Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-07-31
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS


The shrill whistle of the threshing
| engine may now be heard from early
morn till night since the fore part OF
this week. .s
Bert De Walle, of Cresco autoed
do xn this way Monday morning on
business.
In the sweltering heat of last week
Wednesday John Fjelstul, living south
west of Ridgeway had one of his valu'
able horses overcome by heat and ex-
pire.
Tom Moe and Oscar, of Ridgeway
took an auto spin west of the river,
last Sunday morning to call upon
Robert Vopava, of Sumner township.
Arthur Kratz and wife, of Button
drove over here last Sunday morning
to spend the day with Theo. Kratz and
family and also to attend the children's
day program given in the Evangelical
church in the evening.
Last Sunday afternoon the boys of
Sumner township crossed bats with the
Protivin boys. A terrific contest pre-
vailed from beginning to end with re.
suits that the boys of that burg met
their waterloo at the formers hands.
Result of battle 26 to 16 in favor of
the Sumner boys.
Dan Kruger and family, of Golden
Ridge, autoed down here last Sunday
morning to spend the day visiting at
the home of Tbeo. Kratz and family.
Myrtle Schild, Elmer and their com.
pany autoed to DEBORAH last Monday
morning to take in the scenery at Dun
ming Springs, ice cave, etc.
The members of the L. A. S. Of the
Lutheran church, of Ridgeway met at
the home of Mrs. Chris Haakenson last
week Thursday afternoon.
Fremont Armstrong, of Ridgeway
has been staying with Winfield Kratz
for number of days last week and
this.
Shock threshing will be rather slim
through here this year, nearly every
farmer is stacking his grain these days
VIM Kratz, of Cresco revisited at
the old home the latter part of last
week to greet the folks, etc.
A number of those who have the
road dragging in charge in their dis.
tricts were out after the rain of last
week doing their duty.
Mrs. Emil Bernatodt and children,
also Mrs. Will Buekeo and children, of
Milwaukee, have been guests at the
Nike Kratz home for several days.
They expect to make a stay of about
three weeks before returning home.
Elmer Ringoen and number of bis
boy friends, of Ridgeway autoed to the
river, recently, one day to try their
skill at catching the finny tribe.
Hattie Kratz was out speeding in
their new car with her cousin from
Milwaukee number of days last week
Mrs. Theo. Kratz spent few days
with her daughter at Ridgeway last
week.
Freda Schwab of Ackley, Iowa, was
the guest of her friend, Myrtle Schild,
a number o. days last week and this.
Some of the farmers here had a
threshers' meeting at the home of
Charly Kuntz last Thursday afternoon.
Last Sun1a evening large crowd
gatheaed at the Evangelical church to
take in the Childrens' Day program
given by the children. The interior of
the building was beautifully draped
with ferns, vines and flowers in pro.
fusion, by hands accustomed to this
kind of work. The program consist.
ing of songs, le citations, dialogues,
pa ntomines, ETC., pleased everyb dy
who was present and all passed a very
enjoyable evening. At the close an
was taken up and amounted
to $42 which will be used in foreign
fields for missionary purposes.