Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Where is our beautiful Indian sum-
mer, that comes to visit us annually?
Mike Kratz and others, who had a
surplus of apples, were selling them to
local buyers last week.
Grandpa Blackburn, who had attained
a high age, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Louis Schorr Sunday
night, about ten o'clock. Particulars
later
The members of the w. NJ S. of the
Evangelical church will meet at the
home of Mrs. c. Schild next week,
Wednesday afternoon.
An error crept into one of our items
last week. We stated that Mrs. Frank
Kuntzs father, Mr.. c. f. Bertossa of
Freeport was quite sick. This is a
mistake. He is as well as ever
Fred Koch went to Ridgeway one day
last week to help John Wonderly of that
town haul ground to fill in on his gar
den.
w. James Paley, plumber of Ridge
way was out west of the river one day
last week working at his trade.
Frank Kuntz has been improving his
residence by building cement walks
around it. Carl Haakenson assisted him
at the work.
Rollin Baker i'll company with one OF
their travelling men, autoed out into the
country last week, calling at various
homes on business connected with their
work
The members of the w. NJ S. of the
Evangelical church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Chris. Schild next week,
Wednesday afternoon.
w. James Paley of Ridgeway did
some plumbing west of the river last
week at the Mike Kratz new residence.
Charley Hornberger, Fred Koch, and
Alfred Peter, with the first as chauffeur,
took an auto trip TO Cresco, one evening
recently. After they arrived there they
happened to think that they had for
gotten their best girls. We venture to
suggest that they will take them along
next time they go out Joy riding.
The members of the F. w. NJ. S. of
the German M. Z. church will meet with
Mrs. Fred Butt, near Ridgeway, next
week Thursday afternoon.
Cecil Burnham, has been picking corn
for parties south of town the past week.
Kuntz Bros. were threshing some
clover for Alfred Peter one day last
week. Threshing is now almost over
for this year.
NOIllldl hulllZ Cdlltu upon HIS pay
mate, Ralph Schild, one afternoon last
week An enjoyable time was spent i'll
each others company.
Mrs. Frank Soboik returned home
from Mercy Hospital the other week,
where she had been for some time, re-
covering from an operation for appendi
citis. She is at present regaihilig her
health and strength. news which will be
welcome to her friends.
Rev. +. A. Damerow OF DEBORAH held
preaching services here in the German
M. l.. church last Sunday morning and
at Howard Center in the evening
Grandpa Dukelow who has passed
the four-score milestone in his life, has
been picking corn forsa number of days.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goettel and daugh-
ter autoed up this way from Lansing
last Saturday afternoon, to visit Chris
Schild and family Owing to the
threatening weather they returned home
Sunday morning.
Quarterly meeting will begin in the
Evangelical church here this week Sat-
urday afternoon. Everybody invited to
attend
We saw an unusual sight the other
day Jartus driving hogs to market like
cattle They were six hours on the road,
going about six miles
A few of our farmers will finish pick
ing corn this week