August 16, 1892 and 1903 in Coles County Illinois

August 1892

16.  Tuesday.  6 AM Ther 63.  87.  68.

Clear wind N.E.  Tue has been thinking some of buying or renting Mrs. Eastin place.  Mrs. R.  washed this morning.  Settle in full with Warren Decker.  Chut Bennett bought load of 61 posts.    Sell Burgner two  94 posts.  Clear Day with NE wind  gobed  1030

August 1903

16.  Sunday,  6 AM. Ther. 64.  79.  68.  =  70 1/3

Clear N.E. wind 2.  I hunt up Pugh and he gets me plows from shop for which I owe him 50cts.  I drove down to Woodson place and around by Wrightsville.  Find nice lot of  A abreption on Stoddert land.  Arriving home to dinner.  All sorts of fungi- are growing, some A Cuepestries in front yard.  After dinner toward night Drove with Nick to Dice Woods where we gather the finest lot of A abrupties  I ever saw.  We quit because we could not bring them home.  I give Bacon a mes and put some in my ketchup jar,  He thinks he will have to set his house back about  20 feet on account of street in front.  Montz and Kate over at a/c water melon.  Mostly clear - some cumuli-  with northerly wind self not feeling pretty well.  Gobed, 9.30 P.M.

July 16, 1892 - 1903 in Coles County, Illinois

July 1892

16.  Saturday,  6 AM.  Ther  57.  76.  68

Clear strong E. wind.  Coolest day we have had in some weeks.  Settle with  Steve Decker for day in harvest.   Pay him two dollars for Rile.  Uncle John  in town P.M.  Trade pretty fair.  Clear day E. wind learn that Warren Decker will thresh Monday.  Shall go down there tomorrow.  Gobed 11 PM

July 1903

Thursday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  55.  78.  66.
Cloudy and raining.  It began to thunder about 2 AM and to rain between three and four oclock  Very heavy rains till morning with much thunder.  It rained with much thunder.  It rained until 8 or 9 AM.  Met Bacon at P.O. and took him.  Engage Abbot to come and work P.M. but he failed to come.  Kate was up PM and settled with Tue.  Her sister from Missouri is here on a visit.  Rec phone from Loxa that flood gate washed out this morning and they want me to come out in morning.  Louise was here most of day.  Helen has gone to  Ora's to stay and Ferd is staying all night at the Opera House.  This will probably break up their housekeeping.  It cleared off before noon and clear day thereafter;  light S.E. wind.  I estimate rain at about 2 in.  I got shave at Brown all paid.  Saw Ed Wright who renews his 40.00 note at State. 90d.  Gobed  8.45 P.M

January 8-20, 1891 in Charleston, IL

January 1891

8.  Thursday,  8 AM  Ther  18  37.  28.

Cloudy E wind.  Uncle John in town  does not think he is going to get the Phillips place  Charley Bond took load of lumber from pile by back gate.  The pile contained at first 1056 ft = 132 pieces.  Hear that Comer will move his mill at once up to Richters timber.  Tue and children up to  Davis at night  Maggie stays all night with Mrs. Knock again.  Mary Davis stays all night with Phebe.  Cloudy day east wind, began snowing lightly about 10 P.M.  Roads appear to be good.  Gobed 1230 ~~

9.  Friday 8 AM.  Ther  26. 32.  31.

Cloudy and snowing slowly about an inch on ground light  snow most of day in all perhaps two inches.  Thawing most of the day, heavy fog at night wind Easterly.  Trade light.  Look over bills and prepare to make inventory of stock a rough estimate shows the profits  to have been satisfactory.  Tall cigar drummer in town.  Mallaways man was here yesterday.  Maggie stays with Mrs. Knock  Gobed

 

10.  Saturday, 730 AM.  Ther 29  37  32

Cloudy, light SE wind.  Settle with R Decker JW Decker and Warren Decker, all in full to date.   John Simons up from ranch  Hire him for another year from Mar. 1 @ 21.00 per MO.  Maurice Burgner looks looks at boards but does not buy.  Uncle John down to dinner.  Says he is sure of getting Phillips farm now.  Owen McGurty pays me up    Figures up invoice carefully make just about same as estimate yesterday.  Trade rather light.  Dark cloudy day with very little wind.  Foggy at night gobed 2 AM  Maurice all night.

11.  Sunday,  8 AM.  Ther.  30.  32.  20.

Cloudy  ad occasional snow flying.  M &P went to S.S.  Buddie went to  Christian Church with Maunie.  Interested to go to timber today but too threatening.  Repack (?) &c in Bbl.  Cloudy day occasional snow flying N wind grows colder at night  gobed 12

12.  Monday.  7.15 AM.  Ther  19.  30.  19.

Cloudy NW wind light snow flying all day  Dull day  roads somewhat rough.   Mrs. Rogers washed.   Tue about sick with bad cold  Find some errors in invoice figures which correct making still better.  Tue reading Flauntleroy at night  Gobed 12 ~~

13.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther 6.  30.  28.

Mostly cloudy.  S.W. wind.  The cow got in front yard this morning.  We turned her in street and she failed to come home at night.  Mrs. Rogers ironed  Bought sack flour and sugar at Wrights today paying cash.  Have decided to pay cash henceforth.  Tue about sick with bad cold.  Mostly clear day with strong SW wind.  gobed  1 AM.

14.  Wednesday.  730 AM  Ther  22  35 20

Clear.  Wind,  Get things ready to start for timber before dinner.  H.G. makes draw of check for 250.00.  Tue still feeling badly.  I start for ranch about 3 P.M. overtake Ed. Wright who rode with me a mile or two.  Went by Handly ford and get there 5.30  John has been working on his house this week  Clear day wind NW PM.  gobed  9 PM.

