Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP

| W NNhSSdciy' nv SlOulu was CONeI-
ed with the beautiful, but melted
in the noon day sun.
Next Thursday being Thanksgiv-
ing Day there will be no rural free
delivery of mail, but as it is day of
turkey and cranberry sauce we won 7
mind much.
The meeting CT the w. M. g.
which was to be next week We'd
nesday, has been indefinitely posi-
poned on account of the tabernacle
meetings at Cresco.
Our little town of Ridgeway is
now nights illuminated with cleo
trio lights Of their own manufacture
lR. Griswold, the miller, sees to it
that they are kept burning proper
Ily.
Rev. F. J. Lantow of Dunkerton,
Iowa, called upon John Aegerter
ana family while in this vicinity
the fore part of the other week.
A large numbcr of lads and lassies
from the surrounding country took
! in The "Spinster Convention play
at Ridgeway, last week Wednesday
evening. My! hut it was good and
well rendered.
Miss Leona Koch had the misfor-
tune in getting one of her hands
| badly lascerated last week one day
by saw she had been using. 1t
was very painful for the time being.
Albert Milk was a pleasant caller
at Cresco last week Wednesday.
Again We hear che old saying on
all sides. do Your Christmas shop
ming ri
Joe Novak has been busy for q
number of days hauling sand from
the river to build cement platform
to feed his hogs.
Goth's folks got tired of gasoline
engine for pumping purposes, so
had parties from Cresco come down
and put up a wind mill, steel tower,
ETC., last week Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Schild and Ralph
autoed to Cresco last week Friday -
do some shopping in the burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger and
children of Golden Ridge, Howard
day to attend the KratZ-Moe nup-
tials and call upon other friends and
relatives.
Fred Koch and his brother Roy
assisted their brother-in-law, Rob
ert Vopava of Sumner township at
shingling a few days last week.
John Aegertef drove to Cresco
last week Friday to make business
call in that town.
The meetings at the tabernacle at
Cresco are quite well attended by
the rural element from near and
far
Rev. A. +. Damerow of DEBORAH
held preaching services at the Ger
man Nj. e. church last Sunday fore
noon and at Howard Center durils
the afternoon.
The families of Tom Moe of Ridge
way and Theo. Kratz spent a pleas
ant iday together at the formers
home last Sunday.
DR.. John Clemmer and family au-
toed down here from Cresco the 9TH
er Sunday to spend pleasant day
visiting with Mike Kratz and family.
The famous play, 'Spinsters
Convention, which was given at the
hall in Ridgeway last Wednesday
evening was given again on Monday
evening this week to a larger and
more enthusiastic crowd.
Mike Kratz sold three of his hor-
ses recently to local buyers, receiv.
ing the sum of 1915 for them. A
neat bunch of money for Xmas shop
ping for instance.
Last Sunday was an ideal day for
visiting friends and relatives at 4
distance by the motor route. Many
owners of cars took advantage Of
the day for above purposes.
Some of Mike Kratz's folks autoed
to DEBORAH the latter part Of the
week for shopping purposes.
Our rural schools will have holt
day Thursday, to give teachers and
cranberry sauce, duck, goose, Ur
some other equal appetizing dish.
Wesley kratz and brother Walter
were pleasant callers at CreSco las.
week the latter part.
A number of young and elder peo-
pie from this vicinity by teams, au-
tos, ETC., went to Cresco last Sunday
to take in the services at the taber
nacle in that town.
A peddler driving one horse to a
van, made his rounds thru here last
week, displaying great Christmas
bargains.
Jacob Hornberger and his visis-
ing brother-in-law, George Weida-
man of Hutchinson, Kansas, were
| pleasant callers at Cresco last
week Friday.
John Aegerte: and family were
entertaining some friends and rela-
tives from Sumner, Iowa, their for
mer home last Sunday.
Rev. l.. N. Day of Cresco held
preaching services at the Evangeli-
cal church here last Sunday morn
ing.
Miss Hattie KratZ was entertain
ing as a guest, her friend, Miss III
verne Walter of Golden Ridge
Howard Co., number of days last
week
Our squad Of trappers thru here
of former years have failed to ma
| teriliZe thus Ear this season. Maybe
fur bearing animals are fast becon-
| ing a minus quantity thru here,
hence the formers absence.
Miss Agnes Novak's sister visit
ed her a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kratz OF sum
ner, Ia, were guests at the Mike
Kratz home, the fore part OF the
week.