Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Oct. &. 1Q12


news last Wednesday that Carl
Wolf living near Granger, was al
most instantly killed while trying
engine. The stone breaking and
hitting Carl over the heart and on
the head.
Threshing is nearly all cleaned
out, out this way for the season
shredding and filing silos is COM
plete also, so the threshers have
hauled their machines into winter
| quarters.
Last week Wednesday sudden
terrific hail storm visited this vi
cinity, causing things to appear live
ly while it lasted. Many were
caught out in il, some in the fields,
others on their way home from
town.
Never kick at the weather II
it hadn't been for the dry warm
summer. Jack Frost would have got
most of the corn.
The members of the F. w. NJ. S.
of the German M. E. church were
entertained at the home of Mrs. F.
Kuntz last week Thursday. Their
next meeting will be the first
Thursday in November.
Mike Kratz sold one of his driv-
ing horses called Sport, and went
north of Cresco and bought anoth-
er one, a colt three years old.
Tom Sine who lives south from
town made a business trip west of
the river one evening last week.
The next meeting of the w. NJ.
S. of the Evangelical church will
be at the home of Mrs. Chris Schild
the first Wednesday in November.
Miss Viola Koch in company with
a friend drove out to Elma the 9TH
er Sunday to visit Pauline's folks
for a few days.
Charley Hornberger took an auto
trip north of Cresco, the other Sun
day; finally rough roads caused him
to return home again. Now he says
he will stay at home until the roads
get dry and smooth.
The members of the English M.
E. church are pleased at the fact
that they will retain Rev. Sylvester
for at least another year.
Gov. Dunno of Illinois wants
President Wilson to designate Nov.
10, as Thanksgiving Day. AS it is
impossible to get our turkey fat by
that time, we hope the President
will earnestly consider the matter
before desiding.
Willie Wagner has taken charge
of his cream route that his broth
er Louis took care of, while viii
and his bride were enjoying their
honeymoon trip to North Dakota, to
visit an uncle of the latter.
See to your chimneys, clean up
your back yard of rubbish, etc. next
Thursday, it being fire prevention
day, according to Gov. Clark.
Rain marred the pleasure Of
Farmers Day at Calmar last Satur-
day. number of those intending
to go stayed at home, thus proving
a disappointment to several.
Theo. Kratz was hauling some
of his cord wood TO town the other
day, that him and the boys cut last
winter.
Henry Vatthauer helped Mike
Kratz drive cattle to town last week
which he bought for Chicago mar
ket, at 1925 per hundred.
John Weidaman came down
from Cresco one day last week to
visit the old home and see how his
boys were coming along with their
work. He returned to his home in
town in the afternoon.
Miss Emma Polansky who has
been visiting at the ]. E. Hopper
stad home the past week returned
to her home at Calmar the middle
iof the week.
Mrs. Chris Schild went to Cresco
Wednesday to attend the meeting
of the w. NJ. S. at the home of Mrs.
John Weidaman in that city.
Farmers have been busy the past
week since the rains, in blowing
sod. Some having twenty-five
acres or more 70 turn over before
the ground freezes.
1t seems like a special privilege
that we are having rest from pol
iticians this fall. 1t would be
cruelty to animals to burden us
every year with them.
| The members of the w. M. 5. of
| the Evangelical church had birth
/ day shower of postal cards last
| Thursday, on Miss Mabel Kratz
one of their members, who is at
present teaching music at North
| Yakima, Washington.
Rollie Kratz has been staying for
number of days at the home OF
| his brother-in-law of Golden Ridge,
| Howard Co. doing chores, field
work, etc. for him, while the latter
is away from home threshing.
A dry goods peddler from La
Sale Co. Illinois arrived in these
parts last week, trying to dispose OF
his ware to our people. Patronize
your home merchants, is our rule,
| first last and all the time.
Earnest Ledwig, wife and babe,
autoed up this way last Saturday
morning from Sumner, Ia, to spend
few days visiting Mrs. Ledwigs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Aeger-
ter. They returned home Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schild called
| upon Mr.. and Mrs. j. Reinhart and
family last Sunday afternoon.
! Alfred Peter and family enter
tanned the Aegerter and Ledwig
families last Sunday afternoon.
Preaching services in the Evan
gerical church next Sunday NOR
ming and evening by Rev. l.. N.
Day of Cresco.
Word was received here Sunday
! NJ the death of Grandma Kramer