March 12-13, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, Illinois

March 1914

12.  Thursday. 6.15   AM.  Ther.  20.  40.  34.   31 1/3

Clear.  N.1.  I spent bad night  with throat and stomach.  Thirty six years ago today we moved from Mrs. Norfolks house to the old house on this lot.  H.G.  brought  C.O. AM.  The birthday party came off all right with six guests all ladies.  Will Stoddert of Mott N.D. called a while.  He is farming up there.  He does not think much of machine plowing.  He starts home today.  Tue got home 5 P.M.  Bright clear day light  southerly winds.  I am dicting (sic) in eating.  I have good appetite for sick man and eat  too much.  Gb

13.  Friday.  6.30.  AM.  Ther.  30.  54.  42.  = 42.

Clear. SW.1. Sleep was no good last night night.  Tue  complaining of her back ; Rheumatiz.  We get letter from Buddy A.M.  Think throat some better.  Think JEM is weakening the booze slightly.  Tue went to R.C. P.M.  She took Harman check for corn to deposit at 2d 30.90.  I fix up one of his check books P.M.  Later shave - since 4th (?)  It was a bad case.  I am becoming too lazy to do anything.  Late PM I walk round place awhile.  the snow has mostly disappeared,  but frost not all out except spots.  Think will get mare tomorrow.  Tue got home 6 P.M.  Clear day moderate SW wind:  the warmest day since Jan 29 when it was 60.  Gobed 9  Tue sends  package , shawl,  to Muggs and one to Phebe P.P.

March 1889

12.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  36.  63.  46.  =  48.

Clear and pleasant, considerable (?).  Boys got  to work before 7. R & S did not come.  Stretching the two reels of wire closed gaps and got in good start on the fence from the corner W.    Warren brought teams and hauled out several loads of  plank and posts.  Pleasant day SW wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

13.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM :   Ther.  40.  64.  54.  =  52

Fair, looked like thunder shower in P.M.  Bob and I  went over to S. side to stack a lot of ties.  Rutherford has moved out of house and Kink is staying there a lone making his .  count up 30 more for him.  Bob hauls us out lumber and posts  and boys work at fence.  R. and S. came after noon and work at clearing out road.  I start home about 4 P.M.  Found Tue about sick with bad cold which she has had for several days.  Go bed 9 P.M.

January 16- 19, 1914 in Charleston, IL

January  1914

16. Friday. 6.30 A.M.  Ther.  38.  52.  38.

Mostly clear. NW.2  We have been having buckwheat cakes breakfast for week or  two.  They agree with self. Get mare 10 AM.  She has big wound on left hind leg they say by kicking.  It is not serious.  Mail check, $1.75, to  Farmers Review reviewing and extending subscription to Jan 1, 1915.   I drove E and NE town.  Tue to R.C. meet at Popham's.  Leona left some butter.  S.R.W. selling old corn @1.00  I didn't get any but took mare to Nickles.  Carelhers boy drives me down.  Clear day light NW winds  Gobed 9

17.  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  32.  46.  30.  = 36.

Clear wh  fr.  Pay Telephone for Jan. 1.60  Mostly clear day but too cold for me to drive stay at home not feeling well as usual.  Tue and Ora attend Mrs. Walker funeral P.M.   Mary Walemsly calls to see Phebe and Ora P & O  out at night.  Alfred did chores Tue settled with him to date.  Mostly clear day wind shifting from NW to easterly.  Gobed 9

18.  Sunday. 6.30 AM.  Ther.  32.  42.  40.  =  .38

cloudy S.E.3. light snow early AM. followed by light rain in all only .10 in.  Tue did not go to church.  Phebe went up for R.H.  Fern was here to dinner and the girls were out at night Mort and Kate came over staying until after dark. Cloudy day SE to S moderate winds~  No rain after 10 AM.  Briggs son Arthur was burned today.  Gobed 9.30

19.  Monday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  44.  54.  50. = 49 1/3

Cloudy S.2. Ph JEM.  Tue gets letter from Buddy - thinks Chas. has whooping cough.  Tue ironing and not feeling well.  Order mare P.M. and later drive out by grave yard going home by south road.  Get booze at Interurban Sta on way home.  Had to wait a while on agent.  Left mare at Nickles.  Charley Smith did chores says he and Alfred are going to quit.  Rhoda thinks they work too.  Tue and girls attend Art  Exhibition at Court House.  Learn that Joe Maffett is dead.  Cloudy day light S to SW. winds.  thick fog at night.  The roads are sticky and mud not deep.  There are two two freight cars off the track in cut west of Shannons.  There seemed to be good deal travel on roads no autos however.  Gobed 9.

