Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-09-04
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS

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OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGs
Koch's folks have been moving ant
place near Otter Creek.
The Lincoln board of trustees hav'
been clearing the road near Franz
Blackburn's place; between Howard
and Winnesheik counties of trees
brush, etc.
Will Wagner and wife from neal
Ridgeway. autoed up to Albert Lea the
other week, to visit an uncle of the
latter. Coming home they had to navi
/ gate miles of muddy roads on account
Of recent rains.
Arthur Griffith, of Ridgeway autoed
west of the river last week to buy uI
surplus cattle for the Chicago market.
Victoria Kratz arrived home from q
two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Dan Kruger, of Golden Ridge last
week Saturday.
Amel Koch and family entertained
the SchiId family at supper last Sun.
day evening.
Elsie Hoppers,ad, of Ridgeway. was
pleasant caller at the Theo. Kratz
home last Sunday afternoon.
Rose Smith, of Fit. Atkinson was a
pleasant visitor at the Mike Kratz
home the forepart of the week.
DR.. Geo. Hoffman, of Ridgeway.
made number of professional calls
west of the river recently.
Joe Hopperstad and his crew of
threshers were plying their business
along Otter Creek the fore part of this
week.
John Aegerter and family dinei with
Theo. Kratz and family last Sunday,
and spent pleasant afternoon in each
other g company.
Fritz Ramseyer and daughter Paul.
inc, of Ridgeway were pleasant callers
on friends and acquaintance near OF.
ter Creek, Sunday afternoon.
George Foltz, of Burr Oak was a
pleasant Sunday visitor at the Mike
Kratz home.
Charley Boucher. OF R dgeway alto
ed out here last week one evening on
business trip.
Mrs. Oscar Moe, of Ridgeway, has
been staying with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo. Kra1z the past few weeks
Or. Byron Lewis, of Ridgeway made
a professional call at the C. Schild
home to see littlebRalph, who had sus.
tanned severe fall.
John Reinhart and Charley Kuntz,
in company with their better halves,
eutoed to New Hampton last Friday to
hear u noted lecturer.
Dennis Koran, of DEBORAH, arrived
here last week one day to make the
home folks visit.
Della Kruger, of HOARD county
was pleasant guest at the Theo.
Kratz home last Saturday and Sunday.
Clara Kuntz has engaged the school
in eub-district No. l, known as the
Kirschman school for the coming
school year.
Henry Vatthauer, of Ridgeway was
doing business in this vicinity last
week buying cattle, etc.
Demo Kratz autoed to Cresco last
week Friday by the way of Ridgeway,
finding better and smoother roads that
route
Grace Buckley and brother Ralph, of
Elma, autoed over here last Sunday to
spend the day visiting w. F. Lukes
and family.
Quite few from these parts took in
the fall festival at Cresco, the fore
part of the week, a-d pronounced it
fine in every respect.
Rev F. A. Damerow, of DEBORAH
held preaching services at the German
M. E. church here last Sunday morn
ing.
an Kruger snd family drove down
here from Florenceville last week Sat.
urday, to make an over Sunday stay at
the home of Theo. Kratz and wife and
also to attend services at the Evangel-
ical church.
Charles Kuntz and John Reinhart
and wives. and C. Schild autoed to
New Hampton last Sunday afternoon
to attend church services in the even
ing, then proceeded by passenger to
Des Moines to take in the state fair.
Dan Geottel and family and Lester
Grueber and wife, of Lansing, Iowa,
autoed over here last Sunday morning |
to attend services at the Evangelical
church and spend the balance of the
day visiting at the homes of C. Schild
and Theo Kratz.
In order to catch up with Father
Time and take in the festival at Cresco,
our mail carrier on route had himself
and mail piloted around the route on
Monday with Ford touring car, thus
giving US also a quick mail service
which we highly appreciate.