Today is John Limbach’s sale. Papa went out to Henry’s and got a load of wheat, then he went to Waterloo to the mill & then went out to John Limbach’s sale. We get our daily paper in the evening from now on with the buss. Instead of morning mail carrier. Papa never bought nothing at the sale, everything high priced. Albert Rittemyer was here this afternoon trying to sell brushes of all kinds. But we didn’t buy any. Margaret McDermott call up & told us that our cousin Mary May, Martin May’s oldest daughter died & will be buried tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock at the Tipton church. She was to get operated on appendicitis and tonsils, they gave her ether & she never came too anymore. They say she had a sweetheart Joe McArthy. She is 18 years old. Wheat is .78¢ this morning.
Sunday, July 27, 1930
They were all up for church this morning. This afternoon we went to Millstadt to hear the singers. It was Saengerfest Picnic. We met Frank Dudenhoeffer, his wife & George, Peter Reheis & Jas. Reheis, Oscar Birkners, Adam Eckerts. From Millstadt we went to the Club House, there we had chicken supper. They had a tarpaulin laid to dance on. There were a lot of people there. When we came home Henry just came out from our house. But he came back again, he wanted to know where that club house was, but they went back home again. Last Sunday the Millstadt ball team played with Hecker here. The score was 19 to 2 in favor of Hecker. Rex Rapp made a home run. Today they are playing with a St. Louis team. I seen in the paper that Henry S. Braun threshed 1800 bus. of wheat & 1500 bus. of oats.
Saturday, July 26, 1930
Today is sales all over again. We all went to the church sale. Papa bought some lumber. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary got the range for $65.00. Henry went to Peter Mulhauser sale at Burksville, they say everything went cheap. Tonight is a dance at Kammler’s Hall. We went up to Eichenseer’s corner to listen to the music. Uncle Fred & Papa hauled a load of kindling out to their place this evening. They were both here for supper. They sure were loud at Kammler’s tonight, they were just yelling.
Friday, July 25, 1930
Today is Peter Melhauser’s sale by Burksville, Ill. Papa thought he was going. Today is also Clarence Pabsts birthday. The way they say there is a bunch going to surprise him tonight. Uncle Fred helped at the school today and Aunt Mary was here all day. Uncle Fred came down here for dinner then afterwards Papa went along up & worked at the school too all afternoon. We went out to Henry’s this morning. Rosalia & Bertille got a hair cut. We took some plums along too for jelly. This evening Wm. C. Heyl came & wanted his money for lime dust. Papa paid him $117.65 by check. Mamie & Clarence Eichenseer was down a little while this evening. Mamie said there was a big bunch went down to Clarence Pabst birthday. He is 22 years old today.
Thursday, July 24, 1930
It is raining this morning. This afternoon Papa went out and started discing again. Clifford Stahlber was here nearly all afternoon playing with the colt. Wilford & Clarence Eichenseer were also here. Papa went over to Ed. Meng’s this evening with the mare, and we had to hold the Blindy & Queeny the colt. We all went out to Henry’s this evening but when we got there they wasn’t home. So Papa took a sample of sweet clover along to see how it was. If it was fit for seed.
Tuesday, July 22, 1930
Papa made a patch ready to sew turnip seed this morning. Steve Rennecker came over to him a little while. We planted some more pickle & beet seed this morning. The ground goes nice working. Papa sowed the turnip seed this evening. Henry & family were all here this evening, they brought 3 sacks of potatoes up here. Last Monday Valentine Fritche was hit by an automobile. He was going towards St. Louis with a coop of chickens & other things, & not one of his chickens were alive any more. He was thrown 20 ft. from the wagon & his horses were hurt so bad that he had to kill one of them. He is Belleville in the hospital. It happened on the Belleville road by Jake Buehler’s place. His wife wasn’t along because she is in E. St. Louis paralysis. The way we was told. I guess we will hear more about it later on.
Sunday, July 20, 1930
We all went to church this morning. After dinner we all went out to Uncle Fred’s and Aunt Mary’s, we were there for lunch. This evening we all went to church, after church we went out to Nick Schaefer’s to a dance. Uncle Fred furnished the music, everything was free, cake, beer, lemonade. Ozzie Neff also had a dance. Henry Birkner, Henry Brand, Roy Staufenbiel furnished music. There wasn’t many girls there the way they say. Rosie & Mamie Mueth were there. There was quite a crowd at Schaefer’s. They danced in the house. Last Sat. or yesterday there was a fire in Krebs’ and Kreher’s field. They say in five or ten minutes longer then Emery Kreher’s house would of burned down again.
Saturday, July 19, 1930
Today is Hy. Geodelle’s sale and also Herman Auer. We all went to Auer’s sale, Papa bought a few things & a six gallon crock. Henry bought some crocks too and also some tools. Uncle Fred bought a great big dish pan. Louis Weihl was sale cryer. They had so much stuff to sell. Papa got his hair cut this morning. Somebody’s Ford car started to burn at the sale, they put it out by taking the wires off, putting ground on top of the flames, & smothered it with a sack. Our machine was right in front of it, & Henry’s right behind it. Eggs are .18¢ now.
Wednesday, July 16, 1930
Jos. Schilling is threshing oats today but Henry had to help Joe Meuth’s, Willie Ganley, Bevirt and Reheis. Rosalia baked peach pie this morning. Papa, Bertille went to Waterloo with a load of wheat, and Rosalia stayed out at Henry’s that long. Wheat is .75¢ bu. Kuhns boys are plowing & they also got the oats threshers.
Monday, July 14, 1930
Rosalia & Bertille washed and ironed this morning. Papa spread lime dust. This afternoon we went over and got Aunt Mary & then we stopped at George Henkel where the Engine was, then we went up to Henry’s. Henry had the thrasher men for supper, & they stayed all night the 3 of them. Mrs. Gus. Geodelle was also there.
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