Yesterday morning Henry Volkmann & wife while going home from church with the buggy met with a accident, there was a car coming from both directions, & the one drove to close & took the wheel off the buggy, it is just funny no one was hurt, & the buggy is altogether in a wreck, it happened almost in front Kuhn’s house, they settled it right there. Bertille went to church this morning. Papa & Rosalia went up in the woods. Bertille went up to the school hall to see the play or rather moving picture show, given by the Cathestists [catechists] of New Mexico & Calif, Texas, it was good. Tonight they will be in Paderborn. The weather is sure funny, it rains, then the sun shines, real April & May Showers. Harold Dueker is in St. Mary’s Elizabeth Hospital for appendix. Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie’s took her along & then went to the show, the crowd increases every night, instead of giving the blanket away tonight, he is going to give 2 tomorrow night. Vic. Eichenseer took his medicine & improved a lot. Eggs are 12¢.
Sunday, May 10, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch this morning. Henry & family where here for dinner, after they left we went out to Uncle Fred’s, had supper there, it started to rain, then we left. This evening they came up here, & we all went to Jackson’s show but Papa. We stopped took Mamie along. We had to stand, because the seats gave out, they started in cracking, & so many people there, they also had a children’s play in the New School, but none of us went, there was no crowd there at all. The Kentucky Mt. played at the show, & what fun, they played the Elephant. They sold the 2 kinds of medicine tonight.
Saturday, May 9, 1931
I seen in the paper that Fritzie Boo had his leg taken off now, & is getting along nicely. Martin Schilling’s have a little baby girl, they now have 2 boy’s & 2 girls. Papa went down to the truck patch & planted pickle seed, he was over by Louis Armstutz’s a little while he called him over there. Rosalia & Bertille went to the Jackson’s show tonight, & the people there, it was sure a crowd, most of them with there parked cars, they sold soap, medicine, & candy, it had slips in the boxes, Harold Wagner had one with it he got a big Indian Blanket, Rosalia [Rosalie?] Braun, Meba Hepp got teaspoons, Henry Bruns a mirrow, & many others received prizes. They played the show “Crazy House” it was good. They also gave free attendance thickes [tickets] out, we got 3 of them, chances to win a blanket.
Friday, May 8, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get some lumber to make a pig shoot. It rained today. Henry & family came this afternoon, the kids stayed here & they went to Belleville, & bought them new shoes & Bobby a straw hat. Bertille cleaned the bedroom & hall today. This evening Rosalia & Bertille went to church.
Thursday, May 7, 1931
Irene Neff is 18 yrs. old today. Laverne Keorber, her friend is going to celebrate it at the Brick House by giving a dance Sat night. Papa found a balloon down by our truck patch today. It said on there return it & receive a prize, so we mailed it in today, to the St. Louis Arena. We cleaned our dinning room [sic] this morning, & this afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & she went along with us to Pete Dehn’s funeral. They had supper with us. Eggs are 13¢ today.
Wednesday, May 6, 1931
Today is Uncle Adam’s birthday. He is 82 yrs. old. The dance which was supposed to be this evening in the brick house was posponed [sic] until further notice. The Hecker baseball team was to give it. There is a show in the Public Schools Yard tonight Jackson’s Wonder Show. Rosalia & Bertille went everything free, for a week, only medicine, Indian Herbs $1.00 bottle last night. He took orders for 9 bottles, he could only sell 10 that the limit, we before it was over, it was to cold. We covered our tomato plants this evening but I don’t think it will freeze. We moved out little chickens over in the chicken house this morning, it was raining, so we couldn’t turn them out of the coops Jack there. Papa got a letter today from Mr. Tillman of Belleville the Farm Bureau Advisor, & also a check amounting $1.44 for the repair bill for the Chev. Accident with us & Peter Blank of Freeburg. We had to lose 20%. The bill amounted to $1.80, so we received $1.44.
Tuesday, May 5, 1931
We are going to wash quilts today. Leona & the kids came up. They where here for lunch & dinner. We washed in all 12 quilts, & front room curtains, & table scarfs, & also washed windows, & cleaned the front room. Papa & the boy’s & Clifford where picking up rocks in the chicken yard & put them on the truck & hauled them on the road. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon, she went to the play in the school hall given by the children, there wasn’t many there, about 12 people, it is to be tonight again, but it is raining all the time. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch, she went over to George Wagner’s a while. Tonight they want to go to Ike Napiers, it is Dorothy’s bithday & they are giving a dance party. They didn’t go account of rain. Mr. Jackson a medicine show man was here to see Papa, if he could stage a show on our ground by the highway for a week but Papa told him no. So they are going to have it on the School grounds beginning tomorrow evening. They have no tent just seats. Mr. Peter Dehn died Mon. evening at 7 & will be buried Thurs. afternoon in Red Bud cemetery. He was 86 yrs. old & sick about a year, most of the time in bed. Mrs. Philip Lehr was buried this morning in Red Bud.
Monday, May 4, 1931
Philip left yesterday morn. at 4 oclock for a 1200 mile trip to N. Dakota again. Today is wash day. Papa & Rosalia went out in the woods, this afternoon. Mrs. Katie Klotz was here & got 2 setting eggs for 12¢ a doz. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this evening. Papa went up town & got coal oil to spray the chicken house. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for supper.
Sunday, May 3, 1931
Today Papa is 53 yrs. old. Ike Napier was here & brought some cheese for Aunt Mary a bowl full. Today is also Mamie Mueth’s birthday, she is 17 yrs. old. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry & family where here for dinner & lunch we had chicken dinner. Henry & Leona went home & did the feeding & left the kids here, we all went to the truck patch. In the evening Henry & Leona & Aunt Mary, Rosalia Bertille went to church. Bill & Creses where out too. The evening was spent in playing music, singing, cake & Beer where refreshments served. Hecker & Belleville baseball club played today. Belleville won in a score of 18 to 4.
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