Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-21
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPING.


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A.number of persons are afflicted with
scarlet fever according to reports
from near Ridgeway.
Some of the landowners have been
cleaning the roads along their farms
of grass, weeds, etc., by burning same.
Others ought to go and do likewise.
Oscar Moe and his sister Amy, also
Edna Kr"tz visited at the home OF
Mike Kratz Sunday, staying for supper
and spending an enjoyable time in each
others company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Solberg of Deco
rah, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz
the other Sunday Frank got them in
his auto and took them home in the
evening.
Mesdames Charley Goth and Lee
Robinson drove to Cresco one day last
week, to call upon Friends, do some
shopping and attend the meeting OF the
Ladies Aid of the Baptist church. They
returned home the next day.
Albert Hruska of Bluffton spent a
few days at the home of his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hruska.
John E. Hopperstad was Spillville
caller one day last week, getting feec
ground, besides attending to Other
business.
VIM. Kuntz. w. F. Lukes, PhiliE
Smith and others were shredding corr
corn a number of days ilast week fol
others and themselves.
Carl Haakenson finished picking corn
for Frank Kuntz, 80 one day he drove
to Cresco last week to see the sights
and transact business. "'
Master Cecil Burnham. orphan from
New York institution who has been
making his home at Frank Kuntz since
spring, departed last Tuesday for Fay.
cite to make his future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz autoed
to DEBORAH and Freeport last Thursday
afternoon to call upon the latter
father, c.. F. Bertossa who is employ
ed at the county home in the latter
town.
A trio of young men consisting of
Fred Koch, Alfred Peter, with Charley
Hornberger as chauffeur autoed to
Cresco last Saturday evening to attend
2 show up there, see the sights, etc.
On their way home the night passen-
ger overlook them and race ensued.
What the outcome of that was is a
mystery to US and others.
Fred Falck, from near Ridgeway,
who is building a large barn, had a
shingling bee the other week to rush
things to completion before cod
weather comes along.
Fred Koch assisted John K alishek at
shredding corn fodder, one day last
week.
A goodly sized crowd of people had a
surprise party on Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Espeseth. last Sunday. Things were
run to suit themselves for several
hours, when all went home rejoicing,
happy IS larks.
Sam Kratz and family. of Howard
County, Chris Schild and family and
A F. Schild took dinner with Mike
Kratz and family, last Sunday, AID
spent pleasant afternoon together.
Amelia kratz was listed am ong the
sick, the fore part of the week.
Ed Wedaman has been assisting
Kosthoryz with his new house, for a
number of days.
Grandpa and Grandma Halverson, Of
Ridgeway, were visitors at the old
homestead last Sunday, spending the
day with their son Henry and family.
John Reinhart and family autoed to
Alta Vista last week Thursday 10 greet
friends and relatives near there.
Mrs. C. A. Funke, who is matron of
the county home at Freeport, was a
guest at the Frank Kratz home few
days recently.
Frank Butt has been busy the past
number OF days cutting wood.
Clara Comstock of New York who has
homes in this part of the county AMI
others, was caller here one day last
week at the homes of such as had
these children under their care
Mrs. Charley Goth and Mrs. Lee
Robinson were callers on Mrs. Winfield
Kratz one day last week.
John Aegerter lost another COW, re.
Gently, by death from some unknown
cause. F
Jacob FaIck and son Clarence autoed
up from Ft. Atkinson, last Sunday, ia
spend the day visiting Mike Kratz and
family. They returned home in the
afternoon by way of Protivin.
Mike Kratz sold some of his cord
wood at Cresco, last week one day.
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Schild and Elmer
autoed to Cresco, one day last week:
Charley Glass from F. Atkinson au-
toed up here the other Sunday to,spend
the day with Mike Kratz and family
He was accompanied on his return in
the evening by Mrs. Lawrence Glass
and Miss Mary Glass of Strawberry
Point, who had been visiting a few
days at at the above home.
A number attended the illustrated
lecture of Rev, L. N. Day, at the
Evangelical church last Thursday even
ing, that was given for the benefit of
the w. M. S. All those present were
we'll pleased at what they saw and
went home much wiser in regard to
Yellow Stone Park.
DR.. Jinderlee of Cresco made a pro-
fessional call out this way last week
to see Albert Milk who is quite sick.
Frank Kuntz and family and Cecilia
Gustofson- took supper with Chas.
Haakenson and family last week Thurs