[No entry recorded].
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1931
Aunt Mary, Uncle Fred were here today. They planted their cabbage plants out today. Alfred May was here today and gave Pa some sale bills to put up in town they were Mr. Caldwells sale bills. Eggs are 14¢ now.
[Ed. note: This entry is not written in Bertille’s handwriting. It is a possibility that it is written by Rosalia].
Monday, Feb. 23, 1931
Leona was up today and got some medicine. Bobbys got the measles. Papa was at church last night. Aunt Mary, Uncle Fred were at Christ Buehlers last night. Frieda’s birthday was. So many people are dying from the measles in Red Bud. Mrs. Threfall move to Darmstadt last Wed.
[Ed. note: This entry was not written by Bertille. Perhaps Rosalia?]
Sunday, Feb. 22, 1931
Aunt Mary, Uncle Fred were here for dinner today, Bertille is got the measles.
[Ed. note: This entry was not written by Bertille. Perhaps Rosalia?]
Saturday, Feb. 21, 1931
Papa got crushing done this morn. & this afternoon went out in the woods. There was a man here this morn. & left a bar of Lime [?] Toilet Soap & a box of Rinso here for nothing, advertising. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here a little while this afternoon, from here they went out to help Buehler’s clean things up.
Friday, Feb. 20, 1931
We sent a birthday card today too Martha Boll, her birthday is Sunday, & also it is Frieda Buehler’s. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was here a little while this morn. & then they went down to Red Bud to help Christ Buehler’s move, they are going to to move on Mrs. Threfall’s farm today. He has already 4 horses, & a wagon. He only took 3 horses past here, & 2 truck loads of furniture & things. Mrs. Buehler is also helping them. Bertille went to church this evening.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 1931
Papa took 12 doz. egg off & got 12¢ a doz. Tonight is Poultry meeting. Papa went, there was about 24 people there. Speakers were Frank Schwim, Ed Parker, Henry Braun & a Commission man from St. Louis.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1931
Today lent begins. Papa went to church this morning. Rosalia is up again today. Osie Neff moved today in Lutz’s house here in Hecker. Bertille went to church this evening for lent services. It is raining again tonight. We put out cabbage plants out in a bunch today. It is too wet to set them out yet.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1931
Leona sent a 1/2 gal. milk along with the milk driver & this afternoon Bertille baked Cream Pies. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came down this evening first before they went up to the euchre. They brought our cabbage plants along. There is a lot of cases of measles around now, Adam Eckert’s, Ed Cortners children all have them now. Mrs. Threfall moved a truckload of her things out today, they are going to move up by Darmstadt, they are to be out by Thurs. or’s they have to set them out. The Waterloo Bank has it in it’s hands. Christ Buehler is going to move in just as soon as their out. Today is Elvis Jatho’s birthday.
Monday, Feb. 16, 1931
It started raining all night & all day yet. There is to be a euchre in the School Hall, I don’t know if it will be or not now. We can’t go no how. Bertille washed & ironed today. Papa got the mail this afternoon & took 8 doz. eggs off they are 12¢ a doz. yet. The euchre is postponed until tomorrow night, & the meeting which was to be Tues. night is said off till Thurs. night. Because of the bad weather.
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