Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-01-07
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


A NUMBER from JneSe parts attend
ed the dance at Saude one day last
week.
Jacob Butz CT RIdgeway made an
auto trip west of the river one day
last week, continuing westward.
George Michael of Granger, Mimi,
made an auto trip in his hupmobile
down here recently, to call upon
/ friends in this vicinity. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Kruger accompanied him.
Miss Hattie kratz and her broth
er Walter drove to DEBORAH and
Prosper, Mimi, to visit at the Hille-
man home. Walter returning home
again, while Miss Hattie will contin-
ue her visit for few weeks with her
friend, Miss Lille Hilleman.
! Are you keeping those New Years
resolutions that you made the lat
ter part of the Old year.
Rev. L. n Day of Cresco will hold
preaching services in the Evangelical
| church west OF the river next Sun
day morning and afternoon.
New Years day was ushered in
with snow storm, which increased
in furry for time, causing our
young people to become jublient,
while it lasted, but their hopes of
sleigh rides have vanished like the
morning mist.
Joe Hruska of Burr Oak has been
doing chores for his uncle Mike
Hrushka for a number of days past.
Raymond Jacobs and family arriv-
ed here recently from Audubon,
Mimi, to visit friends and relatives
in this vicinity.
All our rural schools re-opened
again last week and this after enjoy
ing from one to two weeks vacation.
I Put it down on your memory tables
that autos were running on our roads
the fore part of January 1914, with
prospects of a still longer lease OF
life
At last it is claimed that perpetual
motion has been discovered, if true
we will have to revise our tts:t books
on physics.
The next meeting of the F. w. NJ
S. of the German NJ E. church will
be at the Vatthaur home near Ridge
way, the first Thursday in February
Rollie and Demo Kratz were saw.
ing wood for Chris Schild and others
around here the past few days.
Charley Vrba has been staying with
his brother Frank the past few weeks
assisting him in getting his seasons
supply of fuel cut.
Miss Celia Gustavson came up from
Calmar last Saturday to resume heI
: teaching in the Kirschman school
Monday this week.
Dame rummor has it that we'd
) ding will take place in the western
part of our domains in the near flu
ture.
Some of our farmers have beer
butchering their yearly supply o.
meats since old Boreas came along
with his chilly breath.
Messrs. VIM KratZ and Alfred Pet
er, with the assistance of some o.
their neighbors, were marketing hog
in Cresco and Ridgeway one day las
week, securing a goodly sum fol
same.
Rev. L. N. Day and Mrs Day o
Cresco spent Sunday at the Chris
Schild home.
Fred Koch found a glove on thu
: road one day the other week If own
er of same will produce the mate
! thereof he can recover the one hi
lost.
Bonnie Milk went to Protivin tn,
$ other week, where he will remain
for a number of months and attent
5 the Catholic parochial school in tina
burg.
Orie Johnson who has been work
ing for Fred Falck near Ridgewa.
the past seasons is at present stay
ing with Henry Halverson and at
tending the district school in No.
Will Wagner from near Ridgew4.
5 took an auto spin westward one da.
last week at the rate of about 81
miles an hour.
Miss Hattie KratZ and her fathe
were callers at Cresco last weel
Wednesday, where the former hac
some dental work done.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wonderly, AL
bert Koch Of Ridgeway and Mr.. AM
9 Mrs. Mike Kratz dined with Anne
Koch and family recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava wis
V had been spending their honeymoon
with relatives of the latter at Wat
t ertown, Wis, for number of DAYS
( arrived home the other week to be
gin housekeeping together.
: Miss Nettie Koch spent a few day
{ visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Falcl
: near Ridgeway the other week.
Oscar Moe of Ridgeway has beef
staying at the Theo. Kratz home
2 few days recently.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck from
near Ridgeway were guests of tn
1 latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anne
: Koch short time ago.
Mrs. Chris Schild and Miss Myrtl,
: went to Cresco last week Wednesda,
: to attend the meeting of the w. M
r S. at the home of Mrs. l.. N. Day.
81 Charley Kuntz and his brothe
. Frank autoed to Cresco one da,
last week for pleasure and sight see
1 ing.
: Frank Wagner was marketing grain
$ in our burg one day last week.
The next meeting of the w. M
Els. of the Evangelical church will b,
! at the home of Mrs. VIM. Kratz O
Cresco the first Wednesday in Febru
| airy. All cordially invited to attent
same.
: Mr. and Mrs Milo Krat, rho,,o,