Bertille got a Valentine but there is no name on it. Ha! Ha! Who cares. It is snowing something awful. Papa & Rosalia went to Belleville this morning to the place where we got our little chicks from, to see what is the matter with our chicks, we have lost quite a few since last Thursday (a week). Last Tuesday, Feb. 11, Andy Hellmer & Stella Dugan were married in Waterloo by Father Eschman. Mr. Clyde Crowe was best man and Eugenia Hellmer was bridesmaid. They are going to live in Waterloo. Miss Agnes Bussen’s licenses are in the paper too. She is going to get married to a fellow from Columbia. Miss Mildred Wild is assistant in Dr. J. P. McOmellaur’s office. Papa was down at the central office this afternoon to call over to New Athens Lumber Co.. They are going to decorate and fix the St. Peter and Paul’s Church in Waterloo. It is to be finished by April 1. The lumber man from New Athens brought some lumber over this evening. It (the road) was too soft, he couldn’t drive in, so he threw it on the ground in our lane and Papa & Rosalia had to carry it in the shed. It kind a quit snowing right now, but we will have lots more yet. We are to have 23 snow this winter, we had 14 snows already. We found 12 eggs today.
Thursday, February 13, 1930
Bertille took the eggs to Eichenseer’s this morning. She had 2 dozen and got .34¢ a dozen from them. We sent a letter to New Athens Lumber Co. to pay for the lumber used for the chicken house. The check amounted to $187.96. Hurray tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Rosalia took eggs to Braun’s this afternoon. She got .34¢ a dozen. She had 2 dozen too. We found 15 eggs today. The roads are awful muddy now. It took 4 horses to pull Pabst truck up Kemps hill this morning. He said the worst place was by Blackburn’s lane. Papa & Rosalia put concrete in the chicken house (some of it) this afternoon.
Wednesday, February 12, 1930
Today is Lincoln’s Birthday & also Roy Stavenbiel. It rain a little here this morning but after awhile the sun came out nice. Ed L. Parker was here this morning, looked over our little chicks. Papa was up town this morning. Bertille patched this morning. Bertille went up to Mamie Eichenseer’s to help quilt. We found 16 eggs. Clifford left his over shoes here last night and he came tonight to get them. Rosalia got a Valentine. Ha! Ha! She don’t know where it came from. There was no name on it. Elmer Retihinghouse was visited with a Stork on Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. It is a little boy and also Willie Weig’s have a little son.
Monday, February 10, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went by the way of Red Bud to Waterloo and from there they went to go see Pete Weltzbacher, he has a telephone box for sale. They bought the phone for $5.00. We found 10 eggs. Rosalia took 2 dozen to Eichenseer’s this afternoon. She got .34¢ a dozen. There was a lady around selling flower stands. She asked .70¢ a piece for them. We didn’t take any but Mrs. Rheinecker bought one. Edward & Paul Neff were here this evening.
Saturday, February 8, 1930
Papa and Philip Braun went out to Henry’s with Henry’s machine. Then Philip Braun walked home and Papa came home with Henry’s family with the buggy. They were all here for supper. In the evening Alvera Braun & Pearl Griffen were here we played pinochle. Ha! Ha! We had a good old time. We found 11 eggs today.
Wednesday, February 5, 1930
It happen to be a nice day after all. We found 8 eggs today. Henry came up this morning to get his machine from the garage, but it wasn’t finished yet. So he came down here for dinner and afterwards went back up again. Then about four o’clock he left for home, but when he got to the corner his machine stopped and then he got Vic Eichenseer to look after it. So he got it started again, he left. When he got between Schneiders and Kammlers it stopped again. He called up Steve Rheinecker’s to call Papa over to the telephone to bring the Whippet out there. During that while he came up to Braun’s & had a little talk with him (and) told him to come out & pull it in. So Papa and Henry went out to where his machine was & got the Whippet passed there. So Henry could get home. Papa walked home. Papa got his hair cut this morning. Willie Birkner dug a well on his place today. Louis and Oscar were doing it for him. Bill Birkner bought Mrs. Lorberg’s place.
Tuesday, February 4, 1930
Rosalia & Bertille washed this morning. Henry was here this afternoon. Mr. Jake Mavers was here trying to sell Papa his coal oil brooder. We found 6 eggs today. It is getting colder. Looks like snow.
Monday, February 3, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille were at Belleville this morning at the Eureka Hatchery and got 200 little chicks at .12¢ a chick. Papa went to Red Bud to get a pipe made to fit the brooder. Papa was uptown and settle up with the groceries bills in the stores. The weather looks awful cloudy this afternoon. We found 2 eggs today.
Saturday, February 1, 1930
We found 2 eggs today. Papa went to New Athens today. The roads are getting awful muddy at present. Rosalia & Bertille baked bread & coffee cake, & cleaned house today.
Thursday, January 30, 1930
There is going to be quilting in the church basement this afternoon. Mr. Hart the corono feed instructor was here this morning explaining the corono laying mash and grains. Bertille was over at Rheineckers and called out to Henry’s. Papa, Rosalia was in Waterloo this afternoon and they got 50 chicks from the Heyls Hatchery for .13¢ a piece. Bertille was out at Henry’s. Philip Braun and Mr. Hart the corono feed men were out there to. Henry ordered 6 sack of starting mash and we ordered 7 sacks of starting mash. Philip Braun puled Henry’s machine to the garage this evening, the motor was busted to pieces. We didn’t find no egg today. Wheat price today is $1.14. Papa took 4 sack along in.
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