Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s butchering, they was there for lunch & dinner, he bought this sow for around 200 lbs. he got it from Pautler 5¢ lb. Eggs are 26¢
Monday, Dec. 7, 1931
Today is Grandpa’s birthday. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s butchering today, they had lunch & dinner. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up here for Chicken supper. Then we played pinochle Bertille had 1500 trump hearts. Our daily paped [sic – paper] got charged now, again, get it the same day at 4:30 at the post office, they delivered them out now.
Tuesday, December 1, 1931
We went out to Henry’s butchering the old sow. We stayed for supper, papa & Rosalia went home & done the feeding, then came back for supper, then he fixed the meat sugar cured. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary helped too. Uncle Adam’s butched [sic] one today to, got it from Blackburn’s.
Thursday, Nov. 26, 1931
Thanksgiving. We went out butchering at Uncle Fred’s today. Him & Papa went over to Chris. Buehler’s to get the hogs, 2 of them for 5¢ lb. Rosalia & Bert took his machine & went out. Oscar Birkners family where also there. We had the first snow this yr. & hard, rain this eve, & colder. We had lunch & dinner there at Aunt Mary’s. The way we heard Clarence Hepp & Lillian Thouevenot where married today & also a couple down at Red Bud, a Ratz girl & Bogard from Belleville.
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1931
Papa took Jac. Neff out to Henry’s butchering. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary & Josie came here awhile, they had been by Chris. Buehler. Mr. Harbaugh was here this evening.
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1931
It rained last night. There is to be a turkey & goose raffle in the church, or School Hall tonight. We went to Belleville done shopping. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was here. Jac. Neff, was here to see about Henry butchering a beef tomorrow. Ed. Parker came & was here till about 11:30, the kids where at the school hall, he came on business. We sold 20 lbs. sprs. at 14¢ at Belleville today. It is turning cold now.
Monday, Nov. 2, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went to Henry’s this morn, he is butchering a heifer today, or a cow rather, Osie Neff is the butcher. They had dinner there. Henry & Rosalia went around selling it this afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up to plant out rose bushes, then they went to Chris Buehler’s. Ed Pabst was here & brought us 9 bus. big late potatoes. Oliver Birkner was here & got Mrs. Stehfest scale, that she left in Henry’s machine. There was people here from St. Louis that wanted to buy lard, but ours was all sold. Melba Hepp gave a Micellanoues [sic] Shower at there home last Thurs. night in honore of Miss Lidyia Thovenenot who will become the bride of Clarence Hepp in the near future. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came here awhile this evening, then they went to Ed Parker’s, he had to furnished musci [sic], it was a surprize [sic] for Anna Marie her birthday. He got $2.00 for the musci [sic].
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1931
We all went out to Henry’s today, for dinner, & lunch, he butchered a pig, he returned 17 lbs. to us what he got last summer. The rest of it he is going to take to Waterloo & sell it out this evening. They have a Halloween party in Hecker tonight, the Y.P.L. in Kammler’s hall giving a dance & also one in the new school hall. The Public School had there’s this afternoon. It was a masquerade ball in the new school just for the young ones.
Monday, Oct. 26, 1931
It rained a little this morning, a little. Ralph Etling was here after dinner a while he paid papa $100 Int, still $98 due yet. He said ain’t much work in St. Louis, he works 3 days week. Today is Buddy’s birthday he is going to celebrate it Sat. night dance at the brick house. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up brought 2 doz. eggs along. The egg man came, he got 8 doz. from us & 2 of there’s, pays 25¢. Henry & the boys where here brought a load of corn up. He took our kettle along, he is talking about butchering Wed. & peddle out the saussage [sic]. Our egg man say’s he will take 2 lbs.
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