Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-08-12
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Threshing has become quite gem
eral now through here the quantity
of grain is quite good but much
lighter than it was last year.
The gospel tent meeting held at
Ridgeway latter part of last week
and first of this was quite well at
tended by our people thru the coun-
try.
The members of the w. M. S. CT
the German NJ. E. church met with
Mrs Mike Weidaman near Ridge
way last week Thursday afternoon.
number of farmers have started
to pillow here and there through the
country although the ground is ra-
Their hard for such operation.
Mr.. Miller our mail carrier, route
four of Cresco made his trip among
his patrons last week one day, in
six cylinder touring car, owned
by his brother-in-law of Storm Lake
who was visiting him.
John Griffith and son of Ridge
way were out in the country last
week, trying to buy. up cattle for
the Chicago markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hrushka auto
ed to Edna the other Sunday for
pleasure and to spend the day with
Jas. Hrushka and family in that
burg.
Miss Abbie Lucas arrived home
from Waterloo last week Friday to
spend a number of days under the
parentai roof, besides greeting
frinds and acquaintance, etc.
Our regular fish man from Cres-
co has been supplying us lately
again with choice fresh fish which
are very palatable these warm
days.
Mrs. Mike Kratz, Miss Hattie and
their guests of Milwaukee were
pleasant afternoon callers at the c..
Schild home last week Thursday.
Norman Kuntz came up from De-
corah last week Friday and was the
guest of his friend Ralph Schild for
a number of days last week and this.
He expects to remain in this vicin-
ity for number of weeks.
A. R. Griswold and brother of
Ridgeway autoed west of the river,
last week Thursday to repair the
fiues in Kuntzs' Bros. threshing en-
CINE.
Mrs. X. Armstrong of Ridgeway
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Win
field Kratz and assisting her in
cooking for the threshers while
there.
Walter Michael and his bride, of
Indiana, departed for Charles City
last week one day to visit in that
city for few weeks, before return
ing home.
Mrs. Chris Schild, Miss Myrtle
Elmer, and A. F. autoed about
thirteen miles east of Waukon last
week one day, for a pleasurable Joy
ride and to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Geottel and family besides other
friends and acquaintance a short
time.
Several showers of rain last Sun
day night gave temporary relief to
growing vegetation, pastures etc.
The next meeting of the w. M. S.
of the Evangelical church will be at
the home of Mrs. John Weidaman
of Cresco the first Wednesday in
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz, Miss
Hattie Wesley and Walter autoed
to DEBORAH last Sunday morning to
spend the day visiting Philip Pfst-
er and family, taking in the scenes
at the Ice Cave Cunning Springs,
Park, etc.
Chris Schild was a pleasant cal
Ter at Cresco last Friday afternoon
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Heimendinger
and family of Chickasaw Co. auto
ed over here last Sunday morning
to spend a pleasant day among
friends and relatives.
There were no services held in
the Evangelical church here last
Sunday owing TO the fact that quar-
terly meetings of the association
were in progress at the time at
and a number of MEM
bers attended same from here.
Farmers were busy cutting the
weeds in the road adjoining their
farms the past week, thus comply
ing with the laws.
After spending a number of
weeks visiting at tht Mike Kraft
home. Mrs. Emil Bienstadt, chill
dren and Mrs. VIM. Buehrer of Mil
WdukHS lett lOI II I. ALhiloOH ioot
Saturday to visit friends and rela-
tives down there for a number of
weeks. From there they will go TO
Strawberry Point TO continue their
visitation for a time longer before
departing to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schild, Miss
Myrtle, Ralph and Norman Kuntz
of DEBORAH, autoed to Florenceville,
Howard Co. last Sunday morning
to attend quarterly meetings of the
Evangelical church and call upon
friends up there and also at Cresco.
NJ. and Mrs. Theo. Hratz, Miss
Victoria and brother Demo autoed
to Golden Ridge last Sunday NOR
ming to spend the day calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Kruger and family
besides to attend the meetings at the
Fv ngelical church at Florence
,le.