July 22-23, 1892 and 1903 in Charleston, IL

July 1892

22.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  75 92. 76.

Cloudy southwind, Mary Davis stayed all night last night with Maggie.  Get 25 sacks of McCarty and start for ranch getting there before  noon.  Riley cutting sprouts.  John helping somebody thresh.  I look round in Bennett Hollow for fungi a white and start home at 5.30 used up with  the heat.  Went to bed without going to store too tired to sleep.  9.30

23.  Saturday 6 AM ~ ther.  78. 98. 82.

Clear S. wind, Lay round house all day.  Hottest day for several years.  Clear and blazing hot all day.  Can't stand this kind of weather  Gobed 9 PM  Uncle John were in to dinner.  Settle with E Fritz 1 day too much.

July 1903

22.  Wednesday.  5.40 AM.  Ther.  59, 83 72 = 71 1/3

 Clear northerly wind.   I notify E light people that dont want them to put up pole in front.  They refer me to whom I didn't see.  Talk with Charley  Ricketts about it at Post Office  Start to Loxa 9 AM.  Talbott finished cutting oats at noon  I went down to see Gilbert about hay  He offers me 30.00 for north piece, and I decide to cut and put up whole thing.    Talbott will begin in morning on north piece.  Retha still sick with earache  Jo and May took her to Charleston early this morning.  I took Jo over to his hedge cutting and start home about 2 P.M. didn't eat any dinner.  Gobed 9 P.M.  It didn't rain at Loxa last night.

[Margin of Page:  The cow was out this morn NoBell found her down by Normal.]

23.  Thursday 5.30 A.M.  Ther  56.  84.  70= 70

Clear N. 1.  Talk with Colby at office before starting to  Loxa get to  Gaines noon and eat dinner.  Talbott cutting north hay Harry and Sam Owens helping also Jo.  Downey and Talbott kids there while P.M.  Reatha still crying with her ears.  Talbott and I drove whole meadow and I decide to sell it if I can at 8.00 and pitch it on the wagon.  I went up with him on his way home  to Morris Bungnens and beyond, and  got home at 7 P.M.  I was up town a while at night.  Clear day with light northerly wind   Blackberries are very plentiful and selling at 20 cts per gallon

Gobed 8.30 P.M.

June 5 - 10, 1889 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

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June 1889

5.  Thursday 6 AM.  Nick on hand this AM but not very well yet.  Al Prevo says he wants 25 ? ft. fencing and wants me to make him a price on it delivered at his  place.  Mart Comer was up P.M.  Make out city bill which council allowed it amounted to  $173.22.  Supervisor Maffet was censured for  not  counting all lumber instead of leaving it to us  gobed 11.30 P.M.

6.  Friday.  7 AM.  Clear and cooler.  W or NWard

Sent WH Rees for 15 Bbl whiskey  to J Mathesten Co  9 Bbl to  WBSamuels & Co 1 Bbl  89 Mattergly &  to Buchabab (?)  Car load of beer came for us and Latta and work most of the day putting it away  George Kellogg finishes putting in screens at store which he began on yesterday  Scott Dowling wants to "open up" again which I refuse to allow  Cool day with NW  wind.  Cloudy at times 10.30 P.M.

7.  Saturday 7 AM  Clear Ther 60 75.  60

Tue feeling badly girls have not come home yet.  Mrs. Rogers cleans house AM irons P.M.  Boy at Skidmores cleans up my  harness.  Settle with Comer and other  (?) Warren  brought up load lumber.  Get ton ice of Will Myers  Latta  Daugherty and self got car load of beer yesterday  Cool and pleasant N.E. wind. Trade fair  Gobed 12

8.  Sunday.  7 AM.  60

Hazy, wind easterly  Pleasant day.  .  Bins [Henry Grameslys] came at dinner time bringing girls who have been gone a week.  Start for Ranch after dinner walk round both pastures with Simons  Gobed  10 P.M.

9.  Monday.  5 AM at Ranch.  sprinkles rain in night and rains moderately all forenoon  Simons worked in farm  Made door after dinner and then cut weeds in pasture mostly clear P.M.  Gobed 9 P.M.

10. Tuesday 5 AM.  At Ranch.  Except S.  Decker all hands cut logs all day along river cut logs  along river bluff.  T Spurgen  logs  Mill remaining all day  and has quite a pile of lumber on  hand.  Several loads went up town today.  Pleasant day westerly wind   gobed 9 PM 

June 1901

Settle up with Jubal $2.90

5.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  65.75.65.  =  68 1/3

Cloudy S.E. wind.  Light thunder shower 6 AM.  More at noon and heavy rain at night.  They have cut down street back so that have to go out through front yard.  Tue worrying about undone wash.  Has promise of Mrs. Owens tomorrow.  I drove out to Mrs. Gaines  P.M.  Jo plowing near barn second time that piece.  Mrs. G. has lady visitors.  Pasture and oats looking fine.  Occasional thunder PM and heavy rain at night.  Get home about 6.  Helen came today to stay a while with us.  Fair day with fresh S.E. wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

6.  Thursday 5.30 AM.  Ther  64. 75.  60  =  66 1/3

Cloudy Rain much of night, probably an inch.  Streets muddy.  Jubal  helped me couple of hours  AM.  They are  not working back street today a/c of mud.   Spend AM. looking for a woman to wash.  Didn't find any.  Pinnell took away calf P.M. 320 lbs @ 4 1/2 = 14.40 not pd.  Brick rose pays me 2.00- for lumber got last summer.  Mail 2.00 to Record Herald for 6 Mo subscription.    Send bill for Mrs. Eastins Rebate on paving tax to Council by Mort Grove $14.40

.  Meeting 8th.    Mail 25c to C. Eui A (?) for buttons sent me.  Helen and Marie washing (?) P.M.  Cow appeared to be in heat P.M. and tie her in barn all night.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.  Al Crews  has brought back Starr poney (sic.)

7.  Friday .  5 AM  Ther. 49.  70.  56.  =  58 1/3

Clear.  NW wind.  Hitch up and milk before breakfast start for Gaines 8.30 8.30 AM.  went out in back way today.  Gaines plowing on piece near barn.  He did not plow yesterday too wet.  Re planted where planter did not work.  I walk around North piece corn.  Shirley plowing S.W. was heavy rain there.  Edith there washing also South kid.  Home by noon.  Jubal took brown brown cow out to Huffmans bull A.M.  I owe him 75 c.  H.G. didn't eat any dinner.  Drive N.E. of town P.M.  Crops that way look fine especially oats,  and corn.  Started to go and see my "hookey cow" but had forgotten name of man who had her.  City not working back ST. except surveyor  They are going  (?) deeper.  Mostly clear day with strong NW wind.  Roads dry.  Gobed 8 P.M.

