July 3,-4 1891 and 1902 in Charleston, Illinois

July 1891

3 Friday, 5.15 AM,  Ther 60  80  66  =  68 2/3

Clear, NW. wind.  Tie up rest of tomato plants  Some of first cecropian worms getting ready for them.  Second molt 11 days old about 3/4 in long bright yellow turning brown.  More of the eggs hatched this morning.  A cheap circus brings quite a crowd to town.  Trade good Warren and Chut bring each another load of ties.  Grocery Stores decide to close tomorrow at noon.  Learn that Bill Meyers has sold his butcher shop  Clear day with northerly wind  Phebe stays all night at Davis  go bed 11 PM~

4.  Saturday, 6.30 AM  Ther  60  82  64  =  68 2/3

Clear wind S.  Pretty good crowd in town considering there was no celebration  Most people went to Mattoon or elsewhere  Tue went up to Oakland with Hat at noon returning at 5 P.M.  

July 1902

3.  Thursday 530 AM  Ther  70.  91.  74.  =  78 1/3

Clear south wind.  Thought to get early start to Loxa, got ready by 7,30 AM. but did not get off till about 10  Ate dinner at Gaines.  Glenn and Ruth Talbott there P.M.  Jo cutting in south piece.  Very warm day.  Met Charley Talbott on way home says will help me about meadow.  I drove down through Loxa to get Tues gloves.  Hen and Ora drove to town ahead of me.  Shirley rode to store with me.  Seems to be out of humor.  Mostly clear day with fresh SW wind  I got home .6 oclock.  Tue got message from Phebe today, relieving her mind  muchly.  Gobed 9 PM

4.  Friday.  5 AM.  Ther  68,90,74 = 77 1/3

Clear light southwind.  Drove up to Decker Park A.M. looking fungi.  Rather dull n town today.  Most of the people gone elsewhere.  John Simons and family were up.  I drove SW of town P.M. looking for fungi.  Find a few puff balls.  Lepiota Margariri coming up in fields.  Try a piece for supper, and had case of diarrhea most of the night.  Tue spent evenings at Mrs. Knocks.  Mort and Kate and Mrs. Baird here a while in evening.  they are excavating for Carnegie building  the excavation will extend from Eastin house north to old Davis house  Gobed 10 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.

 

September 14 - 16, 1889 and 1900 in Charleston, Illinois

September, 1889

14.  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  70.  91.  75 =   78 2/3

Mostly cloudy but clears off.  Big crowd  in town   Rene came in leaving her horse while she went to fair.  I was out a while  P.M. bought a Plymouth rock rooster.  Maggie is sick all day  Sent for Dr. Patton at night.  Think is is the ague.  Busy day and trade pretty good  next to best day we ever had.  Gobed 11 P.M.

15.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  75.  80.  62.  =  72 1/3

Cloudy Heavy shower in night and more at intervals during day.  Had intended to go to timber but for rain.  Maggie better.  Some fellow got us up in night yelling "murder!" in the wood house.  Davis Children here all P.M.  Grows cooler after noon and cloudy all day go bed 7.30 PM

16.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther 58.  66.  57.  =  60 1/3

Cloudy Phebe started for school.  Maggie in bed most of day.Settle with Bill Kelly for wood and work, after which he helped a while P.M. in stable.  Ed Eastin paid me 2.00 on old account went over to Bill Kellys toward  night. to look at some hay..  Milt did not come up today.  Hat helps  Tue with peaches PM and stayed to supper.  H.G. had a keg fall on him today.  Gobed  10.30 PM

September 1900

14.  Friday.  5.AM.  Ther.  53.  88.  60.  =  67.

Clear Easterly wind.  Drive E. and NE of town AM  B.C. mostly cut.  It is reported to be going up in prices.  Tue and Ferd went to Berts getting some peaches.  Ora sick at home in Loxa.  Ferd got letter from Addie  Maggie got dinner which I ate about 1 PM.  Corn on toe kept me awake all night.  Maggie and Phebe to dance at Decker Park.  Roads good becoming dusty  Mostly clear day with easterly wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

