Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


Saturday was dreary dav, the
early rain developed into snow be-
fore the sun had reached the zenith.
A large car was stalled in the
, snow drift near the Howard Co. line
last Friday. Shovels were pressed
| into use and soon the buzz machine
was honking along again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck from
north of Ridgeway were pleasant
callers at Cresco the other Sunday
calling at the Mercy hospital to visit
the latters sister, Mrs. Robt Vopa-
va and greeting other relatives and
| friends.
Master Ralph Schild was listed
among the sick few days last week,
making it necessary to absent him
self from school duties.
Charley Hornberger autoed to
Ridgeway last week one day Cars
running in the winter time is the eli
mate of Iowa.
A number of our farmers were
busy marketing some of their sur
plus hogs last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch went to
Iowa City again last week to secure
| final surgical treatment for the lat
ter's eyesight.
January has been giving us some
genuine April weather, rain, snow
and sunshine, variable winds, ETC.,
| all during the same twCnty-four
hours.
A number Of cur bargain seekers
drove to Cresco last week to take adj
vantage of some OF the special in
ducements offered by the local mer-
chants there, during their January
sales.
Most of us would prefer slcighing
to wheeling during tno winter
months. but we must abide by the
weat Their mans whims.
Earnie Peter mas been working on
Fred Koch's new residence the past
week putting on rho necessary car
penter work to bring il to compile
! ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fed Falck from
rear Ridgeway Were pleasant callers
at the parental home of the latter's
one day last week, passing a pleas
ant time greeting the folks.
Reinhart Haakelson WHO had been
a patient at Mercy hospital in Crcs-
co, was able to leave that institution
the other day and return to his
friends and relatives again, almost
his former self once more.
Those listed among the sick last
week have fully rec Covered again.
Frank Wagner has been busy dur
| ing the past week while sleighing
was good in hauling logs from his
timber land situated near the Tur-
key river. Some of his Eeighhors as
sisted him for a number of days.
Fritz Ramseyer of Ridgeway made
business call among the farmers
near Otter Creek last week one day
| trying to get them interested in nur-
sery stock he was agent Tor. Several
orders were booked for spring deliy-
cry.
Mrs Robert Vopava who had been
patient at Mercy hospital Cresco
for the past two weeks has nearly
other day.
Amel Koch arrived home from
Iowa City the latter part OF last
week leaving Mrs. Koch there to
continue her treatment for her eye
sight week longer or SO.
Rev. A. f. Damerow Of Decoran
will hold preaching services at the
German M. r. church here next sun
day morning.
Every day in the week including
Sundays and moonlight nights. the
river is filled with skaters. mostly OF
the younger elements.
Ross Kirschman has been away
| from home for a number OF weeks,
| trying to master the mysteries Of
autoes.
This week opened up with i cold
spell and the roads in very icy con-
dition, which required great caution
| in travelling them.