15.  Thursday 5 AM.     Ther  23  30  26

Partly cloudy with SE wind hard frost  Warren took load of wood to town for John.  John hung door t sheep shed.  Jo H, Handly and family there to dinner also  also Lucys mother.  Jo went down river for load of boards which he will haul tomorrow.  He has rented John Simons place for this year.  Fred Decker called to get a job but failed.  I start  home at 3 P.M. getting there at 6.  Roads not so bad as yesterday and quite good much of the way.  Paid up Lucy today for board from Oct. 1 to Jan 1 inclusive 4.50.  Mostly cloudy day with SE wind cleared ff at night.  Gobed

16.  Friday, 730 AM.  Ther  20  36  24

Clear, White frost, wind N.  Jo H Handly brought in small load of boards not counted, perhaps 1200.  Brownfield helps a while toward night at smoke house.  Minstrel show at hall to night to which father went.  Clear day with N. wind, fine weather.  gobed

17.  Saturday.  745 AM  Ther  22  28  25

Cloudy, N wind white frost  Brownfield came 8.30, and we finish smokehouse except door  Take meat out of brine.  Ferd was down to dinner  Uncle John came after we got through  Tue sick at night  Trade rather dull.  Dark cloudy day snow flakes flying AM and N.  Go bed

18.  Sunday.  730 AM.  Ther  24  30  25

Cloudy N. wind Tue feeling badly.  Self and Maggie got breakfast and dinner  Girls went to S.S. taking Marie  Phebe went with Richters girls to church at night.  Maggie has a very bad cold.  Bryan to put in smoke house but postponed it till tomorrow  Cloudy day old Bill Morris was killed today by falling down stairs  some snowflakes.  S wind at night  gobed  11.30

19.  Monday, 7.30  AM.  Ther  20.  41. 29.

Clear wind S.W. heavy white frost  Tue feels better this morning  Mrs. R. washes   Brownfield hung up meat and I build smoke under it.  Bill Morris killed yesterday was buried to day down in Cumberland Co.   GrBro subscribe 25.00 toward foundry fund.  Warren Decker says he will go to hauling posts this week.  Tue feeling badly P.M.  Phebe and I brought in the washing  Mrs. Knock and sister over at night.  The Authorities close poker rooms.  Splendid weather clear with SW wind roads first rate.  Nick about sick, has been complaining week or two but still on duty  Gobed.  

20.  Tuesday. 7 A.M.    Ther  26.  50.  37.

Mostly clear S. wind.  Get lock for smoke house also for she up at Perkins room  Tue complains good deal  Self not very well.  Charley Bishop started west tonight to sell goods for Weiss Mill  Weather  fine, clear with fresh SW wind.  Mrs. Latta was over today.k  quiet  gobed

December 2 - 9, 1887 in Charleston, IL

December 1887

2.  Tuesday 7.30 AM.  Ther. 23  34  27  Mostly clear with SE wind  Brownfield helps pile boards AM Saws up pile of white oak P.M.  Jo H brought up load of ties.  Warren finishes Lattas wood, in all  5 3/4 cord.  Uncle John was down in morning to get me to compute interest on notes.   Jo H. took out tile for stove flue for house  I pile  boards till nearly 4 P.M.    H.G. went home sick about 4 and did not come back.  Bill Durham of Hot Springs Ark went back today has been here two or three days  Part cloudy day with SE wind gobed 12.30

3.   Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther  21.  24.  23.

Mostly clear wind N.W.  HG opened store and went home to stay.  Nick and self get along very well  Warren hauls load of wood which sell to Charley Marshall.  Man from Hutton came for 1200 boards  Jo H brings up 1,500.  This makes 7000  I owe him for hauling  Mostly cloudy day with NW wind and freezing all day. Gobed midnight

4. Thursday.  7 AM.  Ther  12.  27.  27.

Mostly cloudy S.E. wind appearances of  snow.  H.G. failed to open up this morning but was on hand during day.  Bought pair gloves and order pair of pants made at Winters @8.00.  Warren Decker brought load wood which sell to Brownfield  Cloudy day southerly wind.  Trade dull  H.G. had few words  with drunken man before supper  Gobed 12.30.  

5.  Friday, 7 AM.  Ther.  20.  38.  30.

Mostly clear but clouds over and mostly cloudy day.   wind variable.  Warren brings up load of wood on yard.  Jim Pugh makes frow.  60 c.  Buy ax handle of Drury  Trade quiet Gobed 12

6.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther  28.  39.  26

Part cloudy.  wind N.  Manifold comes early to clean out cistern.  charges 75 c.  Latta pays $17.25 for  5 3/4 cord wood  Settle with Rile and John for lab date but not fr ties  Warren brought  another load of wood which put in barn yard.  Jo H. brought 1500 boards settle with him in full for 27 ties hauled and 8500 boards @100 per (?).  Trade fair.  Mostly clear day with raw north wind  gobed  1 AM

7.  Sunday.  8 AM.  Ther.  21.  27.  20.

Partly cloudy.  Strong NE wind all day.  Girls went to S.S.  cloudy all day exempt early AM.  I started for ranch about 4 PM. getting there after dark cold ride strong NE wind.  Began to snow pretty fast about 7 P.M. and continued till in the night. blowing through roof and melting very dissagreable (sic.).  Gobed 830 P.M. about 3 in snow on dry yard  John Hughes was found dead in bed this morning.

8.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther  10.  27.  14

Mostly clear with N. wind becoming NW.  John and Warren bring small load of boards at of river bottoms to use on house.  I got ready to go to Diona but thought too cold.  John shaves shingles PM and I started home about 3 P.M. clear day with NW wind gobed  1 AM 9th  Baby about sick with earache.

9.  Tuesday 7.30 AM  Ther 10. 32. 30.

Cloudy.  H.G. went hunting rabbits and shot his dog Jip.  He got back early P.M.  He got back early P.M.  Warren brought up half cord which put in barn yard.  He says Simons expected to begin on house roof today.  After  dinner walked down to RR find 111 ties 4 of them being crossed.  Wrote card to Alburyd in regard in regard to these cloudy day clears off at night SW wind  Gobed 1230

November 30 - December 1, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, IL

November 1890

30.  Sunday 8 AM.  Ther  35.  44.  34.

Mostly cloudy  west wind.  Tue and children went to church.  Start for ranch 3.15 P.M.  getting before dark  No Sup.  Mostly cloudy day with NW wind  gobed 7 P.M.

December 1890

1.  Monday, 5 AM.  Ther.   30.  40.  30.

Clear morning with white frost.  Simon and Johnny make boards in little hollow east of mill site.  Jo H. hauls out a load of 1500 boards.  Warren took Latta a load of wood.  Chut took up a load of ties.  Started home after dinner getting there  about time Jo did helped him unload his boards.  Father and Tue ate dinner with H.G.  Clear AM more cloudy P.M.  Had cold trip today.  Go bed 12.30   letter from A. Ansley.

