Cloudy. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary came awhile, they were to see Kochs by New Athens. Elmer Haudrich was here to look at hog feeders; wants to make one. Raining again this eve. Eggs still 14 [cents]. Dr. Frein was buried yesterday morn. Tomorrow is the 25 Silver Wedding Ann. of Mr & Mrs Vic. Eichenseer, had the mass this morn. Henry was by Emil’s this eve..
Monday, April 17, 1939
Cloudy, with April showers. Pap took chev. to Red Bud, got oil changed etc, 3040 miles. Feruer was here, he signed the apliance paper at Kammlers & so pap had to go to sign. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary came, they were at Smithton bank paid taxes. Mauff vegetable agent was here we bought doz. oranges. Leo & family came this eve. They were at Haudrichs wedding dance.
Sunday, April 16, 1939
Cloudy with showers. Went to mass. Children made there first Holy Communion; all dressed in white. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary stopped in after mass awhile. Hubert McDermoot & Miss Schmidt were published for 2nd. time today. Mr. & Mrs. Lerow Haudrich are having there wedding dance at Totsch’s tonite, Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary got invitation card. The Happy Ramblers Orc. are playing & giving a dance at Kammlers tonite. Bill [Klein] came Bert [Bertille] went along to Dr. Eckerts, he wanted to pay him.
Tuesday, July 15, 1930
We are cooking plum jelly today. Bertille went up town & got some sugar. Papa is spreading lime dust this morning. Kuhns are plowing over at Ed Mengs, they are going to stay another year yet. I guess they will crop our ground again too. Leona, Robert, & Floyd were here this afternoon, she came up & got the milk check. Clarence Pabst was here this afternoon & brought the oats here from down at their place. I saw in the paper that Joe Handrich fainted while out at thrashing, but they called for Dr. Pautler from Waterloo to come out. He is allright again now. They took William Braun to the hospital last Thurs. he got operated on appendicitis, he is as good as can be expected, last Sunday. Papa went to Waterloo last Sun. & got the oil changed in the chev. 10,942 miles. Steve Rennecker came over a little while this evening.
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