Today the groundhog saw his shadow that means six more weeks bad weather. Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred were here this morning. Henry came up with Levi Ganley to church and took our Whippet home. After dinner Henry’s family came up because there was Benediction and throat blessing. We all got our throats blessed. We found 5 eggs. John Kammler’s and Mehremans were also there. Mrs. Laut is on the sick list at present. Adam Eckert’s baby Irvin is also sick with bronchitis and pneumonia. Tonight there is a play at Smithton. Players from the St. Mary’s Parish at Belleville (to preform). Today Bill Grohman had their little baby girl baptized. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Matzenbacher were sponsons. They named it Orlin Ida. Henry had company last night. Uncle Pete and Jake’s kid and Betty Jane and rest of family were there.
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.
Friday, January 31, 1930
Bertille was on sick list again. Uncle Adam and Emil and Joe Meuth were visiting us today. Mr. Meuth wanted to buy straw. We found 3 eggs today.
Wednesday, January 29, 1930
Arthur Frien from Smithton was here this afternoon. We have a sick hen. The Catholics are going to have a Euchre to-nite. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to the Euchre. Papa and Rosalia each got a prize. Papa got a dish and Rosalia got a box of handkerchiefs. Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred were here till it was time to go to the euchre. Aunt Mary got a centerpiece for a prize. John Kammler’s butchered at George Wagner’s today. We found 2 eggs.
Tuesday, January 28, 1930
Today it is beautiful. We found 1 egg. Rosalia was up town with the machine and got 100 lbs. oyster shells for the chickens. John Kammlers from Belleville are visiting at George Wagners this evening.
Monday, January 27, 1930
It is a nice day. We found 1 egg. Oliver Kuhns & Henry Braun brought a load of coal this afternoon. Louis Petri and Herman Wheitkamp from Waterloo were here and looked after the furnace.
Saturday, January 25, 1930
Papa went to Red Bud to Frank Peter’s sale this afternoon. Mrs. Henry Jacehel got buried today. We found 1 egg. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to Uncle Fred and Mary’s this evening.
Friday, January 24, 1930
Papa and Henry were hauling oats from Pabst place to Henry’s. Aunt Mary called up today. Rosalia had to go over to Rheinecker’s to answer. Rosalia found 1 egg. Emil bought some oats this morning. The weather is nice and warm today.
Thursday, January 23, 1930
Papa and Rosalia went to Waterloo this morning. Bertille went out to Henry’s. We all had dinner out there. Bertille got her shoes fixed in Waterloo. They took wheat along too. The price is $1.05. Emil was here a little while this afternoon. Rosalia found 2 eggs today.
Wednesday, January 22, 1930
Rosalia washed, baked bread and coffee cake. Bertille was on the sick list this morning but at this writing is pretty fair. Papa & Rosalia were out at Henry’s twice today to get corn wheat. Mr. Philip Braun was here tonight to get something on the pump. We found one egg today. Bertille baked a cake today. Bertille ironed today.
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