We cleaned chicken house, put clean straw in it, left the chickens out awhile today. Papa went up town. Mr. Tecklenburg brought our case back & took 6 doz. eggs along 28½¢. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get a load of oats & wheat. Bobby is in bed with the earache & fever, awful nice day, warm.
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1933
Papa & Bertille went out to Uncle Fred’s to saw wood, J. Reheis, Ronnerneberg, O. Birkner, helped. Karl Boll sawed it, we had dinner there. Rosalia came home this afternoon & washed everything before we got back. Wm. Ganley was here & paid part Int. $67.50, but he still owes $57.50 & Int on $67.50 that $1.15. It is awful cloudy & dark this afternoon. Boll charges $1.00 hr. sawing wood, & rest 20¢ hr. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Grohmann have another little baby girl, on Dec. 22, they now have 2.
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1933
Papa went up to see if Elmer Lother could help saw wood at Uncle Fred’s tomorrow, he can help. It is pretty nice today again, roads ain’t so good.
Monday, Jan. 2, 1933
Mrs. Sophia Homirghausen, that is George’s mother died & will be buried this afternoon at St. Marcus Church & cemetery at Round Prairie. Mr. Tecklenburg got our eggs & chickens today, eggs 28½¢ & chickens 10¢ that is hens. Bobby is down in bed to with fever, the rest are up today. It is a Holiday for the town people, there is so many cars passing.
Sunday, January 1, 1933
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up for church then went home. Papa & Rosalia went to Red Bud church there was a different priest said mass there. Fr. Steen is sick in the hospital with the flu. Papa took Rosalia out to Henry’s this afternoon, she will stay there a couple days this week. Emil does the feeding & Grover milked all long.
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