Leona, Robert, Floyd, were here this morning. Leona & Bertille went to church. Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie Eichenseer’s this evening. We played ball, hi spice, and then we walked down to Deuker’s and talked with Ethel & Mrs. Deuker(sp?). Then we stopped and talked with Eliza Boll a little while. There is a dance out at Blackburn’s this evening, but we didn’t have no invitation so we didn’t go. There was a big crowd there. They charge .25¢ for the men. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were there. Papa, Rosalia were out at Henry’s this afternoon.
Wednesday, May 14, 1930
Frank Conkey is to be buried this morning at the Catholic cemetery. Church at 9 o’clock then to the cemetery. He just first turned catholic. Henry was here this morning. Papa & Rosalia are setting posts. Bertille baked cookies. Rosalia was up town, she took 5 dozen eggs & got .18¢ a dozen. Papa & Rosalia went out in the woods this afternoon. Aunt Mary came down a little while this evening and then Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille went to church. George Wagner chopped one of his dead trees out in front of his house this evening.
Tuesday, May 13, 1930
It looks cloudy this morning. Rosalia & Bertille washed & hung it in the basement. Bertille went to church. Papa, Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get some corn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon & from here they went to Waterloo & Red Bud & then came back here again. They had Oscar Birkner’s baby, Erma, along & then they took it over to Frank Birkner’s wife and she took care of her till they went home. Papa went up in the woods this afternoon. Mamie Eichenseer came down a little while this evening. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came here a little while too. From here they went to Charles Hepp. They had a barn dance, they were invited. But we didn’t have no invitation so we didn’t go. We planted flowers out this evening, what Aunt Mary brought along from Frieda Buehler. There were all kinds. Bertille was at church this morning.
Monday, May 12, 1930
This morning Papa went down to Pabst’s to get some corn. Leona, Robert, & Floyd were up this morning. Leona went up by the priest. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here too. Uncle Fred was called on to help work at the new school house. Aunt Mary was here for lunch. Uncle Fred came down for dinner & lunch in the afternoon. He was finished then. Aunt Mary was here for dinner & lunch in the afternoon too. Rosalia finished painting this morning. Papa made 3 trips down to Pabst’s to get corn. He has it all up here now. Papa went to see William. A. Voges this evening about some pigs.
Friday, May 9, 1930
Papa, Rosalia are painting the chicken houses this morning. Mr. Theodore Klinkhardt of St. Louis was here a little while this morning. He is Mrs. Pour’s father. This afternoon Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to George Heyl’s funeral. It sure was a large one. Quernheim undertaker. They have a new hearse. The funeral was so large that when the hearse was was driving in at the Round Prairie Church, there were still machines leaving the house yet. People from all over, St. Louis, Red Bud, Waterloo, Hecker. Mr. Heyl belonged to the Horse Prairie fire insurance co. He was killed accidentally. There were over 100 machines at the house and about 100 at the cemetery before the funeral cortege every came.
Today is Gregory Ganley’s birthday. Lena Meng was over a little while this morning and told Rosalia to get some buttons for her dress. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary had lunch with us this afternoon.
Tuesday, May 6, 1930
Today is Uncle Adam’s birthday. He is going to be 81 years old. It is raining again a little this morning. Rosalia went out to Uncle Fred’s this morning and brought Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary along back with her. They were here for dinner & two lunches. Henry & family were all here too for dinner and two lunches. Papa, Uncle Fred, Henry, dug up the sewer this morning. It was blocked up but it didn’t come through yet, so they will have to work another day if they didn’t get finished today. Mr. Hill was over a little while. Rosalia took 4 doz. eggs to the store & got .19¢ a dozen.
Mr. George Heyl got killed this afternoon. The way we heard Mr. George Heyl had been to the stockyards and when he was coming home he got killed between Smithton and Hecker in that creek bottom by Grohman’s. He ran out of gas and went to the neighbor’s house to get some, when coming back a machine struck him and killed him. There is so many tales out, that you don’t know which was the right. Henry Gambach found him laying on the road when he came back from St. Louis.
Monday, May 5, 1930
It is raining this morning. Today is Dorothy Napier’s birthday. She is going to be 12 years old. Papa went to New Athens this morning and got some tilining. This afternoon he went to Waterloo to get the Whippet repaired. He got the chive greased last Saturday. Joe Meuth was here this morning on business. Yesterday the Hecker and Smithton ball players played together. Hecker won. Calvin Mcarthy got hurt. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out to Aunt Mary’s this evening a little while.
Sunday, May 4, 1930
Papa & Bertille went to first mass this morning. It rained a little, it is supposed to rain seven Sundays because it rained on Easter Sunday. Today is Olivia Laut’s birthday. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to the play and dance at Kammler’s hall. The name of the play is “What Happened to Braggs.” It was 3 acts. That that were in the play are: Milton Wagner, Ralph Rausch, Henry Wieg and Ralph Wiegand, Henry Spalt, Karl Ball, Alvera Jatho, Marcella Ettling, Eunice Blackburn, Flossie Kammler. They had the play in the afternoon too.
Saturday, May 3, 1930
Today is Papa’s birthday, he is 52 years old. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry & family were all here. Uncle Fred brought his accordion along. Music, ice cream, cake, cookies, lemonade were had. Papa was at Waterloo today.
Friday, May 2, 1930
Today is Mrs. Joe Wachtel’s birthday. Rosalia went up to church this morning. It rained last night, thundered and lightin’, hail & wind, but it didn’t do no damage as far as I know. Papa went up to the school this morning again, today he wanted all the men from the congregation to come to help pour cement. Miss Lela & Ethel Deuker (sp?), the school teachers, took their school children to Fort Chartre yesterday in Lester Gregson’s truck for an outing. They had wiener roast, ice cream. There were about 50 children. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here this afternoon. Uncle Fred went up to work at the new school. They stayed at our house for supper. Bertille went over to Mrs. Frank Birkner this afternoon & brought her some tomato plants from Aunt Mary. Bertille took 3 dozen eggs to the store, got .20¢ a dozen.
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