Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-10
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.

A great deal of corn on low and sandy
soil has been ruined by frost.
Amos Doolittle and wife, of Cresco.
were entertained at dinner by Amel
Koch and family the other Sunday.
Emma Reinhart, has been assisting
Mrs. Alfred Peter with her domestic
duties the past week or so.
The next meeting of the w. M. S.
of the Evangelical church will be at the
home of Mrs. Ed. Thompson, of Crcs-
co, the first Wednesday in October.
Elsie Hopperstad, of Ridgeway, Wis
tied at the Theo. Kratz home the fore
part of the week.
Will Kuntz received his gas tractor
last week with which to do the thresh-
ing this season, having traded in his
steam engine on the deal.
Carl Haakenson was hauling cream
for the farmers creamery at Ridge
way last week Friday.
Joe Sobolik's residence with it's con-
tents was entirely consumed by fire
last week one day while the family was
absent.
Anna and Mayme Svestha, of Jack
son Jet. were guests at the Amel Koch
home few days in the recent past.
Preaching services will be held at
the Evangelical church next Sunday
evening by Rev. w. A. Scholer, of
Cresco. All cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. C. Schild and Myrtle autoed to
Cresco last week Wednesday to attend
the meeting of the w. M. S. at the
home of Mrs. VIM. Kratz, and do some
shopping in that town.
N. C. Hardy and wife, Of Cresco,
were welcome callers at the Amel Koch
home the other Sunday.
Ross Kirschman was listed among the
sick the latter part of last week, but
at present is his former self again.
DR.. Byron Lewis and wife, of Ridge
way, were pleasant callers at the c.
Schild home, Sunday afternoon.
Jacob Butt and family, of Ridgeway,
were pleasant callers on John Reinhart
and family Sunday last.
Rev. w. A. Scholer and family were
entertained at dinner by C. Schild and
family Sunday.
An all day Sunday service has been
established at Ridgeway telephone
Office, which patrons on rural lines
through here greatly appreciate.
S. A. Mahlkuck, of Omaha, Neb.,
arrived here the fore part of the week
as a guest of C. Schild and family.
Hornberger's folks spent a pleasant
afternoon at the John Reinhart home
last Sunday.
John Hopperstad, former Lincolnite,
has been suffering with blood poison in
his hands.
Fritz Ramseyer and daughter Paul
inc, of Ridgeway, made pleasant calls
on friends in our vicinity last Sunday
afternoon.
Some of Will Kuntz's and NJ. H.
Mealy's folks spent last Sunday after
noon with the Gibbons family.
Joe Sobolik and Frank Kostohryz, of
Howard county visited friends in this
vicinity last Sunday afternoon.
Charley Kuntz, family and Sam
Kuntz and daughter Lillian autoed to
st. Paul and parts in Wisconsin the
fore part of week to spend number of
days visiting friends and relatives.
Frank Kuntz and family of DEBORAH,
autoed up here Sunday in a Saxon six
to spend the day calling on friends and
relatives.
Prof. Albert Kuntz, wife and little
girl will leave for their home at St.
Louis, Mo-, the latter part of the week
SARATOGA
Claude Weatherford has some beau
tiful monuments on hand at CreScO.
Call and see them.
The Lace Cluo met at the Sigler
home, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kraft spent
Wednesday evening at VIM. Schaal's.
The house on the Henning farm, one
mile east of here, was burned to the
ground last Thursday afternoon, while
L. Henning and family were at Cresco,
they leaving home about one O'Clock.
The fire was first noticed by Albert
Henning when he came home from
Cresco. There was not much of the
contents saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kakac left
Friday for St. Paul to purchase their
fall goods.
Albert Locke came home from
McIntire, Saturday, and returned Mon
day.
E. Erbe and family spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Linda, south
west of Riceville.
Henry Schahn, from near LIE Roy,
called at the VIM. Schaal home, Sun
day.
Ernest Miller and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Aug. Warnke called at Fred
Groth's, Sunday afternoon.
Chas. Viebrock, Bert Miles and Henry
Henning went fishing Monday near
Lime Springs. They caught over fifty
fish.
School started in Dist No. z, Mon
day, the 9th, with Hazel Foss as teach
err.
Henry and Godfried Buresh left Mon
day for Cedar Rapids to see their
mother who is to undergo an operation
for her eyes.
Mrs. VIM. Ball and daughters, Hilda
and Esther, called at the Carl Baethke
home, Tuesday afternoon.
Alice Miles called on Anna Erbe,