Papa & Rosalia went to Belleville this morning with our 2 hogs. They left about 5:30 got $6.40 a lb for them took them to Streck’s, at Belleville. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch this afternoon. Papa went out this morning to Henry’s to help him with the hay. He was there for dinner, lunch & supper. Johnny Krehres boy was here after school & invited us for a dance at there place. So this evening we all went there & had a good time, the crowd was rather large. They danced in the barn, Herman Kettler furnished the musci [sic]. Today is Pearl Griffin’s birthday, she is 20 yrs. old today.
Monday, May 25, 1931
It sure did rain last night & this morning yet too. Papa went to Hecker this morn. & he also went down & looked at our truck patch. We had chicken pie for dinner today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stopped in, on there way to Red Bud to a church Picnic there. Papa & Rosalia went out & cleaned the cemetery, & planted some flowers out too. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stopped went they came back from the picnic, they had there chicken supper there. Eggs are 13¢. We sold 25 lbs. springers @ 24¢ a lb. $6.00.
Sunday, May 24, 1931
Leona was up for 1st mass & Henry at late, today Henry is 27 yrs. old & also there wedding anniversary. We went out right after church. Papa went to Belleville to church this morning. Those that where at Henry’s for chicken dinner where Gus Geodell’s family us, & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, after dinner Henry & Frank Birkner’s family came, & Bill Freund, we made ice cream & then cake for lunch. Oh! Boy, they had 2 gallons ice cream. Bill was here for supper, afterwords, we went to Breezy Hill too dance, the Melody club furnished the music. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came she went to church. Henry & Leona went to Breezy Hill too. They got a reo light from Gus Geodell’s.
Saturday, May 23, 1931
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Rosalia went to clean church on Aunt Mary’s place this morning. We seen the balloon that left Scot field this morning at 4:30 & is going 40 miles from there, it is a 35,000 cu. ft. balloon, we seen it about 6 o’clock, it was going South. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this afternoon for lunch. Papa went to Waterloo. Tonight Marcella Ettling is graduating from piano lessons, we got a written invitation. It is over at St. Louis, she is to play two pieces on the piano. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary got an invitation to come to Belleville, Irene Reheis send them a card to come.
Friday, May 22, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie’s then we went to church. Mamie was fixing on a new dress to wear Sun. at Ruma Fr. Odillo is celebrating his 25th Jubilee. He was here at Eichenseer’s too. The Catholic ball team of Waterloo motored to Hecker last Sun. & defeated the boys by a score of 3 to 2.
Thursday, May 21, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up to pump the water out of there cellar, he made a hole in the kitchen floor to put the pipe on the pump down, he has it all out now. They had lunch here with us. There was a boy here wanted some votes to become a doctor, he had 47 more votes to get, he has to have 2,000 & then he get $500.00 bonus to study, you buy a book or magazine, & it has so many votes, from 1 to 8 vote, that’s the highest, he said Fr. Grootens gave him 7 & Sister Superior, Lela Deuker, that is all he mentioned. We didn’t take none. The butcher Sethl from Smithton was here & looked at our hogs, they are only 5.45 he said. Clara Wagner gave us some flowers to plant out, touch-me-nots. Eggs are 13¢.
Wednesday, May 20, 1921
We cleaned our stove, Kitchen, basement today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch this afternoon this evening, we & Henry’s family went out there, we had pop corn. We planted out flowers today, & gave some to Clara Wagner, Mamie, Leona, Aunt Mary. Uncle Fred’s sewer is blocked up in there house across the street the basement has water in it. Papa went to Smithton & Belleville, to see about selling price on hogs.
Tuesday, May 19, 1931
We are having a nice shower of rain this morning. Eggs are 13¢ now. Jac. Erle was here a little while this evening, he was up at Belleville all day. Papa went to town this evening to find some news, but he didn’t hear much. Bank is about all the news around Hecker these days.
Monday, May 18, 1931
Today is wash & iron day. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch this afternoon. Papa went out to help Henry make hay. Emil was also helping. Rosalia Bertille planted tomato plants in our truck patch this evening, we now have 119 down there. Hy. Armstutz was here & got some watermelon seeds that Aunt Mary brought here. He told us about the show people Jackson’s, they must of had a time this morning when they left. The [racial slur omitted] Jake & the Dr. Jake said he made his own medicine, so I guess that means he is a fake doctor, Jake said he would get him arrested this morning yet, he wait till he would get to Granite City. We heard one night he took $67.00. Thats quite a lot.
Sunday, May 17, 1931
This afternoon we started out for a drive & landed at Fort De Chartres & viewed everything there, we made 48 min. Hilda Fritz was the only one we knew there that we seen. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up for the show this evening. Bill & Creses came too, we all went too the show. Ben Schilling was here this evening then he came there too Creses along with him. The blanket winners to-night were, Levi Gregson again, & Edwin Reheis. Oliver Birkner was the 8 yr. boy that played the violin with the [racial slur omitted], he played 2 tunes, he was to get 50¢ but that he played 2, I think he got $1.00.
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