Saturday, March 18, 1933

Papa went to the barber shop this morn. We killed a rooster & going to make soup tomorrow. Henry came up, brought, corn, & crushing, & to get whey. he was here for dinner. Bertille washed the machine. We all went to Red Bud to church this afternoon.

Thursday, June 25, 1931

This morning Mrs. Ben Roth, Adams mother is being buried at Paderborn also mass there at 8 oclock.  She stayed at Belleville with Adam.  John & George live out here.  We are going to have rooster today.  Henry & family are coming up, he intends to start cutting oats.  They & Emil where here for lunch, dinner, lunch.  This evening Rosalia Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this evening awhile from here they went to Mike Armstutz’s birthday it was “Aunt Anna’s.”  We heard today that Karl Boll & Marcella Ettling is to be married Sat. & to give a dance at Breezy Hill.  There are an awful lot of people losing horses this year, the weather is to hot.  Rosalia took the eggs up town got 11¢, Mamie came back with her.

Saturday, March 21, 1931

Today is Spring.  But it don’t look much like it, cold, & trying to rain.  We killed a rooster for dinner tomorrow.