Emil & Bert Thompson came after the hogs, 2 – Emil took our truck; they weighed 217 – 239. @ $8.65 top price today. Pap went out in woods this morn; Bert [Bertille] stayed at Henry’s, they finished working on telephone lines this morn; we had dinner there & butchered this afternoon, got home about 4:45. Started in sleeting & raining. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary were up, got a few things from store. Leo & Rose [Rosalia] came down, we played cards. They brought 15 doz. eggs.
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1938
Filed Under: 1938, January, Tillie's News Diaries from the 1930s Tagged With: Anton, Aunt Mary, Birkner, Brand, butchering, card_games, eggs, Henry, hogs, Leo, Orlet, Rosalia, telephone_lines, Thompson, Uncle Fred
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