Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

July 81, 1913.
Quite number of farmers have
been cutting the grass and weeds
farms.
Corn is working like a mortgage,
night and day. Sundays and week
days 1t now looks favorable for us
to get good crop, future condi-
lions being equal.
MIR. John Weidaman of Cresco
came down here last week one day
to see how his boys were getting
along with their harvesting. AL
though far from being well he feels
much better than he did in the
spring.
Messrs Huber and Peterson of
Cresco autoed down here to the c..
Schild home one day last week to
examine the steel corn crib that
they had erected on the latter's place
early in the spring.
DR.. l.. ]. Kaasa of Ridgeway drove
out to Carl Owens place west of the
river one day recently on profession
al business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz
were entertaining as guests some
people from Ridgeway a few days
last week.
These warm days are very danger
Gus for men and beasts that labor
hard. 1t being very easy to become
overheated.
AS long as the speed fiend is with
US, just so long accidents will oc-
cure and the lives of the people be
put in jeopardy, therefore don't get
gay when driving a car and try and
make people believe you own the
whole road.
Quite a number of our people
see the show, which was pronounced
by all who seen it as very good, free
from graft and rascals, etc.
Miss Myrtle Schild arrived home
from her visit at Lansing and La
Crosse last Friday evening, well
pleased with her weeks sojourn in
those cities.
A number Of Crescbites autoed
thru here last Thursday afternoon
enroute to DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhart Haakenson
returned to their home at Grand
Rapids North Dakota, after several
weeks visit here among their
friends and parents. The object of
their visit was to consult DR.. Kes-
sci of Cresco in regard to an oper-
alton to be performed on their boy,
Merle, but the DR.. deemed it unnec-
essary.
Some of Schild folks autoed to
Conover and Calmar one day last
week, for pleasure and sight seeing.
Miss Victoria Kratz went to Col
den Ridge last Sunday to stay with
her sister, Mrs. Dan Kreuger, for
short time and help take care of
her little niece, Miss Dorothy.
Henry Albers has a new Ford
touring car purchased last week.
Henry has had no trouble so far in
lodging other cars, teams, telephone
poles, bitches, etc.
Tom Stem has the foundation all
complete for his new residence,
south of town. He is now ready for
the carpenters to get busy and do
their part. Tom will have fine
home when the above is complete,
close to school, church, town, etc.
Theo. Kratz drove to Cresco Sun
day to see some of the folks from
Golden Ridge, who were to meet
him there.
Mr. and Mrs. John Aegerter enter
tanned company from Sumner, Iowa,
last Sunday.
Charley Kuntz got the auto feav-
err so bad, one day recently, that the
only remedy that would answer was
dose of Ford administered by our
local agent Now Charley is enjoy
ing good health again and goes smil-
ing along the highway, ker-chuck,
ker-chuck, etc.
Misses Esther and Elsie Aegerter
arrived home from their two weeks
visit at Sumner, Iowa, the other
day.
A number in a touring car autoed
to Schley Sunday. No one seemed
to be at home so they were remind
ed of Goldsmith's Deserted Viii
lage."
This week will be the busiest time
of the season for the farmers. AS
there is but one crop to gather in
the year, it must be done when
the time is here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz
Sundayed with her folks at Ridge
way, the X. Armstrong family.
Mr.. John Aegerter drove to Sum-
ner last Friday to get his grain bind
err He returned with it the next
day.