Rosalia was at church this morning. Bertille scrubbed upstairs. Henry Braun the census enumerator was here this morning. Papa went up to the bank this afternoon and gave Father Grootens a check for $149.00. He gave $100.00 for building of new school, $20 for masses, $27 for pew rent, $2 for brick. We saw the license in today’s paper for George Dudenhoeffer and Estelle Forester from St. Louis. The marriage license was in the Belleville News Democrat paper. We will have 5 hen hatching on the 2nd of May. We sent 6 hens on the 24 of April. Ed Kaiser is sporting a new Ford Coupe. Henry Birkner’s have a little boy. It was born about 9 o’clock this evening. They got him christened Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Parker were sponsors. They called him Zeno Birkner.
Thursday, April 24, 1930
Today is Alfreda Wittenauer’s birthday and also Elmer Parker’s. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary have an invitation to come to Parker’s this evening. There is going to be a dance there. We are not invited. Papa, Rosalia went out to Henry’s this morning to get some straw and a few other things. Bertille went to church. Uncle Fred & Papa went to Waterloo this afternoon. They brought souvenirs along for the women. They gave egg timers and for the men a key knife. Aunt Mary stayed at our house. They ate supper with us. Bertille took 4 dozen eggs to the store and got .21¢ a dozen. Farther Grootens and Clement Parker was at our house this afternoon. They wanted a wheelbarrow, but we didn’t have any so they went over to Joe Wachtel and there got one.
Wednesday, April 23, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to Mrs. Hirst funeral today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary went along with us. In the evening Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up & then we all went to the dance at Kammler’s Hall given by the Hecker Baseball Club. Admission .50¢ each. They took in about $50.00 clear money. They sold 135 tickets. We found 15 eggs.
Tuesday, April 22, 1930
Leona, Robert & Floyd were here this morning. Rosalia and Bertille washed and ironed today. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out to Henry’s this afternoon to get some posts. Rosalia & Bertille got their hair cut today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here a little while this evening. From here they went to Hirst’s to wake for her.
Saturday, April 19, 1930
Papa went down to Pabsts to get some wheat. Clarence Pabst has new machine, a DeSoto. Papa is hauling cinders from Louis Armstutz quarry. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to lawn the grave at the cemetery this evening. Afterwards Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary came up here for a little while.
Friday, April 18, 1930
Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out to Uncle Fred’s this morning and then Aunt Mary, Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to church. After church we all went out to Aunt Mary’s for dinner and supper. Papa learned Uncle Fred how to drive his machine. Henry & family were here for dinner and supper. Henry and Leona went to Belleville in the afternoon. In the evening we all went to church. The Evangelicals had church this evening too. We found 23 eggs.
Thursday, April 17, 1930
Aunt Mary, Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went up to church this morning. Aunt Mary was at our house for breakfast and dinner. After dinner Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille went to church for a half an hour. Uncle Fred & Papa went to Waterloo in the morning. Uncle Fred traded his old Ford for a new one cupe, but he didn’t know how to run it. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went up to church tonight.
Wednesday, April 16, 1930
Papa went to Red Bud this afternoon. Rosalia went over to Meng’s this afternoon to try her dress on. We planted out some corn this morning. We had lettuce today for the 3rd times already. Bertille sold 3 dozen eggs and got .22¢ a dozen. Rosalia and Bertille went to church to confession this evening. We found 22 eggs.
Monday, April 14, 1930
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get some seed corn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this evening and brought some horse radish along for us to grind for her. We found 26 eggs. Bertille took 5 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ for them.
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