Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Nov 16 1914

Thursday, it being Thanksgiving day.
A number of farmers are still
blowing these days.
VIM. Kuntz was shredding fodder
the latter part of last week.
Miss Amy Moe of Ridgeway was
a pleasant caller at the Amel Koch
home west of the river the other
Sunday.
Henry Holverson is having a new
chicken house built on his farm these
days. His father has the job in
hand.
Miss Sadie Koch has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fred Falck, north of
Ridgeway the past week or more.
DR.. Byron Lewis of Ridgeway made
a professional call west of the river
last week one day.
Several parties of prospective land
buyers in autos took look at some
of the farms here that are for sale
on the market.
Fred Koch drove to Cresco last
week one day to do some shopping in
that burg.
A gentleman passed thru here last
week trying to dispose of some stock
food.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peter and
family autoed to the home of Amel
Koch one evening recently to spend
a pleasant time with the family.
Fred Harness and family of Ores
co called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Falck north of Ridgeway, the other
Sunday.
This community was greatly griev-
ed to learn of the death of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Olson's infant son Les
ter, at DEBORAH.
Miss Elsie Vopava of Sumner twp.
was entertained as a guest by her
friend, Miss Lizzie Koch, a few days
in the past.
Little Miss Margaret Krall has been
guest of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Vopava of Sumner township
number of days.
John Cobolik from near Protivin
marketed some of his surplus poul-
try to Fosse at Ridgeway last week.
Miss Anna Weidaman and her
mother drove down from Cresco the
other week to greet the folks at the
home place, and call upon former
Amel Koch mas been painting on
his sons new residence that is all en-
closed at present
Messrs. John Aegerter and Alfred
Peter autoed to Howard county one
evening last week to call upon the
Rutche family.
Theo. KratZ was a pleasant caller
at CreSco last week one day on bust
ness.
Wagner's folks assisted Frank
Wagner at picking corn one day last
week.
Messrs. Charley and Walter Falck
from Arlington, Iowa, autoed up here
the other Sunday with their lady
friends, Misses Lena and Lizzie Pc
gal to spend the day with Fred Falck
and family.
Chris Haakenson and family auto.
ed to DEBORAH the other Sunday 10
attend the funeral of Lester Olson.
j. J. KreitZer has been picking
corn for his brother-in-law, FRANK
Vrba near Protivin, for a number OF
days during the past week or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Allstin of La
mont, Iowa, autoed up here the other
Sunday to spend the day with friends
and acquaintance.
Some of Mike Kratz's folks autoed
to DEBORAH the other Sunday to at
tend the funeral of Lester Olson.
James Vrba arrived home from
Cresco last week, where he had been
for nearly two weeks, patient at
Mercy hospital
Eddie Milk and his sister, Miss
Louise autoed southwest of Protvin
last week one day to spend a few
days visiting their sister, Mrs. Martin
Tupy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava Of
Sumner township were entertained
at dinner by the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Amel Koch the other Sun
day.
Grandpa Holverson of Ridgeway
drove out to the old home place south
west of town to greet the folks and
assist them in their work.
Henry Ruddy of Cresco autoel
down here last week one afternoon
to look up some horses that were for
sale.
Albert Milk and family autoed out
to New Hampton the other Sunday
on pleasure and sight seeing tour.
Some of our younger bloods took
in a dance at Spillville one evening
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wagner have
moved into their new home at Spill
vile. They will be missed by many
of their friends here as time goes by.
Mr.. Hoffman of Indiana has join
ed the carpenters crew here that are
making model home for Fred Koch.
Frank Vrba who has been an in
mate Of Mercy hospital at Cresco for
nearly two weeks is at home with his
own again, much improved in health,
John Reinhart was pleasant cal
Ter at the c. Schild home one evening
last week.
The weather man pushed winter
up another notch and since farmers
have been busy hauling up their sup
ply of fire wood and getting their
coal bins replendished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz enter
tanned at dinner last Sunday, some Of
Armstrong; folks from Ridgeway.
Tho afternoon was also passed to-
gether in a social manner.
We were in error last week when
we stated that A. p. Pecinovsky was
installing the electric lights, it is the
aceteline lights, We were misinform-
ed, hence the error.