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.

September 26 1887, in Charleston, Illinois

26, Monday  6.30 AM  Ther.  53.  53.  53.
Cloudy began light rain about 8 AM.  Mrs. Deckerman came to wash.  Washing in wood house.  Rain continued all day and well into the night very moderately.  Girls got wet coming  from, school at noon and caught a little cold.  Mended an old umbrella.  Took two old boots to  John Rall for repair.  Dark gloomy day, not many in town.  was up to store  most of P.M.  Tue put up a few peaches.  Gobed 9 PM

July 3, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, July 3,1912  5.30 A..  Ther.  72.  80.  72. = 74 2/3

Cloudy. S.W.3 Alfred Smith comes and "finishes" yard pay him 55c.  Heavy thunder shower about 11 AM. (.53)  Tue was up town.  No wind Harman phones , says have plowed all their corn twice and some three times.They have been cutting weeds too wet to plow.  Shave self P.M. after which drove E of town with usual result getting home 6 P.M.~  mare very scarey of fire crax.  Balt. Dem. Convention have named Wilson and Marshall for P. + V.P. Mostly cloudy day  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, July 3, 1887    6  A.M.  76.  88.  75.  

Cloudy most of forenoon wind S.  Girls didn't go to Sunday School.  Tue  put up a few raspberries.  Sprinkle rain several times during day ans showers at night.  Have been trying to decide where to build a stable.  Not feeling very well today my self.  Quit chewing tobacco to night: didn't  quit  the other day when said I would.  Cut hole in wood house roof for stove pipe.  Bim was down yesterday and helped us move stove out of kitchen.  Gobed 10 P.M.

I found this photo of the 1912 Democratic Convention in Baltimore.