November 1901

30.  Saturday.  6.20 AM.  Ther.  26.  55.  35. = 38 2/3

Clear, East wind.  Send $2.00 to Record Herald for six month subscription for daily from Dec. 9, 1901.    Paid Bert Wright bal. due him for sawing wood.  Warren Decker called P.M. saying they had corn gathered and would bring it up Tuesday next, 56 bushels. This is  my share on the 10 acres down there.  I drove and called on the Col. [H.G.] A.M.  Found him in bed and feeling badly.  Dr. Iknyan was there.  John McGurty asked  price on bottom lot -  presume for Carnegie Library.  Did not price it.  Mostly clear day with E to S wind.  Had talk with John B. Hill AM.  Jackson St. is still closed to travel waiting to finish paving.  Lot of young people here till late.  Tue over at Groves till 10 P.M.  I took her down to see the Col. toward night.  Simon was in town but 

I didn't see him.  Buy three galvanized coal buckets at Crinas 70 ct paid.  70 ct. paid.  Gobed 9 PM.

December 1901

1.  Sunday 6.30 AM.  Ther  41.  60.  55.  = 52

Mostly clear.  Southerly wind.  Olive makes angel food AM. I drive south of town AM. toward noon getting home time to see Maggie and Olive off.  Ferd rode to depot with me.  Take snap shot of four men near woodpile today.  The roads are good.  I drove after dark down to tell Mrs. Smith not to come to wash if it rains tomorrow.  Tue over at Mrs. Knocks.  Mostly clear clouding up toward night SW wind  Sprinkle rain after dark.  Gobed, 9 P.M.

June 26 - 30, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

June 1890

26.  Thursday.  5 AM  Ther  78.97.  80.

Mostly clear day with very little wind and more sultry than yesterday.    J.B McComas looks at logs and buys them at 3.50 to take them tomorrow.  Nick caught a cecropia at night - male - a female we had has laid about  200 eggs and died.  Riley Easton brought up Welches lumber.  Uncle John in P.M. looking for man to cut wheat.  A little sign of rain today.  Tue and children slept on floor in front room self up stairs 11 PM.

27  Friday.  4 AM.  Ther 75  98  80

Clear,  no wind.  McComas came for logs.  they only averaged about 75 lbs.  Tue picked berries in morning.  Dickinson washed  buggy &c  Comer in town AM.  Too hot for anything,  Light thunder showers in NE.  Lightning at night.  Steve Douglas adjudged insane and went to asylum.  Pay J A Weaver and Art Glass Co   about the hottest night  go bed 10.30 PM.  

28.  Saturday.  4.30 AM.  Ther  77.  98.  80  = 85
Mostly clear.  Tue picks berries AM.  Another hot day.  everybody complaining of heat.  Not very large crowd in town for Saturday.  Trade fair.  Most of  gang up from timber and paid off.  Did not see Comer, he left his book at store.  Uncle John in town looking for me n to cut wheat.  Warren Decker  up with load of lumber.  He refuses to haul up hogs or haul my hogs down.  Sheridan Ashby  died today having been sick two or three weeks.  Cloudy with S.Westerly wind.  Gobed up stairs at midnight - -   

29.  Sunday. 6 AM.  Ther  80  98  79  =85 2/3
Clear.  Southwesterly wind.  Girls went to S.S.  Buddie [Marie] to Christian Church with  Mary Davis.  They all went riding with Dr. Hall toward night.  this has been one of the warmest days, thunder and appearance of rain  S. P.M.  Tue and self pick a few berries at night.  Tue did not go to church.  Go bed 11 P.M. upstairs

30.  Monday.  5 AM.  Ther  80.  92.  75
Part cloudy.  Mrs. Rogers washes.  Heavy  shower 930 to 10.30 AM. with much thunder.  Send DWRs 9 Bbl to  Samuels.  Baseball game today.  Trade fair.  Self about sick.  Gobed 10.30 PM~~

June 1901

27.  Thursday. 6 AM.  Ther.  73.  86.  75  = 78

Cloudy apparently general rain / AM till 5 AM or 6 AM.  Went down after Jubal didn't  find him; hunt up Jo Crail  They both came P.M.  Jube  mowed front yard.  Jo worked at Crossing.  50 c each.  Maggie crowd had function here at night~~ keep self awake  till midnight.  I get fine lot of Pleurotus ostreatus  down at Geo Waters which didn't have for supper.  The rain last night was the heaviest we have had this summer.  Lightning at night with rain later in night  Gobed 9 PM.

28.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  74.  95.  74.  =  81

Clear SW wind.  Went up town before breakfast got some ham.  Mrs. Bell has been milking since Monday.  Weeds in pasture are cutting yield of milk.  there was quite heavy shower after midnight last night and another 4 - 5 P.M.  Hen [Henry Hildreth] and Ora drove into shed out of rain but didnt stay long.  Farmers say no plowing this week.   I drove  out S.W. getting two boxes of Russula viescens not much good and didn't cook them.  Sultry Day.  S.W. wind.  Buy rubber storm apron W. & T. 1.00 Cr.  Talk a while with Geo Brown north of P.O.   go bed 9 P.M.

29.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  72.  92.  79.  =  81

Clear.  N. wind.  No rain last night but thundered in west toward morning.  I went up to  Pinnells for meat before breakfast  Buy chicken, 15 c.  per lb. have been 17 c. alive.  Pay interest at 2d Natl.  $175.00 Called at State Bk to settle, say call Monday.  Get Jubal to hoe garden and take home Mrs. Walkers chair AM.  pd. Jubal 25. c.  Settle with Crail work done Thursday 50 cts.  Speak to C. about Talbot boy says will cut it for me.  Jo Courtney  thinks he will handle it on shares.  Take Marie P.M. to take home dishes used Thursday night &c.  They are counting on big celebration here on July 4.  I suffer much  from the heat today.  Drive with Tue after supper to get chicken &c.  Clear day with west wind very sultry  Gobed 10 P.M.

30.  Sunday.  5 AM.  Ther.  75.  96.  81.  =  84.
Clear , southwest wind  Would have gone down to Simon's but promise to hot.  Drive down to Woodson place looking for fungi.  Saw none  This seems strange.  Same gypsies camp down by school house south that Lucus out near Gaines.*  Mrs. Knox stays to dinner and supper.  She is staying at Mrs. Purtills.  Too warm for me to move round much Southerly wind and clear all day.  Gobed.  10 P.M.

