Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-19
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.

The first snow for 1915 arrived Nov.
18th; last year it came Nov. 18th,
according to our diary.
Mrs. Mike Kratz returned home from
a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Lewis
Walter, of Florenceville, Howard Co.,
last week.
No rural free delivery next week
Thursday. Our carriers want the day
to eat turkey and cranberry sauce.
Hattie Kratz entertained as guests,
recently, Bernetta Frank, of Howard
County, and the Haberly girls, Gladys,
Lucille and Anna, from DEBORAH. A
delightful time was spent by the quar-
tette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sanderson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falk and
Jacob Hornberger were pleasant callers
on Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Koch, the
other Saturday evening.
Mrs. Edward Weidaman was visiting
at the home Of Sam Kuntz and family,
north of Ridgeway, the other week.
Our late rains and cool weather have
caused our roads to be exceedingly
rough for light traffic.
Mrs. Fravel and son, of Howard Co.,
Hruska, the other week one day.
Robert Mealy drove to Elma last
week to spend few days greeting
friends, relatives, etc.
Adolph Vrba, who is attending school
here, made call on the home folks,
last week one day.
Joe Vopava and sister Elsie drove to
Elma, the other Saturday, to make an
over Sunday visit with their sister,
Mrs. John Krall.
Mrs. ALT. Alison returned to her
home at Cyrus, Mimi, after spending
some time here visiting her mother and
brothers, Ole and Ben Sanderson.
Leonard Kreitzer was on the sick list,
few days last week, making his
absence from school necessity.
Henry Vatthauer, north of Ridgeway,
was pleasant business caller through
here, the fore part of the week.
John Aegerter and family were enter
tanning at dinner some of their Swiss
friends, last Sunday.
Ross Kirschman went to DEBORAH,
the fore part of the week, to take a
business course in Valdez College.
Rev. w. A. Scholer, of Cresco, held
preaching services at the Evangelical
church here, Sunday evening.
Theo. Kratz's folks were busy last
week making wall for cellar on their
80 acres near Howard County.
Mrs. John Hruska, of Calmar, was a
guest of Mrs. Mike Hruska here, the
other week a short time.
Sadie Koch, who has been staying
with her sister, Mrs. Fred Falck, north
of Ridgeway, for some time arrived
home the other week.
Hattie Kratz went to Florenceville
last week to visit her sister, Mrs.
Lewis Walter, and make the acquaint-
ance of a newly arrived nephew.
w. A. Tomann arrived from Ellis
worth, Wis, last week visiting friends
and acquaintance at DEBORAH, and also
was the guest at the C. Schild home
here for a few days, returning home
Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, babe Ollie
and Mrs. Phillip Geselle, of Cresco,
autoed to Fl. Atkinson the other Sum
day to visit with Jacob Falck and fam
lily.
Martin Friedlein, teacher of No.
was pleasant caller at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava in Sum-
ner township the other Sunday.
Vivian Mealy was a guest of her
schoolmate, Lizzie Koch, last Thursday
evening.
Henry Herwig came up from De-
corah last Thursday, to visit former
friends and acquaintance, returning
home in the evening. This is his first
visit here for some twenty years or
more.
Rev. Worth, of Alta Vista, will hold
preaching services at the Evangelical
Church this week Friday evening.
From here he will accompany Rev.
Scholer to Locust to hold quarterly
meeting over Sunday.
Albert Mix and son Eddie autoed
south of Protivin the other week one
day to visit the former s daughter, Mrs.
Martin Tupy, and family.
Walter .Kratz and Charley Hornber-
ger, who went to Kansas City recently;
returned home last week Wednesday
we'll pleased with their western trip.
Frank Kuntz autoed up from De-
corah last week Thursday, to visit G.
Schild and family and call upon his
brother Charley. He returned home
in the evening.
Little Helen Holverson. who is at
tending school at Ridgeway, spent a
few days under the parental roof here,
returning to her school duties on the
Monday following.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sanderson, Roy
Elton and Sarah accompanied by MIR.
and Mrs. Fred C. Koch autoed to Lime
Springs the other other Sunday to
spend the day visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Lars johnson and family.