May 31 and May Weather 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

31.  Saturday   5.30 AM.  Ther.  70. 96.  78.  =81 1/3

Part cloudy.  W.1.  Phone I.E.Mc C.O. booze which went and got A.M.  Emmett working for Dorsch near Interurban.  Will work for me Monday.  Hatton went to Loxa on first car and fixes up privy.  Pay him as agreed 3.00 P.M.  H.F.H. called A.M.  I feel very poorly and keep round house most of day.  Hottest day to date.  Farmers are discouraged.  The drouth is burning up the crops. Gardens go with the rest.  Mostly clear.  Some cloudy P.M. Some lightning at night.  Tue get hat and letter also birthday sox from Phebe.  She will be home in about a week.  Go bed 9.30 PM.  Get bale straw.  I.B.M. late P.M.

The Weather for May 1912  (He put the wrong year).  Average daily  .66.8:Max 96 on 31st;  Min. 36 on 10th.  Clouds 39%  Percipitation .51 in.  Mostly  .31 on 26th.  Prevailing winds N. 41/3;  NE 2 2/3;  E 1/3; SE 3;  S .7 2/3;  SW .5 2/3; W. 2 2/3, and NW. 4 2/3 days.  It was pretty dry first of month only half inch of rain drying this month has developed one of worst drouths of late years.  Nothing seems to be growing excepting the trees.  The largest corn is but 3 or 4 in.  Much of corn not yet up.  Oats and meadows will be very light even with plenty of rain.  Pastures  getting very dry.

1888

31,  Thursday.  5.30  AM  Ther.  65.  72.  53. 

Partly cloudy.  Start for  timber with Kelly about 7 AM.  getting there at 8.30.  Work all day at fence.  Riley Eastin works with us P.M. and will help next week.  Caught seven curculios on plum trees this morning which are the first except one a week or two ago.  Very few of the plums have been stung as yet and hope the season for curculia is about over.  Got home from  timber about 8 AM.  get letter form Cottedon stating that will have to obtain license in order to close out my stocks of liquor  and no rebate is allowed on stamps.  Paid Re(?) order no. 58 on N.McMorris.  Go bed 10 PM.

April 22, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

22.  Tuesday.  4.45 P.M.  Ther.  54.  82.  66.  = 67 1/3

Clear.  S.2.  Start Loxa 6 AM and get home 9.15 AM.  Hugh working for A. Moore.  Helps me measure lot 218 ft.  Buy 2 ties Geo. Anderson.  Stop at Jones: pay him a/c to date 90 cts cash.  Start to go up to place but decide to go home at once.  Don't seem to find fence I want: look at Mercantile stock AM.  Give saw to file to Moody.  Emmett came early:  plants in garden, rake off yard began on S.R. ash pit sent lawn mower to  Chas Wells for treatment.  He  returned it PM. pd. .50c.  After finish ashes Emmett with me looks over pasture fence and spend hour or two hunting post digger which couldn't find.  I drove over to Anderson for saw and came near a runaway.  Raymond got saw for me Tue over at Mrs. Bro(?) P.M. getting home 6.30.  Emmett worked all day and will work tomorrow.  Most clear hazy day.  S.W.4.  Get booze P.M.  Interurban owe me dime.  Tue over at Brooks P.M. and at Grove's at night at night.  I slept on couch till 9 when go to bed.  E. Meter 784.000 $1.57 CG

1888

22.  Sunday, 7 AM.  Ther.  50.  65.  50.

Cloudy SE wind.  A little rain about 9 AM and indications of (?) cloudy most of day and fresh easterly wind.  Tue set out her roses &c. north of the house.  Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Robinson were here toward night Mamie Lang has the measles.  Plum and peach trees are in full bloom or nearly is.  Gobed.  9.30 PM.

