November 10-27, 1890 in Charleston,IL

November 1890

10.  Monday, Court convenes and grand jury organizes  Trade dull for Monday .

11.  Tuesday.  Tue went to meeting of aid society leaving father with baby.

12.  Wednesday 

13.  Thursday, Grand Jury in full blast has done nothing so known to parties here.  Briggs got home today from Chicago  Tue thinks we ought to buy his lot in bottom  children all have colds.

14.  Friday  Brownfield washes bottles AM.  bottled some Grechese liquor AM.  Lynch Bros case in court  jury left out at night.  Baby not well and threatened with croup at night

15.  Saturday - 

16.  Sunday - Was up  at 4.30 with belly ache.

17.  Monday- 

18.  Tuesday - 

19.  Wednesday- 

20.  Thursday - Cut big pin oak near river for boards find it very brittle and hardly fit for boards.

21.  Friday 5 AM- Went out after breakfast and shot a squirrell [sic]  worked all day doing better than we expected to do  Warren went fox hunting at night

22.Saturday    I start home at 10.30 getting there before John did.  Uncle John in but not down to dinner.  Says he has bought the Phillips farm N. of Stockton this week 260 a @ 35.00 

23.  Sunday - Baby about sick Tue giving her oil  Thinking she might have the Whooping Cough.  Maggie and Phebe went walking with other girls after dinner.  Kate Davis was over before night.  Clear day SW wind

24.  Monday  Drake Groves has come home to get married.  

25.  Tuesday.

26. Wednesday,   Boys go to work on big pin oak making boards.  Warren went at night on fox chase returning at 3 in morning

27.  Thursday, Think boys will finish big tree today. It has made about 5.500  I stayed with boys till about 10  AM and started home.  I rode in bluffs next the river a while this morning looking for board timber  Got home about noon.  Find that Nick has been sick since yesterday evening and not able to be at store.  Today is Thanksgiving clear and pleasant with northerly wind.  Maggie went to Mrs Jenkins house warming at night and Tue went up to Bolten with other girls.  RR ball at hall  Gobed 11 PM ~~ White paid

January 8 - 15, 1914 in Coles County Illinois (highlights)

January 1914

8. Thursday- Had thought  to order my horse, but Harman borrows her to go to sale.  He bought a large gray mare at sale for 19.00.  thinks he is on trade for his Colo. land.

9. Friday.  Nothing "doing' today.  Tue attends R.C. at Pophams first meeting  since the 13 the (?).  

10.  Saturday. 6:30 AM.  We have not heard from Buddy for about two weeks.   We get letter from Buddy P.M.  She is all well but (?) Charles has taken Whooping cough.  Phebe over at Library at night.  I read Lucia till went to sleep.

11.  Sunday.  I devote much time to keeping up the fires.

12.  Monday.  6.30 AM.  coldest since last Mar. 2.  Hat invites family down to dinner.  Tue and Phebe went about 11 AM, but I stay at home.  

13.  Tuesday.  Find lower W.C.*froze up.  It let loose about 10 AM.  They fix up  box to send Buddy P.M. by P. Post.  Tue works P.M. getting ready  for washing tomorrow.    Saw Maynard Miller first time for 30 or 40 years.

*Water Closet

14.  Wednesday.  Order mare late P.M. first I have driven since Dec.22.  Drive out the Watsons returning the south road.  Ora Webb came 2 P.M. to visit Phebe a few days.

15.  Thuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  36.  54.  44.  = 44 2/3

Part cloudy. W.2 becoming W.2. becoming SW2 later.  Order mare 10 AM.  Pay A.G. Frommel , check  1.10 paying for hols back straps which he failed to charge.  The ground has been frozen in places since Sat.  Is thawing and slightly muddy places.  I drove E of town near to Goble place and back,   Mrs. Dr. Walker is dead.  Pay I.B. Mitchell + Son to 14th  in full, 200.38.  Tue took check to them.  Pay C.E. Tate for paints mailing check.  I drove late south of town return by Wrights.  Mostly clear day light SW wind  The  frost about all out: roads somewhat spongy - little mud.  Phebe  and Ora went to Mattoon P.M.  Tue over at Groves night  Gobed 8.30

February 8 -9, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

8.  Saturday.  6.30.  A.M.  Ther.  16.  36.  24.  = 25 1/3

Clear.  S.W.2.  I slept well, and found W.C. alright when got up.  Tue spends much of day writing to Muggs.  I copy two recipes for same~~  Harman called P.M.  Has been to a sale and sells an old mare for say 17.50.  Reports the roads good.  Mostly cleat day moderate westerly winds.  Self not feeling pretty well., worse at night and didn't sleep good.   Gobed.9

9.  Sunday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  22.  44.  30.  = 32

Cloudy. W. 1.  The air full of fog and frost.  Tue went to church AM getting Sunday R.H.  Shave self all right AM.  We had dinner 1 P.M.  this the warmest day for a week or two and the snow is settling.  Mostly cloudy light SWS winds ~~  Self complain of stiff neck all day.  Tue went to Grove's from after dark till 10 oc.  Gobed 10  Jack had fit in house at night.

