April 10, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

10.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  58.  66.  50.  = 58

Cloudy and raining.  S.2.  It drizzled all night.  Am entirely out of hay or any substitute for it.  Have been feeding rotten straw for several days. Pay telephone 3.13 AM ch 1.70.  20 cts. toll for law.  I hitch up after dinner and drove up town.  Pay Hutton tax to Freeman.  34.94.  This is highest lately.  The dirt streets are very muddy.  Tue and Helen to Hats &c P.M.  I got home 6 P.M.   and leave Nickles.  Oscar Lawyer brought me home.  R. today .10 after 7 AM.  Mort and Kate over while at night at supper stay till after 9.  Clears off noon and late.  Cloudy night.  Goo bed 9:30.

Wm. Rosebrough died today.

1888

10.  Tuesday. 6.15 A.M.  Ther.  52.  57.  48.

Cloudy, wind W. or S.W. having changed in night blowing very hard and raining some.  Sun came out before noon and pleasant day.  Myers worked in P.M.  says  he owes me $4.85 on which is about correct.  He  put in afternoon piling  walnut lumber and sowed fertilizer on the garden.  Think my cold a little better.  Kate Davis was down a while after school.  Snider called  write(sic) we were eating supper, has been out to Uncle John's a day or two.  Fresh west wind all day.  Go bed 8.30 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

October 31, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

31.  Thursday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  48.  56.  44.  = 49
Mostly Cloudy N.E.2.  There was light rain about midnight and later.  I was feeling badly all night with stomach.  Siebert shod mare and returned her 9 A.M.    The rain to 9A. .15 more later with thunder 10 A.M.  Steady rain much of day with occasional R to 5 P.3  It great about 9 P.M.  Muggs and Tue irons.  Maggie went to Lela's at night with Grace Moo.  Rain  ceased before 9 P.M.  .70 more making total 1.78 in wind to N.3 P.M. and colder.  Go bed 9.30.

The Weather for October. 1912.  daily mean 57.2. Max 82 on 5th 6th 9th and 11th Min, 30 on 24th.  Rain 2.51 in.  Clouds 285  direction duration of winds.  N.4; NE 1 2/3; E 2 2/3;  S.E.1:  S. 11 2/3; SW 3 2/3;  W 11/3;  and NW.5 days.  First white frost 14th very light for 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 30th that on killing many things with thin ice.  The roads good.  People cribbing corn .  Corn is 30 cts.  Elevators supposed to take it Monday.

1887

31.  Monday.  6.15  Bill Hatten begins on wood, he is cut my wood and put in wood house @ 1.50 for cord.  Pay draft for tax on Bdl.. at 1st National Bank.  Telegraph M&N Ind. for 6 gal for hunting party.  Settle with Zeke Easton to date paying him cash 10.00.  Comer in town gives me city bill, says will begin to haul tomorrow on ties.  Mrs. Young comes to wash will iron on Wednesday.  The hunting party intend to start for Arkansas Wednesday.  Learn that Lewe  Stark is very low.  Tue not very well.  Gobed 10 P.M.