Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-01-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Jan. &c, 1911.


day, and according to an ancient
tradition of the old ground hog II
he sees his shadow on that day, he
will hide himself for another six
weeks, and winter will continue
with unabating fury.
The members of the German M.
f. church consisting of the F. W..
M. s. will hold their February meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Vatthauer
near Ridgeway, next week Thursday
afternoon.
Colds, sore throats, and disagree
able coughs seem to prevail among
the younger people to great extent
these days. Weather conditions are
at fault as our physicians claim.
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Haakenson and
family dined with Mike KratZ and
family one day last week, also pas
sing a pleasant afternoon together.
A number of young and elder
people had a surprise shower OF
miscellaneous character on MISS
Edna Kratz, last week Tuesday. Ow-
ing to the disagreeable weather
the crowd was not so large as II
would have been. Those present,
however made Miss Edna the RECEIPT
ent of several handsome gifts.
Some of our young hunters have
been chasing a couple OF wolves
here lately that seem to be looking
for some dainty morsels to eat. SO
far the latter have managed to
keep their skin from getting perfor-
ated, but some day the tables might
get turned on them.
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in dances at Calmar, FIT. Atkinson
and Spillville last week. This week
they turned their attention and
feet towards Schly.
A merry crowd of young people
participated in party at the home
of Joe Novak the other Sunday.
The merry tune was kept up until
the small hours of morning and then
all returned quietly to their homes.
Albert Milk and family drove out
to Howard Co. the fore part OF the
week to attend the wedding of Miss
Tena Tupy. They returned home
the next day.
Mrs. Jim Wagner one day last
week received the sad message thai
her brother Frank Mikesh, who haC
lately returned from the sanitariun
at La Crosse had died at his home
in Spillville.
Mike Hruska purchased Stodder
Dayton auto at public sale, during
his recent sojourn In Chicago, which
he had shipped by freight to Ridge
way. Mike went over one day tC
show the thing the way home, mis-
sing telephone poles, pedestrians, etc
Fritz Ramseyer of Ridgeway made
a business trip west of the river one
day last week taking orders fol
Tightening rods and nursery stock
The ice harvest thru here is look
ing rather slim again; during the las
week we had rain, thawing weather
snow and colder weather. all mingled
together in a heterogeneous mass.
Albert Sobolik and his brother
Jim from near Protivin were bust
ness callers at Ridgeway one day
last week.
Louis Wagner returned home from
several days visit with his sister
Mrs. Frank Novotny, in Howard
Co. last Wednesday.
A Jewish pack peddler from some
where, made call in our vicinity
last week one day, displaying dry
goods, and Yankee notions. We had
surmised that these freaks of human
nature had become obsolete and pas
sed out of existence. But we were
surprised.
Mrs. Louis Walter and son of Col
den Ridge Howard Co. arrived here
one day to spend a few days visit
ing the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike KratZ.
A number of persons from here
drove to Protivin last Friday NOR
ming to attend the funeral of Frank
Mikesh, whose death occurred at
Spillville and the remains taken to
Protivin for interment in the Cath
Ollie cemetery.
Moe and sons have been busy for
a number of days painting the inter-
ior of Frank Kostohryzs new resi-
dence.
The next meeting of the w. NJ. S.
OF the Evangelical church will be at
the home of Mrs. VIM. Kratz of Cres-
co next Wednesday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger and
babe of Golden Ridge who drove
down here to attend the Kratz-Moe
nuptials, last Wednesday evening
returned home the next day.
MI. dHu MIS-. joe wagner VINO nave
been farming in Sumner township
the past year will live on the old
Tom Stem place this year. They ex-
pect to move sometime this week to
their new home.
Some of our western farmers were
hauling tile one day last week to
drain the wet portions of their land.
Report reached us last week that
Mrs. John Butt, who had been fail
ing rapidly of late is growing weak
er day by day, and her death may
be expected most any day
Although the time is rather early
We note that candidates for offices
are Matching out in various parts of
the country. Evidently they seem
TO think that the early bird secures
the worms.
Soon everybody's visitor will be
the annual assessor, taking an inven-
tory of our worldly goods.
Teachers examination at DEBORAH
this week. The delegation to same
from our township will be rather
The snow and rain of last week
DESTROYED the smoothness of our
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