Today is wash & iron day. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch this afternoon. Papa went out to help Henry make hay. Emil was also helping. Rosalia Bertille planted tomato plants in our truck patch this evening, we now have 119 down there. Hy. Armstutz was here & got some watermelon seeds that Aunt Mary brought here. He told us about the show people Jackson’s, they must of had a time this morning when they left. The [racial slur omitted] Jake & the Dr. Jake said he made his own medicine, so I guess that means he is a fake doctor, Jake said he would get him arrested this morning yet, he wait till he would get to Granite City. We heard one night he took $67.00. Thats quite a lot.
Tuesday, March 17, 1931
Today is St. Patrick, there is a euchre in Tiptown tonight. We are going to saw wood this afternoon up in the woods. Henry is going to saw it & Uncle Fred, Uncle Joe, & Emil are going to help. Rosalia & Bertille drove out to Henry’s this morning, we were all out there for dinner. Aunt Mary was there this afternoon too, she & Bobby went too Uncle Adam’s. They didn’t get started sawing for wood until about 2:30, before that the pulley broke. So we will have to finish tomorrow morning. We have too take dinner out to Henry’s. Bertille baked a cake this evening. Bertille went to church this morning, was mass for Aunt Bridget Dunn.
Saturday, March 14, 1931
Papa got crushing done this morning, & then he left for Waterloo, & then to Scheiders Sale. Tonight is a party at Stonall’s. Mrs. Ettling was by Henry’s yesterday evening & told them & us & we should let, Uncle Fred know, & also Emil. Perry Laut has the measles now. Papa bought 3 boards, at the sale today for 5¢. He said there was such a crowd there, & lot of people from around here. Frank Birkner is going to start in farming now. Today he bought harrows, & at McCarthy’s sale he bought 2 mules, frame wagon, drill.
Saturday, Jan. 31, 1931
Papa went to Red Bud this afternoon & paid the Chev. Insurance. This evening we & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary went up to see Uncle Adam & Emil. We stopped in at Henry’s, but they weren’t at home, they were in Waterloo by Leona’s grandma, she is sick & no hope for recovery.
Monday, Jan. 12, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille washed today. Papa was up town this morning. This afternoon he went out in the woods. Henry & Emil were working there too.
Monday, Jan. 5, 1931
We butchered 2 hogs today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Emil & Henry were the butchers. They were here for dinner, & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stayed for supper too. It took so long to rendered the lard. Henry & Emil left about 4 o’clock. We made some summer sausage too. Mr. Eichenseer went up to Belleville this morning & got the beef from Streck’s Shop, the driver forgot to call Eichenseer this morning, so he had to go in after it. He brought it down here, & there were 3 sausages in with the beef, so we called them up & Odillo came & got them. We had about 29-30 lbs. beef for .19¢ boneless. Ralph Wiegand was here this morning & invited us all, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry, to come down to their place, the old house on Sunday eve. Jan. 11. It was in big letters in the paper today that Hecker State Bank shut it doors & all the directors, cashier names were mentioned. They thought the bank would open again in a few days, but it hasn’t yet. It was also in the paper that Smithton State Bank is changed to First National Bank. Miss Gladys Hull teacher of the Upper School gave a Christmas Program & quite a few people of around here were present. Mrs. Schemberger of Millstadt died, her husband was killed a year ago by “Patty Diesel.”
Thursday, January 1, 1931
We all went to church this morn. Leona was here by herself this morn. because Henry & the kids have an awful cold. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Uncle Adam & Emil were all here for dinner & supper today. Uncle Joe was here a little while this morning he brought a radio receiver here for Uncle Fred. This evening, Leo Wittenauer, Philip, & Wm. & Creses Freund were all here & we had a six handed game of pinochle & Oh! the fun. Bertille, Philip, Leo were partners & won every game, we played 3 games, they all left about 12 o’clock. Fr. Grootens had a sermon this morn. – on the Hecker Bank closed. There are people working study [?] all the time.
Monday, Dec. 22, 1930
We all went out to Henry’s butchering today. When we came home we started washing. We brought our old talking machine along up & played a few pieces on it. Henry butchered 2 hogs. Emil also helped. Leona & Bertille scrubbed the kitchen floor yet, after we were through butchering, we were done about 11:30. We got a little Christmas tree and took it along home.
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