*As written

May 26- 31, 1890 in Coles County, IL

May 1890

26.  Monday.  5 AM.  at Ranch  54.  65.  

Clear . Wind N.  Simon and self make tank for dipping lambs in morning.  Got Warren team and sow patch of hungarian back of barn.  In P.M.   worked on clearing with harrow.  Johnny and Riley cut logs on S. ridge. P.M.  Mill not running,  Mill boys cutting place for rolling logs down hill east of mill.  Clear and fine day cool with northerly wind  gobed 9.30

27.  Tuesday.  5.20 AM.  54  74  57

Clear with N.E. wind went over to clearing where Simon and Steve are putting in hungarian  The harrow seems to do good work and we anticipate a good crop of grass.  Intended to start home before noon but went over where R. and Johnny were cutting logs and didn't get off till about 4 PM had no dinner and was glad to eat what had left Sunday.  Went home by Kings getting there after 7 PM  Clear all day with N.E. wind  gobed 10.30 PM

28.  Wednesday, 6 AM.  ther.  58.  76.  65

Clear SE wind.  Buddie [Marie] went to school with girls.  Tomorrow is the last day of school.  Pay Bebchines Bros (?) 479.64 for bills bought last winter.  Geo Kellogg tightens up door of Beer cooler in (?)  Sunday  school convention in town brings lots of people but no trade.  Plums are mostly on trees yet and curculis has not damaged them much  but they are beginning to rot some.  Strawberries are plenty in stores at 10 cts for qt.  Paint W. end of beer box.  Mr. Al Prevo and family have come back and are living in town.  Tue went to convention at night.  Trade dull   gobed 10.30 PM ~~  Clear till toward night S. wind.

29.  Thursday, 7 AM  Ther  68  83  69

Mostly clear with Southerly wind.  Drove out to Uncle Johns with Tue to get some flowers.  Commencement exercises tonight  Tue and Maggie and Phebe went leaving baby [with] father.  Warm day with southerly wind clear.  11.30 PM.

30.  Friday   7 AM.  Ther  72.  86  73.
Mostly clear Chas Salene came at 8 AM and cleans out stable  hoes garden and berry patch.  worked while at store toward night.  Had Crass an hour or two moving lot of Bbls into Perkins building.  Decoration day said to have been big turn out  Stores all closed in afternoon clear and pleasant  southerly wind. 12 oc.

31.  Saturday 7AM.  Ther 73  87  66
Mostly clear.  Salnes and Kellogg work at store  Kellogg on screen door  Warren Decker brought load of wood which put off for Mrs. Norfolk.  He took down six quinces and my drill box.  Rep. primary convention for Co officers.  Delegates intended for Mitchell and Tremble.  Comer was up and I  got pay for lumber furnished township  Warm day cooler toward night  Gobed 12

January 5-6, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

January 1890

5.  Sunday.  6,15  AM  Ther  57.  60.  61  =  59 1/3

Cloudy wind S.  Started out to Uncle Johns with Tue about 9 oc. AM.  Found him washing up his breakfast dishes.  Had not been very sick.  Snider and Ferd came before noon als (sic) Oscar Dryold.  We left at 3 P.M.  Roads very bad.  Heavy showers in afternoon and very heavy rain in night  Maggie and Phebe stay at home with baby and grandpa.  Grass and wheat are very green and buds on fruit trees are swelling some.  Gobed 9 ~~

6.  Monday 7 AM.  Ther 31.  30.  27  =  30 1/3

Cloudy heavy rain in night.  Some rain AM.  Sleet P.M. and night.  Wind NW and N.  Trade very light.   No country folk in town.  Am worried about stock down at ranch as Milt  said he was nearly out of corn.  Pay Ginther $20.09 still owe him $20.00 (gave note).  Tue sent cards to Mary Sayre.  Gobed 11 P.M.

January 1900

5.  Saturday.  5.45 A.M.   Ther  32.  39.  32.=  34 1/3

Mostly cloudy easterly wind.  Sch(?) got WW all in yesterday. Repairs.  Clara general scubbing   Helen here to dinner.  Warren Decker up with gray horse says will clean up where am cutting for one crop.  Daisy Mitchell calls on Clara P.M.  Tue over at Shortess' after supper.    Clara went to Loxa to remain over Sunday on 9 P.M. train.    Mushroom (shorthand) book will not be ready till Jany 25.  Mostly cloudy day  Easterly wend gobed 10.30

6.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther. 39.  45.  42.  =  42.

Cloudy Southwind.    Self feeling badly  Pick up things at barn a while AM.  Didn't  hitch up till toward night.  Then drive round town a  while  Tue got letter from Phebe yesterday, first since she left Rob went through to Evanston with her.  Roads sloppy  Snow disappears today.  Tue and children go to  church at night.  I sat around a while ate too much cold supper and gobed.  9 P.M.

January 3-4, 1890 and 1901

January 1890

3.  Friday, 7. A.M.  Ther.  28.  43.  34.  =  35

Mostly cloudy NE wind.  The strike on the T Sob aKC ended today.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Phebe started to school.  The children all have bad colds.  Rec Geneva paper notice of death of Uncle Marks Mary on 18 (?)  Pay up Warren Decker for hauling wood.  Davis children and Miss Vaughn over at night.  gobed 12.30

4.  Saturday 7.30  AM.  Ther  37.  46.  52.  =  45
Cloudy, wind S.E. gets in south and remains there fine mist most of  day and night  Dark and muddy.  Trade as good as could expect, better than last Saturday  Learn that Uncle John is sick and decide to go out there in morning if weather permits.  Drake did not come and John Simon's says he will be ready to move down there at anytime.  11P.M.

January 1901

3.  Thursday.  6.15  AM.  Ther  6.  36.  24.  =  22

Clear southerly wind  Didn't get up town till nearly noon  Coony digging out pipes from main at store.  City has to stand part it  Pay Minton a/c 4.40 chk.  Clarence says Rob would take care of Phebe.  No word from her today.  Tue feeling badly all day  Clara ironing P.M.  Bill for  (?) (?) 6.65  Clear day South west wind  gobed 9 PM.

