Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-22


wendell their way to the river last,
Thursday 10 see if they could fool
some of the fish to bite. AS we have
not heard any fish stories, we are
unable to say with what success they
met with.
Miss Turk, teacher in the Philip
Smidth district left for her home
near DEBORAH, the latter part of the
Her school was closed on account of
scarlet fever.
Huerta is enough to make a dog
laugh at his comical antics and
blunders that he falls into. Uncle
Sam almost had to give him lesson
of his life time last week.
Preaching services will be held
in the Evangelical church here next
Sunday morning and afternoon by
Rev. L. n. Day of Cresco. This will
be his first sermon here since he re-
turned from conference.
A number of farmers finished
seeding, the other day, and are at
present fixing fences, etc.
John Aga Of Thief River, Mimi,
and Henry Butt of Ridgeway made
an auto trip west of the river last
week Thursday, on the return trip
an auto tire came off the rear wheel,
which caused them some difficulty in
finding again.
| Wenzei wagner has put fine wo'
iven fence around his lawn, recently
which greatly beauties the appear
ance OF his home.
Meadows and pastures are getting
greener, as the days go by, while
stock is looking wistfully at them and
becoming more and more restless.
The family of Charley Caro-
near the Howard Co. line were quar-
antined for scarlet fever one day las
week. One of the girls was takel
y sick with it while attending school.
The late showers had good effec
= on all growing vegetation, beside
|, waking up the frogs from their loni
: iethargy sleep.
Mrs. Will Wagner is at the pres
ent writing still very low, and is no
improving as rapidly as her man.
friends and relatives would like u
see her do. 1t is a case of bloot
poisoning, which has tried the ski
:, of number of physicians.
" Philip Smidth, who lately moves
:. to Cresco came down here the for
10 part of last week to call on the folk
= at the old homestead. He returned
- to the city again later in the day.
Frank Kuntz and family autoed VI
from DEBORAH the fore part of las
:, week, to call at the old home ex
u change greetings with friends, rela
= tives, etc. Returning home in thu
= evening.
~ Saturday last, would have been
- fine time to bleach linen, every little
a while a shower came along, then th'
;. sun would shine again.
- The women folks were busy thu
:, last week at house cleaning, 1t beins
:, ideal weather for same, and no mel
! folks around to bother with. Th'
. latter being busy seeing to thei
- work in the fields.
- Alfred Peter has been havin.
quite a sick horse the past week tina
s required the attention of veterin
a airy surgeon.
Mike KratZ, recently placed his or
p der for a REQ car with Wentworth
j. and Burr of Cresco. Delivery of same
). to be made at an early date. Thus
= another owner of an auto joins the
= great throng of Iowa motorists.
Alfred Peter and few Others
: drove to Cresco last Saturday to dc
business in that town. They came
home between showers.
j.. Fred Burr of Cresco autoed down
: here last week one day, taking the
family of Mike Kratz's to Cresco and
hack again. Fred is quite genial
accommodating sort of a fellow.
9 Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson and
: family entertained Mike Kratz and
!. family at dinner the other Sunday.
The afternoon was passed together
also in a social manner.
Miss Victoria KratZ returned
: home from a weeks visit with her
=, sister, Mrs. Dan Kruger of Golden
! Ridge last Sunday.evening.
Mr.. John Aegerter and others are
still wrestling with colds, contracted
, some time ago.
: Demo Kratz was a caller at Cresco
: last Sunday to greet friends, relatives
J and acquaintance.
Mrs. Winfield Kratz was enter
, tanning her mother, Mrs. y. Arm
i, strong of Ridgeway, a few days last
week and this.
Our teachers expect to attend the
) big Five meeting at DEBORAH next
: week, Friday and Saturday.
The weatherman received chill
last Sunday from the north, which
caused temporary suspension or
field work.
!, Next week Saturday will be May
1st. 1t is not many years ago when
we had a blizzard on that day and
the boys and girls placed snowballs
into their May baskets that they
, hung.
, After a number of weeks vacation
school will resume in district No. 4
) next week Monday, There being just
one month left of the term.
/ Pupils who took the Sth grade ex-
, animation in February are busy
Y these days making up deficiency In
: the branches that they failed to pass
in.