Papa got crushing done this morning. Papa & Rosalia went too the truck patch & planted pickle seed. Steve Rennecker was here this evening & got 2 settings of eggs for 12¢ a doz. Papa & Rosalia went to Barthel & got oil changed in the Chev. 12908 miles. Then we all went out to Henry’s stopped there a little they where going to Henry Birkners, then we went to see Uncle Adam & Emil Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary went too.
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.
Wednesday, April 29, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out too Henry’s, she helped Leona clean her front room, they were there for lunch & dinner. Papa went to see Uncle Adam is isn’t feeling well, has cold. Katie Klotz was here & wanted to get about 8 settings of white eggs, but we didn’t have none for sale, so she couldn’t get none. Wm. Sensel was here & wanted to see Papa, but he was at Henry’s, so he went there. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this eve, & Rosalia & Bertille went along with them too the dance down at the Brick House, given by the Horse Creek Ramblers. Adm. Gents 25, ladies 15¢. They sure did have a crowd. The Hecker baseball club announced a dance for May 6 music furnished by the Horse Creek Rambler, & they are going to give one again the 13 & Emery’s one on the 16 of May. The town board has meeting at George Wagners to-night. Our 8 little pigs where born Apr. 26 Sun.
Monday, April 27, 1931
We all went out to Uncle Fred’s today, we where there for dinner. Papa went to Waterloo to pay his tax. We helped Aunt Mary wash & Rosalia sewed Bertille’s dress. This afternoon then we all went to the cemetery & cleaned that, then came home, Fr. Grootens & Frank just came there when we left. Celestine Neff was here & wanted to sell us thicket [ticket] for 35¢ adm. to go to there play on May 5. We didn’t buy any. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this evening, him & Papa went to Red Bud, he got some iron barrels. Aunt Mary & Bertille went up the store this eve. a little while, eggs are 12¢ today.
Saturday, April 25, 1931
Papa went to get crushing this morning. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s again today to build on the milk house, they had dinner & lunch there. It rained all day & tonight too. There is a dance down in the Brick House given by Lester Bruns & Ralph Wiegand, we where invited, but didn’t go on account of the weather. Odillo Eichenseer was here & he delivered 100 lbs. flour this morning.
Thursday, April 23, 1931
Papa went down to Dr. Eckerts to pay for medicine. $4.25 for the time when we had the measles. Papa & Rosalia went out in the woods this morning & got a load of black ground to put around the house for flowers, & also filled up the holes in the lawn. We had white frost this morning. This afternoon we went down in our truck patch & set out 66 cabbage plants. Hy. Armstutz came & talked a few words with us. Steve Rennecker was over a little while while we where cutting the lawn. Rosalia took the eggs to the store, they are 13¢ a doz. We cooped 5 roosters this evening for fattening. Today a year ago Mrs. Hirst was buried.
Wednesday, April 22, 1931
Bertille baked molasses cookies, & Rosalia is shelling corn this morning. Papa went out to Henry’s to help him measure for a milk house, he wants to make it in the back porch, they say its allright that way. This afternoon Papa & Henry went to Belleville to get the lumber for it. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this evening for the euchre & dance given by the Y.P.L. in Kammlers Hall. Bill Herzog & his brother Ray furnished the musci [sic], 10 games in Euchre where played Uncle Fred had 6 points & got a Jar of Honey Aunt Mary had 6, & got a pan & a lid, Bertille had 6 got a potato masher. Rosalia had 3 points. Wm. Sensels the assessor was here & sessed Uncle Fred’s property.
Monday, April 20, 1931
Papa & Rosalia finished planting popcorn this morn. & this afternoon planted watermelons, pickles. We got 160 little chicks from our last incubator hatch. 16 hens. Rosalia took the eggs up town this evening, they are 13¢ a doz. coming down all the time. It rained heavy this evening for about 15 mins, we where all out trying to put the little chicks in their coops, & got all wet over it.
Saturday, April 18, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s this morn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch, they mowed their grass. We planted popcorn seed this afternoon. Mrs. Rennecker was here & got 2 settings of eggs. She paid us 15¢ but there where 14 at the store.
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¢.
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