8.  Saturday, 5.30 AM.  Ther.  50.  57.  52  =  53

Mostly clouds moving E.  S.E. wind.  Heard noises several times in night.  Tue thought burglers.  Nothing missing this morning.  Warren came with load of wood but could not drive in with it; had to carry it carry it in.  Simons brought up Will Decker tax receipts.  Cloudy day with SE wind Drizzling rain most of day after 10 AM.  I  use back street all day but crossing not safe.  Warren brings 20/32 cord of wood. finest he has haul.  I pay him for hauling $1.50 per cord.  gobed 8.45 P.M.

9.  Sunday.  5.30 AM.  Ther 50  80  64  =  64 2/3

Clear Eastwind.  Didnt ' get breakfast till after 8  I thought I might go to ranch and left about 10 A.M.  Went down by Woodson place.  Pass Mt. Zion  Meet J.R. Haddock near Lamb Kelly place talking with him an hour or two.  Wine across road there which I passed.  river pretty high  Didn't try to ford it.  Went South far as Cecils.  Met Sale McClasky.  Return by Farmington road getting home 4 P.M.  Mostly clear day clouding W.  toward night and turning much warmer.  Roads muddy at starting mostly dry in P.M.  Mrs. Knock who got back from the south a week or so since here P.M.  Tue went to church at night.  All family up looking for burglars about 10 P.M.  Gobed 9 PM ~~

10. Monday 5 AM.  Ther. 62.  90.  72 = 74 2/3

Partly clear S.E. wind. Get change done and hitch up before 7 A.M.   Cow in heat again  think and drove down to get Jube.  Dice however not to take her.  Went  to see Mrs. Owens about wash.  She can't do it.  Take Tue over to Anderson where she engages Mrs. Eggens to come in morning.  Jube fixed fence in bottom.  He and I take lawn mower to Rezor but he did not help it any.  I start for Loxa 2.30 P.M.  Fix rocking chair for Mrs. Gaines.  Myrtle and Ruth there also Alex South.  Jo working SE got peas onions and beets, starting home 5 P.M.  Jo working Queen and sorrel get home 6.30 P.M.  Milk late - Kate Grove over at night  Mort came after I went to bed.  Partly cloudy day wuth fresh SE wind.  Perhaps the warmest day we have so far this season.  Gobed 8.30  P.M.

March 1-3, 1901 in Coles County Illinois

 From the journal

1.  Cloudy west wind.  Trees covered with snow and about 3 in on ground.  Take picture of Phebe in back yard, and another of cat and Marie N. of house at diner time.  

(I thought this was the photo he was talking about, but she is too young in this photo.  I thought you would like to see it any way.)

G. Wall pays me $25.00 on Months rent still owes $15.00  Take Tue's shoe to J.W. Evans.  He says will take my cow and break her to milk two or three months.  Dark cloudy day SW wind most of snow went off.  Play cards with the girls till 9.30 P.M.  Gobed 9.30 PM.

2.  Saturday at 5,30 AM.  Ther 34.  58.  40.  = 44.

Mostly clear early, foggy later, and later clear  Get shave Browns after waiting an hour.  Supposed had paid Ges. Gray bill, but it seems I have not.  John Simons called for hay Knife  I buy lot of groceries Custers  & Johnson.   Get bu  potatoes own about gone.  Tue feeling badly  all day, and went to bed just after dinner.  Dick Wright calls and would like to work for me.  Phebe sewing P.M.  Saw Charles Happer P.M.  Wall pays me bal. on rent 15.00 to 20 Feby.  Harvey Mitchell calls to see Clara about noon.  I went up after grub &c after supper.  Fair day sprinkles rain about 4 P.M.  Gobed 9 PM.   Cass and Ocalin in town Soma Cases

  

Shorthand at the top of the page.

3.  Sunday 5.45  A.M.  Ther.  45.  53.  40.  =  46

clear, southwind.  Tue got up to breakfast and feels some better.  I went out to Gaines' getting there about noon.  Find them discussing, Jo thinks beat to drive line back cow to town  settle with Jo in full to Mar. 1.  He has worked for me after all deductions 10 monthes @ 20.00 and has drawn 196.00  Pay him check $4.00 which afterward cash.  Leave there 4.30 P.M.  Met John Linder on way home   Mostly  clear day with Southerly changing to N.W. wind, and cooler at night.  gobed 8.30 P.M.  ? roads better than I expected.

Headed to bed I will catch up another day.

December 21-31, 1900 in Coles County Illinois

December 1900

Top of Page:  Brown cow's calf supposed to be due either about Jan 18 or Mar 12  (followed by short hand)

21.  Friday.  5.15 AM.  Ther 30, 50, 37.  =39.

Clear Southerly wind.  Start for Loxa 9.10 - Jo grubbing.  John out after traps.  Snowden calls before noon.  After dinner Jo and self build platform for well and get pump to working.  Shirley burns off BC stub  P.M.  get home dark.  Bacon called today when I was gone.  Drive over there after supper.  He and Kate attending Farmer's Institute.  Clara ironing AM. and  (?) sick at night.  Phebe expected tonight and Tue and Marie  sat up till the came at i PM.  Bacon rode home with me from Franks and helped me unharness.  Light cloudy day.  Strong SE to S wind.   Roads good  gobed 9 PM

22.  Saturday.  5.30 AM. Ther  38.  57.  48.  =  47 2/3.  

Clear SE Wind  I went up for Bstk. early.  Mrs. Stone called with butter.  Kate and Bacon call about 10 P.M.  Saw Kate and her girls at noon train  starting home.  Talk with Job Mason at ?.L. Depot.  Simons and Warren in town:  loans them level.  Pay Earl 9.00 for wood and posts cut by him and Zoll.  Garret Wall pays me Mo rent at night after much kicking and getting mad.  I took Tue down to Hats.  Helen is there and there has been a big kick from Snider.  Understand that Brown has  moved out his mill and did not do any sawing from my logs.  Mostly cloudy day.  fresh southerly wind sp rain P.M.  with light  showers toward night and after dark.    Mrs. 

grove over at night Clara washing windows PM.  gobed 9 P.M.

