Papa went out to help Henry shock the rest of the wheat, then it is finished. He had lunch & dinner there, came home about 2 oclock. Then we all got ready & went to Waterloo, & came by the way of Red Bud home. This evening Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & Mr. Hy. Stalebher to pay int for John to them, & Steve Griffin & Elmer Kammler to see Uncle Fred, about lights. We washed, ironed, patched today & canned 2 qts. cherries that Aunt Mary brought us 1 gal. & 1 can beans.
Monday, June 22, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s again this morn. they was there for lunch, then they came back, Henry & Emil too with the tractor & binder, they was here for dinner & lunch, they finished cutting here about 4:30. Then they helped Papa schock yet. He left the tractor & binder stand here, ready for the oats next week. We washed the Chev. this evening. Elmer Kammler & Steve Griffin where here, Steve was speaking for the electric power line to come through, we won’t stop it, just so it comes. He said nearly every one he spoke too it was alright. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this evening, she picked some beans, & peas. Eichenseers came down with a coop & we sold 70# l. hens for 13¢, & 39 h. hens for 14¢. Eggs are 11¢.
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, June 20, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s again today. She has to do the work & watch the kids, Leona has to drive the tractor again. They was there for lunch, dinner, lunch. I seen in the paper that Miss Ursula Havey is going to school at Carbondale. That Judge Scheinder got married to Mrs. Bacblecher, they went for a honey moon trip to Calif. Colrado [sic], & a few other places. Mr. Neheaus the conctrator [sic] from Red Bud & also the Millner’s Husband died & was buried last Sun. at Steelville Ill. Tonight Harry Kammler is giving a dance again. Werner is on the sick list now. This morning I baked 4 pies, 2 cherries & 2 dewberries. There where a good many cars in town tonight & also driving through.
Thursday, June 18, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s again today. She has to take care of the kids because today Emil can’t help, so Leona has to drive the tractor. They had lunch dinner & lunch there. This evening they brought the kids along up again for supper, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, where also here for supper. We sold 5 lbs. H. Hus got 15¢ a lb. & 97 # Med. for 14¢, eggs are down to 11¢ now.
Wednesday, June 17, 1931
We where all at Henry’s today for lunch dinner & lunch. Emil was helping too. But they broke a piece on the binder, so they had to stopped at 3:30. We helped to clean the summer kitchen. This evening Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stopped here on there way to Ike Napier’s to a party, we where invited but didn’t go. It is Ike’s birthday.
Tuesday, June 16, 1931
We all went down to the truck patch this morning & cleaned the weeds all out of there again. We dug some potatoes this morning for dinner, they are pretty big. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s this afternoon, he was cutting wheat, she drove the tractor, Rosalia took care of the kids, they brought them along up here to night, they had supper & breakfast here, they where good boys.
Monday, June 15, 1931
Papa went out to Henry’s this morning. He had intended to start cutting wheat today, this afternoon. Papa is on the sick list he has a stiff neck. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this evening. Henry & family where here Sun. night but we weren’t at home. Eggs are still 12¢. We washed, ironed, patched today.
Saturday, June 13, 1931
Today is Catholic Church Picnic, nice day. Rosalia & Bertille went up a little while in the evening. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here. Henry & family came – they left the kids with Papa & they went to the pinic [sic] too. It turned out to be a big crowd, someone said they sold 300 supper thickets [sic]. He had the victrola & radio agoing that’s all the musci [sic] they had. There where mostly all strange people there, from St. Louis, Belleville, & all over. The auction the pies & cakes out, some brought 10-15-20-55¢ & Aunt Mary bought one before that & paid 30 for Whiter & a piece or two Sunshine. Papa went along out to Schulz’s with Eichenseer’s to help set up a binder. Odillo said he was going to St. Louis tonight, to a party.
Friday, June 12, 1931
It is raining this morning a little. Bertille went to church. This afternoon we all went out to Henry’s & helped him hoe weeds out of the corn patch, we had lunch there. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this evening. Rosalia & Bertille went to church.
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