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¢.
Sunday, March 22, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Henry & family were all here for dinner. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up again this evening for church. Rosalia & Bertille went to the closing of the 40 hr. devotion in Waterloo this eve.
Friday, March 20, 1931
Today is the starting of 40 hour Adoration in Waterloo. Papa went up to the store this morning. Henry came up with the team today, he phoned a piece, & sowed oats, & plowed some, for us to plant potatoes, it was 3 rows, & he also plowed Uncle Fred’s patch for potatoes, so we planted them too. Henry was here for dinner. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here for supper, then Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille went to church. Martha Boll has the measles now. Elgin Eidman died & was buried this afternoon, & also that Janssen in Belleville that killed his wife & himself was buried this afternoon at Freeburg. Rosalia had cleaning day upstairs.
Wednesday, March 18, 1931
We all went out to Henry’s. We took dinner along out, Uncle Joe, Uncle Fred, they came down for dinner. We helped Leona with the garden, we made the paths & sewed onions, planted 3 rows potatoes, lettuce, carrots. Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille took Uncle Fred’s machine & drove over there first & Aunt Mary got her coat, & hat, so she could go to church this evening. Then we drove back home, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here for supper, afterwards we went to church. Aunt Mary & Bertille were over at George Wagner’s a little while. Today is just 6 years ago of the Murphysboro cyclone. Ralph Ettling was here this evening. Martha Boll is home now, she has a bad cold.
Tuesday, March 17, 1931
Today is St. Patrick, there is a euchre in Tiptown tonight. We are going to saw wood this afternoon up in the woods. Henry is going to saw it & Uncle Fred, Uncle Joe, & Emil are going to help. Rosalia & Bertille drove out to Henry’s this morning, we were all out there for dinner. Aunt Mary was there this afternoon too, she & Bobby went too Uncle Adam’s. They didn’t get started sawing for wood until about 2:30, before that the pulley broke. So we will have to finish tomorrow morning. We have too take dinner out to Henry’s. Bertille baked a cake this evening. Bertille went to church this morning, was mass for Aunt Bridget Dunn.
Wednesday, March 11, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this morning & then we all went into Belleville. We got new dresses & Bertille got a pair of shoes. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here for dinner. He worked over at the place, & Aunt Mary started cutting out Bertille’s dress. There was a fellow here from St. Louis & wanted to sell apples, oranges, cabbage, lettuce, sweet potatoes, but we sent him off. Alois Havey was here & wanted to buy our walnut logs up in the woods, for 5¢ a foot & then he would take them over to St. Louis. Rosalia & Bertille went to church this evening.
Friday, March 6, 1931
Papa went up to Jac. Neffs to see if he would grub the well out down on the farm. He is strawing potatoes today, 8 rows we got planted. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon. They planted potatoes on their place across the street. It started raining so they had to stop & go home. Rosalia & Bertille went to church this morning, & this evening. There wasn’t many people there this evening on account of the rainy weather, so he didn’t have stations, he just had the rosary & Benediction.
Thursday, March 5, 1931
Papa is plowing & harrowing the potatoe land this morning. Fr. Grootens was here. He wanted to use the truck to get some straw and our brooder. So him & Frank got it. He has 2000 little chicks. He also has a new DeSoto coupe. We planted 2 bu. potatoes this morning. Papa took the team back out to Henry’s again he is going to help him sow oats out there today. He was there for dinner. This afternoon Rosalia had to go out to get him. We have to turn our eggs twice a day now in the incubator. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon. She went to the sewing circle. Tonight is farmers meeting at the new school hall, but none of us went. Eggs are 18¢ today. There was a lady here today & wanted to sell 3 flowers in a basket for 25¢. I send her off. She said she was selling them to support 5 small children & her father. There was a man here wanted to take orders for strawberrie plants, & also a fellow from Waterloo & wanted to sell or advertising Skill Gas. They sure have a time at Blackburns School this year the way Mrs. Ettling told Papa.
Wednesday, March 4, 1931
Papa is sewing clover seed this morning. Henry was here for dinner today. This afternoon he went home with his tractor & Rosalia had to take his machine home for him. Papa harrowed the potatoe patch, & when he was finished, he went out & got Rosalia again. Jac. Reheis’ wife was also at Henry’s, she got 12 doz. eggs for hatching. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this evening, they brought our seed potatoes along up. Aunt Mary & Rosalia went to church. Mr. Tolin was buried this morning at Waterloo. He was playing cards till 11 o’clock at night, & at 12:30 they found him breathing heavy & shortly after he died.
Tuesday, March 3, 1931
They are sewing oats today again. George Reheis & Henry were here for dinner today. He charged Henry $3.50 for sewing oats. He finished just before dinner. This afternoon Papa went to Caldwell’s sale, but didn’t buy anything, it was a pretty fair sale. There were quite a few there from around here. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary went too. This afternoon Philip Peiffer is being buried at Centralia, he used to live around here, it is Ben Heyl’s wife & Mrs. Cleveland’s father. Rosalia got 17¢ today for eggs. We set 6 hens tonight & we also got the incubator setting with 100 eggs. Rosalia finished Bertille’s dress today.
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