January 8 - 15, 1889 in Coles County Illinois (highlights)

January 1889

8.  Tuesday.  Our two pigeons have disappeared. 

9.  Wednesday.  The wind and snow goes everywhere.  Tue sewing on gingham aprons for girls.

10.  Thursday.  

11.  Friday.   Patch up broken window.  H.G. and H. here to dinner.

12.  Saturday.  Baby cried good deal in night and has caught bad cold.

13.  Sunday.  Tue not very well .  Self messing with paints.  This thought by many to be the mildest winter ever known here.  The grass is hardly killed.  The ground has not been frozen more than two or three inches and there has not been more than two or three inches of snow altogether. 

14.  Monday.  Tue not very well.  Fannie Coon here at night.

15.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther  37.  50.  49.

Cloudy and damp Wind S.E.  Scott Dowling came after city post auger which I have had borrowed since last fall.  Helped Tue make mess of crax.  Four men were here after me  for work on tie job today.  Mrs. Feagan  was over all afternoon.  Damp day S.E. wind, light wind occasionally P.M. and at night.  Tue not feeling very well.  Wind rises at night and grows warmer.  Go bed 9 P.M.

April 17, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

17.  Friday.  6 AM.  Ther.  56.  50.  56.  = 54.

Cloudy. S.3.  Raining.  It began in the night cause in showers.  Miller came and insisted on painting. Went to work on porch ceiling and quit.   We went to Loxa to see about some repairs on house getting back after noon.    Is going away tomorrow can't work till Tuesday.  I didn't hitch up today for first time in good while. Tue to R.C. PM.  Bill Decker and I Shafer  call  talking  sawmill.  I didn't do it.  Meet of teachers at Normal today.  The street cars crowded much of the time about 1600 registered.  Cloudy day wind becoming N. and colder.  Gobed 8.20 PM.

1888

17.   Tuesday 6.30 AM  Ther.  49.  80.  54.

Clear.  There was strong SW wind, blowing all night.  The election was very quiet  about 800 votes being polled.  License was beaten by 63 maj.    Maxwell, Dem.  in 4th elected by 26 .  White , Rep. in 1st 26,  Bishop  Rep. 2nd 12, D. Dowling Rep. 3rd 19.  The liquor men did not organize.   Temperance folks worked and have been doing so all the spring.  Myers worked half day.  Tue took up kitchen carpet.  E. Drunway and other drummers in town.  Warm day change to cooler about 5 P.M.  Kirk and R brought up ties.  Pay them order 800.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.