11th - Fred did up my Sat. work this morning before I got up & then he went to Griswold to have the car fixed. Baby was very good all day. He did not get the car quite finished so he will have to go again. He was home & cleaned the church for Sun.
12th - We went to church. I did not intend to go because baby had a slight rash. But Mr. Schuler S.S. Supt. sent Fred back after me. In the afternoon we went to F. Sundermans & to U.G. Weavers. In the evening Fred went to church & I went to bed.
13th - Fred & I got up at five o'clock & started to wash. We had a big three weeks wash & were almost done at noon. In the afternoon I sowed the hotbed.
14th - Fred went to Atlantic to get his glasses & Baby & I stayed home. Baby had a slight cold but I gave her some aconite & by this evening she was much better. We just laid her in her little bed & she smiled us a good night & went to sleep all by herself. She is surely a good darling. Fred is ironing for me now. I mended about four pair of stockings today besides sending some announcements to the newspapers & some letters.
15th - Fred & Baby & I went to the Ladies Aid at Knokes. There were very many there. We quilted one & half of another quilt. Fred went to Griswold to have the car fixed & in the evening I stayed there & he went home to do the chores & then came back for supper & in the evening The Christian Work Dept. of the Y.P.A. met at Knokes.
16th - I did a little ironing but was very tired. Fred fixed his glasses in the forenoon & we cleaned the cellar & hung up some meat to smoke. While we were cleaning the cabbagea down [in the] cellar, we overbalanced the door we used for a table & broke 3 gal. jars which made the cellar look like a "dump" ha. In the evening h.C. Schuler led Bible study. [We] were about to go out. Ladies quart. practiced here after Bible study.
17th - In the forenoon I ironed & Fred churned butter in a gal. pail. He forgot to let the air out & the lid blew off & the cream all over him & the floor. Baby sat there & looked as if she would have liked such a play thing. We got 4 lbs. of butter & some butter milk. int he afternoon we went to the W.M.S. there were six there then we drove to Lyman after oil & came home.
18th - Fred helped me do the Sat. work & then we went calling. We went to Mother Millers & to Knokes.
19th - We went to church in the morning. mrs. G.P. Schuler had her baby there and it cried as she brought it down here to the house. In the afternoon I played the piano & then we all took a nap & then we got ready for church. Baby slept all evening.
20th - We went calling all day. We went to Bors & Augmuellers & Hy. Bickings & Hy. Martens & H.L.Neltzs.
21st - We went to Willisia or Taylor Co. Fred preached on the way back we had a blowout. We got that fixed & then we stopped at Warners who moved to town & then we came home.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal starting March 1, 1916
1st - Fred helped me again today & then he went calling.
2nd - Fred went to the Ladies Aid at Geo. Roses. I did not feel able to go. So baby & I stayed home. he called a W. Knokes.
3rd - Fred helped me with my work all forenoon & worked arond here all afternoon & Adam Kuster brought our freight out from Griswold a table & chair, etc. & a load of coal.
4th - Fred helped me with my work all forenoon and in the afternoon we took a couple of snapshots & went to Grant & got some new oil cloth for my new table. In the evening he developed some films.
5th - Fred & I went to church. I taught my Sunday School class again. At noon a while after we got home from church Mr. H.C. Schuler called up & said Amelia Bourch a young girl about 20 yrs old had died suddenly. So we got ready & went down there for a while in the afternoon. It was very much of a shock to all of us. On the way home we stopped at G.R. Shulers to see the little baby & then we came home. Fred went to church in the evening & I went to bed.
6th - Fred helped me a little & then went to Grant & from there to Bourchs. In the evening O. D. Funke & Laura & Frank Knoke & Elda & Beulah Weaver came over to practice for the funeral.
7th - Fred helped me with my work a little & then I helped him. He prepared his sermon and typewrote the obituary & then he went to Bourchs & I got ready for the funeral. Hazel & I went up early to decorate & stayed there. Frank & Beulah & Evelyn Conklin & Frederick sang. The girls of Y.L.B.C. carried the flowers in preceding the casket. Fred preached.