23.  Sunday. 6 AM.  Ther.  40.  37.  35.  =  371/3

Cloudy strong S.W> wind no rain after 9 PM. last night.  Tue and Clara catch chicken AM.  Ferd called and I took him to Hats and over to his grandmothers.  Fix and tone lot of  prints P.M.  Take Tue and Ferd over to Hats about dark.  Buy bottle of paste at Paynes Cr.  Lot of young folks here at night to see girls.  Cloudy day high wind S.W. to west.  Spits snow several times during day.  Gobed 9 PM.

24.  Monday. 5 AM.  Ther 24.  35.  30.  =  27 2/3

Mostly clear sharp frost SW wind.  Pay Richards note 132.00   E Bishop talks of buying cow. @ 40.00  (shorthand)  Drive out to Gaines  P.M.  Jo grubbing  John and Edith left this :  will be married at place tomorrow night.  Roads good.  Clara's sister, Daisy, came P.M. and went to Loxa on 9 PM train.  Establish at S.H,  Yellow cow and leave back in with 

Note the next couple of pages are of very poor quality.  I have tried my best to read and transcribe what I can.

I didn't reach Loxa today.  Dec pay off (?)  Tue up town at night   Hat and (?) will come to dinner tomorrow so said Ferd.  Gobed 9 P.M.

25.  Yesterday   6 AM.  Ther  20,  25,  28.

Cloudy and light snow.  JEM McGurty and Wall  each give me Xmas present.  Just a shifting of snow on the ground.  I got dictionary stand and  (?) (shorthand)   at 7 P.M. felt  sick  H.G. didn't come.  Court house was open a little today.  70th Anniversary of Coles Co.   Clara went to Loxa P.M.  returning   Maggie and Phebe attend a dance at night.  Tue and (?)  (?)  with Marie went to Court House.  I was over it late P.M.  Mostly alive west used.   

26.  Wednesday, 6 AM.  Ther  22.  30.  24.  =  25 1/3

Cloudy, about 1/4 in light snow fell in night, mostly disappeared during day.  Mrs.  Owens and  (?)  Kate Grove and Clara helping Tue till PM.  Self feeling  (?) badly have been drinking and eating too much intake.  Drive over to Defenbaughs P.M.  Hadays will have all the money he owes on Saturday.  Foreclosure papers must be served before Friday January 4.  Intended to o to Gaines P.M., but too cold for sick mare  Sat and read in furnace room at night.  Chewing some tobac.  Gobed 10 P.M.

27.  Thursday.  6 AM.  ther  24.  36.  35.  =  31 2/3

Partly cloudy.  White frost.  Charlotte Sproule helping Tue on dress for Maggie P.M. also Clara.  Maggie attends party at Coons  It began to hail from SE of AM. trying to rain which continued all day.  Still chewing tobacco slightly.  Gobed 9 PM.

28.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  30.  28.  19.  =  25 2/3

Cloudy N W wind.  Order mushroom book through W.E. Hill - Nina L. Marshall* - Clara and Tue ironing all day.   Self down to R.R. about noon.  Tue went up town with Helen P.M.  Phebe gone to Montgomery party at night.  Drive down and pay Mrs. Lloyd for washing.  Family far at night I eat very little.  Made mush before gobed 10 P.M.

*Nina L. Marshall wrote books on mushrooms.  Some of her books were reprinted in 2013.  CG's mushroom books were donated to Boothe Library on the EIU campus after my Grandmother Marie Gramesly Reasor passed away.

29.  Saturday.  5.30 AM.  Ther 12.  34.  28.  =  24 2/3

Mostly clear southwinds (????????????????????????????????????????????) Will Goodman fixed stairs at store yesterday.  Spend u(????????????????????????)Tue  gets damper in pipe  Miss Ford room.  John Simons up and we have talk in basement.  Mr. Scott came PM. staying all night.  Tue went uptown with Helen to buy some things.  Helen has been staying at Hat's a week or two, will continue.  Start out to Gaines late PM and stay all night.  John Gaines was married (?).  (?)  May and Edith went to Loxa after supper.  Sleep with Jo.  Roads good (?)  Clear day with southerly wind gobed 9 P.M.  Promised (?) 

30.  Sunday  5 AM.  Ther  30.  43.  (?)

Cloudy and snowing quitting before dinner (????????????).    Jo hitched up for me and started on trip to Janesville to be gone till tomorrow.  John went with to investigate his trip.  I drove to Loxa getting things for (?)  (???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)  Leave for town 10 AM. furniture sold to John Simons. (?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)  Not feeling well today  Chewing tobacco  Take Tue  and Marie down to Hats toward and go after them after them at 8 AM.  Snow mostly goes off  Mostly clear AM  Clouding up somewhat later.  gobed 10 PM. Westerly winds.

31.  Monday 6.30 AM.  Ther  30.  20.  8.  =19 1/3

Cloudy, Northerly wind. about same and often as fell yesterday came last night growing clder all day.  (shorthand)

Daisy Mitchell, Clara Ester came on PM train and stays all night  Maggies party to number of 30 or 40 came and we set up  up till after midnight.  Clear day turning colder all day.  I stay  in furnace room at night keeping fire till party broke up.  gobed 12.30 AM.

  Newyears carry to new book

December 14-20, 1900 in Charleston, IL

December 1900

(top of  page)
Mrs. G was letting cow which has young calf out of barn when she turned on her and towseled her around for two or three rods till Mrs.  got chance to get through a fence.  She tour(sic) of her clothes off and brushed her all over Jo telephoned for me but didn't get me.

14.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  20.  26.  25.  =  23 2/3
Cloudy N.E. wind.  Hitched up right after breakfast and went to Local for girl.  Got her.  Maggie not any better in morning and send for Dr. Starr.  Meet Bacon AM.  Is down with load of potatoes for Breeden.  Says will be here again next week   Tue attends R.C. PM.  Cloudy day N.E. wind NO rain or snow.  Several ladies including Charlotte Sproule call to see Maggie who lies in bed all day.  Tue up town a while at night,  Gobed 9.30 PM  Marie on cat our room.

15.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther  25.  34.  30.  =  29 2/3
Cloudy.  East wind.  Maggie seems better this morning.  Started for Gaine's 9.15  Find Jo at home and Mrs. Gaines very badly injuried by line back Jersey cow.  I had to help get dinner after which Jo went to work patching roof  Mrs. G hardly able to do anything and I stop at Dishons for  one of their girls to go over.  I did not get home till nearly dark.  Cloudy dark day.  East wind.  Simons was up but I didn't see him  Gobed 8.30  PM.

