February 16-28, 1891 in Coles County, IL

February 1891

16.  Monday. 8 AM.  Ther.   54.  59. 55.  

Cloudy SW. wind little rain in night  Brownfield finishes mushroom bed, patches smoke house roof  and saws  wood P.M.working most of day  Tue  suffering very much with neuralgia did not get supper   I trimmed grape vines and some trees  Mostly cloudy day with south wind and occasional light rain.  The warmest day we have had this winter  Trade quiet get sarsaparilla for Tue  Gobed 1  About clear at midnight

17.  Tuesday 730 AM  Ther.  33.  40.  27.

Cloudy.  N.W. wind No rain in night.  Tue  better this morning.  Maggie complains  of stiff neck.  Marie 4 years old today.  Height.  37 1/8 in.  weight .30 lb. Apl 4   Maggie didn't go to school.  Richtin children  Hat Mrs Knock and several others called today  got some mushroom spawn which will plant when bed gets warm enough  Cloudy day wind NW early AM S.  at noon and NW before night,  growing colder.   gobed 12

18.  Wednesday.  7.30 AM.  Ther 12.  27.  23.

Cloudy N. wind  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Uncle John  in town but didn't come down to dinner. Witnesses and others went up to Springfield to attend trial of Ed. Melville    Jo crail came down in morning says  he will go to work as soon as it thaws out.  Order two pounds yellow Danevers Onion seeds from I B Mitchell.  Trade quiet.  Cloudy day and cool.  Wind NW AM at noon  E before night.  Light snow for an hour or two P.M.  Not enough however to cover the ground  Gobed  1230---

19.  Thursday,  7.30 AM  Ther  20.  33. 33.

Cloudy NE wind snowing till 8 AM 1 1/2 in  Dr. Hall and wife want to buy part of our bottom field.  I took in the washing for Tue this A.M.  Cloudy and disagreeable day snow and sleet in morning and quite heavy rain 3 to 5 P.M.  heavy mist at night wind E and SE.  Gobed.  1230

20.  Friday.  730 AM.  Ther  46.  56.  38

Cloudy and raining, wind S.  Moderate rain most of night.  With heavy wind toward morn.  Rain most of day till 2 P.M.  Offer Dr. Hall 50 ft. S side bottom field for 300.00 which he does not accept.  the stove pipe at store blew down last night.  Jake Duzy says 2 1/2 in rain fell yesterday and today  Trade dull.they took Jerry Johnson to Springfield today as witness  Wind gets in SW and finally in NW before night growing cooler  Mrs. Davis here today. Mrs. Rogers and Fannie ironed P.M.  gobed 11.30 PM    Pd. V.K.Curd bal SM Hutch a/c 21.90

21.  Saturday.  730 AM Ther  31,  48.  33.
Part clear wind NW Uncle John was down to dinner  Says wants to pay for Phillips farm next Saturday and will want all the money I can spare.  Warren Decker was up on horse back.  Reports roads very bad and river swimming.Says they have cleaned off two or three acres lower Fritz hollow.  Partly cloudy day with NW wind  Trade quiet for Saturday  gobed 1130 PM  Crail says will help me all next week.

22.  Sunday. 8 AM.  Ther  22.  42.  39.
Clear SW wind  Tue had headache and tooth ache all day.  Didn't go to meeting.  It is reported that Jerry Johnson escaped from Geo Sullivan on way to Springfield.  Clear day SW wind got into S.E. before night and clouds up  Go bed  11 PM --

23.  Monday  7AM.  Ther  38.
SE wind and cloudy sprinkles rain 8 - 9 AM  Jo Crail comes at  7 and begins work at 1.00 per day clean out stable and began digging for back fence at which he work rest of day  Brought rake and spade at Stodded on Cr.  Mostly cloudy day with strong South wind and signs of rain Roads drying fast  Gobed  11.30

24.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  50.  60.  56.
Cloudy strong S. wind all night with occasional sprinkle rain.  Crail came at 7 AM and works at fence all day without accomplishing much  Tue feeling good deal better than she has lately.  Comer got his mill up to Latta  & Richter today  The authorities  have offered  50.00 for arrest of Jerry Johnson  Trade quiet but better than this time last week.  Cloudy day with strong wind (?) occasional sprinkle of rain, late showers 8 to 10 PM. with some thunder, Wind died down after dark, change to W 11P.M. ther 40  AT 12   gobed 12.

