Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
August 4, 1918,

(Too Late For Last Week.
Stacking and threshing form the
order of day for the farmers at
present.
A party of persons from DEBORAH
in Studebaker car visited our burg
one day last week.
One of Rev. F. A. Damerow's
boys of DEBORAH is working at the
VIM. kuntz home for a number of
weeks.
The concert at the M. E. church
in town given by talent from U. l. U.
was quite well attended by our
county people. 1t certainly was
worth hearing.
Archie Hoyt and family enjoyed
a visit from some of their relatives
from Madison township last week,
one day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kratz of Cresco
drove out here one day last week to
assist in threshing on their old home
place.
The new residence of Mr.. j. G.
kirschman is coming right along.
Mr. Jake Aga of Ridgeway was out
last week to put up the eve troughs
and other tin work.
Come to the farmers table now,
If you like roasting ears, apples,
plums berries etc. They are found
in abundance with us.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinhart took
Rev. F. A. Damerow to Howard
Center the other Sunday, where the
latter held preaching services. They
all went in the formers Cartarcar,
and returned home in the evening.
Mrs. H. Armstrong of Ridgeway
helped her daughter, Mrs. VIM
Kratz cook for the thresher crew one
day last week.
Several parties selling Home Com
fort steel ranges made by a st. Louis
firm have been securing the county,
trying to sell same. We understand
that car load of said stoves were
shipped into Cresco lately, and are
being sold thru the country.
Alfred knute who has been work
ing at the carpenter trade in Mime
sofa for some time arrived here last
week and is at present working for
his uncle Philip Smidth.
Rumor has it that the stork
brought to Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
kratz of Grand Rapids, N. D., a
young man. whom Alvin is trying
nowadays to teach how to say the
word papa. Congratulations by
their numerous friends are in order.
Miss Esther Aegerter spent a
pleasant afternoon at the C. Schild
home last Wednesday.
We note that a number from here
and elsewhere have been making
trips to Lawler and other towns re-
Gently.
Mr.. Fred Richter and his friend,
Fred Hamin of San Diego, CAL,
made trip out this way in the form
er's Overland car, by way of Oregon,
Washington etc., making trip of
1000 miles. Mr.. Richter is a cousin
of the children of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Kratz at which place the gentlemen
visits for a short time, then in COM
pany with Miss Hattie Kratz autoed
to Strawberry Point and Dundee to
visit other friends and relatives.
This is the longest trip by auto that
we have so far heard Of.
MIR. and Mrs. c. Schild autoed to
Cresco Sunday to get Rev. o. NJ.
Yaggy, who preached in the Evan
gelical church here Sunday evening.
Messrs. Frank Kuntz, Ed Weida-
man, Frank Butt and Carl Goocher
took an evening jaunt in the first
named's car last week for parts in
the west.
A merry party from Cresco, Alta
Vista and this township took an auto
trip to DEBORAH to have a picnic din
ner, visit Dunning Springs and the
Ice Cave. etc. They all enjoyed their
trip very much and no doubt will re-
peat it in the near future.
After taking some nerve tonic our
boys here mustered up courage
enough to cross bats with the Spill
Vile stars, last Sunday. Go ask We
winds that blow what the result of
the conflict was. We are not able
to. do so.
Mr.. Theo. Kratz is listed among
the sick just now, but we hope it is
nothing serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weidaman en-
tertained number of their friends
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolf Earnst and
Miss Edith Butt visited Goth folks
Sunday afternoon.
Threshing is in full swing here
nowadays. In many respects the
yield is not as good as was at first
predicted.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Ohmacht
and babe of Cresco, visited at the
John Reinhart home one evening last
week for a short time. They were