November 9-14, 1889 in Charleston, IL

November 1889

9.  Saturday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther  43  48  43  =  44 2/3

Cloudy.  Threatening rain but dont much.  Trade dull AM. but better toward night.  Got lot of nails which went out by Jo Handly also lot of stuff for Drake.  Buy load of corn from Jo Handle $7.00.  Kelly helping at store.  Gobed 11 P.M.

10 Sunday, 7.30 AM.  Ther.  43  46  43  - 44

Clear, no frost.  get ready and start about 10.30 AM.  Nick and Kelly  go hunting  Find several of men at work on building.  Learn that  Geo Martins has been  over and will return us all to grand jury.  They side up with W. end today.  Went possum hunting at night got rabbit, and have all {?)  Got stove pipes for Milt at Codgers.

11.  Monday. 6 AM.  Ther.  46.  57.  47.  = 50 
Clear pleasant boys side E and put some rafters before I leave at 3 PM.  Get home about 7 P.M. road very bad.  Court began Monday.  Grand jury in sission(sic).  Speak again to Jim Cassody about straw  biz only fair.  Kelly helping 10.30

12.  Tuesday. 6.45 AM.  Ther.  47.  56.   46.  =  49 2/3
Cloudy day Kelly helps.  Buy hog rings.  See J Van Meter about hay.  see W Ricketts for Milt.  Went down to Mintons toward night noise began about 4.30 P.M. and continued slowly till in night.  Very dull at night.  Fair trade day trade.  E light went out while I was coming home 11 PM--

13.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  ther  47.  56.  46.  =  49 2/3
Cloudy and foggy wind NW.   Benj in town Came down at night pretty full  Went home in night.  Milt Drake rode Bill up came to attend Staderb trial which was continued to 27 issnt,  I started for ranch about 4 P.M.  lost the road  and had to tie up and walk to house.  Roads pretty bad night dark got ther 7.30  Milt an hour later.  The barn have 5 cornises of boards on roof.  Damp dark day wind w gobed 10.30

14.  Thursday,   6 AM.  Ther  37  39  34  =  37
At Ranch cloudy day.  Men putting on roofing getting south side nearly finished.  Milt went to town to attend Stanberry trail which continued to 27th  No one at home.  Find that Cermer cutting more timber on my land  Notify Steve Decker to cut no more.  Milt brought out lumber for doors  Some of the sheep are beginning to look badly  Gobed 10.30 PM

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

October 1889

30.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther

Cloudy and getting ready to rain which began about 8 o.c. AM.  Ring three sows noses  Two more pigs missing this morning, one in spring.  Boy work while I sawing store wood and quit working a while P.M.  Milt repaired roof some and went out hunting in P.M.  Rained at intervals a;; day but not heavy.  Gobed 10 PM

31.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther           56.  50.  =

Cloudy but not raining  Ride down to river bottom  Cut L board tree in S. Hollow which wouldn't work.  Look for  more which couldn't find find boys cut one in little Fritz hollow P.M. which we think all right  Start home at 3.30 PM arriving at 6 P.M.  Roads very muddy and slow driving.  Mist and fine rain PM and night  Gobed at 10.30 PM~  Trade has been light this week.

November 1889

1.  Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  55.  65.  53  = 57 2/3

Cloudy and rain at spells all day.  Interested going to woods.  Pay Popham per load of hay. 3.00 .  HG will start for Ark. next Tuesday, with hunting party.  Trade not very lively, am somewhat discouraged about my shed and feed for sheep.  Have done but little toward it for two weeks on account of  rain.  Gobed 11 PM 

October 1900

30.  Tuesday  5.30 AM.  Ther.  63.  78.  65 = 68 2/3

cloudy.  Southerly wind.  The other Mrs. Owens comes to wash.  Tue  and Lillie move Miss Ford into east room. (shorthand)  Learn at Gaines' that Irene was expected home today.  The roads excepting paved streets are very muddy this morning   Lend Deffenbaugh abstract for ranch.  They are  getting their pipes together in front of Perkins lot.  on way to square with steam heat.  Simons did not come up with corn as intended.  Hatton has not shown up this week.  Went out to Gaines' 2 P.M.  Jo. shucking shock corn.  Has got 14 loads in to  elevator.  They  have only paid 29 cents for past week.  Get a  basket full of vegetables and start home 5 P.M.  Partly clear day slightly cooler than yesterday.  Got pretty good mess of Caprinus comatus at Bill Hill's which which have for dinner.  Jo Gaines has shucked about 750 bush corn to date.  I did not visit Loxa today.  HOme in time  for supper  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

31.  Wednesday 5.30 AM.  Ther 63.  78.  60  =  64

Drove up to Dicks AM and beyond No mushrooms in sight.  See Teo Sefton about coal.  Take Bill Campbell down to his place AM.  They are digging ditch for heat pipes in ally back of store.  Lilly ironing.  CD Mitchell gives me bill for 1200 feet more lumber.  Saw Hatton crossing overhead bridge AM.  They have had saw mill on Decker land north of spring a week or two.   T. Armstrong out of common corn.  P.M. load still in barnyard.  Got a letter from Charley Popham saying need not bring rest of his bill.  Showers P.M. with heavy rain toward night and after dark.  Take Marie over to Weyths after supper to Halloween party.  Corn 30 cts here am entirely out of corn except sweet.  Gobed 9 P.M.

November 1900

1.  Thursday. 5.30 A.M.  Ther.  50.  60.  50  =  53 1/3

Mostly cloudy.  N.W. wind.  Clears off before 9  A.M. and clear day.  tue and Lillie making pumpkin pie AM.  Shave AM. Cr.  Sent draft $120.00 to Loan and Trust Co.  John Simon and Warren up with wood.  Says Ira does not intend to sow any more until after after the election.  Give Bob Chapman key to Perkins room for station purposes.  Charge no rent.  Harry Stoddert wants lot of 2x4 - 12 and 14.  Dun Evans for small bill due.  Tue  sends some shirts to Phebe in newspapers.  Bill Hill called with Caprinus comatus while we were at breakfast.  John Simons calls after dinner and give him bills amounting to some 3600 ft.  Saye Brown in town.  He called P.M. and we settled for all collected by both of us, self to pay hauling.  Give Ira ch for $19.04  Simons not very well satisfied with Tom's management.  Pick balance of quinces.  Had about  1 1/2 bu on three trees.  Fair day westerly wind.  Tue over at  Groves at night.  Gobed 9 PM.