25.  Wednesday, 7.30 AM  Ther  20.  30.  24.
About clear N.W. wind strong.  Crail to work all day at back fence.  Tue set PR here in middle manger P.M.  Tom Houghton and Hilleyrn drummer in town.  bought  some wine of Mayan  Easton's evidence cleared Ratcliff today disappointing the authorities.  Clear day with fresh NW wind W at night.  Girls went to some sort of show at Christian church at night.  Gr Bros subscribe 10.00 toward remodeling race track  Gobed  11 PM

26.  Thursday, 7 AM.  Ther.  13.  23.  18.
Cloudy N.W. wind  lt. sn. flying Crail did not work today too cold.  Mrs. Rogers washed AM.  Tue cuts garmment for Mrs. R.  Freiburg     drummer arrives at night .  Clears off AM mostly clear day with brisk N.W. wind  Trade very quiet gobed

27. Friday,  8 AM.  Ther  10.  30.31.
Clear SW wind.  Friday drummer here buy from him 1 Bbl  87 Bond  & Hillard.  Hyman  also here but did not see him.  Uncle John down to dinner says he will his mortgage on store if will pay 600.00 tomorrow.  Mrs. Rogers  ironed P.M.  Miss Green called P.M.  Pay Walter Briggs insurance on store and barn.  Crail has not shown up since Wednesday evening  Mrs. Eastin says Ed is worse - has been very bad for a week or two.  Trade quiet.  Annie Rooney  - Maltese Kitten caught two mice in evening.  Clear morning.  Clouds up about noon and looks much like snow.  wind a little E of South.  Roads in town good  gobed

28.  Saturday,  7.30 AM  Ther  7.  18.  9.
Clear with N wind, about one inch snow on ground which fell after 1 AM.  John Simons in town reports that he and Warren  have been making fence this week settle with him for Feby.  He  says the nannie goat is dead.  This lets me out of goat biz  John Simons ate dinner with us as did Uncle John.  I draw $250.00 from store and borrowed 300.00 at Bank 90 days which with what I had in bank made up 600.00  to pay Uncle John.  He released mortgage and gave up note which has been running nearly fourteen years.  This is really a gift of 1300.00 [$1,300 of 1891 dollars would be worth: $34,210.53 in 2015] from him.  Riley Decker was up and I paid him some on ties he has been making.  Clear cold day with N.wind.  Trade moderate  Bought a load of corn of John Leavitt  28 20/70 bu @ 50c.  Settle with Crail in full of has worked 3 days this week and will go  ahead soon as weather permits  Simons brought us a gallon jug of Maple syrup.  Having chewed or smoked tobacco constantly for a year I have decided to quit altogether till July 4 or longer  Then at midnight 7.  Gobed 1.30

February 10-17, 1890 in Coles County Illinois

February 1890

10.  Monday.  6.30 AM.  Ther  24 .  45.  34  =  35 1/3

Clear.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  John Simons in with team. after corn and feed  Has bought another load of hay from Hasney.  Does not think Milt is going to vacate very soon.  Bill Myers  took away calf.  Sell Vansickle load wood.  Maggie not very well at night.  Dog Shirley chaws(sic) up clothes  Clear day chilly some snow still on ground  Gobed 10.30 PM

11.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  34.  55.  34.  =  41
Clear wind S. and W. P.M. NW at night and growing cooler  Many calls for wood today but have sold all I can spare.  Order 8  Bush Blue 8'Orchard and 4 Red top through W.E. Hill.  Abbott  says  will work for me tomorrow.  Milt Drake up P.M. purports to go into my south house as soon as  Rile Decker gets out.  Clear warm day  Snow goes off   Gobed 11 PM~

12.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  ther.25.
Cloudy.  Abbott began early working all day mostly sawing wood  Reynolds hauls last load up for me.  Milt did not show up early,  got ready to start about 2.30 P.M.  Went by  walkers ford.  river pretty well up I cross in boat  Milt on mare.  Got to Milt's about 7.30 and gobed  10.30 PM   Co Surveyor will come next week.

