Today all the Ladies of the Parish have to clean the church for confirmation. Wednesday, the Bishop is coming. Leona, Robert, Floyd were here this morning. Leona & Bertille went to church. Rosalia helped to scrub the church this morning. Bertille went up to practice singing for Wednesday. Father Grooten called up this morning and wanted to know if he could use the Whippet. Papa said “yes.” So he came down and Johnny was here too. Papa went along with him to Chester. He said he wanted to get some rock for the school house. So Papa went with Father too, so I guess he will see Chester for the first time. Rosalia & Bertille went up to Eichenseer’s and got Mamie and then we went to Joseph Braun’s & took our pillow slips back for the picnic. There was a Jefferson Club meeting in Hecker tonight, at Griffin’s Hall. In Kammler’s Hall the boys were tearing the stage out ready for the dance Saturday night.
Friday, May 16, 1930
Leona, Robert, Floyd were here this morning. Leona & Bertille went to church. Papa went to William Harbaugh to get crushing down this afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here this afternoon. Steve Rennecker came over and got a sack of corn for his chickens for .80¢. In the evening Papa went over to Rennecker’s a little while. Steve planted some sweet potato plants out. Mr. Meng said we are going to have rain tonight.
Thursday, May 15, 1930
Leona, Robert, Floyd, were here this morning. Leona & Bertille went to church. Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie Eichenseer’s this evening. We played ball, hi spice, and then we walked down to Deuker’s and talked with Ethel & Mrs. Deuker(sp?). Then we stopped and talked with Eliza Boll a little while. There is a dance out at Blackburn’s this evening, but we didn’t have no invitation so we didn’t go. There was a big crowd there. They charge .25¢ for the men. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were there. Papa, Rosalia were out at Henry’s this afternoon.
Monday, May 12, 1930
This morning Papa went down to Pabst’s to get some corn. Leona, Robert, & Floyd were up this morning. Leona went up by the priest. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here too. Uncle Fred was called on to help work at the new school house. Aunt Mary was here for lunch. Uncle Fred came down for dinner & lunch in the afternoon. He was finished then. Aunt Mary was here for dinner & lunch in the afternoon too. Rosalia finished painting this morning. Papa made 3 trips down to Pabst’s to get corn. He has it all up here now. Papa went to see William. A. Voges this evening about some pigs.
Wednesday, May 7, 1930
Rosalia drove out to get Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary. Henry came up and then they all worked on the sewer again. They got it finished about 4:30. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry were all here for dinner and two lunches. Leona & the kids didn’t come along. Today is Irene Neff’s birthday. She is going to be seventeen years old. In the evening Rosalia, Papa, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to the cemetery. After they came back Rosalia, Bertille went to church, Aunt Mary too.
Tuesday, April 22, 1930
Leona, Robert & Floyd were here this morning. Rosalia and Bertille washed and ironed today. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out to Henry’s this afternoon to get some posts. Rosalia & Bertille got their hair cut today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here a little while this evening. From here they went to Hirst’s to wake for her.
Friday, April 18, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out to Uncle Fred’s this morning and then Aunt Mary, Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to church. After church we all went out to Aunt Mary’s for dinner and supper. Papa learned Uncle Fred how to drive his machine. Henry & family were here for dinner and supper. Henry and Leona went to Belleville in the afternoon. In the evening we all went to church. The Evangelicals had church this evening too. We found 23 eggs.
Tuesday, April 15, 1930
We washed today. Leona, Robert, Floyd came up this morning to get the milk check. Lena Meng stopped in here tonite and told Rosalia to come over tomorrow evening to try her dress on. It is awful windy at present. We found 31 eggs today. Papa was up at Hecker at the election, it was town election.
Monday, April 7, 1930
Bertille took 5 dozen eggs to the store got .22¢ a dozen. We found 22 eggs. Leona, Robert & Floyd were here this afternoon. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary were here this evening. Mr. John Weigard’s wife died. He just got married about 5 weeks ago. They say she had blood poison.
Monday, March 31, 1930
Leona, Bobby, Floyd were up this afternoon. Elmer Kammler was over a little while. “Billy” had been sick but he said he was better today. There was a man around deliveries some paper for the Slack Furniture Co. at E. St. Louis, Mo. Bertille took 5 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ a dozen. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary were here this evening. We found 28 eggs today.
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