Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-06-12
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS
According to last weeks Plain Deal
er. contestants are working like beav
ers through the four divisions. A sor
OF nip and tuck affair.
The latter part of last week Otte
Creek again overlooked it's banks for
few days, but no damage was don
this time as in previous freshets.
Wesley and Walter Kratz were Ores
co callers last Friday to greet the ele
plant, but did not take in the show.
As per last week s announcement tn
". M. S. did not meet last Wednes
day, owing to the fact that there wa
q funeral at the time. 1t will NEE
this week Wednesday at the home Of
Mrs. Mary Kratz, of Cresco.
This is your last chance to ia Ike ii
The Chautauqua at Cresoo, beginning
next week Wednesday. II you dom
attend you will miss the chance of your
lifetime. 1t will be good from begin
ming to finish, or too
Albert MIX had high stage OF
auto fever and bought a Ford touring
car. Now things have settled back to
normal state again.
w. w. Shiplee. of Des Moines Ia,
was pleasant caller at the c. Schild
home last week Saturday. He is still
canvassing these parts in the interest
Of Northern Iowa Hail Insurance Co.
OrviIle Allen, of Ridgeway was seen
motoring on our roads through here
hast Sunday. trying to initiate some re.
cent car owners into the mysteries OF
the Ford car. They took their degree
with great credit.
Rev. L. N. Day, of Cresco will hold
preaching services in the Evangelical
church here next Sunday morning; af-
ter Sunday school. All invited to at.
tend same.
Some of Koch's and Vopava's young
people drove to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Falck near Ridgeway to
dine and spend the afternoon with
them.
Rev. F. A. Damerow, of DEBORAH
held preaching services in the German
N. E. church here laet Sunday fore
noon and at Howard Center in the
afternoon.
The warm and moist weather has
ransed small grain, especially oats to
&5US very Iduh dIIO 40A uCIS nave
greAt doubts as to the yield of same.
Wesley and Walter Kratz autoed up
20 Cresco last week one evening to at
terd young peoples meeting. Some
others went also, but we failed to get
their names.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Win Kratz dined with
c. Schild and family last Sunday, also
spending pleasant afternoon together
John Aegerter and family expected
to entertain number of friends and
relatives from Sumner, Iowa, last Sun.
day, their former home.
Mike Kratz and family dined at the
home of Theo. Kratz last Sunday and
spent the remainder of the day to-
gesher in social manner.
Six years in the service of Uncle
Sam as mail carrier was the record of
our carrier on route a, Mr. Miller on
June LIST. last week..
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Schild and Ralph
antoed to Cresco last week one day,
and from there to the home of J. J.
Scheurer to make a short call. The
latter gentleman is slowly recovering
from an accident he had some time ago.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Goettel and child
Ien. Of Lansing, Iowa. and Mrs. Fred
Gust, of Fairmont, MINI, autoed
through here, enroute for Lansing last
week Thursday stopping few days az
the guests of c. Schild and family.
They all departed Saturday for their
destination on the Mississippi river.