Papa got a hair cut & shave at the Barbers this morning. Bertille baked cookies. Dr. Isselhardt Dentist moved from Manier down to Harry Kammler’s upstairs.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1933
Papa went down to John Braun’s & got our clover seed, little better 2 bus. it made, charges were 25¢. We all went out in the woods this afternoon, stopped at Henry’s, first. Jake & Paul Neff are helping him & schock [sic] corn. Bertille got the mail the order from Chicago Mail Co. came, everything all right. Mr. Jung was here wanted to buy eggs, we didn’t sell a one.
Monday, Jan. 23, 1933
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s & got a hog. We washed, ironed such a nice day; warm. Papa went out in the woods. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up & we went over & helped her quilt, it is finished, took it out of the frame. The egg man paid 11¢ for eggs in the store, they are 9¢.
Sunday, Jan. 22, 1933
We went to Red Bud. Mr. Raffle the cigar factory man died & will be buried tomorrow morning 9:30 mass. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came over after dinner, & Mr. & Mrs. Frank Dudenhoeffer were here awhile, for supper. They came out with Magaret [sic – Margaret] & her husband, they went to Maniers. they was here about 2 hrs, Magraret called up & so they left 5:30. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stayed & played 2 games pinochle.
Saturday, Jan. 21, 1933
We all went to church, to Mrs. Mueth’s funeral; & rain some thing awful it just poured down; make it awful bad. Papa & Rosalia went along to the cemetery. The church was packed, some standing. The pall bearers where, Joe & George Schilling, Tom Haney [?], Wm. Ganley, Phil Braun, Geo. Parker. Fr. Adyt made a nice sermon; people where here from St. Louis, Waterloo, Smithon [sic], Red Bud & from all over. We went to Joe Wacthel’s this eve, played 5 hand pinochle, 4 games; & raining & dark. Papa went to the annual telephone meeting at Griffin, this afternoon, they came down a 25 on quaterely [sic] dues, it is now 75¢ every 3 mons. the drop tax is still the same $4.00 a yr. Papa had a talk with Al. Geodelle. They say the roads are pretty good for all the rain we had.
Friday, Jan. 20, 1933
Bertille mailed a letter to Chicago Mail Order for shoes & things for Rosalia. Mr. Chas. Jung from Red Bud was here & wanted to buy eggs, but we sold ours yesterday. Mr. Joe Hilpert & a friend was here this afternoon.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 1933
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stayed in Hecker, all night, they came over this morning, & then went home. There was such a crowd there at euchre, 25 tables, she got a apron for prize. We baked cookies this morn. We got ten little pigs born last night. The egg man paid 14¢ for eggs today. We all went out to the wake at Meuth, stopped at Henry’s took him along. There where a few people there this eve, all the girls & Mamie & Rosie. She doesn’t look like herself at all; the teeth is all out of her mouth, & has a gray dress & coffin. Miss Bertha Lother is there ~ working.
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1933
We finished ironing. Papa went to Hecker to order his license, & pay Whip. Ins. It rained last night & pretty much too. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came here this evening before the euchre, they stopped at Fr. Aydts first & talked with him. They went to the euchre & pinochle in the School Hall, took a bucket filled with popcorn has a prize. Fr. Stern & cook was up too.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1933
We washed and iron & baked bread today. Papa & Rosalia got a load of oats at Henry’s this afternoon. Cyril & Clarence came down this eve, & got each a bu. oats & sack of hay for 300 for there rabbits. Aunt Mary called up this evening, she was quilting at Henry Birkners today. Ed. Meng was over & paid Uncle Freds int. Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Reheis has a little boy since Dec. 27, they have now a girl & boy. Mrs. Joe Mueth nee Brocs died at 5 o clock this eve. Papa went to town. Miss Martha Boll of St. Louis called out to Geo. Boll’s & congraulated [sic] him on his birthday. Joe Watchel is butchering.
Monday, Jan. 16, 1933
We were all out at Henry butchering had lunch & dinner. they made 57 summer sasauge [sic]. Mrs. Meuth is awful bad sick in St. Louis, MO. We had awr [sic] eggs at Renneckers today and peddler paid 17¢. [ed. note: entry completely in a different handwriting than Bertille’s. Most likely is Rosalia writing].
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