Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-18
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
June 16, 1918.

June 10, 1918.
A frost last week injured tn
corn in some localities.
A wedding across the. border il
| Howard Co. this week. No we die
not receive bid.
Summer volstice this week. Nov
look out for some warm days tina
will be coming this way.
f Our public highways have beer
put in excellent shape during thi
past week, help having become more
plentiful than it had been earle,
in the season. Everybody now
seems to be we'll satisfied. Let the
good work continue until our high
ways are of the best.
The auto fever that is ragine
here and there and all over was in
our midst for several weeks, but
thanks to our local agents, no dan.
gerous symptoms are expected to de.
velop in the future.
If you have any newsy news, lei
us know please so we can give them
to our readers. Many thanks to
those who favored us with some in
the past.
The past weeks weather was
certainly not of a brand to give
balm to the farmers heart. We were
told it froze ice one night, it being
so cold.
Mrs. Mary Kratz and Miss Emma
of Cresco drove down here one day
last week to fix up some of their
graves in the Evangelical cemetery.
Don't miss coming to the child
rens day program at the Evangelical
church next Sunday evening. Songs
dialogues, drills, marches, recita-
lions etc., will be rendered during
the evening. The offering taken
will be used for missionary purpos-
es.
Raleighs agent for his remedies
etc., was thru here last week sup
plying needs along this line.
Miss Sadie Koch who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. Fred
Falck north of Ridgeway for the
last couple of months, was at home
last week for few days.
Rev. L. N. Day and wife Of Cres-
co made few calls here last week
among the members of their charge.
Chris Tritten with a gang of men
has started building on Mike Kratz' s
new house.
DR.. Precious, one of Crescos chief
veterinaries made several profession
al calls thru here one day last week
in his Metz car.
A number of the younger people
took in dance in Charley CAROLS
new barn one evening last week.
Theo. Gullickson is having his
new house painted these days.
Chris Schild was called to Ellis
worth, Wis, last week Wednesday
by telegram announcing the sud-
den death of his sister, Mrs. w. A.
Iomann. The Tomanns used to live
in DEBORAH for number of years
and about three years ago moved
onto farm near Ellsworth, Wis.
Chris Schild bought a two and
half horse power gasoline engine to
pump water with, from Henry Butz
of Ridgeway.
Mrs. Harry Weidaman arrived here
from Indiana last week for an in
definite visit.
Tom Moe and his son Oscar were
doing some painting for parties in
Conover few days last week.
The next meeting of the F. w. M.
S. of the German M. E. church will
be held at the home of Mrs. VIM.
kuntz, the first Thursday in July.
A special program has been prepar-
ed for the occasion.
Miss Laura KuntZ arrived home
from her sojourn in South Dakota
last week one day.
Charley Hornberger aufoed with
load of his friends to Cresco last
Sunday for pleasure and sight see
ing.
The German Sunday school will
enjoy themselves at picnic in j. G..
Kirschman's Grove by the river on
our national holiday July 4th.
Some of our local motorists au-
toed to Protivin the other Sunday
then to Spillville and returned home
by the way of Ridgeway, enjoying
their outing very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and
some of the children drove to Col
den Ridge last Saturday afternoon
to visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Kruegar.
Fritz Ramseyer and Miss Pauline
of Ridgeway made calls west Of the
river one day last week.
Jacob Butz and other Ridgeway-
ties took spin in the formers auto
enroute for the west last Sunday.
Some from the western part of
this commonwealth autoed to De-
corah the fore part of the week for
pleasure and business.