Papa and Rosalia went to Waterloo with a load of wheat. Wheat is .75¢ a bu. Bertille stayed at home and cleaned house, baked bread, cake and peach pie. I saw in the Waterloo Times today that Albert Heyl’s have a little boy. Miss Hilda Fritz resigned from Rex’s confectionary & is working at the knitting mill & Miss Edna Geodelle is working at Rex’s now. Archie Weihl got married last Thurs. July 10 in Chicago to Miss Helene L. Swanson. They will return to Waterloo on July 28 to make their home with the groom’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. Louis Weihl of Waterloo.
Wednesday, July 16, 1930
Jos. Schilling is threshing oats today but Henry had to help Joe Meuth’s, Willie Ganley, Bevirt and Reheis. Rosalia baked peach pie this morning. Papa, Bertille went to Waterloo with a load of wheat, and Rosalia stayed out at Henry’s that long. Wheat is .75¢ bu. Kuhns boys are plowing & they also got the oats threshers.
Monday, July 14, 1930
Rosalia & Bertille washed and ironed this morning. Papa spread lime dust. This afternoon we went over and got Aunt Mary & then we stopped at George Henkel where the Engine was, then we went up to Henry’s. Henry had the thrasher men for supper, & they stayed all night the 3 of them. Mrs. Gus. Geodelle was also there.
Sunday, July 13, 1930
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Henry & Leona & family were all here for dinner today. This evening Rosalia & Bertille walked up to Eichenseer’s corner. It is nice & cool today, yesterday it was 106 degrees. Henry C. Voges was buried this morning. Today is Fern Gulley’s birthday & also George Parker’s, he was 50 years old. Fern was 20 years old. Today the Smithton Pontiac’s & Hecker teams played but Hecker lost this time. They also lost last Sunday, they played with Waterloo K.C.
Saturday, July 12, 1930
Leona called up and said Rosalia should come out today, because she wasn’t feeling very good. So Papa took Rosalia out there then he came back home again. We had chicken for dinner and supper. Papa went to Waterloo this afternoon and Bertille went along out as far as Henry’s, there she scrubbed and cleaned. Papa got the oil changed in the Chevrolet and got the battery charged, but it is still in Waterloo yet. We had 10942 miles. Rosalia had dinner and supper out at Henry’s. This evening they brought her home again.
Thursday, July 10, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went to Waterloo & took 5 bus. wheat along & got .77¢ bus. They got the oil changed in the Whippet. 5150 miles. This afternoon Papa & Bertille took 16 bus. to Freeburg & got .78¢ bus. That was all wheat from out at Henry’s. Clarence Pabst hauled a load to Freeburg from down there and got 78 & .63¢ bus. He charged $3.50 to haul it there. Bertille was up at the store this afternoon. Mrs. George Gambach is awful sick at present. Rosalia went across the street awhile to talk to Ida.
Friday, July 4, 1930
Today we can eat meat. We are thrashing this morning again. We had spring chicken for dinner. We thrashed 139 bu. of wheat. Kuhns thrashed altogether 2300 bu. This evening we all went out to Henry’s. Gus Geodelle and family, Conrad Geodelle and family, Miss Hilda Klube & boyfriend, Mr. Fred Lindes & mother were all there. They played music, accordion, violin, guitar. Today you can see all kinds of fireworks. Papa & Rosalia fixed fences this afternoon. There is picnic in Columbia, picnic & fish fry in Oak Grove Park, one in Belleville, and a good many other places.
Wednesday, July 2, 1930
Today is Hy. Armstutz’s birthday. Him and Mr. Gambach tend the store. I send a letter to the Auto Ins. Co. for the Chev. $7.18. Kuhus started thrashing today. Tomorrow they will be over at Ed Mengs. Rosalia and Bertille went out to Henry’s this afternoon and took a few things along out from the store what she needed for thrashing. This evening Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out to Henry’s to see about thrashing. Geodell’s family from Waterloo were also there. We helped Leona string and cut beans for to can. Bertille was up at church this morning.
Tuesday, July 1, 1930
Rosalia & Bertille washed today. Papa is setting posts. Joe Schilling thrashed 900 bu. wheat today. Rosalia & Bertille went out to Henry’s this evening a little while. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up a little while this evening. Rosalia clipped their necks for them. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Rosalia & Bertille went down to the cemetery to see the Gambach’s graves. They are all decorated with flowers. Eichenseers were also down there. Papa was over at Ed. Mengs and then he came up to the store. The day when Gambach brothers got buried, they say that Father Grootens was also in their church too. On June 27 is also Steve Rennecker’s birthday, the same day the Gambach’s died.
Sunday, June 29, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went to first mass this morning. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary & Papa went in to Gambach’s this morning. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was at our house for dinner today. After dinner we all went up to Eichenseer’s corner and stood around there awhile. Rosalia & Mamie & Angela & Bertille went up to see the new school. It rained this evening. There were an awful lot of people going in and out over at Gambach’s this afternoon. Grace Axley was also up here.
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