Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

this year. Well let her linger, no
one is kicking.
A number of the younger genera
ton enjoyed themselves at dances
last week and this.
The German M. r. people west OF
the river had preaching services at
their church on Thanksgiving day,
by Rev. Damerow of DEBORAH.
Our weather man seems to be
hauling between two opinions, and
it makes our expert weather proph-
cts guess as to whether it will rain
or snow.
A number of our young people
who are attending colleges elsewhere
came home to help their friends and
relatives eat turkey on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
! Some of our farmers who waited
last fall for more moisture before
starting to pillow are finishing up
nowadays, while the ground is in
good shape.
Workmen are rushing the work on
the new garage that is being built
in town. Our town is coming to the
front these days. Watch us grow
as time goes by.
What has become of that automo-
bile club that was TO organize some
time ago? Will someone start the
ball rolling? We will help boost.
Mrs. Fred Falck from near Ridge
way called upon her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Koch one day last
week to spend the afternoon.
When a mans horse breaks thru
bridge while driving over it so that
he has to unhitch the same to get
him out, there ought to be something
doing Such were the facts as relat-
ed to us a short time ago by GER
tain gentleman.
Master Herbert drove to Golden
Ridge the fore part of last week to
visit friends and relatives and eat
turkey at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Kruger. They returned home
later with Mrs. Theo. Kratz and
Miss Amelia, who had been visiting
in that part of the county for mat
ter of nearly two weeks.
Master Kenneth Hopperstad was
listed among the sick a number of
days recently, making his absence
at school a necessity, for whole
week.
Mrs. Odden and son Melvin from
near DEBORAH are visiting the form
er's daughter, Mrs. Carl Oen these
days, arriving on Thanksgiving day,
in time to eat turkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schorr and
family were entertaining guests from
Ridgeway to a Thanksgiving dinner
last week.
Miss Gladys Hoffman who has been
attending the Iowa Teachers College
at Cedar Falls for several months,
arrived home last week to spend
Thanksgiving day with her parents.
Workmen erected a fine granite
monument to the memory of Ed
Bakken last week one day, in the
Norwegian Lutheran cemetery, west
of town.
Several of our lovers of the gun
went out to try their luck at bag
ging game of various kinds on
Thanksgiving day. BY the many re-
ports of their guns made one al
most thought that the rebels OF Mex
leo had gotten up into the country,
in spite of Uncle Sans vigilance.
Henry Ruddy of Cresco drove
down this way one day last week to
see if he could buy some horses of
the farmers for eastern markets.
A number from the country took
in the moving picture show at
Ridgeway one day last week. There
were five thousand feet OF films,
which certainly were fine TO witness.
E0die Milk has been staying at
C~asco for a number Of days, at the
Mercy hospital where his father is
an inmate thee days recovering
from lingering trouble.
Miss Clara Smith one OF our popu-
lar young ladies was married to Ear
home of her father, Philip Smith,
the other week. They took a we'd
ding tour to his sisters, Mrs. Carl
King of Madison, Wis, the next day
Their home will be in Cresco until
spring when they will move unto q
farm about two miles southwest Of
town. Success and best wishes by
their friends and relatives are now
IT. order.
Frank Kuntz had sick horse
one day last week.
John Griffith of Ridgeway was a
business caller in the western part
of the township, last week.
| Mr.. Albert Milk, who has been up
on the sick list for few weeks is
at present staying at the Mercy hos
pital at Cresco. trying to regain his
former strength and health.
Stene Johnson from Ridgeway au-
tOed out west of the river last Thurs
day afternoon with some visitors
| from near DEBORAH.
Chris Schild sold one of his horses
to Henry Ruddy of Cresco last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burri of How
ard county, celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary last week Tues
day. number of guests from this
vicinity were invited, and all had a
fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz took
their Thanksgiving dinner with the
latter's parents Mr.. and Mrs. X.
Armstrong of Ridgeway and spent
the afternoon in each others COM
pany.
Miss Cecilia Gustafson who
teaches the John Kirschman school,
dismissed the same last Wednesday
evening and went to her home at
Calmar, to spend the remainder of
| the week with friends and relatives