Papa & Rosalia went up to Henry the morning to fix [the] fence. There are dances all over tonight. We have an invitation to Ronnenbergs and also have one to Ettlings, Marcella’s birthday. There is one at Chas. Sensel’s barn dance, one at Oak Grove, Renault. It rained a little this evening. Papa, Rosalia & Bertille were at Ettlings this evening. There sure were a lot of people there. Marcella got all kinds of beautiful presents. Those that were there were, Peter Reheis & family, John Reheis & family, Albert Cleveland & family, Robert Laut & family, Perry Klotz & family & Elmer Kammlers wife & Billy, August Blackburn & family, Nick Menths family, Ike Napier & family, George Boll & family. The boys were: Henry Spalt, Clifford Stallebher, Elmer & Clement Parker, Odillo Eichenseer, Henry & Ralph Wiegand, Levi Ganley, Clarence Pabst, Karl Kammler & his girl, & Alfred Kammler & his girl, Ralph Rausch, Kenneth Kemp, Milton Wagner, & a good many others from St. Louis. Cake, Beer, Lemonade were served. We came home at 12:30. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were at Ronnenbergs. There was an awful big crowd there too. Henry said it was crowded at Sensel’s too. There were way many more people at Ettling then what I have mentioned.
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.
Thursday, May 1, 1930
Henry was up this morning. Rosalia and Bertille washed, ironed, scrubbed the basement today. Papa worked up at the new school all day. In the evening Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary went to church. Joe Grossheim’s have a new chevrolet sedan. There are a lot of trucks hauling brick for the new school from Red Bud up here. Those that hauled today were: Eichenseer’s, Roth’s, Schilling’s, Lorberg’s, Gambach, Pabst, Klein’s, Helfrich’s, Brauns. Our hens are hatching today.
Saturday, April 19, 1930
Papa went down to Pabsts to get some wheat. Clarence Pabst has new machine, a DeSoto. Papa is hauling cinders from Louis Armstutz quarry. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to lawn the grave at the cemetery this evening. Afterwards Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary came up here for a little while.
Friday, February 21, 1930
Papa and Rosalia went out to Henry’s this afternoon, Henry is sawing wood. Mr. Jeff Payne and Virginia Alterkruse were married Wednesday, way it states in the paper. Albert Monike was surprised last Sat. evening, when a number of his friends gathered at this home to join in the celebration of the anniversary of his birthday. He was 52 years old. Among those present were: Nick Schaefer, Frances, Rosalia, Lorinda, Maggie, Clarasia, his daughters, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Birkner, Henry Volkman, Robert Probst, George & Clarence Rettinghouse, Jerome and Wilford Cortner, Robert Lippert, Raymond Ambruster, Ed Cortner, Ben Kuhn, August Frisch, Clarence Pabst, August Millman & Roy Kammeron. The elderly persons played cards while the young folks enjoyed the evening dancing. The bachelor’s band consisting of harp, accordion & organ furnished the music. Mail Carrier Schmidt’s niece died at Red Bud of flu. The store of late Henry Kocchel at Waterloo was sold to Mrs. Lulu Myers who is going to start business as soon as possible. We found 17 eggs today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here this evening.
Thursday, February 13, 1930
Bertille took the eggs to Eichenseer’s this morning. She had 2 dozen and got .34¢ a dozen from them. We sent a letter to New Athens Lumber Co. to pay for the lumber used for the chicken house. The check amounted to $187.96. Hurray tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Rosalia took eggs to Braun’s this afternoon. She got .34¢ a dozen. She had 2 dozen too. We found 15 eggs today. The roads are awful muddy now. It took 4 horses to pull Pabst truck up Kemps hill this morning. He said the worst place was by Blackburn’s lane. Papa & Rosalia put concrete in the chicken house (some of it) this afternoon.
Friday, January 24, 1930
Papa and Henry were hauling oats from Pabst place to Henry’s. Aunt Mary called up today. Rosalia had to go over to Rheinecker’s to answer. Rosalia found 1 egg. Emil bought some oats this morning. The weather is nice and warm today.
Tuesday, January 14, 1930
The weather sure is pleasant, nice, sunshine, but the roads are muddy. There was high water all around. Casey Pabst went out as far as Kemps Hill and he said the creek was out. The Heckers scouts went to Columbia to attend to a American Legion meeting. They are repairing telephone lines in town which were broke down by ice. Alfred Geodelle baby is sick.
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