Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-24
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Robert Vopava, of Sumner township
made call on Amel Koch last Weel
one evening.
Robert Mealy has been assisting
Charley Kuntz at his work few day!
in the recent past.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred C.. Koch wer,
Cresco shoppers last week Thursday.
Winfield Kratz has new hired mar
from near Cresco engaged to work fol
him.
Demo Kratz was business caller a
Cresco last week Tuesday.
s Our younger lads are planning grea
hunt on Christmas day.
Sylvester Mealy and his brother
Robert drove to Elma the fore part Of
i, the week, to greet relatives. etc.
.g.a The farmers of this vicinity will hole
u aebusiness meeting at the Kirschmar
4 school house this week Wednesday
evening.
Theo. Kratz and sons were saving
wood for Charley Hornberger and j. J.
Kreitzer the latter part of last week.
Carl Haakenson and his sister Bessie
were entertained the other Sunday al
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch and
family.
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Theo. Kratz was business caller at
Cresco last Saturday.
Mrs. Fred C. Koch spent pleasant
time last week Monday calling on the
home folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sander
son.
x. Armstrong, from Ridgeway, for
mer butcher of that town, was killing
beeves for some Of the farmers last
week.
Wagner's boys were out breaking
colts last week one day.
Rev. Bremen, of Charles City, and
Rev. A. F. Damerow, of DEBORAH,
dined with Jacob Hornberger and fam
lily last Thursday.
Leona Koch visited her sister, Mrs.
Robert Vopava, of Sumner Twp. the
latter part of last week.
A pie social was held at the Kirsch-
man school last Tuesday evening, by
the teacher, Margaret Brekke, of
Ridgeway. a,g,, :
Revival meetings closed at the Ger
man M. E. Church last week Friday
evening after nearly a two weeks ses-
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, from near
Ridgeway, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred C.
Koch were entertained at dinner the
other Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie
Kratz of Sumner Twp.
Preaching services were held at the
German M. E. Church last Sunday
morning and evening by Rev. Roy
Michael, of Indiana.
Some of Bergeman's young people
called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kratz
the other Sunday.
Ter on Jacob Hornberger last week
Thursday.
Anna Bergman, from near Ridge
way, is staying with her sister, Mrs.
Sam Kraft, of Howard Co. assisting
her in her domestic duties.
Amel Koch has been at Ridgeway
for number of days taking care of his
brother Albert, who has the plurisy. A
nurse has been secured from Cresco
and at present writing the patients
condition is somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hornberger ar
rived last week from Minnesota as the
guests of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Hornberger.
Theo. Kratz and son were saving
wood for j. J. Kreitzer, c. Schild and
others the fore part of the week.
Martin Friedlein, teacher in Dist.
No. 4, will leave for his home at Os-
terdock, Clayton Co. the latter part of
the week to spend two weeks vaca-
ton among his home folks.
VIM. Kratz, of Cresco, assisted his
son Winfield to butcher fore part of
week.
VIM. Kuntz assisted M. H. Mesly to
butcher this week Tuesday.
Grandpa Goth, who has passed the
sc milestone in life, was reported on
the sick list few days this week.
Mike Kratz's folks were saving
wood the fore part of the week.
Some of Mealy's young people spent
a pleasant evening at the Amel Koch
home, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Chas. Goth and Carrie Goth
made pleasant call at the John Butz
home near Ridgeway last week one
day.
Rev. Bremen departed for his bone
at Charles City after assisting here a
week with the meetings at the German
M. E. Church.
Don't forget to hang up your stock
ing Friday evening
Myrtle Schild arrived home from Ma
perville, ILL.,, this week, Friday morn
ing where she had been for some time
attending Northwestern college.
PROTIVIN
A Merry Christmas and prosperous
New Year to all the Plain Dealer read
ers.
Thomas Chyle arrived home from
Cedar Rapids Monday, after visit
with his son Chas. j. and friends.