June 15-22, 1914 (highlights) in Charleston, IL.

June 1914

15.   Monday.  Pay Myers in full on painting.  Rec.  package from  G.G. Tienery of Terre Haute which ordered Friday Recd. 10 AM. Ex prepaid.

15.  Monday   Mercantile has second lot of ratchets and all for one side.   Put in much time trying to sell old newspapers.    J.O. Linder  funeral at 10 AM.  I was not able to go.  Learn that Warmans are going to move to farm. S.E. near river.  Tue and I drive out to Helen's late P.M.

16.  Tuesday.   Mrs. Bitlidoux cakked while P.M. called while in P.M.  I drove W. of town late PM.  They putting in concrete culvert this side C.H. high bridge.  A bad place and after crossing I kept on coming back by Sam Walters getting home 7 P.M.  Mostly clear day and continues cool  with moderate with N.E. wind.  The Normal Summer School began today with 600 in attendance.

17.  Wednesday.  

18.  Thursday.  get straw hat Winters which don't like.  Buy  pens at W.S.H. P.M.

19.  Friday.  The Mexican "A.B.C. "  Mediation  plan has failed and President Wilson finds himself "up a stump."  Junk Cooper pays for old papers.  I drove down on Seventh St. to see where yesterdays fire was, couldn't find it.  

20.  Saturday.    Phebe writes from Jeff Cy that will be home first of next week.  

21.  Sunday.

22.  Monday. 5 AM.  Ther.  78.  98.  82.  =  86.

Part cloudy.  SW.3.  Emma worked AM for Tue.  Cleans up buggy in  part.  Think have felt the heat wave more today than at any time this season.  Part cloudy with thunder and sprinkle rain 4 P.M.  .01 in variable winds.  Lightning all round at night.  Tue over at night.  City is putting in meter on our waterline.  Sprinkle rain 3 P.M.

Note:  This is the last June entry.  Written on this page in pencil it says:  The Charleston Theater on Sixth St Burned December 13th between 9 and 10 oc P.M. 1914.  This record missing from June 12 1914 until May 1, 1915.  I have no idea what happened to the near year of Journal.  I will continue to post the 1889 entries.

Catherine

June 10-12, 1914 and 11-12, 1889 in Charleston, IL

June 19 

10. Wednesday.  4.45 AM.  Ther.  74.  98.  82. =  84 2/3

Part cloudy S.W.1.  Emma helps Tue AM. wash windows etc.  The smaller Warman children spend much of AM here much to Tue's disgust and mine.  Normal out today and Helen Hildreth leaves some things here till next term.  We get letter from Phebe P.M. with  note.   She is in Jeff City with Muggs for a visit.  This proved to be one of our hottest days.  I  keep  pretty quiet and then very uncomfortable.  I drove out as Cemetery late P.M.  I met Harman up town.  I got  home 7 P.M.  The Mortys came over, also Julia.  Harman up about 8 P and stays till nearly 10 Oc. "Settles" in full last years rent  check $72.00  Mostly  clear quite cloudy about 1 PM. with thunder five miles south.  Gobed 10 P.M.

11.  Thursday. 5 AM.  Ther.  74.  98.  80.  =  84.

Mostly clear. S.2.  Tue  irons all AM.  Deposit Harman ck  72.00 at 2d.  Get shave at Browns pd.  The Normal School closes today and the people are going home.  Drive E and SE late PM. call in for ice cream and bread.  About our warmest day part cloudy wind becoming N.  Tue  over at Groves night, gobed 9.30  Order "frame" through Nick.  Carrier took letter  (?)

12.  Friday. 6 AM.  Ther.  74.  84.  74.  = 77 1/3

Cloudy light rain which began 2 AM, wind N.1.  Craigs BC warehouse burned early morn (2AM).  Pay O.T. Ryan feed bill 4.40 I start out to find junk Cooper but did not .  Met Rog Bennett and take him.  Says  Ray is in Courier office.  I saw Laura and her children.  On way home came near running over a baby 12th and Madison Sts.  Tue ironing AM.  P.M. drive up by John Hills and Stodderts.  Ss new alfalfa 40 has about 20 acres of my old friend the bull nettle.    Much cloudy today sprinkle several times, but didn't lay dust.  Roads very dusty.  Corn not growing much.  Much of  crop is less than a foot high.  Some oats are heading out.  Some pieces of wheat are being cut.  Wheat is  good.  Wind N. to easterly  Gobed 9.30

June 1889

11.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  60.  76.  58.   64 2/3

Clear.  Wind NW Wrote White telling him (?) take 38 cents for my ties but would not sell any culls.  Sold Adam 20 posts @6c.  Collect rent from Gr bro for month 40.00, draw 10.00 from firm.  Try to clear out sewer W.C. at home but fail.  Pay  up MCennell ind. and  Co a/es.  Pay Heilbing for repair log chain.  Hazy day.  11.30 PM.

12.   Wednesday. 7 AM.  Ther. 65.  76.  60.  =  64.

Clear.   Pay Frommell 1.05  Popham 1.45  Ed Doughty at 1.35.  Jo Clark 25 all in full.  Paid  Uncle  John 100.00 borrowed from him last month.  Trade fair.  Several drummers in town.  Pleasant day and warmer wind SW.   Learn that men in timber expect to  finish fence Friday.  Gobed 11 PM.