Papa went up town. Today he is supposed to be at Belleville but ain’t going, Ignatz Neff received a letter too, he is going in. Papa went to Red Bud on business. There was a man going around taking orders to sell coffee. I seen in the Waterloo paper that Wm. Heyl’s daughter Ester got married to Hugh Mays last Sat. Mildred Stiffler got, was granted a divorce from Harry Stiffler. Steve was over & looked at our hogs this eve, they walk lame, but eat good.
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1931
We & Aunt Mary went to Belleville today, papa had to testify to Grandpa’s handwriting on Fristche’s will. We had dinner in there, there lawyer was to be there at 10 & didn’t come before 1:30. Mrs. Stauenfbiel came along back with us. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary ate lunch here. Papa went up town this evening. Wheat is 39¢.
Monday, Sept. 14, 1931
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Today is a washing, ironing & patch day. Papa & Rosalia are hauling wheat to Waterloo today. Papa got a letter from State’s Attorney Lindauer of Belleville, stating that papa scandaled Fr. Grooten, but it is just the contrary, he should be at Belleville Fri. morning at 11 o clock, papa took the letter along into Waterloo to show it to Whiel. They started working on the molasses factory today, they are going to start cooking soon.
Thursday, Sept. 10, 1931
Mrs. William Braun, nee Schilling will be buried today, leaving the house at 8:30, church at 9, then to the cemetery. She was 35 yrs. old & has 7 children living & 4 dead. Henry & Leona, Aunt Mary, Rosalia & Bertille all went to the funeral it was a large one, we went to the house, church, cemetery. Fr. Janssen of Smithon [sic] had the ceremony, he had a wedding in the home first, Frank Kroll got married. Fr. Grooten is awful bad sick with nervous breakdown. Papa took care of the kids this morn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for dinner. All the Schillings where out today, Jonny, Sam, Gabriel, Martin, Joe, & George, all at the funeral, Degenhardts, Natz, Mosbacher 1 daughters.
Uncle Fred & Papa went to help Roy Staunfbiel get his father’s coping from the cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. Stauenfbiel was here to see if she could get a ride home from Belleville on the 15 of Sept. She & papa have to go in to be witness on Val. Fristche’s will, to snigfy [sic] there writing. The egg man was here again from St. Louis, but we didn’t have any. Henry & family where up this evening, he paid his threshing bill.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1931
Papa is hauling wood today. The bells where tolling this morn. at our church for the first time, for Mrs. William Braun, she died this morn. around 6 o clock at the Belleville Hospital. Kock got her from there & took her to Red Bud & fixed her up, brought her home around 1o o clock, Henry & Leona, Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary went down to see her this evening, there wasn’t many people there because they didn’t bring her home till late. They have 7 children, oldest is 13 & youngest 4. Joe Watchels have a little baby boy born Sun. 6 Sept. Lester Gregson’s have a little boy since last week Thurs. 2 [crossed out] or 3 Sept, they christined [sic] it Virgil Lee, Lee Gregson & Agnes where sponsors. Jack & Willie Ganley & Fr. Grooten where by Hill’s this evening.
Saturday, Sept. 5, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came then we went up to Belleville, she got a winter hat for 48¢. Papa got crushing done this morning.
Monday, August 31, 1931
We canned saurkraut, [sic] 8 qts from 2 gallons. We washed this morning, started about 10 o clock, because it looked so like rain. This afternoon we went out to Aunt Mary’s helped with the peaches. We had lunch & supper there. Henry & Leona came there too & left the kids there, while they went to Belleville. She took a basket of peaches along from her, they also got a bu. from Ralph Collier’s at Waterloo, for 50¢. This evening Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stopped here, they went down to see Adam Eckert he is in bed, with Rhuematism [sic] since Sat a week, it started, he had to crawl in the house, it is so in his legs. It was in the paper that Anton Buehler left Mon. for Mascoutah, where he will be the guest of Chas. Mueth’s family.
Sunday, August 30, 1931
We all went to the pinic [sic] about 2:30. Had supper there, then went home & done the feeding & went back again, the Skaer’s boys played until 10 o clock. We met Irvin & Jake from St. Louis, there. The quilts were raffled to Mrs. Adolph Spalt, & to her sisters from St. Louis. In the bleuey [sic] stand they gave a 32 piece dinner set, it was won by Leo Cortner. Mrs. Adolph Rittmeyer died about 4 o clock this evening, her father died also on a pinic [sic] serveral [sic] years ago. Mr. Jake Mueth [ed. note: “Jake Mueth” is crossed out] of Belleville died, & Mr. Grossman of Smithon, [sic] Marshal Hill’s fatherinlaw was found dead in bed this morning.
Tuesday, August 25, 1931
Our company had breakfast , & stay a little while then left for Ben Neff’s. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where also over here. Henry was here for lunch this morning. He was also here for dinner, lunch supper. Ed Pautler the oil man was here too, he brought Henry some oil up here. I seen in the paper that Joe Mueth & that married Ben Neff’s daughter Minnie have a little baby girl born last Friday, it is the first born. Frances Eichenseer’s wife of Belleville is under going medical attention at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Clarence Wiegand’s wife of near Smithon [sic] is also at the hospital, they also have a little baby girl, first child. George Neff is sick with the dropsy, has changed doctors, 3 one already, he is by Osies now. The way they say everything was free last night, played euchre free, ice cream & soda, & dancing all free. We went down to the cemetery this evening, it just looks awful there, they started yesterday, today they never plowed they just took the tombstones & rocks & haul them out, some of them back of the house. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was there too, we took the rose bushes what was left on the grave along home, but only 2 we got.
Saturday, August 15, 1931
Papa went to Belleville church this morning. Emil came down a little while. About 10 o clock this morn.- we started out for a trip, all of us, & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, took our basket along. We drove to Red Bud, Ruma, Evansville, then to Mike Gross Peach orchard, & ordered 2 bus. 75¢ bu. they gave us some to take along, then we drove to New Palastine & went to Ed Hale sale, we didn’t stop long, then went to Walsh, from there to Baldwin, Preston, then to New Athens, Freeburg, where we took in the parade of 40 floats & 7 bands, sure was nice, then to Douglas, Smithon, [sic] Hecker, then had supper. We exactly covered 120 miles. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary went home. Meng got his horses this morn.
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