Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-04
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Feb. =. 1914.
Some of the farmers went II
lRidgeway Friday and to Cresco Sat
urday, for the purpose to see The
horse buyers, Anderson Bros.
Colds, sore throat and other disa
greeable ailments have played havoc
with us the past week. Sudden change
in temperature are at fault.
Louis Wagner went to Cresco las
week Friday on business.
Theo. KratZ's folks were saving
wood for themselves and others last
week
Mike Kratz's folks and others
have been busy all last week, weather
permitting in hauling some of theil
surplus grain to market.
Good by to dear old January, you
brought much sickness for our ply.
sicians to combat with.
Some claim that winter grains
clover, etc. are suffering this season
for want of snow to keep them from
freezing. They certainly did not gel
much protection thus far in the sea-
son.
Our rural element that love to fire.
quent dances, took in the one al
Ridgeway last Friday evening and
reported a fine time.
Morning and afternoon preaching
services will be held at the Evangel-
ical church next Sabbath by Rev. L.
n. Day of Cresco. The Day OF
Prayer" will be observed, so every
body come.
Mrs. Louis Walter and son of Col.
den Ridge Howard Co. returned to
their home last Friday morning af-
ter a weeks visit with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nike Kratz.
Pupils neither absent or tardy in
school district No. four, during last
month were: Elmer Schild, Roy
Leona and Lizzie Koch.
The home credit system, a late
project seems to be working with
good results according to reports
from various schools.
Winfield Kratz was saving wood
one day last week, his neighbors as
sisting.
Henry Halvorson was a business
caller at Cresco last week Friday be-
tween trains.
Some of the farmers went to town
after the freeze following the rain
storm to get their horses shod, others
who had the necessary tools, etc. did
their own shoeing.
Miss Bessie Haakenson was listed
among the sick one day last week
making it necessary to absent herself
from school.
Jacob Hornberger and Joe Sobo-
n 20 h,,x
ers at Cresco, delivery being made
last Friday
Miss Meril Foltz of Burr Oak who
has been a guest of her friend, Miss
Hattie Kratz for week or more re-
turned to her home the other week
The weather the past week
was certainly a freak. Lightning and
thunder showers followed by an in
tense cold, and storm, thawing, etc
Charley Hornberger departed last
week for Menominee, Wis, to spend
some time visiting his brother
George. This is Charley's first trip
to the wilds of the Badger state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch returned
home from WATERFOWL, Wis, last
Wednesday morning, where they had
been sojourning for two weeks Oh
more among friends and relatives.
Carl Den and hired man made sew
eral trips to the formers farm, he
rented for the season near DEBORAH
with loads of grain, machinery, etc.
Louis Wagner is doing the chores
for Charley Hornberger, while the
latter is seeing the sights in Northern
Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs Mike Hrushka have
been entertaining as guests the pas
week, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hrushka
their uncle, Mr.. Frana and daughter
Miss Libbie and Jack Hrushka, all o.
Calmar. The. latter returning to his
home again on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz, fami
ly and Miss Celia Gustavson, teach
er, dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Free
Butz near Ridgeway Sunday.
Mr.. and -Irs. Mike Kratz and 9th
ers went to Golden Ridge Sunday tt
attend the funeral of Mr.. Will Keunt
on Monday.
The boys and girls are having fin,
sport skating on the ice these day!
since the rain storm and freeze.
Rev. F. A. Damerow of Decoral
held preaching services in the Ger
man M. f. church last Sunday NOR
ming.
Miss Celia Gustavson will dismiss
her school on Tuesday, in order to at
tend the teachers meeting at Cal
mar, other teachers no doubt viii
do the same.