Today is Palm Sunday. Bertille went to get palms. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary & Henry & family were here for dinner today. This afternoon Papa went over by Steve Rheinecker for a little while. In the evening Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary went to church. We found 26 eggs.
Saturday, April 12, 1930
Today there is a school election in the districts of Monroe County. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary went to Red Bud and Waterloo this afternoon. Bertille got a pair of shoes. Found 25 eggs.
Friday, April 11, 1930
Papa, Rosalia went out to Henry’s this afternoon to get some setting eggs and some straw. When they came back they went down to the Okaw bottom to get some shade trees. We ate our first lettuce today. There was telephone meeting last nite at Rheinecker. Mrs. Rausch fell this morning and sprained her ankle and wrist the way we heard. Bertille sold 5 dozen eggs, got .22¢. Steve Rheinecker couldn’t get his machine started this morning to go to the Rock quarry so Vic Eichenseer had to take him down in the truck. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary came up. Aunt Mary & Rosalia, Bertille went to church this evening. We found 25 eggs. We set 5 hens. The days are sure beautiful but we ought to have rain. There were 4 motorcycles went down and came back again tonight.
Thursday, April 10, 1930
Aunt Mary and Bertille went to the sewing circle at Mrs. Eckerts this afternoon for the last time. Aunt Mary had supper at our house. Uncle Fred came later in the evening to get her. Rosalia & Bertille washed the dining room windows this morning and also the curtains. Mamie Eichenseer came down to get Rosalia & Bertille to go up to Lena’s to make flowers tonite. We have them all finished now.
Wednesday, April 9, 1930
Today it is a year that Henry Birkner Jr. got married. John Weigand’s wife got buried today at the Village cemetery. It sure was largely attended. She died from blood poison and heart disease. This coming Sat. they would of been married 5 weeks. Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary, Uncle Fred went to church and cemetery. She was the daughter of Valentine Jatho from Belleville. Bix from Belleville was the undertaker. Henry & family came up a little while this evening. They brought us some setting eggs along. We found 29 eggs today.
Sunday, April 6, 1930
Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry were all up for church this morning. Then after church they all went home. Henry Armstutz was here this afternoon. Mrs. Rheinecker came over a little while this evening. Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary came down here and then we went up to church in the evening. After church, Rosalia & Bertille went in Kammler’s hall to hear the three Peters Brothers play from Germany. Admission was .30¢. We found 39 eggs today.
Saturday, April 5, 1930
Father Grootens took Frank Schwindle his boy that stayed by him off this morning. He got home sick for his mother in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rosalia and Bertille went over to Elmer Kammler’s for a little while this evening. We found 30 eggs. Today Oscar Birkner’s baby is a year old.
Friday, April 4, 1930
Aunt Mary was here all day. She ate dinner with us. Uncle Fred helped at the school all day today, he got a load of brick for $1.00. He wants to make a brick road by his garage. Rosalia and Bertille went to church this evening. Rosalia took 4 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ a dozen. We found 26 eggs. Papa is on the sick list at present. He wasn’t out of the house since Wednesday.
Thursday, April 3, 1930
Aunt Mary & Bertille went to the quilting at Mrs. Eckerts this afternoon. Uncle Fred helped at the school this afternoon. We found 24 eggs.
Tuesday, April 1, 1930
Bertille washed today. She took 3 dozen eggs to the store, got .22¢ a dozen. There was a lady around this morning taking orders for abstracts of all kinds and spices. Mamie Eichenseer came down this evening and then Rosalia & Bertille went along with her up to Lena’s to make flowers. We found 30 eggs.
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