January 19-20, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston Illinois

January 1890

19.  Sunday 7.30 AM.  Ther.  39.  54.  58.  =  50 1/3

Cloudy, S. wind, H.G. supposed to be about sauce went up town and helped some about cleaning up.  Maunie here to dinner.  La Grippe very numerous in town.  Went up town toward night.  Learn that Frank McGurty died suddenly at about 5 P.M.  Kelly rode my mare a while P.M.  Light shower at 3 P.M. heavy at night Gobed 10 PM

20.  Monday, 6.30 SM.  Ther  15.  24.  21.  =  20

Strong W. all night Frozen up hard again  Went up town about 7 AM. to relieve Nick.  H.G. complains of feeling some better and comes up in PM.  Nearly every body is taking the "grip" Bill Jeffries has it bad also Frank Vail   Jo Curd and lots of others.  Baby sick all day some better at night.  Mostly clear day.  Trade some better  Sent insurance policys to Freiburg  Order  remaining 2 Bbl Bo A f(?)  Learn Woodrum was buried today  Gobed 1045 PM 

January 1901

19.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther. 15.  30.  30  =  27

Mostly clear.  easterly wind.  Queen was loose in barnyard this morning.  My throat very sore and kep(sic) me awake much in night.  Make print of pin hole picture taken the other day and had better success than expected.  Simons and Warren up with stove wood for thernolies(?).    They will work my land down there except west end of Decker piece putting into corn for half, delivered in crib there.  Good many people in town in town and roads getting smoothed down.  Clara got letter from her mother at Loxa that one of her children was sick and she left after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Tue and Marie went up town for grub &c after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Walls shows me where paper has fallen off north side of store room.  My  cold continues abut the same.  Throat some better  Gobed 10 PM.

20.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  36.  58.  45.  =  46 1/3

Clear.  Strong southwind.   Tue gets breakfast and dinner.  Tone photo of Kate's boy and break celluloid tray.  Hitch up before dinner.  Start out to Gaines' before 3 PM.  Staying there about an hour.  Got home with Clara about 6.30  Daisy didn't come.  Tue feeling very badly PM and at night.  The roads are nearly as good as in summer  No mud.  Clear day and about as warm as warm as it ever gets in Jany.  Gobed 8.30 PM.

October 20, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

October 1889

20.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  48.  54.  43  =  48 2/3

Clear except  smoke or fog.  Start for  ranch 9 AM  Phebe went with me.  Frank Smith there.  Phebe and self gather a few nuts.  Look at saw logs.  Milt said he would go over F. Goodmans and borrow wagon to haul logs.  We got home about dark  Maggie had a light chill this AM.  Pleasant day smokey NE wind gobed 10 P.M.

October 1900

20.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther   50.  75.  60  =  61 2/3

Mostly clear  Tue feeling some better , and  up to  get breakfast.  Got another load wood (cord) of Newell  which didn't pay for.  Simons not up today.  Learn that Brown  (Ira) was here but did not see him.  They (H Plant) are putting in heating pipes on 5th St. North blocking that St to RR.  Corn 30.c here.  Very little B.C. selling.  Price about 70.00  per or more per ton.  Campbell tells me  of Piercy girl W of town  Tue and Marie eat supper at Mrs. Knocks.  Let  Bush have elm @ $16.50.  his bill  will be next.  NO boy yet.  Have been doing chores self.  Bill Hatton has promised to begin working for me Monday at 1.75 per day.    Will Campbell and self drive round town a while at night.  Met him at Wrights.  Paid up gro. bill yesterday - some 31.00+.

Arc light around town out at P.M.  Town dark probably all night.  Go bed 10 P.M.   Took pill.

Walls bill, presented 50.00 rent says come Monday.

September 10-13, 1889 and 1900 in Coles County Illinois

September 1889 

10.  Tuesday, 6 am.  Ther 66.  86.  70  =  74

About clear.  start for timber at 7 AM got my own breakfast.  Got up last night and shave about 1. AM.  Find Rogers and old man Decker at work.  Red sow had eight pigs last night.   Had boys cut load apples for Reynolds.  Start home at 3 P.M.  Gather mess of puff balls on way home which cook and give dog  They taste good and didn't hurt the dog.  Gobed  11 P.M.  Some cloudy in day.

