Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-05-01
OTTER !. CREEK CLIPPINGS

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS
Most all the farmers are through
seeding excepting those who have some
very wet land.
Mrs. Harry Weidaman and daughter
Mildred made a pleasant afternoon
call last week at the Amel Koch home.
Mrs. Louis Schorr and some Of her
neighbors were callers at Cresco last
Saturday to do some shopping in that
burg.
The first m aeting of the members of
the w. M. S. of the Evangelical church
will he held at the home of Mrs. Chris
Schild next week Wednesday.
Louis Schorr drove to Cresco last
Saturday to market some hogs and do
some trading.
Pupils in our rural schools are busy
these days preparing for the 9Th grade
examination for county diplomas to be
held in the individual schoolhouses in
this county May 7th and 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava. of
Sumner township we're entertained at
dinner by the latter's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Amel Koch the other Sunday.
They spent the rest of the day to-
gether also.
A contest in the four fundamental
operations in arithmetic will be held
in the various schools to determine the
best two pupils in the above, who will
represent their school at the May Play
Day Festival! at DEBORAH May 23rd.
Sadie Koch returned home recently
from several weeks sojourn among
friends and relatives at LAWYER, La
Mont and Strawberry Point. She was
vel! pleased with her visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz and
children autoed up from DEBORAH Sun.
day to attend services at the German
n. E. church and cali upon friends and
relatives. IT,
Some of the family of Mike Kratz
autoed to Cresco last Saturday for
pleasure and business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kuntz and Miss
Alma made short call at the Goth
home Sunday afternoon besides at
tending preaching services in the
Evangelical church here.
Theo. Kratz and family were enter
tanned at dinner Sunday by John Aeger-
ter and family, also spending the at
ternoon together in a social manner.
Leona and Lizzie Koch took in the
school picnic in Dist. No. 2, Sumner
twp. last week Saturday. A fine time
was had according to their reports.
Messrs Jewel and Kuntz. of DEBORAH
autoed up here last week Thursday.
Nettie Koch accompanied her sister
Mrs. Robert Vopava, of Sumner twp,
to Ridgeway the other week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weidaman and
children, Mildred and Vera drove to
Spillville Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz were en-
tertained at dinner by Amel Koch and
family last Sunday. OF course the
rest of the day was spent together in
social manner.
A. F. Schild began teaching school
again in sub-district No. this week
Monday, after vacation lasting four
weeks.
Rev. L. N. Day and wife, of Cresco
were pleasant callers at the G.. Schild
and j. Aegerter homes last Sunday at
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe, Of Ridge
way attended services at the Evan
gelical church last Sunday morning and
also made calls upon friends and rela-
tives during the day.
| Alma Kuntz returned to her school
duties at the Charles City college,
Monday this week, after spending her
time under the parental roof since
Easter.
Roy Koch and his sister Miss Nettie
spent very pleasant Sunday after
noon at the home of Tony Hauber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mix and Miss
Ardella drove south of Protivin last
Saturday to visit the formers daugh-
ter. They returned home Sunday
evening just ahead of the storm.
Fred Koch drove north of Cresco last
Sunday to call upon one of his friends
up there.
Jake Aga. of Ridgeway was out to
the Goth home the fore part of the
week to remedy the ditfic alty that they
had with their pump.