16.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  30  40.  37.  =  35 2/3
Mostly cloudy, Southerly wind  Start out to Gaines 9.30  Mrs. G. not so bad as expected.  Up and around &c.  Maggie Dishon there helping.  Jo tied cow with dress but backed out.  Chilly day.  I get home before dark and found nobody home but Maggie.  She is better today and as up until bed time  Mostly cloudy SE wind.  Gobed 8.30 PM -

Have been recently annoyed good deal by noises in house at night supped to come from water pipes.  They have moved C.L. Depot to south of tracks and are laying foundation for new on site of old one.

17.    Monday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  37.  54.  45  =  45 1/3
Mostly clear, SW wind.  Jack works AM. putting wood in cellar. &c 60 c paid.  Get lot of grub at I.B. Mitchells all paid.  Maggie up all day and went to town PM.  Family moving into Goodmans new house back of our barn.  AM Alex Briggs has sold his room 608 6th St. and will build large building opposite Mrs. Knocks in spring.  I took Marie and Tue down to Mrs. Dr Jefferies at night.  Throat somewhat sore at night  Gobed 9 PM

18.  Tuesday.  5,30 AM.  Ther  39.  54.  40.  =  44 1/3
Clear.  SW wind.  Heavy dew.  Clara cleaning out pantry today.  JW Gaines brings in good load of sheaf oats which I help unload and get toowarm.  He took Roan out to farm for awhile.  Shirley and wife called P.M. also Charlotte Sproule .  Made me bottle of cough syrup P.M.   Bluebell and hoarhound(sic).  Pay Winter a/c to date 75.00  Maggie able to be uptown P.M.  Print dague or two photos Mostly of family.  Martha sends word that she will come but Tue does not her as long as Clara stays.  Get letter from Phebe AM.  Take Tue down to Shatzbergers after supper.   Mrs. Jefferies here at night  Gobed 8 P.M.  Have about decided that brown cow will have calf month or  two before expected.  Clear day southerly wind.  Cow was taken to Wileys bull Apl 13 and June 5th

19.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther 28.  40.  34.  =  34.
Clear fog or smoke.  Milk before breakfast  Lloyd girls wash A.M.  Went out to Gaines' P.M.  Mrs. Gaines getting well but her hand very bad yet.  She has another girl named Edith.  Jo is grubbing and will continue long as good weather lasts.  John Gaines there trapping.  Pay Jo 3.00 on wages, and settle for eggs up to date.  bring  home 2 1/12 doz not (?).Isaac Vail quit day before yesterday.  Tue attends Liquid Air lecture at Christian Church.  Cloudy day with northerly wind  Gobed 8 AM.

20.   Thursday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  24.  45.  35.  =  34 2/3
Clear NE heavy white frost.  Clara ironed.  Pay John VanMeter a/c in full 11.15  D(?) Wall for months rent but he does not respond.    Maggie working at Jenkins P.M. first time since she was sick  Learn that Helen Snider has left her fathers and is staying at H.Gs.  Take pay for wash down to Mrs. Lloyd.   Tue attended discussion at Christian Church.    Miss Ford getting to go to Chicago tomorrow.   Maxwell putting roof on new house.  Roads mostly dry  Gobed 9 PM
(shorthand)
Brown cow's calf supposed to be due either about Jan 18 or Mar 12
(shorthand)

October 13- 14, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston. Illinois

October 1889

13.  Sunday  6.45 AM.  Ther  52. 60.  43 =  51 2/3

Cloudy NW wind  Intended on going to ran(?) today whole family, but too cool and  windy.  Maggie not very well, she had the hives at night.  I start at 9 AM for ranch, cold and windy and  thick with smoke and mist.  Cleared off P.M.  Comer has been cutting the timber along road to Handly ford.  White sow had pigs yesterday.  Milt  and family after walnuts P.M. and not there when left.  Clear night, light going for good  gibed 9.30 P.M.

14.  Monday  5.30
AM.  Ther 33.

Clear heavy  white frost.  Took mare to Dr. Montgomerys house but man not at home  Start for timber before noon getting there before 1 P.M.  Rogers and Riley cut logs in P.M. with good deal of hard luck, cut big sycamore in Fritz hollow but not sound.  Milt got in about 8 PM with hay and Frank Mote.  Clear cool day go bed about 10 P.M.    St(?) called at night saying wood take cattle up to Uncle John in Morn.

October 1900

13.  Saturday. 5 AM  Ther  62.  75.  55.  =  64

Mostly clear.  Tue feeling badly.  Simon was up yesterday and took out bitts for lumber  Tue and Ferd decide to go to Mattoon with Mort and Kate on 2.45 train.  Marie also went.  I drove out to Gaines and find them gone away so I went to Mattoon  Couldn't find any of my folks but Gaines and wife found me and she and children rode out with  me getting to farm about  10 P.M.  Jo came soon after on train stay all night  - Go bed 10.30 PM

14.  Sunday 5 AM.  Ther  55? 

Clear.  I left for home before breakfast.  Cow out all night and no chores done last night.  Clyde was  gone all day and all night.  Came 10 AM  looking for cow most of day.  Tue and I drive with Marie out to Berts toward night getting home 9.30.  Borrow 200.00 more of Irene giving her out note for $250.00  at 7 per ct  This covers 50.00 for Phebe and bal. on Minton note  Rene starts for Oklahoma Tuesday to be gone two weeks  We drove through Loxa on way home.  Someone threw at buggy.  Gobed 10 PM

April 6 - 7, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston IL

April 1914

6.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  44.  62.  54.  =  53 1/3

Part cloudy, S.3.  the continues taking "Colche Sal" and  thinks it helps her.  Bill  came at 7 A and went to work.  Took out ashes.  Takes kindling to cellar; clears off garden place where old house stood.  Helped me hitch up.  I intended  going to Loxa but light rain early stops me.  Bill quit about 1.30 on account of the rain.  Put up mare late.  It rained all PM.  Learn that Frank Alexander and Emma Knock are dead.  Both have been sick a long time.  Tue at Grove's at night til late  Gob 9.30

7.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  44.  42.  36.  = 40 2/3

Cloudy N.E. 3  It rained all night.  Meas. 7 AM (1.01) in. and rain continues from N.E.  Have to warm up house AM although rather short on fuel.  Bill H. called AM and Pay him up to date check 1.60.  Grows colder A.M.  Ther. falling to 40.  It quit raining about 2 PM.  Tue went to Aid Society meet also to vote.  I went up  to vote at 3 PM.   We are so near out of  coal we don't keep hous(sic) very warm and decide to order load in morn.  Cloudy with rain all day till about 2 P.M.  Strong northerly wind.  Gobed 9

April 1889

6.  Saturday.  5.50 AM.  Ther.  26.  54.  43.  = 41

Clear N. wind hard frost ice forming over 1/4 in thick in open air.  Abbott came and spaded east end of raspberry  patch.  Uncle John in P.M. he sold the white cow for 26.00 and gave the money to Tue.  Deposit same to her a/c.  Miss K. paid her rent does not like  counter I got for her.  Rep. City Convention today clear cool N. wind gobed 10 PM  Got new pair pants at Winters 7,oo.