15.  Saturday. 6 A.M.  Ther.  65.  95.  70.  =  76 2/3

Mostly cloudy.  S.E. wind.  Sprinkle rain 7 A.M.Mrs. Owens came to help Tue.  Can fruit &c.  Return shoes to AM Mitchell and he Crs. me 5.00  Pay him $20.00 ch on account which leaves me owing him ten or twelve dollars.   B.C. is reported to be a little higher.  Mostly clear day wind getting round to  NW before night.  I drove Queen up  town after supper for grub.  Talk a while with W. H. Campbell on west side.  Says he is doing well in restaurant.  Bad runaway in front of our premises   about 8 P.M.  Lee Wright and others nobody hurt seriously but vehicle demoralized ,  C.D. Mitchell pays me for lumber ch. 42.02  get couple show tickets of Al Parker through P.O.  Tue thinking of taking another roomer.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.  ~~~~ (shorthand)

16.  Sunday.  6 AM.  Ther.  50.  75?. 50 = 58 1/3

Clear.  Brisk N.W.  Turned cool in night.  Start bout 9.38 AM.  Thinking of going to Ranch but only go far as Kickapoo.  Coming back by   Myers lane,  getting home about noon.  Feeling without  tobacco, very sleepy.  Tue and I start for Berts about 3 P.M.  Drive through Loxa stop at Hen's.  He is gone to Dakota. Ora sick in bed, better than she was.  Gilbert girls staying with her found their farm on fire PM and extinguish it.   Bert's folks not at home when we got there at 6.15 PM. and got on wrong road going home getting down by Hayden Kings.  Mostly clear day.  Take Snap shot at Bert's house from S.W. before they get home.  Gobed 9 PM

November 17- 18, 1913 and 1888

1913

17.  Monday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  38.  60.  56.

Clear.S.2.  Thick hoar frost but no ice.  Hitch AM driving down to Miller's.  Saw boy:  his father not home yet.  The dirt roads not so muddy as expected.  Mrs. Curd and Mrs. Brooks spend P.M. with Tue.  We did not get any dinner.  I took some B & M.   I felt very downsy (sic) all day and did not drive any  more.  Bells folks are no better.  Fun day:  Clear till toward night.  Tue Grove's at night.  Gob 9.30

18.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  54.  68.  60.  =  60 2/3

Part cloudy.  S.S.W.3.  Tue  writes to Phebe.  I mail the letter about noon.  Drive out as far as Decker Park.  Mushrooms seem to be starting in in garden bed.  Mr. and Mrs. Bell reported some better.  Bought Victor Opera Book at Whites AM.   Mrs. Grove called PM.  She and Tue visit Mrs. Bell.  I pile up old braces on  back lot PM.  Alfred came to chore after school.  Will come again Thursday P.M.  

Harman  phones night and wants me to come out tomorrow if possible.  Part cloudy and moderate southerly wind.  Go bed 10.

1888

17.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther.  24.  37.  32.  

Mostly clear, hazy.  Coldest morning so far this fall.  Buy 8 1/2 bushel apples of Nels Thomas @ 25c.  Ben Davis.  Engage 2 bush.  Lakeman sweet of Burgess.  Wrote letter to J.W. Hall Alva Fla.   Got Crass to work toward night picking up round stable paid him 25 c.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Cloudy most of day with easterly wind looks much like rain or snow.  Bob Brown in town.  Tell him to go ahead and sow timothy seed.  Gobed 9 AM.

18.  Sunday,    AM.  Ther.  34.  41.  36.

Cloudy E. wind about 1 1/2 inches of snow on ground. and light rain falling.  Cloudy all day snow mostly melted.  Fatty Knock fixed the cistern pump yesterday it has been out of repair for a month or two.   He also (?) on the lid to piano.Chancellors folks have been coming over for water for awhile - Father says he is going to stop it.  Damp chilly day - Tue and self both have sore throats  Baby not very well at night.  Maggie and Phebe did not go to Sunday School today.  Gobed 9 PM~