Today is baking day. This afternoon we all went to Waterloo & from there out to Dillerberg’s sale on the Dr. Vogel place. Nick Welzbacher is coming there now. Dr. & Dillenberg where the only biters there, they got everything between themselves. We had supper at Aunt Mary’s they where up here all afternoon so they had supper ready when we came home. Hy. Armstutz gave them a call too. We heard George Neff almost smothered, he is very bad sick. John Euler from Floraville shot himself last night, he will be buried Mon. in St. Augustine’s cemetery of Hecker.
Sunday, July 5, 1931
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We had a nice shower rain last night, & this morning it is cool. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary bought some beef & made soup, then they brought it here, & Henry & family where all here for dinner. Roy Stauenbiel came to see if Aunt Mary could help them cook tomorrow, because it is thrashing day. She is. We where all over at Aunt Mary’s for lunch this afternoon, they bought 25¢ ice cream & we helped to eat it. Hecker ball team first & played Smithton Pontiac’s, in favor of Smithton.
Friday, July 3, 1931
There sure was a pretty rainbow in the west this morning. Wilma Birkner was here & brought a pattern. We had a nice shower rain this afternoon. I seen in the paper Red Finnerty died, he was the mail carrier at Burksville. It was a pretty lucky day last Sun, for the Hecker Baseball Teams, Athen’s & the fist [sic] team played 3 to 4 in favor or Hecker, the second team played Round Prarie [sic], 3 to 1 in favor of Hecker. There where 2 young chickens killed on the hard road today.
Wednesday, June 10, 1931
We sure did have some rain last night. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was here for lunch this afternoon then her, & Bertille went over to Ed. Meng’s, took them some flower, & brought some of there’s back. Mrs. Rennecker canned 41 qts. of cherries, she still has a few on the tree yet. Papa is setting posts today. Jac. Helfrich & his wife where injured in an automobile accident in Belleville the other day. Mr. Laut & Stuart where talking to Papa in the field this afternoon, Mr. Hill & Meng also. Mr. Klinkhardt from St. Louis is out visiting in Hecker by Mrs. Pour. Mr. Hill & him & others where playing pinoche at Griffins this morning & this afternoon. Her is leaving with bus this evening.
Tuesday, June 9, 1931
Papa is going to take the truck to Bill Fristche’s & get the bor fixed on it. We are washing today. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s & got the last load of corn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary went down & cleaned the cemetery this evening. There where 2 weddings last Sat. from Hecker, Harold Dueker married a girl from St. Louis, & Edwin Reheis married Florence Voges.
Sunday, June 7, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went to Red Bud church this morning. Bertille went to Hecker, there where 8 children, 4 boy’s & 4 girls made there Solemn Holy Com. this morn. – & also some made there first Holy Com. This afternoon the 8th graders received there diploma. We all had dinner, beef soup by Uncle Freds, across the street today. This afternoon Uncle Adam & Emil came & Bill Freund for lunch, Frank Dudenhoeffer & Mr. Woodruft, Gusta’s nephew. They where at the pinic [sic], the Evangelicals had cold supper & pinic [sic] today, we where there a while. Fr. Grooten or congregation gave a quilt for them to raffle in Bluey, Elmer Kammler’s wife won it. The Wedding quilt was won by Oliver Birkner. It was to cold for pinci [sic- picnic] today. Papa took care of the kids, when Henry & Leona came up, they went to the pinci [sic] awhile too. Rheinhardt furnished the musci [sic] till 7 o’clock.
Tuesday, June 2, 1931
Papa cut hay all day. Frank Schwindle was here & brought our brooder stove back. Alfred Eckert & Oliver Birkner where here selling chances on a quilt for a dime, we took one. We had our first spring chicken dinner today. This afternoon Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & put up there curtains in the rooms, they where here for lunch. Henry & family, & Dan Geodell’s family where here this evening. Henry & Dan & the boy’s where going to the milk meeting, but it was at Broad Hollow Grange so they didn’t go there, they thought it was at Hecker.
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