Today August Blackburn’s birthday. Bertille went up town this morning to get the mail. Papa is settling posts & Steve Rheinecker came over by him a little while. We found 23 eggs today. Ed L. Parker was visited by a little stork the other day, a girl.
Friday, March 7, 1930
Rosalia went to church this morning. It is still raining yet. We found 32 eggs. Mr. Ed Meng got Henry’s cows today. Henry traded 2 cows for 2 mules and Meng to give $30.00 to boot. Steve Rheinecker helped Meng get them. Grover Cleveland is taking his first lessons on how to play violin. His daddy bought him one.
Thursday, March 6, 1930
Papa, Henry, Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary went down to Red Bud to Mrs. Dunn funeral. Father Havey had the mass. Aunt Mary and Bertille went to the quilting down at Mrs. Eckert’s this afternoon. They had 2 quilts in the frames. One blue and one pink. They sure are pretty. We found 24 eggs today. It started to rain some now. Aunt Mary & Henry had dinner with us. Rosalia took 3 dozen eggs to Eichenseers & got .21¢ a dozen. There was a man came to Hecker tonite and wanted shelter because it was raining all the time. Mr. Hill & Henry Armstuz went to Waterloo this morning.
Wednesday, March 5, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to church this morning to receive the ashes. Tonite is lent service at 7:30. We found 32 eggs today. Mr. Tom Crowe & H.M. Hill were here. Papa showed Mr. Crowe the house. Papa got our summer sausage from Steve Rheinecker today. He smoked it for us. Henry & family & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here. They all went to lent service.
Tuesday, March 4, 1930
Mrs. Bridget Dunn at Red Bud died and will be buried Thursday morning. Mrs. Fahey & Ms. Dermont called us and let us know. Papa, Rosalia, Henry, Bertille went down to the wake tonite. Steve Rheinecker was over awhile this evening. He helped a little to put the roof on the chick house. (We found) 20 eggs.
Monday, March 3, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went to Belleville to the Eureka Hatchery to pay the chickens off for another week because it is too cold yet for little chicks. Bertille took 3 dozen eggs to Eichenseers, got .21¢ a dozen. Mr. John Wiegand & Miss Edna Jatho got married last Saturday, the way the people said. Haven’t seen it in the papers yet. Their licenses were in there. He is 27 years old & she is 22 years old. Mr. & Mrs. Mehrmam are at George Wagner’s today. Papa & Rosalia brought Floyd a pair of rompers, and Bobby a pair of overalls along from Belleville for their birthdays. We found 28 eggs today. Willie Braun was here & got 3 bushes of sweet clover for $5.50 a bush. Papa went out to sow sweet clover after supper.
Sunday, March 2, 1930
Henry, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to church this morning. They had dinner with us. After dinner, Papa, Uncle Fred & Henry went over to Ed Ming to look at his mules. We found 31 eggs today. Tonight is moving picture show in the St. Augustine Parish. It is awful cold again. 10 above this afternoon. Papa, Rosalia, & Bertille were at the show. It sure was nice. The name was “Secret of Love.” Pathe picture and Charlie Chaplin.
Saturday, March 1, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s this afternoon. Papa and Henry are going to James Cody’s sale and Rosalia is going to stay by Leona. Bertille stayed at home. Today is Irv Rapp’s birthday. There is to be a party, but we were not invited. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary are going down to Red Bud this afternoon. It is also Christ. Buehler’s birthday. Lester Gregson moved on the Thompson place last Wednesday. He intends to haul milk. He wants to buy Griffin’s route, the one Elmer Lother drives. If he got the route he was to start today. Bertille took 3 dozen eggs to Eichenseers this afternoon and got .21¢ a dozen. Mamie & Angela Eichenseer are coming down tonite to keep Bertille company. We found 20 eggs.
Friday, February 28, 1930
Papa isn’t feeling well today. It is awful cloudy, looks like it is going to rain. Mr. Frey was here trying to sell brooder houses. We found 29 eggs today. Henry and family and Paul Neff were here tonite.
Thursday, February 27, 1930
Bertille was at church this morning. There is to be quilting at Mrs. Eckert’s this afternoon. Mr. Mehrman got stuck in George Wagner’s road and he had to get Vic Eichenseer to pull him out with their truck. He had to serve as jury man in Belleville. Joe Mueth in the prairie have a little son, they got him christened yesterday. I don’t know what they named it. Bertille took 3 dozen eggs to Eichenseer’s & got .21¢ a dozen. Henry came up this evening and brought his calfs up. He came down here a little while. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came down here a little while before they went to Euchre. Aunt Mary, Uncle Fred, Papa, Rosalia, & Bertille went to the Euchre and Old Time Dance in Kammler’s hall tonight. The Herzog’s boy and girl played with both accordions. Uncle Fred got a broom for a prize & Aunt Mary got a dish pan. None of us got anything. Bertille had 5 punches, Papa 4, and Rosalia 3. The sixes took all the prizes. They also had a slipper dance. The ladies had to take their shoe off and throw them in a box and the boys had slips. They had to pick one shoe and find the partner to that, then dance with that girl. They had a square, broom, polka, barn dance and also some of the latest steps and tunes. Uncle Fred played some of the old timers (tunes). Found 23 eggs.
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