4.  Friday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  22.  37.  36  =  31 2/3

Mostly clear with southerly wind.  Clara ironing  I went to Loxa A,M. getting there just in time for dinner  got home 1 P.M.  Tue went to R.C. at Marshall's  Clara went to dentist.  Lost large hazel cane which I thought much of must have got out of buggy along the road.  Mostly clear day Roads sloppy and quite muddy expect gravel.  Jo grubbing  gobed 10 PM.

November 15 - 19, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

November 1889

15.  Friday  6.30 AM.  Ther 24,  41,  30  =  31 2/3
At Ranch  Clear, heavy frost.  Boys finish S. side and begin on N.   Milt puts rough floor in  in east loft in barn.  I  left at  11 AM.  Jim Cassody will take me two loads hay next Monday.  Learn on getting home that Uncle Henry is dead.  Uncle John was in today.  He has been trading for the Gage house near R.R.  Mostly clear day.  Gobed 10.30

16.  Saturday 7 AM Ther  26.  45.  35.  =  35 1/3
Part cloudy.  Uncle John down to dinner.  He has not yet tracted for Gages property.  Trade dull.  Bought shed of hay of John Van Meter @3.75  Guage machine by Grifferd   Milt in and started about small load of hay about dark   Gang were mostly all up and paid off.  after Kicking from two others.  gobed 11 P.M.

17.   Sunday 7.30 AM.  ther  35.  33.  33  = 332/3
Select.  Cloudy N E wind.  Began to snow about 10 AM. and Kept it up all day, Phebe went to S.S. Maunie Lang here all P.M.  Mary a& Paul Davis at night.  M & P agree to  Keep record of weather  Will pay them each 25c per month for same.  It quit snowing abt dark about 1 in. left on ground bal. melted.  Wind NE all day.  Gobed 10 PM.

18.  Monday  7 AM.  Ther  33.  41.  41.  =  38 1/3
Cloudy foggy snow still on ground but melts off.  heavy mist all day.  Out of wood at house  Try to get dray to haul some from pile in front, didn't find one.  Warren Decker up pay him $13.50 for lab at shed.  Trade fair.  Very dark damp and discouragable weather  Gobed Midnight ~~

19.  Tuesday   7 AM.  Ther.  41.  49.  45.  =  45.
Cloudy, damp, foggy.  John Simons says he will go down on my place in Spring  if Milt Drake leaves.  Grand Jury still working   Learn that they have thrown out the sunday(sic) case against self  Kellogg and others, also learn that no one in Charleston has been indicted as yet.  Full  (?) got home from Ark this AM.  Hat was down at our house, she had letter from H.G. order 1/2 Bbl Blackberry from H. Myer  Damp day foggy 11 P.M.  J. Mountjoy hauls 2 loads wood from pile in front.

November 1900

15.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther 30.31.  21 = 27 1/3

Mostly cloudy N.W. wind.  Lillie ironing.  She decides to start for Spokane, Wash. on 27 inst.  Thrilkeld and agent call to see her.  Telephone, didn't get him, Gaines have bought stove for him of of Mrs. Knock for 3.00  Pay Mrs. Dorsch a/c in full to date 18.00  ch  Deposits J.O. Linder check at 2nd Natl  121.92  My a/c about 30.00  behind.  Pinold puts new pipe to furnace.  Has been at it a month or two.  Berthold plumber tries to fix motor pump but fails.  Clear day NW wind.  Roads dry and dusty  Corn thinly cuts. in Loxa. (C.H, Jones)  Peel quinces at night  Dick Wright called today and said he would work for me some next week.  Gobed 9 P.M.   

16.  Friday.  6. AM.  ther.  19.  34.  34.  = 29.

Easterly wind.  Write P card to Gaines telling him have bought a stove for him.  Jim Decker up with wood.  Says Smions and Warren shucking corn.  Tue went up town P.M.  Marie has friends here after school.  Take Lilly over to her aunts in west part of town.  A.J. Weil drummer in town. P.M.  Cloudy day with E to S.E. wind sleet and rain occasionally till toward night.  some heavy showers in night.  Self not feeling well today.  Get shave Brown and settle up with him  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

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17.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  46.  52.  50.  =  49 1/3

Cloudy and raining.  Southwind.  Some thunder this  morning.  Showers most of forenoon.  Sort over papers AM.  Tue working on dress for Maggie.  Nobody  up from my part of Hutton Tp  Not large crowd in town for Sat.  Drive over to Mrs. Walter  Loggins P.M. to tell her could find no abstract.  Buy feed P.M. of W.D. Smith first for many months.  Went up at  night to see that I got it.  Marie and self buy thermometers with "Wheallet."   Tue and Maggie and Lilly working sewing at night.  Mostly cloudy day with southerly wind.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

18.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  ther.  53.  60.  59  = 51 1/3

Cloudy. southwind  Showers occasionally PM and at night heavy at times.  Drive up for Oysters & C noon. Drove down to Lloyds but they couldn't wash for Turrie tomorrow.  Buy some tablets at Shannon's.  Lulu Dorsch here a while at night.  Cloudy day Southwind.  Drive Queen.  Streets sloppy.   Intended to visit ranch today but weather too bad.    Gobed 9.30 PM~

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19.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther  58.  63  60  =  60 1/3

Cloudy.  Rain last night Wind south.  Take Tue to Shalgburger AM.  Leave Lillie shoes at Gray's.  Went out to Gaine's after dinner  Met funeral procession  Maurice Burgness child.  Mrs. Gaines has been away several days - just got home Wal her brother there on visit Jo shucking shock corn. hauling fodder.  Is nearly done with standing corn.  Part cloudy afternoon.  Roads muddy except gravel.  Start home 5 P.M.  Drive to down to Dishon's to see about girl didn't get one.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

September 30 - October 1 1900 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

September 1889

30.  Monday, 7 AM.  Ther 58.  70.  62.  =  63 1/3

Cloudy and damp.  Mostly cloudy day but clears off before night.  Wind W.  Hitch up PM to go to Montforts to look at a harrow but learn that it was sold.  Drove round town a while toward night  Oil buggy  Milt didn't come up today, roads pretty slick.  Tue bought girls shoes at Mitchell's on cr.  gobed 1020~~

October 1889

1.  Tuesday. 7AM.  58.  70.  54.  =  60.
Clear.  Fresh W. wind.   Maggie starts to school.  walk down to depot in morning.  Drake did not come up today.  Tell Warren Decker he can begin hauling wood this week @ 1.75.  Jeff Bishop & Co went to Silverwood fishing.  Tue up to  Davis P.M. leaving baby at home.  Trade dull.  11.15 P.M.

