Orlets & Birkners came butchered a hog. Bill [Klein] came this afternoon; had bedrooms papered & hall painted.
Monday, Dec. 11, 1939
Filed Under: 1939, December, Tillie's News Diaries from the 1930s Tagged With: Bill_Klein, Birkner, Brand, butchering, hogs, Klein, Orlet, redecorating, wallpaper
Friday, May 5, 1939
Shipped cooped chickens. Went to Red Bud to funeral of Mr. Clemens Schlotmann, wasn’t so large. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary were up, making garden. We planted out some more tomatoe [sic] plants this eve. Bert [Bertille] painted kitchen chairs & table this afternoon.
Filed Under: 1939, May, Tillie's News Diaries from the 1930s Tagged With: Aunt Mary, Birkner, Brand, chickens, death, died, funeral, gardening, painting, planting, raising_chickens, redecorating, Red_Bud, Schlotmann, Uncle Fred
Thursday, May 4, 1939
Pap went to Waterloo, took wheat along; just 72 [cents]. Went to Kleins this afternoon, they brought 100 W. Wyandottes along from Illmo Hatchery $6.20; we got about 125 out of our hatch, of 240 eggs very poor. we got about 228 chicks now altogether with 10 hens. Oliver Birkner brought sack mash & coop to ship old hens 2 dozen. We painted kitchen floor green this eve.
Filed Under: 1939, May, Tillie's News Diaries from the 1930s Tagged With: Anton, Birkner, Brand, chicks, eggs, Illmo_Hatchery, Klein, painting_floor, raising_chickens, redecorating, sack_mash, Waterloo, wheat, Wyandott, Wyandotte_eggs, Wyandott_eggs
Friday, June 4, 1937
We papered bath room this morn, washed paint etc. picked cherries canned 1 qt. 4 pts. so far, made 2 pies & coffee cakes. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came, she helped stone cherries. We went out to Henry’s, went to Fauss by Maeystown, bought sow & pigs 8 – 2 weeks old for $38. he is going to get them Mon or Tues. pd. $5 down. Coming down Maeystown Hill, Henry’s brake didn’t hold thought for sure it was going to be a big accident, but turned out alright, as long as there wasn’t no car coming. Emil J. Hoffman teacher, who taught Hecker school one term & Luella Fults were married last week, paper says, eve. of May 29. Eggs 16¢
Filed Under: 1937, June, Tillie's News Diaries from the 1930s Tagged With: Aunt Mary, baking, Birkner, Brand, car_troubles, cherries, chores, eggs, Fauss, Fults, Hecker, Hecker_school, Henry, Hoffman, Maeystown, Maeystown_Hill, marriage, married, pigs, redecorating, Uncle Fred, wallpaper, wedding
Saturday, Oct. 10, 1936
Pap went up town & to see Louis Birkner. We went to Waterloo bought wall paper, for our living room; went to church. We took some of the flowers in. Getting pretty cold. Mr. & Mrs. Ed. Brand of Alambma [sic – Alabama] are visiting relatives here, now by Uncle Adam’s. Leo was here this eve.
Friday, Oct. 9, 1936
Still cloudy, no sun shining. Henry came got his drill. Mr. Zimmer lawyer candidate. Pap & Rose went to Red Bud. The tree man, at Red Bud; was here bought ours all big ones. We went out to Uncle Freds tonite. They are finished papering bedroom already.
Filed Under: 1936, October Tagged With: Anton, candidate, Henry, redecorating, Red_Bud, Rosalia, Uncle Fred, wallpapering, Zimmer
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