Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-16
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

helped pastures and blowing some,
but put a damper on cutting fod-
der and filling silos.
Alfred Knuth of Cresco drove
down here the other Sunday to
spend the day visiting his friends
Wesley and Walter Kratz.
The dogs killed a number of sheep
for John Reinhart last week. To
guard against future acts of this
kind MIR. Reinhart disposed of bal
ance of flock to local buyers.
Mrs. Charley Kuntz assisted her
mother, Mrs. Jacob Hornberger in
cooking good things for the thresh-
ers one day last week.
Miss Anna Hirdna called upon
her friend Miss Agnes Novak, the
other Sunday afternoon. A very
pleasant time was spent together.
Mrs. Theo. Kraft, Mrs. Oscar
Moe and babe with Rolie Kratz at
the wheel, autoed to Cresco one
day last week via Ridgeway to do
some shopping and great friends and
acquantanceS.
Will Rathert of Cresco called up
On his friend Orville Tomann at the
morning. AS both boys are greatly
interested in wireless telegraphy,
therefore this sort of conversation
formed their leading topic while
they visited
Rev l.. N. Day of Cresco will hold
preaching services in the Evangeli-
cal church west of the river next
Sunday morning. All cord ally in
vited to attend the same.
Fritz Ramseyer of Ridgeway call
ed upon a number of his friends
west of the river the other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hrushka au-
toed to Button the other Sunday
to spend the day visiting the form
er's nephew, Albea urushka besides
other friends and acquaintances.
Miss Agnes Novak has had the
pleasure to entertain one or her
sisters from near Protivin a num-
Der of days the past week.
VIM. Kuntz expects to begin his
annual job of cooking sorghum for
himself and neighbors, some time
this week, and continue to do so un-
til all are served.
Rev. A. F. Damerow, pastor Of
the German NJ. E. church in the
past years, returned home from con-
florence recently and will continue
to serve the members of his charge
hire for another year at least.
Miss Hattie KratZ, Wesley, Wal
ter, their mother and little Erwin
Walter, autoed to Florenceville the
other Sunday to spend the day Wis
iting at the home of the latter's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Walter.
They returned home in the evening
Master Erwin accompanying them
for an extended visit with his grand
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Mike Kratz.
Chris Schild drove up to Cresco
last week Wednesday evening to
spend the night waiting on Mr.. John
Weidaman who has been confined
to his bed the past few weeks.
George Foltz and family from
Burr Oak drove over here the other
Sunday to spend the day greeting
friends and acquaintanceo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thee. Kratz and
children autoed to FIT. Atkinson the
other Sunday to visit with Charley
Glass and family, besides other
Mrs. C. Schild, Miss Myrtle, Ell
mer. A. F.. and Orvil'e Tomann au-
toed to Cresco last week one day to-
greet friends and do some shopping
in that town.
Frank Huber and his ladv friend
Miss Rose Smith of FIT. Atkinson
we're guests at the Mike Kratz home
number of days recently.
Miss Myrtle Schild took the night
passen GER last Monday for Naper-
Vile. Illinois. to continue her stud
les at North Western college the en-
suing school year.
Jack Hrushka. whose home is in
Calmar arrived here last week FIR
dav as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Hrushka. for a number OF days.
Jack is a geat ball player and con-
tinues in winning laurels for him
self and his team.
Paul Bertossa a former Lincon-
ite arrived from Chicago. recently,
to visit friends and relatives in var
ious sections of the county and es-
pecially at DEBORAH. where he spent
his early boyhood days.
Orville Tomann, from Ellsworth
Wis, arrived the forepart of the
week as the guest OF c. Schld and
family. While here he spent short
time visiting friends at Cresco and
DEBORAH, departing Wednesday eve
ming last for Valparaiso, Indiana,
to enter, Dodge Institute. to continue
his study of wireless telegraphy and
electric engineering.
Among the crowd that autoed TO
New Hampton the other Sunday we
note. Henry and Fred Vallhouer,
Ruddy Earnst, Sam Kuntz, and Fred
Falck from near Rfdgeway, Fritz
Ramseyer of Ridgeway, also John
Reinhart. Chas. Kuntz. Amel Koch,
| C. Schild, Elmer. A. F.. Win. Kratz,
and others whose names We failed
to get.
DIR. John Clemmer and family of
Cresco autoed down this way last
| Wednesday morning to call at the
! C. Schild home.
No services were held in our
churches here last Sunday owing
TO the rainy weather and muddy
roads.
Wesley, Walter Kratz, Elmer and
A. F. Schild autoed to Ridgeway,
! last Friday evening to see the sights