Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-08-21
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS

A storm that was quite severe visit
ed this vicinity last Saturday night.
which blew the tops off of many of the
grain stacks that were exposed to it.
Willie Moe, of Ridgeway spent last
Sunday with his friend Demo kratz, OF
this vicinity.
Joe Novak and his sister Agnes were
pleasant callers at the SchiId home last
Sunday evening.
Will Smidth and wife were callers at
Cresco last week one day, to greet
friends and relatives and do some
shopping in that city. e
Ole .Sanderson has been busy the
past week in building "a double corn
crib on his place to store his coming
crop of corn.
Oscar Moe and wife, of kidgewav
were pleasant callers at the home OF
Mr.. end Mrs. Theo. Kratz last week
Saturday.
Emma Reinhart assisted Mrs. Chas.
Kuntz in cooking for the threshers a
few days last week.
Some of Schild's folks autoed to
Cresco last week one day.
The tent meetings at Ridgewav will
continue all during this week. Much
interest is manifested as they pro-
gress.
The mass meeting at Protivin last
Sunday afternoon failed to draw much
of delegation from this quarte". Re-
ports state that the crcwd over the'e
was not very large, owing possibly to
the muddy roads.
Rev. L. N. Day, of Cresco held
preaching services at the Evangelical
church here last Sunday morning This
week he is attending the Sunday
school convention and camp meeting at
Waterloo, Iowa.
Kuntz Bros, finished shock thresh
ing in their immediate neighborhood,
last week SATURDAY.. In few days
lney will begin thre>hing out of the
stack, weather permitting.
Grandpa Dukelow has been confined
to his bed for a number of days the
past week with various ailments. Hope
to soon see him better again.
Albert Milk and Eddie were pleas
ant afternoon callers at the c. Schild
home Sunday afternoon
Carrie Goth called on some of her
neighbors last week one day.
Frank Butt accompanied his cousin,
Frank Kuntz. to DEBORAH one day re.
Gently to visit friends in that city for a
short time
Jacob Hornberger and wife were en-
pertaining few ladies from Indiana
as guests the past week or more.
Joe Novak was a pleasant business
caller at Cresco last week Friday.
Albert Milk and family autoed over
to Little Turkey, Chickasaw county
last week Saturday to attend picnic
under the auspices of the Catholic
church.
Ernst Ledwig and wife and Albert
Aegerter, of Sumner, Iowa, autoed up
here last Sunday to spend the day
with the parents of the latter two Mr..
and Mrs. John Aegerter. They re.
turned home towards evening.
Theo. Kratz and family went to
Button a number of days ago, TO visit
with Arthur kratz and wife and also
take in the beautiful scenery along the
Upper Iowa river.
John Aegerter and family entertain
ed at dinner last Sunday, Rev. L. N
Day and wife, of Cresco.
]. G. Kirschman was a pleasant cal
Ter at the Goth home. Monday to see
Grandpa Duk Glow, who has been on
the sick list for some time.
John Aegerter and wife were agree
ably surprised last Sunday afternoon
when scores of people by autos and
teams assembled at the home to re-
mind them that it was the twenty
fifth anniversary of their welded life
AS the crowd vas armed with ali
kinds of eatables, instead of instru-
ments of war no drastic measures were
employed ito dispense them but they
were allowed to run things to suit
their fancy. After making merry for
hours lunch was announced to which
ali helped themselves. When all were
satisfied in this respect, Rev l. N.
Day. speaker of the happy occasion,
made an address on the occasion and
in behalf of the crowd presented Mr..
and Mrs. Aegerter with large lot of
valuable silverware to show the live
and esteem in which they are held by
their friends in this community. They
all then quietly wendell to their vari-
GUS homes well pleased with the Joy
the occasion afforded them.