September 1900

30.  Sunday. 6 AM.  Ther 42.  74.  52. = 56

Clear wind.No frost that I noticed Clyd did not come till 10 AM  I intended to visit ranch but did  not get ready till  8.30 AM.  I intended to visit ranch, but did not get ready till 10 AM.  Drive put to Decker Park - Dice Woods to look  for mushrooms.  Get  bunch of Polypiness sulfiurous  which cook for dinner but didn't eat.  Tone and mount lot of pictures.  Marie and friends &c.  Gather some quinces in morning and bake.  The 3 little trees on hillside have about a bushel on.  Mrs. Knock and Tue sent to church at night.Stopped at Shannons to hear  from Phebe.  I left call for  her to be there at 7 P.M.  I stay till 9 P.M. but she did not call.  Roads better than I had expected.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

October 1900

1.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  44.  80.  64  =  62 2/3

Clear, with little wind; heavy dew.  We hear many rumors about Phebe but had not letter since Saturday.  I see J W Marshall HA Neal and Phona Shena about H.G. Loan Stock.  Take C Winter home at noon he was complaining.  Ferd calls about noon is getting brace fixed.  Tue  gets letter from Mary Sayre P.M.  I start to Loxa 1 P.M.  Call at Schalzburger to see about lumber wanted.  See H.C. Defenbaugh along road about saw logs,  Jo Grubbing and says nearly done.  Will bring in potatoes &c. in day or two.  I brought home lot of tomatoes and other stuff.  Clear day Easterly  wind gobed 8.30 PM.

 

August 27-28, 1989 and 1900

August 1889

27.  Tuesday, 6.30 AM  Ther 68  90.  66  =74 2/3

Clear getting very dry.  Pasture is getting poor and well and springs getting low.  Work at invoicing stock.  Trade fair.  Very warm.  Milt got in about 2 PM with load of posts.  Warren Decker calls and will make me some more posts.   Milt reports  water getting very scarce in pastures.  Mrs. Rogers  irons.  Clear day.   Burgess  has traded his Ky farm for  the Jo Gage residence.  Gobed 10.30 PM.

28.  Wednesday 6.30 AM.  Ther 65.  90.  65  =  72 2/3

Mostly clear and very warm and  dry.  Drake brought load of wood which sold to Kelly for 3.25~ AY Wist drummer here.  Buy from him 5 BU 5.87 B(?) @ 1.00 in B.  Decide to go to woods tomorrow and take girls  Uncle John was in town but didn't come down to dinner.  Gobed 10.30 PM

August 1900

27.  Monday.  5.30  AM.  The  65.98.  75.  =  79 1/3

Partly cloudy.  Northerly wind.  Tue, Maggie Devone and Owen cleaning south chamber.  Get Queen shod in front.  Cooney  Scheyetle puts up Urinal.  One piece missing.  C.D. Mitchell gives me list of lumber he may need soon  about 27000 ft.  Shirley and wife in P.M.  (?) got pretty full.  they finished BC this AM.  There seems to be no fixed price 85.00 would probably hit average  Thought to go to Loxa, but didn't.  Owen leaves to work for Denman.  Drive a while round town at night alone.  Gobed 9 PM  Buy halter Shoemaker Cr. 1.15.

28.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  68.  96.  74.  =  79 1/3

Mostly clear.  Went after  Ed. Wells but couldn't get him.  Molter offers $77.50 for Shirleys corn.  Milk cow at 9 AM.  Mrs. Owen washing.  Tue and Maggie Devone work at "Miss Ford's room"   I start to Loxa 10 AM  Meet GB Griffin  with other party (Mr. Thompson (?))  Meet Armstrong who says his (?) all in shed.  Jo grubbing yesterday and today.  John Sorvers died yesterday at Loxa.  Get sack of corn )new) Armstrong destroyed or ran  over lots of corn for me.  Get tomatoes  cabbage &c.  Stop at Smiths  on way home get home at 6 PM.  Warm day with northerly  wind.  Tue had J o Ashby , boy employed doing chores when I got home.  Gobed 9 PM.

August 21-26, 1889 in Charleston, IL

August 1889

21.  Wednesday 7 AM.  ther 73,  83,  62.  = 72 2/3

Cloudy.  Sprinkles rain between 7 and 8.  Went with Myers to look at (?)'s sheep.  He asks 3.00 per head for them.  Base ball Terre Haute and Charleston (?).  Milt brought up posts.  Uncle John in town.  Hat was down in P.M.  she and Tue talk of going to Lerna tomorrow morning.  Paid Uncle John for corn bought last week $30.  Phebe cried with earache at night.  gobed 10.30 PM

22.  Thursday 7.30  am  Ther  62.  84.  62.  =  69 1/3
Clear smokey haze Tue got up at 4.30 intended to take baby  but decided not to got to.  Girls and I got breakfast about 8.30.  Went down to  Spilters  in P.M. bought his sheep at 3.50 per 100 going to take them tomorrow morning.  (?) drummer  in town.  Tue got home at 10 PM.  Went down to train for her.  The girls do  the work today getting along first rate.  Milt Drake brought load of posts.  Gobed  10.30 PM~~

23.  Friday 7 AM  Ther 63.  86.  62.  =  69
Clear Smokey haze.  got to Spilter's about 9 weigh sheep but decide not to take them down today.  Went from there to timber.  Have men pull all the burrs in pastures.  Enoch and old man chapping.  Frank Drake rode up to Spilters with me to stay all night and help about dark  Gobed 10.30 P.M.  

24.  Saturday 7 AM Ther.  62.  86.  63.  =  70 1/3
Clear smokey hazy.  Paid Spilter for sheep 9006 lbs. @3 1/2 = 315.21, 82 head.  Trade not so good as usual .  Milt on the war path at night  started home at 9 PM.  Boys got sheep down alright.  Foreman pays me for posts $7.40.  Pleasant warm day, go to bed  9 P.M.

25.  Sunday 5.15 AM  Ther.  56.  86.  63.  =  68 1/3
Clear .  McCravy works me early.  Tue and self started at 7.30 got to Milts 9.30.  Went down in hollow to fuel and eat dinner.  Warren Decker and Jo Handley came down, don't think they can afford to make any more posts on S. side.  Went home by Farmington Road.  Get a lot of pawpaws, they are not ripe yet though.   Gobed 9 PM. 

