Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-08-28
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS
Several showers Of rain here broke
the drought, saved the corn, ETC., and
everybody has been plo wing since.
Fred Koch and his brother Roy were
out dragging the roads last week
Thursday.
| Jim Sobolik has been hauling sand
from the river for a number Of days
] onto his place known as the Charley
/ Gesell farm. He expects to build soon,
then hIs next move is a mystery.
Hattie Kratz visited her sister Mrs.
Louis Walter at Golden Ridge from
Tuesday to Thursday last week.
Frank Kuntz, family and others, of
| DEBORAH made number of trips up
this way last week and this to see the
fine scenery, visit friends and relatives,
etc.
Mrs. VIM. Walter, of Cresco, who
was guest at the Mike Kratz home a
few days last week, returned to her
home last Thursday evening.
Fred Butz from near Ridgeway was
caller at the Goth home, iris week
Monday.
A. P. Pecinovsky had the motor
fever to such an extent recently, that
he went to Cresco and purchased q
Studebaker touring car,
! Myrtle Schiid, Elma, A. F. and their
company from Wis, autoed to DEBORAH
Monday to visit.
1 Mrs. Mike Kratz, Wesley and Wal.
ter autoed to Golden Ridge. Howard
county, last Thursday evening, to at.
tend an ice cream social at the home OF
John Walters. Miss Hattie Kratz join
ed them at the home Of her sisters,
4 Mrs. Louis Walter.
G. Schild and family were entertain
ing company from Monroe, Wis, "a
number Of days the fore part of the
/ week.
/ Little Erwin Walter. of Golden Ridge
who has been visiting his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike kratz for a mum.
Der of weeks, made a short visit with
his parents at home last week, then re.
turned to spend sometime visiting here
Elmer Schild autoed to Cresco last
Saturday morning, on business.
i Norman Kuntz, of DEBORAH who
spent nearly two weeks visiting his
cousin Ralph Schild, returned to his
home last Thursday afternoon.
4 Mike Kratz left last week one day
for Grand Rapids, North Dakota, to
4 visit the children out there and assist
in running threshing rig in which be
has an interest.
! G. Meverden, of Cresco autoed down
here last Monday on business.
4 Wesley Kratz and,J ohm Hrrdina were
working on the roads in this vicinity a
few days last week, filling up the low
places and replanking some of the
bridges that span our Otter creek.
4 Frank Kuntz, family and others from
DEBORAH, Charley Hornberger and his
company from Indiana. also Charley
kuntz and family took an auto trip to
Charles City last Tuesday morning to
take In Ringing Bros, big show.
a After an illness of only few weeks
Grandpa Dukelow passed away to the
great beyond this week Monday after
noon. He remained conscious up tc
the last moment. Surrounding his bed
side was his daughter, Mrs. Charley
Goth, Fred Butz and others who wit
messed his last on earth. The remains
were taken to Cresco Wednesday morn
ing and laid to rest in Oak Lawn GENE
terry. During the years Mr.. Dukelov
lived in this community be made many
friends, who showed their respect fol
the tdeceased by following him to his
last resting place. May the kind Al
mighty fathei !. who does everything
for our good comfort the bereaved by
binding up the wounds in their bleed
ing heaats, ease their borrowing souls
and keep them as it !were in the hol
low of his hand 10 the prayer Of hii
many friendsland acquaintance.