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.
Friday, August 21, 1931
Today is nice once for a change. Leona & the kids, came up to get greengages, she cut our hair. Hy. Armstutz was here awhile. Anton Buehler from DeKalb & also his family where here, he just stopped in to say Hello! they are coming back again to make a longer stay. Osie Neff was here, he wants to buy land. There was a man in town today begging for money, he lost both of his legs in the coal mine, he is walking round on clutches. Papa went out to the farm this afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary brought some more greengages along up for Henry’s & Kammler’s this afternoon.
Thursday, May 28, 1931
This morning we finished our truck patch for this week, then Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & then we went to Belleville all day. We ordered our Belleville Paper, that the lady took us through the printing shop. We all got weighed, Aunt Mary 168 lbs., Uncle Fred 152, Papa 165, Rosalia, 149, Bertille 112. Today is Frances Kern’s birthday. Joseph Huber Jr. has purchased a Chrysler. Last Thurs. night Edwin Wachtel gave a dance at the brick House. Rev. Fr. Odillo Eichenseer off Chicago spent a day last Sat. with Anton Eichenseer, & Sun. at Ruma he celebrated his 25th yr. priest, the relation where all present, & they had served dinner in the Hall for 200 people. Mrs. Charles Rausch of Belleville sold her farm where Ed. Schinder lives on, a lake will be made on the farm. Red Bud ball team played with Hecker on there grounds here, & defeated them by a score of 2 to 1. Smithton Jr. team played Hecker Jr. team here Sun. the score was 10 to 9 in favor of Smithton. Frances Schilling was home last Sun. visiting parents. George Neff is on the sick list, he is my Osie’s [? last word unclear]. Ed. Parker’s barn is nearly finished now, it costs between $3 & $4,000. John Roth sold some of his land to George Roth is son.
Friday, May 1, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went to church this morning. This afternoon Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get a load of corn. I seen in the paper that Ervin Boo was taken to the Hospital again in St. Louis for injuries due his right knee, while playing ball last summer. Mr. Frank Scharfenberger was buried the past week, he was 70 yrs. old, & was a monument maker & business. The Waterloo Milk Co. office was burglarized last Sunday $100 in cash was taken & $500 worth of checks where missing. Louis Armstutz has purchased a new ford sedan, & made his first try out last Sunday. Bill Horn from Columbia purchase the South Side Garage from Bill Haudrich, & he is working for Schrieber’s garage at Red Bud. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up, they had lunch & supper here. In the evening, we went to church, May Devotion. Steve Rennecker was here & wanted eggs for setting but we didn’t have none. Wilfred Eichenseer was just here this afternoon & got 2 settings, 30¢. We got the chickens altogether now, so if they want them, that’s the only kind they can get. Roy Staufenbiel was here this eve.- he came to ask for information, Robert Laut wanted to buy his house there for $150.00 & live there until he had a place to put it on. But I don’t think Roy will do that. We planted out cabbage & tomatoes in our truck garden today.
Friday, April 24, 1931
We all went out to Henry’s this afternoon. Papa & Henry started building the milk house. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here but there was nobody at home. They came back again this evening a little while before they went to Elmer Parker’s birthday dance, we where not invited, Mrs. Blackburn told them to come. Bertille got the mail today. In the Waterloo Times it was that Jac. Schaefers have a little baby girl. The Misses Rose & Alice Harbough went to Mc’ellester Oklomoa [McAlester, Oklahoma] to visit there sister Elenora. Ed Meng sold his 85 acre farm on Richland Creek last Sat. Henry Kleber of Floraville was the buyer, at about $40. an acre. The Hecker bank was appraised last Sat. morning, the lot & building at $1200, & fixtures $650, Albert Gardner, Emil Hartman, H.M. Hill where the appraisers. There was Central Examination held last Sat. in Hecker Public School by Mr. McCarthy & various schools in Prairie Du Long the teachers present where, Miss Gladys Hull, Miss Hilda Wihelms. Last Friday Mrs. Dan Mendel the barbers wife was taken to E. St. Louis to the hospital for treatment. The John McCarthy farm was sold at Master’s sale last Sat. Dr. N.B. Pautler Dr. for $2500. We had lunch out at Henry’s today.
Sunday, April 12, 1931
Papa, Uncle Fred & Saxemeyer from Red Bud went out looking at some farms that were for sale. Henry & family, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here for dinner & Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary were here for supper. This afternoon we went over across the street awhile & got some spinach roots for Leona. This evening Philip came out & Rosalia & Bertille rode along with him down to Evansville & back, for a drive. There was a dance in Ruma, & a play in Catholic School hall at Red Bud. There also was a play in Smithton & one in Belleville at St. Mary’s Church. There the thickets were sold already on Sat. they were all sold out.
Saturday, April 11, 1931
We all went out to Henry’s this afternoon, & took them along, went to Waterloo to Mrs. Dan Geodell’s funeral, it was rather large. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were also in. Aunt Mary, & Uncle Adam, rode along with us to the cemetery & back again to town. We seen Rosie Meuth today, gave her a pleasant call for a short while. Mr. Caldwell was in Waterloo today. He sold his farm along the hard road from people from St. Louis for $5,000. Papa went up town this evening. Harry Kammler’s having a dance tonight. I don’t think the crowd was very large. Mamie Eichenseer came down this evening & then Clarence & Mrs. Eichenseer came after her around 9 o’clock.
Saturday, Dec. 6, 1930
Papa got some crushing done this morning. This afternoon Mrs. Lutz property is getting sold. Papa went to the sale. Mr. Hill was auctioneer. Rosalia & Bertille went to church this afternoon & then we also went down to the sale, Papa bought some fruit jars and pie cake pans .50¢ it was a pretty cheap sale. Papa bought a wash stand for Oscar Birkner for $3.00. We brought it home on our Whippet truck. Aunt Mary came up with Oscar Birkner’s wife in the buggy. There sure were a lot of people got crushing done today. They finished this evening about 8 o’clock.
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