13.  Thursday.  6 AM  Ther
At ranch.  clear frosty morning stock looks badly.  Simons and self walk round most of most of AM.  Decide to build barn yard fence first  Milt helping Riley Decker in order to get his house done  Milt purposes to move as soon as Riley does..  Start home at nearly 4 P.M. by Handly ford.   home at 7:30  P.M.  Rain at 9 P.M. and most of night thereafter.  Gobed 11 P.M. 

14 Friday.  7 AM.  Ther  43.  50.  42.  =  45
Cloudy rain nearly all last night  cloudy damp day, with mist or fog all night.  The roads are as bad as I ever saw them.  Pay up  Abbott for work this wk settle with Briggs Insurance barn and store trade dull.  Very few people in town.  Have talk with Comer about gering out my timber this spring  Gobed 11 PM.  

15.  Saturday.  7 AM  Ther  30.  52.  37.  =  39 2/3
Clear.  Light white frost.  some signs of better weather.  Uncle John was down to dinner.  Henry Hildreth who has been gone since last March ate supper with us.  He has been in Dakota and Virginia since.  Father got some butter at  J.B. Hill which  couldn't use.  I got some butter at  McCaud at night.  Pay Warren Decker in full to date   Trade better than late Saturdays Fine Day, wind S Gobed 11 PM  Girls want to stay all night with Maunie Lang.

16.  Sunday 7 AM  Ther  34.  57.  47.  =  42 2/3
Clear morning, light frost.  S wind.  Tue sent Phebe up to Lees for oysters.  I undertook  to clean up in smoke house PM but gave it up.  Tue and children over to Davis P.M.   Pop corn at night.  Mostly clear day with S wind  gobed 9.39 PM  ~~

17.  Monday 6.30 AM  Ther  43.  64.  55.  =  54.
Partly cloudy, S wind.  C McCravy says Mrs. Straw has sold her lot down in bottom to Perishs.  Tell A. Buirk to bid 6.00 on sulky harrow at his sale tomorrow.  Phebe came home from school at noon sick and did not go PM  Dr.  Sparks pays me 1.90 for load wood.  Pleasant day, mostly clear AM.  Tue consults Dr. Patton about herself and gets some medicine  Gobed.  10.15 PM  Marie 3 years old.

January 19-20, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston Illinois

January 1890

19.  Sunday 7.30 AM.  Ther.  39.  54.  58.  =  50 1/3

Cloudy, S. wind, H.G. supposed to be about sauce went up town and helped some about cleaning up.  Maunie here to dinner.  La Grippe very numerous in town.  Went up town toward night.  Learn that Frank McGurty died suddenly at about 5 P.M.  Kelly rode my mare a while P.M.  Light shower at 3 P.M. heavy at night Gobed 10 PM

20.  Monday, 6.30 SM.  Ther  15.  24.  21.  =  20

Strong W. all night Frozen up hard again  Went up town about 7 AM. to relieve Nick.  H.G. complains of feeling some better and comes up in PM.  Nearly every body is taking the "grip" Bill Jeffries has it bad also Frank Vail   Jo Curd and lots of others.  Baby sick all day some better at night.  Mostly clear day.  Trade some better  Sent insurance policys to Freiburg  Order  remaining 2 Bbl Bo A f(?)  Learn Woodrum was buried today  Gobed 1045 PM 

January 1901

19.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther. 15.  30.  30  =  27

Mostly clear.  easterly wind.  Queen was loose in barnyard this morning.  My throat very sore and kep(sic) me awake much in night.  Make print of pin hole picture taken the other day and had better success than expected.  Simons and Warren up with stove wood for thernolies(?).    They will work my land down there except west end of Decker piece putting into corn for half, delivered in crib there.  Good many people in town in town and roads getting smoothed down.  Clara got letter from her mother at Loxa that one of her children was sick and she left after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Tue and Marie went up town for grub &c after supper to return tomorrow evening.  Walls shows me where paper has fallen off north side of store room.  My  cold continues abut the same.  Throat some better  Gobed 10 PM.