We got a little Brown Hen in the mail today. It holds about fifty eggs.
8th - Fred helped me all forenoon almost and then worked at the car. While he worked at the car he broke his glasses. He did not get the car fixed.
9th - Fred helped me with my work & then he worked around home. In the evening he went to Bible Study. There were about eleven there.
10th - Fred helped me all forenoon & then he was going calling in the afternoon 7 he got part way & broke down. So he only made one call at Ackermasn. They gave five dollars for benevolences & some for the Missions & theysent a slip of petunia a big double one. Very pretty. Mrs. Geo. Rose called here in the afternoon. In the evening Fred scrubbed the kitchen & pantry & washroom & I took a hot foot bath.
2nd - Fred went to the Ladies Aid at Geo. Roses. I did not feel able to go. So baby & I stayed home. he called a W. Knokes.
3rd - Fred helped me with my work all forenoon & worked arond here all afternoon & Adam Kuster brought our freight out from Griswold a table & chair, etc. & a load of coal.
4th - Fred helped me with my work all forenoon and in the afternoon we took a couple of snapshots & went to Grant & got some new oil cloth for my new table. In the evening he developed some films.
5th - Fred & I went to church. I taught my Sunday School class again. At noon a while after we got home from church Mr. H.C. Schuler called up & said Amelia Bourch a young girl about 20 yrs old had died suddenly. So we got ready & went down there for a while in the afternoon. It was very much of a shock to all of us. On the way home we stopped at G.R. Shulers to see the little baby & then we came home. Fred went to church in the evening & I went to bed.
6th - Fred helped me a little & then went to Grant & from there to Bourchs. In the evening O. D. Funke & Laura & Frank Knoke & Elda & Beulah Weaver came over to practice for the funeral.
7th - Fred helped me with my work a little & then I helped him. He prepared his sermon and typewrote the obituary & then he went to Bourchs & I got ready for the funeral. Hazel & I went up early to decorate & stayed there. Frank & Beulah & Evelyn Conklin & Frederick sang. The girls of Y.L.B.C. carried the flowers in preceding the casket. Fred preached.
We got a little Brown Hen in the mail today. It holds about fifty eggs.
8th - Fred helped me all forenoon almost and then worked at the car. While he worked at the car he broke his glasses. He did not get the car fixed.
9th - Fred helped me with my work & then he worked around home. In the evening he went to Bible Study. There were about eleven there.
10th - Fred helped me all forenoon & then he was going calling in the afternoon 7 he got part way & broke down. So he only made one call at Ackermasn. They gave five dollars for benevolences & some for the Missions & theysent a slip of petunia a big double one. Very pretty. Mrs. Geo. Rose called here in the afternoon. In the evening Fred scrubbed the kitchen & pantry & washroom & I took a hot foot bath.
Friday, August 4, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal starting February 20th, 1916
20th - Fred went to church Laura & Evelyn went to Knokes. We hired Laura to work for us & I thot she wanted to go home so bad so I told her she could & here she did not go home. H.C. Shulers called in the afternoon & Elda Weaver & Ella Sothman & Mary Rothe.
21st - Fred stayed at home all day & helped wash. I was very much worse & had to stay in bed all day.
22nd - Laura ironed. I got up for a while.
23rd - Fred went over to Roses to baptize the Mrs. & the baby girl. It is her birthday so we made ice cream for supper.
24th - Fred went to the Ladies Aid. Laura & I canned the beets.
25th - Laura & I made tomato catsup. Fred went Grant.
26th - Laura did the Sat. work. Fred staid at home & cleaned the church Evelyn went home.
27th - Fred & I went to church. My it seems good to write that once more. The service was very impressive. Seven joined the church. Fred went to a funeral in the after noon. Baby was very good all forenoon at church. Laura went home today. Fred went to church in the evening.
28th - Fred helped me very much today. I did not do any more than I had to.
29th - Woe is me! I broke Fred's glasses and he had to take the car to Atlantic to have them fixed. He left here at half past two & got back at half past seven.
21st - Fred stayed at home all day & helped wash. I was very much worse & had to stay in bed all day.
