Wednesday, January 15, 1930

Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went out to Henry’s this morning to get some chicken feed.  Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary were here this afternoon.  Papa & Uncle Fred were fixing the chicken house.  There was to be a Euchre (game) in Augustine’s Parish tonight, but it was postponed until further notice, on account of bad roads.  Mr. Ed Meng was here.  Oliver Kuhns & Henry Braun came down this afternoon with a load of coal and got stuck.  Steve Rienbrecker pushed him out.

Sunday, January 12, 1930

Papa, Rosalia, Bertille went to church.  Henry & Robert Laut were fixing telephone line.  Henry came here for dinner.  Rosalia & Bertille were at Mrs. Joe Wachtel this afternoon.  Angela was there too.  Papa went uptown in the afternoon.

Saturday, January 11, 1930

It is sleeting.  Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here and had dinner with us. Rosalia & Aunt Mary were fixing dresses for Rosalia.  Mr. Bill Fritche and Werner Kalamer were trying to start Werner’s machine by pulling it down the hard road.  Papa paid Steve Reihnecker for a share on the line 18.  He paid $8.00 for it.  There is telephone meeting this afternoon in Hecker.

Friday, January 10, 1930

It is awful icy.  Fr. Goottens and Frank walked through our wheat field going East.  Leroy Kuhns came here to get some sand. He was going to drive in and got stuck in our lane.  The Bruns brothers, Lester, Henry, Eugene, lifted him out.  Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, went out to Henry’s this morning but when we got to the hills we turned around & went back, we couldn’t get through.

George Freund’s barn burned down, Sat. Jan. 4.  Five loads of hay, 2 load of bundle oats & some wheat & machinery [were lost].  The fire was put out by some neighbors.

Wednesday, January 8, 1930

It rained all day & sleeted.  Rosalia & Bertille washed today & baked bread & coffee cake.  Papa paid Ed Meng for hauling lime(stone) $8.75.

Sunday, January 5, 1930

Henry & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here.  In the afternoon, Papa, Rosalia, & Bertille went to Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary for supper.  On Sunday nite August Blackburn had a dance but we were not invited.

Saturday, January 4, 1930

Papa, Rosalia & Bertille went to Waterloo & we had a punctured & had to get a new inner tube.  Mr & Mrs. Peter Watchel from Smithton were also here to look at our new house.  On Saturday morning Miss Leocadia Braun from Eavunsville was buried she was killed in a accident on New Years eve.  She was 25 years old.  Also on Sat. eve. Henry Ronenberg had a dance & chicken dinner & Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred were there until 2 a.m.  Aunt Mary and Fred were here Saturday.

January 1, 1930

It rained on Jan. 1st.  We had company.  Henry & Leona were here.  After they left Rosalia & Bertille went to see Mamie Eichenseer.