Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


a shortage of feed as provender for
cattle, etc.
No rural free delivery last week
Friday. 1t being New Years day and
carriers were beginning the year
with a much needed rest from their
strenuous labor.
Theo. Kratz and family had their
family picture taken at Cresco the
fore part of last week.
Mrs. Mike Hrushka spent last
week Thursday with her friend, Mrs.
Mike Kratz, spending a pleasant day
together.
Miss Myrtle Schild departed for
Chicago Monday night and from
there proceeded to Naperville, ILL.,,
to resume her duties at Northwestern
college of which she has been a close
student for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Landa from
near Lawler spent a very pleasant
time as guests of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Milk one
day in the recent past.
At last this community is overrun
with cotton tails, that are so numer-
Gus that they have begun destroy
ing young fruit trees, rose bushes,
etc.
The family of John Kirschman,
John Reinhart, c.. Schild and Mike
Kratzs made a pleasant business
call at Cresco, the last of the old
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sanderson and
family had the pleasure of enter
tanning to dinner, recently, Koch
young folks. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed in each others COM
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart Haakenson,
son Merrill and Miss Hattie Kratz
took the noon passenger for Cresco
last week Wednesday to go to Col
den Ridge and spent New Years
day with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Walter,
besides greeting other relatives and
friends, returning home Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Amel Koch returned home
from Iowa City last week one day
where she had been for a number
of weeks, taking treatments for her
eyesight. She will go back in about
another week for final treatment Of
same.
entertaining relatives from abroad
one day last week.
Let us not forget those good res
olutions we made at the beginning
of the year and keep every one of
them throughout the year.
Sleighing is very fine these days,
and sleigh ride parties are appear
ing on deck in various quarters Of
the domaine.
With the aid of a number of their
neighbors, Messrs. Alfred Peter and
J. G.. Kirschman marketed several
loads of porkers at our local market
last week Saturday, receiving top
prices for them.
Preparations are in progress by
teacher and pupils of sub-district
number four to give another old
timer entertainment at their school
at a near future date. More definite
announcement to be given later.
On account of various causes the
meeting of the w. M. S. of the
Evangelical church was postponed to
some other date in the future.
Rev. l.. N. Day of Cresco will hold
preaching services at the Evangeli-
cal church next Sunday morning.
Will Smidth drove to Cresco last
week Saturday to get load of feed
for his live stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz spent
New Years day with friends and
relatives at Ridgeway.
The past week was fine for hunt
ing and several of our gun men were
kept busy trying to decrease the
rabbit and squirrel population that
frequent this vicinity.
Elmer Schild called upon friends
north of Cresco one day last week.
A number of farmers have been
busy the past week or so buying and
selling horses so as to get some more
suited to their style.
Reinhart Haakenson, who arrived
here from Grand Rapids, North Da-
kota a month or so ago, expects to
60 to Cresco some day this week
and enter Mercy hospital for case
of appendicitis that has been troub-
ling him a great deal in the past.
DR.. George Plummer of Cresco
made a professional call out this
way a short time ago.
Winfield Kratz was business cal
Ter at Cresco last week one day.
lhCO. INldIA anu thC boyo AsoihC
and Demo we're saving wood few
days last week, west of Otter Creek.
Most of our schools have started
up again since the holidays. The
one in district number four will re-
sumo its session next week Monday.
The young people of Theo. Kratz's
spent a. pleasant time with friends
and relatives at Ridgeway on New
Years day.
Revival meetings have been in
progress at the German M. e. church
the past week. Rev. A. f. Damerow
of DEBORAH conducting same. They
will continue during this week. Rev.
Bentz is expected to arrive and as
sist in same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and
Miss Amelia spent New Years day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger OF
Golden Ridge, Howard Co.
Quite a large number OF young
people enjoyed themselves at skat-
ing on the river last Sunday near the
home OF j. G. Kirschman. A few
broke thru the ice, but no serious
accidents happened to any.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kraz en-
tertained the Armstrong family OF
Ridgeway last Sunday afternoon.
The family of Mike KratZ's, Mr..