7.  Sunday 7 AM.  ther.  38.  60.  44.  =  47 2/3

Clear Easterly wind.  After dinner at 2.30 went out  to Uncle John's.  Found Snider there after a horse which was just what I was figuring on~ didn't mention it though.  got home after sunset getting very dry  roads good still  some what rough grass not growing much. Uncle John sold the white cow to Dorsch, am feeding her til Monday.  He said he had another cow we could have soon.  gobed 10 PM  clear day

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.

March 5 - 8, 1914 and 1889 in Charleston, IL

1914

Note:  March 5-6 are missing.

7.  Saturday  6.30  AM.  Ther.  34.  40.  32.  = 35 1/3

Cloudy W.2.  Snowing.  Clean out Furnace grate and fill up.  Fire will hardly burn today.  Alfred came before dinner with friend to do chores.  Will return Monday eve.  We are trying  to eat up all our scraps:  it is an interesting job.  They are about gone.  Mrs. Jo Curd called 2 P.M.  They are going to give Hat a surprise on her birthday which occurs on 12th next.  Learn that Geo Kreig died yesterday.  The funeral will be at Mattoon.  Mrs. Brooks wants Tue  to go with her.  Most cloudy with snow flurries much of time.  Wind west to north.  Tue went over to library 8 P.M.  Gobed 9

8.  Sunday,  6.30  Am.  Ther.  28.  36.  32.  = 32.
Cloudy NW.2.  I feel pretty badly this morning.  Tue decides to not go to  funeral with Mrs. Brooks and goes to church 10.30 AM.  Snow flying most of day but it did not amount to much.  We neglect to get any meat yesterday and got along very well without.  Tue went to Grove's at night till after 9 cloudy day moderate NW wind  Gobed 9.30

1889

5.  Tuesday  6.30  AM  tjer 34.  49.  38 = 40 1/3

Cloudy and snow flying, wind N.  Jim Campbell cleared out stable and carriage house.  Will come tomorrow morning to build a pig pen.  Got 3 hens and a rooster at Wrights.  Get letter from WH White saying will want (?) ties by May.  Wrote him would put them out by June 1.  Phebe has caught a bad cold but went to school.  Pleasant day, N wind.  Gobed 9.45 PM.  paid personal taxes to M (?) $17.44

6.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther.  30.  53.  42.  = 41 2/3

Clear.  White frost, wind, N.  Jim Campbell works all day.  Made pig pen and hot bed dug parsnips, &c.   turned old cow  in road first time since last fall.trimmed trees and vines got two more hens of Wright 63 cts. on Cr.  Look over a/c of Sam Roys owe him bal. of 98.85.  Mrs. Brown called about noon brought in  a pt. of maple syrup.  Warren Decker here paid him 570  Very pleasant but somewhat  chilly northerly wind got letter form Bethesda  they have not  shipped the water ordered.  Go bed 9.45 ~~

7.  Thursday 5.30 AM  Ther.  34.  46.  39. = 39 2/3

Clear, light frost N. wind.  Train grape vines and most of raspberries.  H.G. thinks will be licensed.  They are petitioning council for vote on it.  Old cow failed to come up tonight, also one hen missing.  Discover that Perrill has been digging with a (?) on my land.  Gobed 9 PM  Partly cloudy day N. wind.

8.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  32.  32.  29. = 31

Cloudy was  clear early, wind westerly.  Cow not home yet has probably started out to country.  Uncle John was in to dinner, he had not seen cow. Says  Cer(?) is going to saw for Snider.   Got letter from White saying he can have bill of S ties if can deliver them by May 30.  Tue went to high school with Minnie Knock in P.M.  Sold load of wood half cd. to colored barber some to Alex Fisher.  Father learned  at night that Haddock boy who has been caught stealing  chickens recently and was to be sent  to reform school hung himself in jail.  Cold cloudy day.  Snow flying most of the time.  gobed 9.30 PM.

December 4 - 14, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

December 1888

4.  Tuesday.   Tue felt badly all night  Has caught (?) cold.  Girls and I get most of breakfast.  Tue sick all day.  Sent  for Dr. at noon didn't come.  Sent again at night  came and left medicine.  Tue begins sending pt. of milk per day to Mrs. Jim Robertson.

5.  Wednesday.  Tue better today.

6.  Thursday.  Tue is thirty two years old today. I sprained my left knee very bad today and could hardly get around.  Tue much better today and is round at work again.  

7.  Friday.  Hat was down toward night.

8.  Saturday.  Chowning working at stalls and dirt inside.

9.  Sunday.  Tue and Phebe went over to Perrills after dinner.  Maggie to Davis  Phebe not very well.

10.  Monday.  Pay Blankenboken ice bill for last summer 2.70.

11.  Tuesday.  

12.  Wednesday.  

13.  Thursday.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Came in after  cow he got of Dowling.  

14.  Friday.  There was a man killed by cars here today.

October 27 - 29, 1888 in Coles County Illinois

October 1888

27.  Saturday 6 AM.  Ther.   59.  66.  42.

Clear day.  Hampton hauls lumber all forenoon and one load after dinner.  The timber gang were in and I pay them off most of them in full.  Bob Brown takes out (?) of timothy seed and 4 new bags which he says he will take.  Wright works on stable all day  Bill Hatton from 9.30 AM  Warm and pleasant cooler toward night.  Gobed 10 PM

28.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther 38.  55.  45.

Clear pleasant day.  Let cow in yard for first time and have some trouble with her.  Katie Cramer here to visit girls.  Perrill digging again in creek   Tue sends word down to Dickenson not to wash tomorrow.  Go bed 9 P,M,

29.   Monday.  6 AM  Ther  45.  67.  40.

Clear fresh S. wind.  Wright and Hutton work on stable.  I paint advertising signs for Mike Miller  most of afternoon.  Bbl of quinces came from Dorsey.  Cost them 3.25 freight and dray 1.00  Tue intended to wash  but didn't feel well enough.  Phebe sick in morning does not go to school  Clear day  Gobed 11PM.

