Aunt Mary, Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went up to church this morning. Aunt Mary was at our house for breakfast and dinner. After dinner Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille went to church for a half an hour. Uncle Fred & Papa went to Waterloo in the morning. Uncle Fred traded his old Ford for a new one cupe, but he didn’t know how to run it. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went up to church tonight.
Wednesday, April 16, 1930
Papa went to Red Bud this afternoon. Rosalia went over to Meng’s this afternoon to try her dress on. We planted out some corn this morning. We had lettuce today for the 3rd times already. Bertille sold 3 dozen eggs and got .22¢ a dozen. Rosalia and Bertille went to church to confession this evening. We found 22 eggs.
Tuesday, April 15, 1930
We washed today. Leona, Robert, Floyd came up this morning to get the milk check. Lena Meng stopped in here tonite and told Rosalia to come over tomorrow evening to try her dress on. It is awful windy at present. We found 31 eggs today. Papa was up at Hecker at the election, it was town election.
Monday, April 14, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get some seed corn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this evening and brought some horse radish along for us to grind for her. We found 26 eggs. Bertille took 5 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ for them.
Sunday, April 13, 1930
Today is Palm Sunday. Bertille went to get palms. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary & Henry & family were here for dinner today. This afternoon Papa went over by Steve Rheinecker for a little while. In the evening Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary went to church. We found 26 eggs.
Saturday, April 12, 1930
Today there is a school election in the districts of Monroe County. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to Red Bud and Waterloo this afternoon. Bertille got a pair of shoes. Found 25 eggs.
Friday, April 11, 1930
Papa, Rosalia went out to Henry’s this afternoon to get some setting eggs and some straw. When they came back they went down to the Okaw bottom to get some shade trees. We ate our first lettuce today. There was telephone meeting last nite at Rheinecker. Mrs. Rausch fell this morning and sprained her ankle and wrist the way we heard. Bertille sold 5 dozen eggs, got .22¢. Steve Rheinecker couldn’t get his machine started this morning to go to the Rock quarry so Vic Eichenseer had to take him down in the truck. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary came up. Aunt Mary & Rosalia, Bertille went to church this evening. We found 25 eggs. We set 5 hens. The days are sure beautiful but we ought to have rain. There were 4 motorcycles went down and came back again tonight.
Thursday, April 10, 1930
Aunt Mary and Bertille went to the sewing circle at Mrs. Eckerts this afternoon for the last time. Aunt Mary had supper at our house. Uncle Fred came later in the evening to get her. Rosalia & Bertille washed the dining room windows this morning and also the curtains. Mamie Eichenseer came down to get Rosalia & Bertille to go up to Lena’s to make flowers tonite. We have them all finished now.
Wednesday, April 9, 1930
Today it is a year that Henry Birkner Jr. got married. John Weigand’s wife got buried today at the Village cemetery. It sure was largely attended. She died from blood poison and heart disease. This coming Sat. they would of been married 5 weeks. Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary, Uncle Fred went to church and cemetery. She was the daughter of Valentine Jatho from Belleville. Bix from Belleville was the undertaker. Henry & family came up a little while this evening. They brought us some setting eggs along. We found 29 eggs today.
Tuesday, April 8, 1930
Today is Aunt Lizzie birthday. We have a wash day. Rev. Otto Meier of Columbia parish died last Friday and will be buried this morning at Columbia. Rev. Eschman is to have the sermon. We found 26 eggs.
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