We found 7 eggs today. Rosalia took our first eggs that we got in Hecker to Brauns this afternoon and got .39¢ a dozen. She had 2 dozen eggs. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here this morning. Aunt Lizzie was over (at) Rheinecker’s this evening. Steve trimmed his trees in front of his place this evening. There was quilting this afternoon at church basement.
Wednesday, February 5, 1930
It happen to be a nice day after all. We found 8 eggs today. Henry came up this morning to get his machine from the garage, but it wasn’t finished yet. So he came down here for dinner and afterwards went back up again. Then about four o’clock he left for home, but when he got to the corner his machine stopped and then he got Vic Eichenseer to look after it. So he got it started again, he left. When he got between Schneiders and Kammlers it stopped again. He called up Steve Rheinecker’s to call Papa over to the telephone to bring the Whippet out there. During that while he came up to Braun’s & had a little talk with him (and) told him to come out & pull it in. So Papa and Henry went out to where his machine was & got the Whippet passed there. So Henry could get home. Papa walked home. Papa got his hair cut this morning. Willie Birkner dug a well on his place today. Louis and Oscar were doing it for him. Bill Birkner bought Mrs. Lorberg’s place.
Tuesday, February 4, 1930
Rosalia & Bertille washed this morning. Henry was here this afternoon. Mr. Jake Mavers was here trying to sell Papa his coal oil brooder. We found 6 eggs today. It is getting colder. Looks like snow.
Monday, February 3, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille were at Belleville this morning at the Eureka Hatchery and got 200 little chicks at .12¢ a chick. Papa went to Red Bud to get a pipe made to fit the brooder. Papa was uptown and settle up with the groceries bills in the stores. The weather looks awful cloudy this afternoon. We found 2 eggs today.
Sunday, February 2, 1930
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Today the groundhog saw his shadow that means six more weeks bad weather. Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred were here this morning. Henry came up with Levi Ganley to church and took our Whippet home. After dinner Henry’s family came up because there was Benediction and throat blessing. We all got our throats blessed. We found 5 eggs. John Kammler’s and Mehremans were also there. Mrs. Laut is on the sick list at present. Adam Eckert’s baby Irvin is also sick with bronchitis and pneumonia. Tonight there is a play at Smithton. Players from the St. Mary’s Parish at Belleville (to preform). Today Bill Grohman had their little baby girl baptized. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Matzenbacher were sponsons. They named it Orlin Ida. Henry had company last night. Uncle Pete and Jake’s kid and Betty Jane and rest of family were there.
Saturday, February 1, 1930
We found 2 eggs today. Papa went to New Athens today. The roads are getting awful muddy at present. Rosalia & Bertille baked bread & coffee cake, & cleaned house today.
Friday, January 31, 1930
Bertille was on sick list again. Uncle Adam and Emil and Joe Meuth were visiting us today. Mr. Meuth wanted to buy straw. We found 3 eggs today.
Thursday, January 30, 1930
There is going to be quilting in the church basement this afternoon. Mr. Hart the corono feed instructor was here this morning explaining the corono laying mash and grains. Bertille was over at Rheineckers and called out to Henry’s. Papa, Rosalia was in Waterloo this afternoon and they got 50 chicks from the Heyls Hatchery for .13¢ a piece. Bertille was out at Henry’s. Philip Braun and Mr. Hart the corono feed men were out there to. Henry ordered 6 sack of starting mash and we ordered 7 sacks of starting mash. Philip Braun puled Henry’s machine to the garage this evening, the motor was busted to pieces. We didn’t find no egg today. Wheat price today is $1.14. Papa took 4 sack along in.
Wednesday, January 29, 1930
Arthur Frien from Smithton was here this afternoon. We have a sick hen. The Catholics are going to have a Euchre to-nite. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to the Euchre. Papa and Rosalia each got a prize. Papa got a dish and Rosalia got a box of handkerchiefs. Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred were here till it was time to go to the euchre. Aunt Mary got a centerpiece for a prize. John Kammler’s butchered at George Wagner’s today. We found 2 eggs.
Tuesday, January 28, 1930
Today it is beautiful. We found 1 egg. Rosalia was up town with the machine and got 100 lbs. oyster shells for the chickens. John Kammlers from Belleville are visiting at George Wagners this evening.
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