20.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  36.  58.  45.  =  46 1/3

Clear.  Strong southwind.   Tue gets breakfast and dinner.  Tone photo of Kate's boy and break celluloid tray.  Hitch up before dinner.  Start out to Gaines' before 3 PM.  Staying there about an hour.  Got home with Clara about 6.30  Daisy didn't come.  Tue feeling very badly PM and at night.  The roads are nearly as good as in summer  No mud.  Clear day and about as warm as warm as it ever gets in Jany.  Gobed 8.30 PM.

November 9- 14, 1900 in Charleston, IL

November 1900

9.  Friday 5.45 AM.  Ther  23.  42.  36.  =  33 2/3

Clear. S.W. wind.  Warner reported yesterday nothing going on at milt  They  have Jackson St. closed at alley  below 5 & 6th and 6th bet Jack & Van B. putting in Steam heat pipes.  Tue feeling badly.  Abbott worked till about 4 P.M. getting wood in cellar and several odd jobs done.  Mostly clear day.  NW wind.  Thought to go to Loxa but did not get off soon enough.  Tue attended R.Circle.  I sort and cut out pieces from big lot of Records AM & PM.  Mort and Kate over at night till 9.30  Tue and Lillie went after Marie at party at Gannaway's about bed time.  Gobed 9.30 PM

10.  Saturday.  6 AM.  ther.  36.  50.  45= 432/3

Cloudy Southerly wind.  Snow flying several times AM.  Buy two bridles at Shoemaker Cr. 3.25  Start out to Gaines 10 AM  taking them and old harnesses repaired  Jo shucking.  Get home 12.30 P.M.  Warren and Simon brings up two loads of corn.  Own in crib 31 bush other sold to Rickter 28 bu @ .30  $8.40  use check in pocket.  Their Simon's corn is not going to  time out as well as expected.  May make 50 to the a(?)  Tue feeling badly.  Lillie does not satisfy her.  Pay up Abbott for work 2.25   in full.  Light  rain about dark  Mostly cloudy day.  Went up after supper for shave.  Frank May got sick before finishing.  Driving ran.  Roads good.  B.C. better price.  Gobed 9.30  P.M.  Pay up Mountjoy at night

11.  Sunday.  6.15 A.M.  Ther 30.  42.  32  =  36.

Cloudy, N.W. wind.  have five loads corn from Simon's in crib about 160 bu. One sold A. Richter 28 bu.  also 17 bu first load = 205 fr. ranch.  Mort Grove and sister Mm. Wilson called about noon  Find Ferd here most of the day.  He and Tue went down to HG after dinner.  Took Ferd home from there and back after Tue.  Garrett  Wall in town,has been west. Mostly cloudy day  Snow flying in AM.  Marie and Lillie make taffy.  Gobed 9 P.M.

Shorthand on the top of the nest page.

12.  Monday. 5.30, A.M.  Ther.  25.  50.  40.  =  381/3

Clear heavy white frost.  Southerly wind.  Haven't had letter from Phebe for long time.  Pay  Wilton & Tittaltion bal 21.65 check.  I figure the rent on room to June 20 some 4.25 more than they did.  Lillie Beck talking of leaving for Washington State sometime this month.  Went out to Gaines PM getting there about 3.30 P.M.  Jo has shucked eleven  loads since settlement.  About 406  bushels.  Thinks he has a week work left on it yet.  Get home 6.   Mrs. Grove over after supper.  Mostly clear day NW wind.  Gobed 9 P.M.

