It rained a little this morning, a little. Ralph Etling was here after dinner a while he paid papa $100 Int, still $98 due yet. He said ain’t much work in St. Louis, he works 3 days week. Today is Buddy’s birthday he is going to celebrate it Sat. night dance at the brick house. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up brought 2 doz. eggs along. The egg man came, he got 8 doz. from us & 2 of there’s, pays 25¢. Henry & the boys where here brought a load of corn up. He took our kettle along, he is talking about butchering Wed. & peddle out the saussage [sic]. Our egg man say’s he will take 2 lbs.
Saturday, May 16, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went to church & also cleaned. Papa got crushing done & paid George Shilling lumber sawing. We went in to Waterloo to Dan Geodell’s sale this afternoon, bought 15¢ worth, everything went cheap. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this afternoon or this evening & we went to the show. The blanket winner was Loyd Pabst. There play entitled was “The driven Daughter.” Emery’s boys & Russ’s boy’s are giving a dance at the Brick House to-night, there is a play at Broad Hollow too.
Thursday, Dec. 11, 1930
We washed, ironed, fry down meat & sausage today. Arlene Klotz is 4 yr. old today. Papa went out in the woods this afternoon. We sent a check to the Mutual Auto Ins. Co. for the Whippet $7.18. Today Father Powell is getting buried at O’Fallon & Miss Baetje at Smithton. This evening we went out to Uncle Fred’s & Aunt Mary’s & listened to there radio & victrola. She baked caramel cookies.
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