Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-11-26
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.
There seems to be a tug of war be
tween fall and winter as to who SHOULD
rule these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Koch and sis
ter of the latter, Sara Sanderson, were
pleasant shoppers at Cresco the othel
week one day.
Leon Falck, from near Strawberry
Point, came up here to visit his broth
er, Fred Falck, from Saturday to Sun
day, the other week.
Elmer Schild and Ralph drove to Ores
co last Saturday, the latter getting
some dental work done while in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wiedamar
were pleasant callers on Mr.. and Mrs
Fred C. Koch one evening last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sobolik, Joe Vo'
pava and sister Elsie were pleasant
evening callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Hruska the other Saturday.
M. H. Mealy was pleasant caller
at the C. Schild home last Friday at.
ternoon.
Charley Hornberger made a pleasant
call at the Fred Koch home the other
week Tuesday evening.
Willie Moe, of Ridgeway, was q
pleasant caller out our way, last week,
one day.
Sara Sanderson was visiting her SIS
ter Ethel near Otter Creek number
of days, the other week.
Lee Robinson, who was visiting at
the Goth home number of days in the
recent past, arrived here again the
other week.
Fred Koch and Roy were pleasant
evening callers at Protivin, last week
Wednesday.
Rev. w. A. Scholer, of Cresco, and
Rev. j. Wirth, of Alta Vista, were
guests at the C. Schild home Friday
and Saturday last week.
The trapping season opens next
week Wednesday. 1t will prove red
letter day for some of our youngsters.
The w. M. S: Of the Evangelical
Church meets with Mrs. w. A. Scholer
next week Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe and son
Willard were entertained at dinner by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck the other
Sunday.
Amel Koch and family entertained at
dinner the other Sunday, Theo. Kratz
and family.
Winfield Kratz and his hired man,
Carl Goocher, were pleasant business
callers at Ridgeway last week Friday.
John Aegerter and C. Schild assisted
each other in marketing cattle at Ridge
way Friday last.
Little Aida Moe, who has been stay
ing with her sister, Mrs. Rollie Kratz,
the past week, returned to her home at
Ridgeway the other Saturday.
Elsie Hopperstad, of Ridgeway, was
q pleasant visitor at the Theo. Kratz
home Saturday evening and Sunday the
other week.
Hattie Kratz, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Lewis Walter, at Flor
encevi!le. returned home last week
Tuesda. well pleased with her visit.
Rev. w. A. Scholer, of Cresco, will
hold preaching services at the Evan
gelical Church here next Sunday morn
ing at usual hour. All cordially in.
vited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz and Miss
Aida Moe. of Ridgeway,. dined with
0I. anu MIS-. CIeO CdICh Tic OIAeI
Sunday.
Master Eryin Walter, of Florence.
vile, is the guest of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe, of Ridge
way, came out here last Saturday to
make an over Sunday visit with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Kratz.
The M. E. Sunday School is making
preparations to celebrate Christmas
with tree and program.
Aegerters and Mike Kratz folks were
shoppers at Cresco last week Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger and child
rem of Golden Ridge, were calling on
Theo. Kratz and family here recently.
The first surprise party of the sea-
son occurred at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Sanderson the other Sunday,
when crowd of young and older peo-
pie arrived there armed to the teeth
with eleven or more kinds of cake,
pickles, etc., and to remind Mrs. S.
that this was the 49th anniversary of
her birthday. Under above conditions
no resistance was attempted. After
spending some time in merry making,
refreshments were disposed of, then a
handsome purse of monev was present
ed to Mrs. S.
TWIN VILLAGES.