March 13, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

13.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  52.  66.  58.  = 58 2/3

Part cloudy, S.2.  J.H. Parker called an hour or so He has been  visiting at the water works.  Says they have the filtering  plant in full operation.  Pay L.D. Norton Lafayett collector 1912 taxes for that township.  We called at house.  Tue went to the G.R. Chambers funeral P.M.  I hitch up after dinner but did not use the mare.  Light rain rain about  3 P.M.  and much heavier later.  Tay helps unhitch.  Some quite heavy thunder about 4 P.M.  Mostly cloudy day stiff SE winds  Part  clear at night.  No rain after dark.  Tue now expects her roomers to get out  Saturday.  Ray does not do much and will let him go soon.  Finish Treasure Island.  Gobed 9.

1888

13.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  23.  34.  25.

Cloudy.  Wind N.E. fresh.  Half inch snow on ground cleaned off and was pleasant day.  Mrs. Rogers did not come to wash.  Will come tomorrow went up town and  got 43/4 lb. lard sent 2 gal. jar up to fill P.M. at Masons.  Emma Knock and and Fatty's wife were over in afternoon.  Have not felt well to day.  Have not yet sent order for fruit trees.  Gobed 9.30

March 12, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

12.  Wednesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  36.  64.  54.  =  51 1/3

Clear S.E.2.  Big white frost no ice.  Tue expected her roomers to leave today but Dr. has ordered him to stay another week.  Burn up the trash in basement A.M.  Tue got letter from  Phebe.  She had not recd. my letter of  Sunday.  Rhoda  came to wash about 11 AM. finishing  3 P.M.  Helen Ferrish came in after dinner.  She and Tue went uptown.  I hitch up 3 P.M. and later drove out to cemetery  for exercise.  Much cloudy day S.3.  The roads worse if possible.  Tue went prayer meet night good   10 PM

1888

12.  Monday.  6 AM.  Ther.  22.  37.  31.

About clear wind N.E. and fresh.  Tue made fire again this morning.  Chilly day with fresh easterly wind. clouds up at night and feels like rain.  Went uptown before dinner but felt bad all day and remained at home the rest of day.  Maggie has got through second reader and I bought her the third today.  Gobed 9 PM.

March 7-9, 1913 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

7   Friday,  6.30  A.M.  Ther. 22.  36.  34. =30 2/3

Part cloudy S. 2.  Face no better.  Tue ironing.   Order another load 2300 Whalen Coal, which they deliver 10 AM.  Neglect to wet sacui(?).  Mr.  Law is reported as getting much better.  Tue attends R.C.  P.M.  at Mrs. Frank Pophams.  My Jan. Geographic Mag. came.  The Feb. no., still due.  I didn't have much comfort today with my sore face.  ~~It continued to grow worse till late in night, when it brok and allowed me to rest till morning.  Tue is not pleased with her roomers for diverse reasons and intends to let them go soon as Mr. Laws  gets well.  Mostly cloudy light snowflurries much of day Strong southwesterly wind.  gobed. 8.30

8.Saturday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  36.  62.  46.  = 48

Mostly clear S.W.2.  Feeling much better than yesterday.  Think am in for another boil in face.  The new tank now being built on Monroe near Interurban Station does not finish up very rapidly. City has done lots of work  at Water Works.  A new filtering plant.  Don't believe it is in operation yet.  Tue irons  AM.  Pays Alfred for Rhoda. 65.  turns out to be fine day.  The warmest this winter except  66 on Feb. 19.  After dinner I got out doors first time for a week or so and oil up old buggy.  There is a little frost in the ground from this week's freezing.  Later Shave self.  Tue attends party for Florence Moon 2 P.M. at Walter Moore's  Pay Ray Bennett for his week and extras .85.  Tue went to Mrs. Brook's after supper.  Mostly clear day.  SW light winds Gobed 9.30 P.M.

9.  Sunday.  6 AM.  44.  60.  42.  = 48 2/3

Mostly clear S.W. 3.  Give old buggy  good oiling and hitch up before noon.  Helen Ferrish phones AM that George R. Chambers is dead.  I write  short letter to Phebe AM.  Tue wrote to Phebe P.M.  Tue attends church AM and PM.  Mr. Chambers died at 4 this morning.  He had been with the Elks and was taken sick in night.  I drive 3 P.M. and later out far as Watson's.  The dirt roads nearly impassable.  I under took to cross over to South road but gave it up.  Part cloudy day looking like rain P.M.  The wind got N.W.  Gravel  roads mostly dry but rough.  9.30