Rosalia & Bertille went out to Henry’s, to help cook apple butter, 15 gals. Henry is sick, bad cold. We where out there for dinner, lunch. Mrs. Geodelle was also there. Papa was at Red Bud at a Stock sale, 85 cattle, they had 2 sale auctioners.[sic] We got the order from Chicago Mail Order. Bertille shoes, & paps cap. Today is Kenneth Kemp’s birthday, the bunch was talking about going there.
Saturday, Oct. 10, 1931
Ambrose Doyle’s have a little baby girl christened Doris Jean last Sun. Papa went up town, he brought us a bucket water along, for the premium on dinnerbell butter boxes. Harry Kammler has a confettie [sic] & serpentine dance this evening. Victor Geodelle is giving a birthday dance at Brezzy [sic] Hill, adm. 25¢, musci [sic] by the White Ducks, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up & we all went, it sure was a crowd. Harry Kammler’s was a crowd too according to machines. Papa was at George Boll’s this afternoon & settle up with him.
Friday, Oct. 9, 1931
We cleaned house the upstairs, this morn. washed curtains. Cooked catsup, baked bread & coffe [sic] cake. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was up this afternoon. Him & papa went down to the Molasses factory to get a gal. of foam for Ronerberg, but they didn’t have any there just then, so he just left the bucket there. Henry & family came up this evening, he also had a 4 gal. crock to take to the factory for foam for Mrs. Geodelle. He couldn’t get any either, so he left the crock here.
Thursday, Sept. 17, 1931
Papa is hauling the fresh coal in the basement for this year. He hauled 2 loads this morning. Henry was here this afternoon, he was talking about getting his hogs vacinated [sic], Alf. Geodelle, Joe Schilling have there. There are getting them vacinated [sic] all over. Papa went over by Steve Rennecker’s awhile. There was a gent here selling Oriental Rugs. It is awful hot these days. Odillo Eichenseer & 2 of his friends from St. Louis left last Friday, for Chicago, he covered a distance of 900 miles with his new car. They took a 40 miles ride on the lake on a speed boat. Papa was over at Rennecker’s this afternoon, & Steve he told him, today was his 40 yr. wedding anniversary, so tonight we all went, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Henry’s family, Gus, Klotz, Adam Brauns, Ed Neff, Gus Frisch, the evening was spent in musci [sic], cake, soda, wine where the refreshments served. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s this afternoon, papa had to help him, he got his hogs vacinated [sic] Quirin did the work for $8.55. Albert Cleveland Grover where there, he brought theres up to & got it vacinated [sic], he has only the one. The egg man was here, we sold 3 doz. 19¢. A man selling rugs, & one taking pictures of babies where here.
Friday, Sept. 4, 1931
Today Rosalia is 20 yrs. old. The bunch came & surprized [sic] her, where: Mr. & Mrs. Henry Birkner & family, Henry Brand & family, Fred Papenberg & family, Alf. & Elsa Eckert, Rosalia & Rita Braun, Clem & Elmer, Bessie Parker, Hy. Hillsheim, Odillo & Mamie Eichenseer, Christ Buehler & family, Henry Spalt, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Rennecker, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary. The basement was cleared & dancing begun till 12 o clock, Uncle Fred & Henry furnishing the musci [sic]. Beer, cake, where served. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch& supper. It is also Mrs. Geodell’s birthday, they had the celebration Thurs. evening. Fr. Grooten gets in trouble with everybody, Richert was fined $15.00 & all night in jail for having plum wine, Jack Ganley was arrested, cutting the wires on Hillsheims machine & one thing another, lots news in Hecker, in 1931. But ain’t so claims it.
Sunday, June 28, 1931
Henry & Roy was here in Hecker this morn but he didn’t go to church, he wants to cut oats today so after dinner we went out there. Geodell’s family & Emil & later Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred came. But every ones [sic] in a while they broke something. We slept down stairs tonight, it was to hot.
Sunday, June 21, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for pie lunch this morn. After mass this morn – the chances were raffled from the Pinic [sic], Tom Havey won the stove, Mrs. Hy S. Braun won the tea set, Lester Miller won a quilt, Uncle Joe won something too. There was 5 articles raffled out. This afternoon we all went out to Henry’s, he was up for church this morn – then went home & started cutting wheat again, Gus Geodell’s was out too, he was sitting on the binder. We helped to bake dewberry pie. Then it started in a raining & we went home. George Wagners have lots of company today, it is Charles Birthday he is 4 yrs. old. The Merhmans, Fritsche’s, Ettlings, Kammlers where all there. It is a real lawn party.
Saturday, April 11, 1931
We all went out to Henry’s this afternoon, & took them along, went to Waterloo to Mrs. Dan Geodell’s funeral, it was rather large. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were also in. Aunt Mary, & Uncle Adam, rode along with us to the cemetery & back again to town. We seen Rosie Meuth today, gave her a pleasant call for a short while. Mr. Caldwell was in Waterloo today. He sold his farm along the hard road from people from St. Louis for $5,000. Papa went up town this evening. Harry Kammler’s having a dance tonight. I don’t think the crowd was very large. Mamie Eichenseer came down this evening & then Clarence & Mrs. Eichenseer came after her around 9 o’clock.
Thursday, April 9, 1931
Uncle Adam bought a horse yesterday. Papa & Rosalia is stretching wire this morn. Miss Kate McDermott was here to see Papa. She came up with the bus & then went back on it again. She also came to see Jac. Neff’s. Leona called up & said, that her mom, called out & said that Mrs. Geodelle her grandma die last night, & will be buried Sat. afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon, they lawned there grass on their place, & planted out flowers. It started to rain this evening. Eggs are 15¢ today. Wm. Harbaugh got his land, stock, & everything praised [appraised] like the Brauns did too. Aunt Mary & Bertille were over an looked at Mrs. Rheinecker’s garden she gave me some flowers, Catsus [catcus].
Friday, March 13, 1931
Today is Floyd’s birthday, he is 2 yrs. old, we were out there all day, for dinner. Papa & Henry worked in the woods. They hauled our woods together 20 loads we got. This evening we all went out there again. Uncle Fred Aunt Mary, Gus Geodelle & wife were all there, cake & lemonade were served. Eggs are 17¢.
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