January 15-18, 1890 and 1901 in Charleston, Illinois

January 1890

15.  Wednesday. 7 AM. Ther  36.  40.  19.  =  31 2/3

Cloudy W. wind.  Light rain in night.  Uni drummer here buy 20 BlB 89 Mal- @40c.  Made pretty close estimate of amt. of  stock on hand for first time since last August.  (?) Skelly shot Lune Woodrum fatally in Laudes Saloon about 6 P.M.  Cloudy day and growing colder: light snow at night and strong W. wind.  Trade light   Go bed 11 PM

16.  Thursday 7 AM.  Ther  9. 23.  20  = 17 1/3

Clear, wind NW.  Skelly gave himself up last night.  Send Tom Threkeld a cord of wood at 3.75  Phebe went to school first time week  Mrs. Rogers here AM. decide to take washing home.  Tue went up town toward night  Clear day with N.W. wind  Wharton drunmmer here.  Gobed  11.30 PM

17.  Friday 7 AM.  Ther  18,  36.  28  = 27 1/3

Clear Heavy white frost, wind S.  Mrs. Perrill came in morning and spent the day  Kate here to dinner, also Uncle John  Mrs. Harly worse.  Tue was over there at night till 8 oc  Mostly clear day.  Trade some better.  South wind, Roads wearing down  Gobed 1030 ~

18.  Saturday. 7 AM  Ther, 24.  42.  35  =  33 2/3

Clear or nearly so with south wind  Alarm of fire at 7 AM.  Lune Woodrum shot last Wednesday night died today.  H.G. went home this morning with the "grip."  I had to stay at store most of day.  Bought blue fish of Geo Lee.  Rec 466.41 from Friskey for Boh Whiskey.  Trade fair  Girls over to Davis' at night.  Clear day  Go bed  11.30 PM.  Mrs. Rogers brought home washing.

January 1901

(Shorthand at top of page.)

15. Tuesday  5.30 AM.  Ther  34.  58.  52.  =   48

0  0  +  Mostly clear  southwind.  Start to Loxa 9.30 AM.  Jo still grubbing cottonwood pond.  After dinnerI went down to Loxa.  McPhenon did not pay me any thing.  Today election in County to decide for or against county bonds.  People not showing enough interest to go and vote  Saw H.H. at Loxa.  He has recently got back from Iowa.  Drive down to Lloyds after getting home to pay for wash last week.  Clara ironed todau  Warm day with fresh southwind  Roads drying and getting better fast  Gobed 9 PM

16.  Wednesday, 6 AM.  Ther 34.  41.  30.  =  35

Mostly clear stron NW wind.  Clara ironed.  Mrs. Grove was over in P.M.  I work at sorting papers in back hall P.M. finished  Fine day NW wind streets becoming.  Cooney Scheyatt filling in where dug out.  Self not feeling very well all day  Gobed 10 PM  Return Cadle newspaper

17.  Thursday.  5.30  AM.  Ther  22.  25.  20  =  22 1/3  Cloudy northwind.  Snow flying most of forenoon  Didn't hitch up horse today for about first day this winter  Mostly clear P.M.  I try a pin hole picture and develope two plates at night  Marie and Clara watching me  This was a hard day to keep the house warm owing to strong northwind.  Tue and Maggie away at night till bed time  Earl Decker was up and I paid him 4.50 ch for 5 cord wood and 125 posts.  Gobed 10 PM  Buy box of Eastman dry plates at Ricketts  paid

(Shorthand at the top of the page.)

18.  Friday.  5.30 AM.  Ther  15.  30.  26.  =  23 2/3

-0+  Mostly clear N.W. wind  Self have very sore throat this morning  Jack Trobaugh works AM. putting in all the wood taking out ashes and hauling over manure for mushrooms pay him all.  Tue attends R.C. at Marshalls P.M.  Daisy called to see Clara P.M.  Mostly cloudy afternoon.  West wind and weather seems to be moderating.  Maggie brought us clock in place of one returned  Gobed 9 P.M. __

May 11-16, 1889 in Charleston, IL

May 1889

11. Saturday.  5.30.  AM.  Ther.  62.  72.  52.  =  62.

Partly cloudy.  Clouds up and  storm of wind and rain about 11 AM.  Girls went to picnicking at river and got wet  H.G. and Nick open store early.  Trade not very lively for Saturday and first day.  Minors plenty.  Warren Decker hauled load of 60 posts.  Has pretty tired at night.  Cloudy day after the rain.  Go bed 11.30

12.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther.  65.  65.60.  =63 1/3

Mostly clouds up and begins rain slowly about and continues most of the day.  I start for ranch about 10 A.M. buy two shoats of Joe Hutch on way down.  Did not rain there yesterday.  Milt going up after pigs tomorrow.  Frank hurt his shoulder and they sent for Dr.   Lost umbrella on road down.  got pretty wet coming home  rained most of P.M.  Got home about 7.30.  There was a shooting last night by Julia Wood she is now in jail  Gobed 10 PM

13.  Monday 5.45 AM.  Ther.  57.  65.  55.  =  55 2/3

Cloudy foggy wind W.  Milt Drake came up for hogs leaving one here supposed barrow but proved to be a boar.  Crass helped about pigs.  Package (?) came.  Trade rather dull.  Dark gloomy day muddy sprinkles several times damp and misty.  It is  thought the man shot Saturday night will die  Julia Wood is out on bail.  I remain at store till shut up 11PM.  Order rye and French of BBon and Blue Lick.  Gobed 11:30 PM~~

14.  Tuesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  Ther.  50.  75.  60.  =  61 2/3
Clear  Pleasant day with light W. wind M & H  Drummer here.  Uncle John was in to dinner.  trade rather dull  Ed Daughterty and Jo Lands will open in a few days  Ed has up his new furniture.  Phebe sick all day Tu thinks caught cold at picnic Sat.  Gobed 11.30 PM

15.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  65.  72.  66.  =  67 2/3
Cloudy strong S. wind damp.  Mrs. Rogers washed.  Wind gets up and blows a violent gale before noon raining some; and doing some damage to fencing.  Uncle John was in on his way to Snider.  Business dull.  Afternoon pleasant.  Got stuff to build a partition in back room.  Learn at night that tax sale is going on, had forgotten about my taxes.  Man who was shot still alive.  Gobed 11.30

16.  Thursday.  6.45 AM  Ther.  68.  90.  73.  =77.
Hazy.  Abbott comes to work early, working all day.  Geo Kellogg puts up partition at store.  The man shot last Saturday died P.M.  Julia Wood was sent to Jail.  Green drummer in town.  Trade light .  Clear day with strong S. wind Uncle John settled with Hibbard and thinks he beat him  Gobed, midnight.

Charleston, Illinois on October 14, 1887

14,  Friday,  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  35.  60.  (?)  39.  Heavy white Frost.
Clear  Jo Laudes shot  Al Latta this A.M. about 7 o'clock.  Start for timber about 8.30 with Sam Roberts to look at tie job.  Took gun but did not see any squirrels.  Mill  (?) Comer there.  We got home about 5 P.M.  paid Riley Decker this afternoon in full for wood cut by him and Johnson.  Uncle John was down to dinner today,  Buy fish of Hedrick at night - Has been clear day with  N.wind.  Most of leaves still green and on the trees.  Go bed 9.45 P.M.