Joe Hilpert was here for dinner. Frank & his brother-in-laws when [sic-went] hunting. Lizzie Boll & Wm. Harbaugh where visitors on today.
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. 10, 1931
Mr. Harbaught the mineral feed man was here. Aunt Mary got the mail today. Mr. Laut looked at our pond. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Ettling, Henry, Wm. Ganley where digging the pond, they where here for dinner. They worked about 6 hrs, because it rained this afternoon. Ed Meng, H. M. Hill where here & looked at it. There was a lady here, bought 5 lb. sprs. 19¢ lb. Henry lost a heifer. Hon. Fred Kern passed away Mon. morning 4:30, got a parlyitic [sic] stroke. he was Editor of the Belleville News Democrat. Osie Neff & John Meuth had a most terrible accident today, they where crossing a bridge by Frisch korns [?] in Lord’s Corner, with a engine, when the bridge broke, the engine is still in the creek yet. Osie was scaled pretty bad on his leg, the skin was all of & his chest, John Meuth has a hole through his hand & has it in a sling. Osie say’s if it wouldn’t of been that Johny was there he, would still be lieying [sic] there. Gus. Klotz is sick in bed next thing to appendix. He has it in his side. Dr. Schmidt wife of Red Bud was buried this afternoon, she had pneumonia.
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].
Wednesday, April 8, 1931
Today is Aunt Lizzie’s Birthday. We painted the top on our Chev. today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here this afternoon, from here Papa & Uncle Fred went out to see Wm. Harbaugh, then they went to Waterloo. Aunt Mary, Rosalia & Bertille went out & helped Henry plant his potatoes. This evening Fr. Grootens called for Papa & Uncle Fred to come there, so Papa went up to see him. Jac. Erle was here & left a card on the door, because nobody was at home.
Thursday, Jan. 15, 1931
Bertille baked cookies this morning. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this morning, & then Papa went along with Uncle Fred to Waterloo to see a party there. They were here for dinner & supper. After dinner Uncle Fred & Papa went out to see Wm. Harbaugh, but he wasn’t at home. Then they went to see Jos. Braun & he wasn’t at home. So about 2 o’clock they called him up & then he was at home, so they went there & had a talk with him. Then they went into Waterloo again & then down to see Arma & John Braun. Henry & Leona went to Red Bud to the dentist this afternoon & left the kids here. Bertille got the mail this evening. Rosalia finished sewing aprons. Aunt Mary & Bertille started piecing the quilt together that we started. There was quilting this afternoon at the School Hall but none of us went there. Henry was by Christ Buehler’s today & brought a Red Rooster along for $1.00. The bank is now sealed shut since last Tuesday. Mr. Burkhardt of Red Bud has the book, bonds.
Friday, Nov. 14, 1930
Bertille went to church this morning. Papa went up in the woods again. Today is Louis Birkner’s birthday. The priest Frank Swindle came back last night. He left from here last Spring & now he is back again. Papa hauled a load of ground up for the priest this morning. Uncle Fred brought Aunt Mary up this afternoon & then he went back home again. Aunt Mary did some sewing. She was here for supper, we had pancakes. Papa went out in the woods this afternoon in Lord’s Corner & brought some shade trees along home. We planted them out this evening. Uncle Fred went to Wm. Harbaughs first & then he came up here, & then they went to Louis Birkner’s. Lester Gregson & wife & Bobby were here this evening, he brought us our sack of feed. Cyril Eichenseer was down this evening, he wanted to know what Aunt Mary’s middle name was. I seen in the paper that Tiptown Church is going to have a Euchre & turkeys will be disposed of next Sunday night. Rexroth’s in Waterloo, his mother died last night at 7 o’clock.
Friday, May 16, 1930
Leona, Robert, Floyd were here this morning. Leona & Bertille went to church. Papa went to William Harbaugh to get crushing down this afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here this afternoon. Steve Rennecker came over and got a sack of corn for his chickens for .80¢. In the evening Papa went over to Rennecker’s a little while. Steve planted some sweet potato plants out. Mr. Meng said we are going to have rain tonight.
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