22nd - Laura ironed. I got up for a while.
23rd - Fred went over to Roses to baptize the Mrs. & the baby girl. It is her birthday so we made ice cream for supper.
24th - Fred went to the Ladies Aid. Laura & I canned the beets.
25th - Laura & I made tomato catsup. Fred went Grant.
26th - Laura did the Sat. work. Fred staid at home & cleaned the church Evelyn went home.
27th - Fred & I went to church. My it seems good to write that once more. The service was very impressive. Seven joined the church. Fred went to a funeral in the after noon. Baby was very good all forenoon at church. Laura went home today. Fred went to church in the evening.
28th - Fred helped me very much today. I did not do any more than I had to.
29th - Woe is me! I broke Fred's glasses and he had to take the car to Atlantic to have them fixed. He left here at half past two & got back at half past seven.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal beginning February 13, 1916
13th - They went to church. Hans & Martha & Ella Sothman & Beulah Weaver came along for dinner. Ella S. promised to join church. B.W. stayed for supper.
14th - Laura washed clothes. Fred helped in the forenoon. I stayed up in the forenoon because base burner went out last night & I got to cold in the bedroom. Fred made out a sermon on "Who shall roll us away the stone" in the afternoon. Evelyn & Laura went to Bourch's this evening to a valentine party.
15th - Fred called at Chas. Frank & H. Dolches. Laura ironed.
16th - Fred called at F. Sondermans & H. Naus. Mr. & Mrs. Boos called on me as they live about seven mi from here. The girls went to a basket social.
17th - Fred called at Sonderman & wend to Ed Eshelmans to the W.M. S. Mrs. F Saimsch & Mrs. Walter Eppelsheimer was all there that were there. Int he evening there was a Bible Study. Evelyn staid home & went to bed.
18th - Fred called at John Schulers.
19th - Fred and I staid at home & figured up our accounts which did not look very encouraging.
14th - Laura washed clothes. Fred helped in the forenoon. I stayed up in the forenoon because base burner went out last night & I got to cold in the bedroom. Fred made out a sermon on "Who shall roll us away the stone" in the afternoon. Evelyn & Laura went to Bourch's this evening to a valentine party.
15th - Fred called at Chas. Frank & H. Dolches. Laura ironed.
16th - Fred called at F. Sondermans & H. Naus. Mr. & Mrs. Boos called on me as they live about seven mi from here. The girls went to a basket social.
17th - Fred called at Sonderman & wend to Ed Eshelmans to the W.M. S. Mrs. F Saimsch & Mrs. Walter Eppelsheimer was all there that were there. Int he evening there was a Bible Study. Evelyn staid home & went to bed.
18th - Fred called at John Schulers.
19th - Fred and I staid at home & figured up our accounts which did not look very encouraging.
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal beginning February 7, 1916
7th - Elda washed clothes. Fred helped her some and washed his car. Mrs. Rothe called.
8th - Fred sermonized in the forenoon on two sermons. In the afternoon He went to look for another hired girl but could not get any where because of drifts so he phoned to Laura Eppelsheimer. (Laura is listed as being 12 in the 1910 census and her father and mother were mentioned in the previous post. She would be 18 or thereabouts at the writing of this journal.) A. Kuester (Found a Kuester family living in Cass County, IA. John, head of the household may have gond by his middle name.) called on me in the afternoon. Fred and Elda went to the Y.P.A. business meeting at the church in the evening. Ella Sothman (Ella is listed as being 14 in the 1910 census so she would have been around 20 years old when elected president of the Y.P.A.) was elected Pres and she is no member of the church.
9th - Elda left today and Laura Eppelsheimer came for work. Fred called at Bergs & Chr. Fishers & Ed Fishers. (There are too many Bergs in Cass County, IA in 1910 to narrow them down to the family that grandfather called on. There is a Christian Fisher listed in 1910 census living in Guthrie County, IA which is near Cass County, IA so this might be who grandpa called on. Census shows an Edward Fisher {Fieker according to census transcriber} living in Cass County, IA in 1910.)