13.  Tuesday.  5.30  A.M.  Ther  38.  50.  27.  =  38 1/3
Mostly cloudy SW wind.  Pay Benkely & Tooke Ins. on store 10.40  Try to find woman to wash but didn't.  Went over to see Mrs.Balch  towards night.   Mrs. Knock over P.M.  Says is going south and will sell most of her stuff   Mostly cloudy day growing colder PM. wind getting to N.W.  We cover up potatoes at night in old house.  Self not feeling very well  Gobed 9 P.M.

14.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther 16.  40.  32.  =  29 1/3
Clear. NW.  Mrs. Owens sends two women here to wash AM  Tue gets long letter form Phebe first in sometime get check from JO Linder for 406 40/70 bu corn all up to Monday night of Gaines' corn.  Get dictionary for Flora Gaines.  Clear AM but cloudy toward night.  Charley Pinstel says will come and put a new pipe on furnace at 7 AM tomorrow.  Mrs. Grove over at night  Gobed 9 P.M.

July 1-5, 1889 in Charleston, IL

July 1889

1.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  78.  95.  78.  =  83 2/3

Mostly clear AM. some cloudy P.M. with thunder no rain here.  Milt up with load of wood which he sold to Susie Evans.  Says  had heavy rain there last evening.  Sam Ray says he want several  cords more of wood.   Trade fair: buy collar for Bill horse at Skidmore's charged to Uncle John.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.

2.  Tuesday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  80.  90.  75.  =  81 2/3

Mostly clear AM.  Wind S.W.  Drake in P.M. with wood for Sam Ray, I rode over with him for as F. Johnstons new house.  Heavy  cloudy from S.W. toward night with a little rain here.  It rained slowly an hour or two in night.  Today I paid F. Knock 10.35 Geo Chambers 12.60  G. Hibbert 10.50 for insurance on house all in full.  Remit Du(?) in full 101.50  Gobed.  10.15 PM

3.  Wednesday. 6.30 AM  Ther.  75.  80.  64.  =  73.

Cloudy and raining.  Intended to start early for ranch but for rain.  Light showers all morning started at 9 AM. in rain.  Went via Hadley's ford.  Walker's ford washed out and  impassible.  Milt and self made a gate in P.M.  Got home about 7 P.M.  Forded the river today first time in nearly six weeks it has been up since last of May.  Phebe began taking lessons on piano today of Miss Kennedy.    Trade pretty good but few in from country.  Gobed 10.15 P.M.  N. wind P.M.

4.  Thursday. 6.30  A.M.  Ther.  68.  75.  61.  =  68.

Clear, wind N.  They could not raise money enough to celebrate here today.  Many were going to Terre Haute others to Oakland.  The band went to Tuscola  Uncle John was in P.M.  trade pretty fair considering good many country people in.  Stores nearly all closed all day.  H.G. blows off in P.M.  Ben Spence here for a day or two see Charley Perrill  Gobed 10.15 PM.~

5.  Friday.  6.45  AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  62.  =  70 2/3

Clear S.E. wind.  Get hinges for screen door at store.  E. Drunway here.  Pay Tooke $26.45 dues on ten shares of loan stock just taken out.  Buy new knife at Millers also scythe blade.  Cut my thumb on scythe.  Trade pretty good  gobed 10.30

January 1 - 2, 1889 and 1914 in Charleston, Illinois

January,1914

1.  Thursday.  6.30. AM  Ther.  32.  36.  34. = 34

Cloudy S.2.  Phone H.G. to bring stuff from from Interurban freight sta (sic) which he did   stopping briefly to read M.P.S. letter.  Tue phones Rene.  Bert has been sick.  Walk up town after dinner getting cigars.  Talk with Heddins boys whos father recently died,  Pay ticket a/c at Pay nes (too much) $2.50 getting calendar for record as usual H.G., Nat and Mrs. Curd came spending evening.  H.H. to supper.  I talk with the Heddin boy, up town also.   Ike Miles.  Cloudy day with light Southerly winds.  Bureau predicts snow.  Gobed 10 P.M.

