Washed. Pap went to Farmers meeting at school hall with H. Wittenauer this morn. & afternoon with Henry. Ford agent of Waterloo stopped in, thought maybe we want to trade Whip for Model A. Ford he has there now. A fellow & Pierre Laut around selling magzaine [sic] don’t want any. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary stopped in were over at New Athens took a quilt over for show next month. Leona isn’t feeling well up & down has it like Uncle Fred in gall [bladder]; eating to much pork.
Friday, Jan. 20, 1939
Leo & Rose [Rosalia] Wedding Ann.; but to muddy roads, can’t get there. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary came, he took some wheat to Waterloo, she helped quilt. Pap went to Farmers’ meeting at Kammlers. Henry came on business. Boys got sore eyes, pink eye they call it, school is closed for couple days, most all the children have it. Closed today.
Thursday, March 5, 1931
Papa is plowing & harrowing the potatoe land this morning. Fr. Grootens was here. He wanted to use the truck to get some straw and our brooder. So him & Frank got it. He has 2000 little chicks. He also has a new DeSoto coupe. We planted 2 bu. potatoes this morning. Papa took the team back out to Henry’s again he is going to help him sow oats out there today. He was there for dinner. This afternoon Rosalia had to go out to get him. We have to turn our eggs twice a day now in the incubator. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon. She went to the sewing circle. Tonight is farmers meeting at the new school hall, but none of us went. Eggs are 18¢ today. There was a lady here today & wanted to sell 3 flowers in a basket for 25¢. I send her off. She said she was selling them to support 5 small children & her father. There was a man here wanted to take orders for strawberrie plants, & also a fellow from Waterloo & wanted to sell or advertising Skill Gas. They sure have a time at Blackburns School this year the way Mrs. Ettling told Papa.
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille, Leona & the kids all went to church. Then Papa, Rosalia, & Bertille went to Belleville with 26 doz. eggs sold 12 doz. for 15¢ & the rest for 20¢. This eve. is meeting for the farmers again in the school hall. Papa is hauling wood this afternoon. He helped Henry fix fence yesterday afternoon. John McCarthy died & will be buried tomorrow. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this evening. Then we all went over to see there house across the street. Henry & family came too this eve. Henry went to the meeting. Jac. Neff was here this evening & wanted to see Uncle Fred for buying some seed potatoes from him. This afternoon Bertille washed the Chev. & Rosalia spaded a piece in the garden & sewed some lettuce seed. Some people up by Belleville were planting potatoes today already.
Friday, Jan. 23, 1931
Today is another spring day. It is also Mrs. Emma Eckert’s birthday. Tonight is meeting again for the farmers in the new school hall. Mr. Tillman is giving it. This evening Joe Gregson & Lester was here. Henry & family came too. Papa & Henry went to the meeting. We baked a sponge & Angel cake tonight. This afternoon Rosalia & Bertille were out at Henry’s, Leona cut Bertille’s hair. Papa went in the woods.
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