Papa & Rosalia went down & cleaned our truck patch this morning, we have our green tomatoes all picked. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up all day & pulled there turnips up, some of them, they tried to deliver some around town, but couldn’t sell many, some to Mrs. Dueker & Mrs. Ahrens, that all they sold. The egg man came this afternoon he got our 8 doz. eggs & 1 bu. pears, from Uncle Fred, & they took 14¾ lbs. of springs along for 194, that’s the price at Lipperts. Eggs came down a ¢ in the paper, they are 25¢ today. We pulled our turnips out & put them in the cellar, what we had by the roadside. They rung over the lines last night that John Schmidt the tinner, he used to be at Waterloo died & would be buried Sat. afternoon, & also that Geo. Boll has shooting match Sun. for ducks & geese. Carl Quathmer also has shooting match Sun. Willie Reagean’s, quite a few Sunday. They worked at the cemetery agan today, Braun, Grossheim, Schaefer had the teams.
Thursday, Oct. 22, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up all day, cleaned there garden. They had chicken soup dinner with us. Papa shocked the last of our popcorn today. There where 2 ladies here this afternoon wanted to buy some White Rock hens, but we won’t sell any of ours now. George Emery when coming home from the dance at Brezzy [sic] hill the other night ran in the ditch by Parker’s, he was sleeping, he smashed his car, the radiator especially. Henry & family came up this evening after there a dance in Kammler’s Hall, Herzog Orchestra.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & then we all went up to George Neff’s funeral, his brother’s & sister’s weren’t all here. It was a large funeral. Querheim had the burial. During the Show week last, they had baby & lady contests. Bill Fristch’s baby got first prize a ring & Pete Watchel’s second a ring. The ladies first Lucille Rausch & second Eunice Scheinder both a ring. Henry & the boy’s where here with the wagon, he brought a sow pig up here. Papa went down to the Molasses Factory & got the 2 gal. crock, this evening Steve stopped & said he could fill the 4 gals. so papa took it & him down in the car, & brought it back again. Tonight is a dance at the brick house, the baseball team is giving it.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1931
Leona & the kids where up we washed, all her quilts & ours. She took a basket green tomatoes & some ripe ones, along home. They & Bertille went down to the molasses factory, she left at 2 gal. jar there to get filled with foam. They told us down there about Bug Schaefer getting married & a wedding dance at Brezzy [sic] Hill tonight. We all went & had a good time, the Melody Club furnished the musci [sic]. They had double bridesmaids, & a crowd, the hall was packed.
Monday, Oct. 19, 1931
They tolled the bell this morn for George Neff, he must off died in the night sometime. We all went out to Aunt Mary’s was there for dinner, we picked about 8 bus. apples, sack of walnuts & took them along home, they have so many apples this year. The egg man got 10 doz. eggs 26¢. This eve. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Henry & family all where here, they all, except Leona & the kids, & us two went up to the wake at George Neff’s, he was 57 yrs. old. & was laid out so nice, looks natural, there where quiete [sic] a few there.
Sunday, Oct. 18, 1931
Alfred May has his shooting match over again today, on account of the rain last Sun. We all went back there this afternoon, it wasn’t a very big crowd, toon [?] many others. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for dinner, they brought some stuff along & we made it here. We were at Red Bud church. Papa went to town this evening. Frank Birkner brought some butter up, so he went up to get it for Aunt Mary 30¢ a lb. Tonight is the last night for show.
Saturday, Oct. 17, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went out to Henry’s, to help cook apple butter, 15 gals. Henry is sick, bad cold. We where out there for dinner, lunch. Mrs. Geodelle was also there. Papa was at Red Bud at a Stock sale, 85 cattle, they had 2 sale auctioners.[sic] We got the order from Chicago Mail Order. Bertille shoes, & paps cap. Today is Kenneth Kemp’s birthday, the bunch was talking about going there.
Friday, Oct. 16, 1931
The license of Clarence Pabst & 24 & Irene Voges 21 where in the paper, today so a wedding soon. Vic Eichenseer was here & brought 110 lbs. tankage. Henry came up & brought a load of corn. Fr. Grootens was by Joe Watchel’s today. We all went out to Henry’s had apple puling [sic] frolic, Geodells, Gus & Joe & family, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, they brought a watermelon along, we had that, cake, cookies & wine.
Thursday, Oct. 15, 1931
We cooked a kettle of soap today. Papa & Uncle Fred, went to Waterloo this morn. They had dinner here. This afternoon Papa & Uncle Fred went to Red Bud, got some lumber for a pigs through [sic – trough]. Aunt Mary went down to Armstutz’s took a gal. there to get it filled with foam. This evening they went down to get it. We had 16 doz. eggs for egg man & Aunt Mary had 6 doz. he paid 26¢ today, same as in the paper. Store price is 25¢ & 24¢. We went out to Uncle Fred’s this eve., Henry Birkner’s where there last night & left there records, victrola, what they brought down, so last night we played them all 6 pieces, some of the latest. There was a euchre in the new school hall tonight, but the crowd wasn’t so large.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1931
Papa went up town this morn. He was talking to Adam Eckert & he says he lost about 31 hogs, every one he had, so he bought 3 from Wm. Naiser. Just everybody is losing hogs, Ben Rausch had his vaccinated & still lost one. Ed Parker lost some vaccinated, Sam Krehress are sick, the truck from Belleville are out everyday getting some in. We washed, ironed, patched today, for once it didn’t rain, we had several showers during the night. Ed Meng was here awhile. Henry & family came up & brought some potatoes along, to cook tomatoes home to make catsup with.
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