Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-01
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

June %, 1914.
The members Of the w. M. s. CT
the Evangelical church will meet
next week Wednesday with Mrs VIM
Kratz of Cresco.
! Summer solstice last week, this
means that the days will grow warm
er, as they gradually become short
er and the nights correspondingly
longer.
Mrs. Theo. Kratz went to visit
her daughter Mrs. Dan Kruger of
Florenceville, Howard Co., last week
Thursday, where she will remain for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch, Miss Le-
ona, drove TO Cresco, last week,
Thursday to do some trading in that
town.
Appetizing vegetables in variety
of his own raising now grace the
farmers table, as he sets down to
his mid day repast. After that the
daily paper occupies his attention,
a nap finishes the noon hour, then
back to the field, like Maud Muller.
A gentleman selling combinat ton
pocket books called upon various
ones thru here, last week. His goods
found quite ready sales, among sew
eral.
Fritz Ramseyer our nursery man
has been selling quite lot of straw
berries of his own raising, during the
past week, to our local merchants
Haying time is RAPIDLY approach
ing, soon the whir, whir of the now
ers, from early morn till late at eve
may be heard in the fields and mea-
dows. AS the crop is immense this
Year it will require special efforts
and presperation to garner the same
in the barns.
Tom Moe and sons were painting
ON Jake Jacobson's fine residence in
town the latter part of last week
Corn is being rapidly laid by, at
present it has attained a waist
height, instead of being the custom
airy knee height by the 4th of July.
According to weather prognastics,
We are apt to have dry spell soon
as several showers of late have PASS
ed us by which some avow is an in
fallible sign.
i John Butz and his men who have
been grading the roads west of the
river the past week, went to Proti-
vim Thursday afternoon TO get the
share on the grader sharpened, so
they could do more efficient work.
Rollie kratz took a spin in their
/ new Buick last week Thursday, to
Cresco and Florenceville, Howard
Co., his mother accompanied him. On
the homeward trip he sought the
long way round, arriving home with
the car still right side up, proving
that he was master of the situation
throughout.
The annual meeting of our rural
school board will take place at the
school house in District No. / this
week. This being the beginning of the
new school year.
Frank Kuntz autoed UP from De-
corah, last week one day to see the
old homestead, greet friends, rela-
tives and acquaintance.
High winds, especially at night,
which assumed cyclone proportions.
in many parts of the county have oc-
CURED here several times of Late.
j Prof. Lathe and wife, former in
structors in our town school, depart
ed for their new home in Michigan
last week one day.
i Rev. l.. N. Day and wife Of Cres-
co, were pleasant callers at the c..
Sohild home last week one evening.
Afterwards they took the night pas
senger for Winona, Indiana to attend
summer school of missions During
their absence no preaching services
VII be held at the Evangelical
church.
Il We note that several young people
were out motoring last week, which
proved that the roads were getting
In a mt condition again for such
sport.
4 This week Saturday Is Indepen-
dence Day. Let us hope it will be a
sane Fourth and that everybody will
be contented with minor sports. OF
course we will miss our customary
budget Of newspapers, letters, etc.
AS uncle Sans servants would no
doubt like to celebrate also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz, Wesley
and Walter motored to Fl Atkinson
last Sunday morning to spend the
day visiting friends and relatives In
that burg.
J. J. Kreitzer joined the great
throng Of car owners by purchasing
a Ford touring car, for himself and
family, of our local agent Charley
Boucher, Jim has been trying OF late
to master the mysteries of the thing.
John Hopperstad and family from
near Ridgeway were pleasant callers
on friends west of the river last
Sunday afternoon.