Record and Richter 3rd; Neal and  Lainon 2nd; and  W.G. Wright alone in 1st ward.  Orr and Patton for Mayor  McCum Treas.  Blankenbaker and Harter clerk  Theaker and Chambers Attorney, are the candidates.  License to sell liquor is also an issue.  The election went off smoothly no excitement and apparently very little work done for and against license.  License carried by 76 majority and the entire dem. ticket elected excepting Chambers.  Had horse shod in front at Rice's.   Buggy got run into by runaway horse.  Clear day E. wind  Go bed 10.30 P.M.

17.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  55.  74.  60.  =  63
Nearly clear - hazy- easterly wind.  Mrs. Dickinson comes to wash.  Write to Muson & Co. about applying for a patent for improved slat fence.  Sent  model.  Went uptown about 10 AM.  Town full of liquor drummers.  Hyman Freeberg and several others.  H.G. and I give Hyman  constitutional(?) order for  10 BBl Mottingte @150 sp  86.  H & H back to dinner.    Start for timber about 12.30 P.M.  Nobody at Milts am pretty well disgusted with Milt and don't think he will be very useful.  Saw Mrs. Drake but Milt did not come.  Start home about 6.15.  Pleasant warm day clouds up at night and sprinkles rain.  Gobed 10.15

January 11-12, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

11,  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  42.  40.  26. =36.Booze came AM from Mc.
Cloudy, fog.  S.2. R later.  Cloudy day, snow flurries at night.  Tue took up and deposited  Harman check at 2nd Natl. 378.14 .Walter Smith fixes grate which had gotten off again.  I did not go uptown and am feeling poorly yet.  Lee and Law take N. Chamber @ 10.00.

12.  Sunday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  10.  24.  20.  = 18.
Clear N.W.2. One of our coldest to date.  Tue didn't attend church.  Phebe got Sunday paper.  Frances and Ora were here at night.  The three call on Mrs. Mellissa(sic) Stoddert who is sick.  Gobed 9

1888

11.  Wednesday.  6 A.M.   Ther.   5.  16.  13.

Clear.  I built fires all round this morning, Father lying in bed till nearly 7 A.M.  Mrs. Rogers came to  wash.  Mr. Abbott finished sawing wood.  Kate Purill called AM.  Maggie was promoted today to the third room.  Kate Davis.  Phebe remain at home and is feeling pretty well, she went up town with me P.M.  Hat down in afternoon.  Learn that  Al Prevo has come from Ala.  The (?) R.R. took four sets of my switch ties today .  to be paid for on next estimate.  Go bed.  10  PM.  Not feeling very well.  Compared a/c with Skidmore today and owe them $6.55.

12.x  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  18.  36.  40.

Cloudy.  Wind came up in night from S.E. icing in force.  None of us rested well last night.  Began snowing at 10 AM. turning to hail by noon and finally  to rain got warmer all day.  Settle with W.G. Wright owed him balance of 13.08.  Tue sick all day.  Got dinner at 4oc.  There was probably 2 1/2 in of snow fell.  Self not feeling very well today.  gobed 9.30 P.M.

Charleston, Illinois on October 20 - 21, 1887

20.  thursday, 7 AM.  Ther.  53.  62.  50.
Partly cloudy.  Sprinkle rain about 8 AM.  Snider came up taking Tue, Hat and Co. down to a quilting at Fan's.  They came home before dark.  Crass helped pile up load of lumber.  Seph hauled yesterday 757 ft.  Comer in toward night, offered to pay 35 c. per hundred for logs and I agreed to take it for a while he to take everything that will make lumber.  Turns colder after noon strong N.W. wind and cloudy.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

21 Friday.  7 AM.  Ther.  40.  53.  36.

Mostly cloudy wind N.W. got sore throat this morning.  Rec. letter from G.C. Donay with bill for 6 Bbl. apples and 1 of quinces.  Go in partners with W.G. Wright and order car load to be shipped at once.  Wrote letter to T. Nicholson Chicago for Uncle John.  Seph hauls up load of lumber.  950 feet says will go again Monday.  Put on woolen undershirts this morning and feel more comfortable.  Mostly clear with strong N.W. wind.  Decker hauling to Winters and Easton to me.  Go bed 9.30 P.M.

Charleston, Illinois on October 6, 1887

6, Thursday, 6.30 SM  Ther.  53.  81.  66.
Partly  cloudy.  Dove's cow  in our garden this morning.  Pick up papers for Tue.  Walk down to  Depot to see about  rates on apples.  W.G. Wright says he will  go in with me and buy a car load of apples.  Wrote Densay for first figures on  car lots and order 5 Bbl apples and 1 Bbl quinces.  Drove horse a whole P.M.  Make out  bill of City Lumber 11,003 ft $165.05 and gave it to H.G.  Taggart pays 9.05 at night.  Has  been uncomfortably warm day strong South wind and fair.  Go bed 9 P.M.