Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-12
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Noy. 10. 191:

bers of the W. NJ. S. of the Evan
gelical church meets with Mrs.
Mary Kratz of Cresco, the first
Wednesday in December.
Louis Wagner has been assisting
Frank Butt in stacking fodder for
few days.
Charley HornDerger has discard
ed the carbide lights on his auto,
and now has latter equipped with
presstolite
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Milk and
Miss Adella visited Mr.. and Mrs.
viii Landa near Lawler from Sun
day to Monday
near Ridgeway called upon the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amel
Koch, the other Sunday.
Jack Frost is now a daily visitor,
but not a very welcome one.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hopperstad
and family drove to Ridgeway the
other Sunday to spend the after
noon visiting Theo. Hopperstad and
family.
Miss Sadie Koch who has been
working near Ridgeway for some
time spent the other Sunday visit
ing the home folks.
Mrs. Srama of Calmar was the
guest of Mrs. Mike Hruska a short
time recently.
Mrs. Will Landa and babe from
near Lawler spent a few days last
week visiting the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Milk
Prof. F. w. Umbreit of Naper-
Vile, ILL.,, made calls thru here last
week, among the Evangelical mem
bers, in the interest of North Wes-
tern college, OF which he is the
treasurer. He was accompanied by
Rev. l.. n. Day OF Cresco.
Some of our lovers of the rod
and line wanted a change of diet
and took a hike to Button the
other Sunday, 10 try their luck at
fishing. The air now has fishy
oder to it.
The recent fire at Calmar could
be seen by people in the western
part of this township, as an unus-
ual brightness was witnessed in the
eastern horizon for some time.
The l.. A. S. members of the
United Lutheran church will meet
with Mrs. Chris Haakensoa this
week Thursday.
Philip Pfister and daughter of
DEBORAH drove up here last Thurs
day afternoon to visit Mike KratZ
and family, returning home next
day.
Miss Edna Meyer of Calmar be-
gan a seven months term of school
in district No. : known as the Nels
Weamark school, last weei- Mon
day.
Gilbert Nelson, who lives near
the Lincoln Church autoed to town
Saturday in a car of his own man
ufacture. He certainly is a genius
when it comes 20 machinery.
The rain of last week Friday
turned into a storm of great vio-
lence, the next day, dust and sand
filled the air all day and the pas
senger train from the cas-; pulled
into town late with double header
Tom Moe and son Oscar of
Ridgeway took spin west of town
one day last week in their Ford car
for pleasure and business.
Rev. l.. n. Day of Cresco win
hold preaching services in the
Evangelical church here next Sun
day morning and evening. Every
body invited to attend said services.
Jack Frost has been daily Wis
itor now for some time, which re-
minds us of the song: The frost
is on the pumpkin and the fodder
is in the shock ;.
Mrs. Lawrence Glass and Miss
Mary Glass of Strawberry Point
came up this way last Friday to
visit Mike Kratz and family for a
number of days.
A number of families OF this
neighborhood will leave us in the
spring Among these are Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Hoyt, who move on a
farm near DEBORAH, which they re-
Gently purchased; Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Den will move on the old
Hank Thomas farm near DEBORAH.
We have not learned who will work
the farms that will be vacated
John Aegerter had gang of
carpenters at work at his home
last week, building machine and
wood shed. Mr.. A. has made a
number of improvements on his
farm since he purchased it.
Frank Bacrch and daughter of
Chicago have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Hruska for num-
Der of days recently.
Carpenters are at present busy
building a new barn for Fred Falck
near Ridgeway.
An illustrated lecture, MY Trip
Through Yellow Stone National
Park and the West, will be given
by Rev l.. n. Day of Cresco in the
Evangelical church this week
Thursday Nov. 13. Everybody
come and bring your friends with
you.
Quite a number of persons are
predicting a long cold winter. No
vember seems to be trying its best
to prepare us for same.
A number of wolves have been
prowling around here again, last
week one day.
Frank Kuntz and family autoed
to uecorah Sunday evening, no
doubt enjoying the trip very much.
VIM. Kuntz traded his Minnesota
land for the house and lot of John
Aga's in Ridgeway.
Fritz Ramseyer and daughter,
Miss Pauline of Ridgeway were cal
lers at the Chris Schild home last
of