Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-16
COUNTY NEWS
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.
Early grain is maturing.
The high water of last week took out
fences in many places.
Elsie Hopperstad, Of Ridgeway, Wis.
tied friends and acquaintance here last
Sunday.
Joe Wagner and wife, of Sumner
Twp, visited under the parental root
of the formers last Sunday.
Mr.. Schaeffer, of West Gate, Ia,
was pleasant caller in this vicinity the
fore part of last week.
Rev. E. j. Lang and family, of Wat:
erloo, autoed up here Monday to call
upon relatives, friends, etc.
2 Fritz Ramseyer, of Ridgeway, was a
pleasant caller on friends west OF the
river Sunday and Monday this week.
Lewis Weidleigh, of Topeka, Kas.,
was pleasant visitor in this vicinity
the fore part of the week.
Mabel Kratz, of Cresco, was a guest
of her brother, Winfield, and family, a
few days last week and this.
DIR. Byron Lewis, of Ridgeway, was
a professional caller in this vicinity
Sunday morning.
Rollie Kratz and wife, of Sumner
Twp, visited with the formers par
ents here Sunday.
Earnst Ludwig, wife and children
antoed M from Sumner, Ia, Sunday
. morning to visit with Mrs. LIS parents,
John Aegerter and wife, returning
home the next day.
Leona Koch went to Cresco last week
Thursday to get some dental work
done.
Pred C. Koch and wife, Fred Falck
and wife, north of Ridgeway, took a
spin to Lime Springs recently in the
latter's car, and while there met Wal
ter Falck and Lena Pegal, of Lamont,
Ia. who returned home with them fol
few days visit, returning to Lamont
the fore part of the week.
Anna Bergman, from near Ridge
way, is assisting her sister, Mrs. S. G.
Kratz, of Howard county, with her do
nestle duties these days.
Pauline Ramseyer, of Ridgeway, was
q guest at the C.. Schild home the lat.
ter part of last week and fore part OF
this.
Sadie and Nettie Koch were pleasant
callers at Cresco last week one day get
ting dental work done in that burg.
Philip Kratz, of Cresco, attended the
& Children's Day program at the Evan
gelical church Sunday evening.
Fred Falck and wife, north Of Ridge
way, and Walter Falck and Miss Lena
Pegal, of Lamont, Ia, were enter
tanned at dinner by Fred c. Koch ant
wife the other Sunday.
Lillian Scholer, of Cresco, was the
guest of her friend, Myrtle Schild, 9
few days recently.
Mrs. Fred C. Koch visited under the
parental roof last week one day.
Charley Kuntz was pleasant bust,
ness caller at Cresco last week.
Ole Sanderson is the latest victim OF
the auto fever, having purchased an
Overland.
Mrs. John Marten, of Cedar Falls,
and children Wilhelmina and Paul, ar
rived here from Clear Lake last week
Saturday as the guests of c. Schild and
family.
Rev. w. "A. Scholer and family, Of
Cresco were guests of Theo. Kratz and
family the fore part of the week.
A most delightful Children's Day pro.
gram was given at the Evangelical
church Sunday evening under the aus
pice Of the Sunday school. The speak
ers performed their part remarkably
well and pleasing to the vast crowd that
catme came from near and far to hear
them. Ferns, flowers of every hue ar
ranged in artistic style formed the
decorations of the building. The offer
ings for missions were at first $51.26,
but increased to $55. This exceeded
that of all former years and was q
great surprise to all. The above school
holds the banner for the largest am
QUIT of money raised per scholar in
the Iowa conference during the last
year,