Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Feb. is, 191

ers and pupils last week Thursday.
st. Valentines day passed off here
uneventual from that of former years
when swarms would send the loving
missive to their best girls.
The zero weather of the past week
had at least one good feature to 1t.
1t developed the ice crop so it could
be harvested.
The auto fever has broken out
afresh, not withstanding the cold
weather. The victim is Albert Sou
kup, nothing but a Ford will reduce
it, which will be supplied as soon IS
possible by our local agent.
1t will soon be time for renters to
change farms. A number of changes
will take place in our community
this spring.
Again we wish to inform our read
ers of the value we place upon news
and would greatly appreciate it If you
would tell it to us so we could give
it to others.
Our township assessor is busy
these days in taking an inventory of
our worldly goods. We are however,
exempt from the income tax.
Mr.. Tobiason, expert piano tuner,
was tuning pianos at the homes of
Theo. Kratz and Henry Halverson
and others last week.
Miss Sadie Koch went to visit her
sister Mrs. Fred Falck near Ridge
way last week, and assisted her In
sewing while. there.
Some of our local expert hunters
will not like the idea that they can't
legally shoot wild ducks and geese
next spring as they pass thru here to
their feeding haunts up north. Uncle
Sam has placed law on such doings.
j. G. Kirschman was a caller at
Cresco last week Saturday for the
purpose of having some dental work
done. We used to have some dentists
in our town in by gone days, but they
have left for other places.
Eight grade examinations will be
held here this week Thursday and
Friday. A number of boys and girls
in various parts of the township will
try their luck at same.
Miss Hattie Kratz and her brother
Wesley went to Cresco last week Sat-
urday to do some trading and sight
seeing.
Joe and Jim Wagner have dissoly
ed partnership in regard to farming
Wednesday. Joe will continue farm
ing in this vicinity while Jim and his
brother Lewis expect to go to the
northwest the coming season to try
their fortune.
Charley Hornberger concluded his
visit with his brother George at Me-
nominee, Wis, where he had been
the last ten days or more, and re-
hn orf IF 1n CT
week we'll satisfied with Iowa and its
surroundings.
Mrs. Mike Hrushka spent a very
pleasant day with her friend and
neighbor, Mrs. Mike Kratz last week
Thursday.
Charley Vrba went to Spillviile
one evening last week to call upon
his brother Jim and his sisters
Henry Halverson with the assis-
lance of some of his neighbors was
saving wood last week Thursday.
John G.. Kirschman was at Cresco
last week Saturday to get some den
tai work done in that burg.
Philip Smidth and his two daugh-
tiers, Miss Elsie and Esther are get
ting ready to move to Cresco, TO
make that city their future home.
Charley Hornberger who has been
visiting his brother George at Me-
nominee, Wis, for the past two
weeks, returned home one day las.
week, we'll satisfied with old Iowa as
ii is.
Kenneth Hopperstad was reported
on the sick list last week carsing
his absence at school.
gentleman from near &c IA
Rapids made calls thru here last
week, asking aims of our people as
he had one arm paralyzed, he met
with hearty response by our people.
Soukup was saving wood for AL
fred Peter last week Thursday.
Charley Kuntz sold some of his
colts TO local buyers last week.
C. Schild was business caller at
Cresco last week Saturday.
Frank Kuntz and family autoed to
DEBORAH last week Tuesday for pleas
are and sight seeing.
Frank Butt, Louis, jim and John
ME Wagner, Eddie Milk and sister
Miss Louise, Rollie and Demo Kratz,
Charley Vrba, Miss Hattie Kratz and
brothers Wesley and Walter, Fred
die Koch and sisters, Misses Sadie
and Nettie, besides others thru here,
took in the wedding dance at Spill
VILE last week one evening.
Rev. f. A. Damerow of DEBORAH
held preaching services at the Ger
man NJ +. church last Sunday NOR
ming In the afternoon he drove to
y Howard Center for like purpose.
Last Sunday winter rushed upon us
again without any extra warnings.
and for a time a genuine blizzard
prevailed and the temperature rapid
ly fell
Frank Kuntz and family and Miss
Cecil Gustavson were entertained to
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schild
and family last Sunday A pleasant
afternoon was also spent together.
Some OF our young people had a
number OF showers on others the last
week
Rots. Blackburn and family, Phil
lip Smidth and family besides others
went TO Cresco last Thursday evening
TO help Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smidth
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary
of their welded life.
VIII Smidth and Miss Lena Gerber
were married st the German Lut :
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