Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


Several timely showers last week
refreshed vegetation of all kinds
and caused it TO put forth create,
effort to grow
Mrs. c. Schild, her sister, Mrs,
Theo. Kratz with Elmer Schild as
motorist, autoed up to Cresco last
week. one day, for business and
pleasure.
Robert Vopava was hauling some
lumber last week for his new
house in Sumner township, that he
is building these days. Mr. Sobo-
Xix is the carpenter, who has charge
of same.
Grandpa Halverson of Ridgeway
drove out west of the river the other
week one day, to call at the old
home place, see his son Henry, and
assist him if possible. in his work
Miss Clara Tupy from near Proti-
vim was a guest all last week, of her
friend, Miss Ardella Milk
Ed Weidaman and Mr.. Forum are
working for Frank Kostorhyz these
days, cementing etc
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Tupy from
near Protivin We're pleasant callers
on the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Milk, the other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kraft, and
their guests from California, autoed
up to Florenceville, Howard Co.
last week one day to visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Walter
Frank Kuntz autoed up from De-
corah, last week one day, to greet
friends and show the good qualities
of the REQ car, TO prospective buyers
of cars. He returned home in the
evening.
Henry Halverson and family drove
to Cresco last week. Tuesday to do
some shopping in that town.
Miss Celia Gustafson will close
her seven months of school in sub
district No. /, known as the Kirsch-
man school, this week Friday.
Albert Milk and some of the folks
were callers at Cresco last week
Tuesday.
Miss Sadie Koch who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. Fred
Falck, near Ridgeway the past week,
arrived home the other Saturday,
and at present is sewing for her
sister. Mrs. Robt. Vopava, OF Sumner
township.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Richter, AID
sister of Paradina California, arrived
as guests Of Mr.. Mike Kratz and
family, the other Saturday.
Services at our churches last Sun
day were not very well attended ow-
ing to the muddy roads and rainy
weather.
j. G.. Kirschman and Ross, autoed
to Cresco in their new REQ, last
week, Wednesday, for pleasure and
business.
makes ii necessary for some of us
to push the. lawn mower, oftener
than If conditions were different.
Farmers with surplus fat hogs
were marketing same last week, at
our local market.
The month of May is going to leave
in an unsettled state of mind, from
present appearances.
A number of our rural young peo-
pie took in the concert at Ridgeway,
last week, Wednesday evening.
Walter Kratz was out dragging
the roads last week Friday The
next day, and next it rained and
poured.
The next meeting of the members
of the w. NJ. S. of the Evangelical
church will be at the home of Mrs.
May Kratz of Cresco, next week We'd
nesday afternoon.
Rev. A. F. Damerow of DEBORAH
held preaching services in the Ger
man M. E. church, west of the riv-
er last Sunday morning.
The recent rains caused all of
our streams to overflow their banks,
destroying bridges, fences, etc. The
water being higher than any other
time this year.
The following persons, and no
doubt others from this vicinity, took
in the graduating exercises of the
rural schools at DEBORAH Saturday:
j. G.. Kirschman and his boys, Miss
Celia Gustafson, their teacher; A. F..
Schild and his class consisting of
Leona Koch, Victoria Kratz and Ell
mer Schild. The exercises were fine
and well worth hearing.
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