Today is wash & iron day. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch this afternoon. Papa went out to help Henry make hay. Emil was also helping. Rosalia Bertille planted tomato plants in our truck patch this evening, we now have 119 down there. Hy. Armstutz was here & got some watermelon seeds that Aunt Mary brought here. He told us about the show people Jackson’s, they must of had a time this morning when they left. The [racial slur omitted] Jake & the Dr. Jake said he made his own medicine, so I guess that means he is a fake doctor, Jake said he would get him arrested this morning yet, he wait till he would get to Granite City. We heard one night he took $67.00. Thats quite a lot.
Saturday, May 16, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went to church & also cleaned. Papa got crushing done & paid George Shilling lumber sawing. We went in to Waterloo to Dan Geodell’s sale this afternoon, bought 15¢ worth, everything went cheap. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this afternoon or this evening & we went to the show. The blanket winner was Loyd Pabst. There play entitled was “The driven Daughter.” Emery’s boys & Russ’s boy’s are giving a dance at the Brick House to-night, there is a play at Broad Hollow too.
Friday, May 15, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went down to the truck patch this morning, & this afternoon went out to Henry’s to get a load of oats. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up again this afternoon to work there potatoes. They where here for lunch. Mr & Mrs. Louis Birkner where by them today. We planted our cabbage & tomato plants out this evening. We all went to the show, we took the car, we could see nice from there. The [racial slur omitted] Jake gave Ed. Koehlers boy a 50¢, him & Walter Braun, each had a pan of bread & milk, they had to feed one another with the spoon, the one that ’emptied’ the bowl first was the winner. Emmy Eckert received the blanket. The name of there play was The “Doctor’s Shop.”
Tuesday, May 12, 1931
They gave beautiful prizes, Bessie Parker got the silk pillow with a slip in candy, Clarance [Clarence] Wittenauer got a bottle perfume, & many others got prizes at the show. We went tonight again they raffled 2 blankets, Levi Gregson, & Hilda Neff were the winners. They also sold candy, & Erma Hepp got the silk spread, Nick Helfrich, the silk hose, & many others, Rosalia got a teaspoon. They sure do draw the crowd, there play tonight was Kitty’s Statue. They sold out on the candy, & there was a blanket left that no one called for, so he raffled that one & Eugene Bruns winner. Rosalia & Bertille went to church this morning. We washed, ironed, patched, baked bread today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary come this afternoon to work at there place, they where here for lunch & supper, then they went us, to the show. We were by Mrs. Rennecker & got some flowers.
Monday, May 11, 1931
Yesterday morning Henry Volkmann & wife while going home from church with the buggy met with a accident, there was a car coming from both directions, & the one drove to close & took the wheel off the buggy, it is just funny no one was hurt, & the buggy is altogether in a wreck, it happened almost in front Kuhn’s house, they settled it right there. Bertille went to church this morning. Papa & Rosalia went up in the woods. Bertille went up to the school hall to see the play or rather moving picture show, given by the Cathestists [catechists] of New Mexico & Calif, Texas, it was good. Tonight they will be in Paderborn. The weather is sure funny, it rains, then the sun shines, real April & May Showers. Harold Dueker is in St. Mary’s Elizabeth Hospital for appendix. Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie’s took her along & then went to the show, the crowd increases every night, instead of giving the blanket away tonight, he is going to give 2 tomorrow night. Vic. Eichenseer took his medicine & improved a lot. Eggs are 12¢.
Saturday, May 9, 1931
I seen in the paper that Fritzie Boo had his leg taken off now, & is getting along nicely. Martin Schilling’s have a little baby girl, they now have 2 boy’s & 2 girls. Papa went down to the truck patch & planted pickle seed, he was over by Louis Armstutz’s a little while he called him over there. Rosalia & Bertille went to the Jackson’s show tonight, & the people there, it was sure a crowd, most of them with there parked cars, they sold soap, medicine, & candy, it had slips in the boxes, Harold Wagner had one with it he got a big Indian Blanket, Rosalia [Rosalie?] Braun, Meba Hepp got teaspoons, Henry Bruns a mirrow, & many others received prizes. They played the show “Crazy House” it was good. They also gave free attendance thickes [tickets] out, we got 3 of them, chances to win a blanket.
Friday, May 8, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get some lumber to make a pig shoot. It rained today. Henry & family came this afternoon, the kids stayed here & they went to Belleville, & bought them new shoes & Bobby a straw hat. Bertille cleaned the bedroom & hall today. This evening Rosalia & Bertille went to church.
Wednesday, May 6, 1931
Today is Uncle Adam’s birthday. He is 82 yrs. old. The dance which was supposed to be this evening in the brick house was posponed [sic] until further notice. The Hecker baseball team was to give it. There is a show in the Public Schools Yard tonight Jackson’s Wonder Show. Rosalia & Bertille went everything free, for a week, only medicine, Indian Herbs $1.00 bottle last night. He took orders for 9 bottles, he could only sell 10 that the limit, we before it was over, it was to cold. We covered our tomato plants this evening but I don’t think it will freeze. We moved out little chickens over in the chicken house this morning, it was raining, so we couldn’t turn them out of the coops Jack there. Papa got a letter today from Mr. Tillman of Belleville the Farm Bureau Advisor, & also a check amounting $1.44 for the repair bill for the Chev. Accident with us & Peter Blank of Freeburg. We had to lose 20%. The bill amounted to $1.80, so we received $1.44.
Monday, May 4, 1931
Philip left yesterday morn. at 4 oclock for a 1200 mile trip to N. Dakota again. Today is wash day. Papa & Rosalia went out in the woods, this afternoon. Mrs. Katie Klotz was here & got 2 setting eggs for 12¢ a doz. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this evening. Papa went up town & got coal oil to spray the chicken house. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for supper.
Sunday, May 3, 1931
Today Papa is 53 yrs. old. Ike Napier was here & brought some cheese for Aunt Mary a bowl full. Today is also Mamie Mueth’s birthday, she is 17 yrs. old. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry & family where here for dinner & lunch we had chicken dinner. Henry & Leona went home & did the feeding & left the kids here, we all went to the truck patch. In the evening Henry & Leona & Aunt Mary, Rosalia Bertille went to church. Bill & Creses where out too. The evening was spent in playing music, singing, cake & Beer where refreshments served. Hecker & Belleville baseball club played today. Belleville won in a score of 18 to 4.
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