March 20-21, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

20.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  58.  46 = 52 2/3
Mostly clear.  S.S.W.4  Helen Hildreth called AM she had the mumps.  Stays to dinner going home on P.M. car.  Helen Ferish here P.M. helping Tue about  a dress.  All went up town P.M.  Learn of George M. Seftons death at 8 this AM will be buried Sat. 10 AM.  I hitch up in part but didn't drive.  Tue over to Grove's at night.  Much cloudy and very windy day.  Wind shifts to westerly with sp. rain late afternoon, more at night and quite heavy showers at times in night growing colder all day:  furious wind all night, near hurricane toward morn.  Rain to 7 AM (21) .60  Gobed 10.15

2121.  Friday  5. AM.  Ther.  36.  34.  26.  = 32.
Cloudy W.7.  The wind drove me out early.  It was a reglur (sic) cyclone.  Dessy Wright who used to work here called AM.  Tue gets first letter from Phebe for two or three weeks.  Harman phones that window at farm blown in and broken.  He was sowing oats yesterday but failed to sow clover seed.  Tue gets ready and starts for Mt. Carmel at 3.14 P.M. train.  Wentz takes her to depot.  Phone H.G. to please bring up my booze which he did about dark staying an hour or two.  Cold windy day about freezing much of time.  Part cloudy clear at night.  I sleep upstairs.  Gobed 9

December 26, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County, Illinois

1912

26.  Thursday.  6.30  A.M.  ther.  30.  44.  36.  = 36 2/3
Clear. S.3. Wh. Fr.  .  Ice 1/4.  Soon clouds up with light rain or mist at times during day.  Mostly cloudy day with moderate S.W. wind.  I get along without tobacco today very well.  The booze, however, is about out.Tue feeling very poorly   but does not send for Dr.  Helen was in bring some pressed chicken.  Alfred did not show up and we have to do choring.  I hitch up and drive out by Crinm's.  Dark day but clears up at night.  Gobed. 8 P.M.

In margin of journal:

•  Got new pair Seltz shoes of Gray N0. 89593.  Size .665, Ordered last week.  weight 24 1/2 0z.  Cost at present unknown.   Seltz Royal Blue Shoes
• Furnace Grate is uncoupled and I work an hour or two at trying to  fix same.  Tue helped.  Cottingham is away so no use,  have to let it go.

1887

26.   Monday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  23.  34.  32.

Cloudy.  Easterly wind settle with C. Mason, Nettie Perrill called about noon..  Will start for California tomorrow with Mrs. Lietch.  Learn that several  loads of lumber @ area up today.  Settle with Chas. Donsch in afternoon from way back owed him 15.40, he  owed some 11.60.    Dark cloudy day  wind varible mostly southerly.  Roads dry and getting dusty Maggie complaining at night.  Took medicine.  Tue has had toothache..  Gobed.  10.30 PM

October 8, 1912 in Charleston, IL

8,   Tuesday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  48.  62  .60  = 56 2/3
Mostly cloudy S.E. 2.  My rheumatism in right leg better and I didn't feel it much yesterday.   Didn't sleep much on afc of corn.  Drive to Guiney house 7th street.  Rogers (?) goes with me to C. Marshall where I examine bathroom and think finish just what we need.  Anderson phones will do the work Thursday.  Send some papers to Phebe~  Learn that Walter Heath is dead.  Phone Anderson to come for lumber left over.  Order booze of  J.E.M. by phone.  It had not come at 6 P.M.  Deposit Harman check 20.11 at 2nd.  Harman phones that threshed clover seed this morn getting 7 bu. off about 8 a.  We did not get painter today but have several engaged.  Tue went up to 8 P.M. car to meet Maggie who was taken through to Mattoon on 6 oc train.  She is well.  Mostly cloudy, SE.2. day with light SE wind.  Light  rain at noon and after only trace.  My rheumatism has mostly stopped.  Gobed 9P.