February 8-9, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

February 1890

8.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther, 10. 24. 13  =  15 2/3

Clear. N.W. wind.  Did not go up town today.  Maunie Lang here most of day.  Paul Davis sawed  us some wood P.M.  Uncle John was down to dinner  Cold raw day with NW wind mostly clear Not many country people in town  Gobed.  11 P.M. ~

9.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  Ther  17.  34.  27.  = 26.

Part Cloudy.  wind S.  Maggie went to S.S. Pleasant day but does not thaw much and most of the snow that fell last Friday not melted much yet.  Kate Davis here while P.M.  Wind South and mostly clear day  Gobed 9.30

February 1901

8.  Friday 6.30 AM.  Ther 26.  35.34  =  31 2/3

Cloudy SE wind sifting of snow in night.  Clara got up and made fires.  Mrs. P and Kate Perrill left AM. promising to come and spend night with us.  Kate and Mrs. Bacon called P.M. on way to Dale Woodworths  funeral which will be tomorrow.  They left their team here and  went to Franks.  The reading Circle was in session when K & B called and Tue did not seem them.  Cloudy all day snow turns to heavy rain and sleet P.M. continuing til after dark.  Play cinch at night.  Gobed   9.30 P.M.

9. Saturday  5.15 AM.  Ther  26.  29.  25.  = 26 2/3

Cloudy N.W wind.  Frozen up and snowing lightly  Everything covered with ice  Clara helping Tue make shirt.  K & B call for team and stay for dinner starting home about 2.30 P.M.  I had bad toothache all last night which still continues.  Bacon is going to move in a few days to near Humbolt  Clara left at night to be gone till Monday noon.  I went up town for shave.  Didn't get it.  Fell down and hurt knee over at Court House.  Tue and Buddie over at Grove's at night.  Kate Perrill called P.M. and said she might be here to stay all night.  She didn't come.  Mrs. Perrill over at Bains.  Decide to quit chewing tobacco tonight  Gobed  10 P.M.

August 19-21, 1913 & 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

19.  Tuesday.  4.30 AM.  Ther.  74. 94.  78.  =  82.

Mostly clear. S.1.  Tue and I start to Loxa 6.29 A.M.  going S. road.   Leaving Buddy and Chas. in bed.  Stop at Jones'.   Tue collecting his rent and at Gaines' where she saw the two babies and there at Mrs. Shirleys.  Mrs. S. is feeling poorly and has  changed much.  We drove up through the place going over to west side and through all cloverfields.  Do not think there is much seed in any of it and told Cox same when got to place.   Cox has visitors.  We did not see Harman and it was so warm we soon left for home.  The corn does not promise any more than at last visit.   Half a crop is big estimate.  We got home about 11 A.M. after very hot drive.  Shirleys digging well near their house.  Cox says they have plenty water at farm.  Can see nothing of clover sown with oats.   B.C. looks well.  Thunder much P.M. and mostly cloudy.  Sprinkle rain.  Apparently heavy rains S.  Find lot of supposed lepiota Granulosus  in garden.  I did not drive any more after getting home from Loxa.  Old mare seems to feel downsy (sic)she is worse to drive than I ever knew her to be.  Tue and Buddy over on 4th street at night.  Later they go up town.  This the first day of Coles Co. fair.  Admish is 50c. this year as it was last.  Gobed 8.30

20.  Wednesday.   5.30  AM.  Ther.  74.  94.  76.  =  81 1/3

Clear.  E.1 Walter came before we got up.  He has a short vacation.  Rhoda came to wash.  She irons most of P.M.  I drove up town 10.A.M. soon returning.  The heat very oppressive.  Mostly clear AM but clouding up P.M. with much thunder and heavy showers around .62 in. fell here between  5 and 6 P.M.  Must have been immense rain few miles south.  None of attended the fair.  Slightly cooler at night.  Go bed 9 P

21.Thursday.  5.30. AM.   Ther.  74.  94.  76.  - 81 1/3

Light fog. W.2.  Walter took Chas. to fair AM.  I drove up town for cream.  There are several bands of gypsies in town I met them on 4th St.  Later drove over to see Bill Hatton but didn't  met(sic) Boden.  Tue and Buddy up town P.M. leaving me with Charles.  Write Leader Engine Co. for catalogue of tractors.  Part cloudy AM but mostly overcast P.M.  Light shower 11 A.M. heavier showers late P.M. all for today, .34 in.  I felt the heat bad as ever today;  Skinner comes after I go bed, and stays the night.  He has been hurt in Chicago and has crutches.  Gobed 9.30

1888

19.  Sunday  6 AM  60.  83.  66.

Clear.  We started for  Berts before 9 AM leaving father alone at home.  Stayed til 5 P.M.     (/0 hitch and  several of his children were there.  Found Ma not so well as last time we saw her.  Got home before 7 P.M.  Has been pleasant day  mostly clear.  The roads are good and not dusty.  Gobed 9 P.M.

20.  Monday,  5.40 AM  Ther  64.  75.  68.

Cloudy and raining since two or three o'clock.  Intended to  to make early start for timber but for the rain.  Put handle in another ax.  Phebe had tooth ache all night and today.  Mamie Lang here all day.  Bims call toward night and looked at swelling on calf's flank.  Kate Davis got home today.  Mrs. E. has been pretty sick for several days.  Turie decides to let them have qt. of milk a day.  I mowed in yard hour or two P.M.  Went up town at night.  Had talk with Sam Litch about  sheep.  Go bed 9 P.M.  Wind E.

21.  Tuesday.  6 AM.  Ther.  66.  83.  70.

Cloudy and raining began after midnight.  Phebe cried all night with toothache.    Mrs. Dickenson  comes to wash finishing at 3 P.M.  Dressler & (?) call to look at bar furniture and offer 325.00 for it which I refuse.  Phebe feeling very badley all day, face swells up mostly cloudy day, wind N. roads said to be muddy.  Gobed 7 P.M.