Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-08-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Reted by some of the farmers who
have threshed
A young man autoed through here
last Saturday looking up land to
rent or buy. Both are getting rath-
er scarce with us.
The drought still continues with
no relief in sight. All vegetables
are suffering with same in a larger
or lesser degree.
Kuntz Bros. have finished shock
fhreshing in their neighborhood, and
will now go north of Ridgeway to
continue threshing over there.
The patrons on rural route four,
from Cresco received their mail
more than two hours earlier Satur-
day, when the carrier Mr.. Miller
came through here in a six cylinder
car owned by his brother-in-law, of
Storm Lake.
Miss Emma Reinhart assisted
Mrs. Charley Kuntz to cook for the
threshers last week a few days.
Oscar Moe Of Ridgeway was out
driving west of the river last week
on different days, enjoying our beau
tiful scenery, fields of waving corn,
ETC.
o. Sanderson is busy these days in
building a large double corn crib on
his place to store the bumper crop
of corn, he expects.
The tent meetings at Ridgeway
continue to draw large crowds as
they progress from day to day. Much
interest is manifested in same and
all those who have attended are well
pleased.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Smidth were
pleasant callers at Cresco, last week
one day on business.
Grandpa Dukelow who has been
ailing for some time was confined TO
his bed during last week. May he
soon become his former self is the
wish of his numerous friends here.
Mrs Winfield Kratz of Howard
Go. visited the home folks at Ridge
way last Saturday.
Some of Schild folks autoed to
Cresco last week one day to do some
shopping
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe and babe
of Ridgeway were pleasant callers
at the Theo. Kratz home last week
the latter part
The mass meeting held by our Bo-
hemian friends at Protivin last Sun
day was largely attended by crowds
from these quarters and elsewhere.
The speakers of the day proving very
pleasing to the many hearers.
Miss Carrie Goth was a caller at
the Schild home last Thursday after
noon.
Some of us farmers were busy the
fore part of the week fixing up the
tops of grain stacks that blew off
during the hard wind of last Satur-
day night.
Corn is growing fine since the rain
has begun to dent and barring Jack
Frosts doings the prospects are
good to insure a large crop for 1914
Joe Novak and his sister Miss Ag-
mes were pleasant callers at the
Schild home last Sunday evening.
Rev l.. N. Day of Cresco held
preaching services in the Evangeli-
cal church, west of the river last
Sunday morning. The fore part OF
the week he departed for Waterloo
Ia, to attend the session of the Sun
day schools and camp meeting held
there during the week.
Albert Milk and family motored
over to Little Turkey, Chickasaw
county, last week Saturday, to make
merry at the picnic given over there
by the Catholics, it being a holiday
with them.
Demo Kratz enjoyed a visit from
his friend Willie Moe of Ridgeway
last Sunday.
Jacob Hornberger and family have
been entertaining as guests, relatives
from Indiana for the past week or
more.
Our lovers Of the line and reel
have been fortunate in making a
number of lively catches of the finny
tribe at the Turkey river, lately.
Mr.. Albert Milk and Eddie were
pleasant afternoon callers at the
Schild home last Sunday.
Mr.. Earnest Ledwig and family,
and Albert Aegepter, motored up
here last Sunday morning to spend
the day with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter. They
RETURNED to their home during the
afternoon.
The twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegert-
er's occurred last Sunday, so during
the afternoon, all unsupported by the
above, scores of people from all
quarters assembled at their home, to
remind them of this fact. This motley
crowd was fully armed to the teeth
with delicacies of various kinds, so
they were fully able to combat any
drastic measures that might be en-
ployed to dispense them. Before hav-
ing fulfilled their purpose, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. however knew that they
were completely surrounded and that
resistance would have proved in
vain. The balance Of the day was
spent in a social manner in which all
took part, after which lunch was
served, consisting Of salads, pickles,
cake of all colors and hues kept most
by copious draughts of ice cold lem
onade. Rev. l.. N. Day the orator of
the occasion made fine address, af-
ter which he presented the host and
hostess in behalf of the guests, many
valuable pieces of silverware.