We washed, ironed, patched today. This morning the assessor Wm. Sensel was here, John Reagan came & wanted to know if it was all right for him to throw his chicken manure in our oats field but it was soft in there, so he throwed it in the stubble ground closed by. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was here, Uncle Fred went down to Red Bud & she went to Wm. Birkners, & Louis Birkners, but nobody at home on either place. They where here for lunch. Joe Griffin was around electioneering, today is town election. He & Elmer Kammler running for town mayor. Papa went up & gave him his vote for Joe, & a citizen thicket [ticket]. It is cold again, we covered our tomato plants, because some said, we was gong to have a frost tonight, but we didn’t.
Thursday, April 16, 1931
Papa went to the tractor demonstrating on Kesslers farm west of Hecker. A Cascey tractor from Red Bud. Papa & Rosalia went out in the woods to get a load of posts. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon to plant some popcorn at their place. They where here for lunch. This evening they went to the dance in Wiegands brick house. George Emery & Clarence Busch gave it, ladies free, gents 25¢.
Wednesday, April 15, 1931
Papa went to Red Bud after lumber this morn. he brought a 25¢ of beef soup meat, but we couldn’t eat it after it was cooked, it tasted so bad. John Braun was helping Papa taking the old wire of on the line between us. Henry & family where all here this evening, they where first by Roy Stauenbiel, but he wasn’t at home, he was up here in Hecker so Henry seen him here.
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 4, 1931
Papa got crushing done this morn. Rosalia went to church. Henry Braun & Willie Braun are getting there land & etc. praised [appraised] today. Uncle Pete is one of the praisers [appraisers]. Henry & family came up this afternoon, the kids stayed here & they went to church. The Easter Rabbit laid each of the boy’s a egg. Benny Schilling has a new Chev. coach, got it from Red Bud. Odillo Eichenseer got a new Chev. roadster with Rumble seat this afternoon at Red Bud. There was a man here today trying to sell flowers.
Saturday, March 28, 1931
Papa went to Red Bud to see Joc. Erle & then he went to Waterloo. Eddy Jackel is getting buried this afternoon over in St. Louis. Meng’s family went over.
Thursday, March 26, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went to Waterloo this morn. with a load of wheat. Bertille stayed at Henry’s. This afternoon, Papa is going to take one load to Red Bud. They took the sign First State Bank of Hecker off now only Hecker remains. Burkhardt & Riess from Red Bud & Fred Eichenseer all went up to see Fr. Grootens last night. This afternoon they were forced to put the sign on the bank again. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here this afternoon, she went to the quilting down at Mrs. Eckerts. A lady & a man from Belleville were here too & wanted to see about Mrs. Caldwell’s farm. Eggs are 15¢ wheat is 70 & 71¢.
Thursday, March 19, 1931
We all went to church this morning. Papa went to Red Bud, & he stopped in at John Braun’s. This afternoon Papa went out to help Henry in the woods. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon to clean & spade the paths in their garden. Clifford was here & got a setting of Reds’ eggs for 25¢, eggs are 16¢ at the store. Henry came up & him & Papa went to the milk meeting in the new school hall. They also had a milk house on a truck here too, it was 6 x 8 ft. Mrs. Duecker got a spell again this afternoon, they called for the doctor twice.
Saturday, March 7, 1931
It rained nearly all night, & this morning snowing. Today is Mrs. John McCarthy Sale. Papa went this afternoon. He took the Whippet, he said he see the road back there how it was, & if he couldn’t get through he would let his machine stand by Caldwell’s. Papa heard this morning at Hecker that Ed. Gregson living along the hard road down towards Red Bud died. Papa took Clifford along to the sale, they left the machine stand, & walked to the house, but there was no more than about 2 dozen people there, so the sale was postponed until Thurs. afternoon. Ike Napier & Ed. Meng where there also, they left the machine stand to, by the Portland School & walked there. Eggs are 18¢ today.
Monday, Feb. 23, 1931
Leona was up today and got some medicine. Bobbys got the measles. Papa was at church last night. Aunt Mary, Uncle Fred were at Christ Buehlers last night. Frieda’s birthday was. So many people are dying from the measles in Red Bud. Mrs. Threfall move to Darmstadt last Wed.
[Ed. note: This entry was not written by Bertille. Perhaps Rosalia?]
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