Uncle Fred is 62 yrs. old today & Uncle Joe 53. Today Pap & Rose went out to Henry’s got load oats. We all went out to Uncle Freds, had dinner there, played cards, Jos Keller came out to, for dinner. They all went to Louis Armstutz’s sale at the molasses factory, Kaltwassers estate. Went out to Uncle Freds again, had supper. Buehler’s & Frank & Oscars Birkners family came also, played cards, etc. Beautiful day, getting colder.
Monday, Sept. 19, 1932
Mr. Willie Ganley was here this morning, but papa was at the molasses factory, so he walked down there. Mr. Chas. Fleckestine passed away Sat. & will be buried this afternoon, leaving the house at 2 o’clock, then to the cemetery, Hecker, with services at the home. We cleaned the chicken house put straw, in the nests. We shocked & cut our corn all this morn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this evening, they brought potatoes for Braun’s, they stayed a little while. George Boll came & looked at our cow & calf, he has one he might trade. Henry & family where up got whey & tomatoes. Mrs. Kock invited her, & all of us to come to Coxeyville to her birthday dance Oct. 6.
Saturday, Sept. 17, 1932
Papa went out to Henry’s to help vaccinate his hogs, then Henry & Mr. Hughes came along & vaccinated ours too for $4.50/20 pigs. Uncle Fred helped too, they came for the pinice [sic – picnic], they had to bring the chicken cleaned & dressed & cup, then Fr. takes them all to Belleville & gets roasted. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary had dinner chicken with us, she gave 3 to the pinic [sic]. Papa & Uncle Fred went down to the molasses factory. There was a lady selling extracts & a pan for $1.00, Aunt Mary took it. Uncle Fred had lunch with us. Spirtas junk dealer was here & looked at some old stuff; he is coming again yet; didn’t buy anything. Aunt Mary bought 25¢ chicken at the pinic [sic], Uncle Fred brought it here, then we lunched this eve, the crowd wasn’t as large this time.
Saturday, Sept. 10, 1932
Papa walked down to the molasses factory this afternoon, but there was no one there, they weren’t working. We where invited for a dance at Chris Neff’s, but didn’t go. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary went, Ignt Mosbacher gave it & charged 25¢ from the men, & also had a lunch counter.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1931
Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & then we all went up to George Neff’s funeral, his brother’s & sister’s weren’t all here. It was a large funeral. Querheim had the burial. During the Show week last, they had baby & lady contests. Bill Fristch’s baby got first prize a ring & Pete Watchel’s second a ring. The ladies first Lucille Rausch & second Eunice Scheinder both a ring. Henry & the boy’s where here with the wagon, he brought a sow pig up here. Papa went down to the Molasses Factory & got the 2 gal. crock, this evening Steve stopped & said he could fill the 4 gals. so papa took it & him down in the car, & brought it back again. Tonight is a dance at the brick house, the baseball team is giving it.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1931
Leona & the kids where up we washed, all her quilts & ours. She took a basket green tomatoes & some ripe ones, along home. They & Bertille went down to the molasses factory, she left at 2 gal. jar there to get filled with foam. They told us down there about Bug Schaefer getting married & a wedding dance at Brezzy [sic] Hill tonight. We all went & had a good time, the Melody Club furnished the musci [sic]. They had double bridesmaids, & a crowd, the hall was packed.
Friday, Oct. 9, 1931
We cleaned house the upstairs, this morn. washed curtains. Cooked catsup, baked bread & coffe [sic] cake. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary was up this afternoon. Him & papa went down to the Molasses factory to get a gal. of foam for Ronerberg, but they didn’t have any there just then, so he just left the bucket there. Henry & family came up this evening, he also had a 4 gal. crock to take to the factory for foam for Mrs. Geodelle. He couldn’t get any either, so he left the crock here.
Thursday, October 1, 1931
Henry & Leona & the kids where all here all day, for lunch, dinner, lunch & supper, they where sewing wheat. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for dinner. We had 2 spring chickens. Uncle Fred & papa went to Waterloo on business to meet Bestmann’s family. The egg man pays 21¢ today, he also bought a ½ bu. turnips for 30¢. Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille & the boy’s went down to the molasses factory & watched them cook awhile, we got ½ gallon for ourselves for 5¢, & got Henry a gal. for 10¢, foam. Rennecker’s got apple picking frolic this eve.
Monday, Sept. 14, 1931
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Today is a washing, ironing & patch day. Papa & Rosalia are hauling wheat to Waterloo today. Papa got a letter from State’s Attorney Lindauer of Belleville, stating that papa scandaled Fr. Grooten, but it is just the contrary, he should be at Belleville Fri. morning at 11 o clock, papa took the letter along into Waterloo to show it to Whiel. They started working on the molasses factory today, they are going to start cooking soon.
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