Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-09
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Inc weather Is even too warn
these DAYS for lazy people.
Haying has arrived again. The
crop will be much lighter than
many at one time predicted.
Alfred Peter had very sick horse
last week. A rather unfortunate oc
curance for this time of the year.
Quite number of farmers we
note had to buy new machinery this
year to gather in their crop of hay
etc. Thus the money goes and prof
its are cut in twains.
The nine cent hog has begun tc
grunt. We mean the quadroped one
half the road to the public under the
most favorable conditions.
Charley Carroll has given the past
days his new barn a coat of fresh
paint.
Fresh fish, you bet they taste fine
in this warm weather We are now
regularly supplied with these once
week by the fish man of Cresco
Keep it up.
A group of Cresco people in an
Overland touring car passed through
here one evening last week inspect
ing crops, scenery, etc.
DR.. E. r. Precious veterinary of
Cresco made a number of profession
al calls thru here in his Metz car
last week a few days.
Frank Butz was a business caller
at Cresco two different days last
week, looking at some farm machin-
cry, etc.
Sam Kratz was unfortunate one
day last week in getting kicked by
one of his horses. For two hours
he was unable to move according to
report given to us. We hope that
he is all right again by this time.
The picnic of the German M. E.
Sunday school was a huge success.
IL you had seen the amount of ice
cream consumed and quantity of
lemonade that was drank you would
have said the same.
John Reinhart in company with
his family autoed to Alta Vista the
other Sunday to spend the day Wis
iting friends and relatives.
Misses Irene and Ethel Lang of
Des Moines arrived here the other
Sunday by way of Fort Atkinson to
visit some of their numerous rela-
tives and friends in this vicinity.
They are at present extending their
visits among relatives at Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kratz of Sum-
ner, Iowa, arrived here by auto
from FIT. Atkinson and spent last
week visiting relatives and former
friends in our community.
Mrs. Winfield Kratz has been
enjoying visit from her sister,
Miss Hattie Armstrong of Ridgeway
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhart Haakenson
and son of Grand Rapids, N. D., ar
rived Tuesday night to visit their
parents and consult DR.. Geo. Kessel
of Cresco in regard to the little fell
lows case who since he had pneu-
monia seems to have trouble with
his lungs.
Misses Rose and Elsie Ledwig of
Sumner, Ia, arrived the fore part of
last week for weeks visit with Mr.
and Mrs. John Aegerter and family.
Another fine shower of rain visit
ed this locality the night of July
4th
Frank Kuntz, Fred Aegerter, Miss
Rose Ledwig and her sister Elsie,
all autoed to DEBORAH on July 4th
to visit the Ice Cave and Dunning
Springs. They returned home in
time to take in the picnic at the riv-
err.
Grandpa Goth has been reported
on the sick list this week. We hope
he will soon be enjoying his form
er health again.
Miss Esther Aegerter and her sis
ter Elsie went to Sumner last Satur-
day to spend week visiting friends
and relatives down there.
Mr.. Clement Bertossa and his
young bride arrived from Chicago
last Saturday and are at present
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz.
They expect to remain for week or
two visiting friends and relatives in
this vicinity.
DR.. l.. j. Kaasa made a profession
al call west of the river the other
day.
Miss Pauline Ramseyer concluded
her stay at the Schild home and re-
turned to Ridgeway last Sunday af-
ternoon.
Alfred Peter lost the horse that
was taken sick lately.
1t took some of our people three
days to get over the excitement Of
tn fourth.
Aegerter's folks were entertaining
company from Howard Co. Sunday,
who came by the auto route.
The carpenters expect to start
building on j. G.. Kirschman's new
house this week.
Fritz Ramseyer made few calls
west of the river last Sunday.
Parties from South Dakota claim
that the hot winds ruined the crops
out there again this year. Some peo-
pie certainly have hard time of it
in this world.
Threw Away His Clutches.
Madison Wio I'm 1919