Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
CORRESPONDENCE,
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

After several days of weeping
September left us with smile on her
face.
| Miss Margaret Brekke is going to
teach the Kirschman school in dis
trict number two.
Mail carriers and cream gatherers
were the most popular persons on
our roads last week.
Goths folks had a new hog house
quilt last week. John Butz and Fra ok
doing the work.
Ralph Griffith of Ridgeway was
looking up cattle to buy, west of the
river last Thursday.
preaching services at the Evangeli-
cal church last Sunday evening by
Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco.
The w. M. S. of the Evangelical
church meets with Mrs Ed Thompson
OF Gresco this week Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hornberger
made pleasant call at the home of
Charley Kuntz Thursday last.
The scarcity Of teachers is even
felt in our township. Some schools
not being supplied as yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz arrived
home last Tuesday from a sojourn Of
| several weeks with their children,
Mrs. Reinhart Haakenson and Alvin
kratz at Grand Rapids, North Dako-
ia. They brought the report back OF
a bumper crop of wheat out there
this year.
Joe Novak and others through
here sold a fine bunch of cattle to
local buyers last week.
Farmers Day at Calmar last Sat-
urday. Those of us who went enjoy
ed themselves.
Threshing here the past week was
very quiet owing to the rainy wealth
er.
Mr.. Charley Hornberger rambled
in his Ford to Cresco last week one
day on business.
Mrs. Ole Sanderson and Miss Le-
cna Koch assisted Mrs. Fred c. Koch
in cooking for the threshers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz of Sum-
ner township were entertained by
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo. Kratz last Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Wiedaman, children,
accompanied by Mrs. Anna Wieda-
an and daughter Anna, spent last
week Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Falck north of Ridgeway
Miss Edith ButZ was at Cresco be-
tween trains last Thursday to dc
some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Koch, Misses
iNettie, Leona and Roy Koch, Edward
Wiedaman were pleasant afternoon
lno1larc rc rl NNin
daman and Chas. Hornberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wagner FROM
near Protivin were pleasant callers
on formers parents last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob HornbergeI
were callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Wiedaman Sunday after
noon.
Rollie Kratz of Sumner township
was assisting the home folks at hay
ing last week one day.
Miss Nettie and Leona Koch were
pleasant afternoon callers on theii
sister, Mrs. Robert Vopava of Sum
ner township one day last week.
Fred Falck north of Ridgeway |:
busy these days hauling sand TO
the new hog house he intends t.
build this fall.
Mrs. Anna Anderson and Mrs. Oh
Sanderson spent pleasant time a
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C.. Koch's Mon
day.
John Butz and son Frank were
grading roads with their gasoline
tractor, it getting too wet for sucl
work they took it home and went t:
blowing with it.
Miss Anna Wiedaman of Cresc'
who with her mother have been visit
ling at Harry Wiedaman's the pas
week returned to her home leaving
her mother to continue her visit.
Miss Edith Butz called at the Got
home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and DaD
north of Ridgeway went to Cresc'
last week one day to take In III
carnival and call on relatives.