September 23-24, 1913 and 1888 in Coles County Illinois

1913

23.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  44.  76.  66.  =  62.

Mostly clear. S.E.2.  A gouty tac on left kept me awake most  of night.  I get load small nut coal.  Tower Hill.  AM. 2960 lbs. am out and this is the first.  Tue gets letter from Buddy.  I get Winters to order hat for me. buy pair of Henson gloves 1.25 all Cr.  Talk with Harry Messeck.  He  has sownC.h. of phosphate borrowing drill of Max Gorffin.  I went P.M. out to Reeds for Peaches.  Mrs. R. says not ripe yet.  I continue on stopping at Sander's.  Get three chickens  of Mrs. S. paying 1.00  Think too much.  Got home 6 P.M.  Mostly clear day with strong southwind.  I made pot mush after supper.  Go bed 9.

24.  Wednesday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  56. 80.  64.  =  66 2/3

Clear S.2.  Rhoda came washing and ironing.  I drove down E. of Normal.  Get a few puff balls.  Helen Ferrish and George here to dinner.  John F.  is sick.  I did not see Ad. Miller except at long range.  Get shave Br. P.M.  After 3 P.M. I drove to town line.  There are few fungi coming.  I return by Watson road which they are plowing and scraping today.  Talk again with H. Missick.  He has sown car of rock Ph.  Get home  6 P.M.  Tue and Mrs. Brooks attend prayer meeting at night.  Most clear day S.4.  Go bed 9 PM

1888

23.  Sunday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  58.  73.  55.

Clear.  Cow refused to give us any  milk this morning and had probably been milked.  Clean out  part of bookcase and burn up lot of trash.  Talked of going out to Uncle John's with Tue after dinner but Mrs. Robinson came over after dinner and we gave it up.  Tue and I pick the peaches left in garden and balance of the grapes.  Mow grass for cow at night - father has lame leg.  Go bed 9 PM~~

24. Monday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  49.  72.  55.

Clear.  Got started  at 8 oc.  took a saddle down today and after dinner rode all over south part of timber.  Four men at work AM. five P.M.  Enoch Johnson began again at noon.  Brown hauling rails in P.M.    Mrs. Brown rode home with me.  Mrs. Dickenson washed today.  Tue suffering from tooth ache.  Gobed 9.15 PM.

September 9-11, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

9.  Sunday.  6.30 AM.  64.  80.  55.
Clear.  We started out to Berts about 10 AM took baby.  Ma about same.  Stop to look at Gideons broom corn shed.  Came home through Loxa and stopped at Uncle Johns.  Find that the cow went homethe day she left us.  Got home about 7 P. M.   Laura Perrill and baby came home on  a visit today.  Mrs. Perrill and Hugh went to Columbus a day or two ago.  Go bed 9.30

10.  Monday  5.30 AM  Ther  47.  80.  64.
Clear  Timber all day, 4 men work at burning brush.  They will work tomorrow and next day.  Brown hauling sheeting, says he will come to town tomorrow.  Tue did washing herself, Mrs. Dickenson failing to come.  I got home before 7 P.M.   Dowling paid me 3.50 which he collected of Byrd  Olmstead clear day wind variable gobed 8.30 PM

11.  Tuesday  5.30  AM  Ther.  55.  87.  71.
Timber all day boys burning brush and logs and cutting (?).  Pick basket butternuts  (much unreadable )  wind varible.  Gobed 8.30 PM.S

September 3 - 8, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

3.  Monday. 5.45 AM.  Ther.  543.  75.  55.
Clear.  At timber all day.  Bob hauling iyt lumber 5 men work on N. ridge .  Went down to  mill yard with Bob.  He has most of best lumber out.  Clear and pleasant.  Fire  old  oak stub which fell toward night nearly catching some of men.  Go home at 7 P.M.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

4.  Tuesday, 5.30  Ther.  49.  83.  64.
Clear and pleasant.  Very warm in timber.  Went down early and remain all day  5 men at work mostly in second hollow and ravines.  Some of them have to thresh tomorrow and cannot work.  Been chewing some for a day or so.  Don't feel pretty well.  Get home about 7 P.M.  Gobed 9 P.M.  Johnny Decker and self  got basket grapes.

5.  Wednesday,  5.30  Ther.  53.  75.  60.
Clear and cooler.  Went down to timber early.  Nobody at work or clearing today.  Took Bob down lot of groceries 2.20.  the boys are all threshing.  Riley Eastin making boards near old mill site.  Wander round till 3 P.M. start home.  Marshall Walker stops me while to talk about road.  Get home 7 P.M.  Get basket crab apples.

6.  Thursday.  5.30  Ther.  49.  75.  58.
Clear and pleasant day.  5 men at work along N. side of clearing.  Have about decided to put in wheat on all I can plow.  Wm Walker stops me in the morning to talk about road.  The cow did not come home tonight.  Bob Brown fixes hill and begins hauling boards out of bottom.  Decide to  build my sheep barn west of house and he will pile rest of material there.  Get home 7.  Gobed 9.30

7.  Friday, 5 AM.  Ther.  57.  83.  70.
Clear and very sultry AM.  Clouds up good deal before noon and sprinkle rain several times P.M.   Five men at work N. side clearing till noon finishing the sprouting for present.  Work in road P.M. burning brush and sprouting.   Threatens rain but passes off with nothing but sprinkle.  Lost whip today, but Harrison Muller found it for me.  Riley Easton working on board tree on N. hillside.   Cow not home yet got home 7.10 P.M.  Gobed 9. PM.  Mrs. K pays rent for Aug.

8.  Saturday, 5.15 AM.  66.  83.  70.
Clear and warm start for timber at 7.30.  Two men at work  Oce and Steve work till noon.  Leave word with Riley Decker that don't need Oce any longer.  Bob cleans out spring in afternoon.  I started home at 3.30 (?) pays Tue 2.00 today.  Got half bushel of potatoes  there at night.  Cow has not come home yet.  Sell Ezekeil Eastin 900 boards @ 50.  He is to pay in hauling.  Tue and children  went up town at night to hear band.  Gobed 8.30

August 22-23, 1913 & 1888 in Charleston, Illinois232

1913

22.  Friday.  5.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  68.  =72 2/3

Clear. N.W.3.  Skinners stay to breakfast after which he and Walter went to fair.  Marie and Walter went P.M. leaving Chas with Tue and we drive E. to Huckaba road late P.M. getting home 5.30.  Mr. Beeman of Mt. Carmel, a friend of Walter came to supper.  He is exhibiting P.C. hogs at fair.  The  late rain help corn a little grass and weeds are starting .  Helen and Leona call at night.  clear day with fresh NW wind.  Shave self AM.  Neither self nor Tue has attended the fair.  Gobed 10 P.M.

