Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-12-02
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Nov. 90. 1N14


thanksgiving eve.
Our rural school children CAV.
very freely to the relief fund fo1
starving Belgians last week.
Mr.. Hoffman, carpenter from In
diana, completed his work in this vi
entity and went to Cresco the Other
week
Fred Koch and his lady frient
drove north of Ridgeway the other
Sunday to spend a pleasant da,
among friends and relatives.
John Moe of Ridgeway has beer
mixing mortar for the plasterer al
the Fred Koch home a number OF
days the past week.
All roads lead to Cresco these
days to the meetings of the taberna.
Gle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz the
newlyweds, will make their home
until spring on the Qualley farm sit
uated west of Otter Creek.
Roy Koch was busy a few days
the past week, hauling coal from
town for fuel, to be used in school
district number four.
Willie Nice from Ridgeway was as
sisting his friend Demo Kratz at haul
ing straw few days recently.
Jim Fargum o. Ridgeway made the
chimney on Fred Koch's house last
week and will new begin to plaster
same also.
Fred Butz from north of Ridgeway
was busy number of days past, cut
| ting wood on the Goth farm west
iof the river. Coming and going to
work in his car
Demo Kratz auto ed to Sumner, Ia,
one day last week with a load of
| friends and relatives. He returned
home the same Gay in the evening
twilight.
Fred Peter went to Vernon, How
ard County, the other Sunday TO
spend the day under the parental
roof greeting friends and relatives.
Jacob Hornberger and family and
their visiting relative George Weida-
man Of Hutchinson were pleasant
callers on Harry Weidaman and
family the other Sunday.
Immediate relatives of the newly
married couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie
Kratz had a surprise tin shower on
them the other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falch, babe and
Miss Sadie Koch autoed to Cresco the
other Sunday 90 attend church ser
vices and spent a pleasant day calling
on the Refs and Philip Gesell fami-
lies while in the city.
j. j. Kreitzer and family autoed
to Spillville the other Sunday TO
greet friends and relatives in that
village.
Our fine days of last week caught
dampness, which causes a chill to
sweep over us causing colds, sore
threats, etc.
Several parties in cars autoed to
Cresco last week several evenings to
attend the tabernacle meetings,
which are growing better as they con-
tinue.
Farmers thru here have been get
ting rid of their surplus poultry the
past week, by taking them to market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Butt former
residents of this community, are
here from Cavour, S. D., as the guests
of friends, relatives, acquaintance,
ETC., the past week or more.
Some corn picking is found here
and there thru this vicinity yet. Our
weather was certainly fine for such
outdoor work this season.
Miss Anna Holverson of Ridgeway
was the guest of her brother and
family, west of the river last week a
few days.
No services were held in some of
our churches last Sunday, owing TO
the rainy weather.
Mike Kratz and the boys, Wes-
ly and Walter, besides others went
to Jer;co last week Friday to at
tend sale over there.
The German M. E. people are MAX
ing preparations to give their annual
Xmas program in the future. Every
body invited to attend same.
Mrs. Charley Goth and Miss Carrie
Goth took the noon passenger for
Cresco last week one day to spend
some time visiting friends and rela-
tives, besides taking in the meeting
at the tabernacle. They returned
here the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Walter, son
Erwin and Mr.. and Mrs. John Keune
all of Golden Ridge, Howard Co.,
autoed down here on Thanksgiving
day, and were entertained at dinner
| by Mike KratZ and family.
Again we are pleased to report a
wedding in this community. This
time Miss Alta Libby daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Libby of Ridgeway
was united in wedlock, last Wednes-
day noon to Mr.. Alfred Peter. At
ter the ceremony the customary con-
CALCULATIONS followed and a repast
fit for royal family was partakec
/ of. After all was over the happy
couple took a car and left for Mime
sofa to visit relatives of the brides
for few days. These young people
are we'll known in this community.
having lived here for years, and are
highly esteemed by all who know
them, who wish them the best of ev-
erything, sailing along the stream of
life together.