Leona brought Henry up with the car then went back home again. He was here for lunch, dinner, then he took the tractor home & pap the team, Rosalia went out with the Whippet to get him. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up this afternoon & put there stove in, cleaned it all out. The transfer is in the paper, selling land to Oswald Neff. The Braun Children bought their farm back again for $4,000.00, that is Henry Brauns farm. Joe Wacthel had his house refrishents [sic -refreshens?] with a new coat of paint, the last few days. The Hoffman Garage was leased by Nobbe Co. into which Nobbe will move Oct. 1. The carpenters are busy this week, tearing down the old frame porch of the parsonage at Waterloo, to which a new one will be erected, & also a garage, which will make things look different. In Waterloo they now park there cars in the middle of the street, that is Main St.’s. Mrs. Harry Wittenauer is at present in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, undergoing treatment.
Thursday, October 1, 1931
Henry & Leona & the kids where all here all day, for lunch, dinner, lunch & supper, they where sewing wheat. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for dinner. We had 2 spring chickens. Uncle Fred & papa went to Waterloo on business to meet Bestmann’s family. The egg man pays 21¢ today, he also bought a ½ bu. turnips for 30¢. Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille & the boy’s went down to the molasses factory & watched them cook awhile, we got ½ gallon for ourselves for 5¢, & got Henry a gal. for 10¢, foam. Rennecker’s got apple picking frolic this eve.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s this morning, papa is going to bring the team up, & wheat. Henry came with the tractor, he is going to disc & then sew wheat, he was here for lunch, dinner, lunch. Leona & the kids came this afternoon, she brought some more wheat along & also the stuff to treat it with. He started today. Hy Kessler is sowing too. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up today. Christ Bestmann & family was here too see Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary on business.
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1931
We all went out to Henry’s all day & helped dig potatoes, we had lunch, dinner there. Leona cooked catsup 34 bottles she got some tomatoes from Aunt Lizzie. This evening we cup up a bu. tomatoes for catsup & cooked them off. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here awhile.
Friday, Sept. 25, 1931
We canned 7 qts. tomatoes & cooked catsup. Papa hauled 2 loads of coal, this afternoon it rained. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where up. There where people around selling tomatoes $1. bu. Henry & family where up awhile this eve. from here they went to Uncle Fred’s. Papa got a letter an invitiation, [sic] we all & Aunt Mary should come up & see Fr. Grooten’s tonight, but we won’t go. We gave Leona a basket ful to take along, the yellow ones, she is going to cook catsup from them.
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1931
We canned 3½ qts. tomatoes. Osie Neff came & him & papa went to Waterloo & got the deed written out by Archie Wiehl for $2.00, 4 acres of land for $225.00. Now Osie is going to build up a nice house, he won’t be far from the roadside. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon, he cut his corn. Rosalia & Bertille went out to Henry’s, helped her with the plums, Rosalia got her hair cut. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came back again this evening for the euchre, we all went but papa, he didn’t, he went as far as the store. Uncle Fred was the only one that got a prize, he had 8 points & got a sack of flour. Aunt Mary had 7, but didn’t get any. Rosalia had 5, Bertille had 4. When we came home it started lightining [sic] & thundering & we had a little shower.
Monday, Sept. 21, 1931
We washed, ironed, patched, canned 6 qts. tomatoes & cooked some for catsup. Osie Neff was here this morning, he wants to buy some land from Papa now about 4 acres, he has to move soon. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to sack up a load of wheat & take it to Waterloo. Osie Neff was here again this evening, he wants to make the deed tomorrow. Papa was over at Wagner’s & helped George pulled a tree in behind his car with our chain.
Sunday, Sept. 20, 1931
We all went to Red Bud church. The Hecker Priest read Ignatz Neff name off this morning, he signed the paper at Belleville, this week his kids can come back to school if they want too. Osie Neff was here looking for Uncle Fred. Today is homecoming at Floraville. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came here & then about 4:30 left for the picnic. Joe Hibbert the carpenter & his brother Frank & a cousin was here for a short visit. He was visiting Hecker friends this afternoon. This evening we drove out to Henry’s took them along & went to the basement floor dance at George Freund’s. Adm. 30¢ as enter. Rheinhardt & Skaer furnished musci [sic], 3 pieces. Papa was up at the store awhile & he also stopped at George Wagner’s, she said that her sister Lorenia Merhmann & Orlindo Skaer are getting married next Sat. Sept 26 at Floraville.
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.
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