2.  Friday. 6.30. AM.  Ther. 34.  40. 34. = 36.

Cloudy. S3.  Snowing ground covered.  Learn that Geo. Boulware Co. Clk. died last night.  The  R.C. did not meet today.  Payne phones that I over paid him in settlement.   and he owes me 1.50.  I quit smoking last night and burn up old stubs and cigars.  This  my first day without any tobacco for nearly a year.  Phebe spent afternoon at Lizzie Shoots.  Jessie Dunn and Mary Jane call a while P.M.  Tue ironing at times.  Mrs. Purtill called at night She has been  living in Oklahoma.  Cloudy day with about 2 in. of snow and slush.  Wind shifts to NW at night.  Gobed 10.

January 1889

1.  Tuesday. 6 AM.  Ther.  20.  39.  28.

Clear SW wind.  Broke the coffee mill this morning and tried without success to mend it.  Byers called PM to say that he and Woodrum had been unable to find a place to board down at timber.  There was an eclipse of the sun from 3 PM till sunset.  The  globe - (?) did not come today.  Hat was here toward night.  The Myers girls were over in evening.  I made a batch of candy for Maggie and Phebe.  Clear day  go to bed  10 PM

2.  Wednesday, 6:15 AM.  Ther. 25.  42.  30.  

Clear and fine.  Westerly wind.  School begins again today after a vacation of 10 days.  Get $40.00 for ties of Geo Sefton Agt.  Looke insures dwelling for three years for 600.00 premium  $6.00.  R. Rutherford up pay him for Kirk fifteen dollars.  Helen went home P.M.   Went  down to depot at night.  Sefton paid me for 100 ties.  Went up to  Frank Dunns office at night.  Tue and M & P spent evening at Davis'  Gobed 10 PM  (?) on dwelling for 1,000 for 3 years.

March 7-9, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

7.   Wednesday  6.30  AM.   Ther.  21  36.  29.
Clear with N. wind.  Hat and Mrs. Dowling call in AM.
 Uncle John was in and came down to  dinner.   Comer
in town but doesn't get to see me.    Spoke to H.G. about  running
for collector.  Pleasant clear day but chilly and not
thawing in shade.  Hutton of Hutton TP speaks to me
about  buying land.  Buy some white star potatoes at Bactan,
 just a sample.  Kate Davis was over little while at night.
 C.G. not very well  Gobed 10 P.M.

8.  Thursday, 6.30 A.M. Temp.  28.  43.  40.
About clear.  Light easterly wind.  Tue makes fire as
she has all this week.  H.G. down before breakfast says the
City will take all of the lumber.   I have settled for them and advises me
to have more sowed.  Buy bushel white star potatoes Bactans
Bruce Myers works at hot bed from 4 to 6 P.M.  Do list finish.
Fisher and Dr. Hull got wood.  Have only about 11 cord left.
Not feeling very well myself.  Clear day with light variable wind.
Mostly east.  Gobed 9 P.M.

9.  Friday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  38.  52.  50.
P. cloudy with fresh SE wind which was blowing all
night.  Baby very restless all night.  Myers comes
to work about 7 works about two hours.  Give him  cr. on post
with 50c. from yesterday and today.  Let Paley have half cord
wood on cr. and Caylor pays me for half cord for unknown man.
Write Jos. Harris about overchg. (sic)   Simon Sterns 3.75  for ins. on wky.
Try to make out list of trees but fail to finish it.  Uncle John in
town P.M.  Cloudy day.  Sprinkle rain toward night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

March 5, 1913 and 2013 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

5.  Wednesday. 6.15  Ther.  22.  48.  28.

Clear. SW.2.  I did not sleep till after 3 AM.  Big white frost.  Rhoda came to wash.  Helen Hildreth calls a while AM.  She is  going to a field meet at Decatur.  Mr. Law about same with measles.  His grandson called to see him P.M.  Tue is  getting tired of them think will let them go soon.  Self feel very poorly today with sore face.  Harman calls P.M.  Seems well pleased with situation at farm.  He  is cutting up barnyard  into small lots.  I think good place.   Our last ton of coal lasted just eight days.  Harman called again before going home.   Serius full of gossip.  Says will be in again soon to see about  oats and cloverseed.  He started home after dark with team and and buggy.  Mostly cloudy day.  Light rain 2 P.M. followed by light snow later till dark.  About 1/4 in of snow fell.   My mouth and face seem worse today.  Think Mr. Law getting better slow.  Gobed 10 P  Pay E light bill by mail check 2.25.  720,000 up to last read.

