Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-04-17
OTTER CREEK CLIPPING.

OTTER CREEK CLIPPING.
Last week Saturday was typical
April weather, starting with bliz-
card which gave way to sunshine,
rains and colder weather.
Field work started in full swing
here, the fore part of the week. This
is about the same tins farmers started
last year according to our diary.
Mike Kratz and family were enter.
tanned at dinner last Sunday by Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Haakenson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger, of Cold
en- Ridge, Howard county drove down
here Sunday to spend the day with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Kratz. They returned home in the
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinhart and
girls were pleasant visitors at the
Chris Schild home last Sunday after
noon.
Celia Gustafson, who teaches school
in the Kirschman district went to Cal.
mar last Friday evening to spend
Easter under the parental roof.
Carl Haakenson is one of the road
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of trustees at their last session.
Emma Remnant went to Cresco this
week Wednesday for an indefinite stay.
A crowd of children, young and old
err people assembled at the Kirschman
schoolhouse last Thursday evening to
witness the illustrated lecture on
school given by Rev. Sylvester. Of
Ridgeway. A present pronounced it
very fine.
Rev. L. N Day, of Cresco will hold
preaching services In the Evangelical
church here next Sunday forenoon and
afternoon. Everybody cordially in
vited 70 attend the same.
Thee. Kratz and Demo were saving
wood for Frank Kuntz last week
Thursday.
A number of Joseph Riha's folks
have been reported on the sick list the
past week.
Clara and Alma Kuntz. two Of our
students attending the Charles City
college, came up here last week Thurs
day to spend Easter with home folks
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Glass, of Fit.
Atkinson, came up here on the noon
passenger Saturday to visit at the
Theo. Kratz home besides to call on
other relatives and friends in this
community.
Philip Smidth and girls are now
citizens of the burg of Cresco, having
recently vacated the farm here. In
the meantime Will Smidth will have
charge of the old homestead.
Fred Koch and brother Roy were
busy last week Thursday dragging the
roads on both sides of the river for
miles.
John Reinhart, Charley Kuntz and
Elmer Schild were assis ing Frank
Kuntz at saving wood last week Thurs
day.
A large number Of teams were busy
last week one day hauling brick that
had been shipped to Ridgeway tor the
new Lincoln church that will be built
on the site of the old one south of
Ridgeway.
Haakenson's folks were dragging
the roads east, and west of the river in
their district last week Saturday.
Mrs. Win Kratz was entertaining
company from Ridgeway a number of
days last week.
Frank Kuntz returned to his home
at DEBORAH last week, after spending
nearly a week at his old home here
cutting and saving wood.
Victoria Kratz went to Golden Ridge
last Sunday to spend some time visit
ing her sister Mrs. Dan Kruger.
Alfred Peter has been having sick
horse the past days that required the
aid of veterinary.
Philip Smidth. of Cresco drove down
here last Tuesday to call at the old
homestead on business.
Rev. A. F. Damerow, of DEBORAH
held preaching services at the Ger
man M. E. church last Sunday morn
ing and at Howard Center in the af-
tern0on.