26.  Monday 6.30 AM.  Ther.  63.  90.  69.  =  74
Clear.  Mrs. R washes.  Uncle J to dinner.  Milt brings load 8 ft posts which puts back of stable.  settle with Warren Decker paying him 7.59 in full to date.  They are putting up poles for Electric  light on our street.  Maggie and Phebe went to river with Davis folks P.M.    O Weiss detained me at store after closing up.  Gobed 11 PM~

July 30- August 1, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, IL

July 1889

30.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther. 65.  80.  65.  =  70.

Clear.  N.W. wind.Crass works all day at straightening up things, and will probably work all the week.  Bis dull.  Drake brought load of wood to Tooke  McCarty pays me 45c. for posts.  Mrs. Rogers washes and irons.  clear and pleasant.  Prospect for fine weather for races.  Gobed 10.30 PM.

31.  Wednesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  85.  66.  = 71 2/3

Clear  Crass works till 3 P.M. at clearing furniture and went home his wife being sick.  Warren Decker brought load of 50 posts which he took to Milton.  Sell Alex Fischer half cord wood which Milt delivers, one more load will finish out Tookes  3 cord.  Get blue suit of  clothes at Winters for which I owe him 33.00  Trade dull for horse races.  There are more entries than usual but farmers don't seem to come to town.  The races do not begin till tomorrow.  Gobed 10.30 pm.

August 1889

1.  Thursday.  7 AM.  Ther. 67.  73.  69.  =  69 2/3

Partly cloudy, hazy, sprinkle several times during day  Wind S to SW.  Crass finishes clearing at store and pay him up.  F (?) of Cincinnati here AM buy from him half Bbl Alcohol @ 2.00  Horse Fair for some reason does not make much business so far.  Drake up  today with wood which he takes to Tooke.  Gobed 10.30

July 1900

30.  Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  63.  88.  75.  =  75 1/3

Mostly clear.  I quit tobacco (have been chewing since Saturday.) till Christmas next.  Jo Reat says will take 5,000 ft BO fencing @ 1.70 if good.  Looks at pile at store in back lot.  Phebe and friends getting ready for camping over at Dr. Byers.  Learn that Gaines wanted to see me and start out there 3 P.M.  Jo grubbing.  They are putting in new iron bridge opposite my place on Mattoon road.  Get corn cucumbers eggs &c but finaly (sic) decide to stay all night.  Chudy Talbot cutting weeds in road.  Jo fixes fences says horses came in corn last night.  they haul balance oats to barn Sat. PM.  Clear day mostly.  Play seven up till bedtime.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

31.  Tuesday 4 AM.  Ther.  70.  95.  75.  =  80.

Clear.  Jo helping at bridge with team today  I started home at 8 o'clock.  Yellow cow had dalf in pasture this morning   Sex unknown.  Maggie Devone washed first time  Charlotte Sproule helps Tue sew PM.  I brought in lot of stuff also sack of corn.  Com Eastin rides with me home PM.  tue and  I down at night till 9.30 PM.  She  visited the Camp at Dr. Byres.  This one of the  warmest days.  N.W. wind calm.  Gobed 10.30 PM.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~August, 1900~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1.  Wednesday 5.30 PM.  Ther.  70.  98.  75.  =  81

Clear N.W. wind.  El Marshall  tears out old urinal new one not come yet.   John Simons come with first loads of lumber 1020 ft. 2 1/2x10-14 for Tp and 79 ps for BC shed self.  We pile it all in front Perkins lot.  Simons & Warren help arrange gate posts for piling lumber on.  Heavy wind with thunder storm from north about 2 PM.  then falling from 98 to 70 within 20 minutes.  Maggie Dvone ironing.  Notify Snider that Tp. lumber is here.  Mailing letter after supper.  clears off after shower.  Ink got spilled in S. chamber today.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.  Develope (sic) two or three plates at night - first for many months.*

*These are the glass plate negatives he took.  I own many of his glass negatives.

May 11-16, 1889 in Charleston, IL

May 1889

11. Saturday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther.  62.  72.  52.  =  62.

Partly cloudy.  Clouds up and  storm of wind and rain about 11 AM.  Girls went to picnicking at river and got wet  H.G. and Nick open store early.  Trade not very lively for Saturday and first day.  Minors plenty.  Warren Decker hauled load of 60 posts.  Has pretty tired at night.  Cloudy day after the rain.  Go bed 11.30

12.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther.  65.  65.60.  =63 1/3

Mostly clouds up and begins rain slowly about and continues most of the day.  I start for ranch about 10 A.M. buy two shoats of Joe Hutch on way down.  Did not rain there yesterday.  Milt going up after pigs tomorrow.  Frank hurt his shoulder and they sent for Dr.   Lost umbrella on road down.  got pretty wet coming home  rained most of P.M.  Got home about 7.30.  There was a shooting last night by Julia Wood she is now in jail  Gobed 10 PM

13.  Monday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  57.  65.  55.  =  55 2/3

Cloudy foggy wind W.  Milt Drake came up for hogs leaving one here supposed barrow but proved to be a boar.  Crass helped about pigs.  Package (?) came.  Trade rather dull.  Dark gloomy day muddy sprinkles several times damp and misty.  It is  thought the man shot Saturday night will die  Julia Wood is out on bail.  I remain at store till shut up 11PM.  Order rye and French of BBon and Blue Lick.  Gobed 11:30 PM~~

14.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  50.  75.  60.  =  61 2/3
Clear  Pleasant day with light W. wind M & H  Drummer here.  Uncle John was in to dinner.  trade rather dull  Ed Daughterty and Jo Lands will open in a few days  Ed has up his new furniture.  Phebe sick all day Tu thinks caught cold at picnic Sat.  Gobed 11.30 PM

15.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  65.  72.  66.  =  67 2/3
Cloudy strong S. wind damp.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Wind gets up and blows a violent gale before noon raining some; and doing some damage to fencing.  Uncle John was in on his way to Snider.  Business dull.  Afternoon pleasant.  Got stuff to build a partition in back room.  Learn at night that tax sale is going on, had forgotten about my taxes.  Man who was shot still alive.  Gobed 11.30

16.  Thursday.  6.45 AM  Ther.  68.  90.  73.  =77.
Hazy.  Abbott comes to work early, working all day.  Geo Kellogg puts up partition at store.  The man shot last Saturday died P.M.  Julia Wood was sent to Jail.  Green drummer in town.  Trade light .  Clear day with strong S. wind Uncle John settled with Hibbard and thinks he beat him  Gobed, midnight.

