Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


Farmers have been breaking colts
duFing the past week while there
was snow.
No rural free delivery this week
Monday. The carriers will celebrate
Washington's birthday, which oc-
curred the day previous.
Rev. l.. n. Day of Cresco will hold
preaching services at the Evangeli-
afternoon.
The next meeting of the w. M. S.
of the Evangelical church will be at
the home of Mrs. John Weidaman,
the first Wednesday in March.
Election of sub-director next week
Monday. Are you interested in
same? If not, why not?
February will close it's postals this
week. In many respects it was an
ideal month, compared with other
years.
John Reinhart took the train for
Alta Vista one day last week to visit
the bedside of sick father, whose
condition is critical.
Mrs. Harry Weidaman and chill
dren and Ed Weidaman returned
home last week from Sunman, Indi-
ana, where they had been visiting
friends and relatives for the past
six weeks or more.
Oscar Moe in company with his
young bride moved to Ridgeway the
latter part of last week to make that
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kratz of
Cresco were calling on relatives and
friends through here a number of
days recently.
,idrs. Wenzel Wagner has been
reported on the sick list the past
week being afflicted with a bad case
of rheumatism.
Carl Den and family moved from
this vicinity the latter part of last
week onto their rented farm near
DEBORAH.
j. j. Kreitzer and others attended
the sale of Joe and Jim Wagners'
last week one day.
j. E. Hopperstad sold his farm
one day last week to Mr.. Kostohryz.
Consideration 10000 per acre. Mr..
Jim Vrba buying an 80 the same day
from above trade of land.
The rural pupils are jubilant over
the fact that the Sth grade eXamina
tion has passed. Some mo- doubt
passed, while others met their
waterloo"
A number took in the dance at
the last one before Lent
Miss Elsie Scheurer, who used toI
live in this vicinity a few years ago,
has accepted a position as book
keeper with firm at Reinbeck
4, fc.1 -
will be pleased to learn.
Misses Nettie Koch and MalannaI
Kratz acted in the capacity of assist
tent teachers in Dist. No. a few
days last week during the Sth grade
exam
Miss Sadie Koch, her sister Net
tie, brother Freddie and Miss Ethel
Sanderson took the train for CalmarI
one day last week to call upon
friends in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Milk drove toI
the home of Martin Tuby near Pro-
twin, last Friday afternoon to visit
their daughter. Emma.
Rev. f. A. Damerow of DEBORAH
will hold preaching services in the
German NJ. +. church here next Sun
day morning and at Howard Center
in the afternoon.
Miss Hattie Kratz went to Golden
Ridge one day last week to spend a
few days visiting her sister, Mrs.
Louis Walter. She returned home
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Aegerter went toI
Golden Ridge one day last week to-
call upon former friends and visit
some of her children who live down
there. She arrived home the latter
part of the week accompanied by
her daughter Lydia who spent Sun
day under the parental roof then re-
turned to her home at Sumner again
Owing to the cold winds of last
Sunday, services in some of our
rural churches were dispensed with.
Miss Malanna Kratz and brother
Demo drove to Cresco the latter part
of last week, to assist Miss Emma
Kratz in celebrating her birthday an
niversary. Afterwards they drove
out to Golden Ridge to spend short
time visiting their sister, Mrs. Dan
Kruger and neice Dorothy.