11.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther 70.  88.  70  =  76

Mostly clear.  Drive south of town with  girls after fungus.  Tue puts up 6 cans peaches.  Drake hauls load of green wood on yard.  Very  hot day.  Gobed 11 P.M.

12.  Thursday 6 AM  Ther  70.  88.  70  =  76

Clear.  Tue and girls went to fair AM staying all day  Sent Maggie home sick.  B. Anderson paid me for Keg bought last spring.  Drake brings up green wood.  Trade good.  gobed 10.30 PM.

13.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther 68.  87.  70  =  75

Part cloudy warm pleasant day.  Crowd at fair not so large as expected  was out awhile P.M. so was Tue and father.  Bill Kelly helps at store did yesterday.  Milt brings wood on yard  gobed 10.30~

September 1900

Kate Longshore was buried today - died Sat. night.

10.  Monday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  73.  95.  77  =  81 2/3

Mostly clear.  Just learn of big storm at Galveston several thousand people drowned.  Charley  Gowdwin hauls down old scraps and cleans up yard at store AM.  Mottes offered 80.00 for Armstongs B.C.  Try AM to get A. by phone at McGurtys.  He says he won't sell @ 80.00 and will not bale till next week.  Maggie bout sick and went over to see Dr. Starr.  Drive up to township line with Tue and Marie at night.  The schools began today.  Very warm day  go bed 9 P.M.

11.  Tuesday 5.40. Am.  Ther.  73.  90.  75.  =  79 1/3

Clear Southerly wind.  Mrs. Owens washes.  Pay Charley Goodwon for dray &c.   Went out to Gaines' AM.  Jo cutting corn  Get basket of tomatoes &c.  Back home before  noon.  Take Mrs. Owens home after dinner  Violent S to west wind all day but no rain.  Lightning S.E. at night.  John Simons brought up a small load of corn: did not see him.  Ferd was here to supper and all night   Says  has left home and will go out to New York in two or three weeks.  Thought would go out to Loxa at night but decide not to go  gobed 8.30 P.M.

12.   Wednesday 5 AM.  Ther.  58.  88.  60?  =  68 2/3

Clear N.W. wind.  Mr. Scott was expected today but didn't come.  Ferd here to diner and supper.  He has fully determined to go back to Sag Harbor and will probably leave in tow or three weeks. (Top of page has a lot of shorthand.)  Take Maggie down to 3.30 train.  Get back for  Walls coal house.  Henry Reasor puts new stop-and - waste at barn and tries to fix water pump in basement.  Gaiser says will take what fencing I have on hand which count 129 ps 1x6 ass lengths 12 to 16.  Drive out to Gaines' late.  Find them  gone to bed at 7 P.M.  Jo has been cutting corn and burning brush all the week.  Mostly clear AM cloudy some P.M.    looking like rain   Wind N.W. Go bed 9 P.M.  Shirley pays Ins. on B.C. 2.65

13.  Thursday.  3.30 AM.  Ther  50?  86.  60.  =  65 1/3

Mostly clear wind.  Shirley came for Jo to help in hungai(?).  Get bushel of tomatoes and other things  Leave Gaines' 10 A.M. over take Bill Myers on way home.  Mrs. Owens ironing today.  Mr. Scott here to dinner and P.M. till 9.05 train.  Ferd here to supper.  He has not heard from Sag Harbor lately.  They have taken water trough away from  NW corner sq.  Schenen building upto second floor  Black running "The Health Office" alone  The Walls being busy at their place in Brocton.  I met Armstrong on road today.  he does not want to sell his B.C. for less than 100.00.   Mostly clear day westerly wind.    Al Deffenbaugh gave me receipt for work done on road in Lafayette 13.37.  This is road tax on everything at Loxa  Gobed 8,30 PM