Bertille took 5 dozen eggs to the store got .22¢ a dozen. We found 22 eggs. Leona, Robert & Floyd were here this afternoon. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary were here this evening. Mr. John Weigard’s wife died. He just got married about 5 weeks ago. They say she had blood poison.
Sunday, April 6, 1930
Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry were all up for church this morning. Then after church they all went home. Henry Armstutz was here this afternoon. Mrs. Rheinecker came over a little while this evening. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary came down here and then we went up to church in the evening. After church, Rosalia & Bertille went in Kammler’s hall to hear the three Peters Brothers play from Germany. Admission was .30¢. We found 39 eggs today.
Saturday, April 5, 1930
Father Grootens took Frank Schwindle his boy that stayed by him off this morning. He got home sick for his mother in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rosalia and Bertille went over to Elmer Kammler’s for a little while this evening. We found 30 eggs. Today Oscar Birkner’s baby is a year old.
Friday, April 4, 1930
Aunt Mary was here all day. She ate dinner with us. Uncle Fred helped at the school all day today, he got a load of brick for $1.00. He wants to make a brick road by his garage. Rosalia and Bertille went to church this evening. Rosalia took 4 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ a dozen. We found 26 eggs. Papa is on the sick list at present. He wasn’t out of the house since Wednesday.
Thursday, April 3, 1930
Aunt Mary & Bertille went to the quilting at Mrs. Eckerts this afternoon. Uncle Fred helped at the school this afternoon. We found 24 eggs.
Wednesday, April 2, 1930
Mr. George Heyl was here this morning. He is accessor in the upper poll. Bertille took 3 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ a dozen. They were going to start to tear down the old school house today and get ready for the new one at St. Augustine’s parish. The children now have school in the church until noon. Mamie Eichenseer came down this afternoon and we made all kinds of paper flowers. There was a man came here to get some money for a donation for the priests. But we told him that our priest wanted to build a new school house now. We found 25 eggs.
Tuesday, April 1, 1930
Bertille washed today. She took 3 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ a dozen. There was a lady around this morning taking orders for abstracts of all kinds and spices. Mamie Eichenseer came down this evening and then Rosalia & Bertille went along with her up to Lena’s to make flowers. We found 30 eggs.
Monday, March 31, 1930
Leona, Bobby, Floyd were up this afternoon. Elmer Kammler was over a little while. “Billy” had been sick but he said he was better today. There was a man around deliveries some paper for the Slack Furniture Co. at E. St. Louis, Mo. Bertille took 5 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ a dozen. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary were here this evening. We found 28 eggs today.
Sunday, March 30, 1930
Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary were up for church this morning. They went home after church & in the afternoon went to the cemetery. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out in the woods, then went to the cemetery too, to get some flowers to plant out. In the evening we went up to see Mamie Eichenseer. Mamie and Angela went out to Mueths today. We found 28 eggs.
Saturday, March 29, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to Waterloo this afternoon to Miss Frischs sale. We stopped at Henry’s when we came back. We found 30 eggs.
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