It rained a little this morning, a little. Ralph Etling was here after dinner a while he paid papa $100 Int, still $98 due yet. He said ain’t much work in St. Louis, he works 3 days week. Today is Buddy’s birthday he is going to celebrate it Sat. night dance at the brick house. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up brought 2 doz. eggs along. The egg man came, he got 8 doz. from us & 2 of there’s, pays 25¢. Henry & the boys where here brought a load of corn up. He took our kettle along, he is talking about butchering Wed. & peddle out the saussage [sic]. Our egg man say’s he will take 2 lbs.
Sunday, Oct. 25, 1931
We went to Waterloo church this morning to hear the new organ, & they have 2 weeks mission starting today. This week for the women & next for the men. We went to George Boll’s shooting match but didn’t win a thing, there wasn’t much of a crowd there, he had 11 geese & a few ducks to raffle. Fred Schaefer was here this morn. to collect his threshing bill, papa paid him $1.85, for Henry. Harry Kammler has a dance tonight, Peter Bros. playing Thurs. night. The Hecker baseball club is giving a dance in Kammler’s Hall, Herzog Orchestra.
Thursday, Oct. 22, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up all day, cleaned there garden. They had chicken soup dinner with us. Papa shocked the last of our popcorn today. There where 2 ladies here this afternoon wanted to buy some White Rock hens, but we won’t sell any of ours now. George Emery when coming home from the dance at Brezzy [sic] hill the other night ran in the ditch by Parker’s, he was sleeping, he smashed his car, the radiator especially. Henry & family came up this evening after there a dance in Kammler’s Hall, Herzog Orchestra.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & then we all went up to George Neff’s funeral, his brother’s & sister’s weren’t all here. It was a large funeral. Querheim had the burial. During the Show week last, they had baby & lady contests. Bill Fristch’s baby got first prize a ring & Pete Watchel’s second a ring. The ladies first Lucille Rausch & second Eunice Scheinder both a ring. Henry & the boy’s where here with the wagon, he brought a sow pig up here. Papa went down to the Molasses Factory & got the 2 gal. crock, this evening Steve stopped & said he could fill the 4 gals. so papa took it & him down in the car, & brought it back again. Tonight is a dance at the brick house, the baseball team is giving it.
Monday, Oct. 19, 1931
They tolled the bell this morn for George Neff, he must off died in the night sometime. We all went out to Aunt Mary’s was there for dinner, we picked about 8 bus. apples, sack of walnuts & took them along home, they have so many apples this year. The egg man got 10 doz. eggs 26¢. This eve. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Henry & family all where here, they all, except Leona & the kids, & us two went up to the wake at George Neff’s, he was 57 yrs. old. & was laid out so nice, looks natural, there where quiete [sic] a few there.
Saturday, Oct. 17, 1931
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.
Friday, Oct. 16, 1931
The license of Clarence Pabst & 24 & Irene Voges 21 where in the paper, today so a wedding soon. Vic Eichenseer was here & brought 110 lbs. tankage. Henry came up & brought a load of corn. Fr. Grootens was by Joe Watchel’s today. We all went out to Henry’s had apple puling [sic] frolic, Geodells, Gus & Joe & family, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, they brought a watermelon along, we had that, cake, cookies & wine.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1931
Papa went up town this morn. He was talking to Adam Eckert & he says he lost about 31 hogs, every one he had, so he bought 3 from Wm. Naiser. Just everybody is losing hogs, Ben Rausch had his vaccinated & still lost one. Ed Parker lost some vaccinated, Sam Krehress are sick, the truck from Belleville are out everyday getting some in. We washed, ironed, patched today, for once it didn’t rain, we had several showers during the night. Ed Meng was here awhile. Henry & family came up & brought some potatoes along, to cook tomatoes home to make catsup with.
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.
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up all day. They had dinner here. It rained this afternoon. Henry & family came up this evening. Henry went to the milk meeting at the School Hall.
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