Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
August II. 1913.


Miss Emma Kratz of CresCo is Wis
iting her brother, Sam and family
for a number of days.
few of the farmers had to make
some of their hay after harvest this
year.
The dance at Schley one evening
last week was not very great temp
tation for our young people as they
find plenty of exercise at home these
days.
Corn, potatoes and garden vegeta-
bles as we'll as pastures are all clam
oring for rain. We hope that the
weather man will soon send us a
copious supply.
A show coming from somewhere
held an exhibit in town here last
week one evening. We are unable
to give result of same.
Apples are an abundant crop with
us this year. You can't sell the
same, and can hardly give them
away, so we work them into pies,
sauce, etc.
The drought ids effecting our
streams which are beginning to dry
up in some instances.
The members of the German Nj.
E. church. the F. w. M. S. met at the
home of Mrs. Mike Weidaman near
Ridgeway last Thursday afternoon.
Several threshing rigs in the i'm
mediate neighborhood have been
busy the past week or more, while
the weather was suitable.
Rev. E. J. Lang of the city of Des
Moines will occupy the pulpit in the
h.
bath evening. Be sure and come to
hear him. Rev. Lang used to be pas
tor on this charge in former years.
Don't miss hearing his address.
The Northern Iowa Telephone
Company at Cresco, had some men
going over the otter Greek line here
last week.
The next meeting of the w. NJ s.
of the Evangelical church will be at
the home of Mrs. E. P. Thompson OF
Cresco the first Wednesday in Sept
Rev. L. n. Day and wife write
from Vancouver Island, Canada that
they are in Old England's Domain
now enjoying the scenery very much
Otter Creek started to go dry one
day last week, then resumed Dusl-
ness again. Explanations for same
are in order.
Mrs. C. Schild and Miss Myrtle
drove to Cresco, last Thursday to at
tend the meeting of the w. NJ >. at
the home of Mrs. VIM. Kratz.
Grandpa Dukelow visited at the
C. Schild home one day last week.
Wagners folks have been hauling
hav from near Ridgeway, that they
purchased from Jacob Butz.
Miss Malanna Kratz visited her
cousin Miss Hattie Kratz, snort
time last week one day.
Messrs. Jacob Butt and Charley
Baucher are sojourning at Cayour,
S. d. inspecting crops, visiting
friends and relatives, etc.
Pastures are becoming short or
feed thus causing great shrinking
in the supply of milk and cream lor
the farmers.
Mrs. H. Armstrong of RidgeWay
has been staying with her daugnter
Mrs. VIM Kratz for the past week
helping her with her work.
Some Of the first threshed grain is
being marketed these days to supply
the farmer with necessary funds.
Eggs. which showed a decline IN
price took jump last week ana re-
sumed their former price, loc per
dozen.
A number of very light showers
of rain here recently, moderated the
temperature somewhat, but don
kick at the warm weather, remem-
Der YOU are saving coal.
Miss Esther Aegerter and her Sis,
fer Elsie visited at the G. Schllu
home one day last week.
The coming county fair at DEBORAH
was advertised thru here, recently
by parties from Decorah.
A number of us went to Decorah