Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-28
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Monday, August 20, 1912.
A number from here went to the
bowery dance near the county line
bridge last Friday evening.
Some of the farmers had some
wheat exchanged for flour at Spill
Vile last week
Isn't it about time for work to be
resumed on the Turkey river bridge,
near Wagner's, which has been in
a state of blockade for over a month?
Farmers must haul their loads over
some of the worst hills around here
so as to get to market.
A bunch of ladies from Cresco au-
toed down here one day last week to
see the sights of our town.
Mike Kratz's folks enjoyed COM
pany from Chicago one day last week.
Arthur Griffith of Ridgeway round
ed up a number of cattle through
the township last week, to ship to
the market at Chicago.
Mrs. ]. G. Kirschman and some of
the young children visited at the w.
Kratz home last week Thursday.
Quite a few farmers, who have
finished threshing, are hauling grain
to market nowadays.
Joe Novak sold some cattle last
week to local buyers.
Newt Damon of Ridgeway made
business calls west of the river one
day last week.
The adjusting agent was out here
last week in his Maxwell, to settle
the losses sustained by his company.
A crowd of horse jockeys, having
number of horses in possession,
blew into town last Thursday. Their
stay was of very short time.
John Kirschman went to South
Dakota last week to look after his
crop interests.
A merry party of four, in a single
rig, drove to Protivin the other Sun
day, to enjoy the sights.
Clement Bertossa OF Chicago, ar
rived here, by way of Minneapolis,
last Friday afternoon, to visit his
sister, Mrs. Frank Kuntz and also
to visit at the c. Schild home. He
returned home Saturday evening.
Philip Glass, of Strawberry Point,
in company with his two daughters
KratZ home a few days last week.
Jim Malek of the firm of Malek
Bros of Schley, autoed out this way
one day last week on business, in
new machine called the Krit. The car
was put to some severe tests and be-
haved handsomely.
One of the bridgemen here is min
us a thumb, having got it injured
so badly that DR.. Kaasa had to am
putate it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hornberger
were called to Lake Benton, Mimi,
on Friday morning by telegram an
nouncing the death of their daughter
Lucy's eldest boy.
Rudolph Gerber is working for F.
Kuntz while the latter is out thresh-
ing.
Messrs. Mcintosh and Forty OF
Cresco, were through here last week
placing new batteries in the Otter
Creek telephones.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kratz went to
Sumner, Iowa, last week Saturday,
TO visit George Kratz.
Fritz Ramseyer of Rdgeway visited
friends west of the river last Sunday
afternoon.
Ruddy Ernest is going to work the
John Butz farm, having rented 1t for
two years.
Herbert Keune of Golden Ridge
Howard County, autoed down here
last Sunday to visit at the Theodore
Kratz home.
Pauline Ramseyer Of Ridgeway
visited a few days at the G. Schild
home, the fore part of the week.
Our school in town begins next
week, news the youngsters will be
"glad" to hear.
The outlook for corn is rather dis
couraging, it's very uneven and VIII
be late in maturing.
The meeting OF the w. Nj. 5. was
postponed until next week on account
of the absence of the president.
Some of the farmers are getting
their ground ready to SOW winter
wheat, but owing to the partial fail
ure to secure a good crop this year
the acreage will not be as large as
last year.