10th - Fred stayed home today. Mrs. Dolch & Mrs. Ed Fisher called on me. (There are 8 different Dolch women listed in Cass County, IA in the 1910 census, so it is difficult to pinpoint which one might have called on grandma.)
11th - Fred made 3 calls at H. Roth's, Walter Eppelsheimer & G.P. Schuler. (Could not locate for certain an H. Roth in 1910 Census. Walter was documented in the previous blog. There are too many G. Schulers living in Cass County, IA in 1910 to determine which one this is.)
12th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Sondermans. Laura got ready for company. Mrs. Fred Schuler called on me. (There are three Fred Schuler's but caller was either Mary or Louisa Schuler. There were two Mary Schulers listed int he 1910 census.)
8th - Fred sermonized in the forenoon on two sermons. In the afternoon He went to look for another hired girl but could not get any where because of drifts so he phoned to Laura Eppelsheimer. (Laura is listed as being 12 in the 1910 census and her father and mother were mentioned in the previous post. She would be 18 or thereabouts at the writing of this journal.) A. Kuester (Found a Kuester family living in Cass County, IA. John, head of the household may have gond by his middle name.) called on me in the afternoon. Fred and Elda went to the Y.P.A. business meeting at the church in the evening. Ella Sothman (Ella is listed as being 14 in the 1910 census so she would have been around 20 years old when elected president of the Y.P.A.) was elected Pres and she is no member of the church.
9th - Elda left today and Laura Eppelsheimer came for work. Fred called at Bergs & Chr. Fishers & Ed Fishers. (There are too many Bergs in Cass County, IA in 1910 to narrow them down to the family that grandfather called on. There is a Christian Fisher listed in 1910 census living in Guthrie County, IA which is near Cass County, IA so this might be who grandpa called on. Census shows an Edward Fisher {Fieker according to census transcriber} living in Cass County, IA in 1910.)
10th - Fred stayed home today. Mrs. Dolch & Mrs. Ed Fisher called on me. (There are 8 different Dolch women listed in Cass County, IA in the 1910 census, so it is difficult to pinpoint which one might have called on grandma.)
11th - Fred made 3 calls at H. Roth's, Walter Eppelsheimer & G.P. Schuler. (Could not locate for certain an H. Roth in 1910 Census. Walter was documented in the previous blog. There are too many G. Schulers living in Cass County, IA in 1910 to determine which one this is.)
12th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Sondermans. Laura got ready for company. Mrs. Fred Schuler called on me. (There are three Fred Schuler's but caller was either Mary or Louisa Schuler. There were two Mary Schulers listed int he 1910 census.)
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's Journal beginning January 31, 2106
31st - I finished reading "A Diary of the Ministers Wife." Fred stayed home today he pressed his clothing. He is too good for me. I some times wish I had never been born to even hurt a dear like him. I love and trust him with all my heart. I am proud of him. I wish i could be halfway worthy of him. I am not worthy too unlace his shoes.
6th - Fred and Elda went to church. Mrs. Knoke & Mrs. Wm Eppelsheimer & Mrs. U. G. Weaver came in to see me after church. Laura Knoke & Beulah stayed all afternoon. Little Ellen Heady came in to see me after church. They all went to church in the evening. (Found William Eppelsheimer in 1910 census. He was a farmer with 3 children and his wife, Elizabeth, who visited my grandmother. Found Ulysses G. Weaver in 1910 census with his 5 children, including Beulah who may be the Beulah mentioned above. His wife's name was Kate and he was a farmer. Laura Knoke was the daughter of a farmer and lived at home with her parents, Frank and Lizzie, 2 siblings and 2 nieces. Ellen C. Heady was found in 1910 census and at that time she was 2 years old. Naturally she lived at home with her parents and 5 siblings. This journal was written in 1916 so she would have been around 8 years old.)
FEBRUARY 1916
1st - I started to read "The Wide, Wide World." I am still in bed with my bible and other reading time passes very quickly to me. Fred went calling. He only made one call at Gus Tuesters (sp?). Gus subscribed for the Ev. Herald.
2nd - Fred went to Taylor Co. with the car. Mrs. Rudig called on me.
