Today is Mrs. Napier’s birthday. We washed this morning. Papa went out to Henry’s. Osie Neff is butchering a cow for him, he is going to take it to Waterloo and sell it there. Papa had dinner out there & then he took some beef back to Willie Ganley’s & then brought some to Uncle Fred’s. Rosalia & Bertille went out to Aunt Mary’s this afternoon & finished our dresses. This evening Rosalia & Bertille went up to see Mamie, we played cards & dominos. Mr. Fries is getting buried this afternoon at New Athens. There is also 2 funerals at Smithton, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Weyhaupt.
Monday, Nov. 10, 1930
Today the Rabbit season is opened. Papa went to Belleville this morning to look for fruit trees. Rosalia, Bertille went to Uncle Fred’s and Aunt Mary’s to fix our dresses. We had dinner out there, & watermelons. Henry was here this evening, he brought his cow hide up to the store. Eggs are .31¢.
Sunday, Nov. 9, 1930
Today is Mrs. Blackburn’s birthday. Henry & family were all here for dinner today. This afternoon, Papa, Rosalia, Bertille drove out to John McCarthy’s to get our lamp for the incubator that we bought at Strohd’s Sale & also got a 1/2 bu. apples for .75¢. Papa spoke a few words to Wm. Rankin. We also stopped at Frank’s and Hover’s. Tonight Louis Kerobers are having a dance celebrating Kate’s birthday. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary are going. We heard Mr. Fries shot his wife and then himself at New Athens this morning at 4 o’clock.
Saturday, Nov. 8, 1930
Today Rosalia & Bertille & Alvera Braun, Annie Braun have to clean church this morning. Papa went to see Willie Ganley this afternoon. Today is Mildred Napier’s birthday.
Thursday, Nov. 6, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s this morning to get some more beef. Elmer Kammler is a butchering a hog today. We had beef soup for dinner. This afternoon we all went out in the woods and piled brush. Eggs are .30¢ today.
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1930
Today is Bertille’s birthday she is 16 years old. She went to church this morning. Papa went out to Henry’s today. Osie Neff is butchering a cow for him. Papa had dinner there. Henry wants to sell the beef. Osie Neff was busy with some thing else today, so he couldn’t butchered the cow for Henry. George Boll did it. Papa brought 3 lbs. roast & some liver along home. Henry & Rosalia went and delivered & sold some beef. He has it almost all sold now. Henry & family, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Mr. & Mrs. Cleveland & son Grover & teacher Miss Klinklenberg & Emil Brand were all here celebrating Bertille’s birthday. The men played solo all but Henry & him & ladies played pinochle. Cake, lemonade were served.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1930
Today is Election. Papa went out in the woods this morning, him and Uncle Joe & Eddy Meuth cut a tree down with a bee hive in it. Then they went up to Meuth’s again, they had a whole tub full. So Papa called up & said Rosalia should come out & fix the honey out there so she went. They said for half it would make about 3 or 4 gals. Meuths are going to get half of it. Henry is plowing here today. Leona & the kids came up just before dinner, they were all here for dinner. Papa had dinner out at Meuths today. Henry and Papa went up to vote. Bertille was at church this morning. Rosalia was out at Meuth’s for supper. They didn’t have enough jars to put the honey in so in the evening Papa & Bertille drove out there too & took a 2 gal. jar along. It made about 12 gals. altogether, we got 5 1/2 gals. John Wittenauer’s have a little girl since Sunday afternoon.
Monday, Nov. 3, 1930
We all went to church this morning, for all 3 masses. We washed today. Papa went up into the woods. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up after dinner they wanted to take Rosalia along & then they wanted to get new dresses. So she went along, they went to Red Bud first & then to Waterloo. There was a lady here this afternoon & wanted to buy eggs, but she didn’t want to pay .30¢ a doz. So I didn’t sell her none. Eggs are .29¢ here today. Rosalia brought some dress goods along for .19¢ a yard.
Friday, Oct. 31, 1930
Today is Halloween. “Look out for tricks.” Papa went up to Neff and Staufenbiel to get crushing down this morning. Papa, Rosalia, and Bertille went to confession this afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here a little while before she went up to church. Ralph Wiegand was here this evening and invited us to come to the Halloween party in Kammler’s Hall. But we couldn’t go. The boys wore overalls and the girls gingham dresses. Somebody did a dirty Halloween trick at the Blackburn School.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1930
Henry came up again this morning to plow. He was here for dinner. Mr. Hill was over this afternoon he told Papa about some brush over at the school yard, if Papa wanted to, he could have it to fill up ditches down in the field, so Papa got four loads. Rosalia & Bertille went up to church this evening.
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