Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

August Is, 1913.
Some of the farmers are blowing
others are in state of uncertainty,
as whether to try it or wait for rain.
The band from Protivin came over
to our town last Friday, in three
touring cars, to serenade our citi-
zens. The boys are fine players, and
we hope they will repeate such do
ings again.
Our regular fisherman from Cres-
co made calls thru here last week.
common saying nowadays is
| wish we'd get some rain.
Can Mexico really keep quiet long
enough, to give audience to envoy
Lind of U. S. 1t appears so, don't it?
Kuntz Bros finished threshing for
the present, west of the river and are
now at work in the vicinity of Ridge
way.
Cattle, hogs, produce, etc., is all
going up III price, while our congress
is tinkering with the tariff to reduce
the cost OF living. Bravo.
Sam kratz was a Cresco caller one
day last week, Sam was getting ready
TO start threshing with his gasoline
threshing outfit.
Stock buyers from Cresco and
Ridgeway were thru the county last
week trying to buy same.
Mrs. John Aegerter and girls call
ed at the G.. Schild home last Fri
day afternoon.
Elsie Smith assisted Mrs. Robt.
Blackburn i'll cooking good things
tor the threshers to eat.
gentleman passed thru here one
day last week taking pictures of the
different residences in the vicinity.
Master Glen Miller accompanied
his father on route four, last week
one day. Glen will make a mail car
rier some day.
Theo. Kratz was a Cresco caller
one day recently
| Ed Kuntz and family of Cresco
took an auto trip out here last week
to call on different families. They
just returned recently from a 500
mile trip to Minnesota and Wis. Ed
said he found some tough roads too
Miss Hattie KratZ in company with
her brother, Wesley, visited friends
and relatives at Prosper, Mimi, a few
days last week.
Some of the farmers here and
there have been busy looking after
their fences while they had the
time
Miss Leano Koch in company with
her father, mother and Miss Sadie
was at Cresco, one day last week to
get some dental work done in that
city. Why can't we have a resident
hnn OF OF IN,
years?
Miss Mabel Kratz of Cresco was
a guest at the c. Schild home few
days last week.
Mrs. John Aegerter helped Mrs. AL
fred Peter cook for the threshers
last week Thursday.
Sam Kuntz from near Ridgeway
made call at the home of his broth
er Will KuntZ last week one day.
Miss Victoria Kratz arrived home
from Golden Ridge Howard Co. last
Saturday evening, where she had
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Dan
Kruger for several weeks.
A few of the owners of Ford cars
Joined in the big tour thru various
towns, last Sunday.
Rollie KratZ was at Golden Ridge
for number of days last week to
help the fellows up there thresh. He
arrived home the last of the week.
The auto ftver has broke out in
a malignant form again, and few
of our people are going to buy one
so as to reduce their temperature.
Theo. Kratz purchased new bug
gy at Cresco last week one day.
Ed Weidaman has been working
for Mike Kratz a few days.
The carpenters started last week
on Tom STEMS new residence south
of town.
The plasterers finished their work
on the j. G.. Kirschman's new house
and are at present working over at
Mike Kratz's.
Our roads have gotten to be elon-
gated mud pies, since the rain. We
like to see mud after so long dry
spell.
Mr.. Philip Kratz and his mother
of Cresco, drove down here last Sun
day to call on Theo. KratZ and fam
lily.
Owing to the rain storm last Sun
| day evening no services were held
at the Evangelical church as per an
lnouncement. Rev. E. j. Lang being
unable to get down here from Flor
,enceville, Howard Co.