01. Thursday:
Herman Derksen father of Oscar and Ernst Derksen passed away this morning. Born at Kleve Holland February 15 -
1844. He was President of the Derksen
Cigar Company and believed to be the oldest active businessman in Oshkosh.
02. Friday:
03. Saturday:
Took a drive to Ripon this evening.
Stopped at Dietrich’s store. He
is at a new location. Has been there for
5 weeks and is quite busy.
04. Sunday:
Sang 7.30 Mass with mixed choir this morning.
Took Ed out to the cottage. In
the afternoon took Mrs. out and then over to Heips to see Marion, she made her
solemn communion this morning at Sacred Heart.
After supper took the Heips out to the country and we had a terrible
storm after the intense heat during the day.
It hailed and rained plenty.
05. Monday:
Another hot day, but also a little rain.
It is 88° in the shade. In
Chicago it is 93°. Mr. Murphy is here
from Milwaukee, to get numbers for the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical
Association. In the evening attended the
children’s entertainment at Saint Vincent’s.
It was interesting. The
Graduating Girls gave a playlet called “The Rainbow Kimonas” Loretta Kempinger,
Constance Heinzl and Catherine Ackerman took leading parts.
06. Tuesday:
All again with Mr. Jen. Murphy no luck this morning. Left for Milwaukee at 11.30 this morning for
Directors Meeting of the Druggist Service Bureau. It’s a hot drive about 90° in the shade.
07. Wednesday:
we are in the midst of a heat wave. It
is 100° in Chicago 95° in Milwaukee and 94°in Oshkosh. A piece of pavement on County Trunk E near Eureka
blew up today because of the heat. R. L.
Clark an Oshkosh Attorney passed away this morning at Mercy Hospital. Born January 31-1872 at Saint Joseph Missouri.
08. Thursday:
Had quite a crew at the cottage today Ed Fretchel Sr. and Jr. Matt, Edward, Marion, Rose, George, Joe Sr.
and Jr. Weisheipl Billy Bridge and Mrs. Fretchel and it’s still plenty hot. Had a puncture in one of the back tires of my
car. The first in about two years. D. A. V. (Disabled Veterans) open their
convention here today.
09. Friday: Ann
Baier’s Birthday today, she is 26. Had
quite a severe storm yesterday afternoon.
It was mostly wind and did much damage in the vicinity of Marshfield. One woman Mrs. H Blumquist 73 died from
injuries in a Marshfield hospital. She
was hurled against a foundation wall of a barn on her farm.
10. Saturday:
It is still very hot 94° in the shade.
11. Sunday: 7.30
Mass as usual took Ed out to the cottage.
Worked the rest of the day. First
Communion Day at Saint Vincent’s.
Confirmation at Saint Peter’s.
Had quite a squall this morning and the temperature changes to cool. Took Mrs. Fretchel along to the cottage in
the evening.
12. Monday:
Ann Baier takes their vacation this week.
Temperature is down to 54° today.
13. Tuesday Joe Hemauer has a birthday today; he is 28. Took St.
Vincent's graduates out to the cottage. There are 16 of them and Sisters
Ambrosia and Valeria. The graduates are Catherine Ackerman, Donald Botz,
Helen and Vincent Galassia, Constance Heinzl, Gregory Ilk, Joseph Jungen,
Loretta Lang, Eugene Karst, John Kellermann, Leonard Mathe, Helene Nigl, Jane
Noe, Florence Ostertag, Florence Reichenberger, and Agnes Schroeder.
Temperature is not bad during the day, but turns to 42° during the night.
14. Wednesday: the Huge Dirigible “Macon” passed
over Oshkosh last night at 1130 but most of us missed seeing it.
15. Thursday:
16. Friday:
17. Saturday:
18. Sunday:
Took Ed to the cottage this
morning. 7:30 service lasted nearly two hours this morning. Corpus Christi
Procession followed the Mass. In the evening Mrs. Joe Weisheipl, Anna and
Margaret Drexler are at the cottage. Margaret looks and acts very lonesome. Joe
Heip leaves for Chicago. The corner stone for the new Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church on Nebraska and Ninth Streets is laid today. Rev. Schuster is
the pastor.
19. Monday: More heat. Mrs. took her small sheephead club to the
cottage. In the evening the husbands
also were there. Mr. Mrs. Ed Baranowski, Mr. Mrs. Al Barsch and Mr. Mrs. Joe
Cater. Took Sisters Bonita, Hermanhilda two Berlin this morning. Dropped in to visit Harry Kujawa at the State
Bank, met Mr. Wawrszyniak and Mr. Peck.
Bought some of the famous Berlin sausage, while there. The Sisters at St. Stanislaus in Berlin have
a beautiful Rock Garden, Altar and Grottos.
20. Tuesday: 94° and Arthur monitor this noon,
however the highest point reached is 97°.
This is plenty hot. Drove out to
the cottage after work and stayed overnite.
Woke up at 1.30 A.M. to find a lot of bugs and insects in the kitchen.
21. Wednesday:
22. Thursday: Alfred E Smith receives a “Doctor of
Laws” Degree at Harvard today.
23. Friday:
24. Saturday:
25. Sunday: 7:30 Mass as usual. Then to work. Took a drive to the cottage with Ed
and Thres Fretchel in the afternoon. Ed and I fished, caught 45 perch, some
fairly good sized ones
26. Monday:
27. Tuesday: Off for the Drug Convention at Green
Lake this morning. First Meeting opened
at 10.30 A.M. I gave my report at 11 A.M.
There were not many members present for the first meeting. Was also appointed on a nominating committee
by Oscar Rennebohm. Won 2 prizes “3
Bonzol 3 Zonites Ointment.” And it was very hot but everyone made the best of
it. Traveling Men’s show in the evening. Joe and Anna Heip came over for the evening. It was 100° in the shade in Oshkosh.
28. Wednesday: Attended Charles Francs funeral
this morning. It was conducted by Father
Haen, probably his first.
29. Thursday: Almost took another trip to Green Lake this afternoon but it
rained and I'm not feeling so extra. Helped Jim Hemmer with our boy scout
card party in the evening at Koplitz Hall. We had a good attendance and cleared
20 dollars. I played 500 with Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Edwin and Mrs. Emil Ristow.
Francis Genal and Angie Boettcher are married at St. Vincent's this morning.
30. Friday: A sad event occurred this morning. Mother [Mrs. Katherine Holzbauer] had
a bad spell and passed away at 7:05 A.M. She had an easy death however and did
not suffer. She passed away in her chair. Was 72 having been born in
Jandelsbrun Bavaria Aug. 11, 1860
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| Katherine Holzbauer obit 30 June 1933 |
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