We went to Red Bud, it rained last night & this morn, makes things grow now. The Red Bud Social Club are giving a play this evening. Mamie & Angela & Pete where here a little while this afternoon, papa went up town. Hy. Armstutz & Steve Rennecker was also here. They got a teacher from Burskville [sic- Burksville] to teach the 2 weeks out, she is Wm. Susenwind’s wife sister, she gets $50 for 2 weeks. Mrs. Rennecker is boarding her, she has her car in Uncle Fred’s shed. This evening we walked up to corner & listed to the musci [sic] awhile, Harry Kammler gave a dance, Smithon [sic- Smithton] orchestra. It was a nice crowd there. McCarthy was in town got his books & clothes & also went to the dance. Egg man from Red Bud got 20 doz. eggs from us for 9¢.
Tuesday, March 29, 1932
We washed, ironed, patched. The wind is so strong, it blew our clothes line to pieces. Papa went out to Henry’s with the mule, helped Henry harrow & sow oats. He had dinner there. Rosalia went & got him this evening with the Whippet. The sewing circle of Red Bud Catholic Church is giving a card party tonite. There is also one in Waterloo given by Mary & Martha Society. Seen in the paper, Mrs. Val. Fristche was suing Wm. Klotz for $10,000 for accident of him & Val Fritche in Smithon [sic] & Hecker road. Ben Neff’s had a big dance Sun. nite, being Mr. Neffs, 53 birthday. Mr. Hy. Burdhorf of Red Bud told Eliza Boll this evening that Mon. was Mrs. Burgdorf’s birthday, & that they have a daughter living far away I believe Montana, she called her & congratulation her mother, it was 2200 mile distant talk, & Mrs. was so happy she cried for joy.
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1932
We sold 22 doz. eggs at Belleville for $3.44 some 14¢ & 17¢. George Bernius of Smithon is getting buried this afternoon there, also a sale Sieberts too this afternoon. Not such a nice Wedding day for Pearl & Lawrence Matthews. It rained at Belleville but not here. Henry & Leona the kids, came up 4 o clock, the kids stayed all night, we went along with them to Waterloo to Gus Geodell’s then up to Jac. Goedell’s, then out to Foster Pond’s the Wedding dance & an awful big crowd present. His brother & her cousin where best. Irvin Elbrecht have a little boy born today, seen in the paper.
Monday, February 1, 1932
Mr. Ed Volkmann is getting buried at Evansville this morn, last week they buried Mrs. now he died too. We washed, ironed, patched, baked bread, cleaned chicken house. There was a agent here selling kerose mantle lamps, & another party here & bought 2 dox. eggs 18¢. Ed Neff’s have a little baby boy born today 10½ lbs. Thehoders [sic-Theodore] Hellmer of Red Bud will be buried tomorrow. George Bernius of Smithon died this morning. Buddy Ettling was here a little while. It started raining a little this evening.
Sunday, Sept. 13, 1931
We went to Smithon [sic] church. Aunt Mary went to Hecker, he was pretty loud again today for being sick all week. Bill Freund was here & gave us an invite to George Freund’s Sun. night for a dance. Wiegands boy’s invited us for a dance at the brick house Wed. night. Rosalia & Bertille went up to see Mamie & Angela this afternoon. This evening we went to see Joe Watchel’s little boy, Papa went over to Wagners awhile. They are chivarie Frank Krolls tonight. Edwin Watchel is giving a dance at the brick house tonight. Gus, Blackburn & Roy Stauenbiel playing musci [sic].
Thursday, Sept. 10, 1931
Mrs. William Braun, nee Schilling will be buried today, leaving the house at 8:30, church at 9, then to the cemetery. She was 35 yrs. old & has 7 children living & 4 dead. Henry & Leona, Aunt Mary, Rosalia & Bertille all went to the funeral it was a large one, we went to the house, church, cemetery. Fr. Janssen of Smithon [sic] had the ceremony, he had a wedding in the home first, Frank Kroll got married. Fr. Grooten is awful bad sick with nervous breakdown. Papa took care of the kids this morn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for dinner. All the Schillings where out today, Jonny, Sam, Gabriel, Martin, Joe, & George, all at the funeral, Degenhardts, Natz, Mosbacher 1 daughters.
Uncle Fred & Papa went to help Roy Staunfbiel get his father’s coping from the cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. Stauenfbiel was here to see if she could get a ride home from Belleville on the 15 of Sept. She & papa have to go in to be witness on Val. Fristche’s will, to snigfy [sic] there writing. The egg man was here again from St. Louis, but we didn’t have any. Henry & family where up this evening, he paid his threshing bill.
Monday, Sept. 7, 1931
Today is pinic [sic] in Smithon [sic], Red Bud & Tiptown. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came then we left went out west stopped at Henry’s took some peaches there, then went to Tiptown pinic [sic]. Uncle Fred’s was lucky he won $1 bill & a book of thickets [sic], 5 chances to win, 1st on a washing machine, rug, flour, groceries. There where a lot of Waterloo people present. From there we drove to Red Bud, & stopped at the pinic [sic] there, they pumped an inner tube, up til it bust, I believe 45oo lb. Joe Werts helped to. We met a few people that we knew.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1931
It rained all morning, & this afternoon sun shine, Papa was in Hecker this morning talking with some people. Mr. Joe Grossman, Marshall Hill’s fatherinlaw was buried at Smithon [sic] this afternoon. The egg man was here, but we didn’t have any. There is supposed to be a dance at Weigand’s brick house given by them, but wether [sic] it was postponed account of Rittmeyer’s death & mud roads, we never heard, we where invited, but we didn’t go.
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