Bertille took the eggs to Eichenseer’s this morning. She had 2 dozen and got .34¢ a dozen from them. We sent a letter to New Athens Lumber Co. to pay for the lumber used for the chicken house. The check amounted to $187.96. Hurray tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Rosalia took eggs to Braun’s this afternoon. She got .34¢ a dozen. She had 2 dozen too. We found 15 eggs today. The roads are awful muddy now. It took 4 horses to pull Pabst truck up Kemps hill this morning. He said the worst place was by Blackburn’s lane. Papa & Rosalia put concrete in the chicken house (some of it) this afternoon.
Wednesday, February 12, 1930
Today is Lincoln’s Birthday & also Roy Stavenbiel. It rain a little here this morning but after awhile the sun came out nice. Ed L. Parker was here this morning, looked over our little chicks. Papa was up town this morning. Bertille patched this morning. Bertille went up to Mamie Eichenseer’s to help quilt. We found 16 eggs. Clifford left his over shoes here last night and he came tonight to get them. Rosalia got a Valentine. Ha! Ha! She don’t know where it came from. There was no name on it. Elmer Retihinghouse was visited with a Stork on Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. It is a little boy and also Willie Weig’s have a little son.
Monday, February 10, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went by the way of Red Bud to Waterloo and from there they went to go see Pete Weltzbacher, he has a telephone box for sale. They bought the phone for $5.00. We found 10 eggs. Rosalia took 2 dozen to Eichenseer’s this afternoon. She got .34¢ a dozen. There was a lady around selling flower stands. She asked .70¢ a piece for them. We didn’t take any but Mrs. Rheinecker bought one. Edward & Paul Neff were here this evening.
Friday, February 7, 1930
Rosalia was at church this morning. After dinner Rosalia & Mamie Eichenseer went up to the quilting in the priest’s house. We found 6 eggs today. There is going to be a dance at Charles Hepps. Mildred invited us to come down this evening. But we didn’t go. Roads are too bad. Elmer Lother was in County Jail for having 3 gallons of whiskey in his machine and also some empty jars. He had a accident at Smithton with a sheriff from Champaign County driving the car. Lother had to pay $200 and costs. His friends got him out this afternoon. Lother was intoxicated.
Wednesday, February 5, 1930
It happen to be a nice day after all. We found 8 eggs today. Henry came up this morning to get his machine from the garage, but it wasn’t finished yet. So he came down here for dinner and afterwards went back up again. Then about four o’clock he left for home, but when he got to the corner his machine stopped and then he got Vic Eichenseer to look after it. So he got it started again, he left. When he got between Schneiders and Kammlers it stopped again. He called up Steve Rheinecker’s to call Papa over to the telephone to bring the Whippet out there. During that while he came up to Braun’s & had a little talk with him (and) told him to come out & pull it in. So Papa and Henry went out to where his machine was & got the Whippet passed there. So Henry could get home. Papa walked home. Papa got his hair cut this morning. Willie Birkner dug a well on his place today. Louis and Oscar were doing it for him. Bill Birkner bought Mrs. Lorberg’s place.
Sunday, January 12, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to church. Henry & Robert Laut were fixing telephone line. Henry came here for dinner. Rosalia & Bertille were at Mrs. Joe Wachtel this afternoon. Angela was there too. Papa went uptown in the afternoon.
January 1, 1930
It rained on Jan. 1st. We had company. Henry & Leona were here. After they left Rosalia & Bertille went to see Mamie Eichenseer.
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