23.  Saturday. 4.45 AM.  ther.  58.  80.  68.  = 68 2/3

Clear.  NW 1.  Walter, Marie and Chas, start for Hindsboro on 6  AM train.  Skinner stayed the night and returned home with them.  I drove down past Normal AM.  One  Harris rode to town with me.  Spend an hour or two hunting for map of Ill which have lost.  Tue went to Hats P.M. staying till p P.M.  H & H here again living in Hutton house.  I drive down by  Woodson's Kickapoo farm returning by wrights.  getting home 6.30  Made batch of mush for supper.  Mostly clear moderate northwesterly winds.  Gobed  9

1888

22.  Wednesday.   5.30 AM.  Ther.  53.  75.  59.

Clear,  N.E.  wind  Phebe cried again most of night with her face it was very much swollen broke this AM and she is better tonight.  Start for timber at 7.45.  Roads very muddy part of the way.  Nobody at work everybody gone to Diona to some meeting except Bob Brown mending wagon.  Look out (?) for west part of road and start home at 4 P.M. coming by Wilkins.  Cow did not come home tonight.  7 Gobed

23.  Thursday  5.45  ther.  47.  75.  58.

Clear.  Phebe not feeling very well yet.  Start for lumber at 7.15 got home at 6.30 P.M.  Six men worked today.  Put on one new man.  Oce Bennett.  Work  P.M. cleaning on road west of house.  Clear and cool day with N.E. wind AM and S.W. P.M.  Bob Stitt mending wagon.  Roads dry  but rough.  8.30 P.M.

July 17-23, 1888 and July 23, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

17.  Tuesday.  6.45  Ther 70.  87.  70

Cloudy and light rain.  Myers brought Tue  peck of small onions charging 40 cents  Pain i n shoulder all night warm this morning.  Clears off P.M.  Baby very bad today  Tue sent for Dr. PM  Tue and W.S.G. had a few words, he didn't come to dinner.  Myers promised to come and patch roof P.M. but didn't.

18.  Wednesday.  5 AM.  Ther.  75.  88.  68.

Clean and warm.  Baby no better.  Tue and self intended to go to Berts today but baby too bad  I went  in afternoon taking ma couple dresses.  Val Mount went with me.  Didn't see Bert got home about sunset.  Have been chewing tobacco today and owe W.S.G. 2.00 as agreed.  Bob Brown  Roail (sic) of lumber today.  Myers worked on roof of house and on fence at store.  Baby seemed brighter but cant say is any  better.  Go bed.  9 P.M.  Bim say sold cow got home.  

19.  Thursday  5.30 AM  Ther.  65.  82.  60.

Clear cool and pleasant.  Myers works all day at store finishing fence trimmed off doors &c.  Baby seems better.   Got up at midnight last night and boiled her some milk, Decker took wood to Jim Hill.  Learn that Levi Fleuemor is dead at Mattoon.    Decker boys will work for me  at 75c per day when I want them.  Go bed 9.30 --Kate Myers here all day.

20.  Friday, 5.45, AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  62.

Clear or nearly is.  Myers put in full day.  Put roof boards over cornices at store.  Fixed door sell to back door and worked round house most of P.M.  He has worked  2 3/4 days this week and allowing 1.00 per day still owes 3.97  on this month rent.  Received Shoppells books ordered Monday.  Still chewing tobacco but propose to quit soon.  Have been having our first tomatoes this week.  Baby improving fast and seems about well again.  Gobed 10 P.M.

21.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  65.  85.  68.

Clear.  Put back a  privy door at store and gave Kinayer Key.  Big Democratic rally in town today.  Fireworks at night.  Self not very well took meddy at night.  Girls and father went up.  Tue and self didn't.  Baby seems quite well.  Study plans for  houses all day.  Gobed 10 P.M.

22.  Sunday,  7.30  AM.  Ther.  70.  86.  72.

Clear day.  Intended to go out to Uncle John's in the morning but didn't go until toward night.  Baby not too well, think she caught cold last night.  Had last of chickens for dinner.  we got home at 8  o'clock.  Has (?) rather warm day.  Signs of rain at night.  Gobed 10 PM. 

23.   Monday 6.45 AM  Ther.  74.  91.  70.

Clear.  There was a total eclipse of moon  last night which we knew nothing of till the moon was missed.    Mike Miller got a few posts.  W.S.G. not very well.  Stay at home most of day too hot to do anything.  Drove with girls toward night meeting steam thresher two or three times.  Tue sent  her washing to Mrs. Weber.  Cooler night  gobed 10.30 PM.

1913

23.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  64.  92.  80.  = 78 2/3

Clear.  SW.1.  Sibert sends  over old shafts to repair.  Alfred Smith calls to say
Rhoda can't wash today.  Jim Newman died yesterday.  Hitch up after get shafts.  Driving S.E. to Woods place getting home before noon.  My side bad all morning till about 10 oc. when it gradually eased up and better all day but don't feel well otherwise.  Mrs. Gaines called 2 P.M. staying an hour or more.  Retha is sick.  Clouds up P.M.  She will come tomorrow.  tue feeling poorly self.  Orders bu corn I.B.  Mare at home.  Gobed 8.30  

E. Meter Reads:

853.000

832

21= 1.64

R (.10)

July 8-16, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

8.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  75.  90.  70.
Clouding up.  Heavy rain AM.  More in P.M. and all night much thunder and lightning.  Grows cooler about 6 P.M.  Thought of going out to Bert's this morning.  Concluded to go out to Uncle John's after dinner.  Did neither on account of rain.  Marnie Lang here P.M.  Phebe at dinner down at Dowlings.  Gobed 10 P.M.

9.  Monday.  5.30 AM  Ther.  70.  82.  72.
Cloudy and light rain.  Rained most of night pretty heavy.  Creek up good deal not so high as a couple weeks ago.  Roof at store leaked some last night.  Kelly gets sconces  down for Miss Kumayer.  Pay him order on Bails 1.50 still owe him 1.00.  Mastes speaks to me about  a lot of fencing.  Phebe went up town with me at night; bought some fans bacon  beef  paid Jonathan Lee 25 c.  I owe him.  Go bed 10 P.M.  Mrs. R. washed.

