Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-31
CORE SPON DENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Monday for two months term.
Some of the Ridgewayites went
to DEBORAH last week to attend a
ball game.
The w. M. S. meets this week at
the home of Mrs. Christ. Schild All
are cordially invited to attend.
Ed Bakken of Ridgeway and
several others autoed to DEBORAH on
Monday to witness the ball game,
and take in the sights of that burg.
Miss Elsie Scheurer packed her
grip and went to Cresco a few days
last week, to see the dentist and to
visit friends and acquaintance.
Messrs. Loire and Morgan, and
their better halves, of Illinois, are
the guests of the Kratz family this
week. From here they expect to go
to Sumner, Iowa, and visit other
friends and relatives before return
ing to their homes in Illinois.
Miss Myrtle Schild took the train
for Cresco one day last week, to
visit at the home of Rev. ]. c.
Schwab and to participate in a mus
ical recital given by Miss Laurane
Mead and her pupils on Thursday
evening.
A number of our young people
left the fore part of the week to at
tend school this fall at various
points.
Ed. Bakken, accompanied by a
number of other gentlemen from
Ridgeway, autoed to DEBORAH one
day last week to at least scare the
fish, if not actually catch a number
Since their return the town smells
decidedly of fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Butz of
Ridgeway autoed to the home of
VIM. Kratz last week to visit the
formers sister, who is quite ill at
the present writing
An Assyrian peddler, Familiarity
known in these parts as Joe" was
along here last week, displaying his
! goods. His home is in Cedar Rapids
and his trips extend over large
territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ. Schild drove
to Cresco last Thursday evening to
attend the recital given by Miss
| Mead and her pupils.
| Selmer NeSseth expects to enroll
in the Valdez Business College this
week, and others will also follow in
the near future.
John Kirschman, who has been
| sOjourning in the Dakotas for some
weeks, looking after his crop inter-
ests and seeing the country, return
ed home last Saturday night.
Henry Butt, wife and little daugh-
ter autoed to Charles City last Sat-
urday to visit at the home of the
formers brother, Will Butt, for a
few days.
Farmers are beginning to wear
broad smile on their faces, which
grows larger as time progresses, on
account of the corn growing so ra-
pidly these days.
Wesley, Walter and Tillie Kratz
drove to Cresco last Thursday eve
ming to attend the recital given by
Miss Mead's pupils.
Much of the wheat that has been
raised in this community seems to
find a market in DEBORAH. At least
a great deal of it goes there.
Miss Hattie Kratz took the train
! for Cresco last Thursday to help
others in the musical recital. In the
afternoon the participants had their
photos taken.
Stene Johnson, of the firm, Baker,
Johnson & Co., returned from Da-
kota last Friday night, where he had
been looking after his crop inter
ests.
Mr.. Ole Nesseth has been So
journing in Minnesota for some
time, looking for locality to move
his family to next year.
Miss Martha Wienands of Lu-
verne, Iowa, has been visiting at
the Schild home this week. Her
father, Rev. Wienands, was a form
er pastor at the Evangelical church
here.
Miss Myrtle Schild went to De-
corah Monday, to attend Valdez
College.
Mrs. Paul Qualley enjoyed a visit
from her father and sister of Nord-
ness last Saturday and Sunday.
Charley Goth visited at Cresco
last Sunday.
Frank Kuntz drove to DEBORAH on
Sunday, to visit at the Bertossa
home, where his family is at present
staying.
The Koch family entertained a
number of their relatives at dinner
last Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Kratz, who was report
ed last week as being very sick, is
now convalescing, and is able to sit
up again, though still quite weak.
Fritz Ramseyer and his little
daughter Pauline OF Ridgeway Wis
tied parties west of the river last
Sunday.
Some of our merchants at Ridge
way received lot of peaches from
| Colorado the fore part of the week
They are beauties.
Threshing in this township is
nearing completion, only few jobs
remaining. The grain on the aver
age is far better than at first pre-
dicted and farmers seem pretty well
satisfied as to quantity and quality
Master Allen Butz of Ridgeway is
a guest at the home of John Kirsch-
man for few days, while his par
ents are visiting at Charles City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinhart
drove to Howard county last Sun