It rained all nite & morning, we went to Belleville sold $7.00 meat, lard; exchange pork sausage for oranges, apples, pecans, from L. Dehn. We baked cookies, strung popcorn, made balls.
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1933
We went to Bellville [sic] sold $6.00 meat & sausage, & 8 doz. egg 30¢. Didn’t sell everything. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came, got there sausage & grease; & payed for there hog. $3.35, top price. Today Emil is 50 yrs. old. We made tops for our cushions. It is awful cold today. Harry Wittenauer, is selling beef around, town. The men what are working on the relief fund, at the road, in Lords Corner, start at 8 oclock, quit at 2:30 get, 50¢ hr. $3.00 for 6 hrs. work, there is Pete Watchel, Georg Wagner, Robert Laut, George Boll, Walter Hecke, Hy. Emery, & a good many othere, Geo. Lorgberg is the boss. they started on Dec. 6 working.
Saturday, Dec. 9, 1933
Papa & Rosalia went to Bellville [sic], to court house, & post office, & asked questions about the butchering business, peddle out meat & sausage, & paying process tax; 2¢ tax must be payed; but don’t have to get license to peddle meat, around town. We made everything out in a book, the best we could, so when, the examiner, comes to show up.
Thursday, Dec. 7, 1933
Fried down 2 gal. bacon. A man was here selling soap for toilet for 35¢; McAndrew’s was here, papa had to signed so, he was satisfied to have the stump hauled on his ground. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stopped awhile, went to Bellville [sic]. Papa hauled wood, 2 loads this afternoon. Lucinda Eichenseer is in the Bellville hospital. Awful cold, today. Winter is coming.
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1933
We went to Bellville [sic] sold everything out, but blood sausage; all the eggs 19 doz. for 30¢. Papa hauled wood.
Friday, December 1, 1933
Nice day, warm. Henry & family & Mrs. Cleveland, came left Willis here, they went to Bellville [sic], bought for Christmas. Mr. Louis Whiel was here, to see dad, about the corn, on Reheis’s farm, the 1/3 of Papenberg’s, papa can get it for 25¢ In. & pay for weighing. Wagner & Herman funeral home, in the Crowe Building was opened up, Sat. & Sun. for visitors. They have remodeled thing’s, builded, some to it. Miss Lucille McCarthy has sprained her ankle, & is now confined to her home at present. Found 14 eggs today.
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1933
George Wagner came, payed [sic] for his hog $3.80 lb. Hy Meng got one to & butchered today. The Moonlighters played at a dance at Foster Pond last nite, wedding of Simon Matthews 19 & Agnes Scheinder 19 & to best, where Chas. Shilling & Mary Matthews. Tonite they played at Pautler’s park; Gents 25 ladies free. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stoped [sic] in, on there way to Red Bud, moving Christ Buehler & family down there, all the Birkners is helped. Frank Buehler moved into a different place down there. Miss Josie Keller was here for supper, she brought us each a dress goods, & quilt patterns. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came then we went to the free show in school hall. Rheinhardt from Belleville & Scout Boy’s; all free. When we left Josie got flat tire. Braun’s kids fixed it for her. Ed Pabst brought load corn.
Monday, Nov. 27, 1933
We washed, ironed; nice day. George Wagner & Steve Rennecker where over got George hog; 235 lb. it weighed. Papa went out to Henry’s, then to Waterloo, to see about the culpirts [sic]. He took the chev, to Eichenseer’s got glycerin 6 qts. put in $2.50. Miss Edna Rieso was tendered a miscellanous [sic] shower last Wed. nite at the home of Mrs. Lena Rittmeyer in Bellville [sic], she is to become his bride on Dec. 16, Mr. Elmer Rittmeyer. Twenty guests where there. The play that was last night, is going to be again tonite.
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1933
We went to Belleville sold 9 doz. egg. Went out to Aunt Mary’s, put there meat away, had lunch, supper. It rained this morning, turning colder. Euchre in Paderborn tonite; Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came then we all went up, all 3 of us got prizes, Pap 7 points & double boiler, Rosalia 7 points & apron, Bertille 6 & apron. Aunt Mary had 5 but didn’t get nothing. Uncle had 2; dance after it, music by Kettler & Schaefer, Oh! boy & what a crowd, hall full. Adm. 25¢
Friday, Nov. 17, 1933
Henry & Leona went to Belleville, left Floyd & Billy here. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this afternoon. Bertille got the mail. Robert Moffit, 78 yrs. age died in Hospital in East St. Louis on Nov. 9; he made his home with his only son Ed living, was buried Sun. afternoon, Catholic Church, cemetery, Requeim Mass Mon. morning. Mr. Willie Doyle & Helen Reagan where married 8 o clock mass Tiptown Wed. morn. Nov. 15. Miss Agnes Doyle & Austin Reagan attendants, play party was held in evening. Miss Sally Braun daughter of Philip Braun, & Henry Huelsman of Fateyville, engagements announced to wed, was in Belleville paper, but they say it isn’t so. The wedding date has not been said. Miss Cecelia Pour clerk in Eichenseer’s Store, celebrated her 25 birthday Sat. night, dance in Club house; also in paper, who where all present.
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