Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-01-16
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPING.

OTTER CREEK CLIPPING.
| Frank Kuntz was caller at Crescc
one day last week on business and
| pleasure.
Already there seems to be a per-
ceptable difference in the length OF
Gays. Winter ought to be over in
about two more months.
IA number of the smaller children of
: Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz have been
on the sick list for a number of days,
making it necessary to absent them.
selves from school.
DR.. E. r. Precious, one of Cresco's
veterinary surgeons, made a profess
,, sional: call at the Chris Schild home
one evening last week.
James Vrba is working: for his
brother.in at Spillville this winter
as in former ones. Jim always goes
south like the birds do when cold
weather comes along.
Orie johnson, who was working for
Fred Falck the past year, will work
for Henry Halverson the coming
season.
Frank Kostohryz has his new house
completed. The family are getting
ready to occupy same which they will
do in few days.
Ole Sanderson, secretary of our
school board, was around last week
exchanging library books with the va
rious districts.
Charley Vrba, who has been work
ing for his brother Frank few DAYS,
is staying with J. J. Kreitzer and
family again.
George Weidaman arrived here re.
Gently from Cavour, S. D., to call
upon friends and relatives in this vi
entity. At present he is visiting his
parents and sister at Cresco.
Grandpa Vrba was kicked by one of
his horses recently, which caused him
considerable pain but leaving no seri-
Gus results.
]. J, Kreitzer and family were call
ers on Albert Milk and family last
Sunday afternoon.
Demo and Rollie Kratz, Charley
Hornberger and others from this vi
entity were business callers at Cresco
last week Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. -Amel Koch went to
WATERFOWL, Wis, last week one. day
to visit friends and relatives for some
time.
Theo Hopperstad' and family, of
Ridgeway, dined with J. E. Hopper
stad and family of this vicinity, last
fSunday and spent the afternoon in
each others company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kuntz from near
RiGgeway were callers on Frank kuntz
and family one day last week.
"a. P. Pecinovsky's horses took a
spin through his field last Saturday
while they were minus, a driver and
for time there was nearly as much
excitement as there is at the present
time in Mexico, but they were finally
captured without any serious mishaps
Theodore Hopperstad sold his inter-
est in the Ford car to his.partner Ole
Rue.
Leona and Lizzie Koch visited their
sister Mrs. Robert Vopava. in Sumner
township one day recently.
Mike Hruska went to Chicago one
day last week to attend the wedding of
one of his nieces. He expects to ex.
tend his visit to several weeks. His
nephew, Joe Hruska, will take care OF
| his chores, ETC., during his absence.
Mrs. Frank Kuntz received the sad
intelligence last Saturday that his
brother Ferdinand Bertossa, who had
been sick at the hospital at Los An
geles, CAL, for some time, died there
Jan. 9Th. Mrs. K. has the sympathy
of her many friends and relatives in
her sad bereavement.
Celia Gustavson went to Calmar last
Saturday to visit the home folks over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz enter
tanned MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Hoyt to
dinner last Sunday.
l. Several of our young people attend
ed party at the home of Joe Kosto-
hryz one evening last week.
Frank Vrba has his new residence
all enclosed and wss hauling sand and
brick the other week, for plastering.
chimneys, etc.