Monday, April 20, 1936

We washed, ironed. Beautiful day, little wind. Pap went out to Henry’s, helped fill ground around the house, had dinner. Dr. Wagner came wanted to get oats, but papa wasn’t at home. Louis Braun came & paid $15. for ball ground, for last year’s.

Monday, May 1, 1933

George Wagner brought the fork back. We washed, ironed; nice day so far. Henry & boys came up after the hog. We gave him some lettuce along from Aunt Mary’s it is so nice. Clarence Wittenauer was here & said, they wanted that price for ball grounds, want to start working on it by Sat, & give a dance Sat. nite to pay in advance.

Wednesday, April 19, 1933

It is cloudy this morn. Karl Boll gave his job up at Belleville & Milton Wagner has it now. Karl has no work. We cleaned little chick house, put on screens & washed windows. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Papa went out to Bill Sensel’s sale Nobbe of Waterloo is selling him out. Aunt Mary stayed at Buehler’s. Papa bought a cow for $10.00; everything sold cheap, quite a few people attended. Louis Whiel was sale auctioneer, he bought a crippled horse for 5¢, & rung up the rendering works at Belleville to get it. Papa bought corn too for 24¢ bus. Ed Neff bought the truck for $5.00. Mulligan boy’s & Clarence Wittenauer came this afternoon to see papa but he wasn’t home, so Clarence came back this evening; he wanted a piece for ballgrounds; so papa told him for $15. & the right of us all to watch them play, & nothing hauled in or out, they could have it; so he is going to see the rest & let us know. Henry & family came up, he brought the mule up. Philip Braun was here & wanted the recipe for curing Rheumatism; Mrs. Braun has it so bad. Bert went up to look for the mail.