1888

8.  Wednesday  6.30  AM.  Ther  8.  22.  12.

Mostly clear with N.w. wind.  Answer Tom Frost's letter.  Meet M. Sandy uptown, he came down to house at night.  Snider was here to dinner.  Mrs. Rogers ironed in afternoon.  Tue went up town to buy some things P.M.  Mrs. haw is better today.  Curt Davis baby is very sick with whooping cough.  Cloudy or hazy day forenoon, light snow most of P.M. about two inches falling and growing colder.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

9.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  -5.  7.  0.
Mostly cloudy, wind easterly.  One of the coldest mornings we have had.  M & P went to school.  M.S. Dowling and H.G.  call on me.  Scott and Den Dowling have a sale tomorrow.  Still chewing tobacco, have tried to quit, but have not been able to make it stick yet.  Curt Davis little baby died today of whooping cough.  Sell Jim Campbell half cord of wood.  John Rice will pay for it.  Ed Eastin says he will wand cord tomorrow.  He says his mother is sick.  Mostly clear day with north wind.  Gobed 10 P.M.~~

February 5-6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

5.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  6.  20.  8. = 11 1/3

Most clear.  NW.2. W.C. again froze up.  We have to thaw out with lantern.  Rhoda came to wash 7.30.  Tue went up to Parker sale at store AM.  Rhoda does other work and stays the dinner.  This the coldest day this winter.  Light westerly wind all day.  Mostly cloudy  PM with snow flurries.  The weather forecasts predict same for several days.  I did not get out much.  The furnace "off" again early and had to work an hour before could build fire.  Ordered cobs Whalens for morn.  Self feel poorly.  Gobed 9.30.

6.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.       0.  32.  18.  = 16 2/3.

Mostly Clear W.1.  Again trouble with W.C. freezing.  I did not let loose till noon.  Think I can fix it good tonight.  Attic tank ran dry last night.  We borrow lamp lanterns in coal room  might benifit W.C.  Could not see difference: it froze all same.  Load cobs from Whalens came 1.00 cr. per load P.M.  Tue works of PM on R.C.  lesson.  Think have WC fixed so  will stand cold night - will let it run all night.  Part cloudy  day: light SW wind.  Mrs. Fulton called to see  Tue P.M.  Tue got armful of books from library.  One of cold days.  Go bed 9.

1888

5.  Sunday.   7 AM.  Ther.    24.  29.  22.

Cloudy wind NW.  Baby slept well and think she is  all right.  Don't think she has the whooping cough.  It is very prevalent in town and several children have died from it quite recently.  W.L. Montecue died suddenly at Dr. Steele's office yesterday morning.  Maggie and Phebe got to S.S. in AM. and up to Davis after dinner.  Open Bbl of Baldwin apples, have just finished one of gradings.   Tue went over to Perrills a while toward night.  Called at Mrs. Shaw's she is not much better.  Have been smoking cigar since July 11 and have decided to quit for a while toward night.  Cloudy AM  clears off  and  clear night.  Go bed.  9.30 P.M.

6.  Monday,  6.30 AM.  Ther.  15.  34.  31.

Clear with S. wind.    Girls both go to school.  Mrs. is reported better today.  Get  John Savely to saw up  half cord wood.  Comer up town.  Order him to saw  me 2000 ft.  2 in. plank and 2000 ft. 2.3 and 4 by 5 such as city uses @ .70 on the yard in wood.   Pay him check $100.00  on balance due him.  A. Taylor working  for Winter was  found dead  in his bed this morning.  Jim Perrill  got some more sheeting and ordered 400 ft. 2 in elm plank 14 ft.  Baby had  a severe time with her bowels after supper.  Mostly  clear day, wind southerly.  Go bed 10.30 PM.

February 1-4, 1888 in Charleston, IL

1.  Wednesday, 7 A.M.  Ther  30.  35.  34.
Cloudy or foggy.  Mrs. Rogers comes to wash at 8 A.M.  Baby seems better this morning but  Tue sends for Dr. Patton who came about noon.  Settle with Case apple a/c P.M.   Mrs. Norfolk calls me in telling me to send Mrs. Terman load of wood.  Gave bill lumber provided City last month to H.G. 2000 ft. $30.00.  Jim Driscoll goes up with load of lumber from mill.  Jack Fayan calls on me toward night.    Phebe did not go to school today.  She slept till after 9 A.M.  Cloudy all day and thawing a little wind Easterly.   Gobed 9 P.M.


2.  Thursday,  6.30 A.M. Ther.  33.  34.  32.
Cloudy.  Baby seems better this morning.  Receives draft from  J&L&B for 618.80 in full.  Mrs. Feagan called in morning,  "settle" with John Armstrong P.M.  Mrs. Shaw is very sick.  John Roberts was buried this morning.  Cloudy all day wind easterly.  Tue has headache bad at night.  Go bed 11 P.M.  W. Decker agrees to cut 20 cord good wood @ .60.

3.  Friday 6.15 AM.  Ther  32.  36.  37.
Cloudy, misty wind NE.  Maggie and Phebe both went to school.  Mrs. Rogers irons.  Look up act. at Christers and Chambers.  Sell Jim Pernnell 205 ft, sheet @ 75c.  Milt Drake and Johnson up from timber.   Milt pays me $1.00 for wood sold.  Baby not feeling very well.  Tue thinks may be taking Whooping Cough.  Talk of sending for Dr. at night but decide not to.  Dark Damp Day with NE. wind.  The roads are still good and Bob Brown brought up a load of lumber.  Dr. called at night for paper.  Gobed 10 P.M.

4.  Saturday 6.30 A.M.  Ther  37.  39.  36.
Cloudy.  raining about day light.  Wes Caylen brings me a half a cord of wood.  I sent Mrs. Lusman a third of cord a day or two ago.  Baby seems better this morning, she coughs a good deal in night, but does not "whoop" any.  Comer and gang are up and pay him 50.00.  Settle  with Ginthers in full $12.60 - 3.00  with Geo Chambers  $43.90 -3.00 and with Messick and Gray 11.93 all in full.  Get city order for lumber last month  $30.00 which deposit.  Snider called P.M.  Mrs. Davis and Paul over in the evening.  Dark damp day, misty.  Snow in afternoon, wind NW.  Gotobed 10 PM.