From: Krasna, Bessarabia
27 January 1930

Dear Editor Brendel:

The weather here is indifferent and the soil is frozen to a depth of 4 Werschock. It looks like a change is coming though because all is fragrant. The grain prices have sunk alarmingly. Barley is only worth 33 Lei, rapeseed 80 Lei/Pud. Most of it is sold already though.

We had a community meeting on January 22. We were informed that by April 15, all money had to be deposited at the Volks Bank from where it would go into the Federal Bank. We have no idea where people could come up with the required deposit money. Especially, since our need for money is already 50% higher than it was last year. We will hope for the best.

The wife of Michael Ritz and old Mathias Fenrich both suffered strokes and are very ill. Klemens Spitznagel is also very sick.

Weddings: Max Harsche and Anna Haag, the daughter of Anton Haag. – Erasmus Boot, son of Alexander Boot and the daughter of Heinrich Winter, Philomena. – Gottlieb Riehl, son of the late Lorenz Riehl and the daughter of Basilius Steiert, Theresia. – Mathias Winter, son of Balser Winter and the daughter of Leopold Seifert, Veronika. – Joseph Riehl, son of the late Heinrich Riehl and the daughter of Eustachius Wagner, Katharina. Best of luck to all these young couples!

We have hired Edmund Gansky as church custodian for 3,000 Lei/Mo. He also teaches the religious studies in school.

Greetings to the editor and staff, and all readers. (Photo with article)

Joseph M. Braun

• 230. The neighbor of the mill is the widow of the war-dead Theobald Menges, Katharina daughter of Philipp Winter.
• 231. Johannes Leinz and wife Gertruda nee Ternes, son Isidor and wife Enfemia, daughter of Gabriel Bauschenko.
• 232. Joseph Winter and Mariana nee Söhn, his son-in-law Johannes Wagner and wife Faustina, daughter of Joseph Winter.
• 233. Narzisius Kuss and wife Katharina nee Keller, on the other side live Johannes Plotzki and wife Emerentiana nee Paul and his mother-in-law, Katharina nee Bibus from Hoffnungstal.
• 234. Dorothea Moldenhauer nee Engel, widow of Michael Moldenhauer.
• 235. Mathias Kunz and wife Maria nee Harsche.
• 236. Isidor Leinz and wife Erena nee Herrschaft.
• 237. Peter Kuss and wife Amalia nee Söhn.
• 238. Zachäus Herman and wife Anisia nee Söhn.
• 239. Johannes Keller and wife Theresia nee Kraich [Kranich], son Maximilian and wife Katharina nee Riehl.

We move on toward the back, toward the gravel pit. On the corners are the mill cottages, next to the brick factory of Isidor Leinz and Johannes Herrschaft, Franz Dirk and Korbinian Leinz.

• 240. Oswald Wagner and wife Anastasia nee Harsche.
• 241. Ferdinand Wingenbach and wife Emilia nee Fleckenstein.
• 242. Pilagius Ternes and wife Mariana nee Ternes.
• 243. Florian Söhn and wife Angelia nee Winter.

Now to the other side:

• 244. Home of the orphans of Michael Tref.
• 245. Michael Wuitschik and wife Magdalena nee Wingenbach.
• 246. Johannes Kuntz, widower and his daughter-in-law Pilagia nee Folk.
• 247. Zachäus Boot and wife Natalia nee Ihli.
• 248. Magnus Bachmeier and wife Rufina nee Müller.
• 249. Widow of Maximilian Leinz, Philomena nee Ternes and her son Bernhard and wife Emerentiana nee Nagel.

Now back and up the Gerade Strasse (Straight Street)

• 250. At the corner by the cross lives Michael Riehl with wife nee Nagel.
• 251. Reimund Schäfer and wife nee Kopp, in the backroom lives his brother Thomas with wife nee Folk.
• 252. Joseph Nagel and wife nee Gedak.
• 253. Romanus Gedak and wife nee Gedak. Home built last year and roofed with brick.
• 254. Peter Müller and wife nee Hinz.
• 255. Joachim Spitznagel and wife nee Boot.
• 256. Johannes Spitznagel and wife nee Koch, renters and the widow of Gottfried Moldenhauer, Barbara nee Spitznagel.
• 257. Widow of the late Johannes Bachmeier, Zibilia nee Marthe.
• 258. Franz Dirk and wife nee Leinz.
• 259. The widow of the late Sigismund Koch, Ottilia nee Steiert.
• 260. Joseph Wingenbach and wife nee Erker.
• 261. Rosina, widow of the late Michael Paul.
• 262. Sebastian Koch and wife nee Riehl, his son-in-law Michael Hermann and wife Rosina, daughter of Sebastian.
• 263. Karl Söhn and wife nee Bachmeier.
• 264. Michael Söhn and wife nee Folk, his son Johannes and wife nee Gedak. Also the son-in-law of Michael, Alexander Haag and wife nee Söhn. Three families on this farm altogether.
• 265. Gabriel Folk, widower and his son, Anton with wife nee Ruschiensky.
• 266. Lazarus Bukolowsky [Bugolowsky] and wife nee Hinz and his old mother.

This brings us to the upper corner, then back to Schigorgasse.

To be continued————-

Joseph Braun