1888

5.  Monday 6 AM.  Ther.  23.  35.  23.

Cloudy snowing wind, N.E.  Had just begun snow  when I got up.  Snowed about on inch of light snow and quit.  Mostly cloudy day  thawing some at noon.  Tried to mend my specs which  broke last night but couldn't  Write S. Stuarie to renew insurance on B & L again.  Pay personal tax Amblin refuses to take his a/c as part of tax.  Myase pays 1.00 on rent.  Moved in today.  Gobed 10 PM

December 16,1912 and 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  28.  50.  44. = 40 2/3

Part Cloudy.  E.1. red.  Ice. 1/4 David came 7.  I did not expect him.  Edith Bates called AM. begging.  David  cut  wood till 9 AM after which he raked and burnt leaves and began to take out leaking hydrant at  barn.  When find we have hard job on that.  He worked till 5 PM and will return in morn.  I drove down to R.R. AM looking  found for some coal.  Mostly cloudy day with variable moderate winds.  Weather bureau does not predict rain but it looks a good deal like it.  Tue ironing most of day.  Harman sends us piece of meat by Paul.  Gob 8.30 P

1887

Friday,  6.30  AM  Ther.  28.  33.  31

Cloudy wind S. Cloudy all day with S. Westerly wind cleared off about clear after dark. Tell Hibbared to cancel insurance policy on apples.   Bill Pate has been hauling lumber to coal shaft all the week.  Comer claims he can't haul unless I pay extra for it.  The city is wanting lumber badly.  This weather will make good roads in a few days if it does not rain.  Tue fixing over a dress for Phebe.  Won a small turkey in a raffle at Wrights last night.  Gobed 10 PM

September 9, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

9,  Friday,   6.30  AM  Ther. 63.  97.  73
Went down to gas well at AM.  Wrote  to Geo Curriens directions  how to  reach  timber.
 from Janesville.  Family went down to (?).  Intended to go yesterday.  Pay  Walter Bregi 7.50  ins. on stock and fur.  Folks got home just before night.  Borrow microscope at Davis..  Went up town after supper look over accounts.  Clouded  up  and grew cooler.  Very warm day strong wet wind most of day.  Gobed 10PM

It is July 11, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois!

100 Years Ago

Thursday, July 11, 1912,   5.30 A.M.  Ther.  70.  88.  74. =77 1/3

Cloudy W.1.  Rhoda washed.  I drive north of Big 4 P.M. to find Threlkeld ties but didn't.  Rhoda's David mows yard getting  through 4 P.M.   Kate and Stella  call P.m.  They have been staying  at Libbies at Mattoon.  They will soon return to Cal. without having made us much promised visit ~   Harman called 5 P.M.  Has been out  trading.  Wants to rent  for next year.  Wants B.C. shed fixed soon Also Sexton fence &c.  He didn't settle .  Very sultry day with light variable winds.  Mostly clear P.M.  Try several times to get T.T.T.(?) on phone: too hot to drive down there.  Tue and Phebe away at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Monday, July 11, 1887  6 Am  Ther.  64.  92.  68. 

Clear, SE wind.  Mrs. Laind did not come to wash today as expected and Tue hardly knows where to go for anyone else.  Maggie and Phebe "help" her wash some P.M.  Write to J. Walker Brewery Co. about empties.  Made some salve at night.  Perfectly clear day with good  breeze from easterly.  everything drying up.  Speaks to  Froke about insurance with gasoline stove.  Go bed  10 P.M.  Tue thinks baby not well.