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 9, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

1914

9.  Monday.  6.30.  AM. Ther.  32.  40.  34.  =  35 1/3

Clear. N.W.  1.  Mostly clear day: moderate westerly winds.  Sent late couriers to Buddy.  Harman called before  5 P.M. giving me check for my share of the remainder corn 30.90.  this finishes corn deal for last year he says.  There is biz. still unsettled however.  Mrs. Curd called to consult about Hat's birthday function and  Tue went over there after supper until after 9 oclock try to make out list for S.R. &Co.  gobed 9.30  Alfred didn't come.

1889

9.  Saturday 6 AM.  Ther.  21.   32.  31.  = 28

clear, NW wind about 1/3 in. of snow  or hail on ground.  The girls all caught more cold last night.  Baby seems about sick.  Got up in night and rubbed Phebe's chest with coal oil.  Warren Decker came up  sent out lot of tools by him and will go down tomorrow or next day.  Got stray chicken speak to Rueb about sawing my timber.  Cloudy day now N.W. wind snow flying at times.  No word on cow yet and too cold today to  go after her.  Go bed 9 P.M.

February 23- 28, 1889 in Charleston,IL

February 1889

23.  Saturday, 6.15, A.M.  Ther.  -1.  13.  8.

fair   But cloudy most of day , with N. wind snow flying at times has been coldest day this winter coldest average since last Fb 27.  Bob Brown called about  noon to say he had sowed about 15 acres of timothy.  Pay him 3.00 on a/c.  He still owes me me a rent.  Wood pile grows less pretty fast this weather.  Good deal less than half a cord on hand.  Mrs. Rogers and daughter brought clothes at night.  Phebe and  self went up after some steak and (?).  Not so cold as last night.  Mary Davis over toward night.  Got to bed 10 1/2 P.M.

24.  Sunday.  6.45 AM  Ther.  7.  23.  18.

Cloudy , gift of snow in the night.  Phebe went to S.S.  Maggie coughed good deal in the night having caught more cold yesterday.  Phebe went to S.S. and brought Mamie Lang home with her, she stayed till night.  Maggie had accident with syrup cup.  Cloudy day with variable wind mostly S.E. light snow at times probably less than half an inch in all.  Gobed 9 P.M.

25.  Monday 6.15 AM  ther.  9.  33.  26.  Part cloudy hazy.  Clouded up and snow flurry from S.E.Began snowing about 4 P.M. and continued most of the night with sleet winding up in the morning with a little rain which froze as it fell.  Warren Decker brought me a half a cord of wood and took down clover seed got of Wright 144 lbs at 6.00 per bush.  He also took seeder.  Learn that Tom Stoddert is worse and has had to give up the supervisor-ship.  Baby has caught cold.  Phebe went to school  Maggie about the same.  Gobed 10 P.M.

26.  Tuesday  6.30 AM.  Ther.  32.  40.  36. = 36.

Mostly cloudy day and snow melting.  Just I started for timber at 2.30 P.M. turned back at Walker ford but went ahead after meeting Handley's folks.  River up a little and full of ice which is not moving yet.  Go to bed at 7.30  Roads bad for riding  10 P.M.

27.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther.  34.  44.  34.

Partly cloudy.  Still thawing.  Rode to Warren Decker's to get clover seed, which Warren brought over.  Got Bob started and hope he will continue till finished  Start home at 11 AM.  Roads not quite as bad as yesterday.  Very muddy toward town.  Got home abt 1 P.M.  Sunshine at times, snow leaving, fast wind N.E.  Warren Decker hauled load of wood which he but in road in front of house.  Order case Bethesda for Stoddert.  He is sick  abed  and has been for some time.  Gobed 9 PM.

28.  Thursday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  32.  50.  42.  

Partly cloudy - hazy.  Maggie's cold is much better and she does not cough much in the night.  Zeke Easton bought load of wood which sell him for .75 c  Bought Potatoes and rabbit at Wrights on Cr.  Jack Fagan paid me $1.00 old a/c.  Tue went up to Davis' in evening, Maggie making pie meanwhile.  Began to rain before dark and slow rain in night.  Wind S.E.  Very sloppy and disagreeable, roads are not yet broken through.  saw up some wood  Go bed 8.30 PM  Crank woman calls.

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.

January 16-19, 1889 in Charleston, IL

January 16-19

16.  Wednesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  50.  61.  39.

Cloudy.  Strong S wind all night with  light rain.  Phebe was first one up this morn and helped get breakfast.  Paid up Stoddert  a/c 22.20 , Havy's a/c $13.75.  Strong wind all day.  Dash of rain about sunset, clearing off wind getting into the west. grown colder after  dark.    Heavy wind all night.  Lunar eclipse (?) night.  Tue went up to Davis ' toward night.  Phebe got pushed down in mud today noon by big boy.  Gobed 10 PM.  

17.  Thursday.  6 AM  Ther.  29.  36.  28.  

Clear, wind, west, clear pleasant day.  Father ate dinner with the G.A.R.  Bob Brown was up and reported on ties for the first time Uncle John was down to dinner.  Marie was sick  all day and worse at night.  I went uptown and got some yeast, steak and some coffee which I roasted.  Gobed 10.30

18.  Friday. 6.15 AM  Ther.  21.  35.  24.  

Clear.  Did not sleep much last night on account  of baby she had a hot  fever and we thought of sending for the Dr.  She is  better this morning.  Pleasant day NW wind.  Baby not feeling very well yet.  I paid Mike Miller in full 14.10  Tue went up town toward night.  Wrote  for Tue  to Curtis Pub Co  go bed 8.30 PM

19.  Saturday. 6.15 AM  Ther.  18.  34.   33.

Clear with  E. wind.  white frost.  Warren Decker called pay him order on Skidimon 28.00 and check for 20.00 still  owe him several dollars.  Bob did not send in his report on ties.  Uncle John was in to dinner, he has traded the Nicholson place for Kline farm paying 500.00 to boot.  Mrs. C. Davis and daughter called toward night.  clear day E wind clouds up toward night and began to snow about 10 P.M.