10.  Tues 5.45 A.M.  Ther.  68.  81..  68.
Cloudy, but soon clears off. Went down to see McMurtrie about sky light, found him at Richters.  Have decided to have him make skylight instead of ordering one from Soh.  Sell Geo Mather 15o posts @ 6.00 per hundred.  Dick Curd owes me bal. of 2.00 he paid me 10.00 today.  Jeff & H.G. gave me keys to back doors.  Cow got into garden.  We let her in the road and she didn't come home.  Kate Myers over at night.  Go bed 10 A.M.

11.  Wednesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  70.  86.  72.
Clear.  Baby was sick in night - severe (?).  Cow did not come home, look for her around town and drive out to Uncle John's.  Tom Messick went with me.  Heard nothing of old cow.  Remit 9.00 in full to  Bethesda Agcheg in  Chicago.  Bruner writes that they will receive ties on 20 or 25 inst.  Kelly went with me to look for cow toward night.  Baby gets better.  Clear day and getting warmer.  Gobed 10 P.M.

12.  Thursday  5.45 AM.  Ther.  73.  92.  80.
Clear, fresh N.W. wind.  Buy some apples of Harriman. 2.00.  Try all evening to get some one to haul Mather's posts.   T Reccer  dreying on them P.M. but , Kershaw forbid him putting them on lot.  McM brings up skylight and I give it one coat VF paint toward night.  Dave Tremble says tax money has to be paid this week sure will have to borrow some.  Jim Robertson pays me 1.25 for wood got last winter.  H.G. pays 75c on a/c.  Has been very hot today in sun but brisk west wind made it comfortable, change in night about ten oc Gobed 8.30 P.M.  M & P went down to Mrs. Royers at night.

13.  Friday.  5.30  AM.    Ther.  65.  78.  65.
Mostly clear.  Sudden change in night for cooler from N. or N.E.  Maggie went with Miss Johnston to river sketching early.  Paint sky light again, McMuries says he will fit it next week.  Buy bunch of shingles of Minton on Cr.  Deliver Mather's balance of posts and he pays for them $9.00.  Baby pretty bad all day something like the flux.  Drive a while after supper.  Mrs. davis are going to Bloomington on a visit.  They will start tonight.  Ed Eastin is "off" again has been for several days.  Clear and cool  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

14.  Saturday 5.45.  AM.  ther.  65.  75.  61.
part cloudy wind S.E.  Phebe was sick in night from eating green apples.  Baby seems about the same this morning.  McCormick glazes skylight in P.M.  Sold Kelly 1/2 cord wood delivered.  Take 11 sawed ties down to R.R. making 149 altogether there.  Paid Batermines  50 cents dray.  It rained lightly most of forenoon.  I puttied up some cracks in old (?).  The (?) building is up about one story.  Borrow  50.00 at 2nd Bank for 30 days and pay taxes balance $95.50.  Pleasant P.M. and cool.  Go bed 10 P.M.~
Tue got meddy for baby of Dr. Patton.

15.  Sunday 6 A.M.  Ther.  65.  80?  65.
Clear or nearly so started for timber with Kelly about 9 AM. to  get some of tools left there.  Bob Brown agrees to bring up logs for Weiss rollers this week and  will also load lumber.  Kirk & Co. have moved out of house in bottom taking my broad ax with them.  Baby still complaining but not so bad as she was.  Got bottle Rhewfard syp in AM.  Kelly  and self got home at 6 AM.  Today exhausted my supply of spirits of all kinds.  Kelly was feeling badly today owing to having been to Mattoon last night.  Go bed 9 A.M.

16.  Monday 7 AM Ther. 70.  87.  70.
Partly cloudy.  Mostly clear day.  Myer pays Tue 100 on rent, still owes 142 in last month girls put up their hammock and have company all day.  Wrale Cooperation BP Assm. sending 1.40 for Nos 5,6,7,8 & 9  order gal. whiskey from M.&H. (?) X.  Buy bacon of Dick Bails qt. blackberries.  Had rheumatism in left shoulder  P.M. and night.  didn't sleep much.  Gobed 10 PM  Drove with Doc Dunbar AM.

May 15-19, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

15.  Tuesday, 6 AM.  Ther.  48.  60.  47.
Mostly cloudy wind easterly.   Wrote letters to several parties for catalogues of Mill &c.    Got measured at Winters for suit of clothes to cost 30.00  .  Zeke Easton brought in cord of wood which he sold to John Chapman and which John owes for.  J.W. Lackey inspects walnut lumber and pays the same 57.20.   Come in town trying to city bill of lumber.  Mrs. R. irons.   W.S.G. cut some wood.  Began to rain about 1.30 and kept it up most of AM and lightly in night, wind S.E.  Wrote a letter to Uri asking him to sell my  furniture.  Gobed 10 PM

16.  Wednesday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  47.  62.  47.
Cloudy wind N.E. clears off.  Sam Lietch talks to me about buying in at coal shaft.  Went out to Uncle John's with Tue  in afternoon, says will drive cow in for us Saturday, got home 6 P.M.   Bim has planted 5 acres of watermelons.  Cool day pleasant afternoon.  Gobed 9.30 AM

17.  Thursday, 5 AM  Ther.  48.  54.  53.
Mostly  cloudy and looked like rain.  Start for woods with Kelly  getting there about 9 AM.  We began looking out a line for a fence but it began to rain before we had been there long.  They were working the road today.  Started home in the rain about 1 P.M. rained most of day rather (?) grows warmer at night.  Gobed  8.30.

18.  Friday, 6.45 AM.  Ther. 60.  60.  50.
Cloudy S. wind.  Heavy  rain in night with good deal of thunder and lightning about the first we have had this spring.  Baby has began to walk alone some this week.  Get offer of sawmill outfit  from Lane and Bodley Co.  Uncle john brought in cow P.M.  Kelly helped about two hours in afternoon straighten up lumber.  Rutherford up pay him 2.00 order.   Bought a catfish of Bill Neece.  Mostly cloudy day  N.W. wind.  Misty P.M.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

19.  Saturday.  5.30 PM.  Ther.  40.  65.  51.
Mostly clear, wind N.E. veirring [sic] to easterly.  Kelly  worked forenoon put stakes to berries and grape vines.  Bert was here to dinner.  The cow gives about 3 gal per day.  I milk.   Sell half cord wood to A. Owens.  Roads bad and great.  Delivered Jim wood.  Find bugs in plenty on potatoes in bottom.  Confer with H.G. P.M. he is still anxious to go in to sawmill business.  Go bed. 10 P.M.