3rd - Fred went calling. He made seven calls. Baby is very good she tries to say a good many things. There was to have been a Y.P.A. business meeting but there were not quite enough there so cold not have it. Laura & Della & Frank Knoke & O.D. Funke came in afterward and I started Laura out with the cradle roll when they were ready to go I woke the baby & she never cried but made such big eyes 7 looked so they had to laugh so. ha! Mother Miller gave us a doz. heads of cabbage & some meat today & Mrs C Sunderman a jar of mince meat & F. W. Schuler a sack of bran. (Found Fred W. Schuler in the 1910 census. He was a farmer.)
4th - Fred called at Emery Eshelmans. (Found Emery Eshelman in 1910 census living in Noble, Cass, Iowa and the family enumerated next was Charles Sunderman whose wife is mentioned in the entry directly above. Both men were farmers. Is should be noted that the transcriber (of the 1910 census) believes Charles to be "Chas Glanderman." The enumerator's handwriting is at fault. I could easily see how the transcriber made the error.)
5th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Ed Millers.
6th - Fred and Elda went to church. Mrs. Knoke & Mrs. Wm Eppelsheimer & Mrs. U. G. Weaver came in to see me after church. Laura Knoke & Beulah stayed all afternoon. Little Ellen Heady came in to see me after church. They all went to church in the evening. (Found William Eppelsheimer in 1910 census. He was a farmer with 3 children and his wife, Elizabeth, who visited my grandmother. Found Ulysses G. Weaver in 1910 census with his 5 children, including Beulah who may be the Beulah mentioned above. His wife's name was Kate and he was a farmer. Laura Knoke was the daughter of a farmer and lived at home with her parents, Frank and Lizzie, 2 siblings and 2 nieces. Ellen C. Heady was found in 1910 census and at that time she was 2 years old. Naturally she lived at home with her parents and 5 siblings. This journal was written in 1916 so she would have been around 8 years old.)
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's Journal beginning January 26, 1916
26th - Fred stayed home all day. There was to be a congregational meeting this evening but it is snowing so they cannot have it. I finished reading "Famous Women of the New Testament" this afternoon and started "Famous Women of the Old Testament."
27th - Fred stayed home. There was to be a Miss. Society here today but I guess it was to cold. we had enough snow here last night to make pretty fair sleighing the first part of the season. I finished "Famous Women of the Old Testament."
28th - Fred went calling all day. He called at Roses and they were not at home so he went to Sothmans for dinner. Hans gave him 5 dollars salary. When he was coming home the plug came out of the car and all the gas ran out on the hill between here and F. Schulers. He had to come home for water. Then he went to Grant and called at Wismers and then F Schuler's, Laura's folks. I started to read "Laddie" in the eve. I was sick.
29th - I did not feel very good so Fred stayed with me. H.C. Schuler brought Rev. W. C. Lang out from Griswold. They all went to church in the eve.
30th - They all went to church this morning. Rev. Lang went to Mrs. Rother's for dinner. Ellda went home so Fred did not have any dinner. Baby was very good. Frank and Lara Knoke and Orville funke came over in the afternoon to practice a quartette. They all went to church int he evening.
27th - Fred stayed home. There was to be a Miss. Society here today but I guess it was to cold. we had enough snow here last night to make pretty fair sleighing the first part of the season. I finished "Famous Women of the Old Testament."
28th - Fred went calling all day. He called at Roses and they were not at home so he went to Sothmans for dinner. Hans gave him 5 dollars salary. When he was coming home the plug came out of the car and all the gas ran out on the hill between here and F. Schulers. He had to come home for water. Then he went to Grant and called at Wismers and then F Schuler's, Laura's folks. I started to read "Laddie" in the eve. I was sick.
29th - I did not feel very good so Fred stayed with me. H.C. Schuler brought Rev. W. C. Lang out from Griswold. They all went to church in the eve.
30th - They all went to church this morning. Rev. Lang went to Mrs. Rother's for dinner. Ellda went home so Fred did not have any dinner. Baby was very good. Frank and Lara Knoke and Orville funke came over in the afternoon to practice a quartette. They all went to church int he evening.
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