Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

| March 5, 1919.
Our rural mail was greatly ham
pered again, by the clustering wealth
er of last week.
1t would take a wiser man than
Solomon to be a weather prophet
! these days.
A number of our people attended
the auction Gale of Rudy Earnst' S
last week Tuesday. ne expects to
leave this county for the great
northwest in the near future.
Clarence Falck from FIT. Atkinson
spent number of days in our vicin-
ity last week visiting friends and rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Day of Cres2o
spent a pleasant afternoon the O .her
Sunday with some of the members
of their congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weidaman
and children drove to Cresco last
week Wednesday to do some shop
| ping and call on the formers mother
and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo. KratZ, Misses Victoria
and Amelia, also Vopava's folks and
Mrs. Fred FalcK and babe were en-
tertained at dinner the other Sun
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava
of Sumner township.
Mrs. Frank Ira and son Roma of
Calmar were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Milk a number
of days last week
Miss Bessie Haakenson spent a
few days visiting her sister, Mrs.
Fred Albertson last week.
Wesley Kratz, Fred Koch and Err
nest Peter assisted Rollie Kratz at
hauling hay to the Joe Hopperstad
farm that he rented in Sumner town
ship.
March came along like the meek
est of lambs, but the next day there
seemed to be lion growing some
where, not far distant.
The members of the w. M. S. of
the Evangelical church met with
Mrs. l.. n. Day of CreSco last week
Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Fred Falck and babe from
near Ridgeway spent a few days Wis
iting the formers sister, Mrs. Robert
Vopava OF Sumner township and also
spent a short time at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs Amel Koch.
The members of the F. w. NJ. S. of
the German NJ. E. church met at the
home of Mrs. John Reinhart last
week Thursday afternoon.
Fred and Roy Koch and sisters,
Misses Nettie and Leona, Demo Kratz
and sisters. Misses Malanna and Vic
toria were entertained one evening
recently by Mr.. and Mrs Rollie
OF thair -
Creek
Miss Elsie Bergemann from near
IRidgeway is visiting friends and rela-
tives at Bluffton few days.
Ross Kirschman arrived home the
other week from his western soJourn.
He had been absent since Christmas,
so the old homestead no doubt look
ed pretty good.
Miss Louise Milk who has been
absent from home for some time
spent a few DAYS under the parental
roof, then went to visit her sister,
Mrs. Martin Tupy near Lawler for
some time.
Mrs. Jennie Goth made a pleasant
afternoon call upon some of her
neighbors last week Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz moved
from the Qualley farm onto the Joe
Hopperstad farm in Sumner town
ship, last Wednesday.
Rev. l.. n. Day held preaching
services at the Evangelical church
the other Sunday morning.
Fred Koch and sisters Misses Net
tie and Leona went to Cresco last
week Thursday to do some shopping
and visit the dentist
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie BLY, started
housekeeping last week Wednesday,
when they moved onto the farm at
Bluffton recently vacated by Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Kratz.
Eddie Milk and brother Bonnie,
drove out to near Lawler last week
Thursday, to visit their sister Mrs.
Martin Tupy and make the acquain-
lance of little nephew who arrived
there a. short time ago.
| Miss Malanna Kratz spent short
time visiting her sister-in-law Mrs.
Rollie Kratz of Sumner township and
assisting her at getting settled in