From: Krasna, Bessarabia
30 December 1929

Dear Editor Brendel:

The baking trough fell through the attic and down the stairs with a great bang. Nikolaus and Valentin Plotski, who had been sound asleep, woke from the great noise and hurriedly got out of their beds. They noticed something crashing through the attic window. The baking trough innocently lay where it had fallen, actually having performed the service of saving all the sausages and hams in the smoke chamber. The thief fled in haste. It was the night of December 24. All the dogs in the neighborhood had been poisoned. We all have decided to work together to bring the thieving to an end and capture the perpetrators. Although the poor dogs are gone, there are still plenty of baking troughs around to act as improvised alarms.

Our list of the dead is:
Mrs. Georg Schreiber, Waleria, daughter of the late Peter Ternes. She died of complications from surgery performed in Sarata on December 18. She was buried in Krasna. Mrs. Pius Tischler, Gertrude, daughter of the late Johannes Keller, died December 24. She was the first wife of Christian Hein. May they rest in the Lord’s peace.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Alwinger send greetings to Mr.and Mrs. Raphael Steinke. They are well and hope to get more news from their relatives in America. They also ask Raphael to order a year’s subscription of the Dakota Rundschau for them. They love reading that paper, especially now that they are old and have time on their hands. I pass through their farm every day and we talk a lot. Raphael in Krupp, Sask. is the son-in-law of the Alwingers. Mr. Magnus Steinke will also be of help as Raphael’s brother. Should they not already be readers of this publication, we urge them to take notice of this publication.

Mr. Johannes Keller, son of Johannes Sr., is looking for the address of his sibling Valentin, son of Philipp Keller, who is supposed to be near Strasburg, North Dakota. Johannes is asking for a subscription to the Rundschau as well. If he doesn’t read the newspaper already, would someone tell him about it, please? There are so many folks here in Krasna who would love to get a subscription, but it is so much more difficult and expensive from here to get it. So all their American friends, you could really give someone in Krasna a great gift. Send them a subscription to the Rundschau!

Greetings to the editor and staff, as well as all the loyal readers. A Happy New Year!

Joseph Braun

The neighbor on the other side of Totengasse is:

• 161. Gresenzia Ruscheinsky, widow of Melchior nee Dressler, her oldest son Peter and wife Margaretha, daughter of Semfor Dirk.
• 162. Parsonage. Pastor Bernhard Leibham, born in Franzfield, his cook Anna Maria Scherger from Muenchen, South Russia.
• 163. Church - just as before. Has two bells, the third one broke. Purchase of a new one is planned.
• 164. Village school. A new veranda was added. Custodian Felitian Glass and family from the Bokovina region live in the rear.
• 165. Gabriel Schreiber, wife Gresenzia nee Söhn.
• 166. Teresia Erker nee Riehl, widow of Lukas Erker.
• 167. Thomas Folk with wife Emma nee Kuss.
• 168. Adam Bachmeier and wife Margarethe nee Folk and grandmother Rosina, age 94.
• 169. Eva, widow of Michael Steier from Baden. Maiden name Schmalz. Joseph Wingenbach Jr. and wife Vergatia nee Riehl.
• 170. Anton Bruschinsky with wife Ermelia nee Ternes.
• 171. Margaretha, widow of Johann Dirk nee Müller and their youngest, the third son, Peter with wife Natalia nee Dirk.
• 172. Gabriel Bruschinsky with wife Monika nee Nagel.
• 173. Thomas Wuitschik and wife Pelagia nee Herrmann and Georg Wuitschik with wife Nimfa nee Müller.
• 174. Joachim Kuss and wife Ottilia nee Ruscheinsky. Anton Kuss with wife Philomena nee Folk.

Now to Schigorgasse (towards Tarutino)

• 175. Maximilian Arnold with wife Valeria nee Riehl.
• 176. Johannes Harsche with wife Amalia nee Hein.
• 177. Joseph Söhn with wife Amalia nee Söhn.
• 178. Ambrosius Riehl with wife Veronika nee Leinz and his old mother, Katherina.
• 179. Georg Schreiber with wife Valeria nee Ternes.
• 180. Joseph Speicher with wife Apolonia nee Kuss.
• 181. Gabriel Wagner and wife Salomea from Karamurat, Dobrudscha. His stepmother Katharina from Rastadt.
• 182. The widow of Peter Gedak, Margarethe nee Bruschinsky.
• 183. Joseph Stolmann with wife Leogatia nee Ternes.
• 184. Rochus Ternes with wife Arabelia nee Krams.
• 185. Maximilian Ternes with wife Katharina nee Söhn and her aged mother, Katharina.
• 186. Elisabetha, widow of Anton Ihli nee Deichert. Widow Regina, wife of war dead Zachaeus [Zachäus]. Reimund Ihli, his wife Anna nee Steinke, reader of the Dakota Rundschau.
• 187. Shepherds Cottage where the shepherd lives. Peter Dirk with wife Aurora nee Manternacht [Mandernacht].

We continue on to the Gasse der Mühle. (Path by the mill)