Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-10-21
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

The carpenters have started build
ing on Amel Koch's new house sit
uated near Otter Creek.
Roy Koch had the bad luck in get
ting one of the tendons on back of
his hand severed, last week one day
while helping the carpenters on the
roof of the barn they were building
Alfred Peter sold some cattle to
Henry Vatthauer the fore part of
the week.
A number of farmers were busy
the past week digging potatoes,
blowing, husking corn, ETC., between
showers.
DR.. Byron Lewis of Ridgeway
made an official call west of the
river last week one night
John Sobolik from near Protivin
was a pleasant business caller at
Ridgeway last week one day.
Some distemper is prevalent
among horses, but the disease has
so far not become epidemic.
A peddler came into our domain
last week one day, trying to turn
his cheap goods into ready cash.
Wild ducks have been seen last
week, migrating to their accustomed
haunts among climes more suited
to their wants.
Walter Kratz arrived home from
Cresco, last week Saturday, where
he had been for some over a week,
an inmate of Mercy hospital for ap-
pendicitis.
c.. Schild sold a bunch of cattle
to Griffith and son of Ridgeway the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. Amel Koch had a sudden at
tack of lung trouble one day last
week, that required the service Of
a physician to give her relief. At
present she is nearly her former self
again.
Elmer Kuntz assisted Frank Butt
at blowing sod last week Thursday
and Friday.
Miss Sadie Koch who has been
absent from home for some time is
at present time dounched under the
parental roof.
Mrs. Will Landa and son Martin
arrived at the home of the former
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Milk
last week Wednesday, from near
Protivin. They departed for home
again the fore part of this week.
Ole Sanderson was a pleasant CAL
Ter on friends near Otter Creek, one
evening last week.
Arthur Griffith of Ridgeway drove
west of the river last week one day
to buy surplus stock of the farmers
for eastern markets.
A number Of people took part in
Singing bee on the new barn of
Amel Koch's near Otter Creek a few
days recently.
Joe Novak assisted c. Schild in
marketing bunch of cattle last
week Saturday.
The farmers elevator at Ridge
way has had new coat of paint ap-
piled to it lately.
In looking at our lawns, roads
and pastures, we see the grass fresh
and green like in early spring.
An error crept into one of our
news items last week. Miss Clara
Kuntz did not begin her school the
other Monday. but will begin to
teach in the Kirschman school Oct.
26. We had been misinformed,
hence the mistake.
A few of our car owners ventured
out on the roads with their cars
last Sunday, but the more timid
ones kept close at home or else took
the team and buggy to go visiting
with.
Willie Wagner, for many years
one of the cream gatherers for the
farmers creamery at Ridgeway, has
rnciUnod tho inh Two &c E,,a
| trip last week Friday. Willie now
will pick his corn, wind up his bust
ness affairs here and move with his
family to Spillville to engage in the
restaurant business. We with his
other friends here, wish him success
in his new undertaking.
A number of farmers have begun
picking corn for good. They claim it
Is dry in most cases and will dry out
in the crib, as well as the field, when
it is not so dry as it should be.
Master Herbert Kratz made a
pleasant call on his cousin Ralph
Schild last Sunday.
Fred Aegerter and Elmer Schild
were out driving on the roads here,
enjoying the beautiful autumn seem
cry.
A number of farmers through here
marketed some of their surplus
chickens at our local market Satur-
day.
Iowa is going to have another
bumper corn crop. Already a num-
Der of farmers have been building
new cribs and others are at it now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thee. Kratz drove
to Golden Ridge Howard Co., last
week Saturday to spend several days
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Kruger. helping them at
threshing and other work while in
their midst.
John Aegerter and family were
entertained at dinner last Sunday
by c. Schild and family.
Ed Wagner is the new farmers
cream Ihauler in lieu of his brother
VIII, who quit the business last
week.
The next meeting of the members
of the w. NJ. S. of the Evangelical
church will be at the home of Mrs.
c. Schtld the first Wednesday in No
vember.
Will Frann and family Of Howard
Co. took a spin to DEBORAH in their
car last Sunday afternoon.
Alfred Peter and family autoed to
Cresco last Sunday morning to at
tend church services.
The report reached us Sunday
that Grandpa Kirschman was very
Ill at the home of his son John