Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-07-10
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS
Crops are looking fine these days
corn is asseing in places. and early
small grain is turning golden yellow
Mrs. Otto Solberg and Mrs. Frank
Kuntz, of DEBORAH were up here las,
Thursday to attend the meeting of thu
F. w. NJ. S. at the home of Mrs. VIM
Kuntz. e..
Mrs. Mike Hruska made pleasant
evening call upon his friend and neigh
Dor Mrs. Mike Kratz one evening ias'
week.
Several of our young people took il
the barn dance at Nels Gunwalls, ont
evening last week. Most of them pres
ent arrived home the next morning..
Mrs. Theo. Kratz and Amelia arriv
ed home from Florenceville, Howard
county last week Thursday where they
had been visiting for number of days
at the home of Dan Kruger.
Leona Koch went to Cresco one day
last week to get some dental work
done.
Fritz Ramseyer and Pauline, Of
Ridg eway were pleasant callers or
friends west of the river last Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. F. A. Damerow. of Decorat
held preaching services IN the German
M. E. church, west of the river las,
Sunday morning, and at Howard Cen
ter in the evening. %e..
Ida Richter, of California, who has
been visiting friends and relatives II
this part of the country the past month
or more, came up from Fl. Atkinson
last week one day TO visit with the
Mike Kratz family a number of days.
DR.. J. L. Kaasa, our former physc
ian at Ridgeway motored over from
Lake Mills, his present home last week
one day to spend short time greeting
former friends and acquaintance. Doc
is the same good natured fellow today
that he was when he used to admins
ter to our physical ills.
Dorothy Kruger, of Golden Ridge
is at present visiting her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz. She came
here last week Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kirschman en-
joyed visit last week from Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Heighmiller, of Wadena, MINI.
who were spending their honeymoon
among friends and relatives.
Rev. L. N. Day, of Cresco, held
preaching services in the Evangelical
church west of the river last Sunday
morning. He drove to Florenceville to
hold services there in the evening".
Master Norman Kuntz, Of DEBORAH
has been guest of his uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinhart since last
week Thursday.
Sam Kratz and family, of Howard
county spent the 4th of July with the
Bergman family near Ridgeway.
Rev. L. N. Day and wife, of Ores.
co were entertained to dinner by c.
Schild and family last Sunday.
Arthur Kratz and wife, of Burr Oak,
were visiting friends and relatives in
this vicinity the latter part of last
week.
Tillie Sehuerer, former Lincolnite
who has for some time been working
ut Waterloo and Dunkerton, Ia, went
to her home at Florenceville, Howard
county the latter part Of last week to
help take care Of her aged father who
10 quite low at the present writing,
from bis recent accident.
Ross Kirschman took northwestern.
~ direction in his REQ the fifth last
Sunday afternoon. 90
Luella, Anna and Hazel Bergman
have been visiting their sister, Mrs.
Sam Kratz, of Howard county q num-
Der of days IN the past. rag.
The hurry, worry and excitement of
the Plain Dealers contest is all over,
and contestants are all we'll satisfied
<hn - NIT \
which it was conducted.
Scbild's folks motored to DEBORAH
July 4th to observe the nations natal
day in that burg, seeing the ice cave,
Dunning springs, etc.
Farmers are busy these days making
hay. The crop is rather heavy, owing
to the favorable season and will take
at least two weeks of sunshiny weather
to garner the same safely in the barns. 4
= The members of the F. w. NJ. 5. of
the German NJ. E. church met at the
home of Mrs. VIM. Kuntz last week
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Charley Goth and Mrs. Lee
Robinson made lseveral pleasant calls
among their neighbors last week.
Severt Ringoen, our local banker,
made trip to DEBORAH in his Stude-
baker last week, combining business
and pleasure.
Mrs. Mike Kratz, Miss Hattie and
the latter's cousin Ida Richter called
upon the ladies at the Schild home last
week one day.
Charley Hornberger was motoring on
our highway last Sunday in western
~ direction.
Albert Milk was cutting his winter
rye the fore part of the week. Thus
harvest has begun in our vicinity.
LOURDES.
Fred Hrstka called at the Frank
Urban home Sunday evening.
Mrs. E. Harnack and little son AL.
bert and Stella Truka called on home
folks Sunday.
Herman Beathka and Joe Truka CAL
led on James Stevtn-on Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. ]. J. McCarville and Mrs. Frank
Urban and daughter called at the Pa
pach home Tuesday.