Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-01
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went to Cresco the other Saturday t.
see the war pictures of Germany a
the movies.
Robert Mealy arrived home from
Elma last week. where he had beer
for some time blowing on the farm
that his folks rented for next year
Another peddler with covered var
blew into our region last week, but
we passed him on TO the next.
The farmers of Winneshiek and
Howard Co. had a joint business
meeting at the William Kratz school
house last week Wednesday evening
Miss Agnes Noyak has been en-
joy.ng visi from her sister the
past week or so.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moe and son
willard of Ridgeway, called at the
lTheo. Kraft home from Saturday
evening to Sunday, the other week.
Mike Kratz's were pleasant shop
pers at Cresco the other week on
Saturday.
The farmers received their car of
feed, flower, etc. last week one day,
that they had ordered some time
ago.
John Reinhart assisted Charley
Kuntz in marketing hogs at Cresco
last week one day.
Mr. and Mrs Dan Kruger and
children of Golden Ridge Howard
Co. drove down here the other week
o spend a pleasant time with friends
and relatives.
Leigh Robinson and Joe Novak as
sisted c. Schild at marketing hogs at
Ridgeway last week Tuesday.
| John Aegerter and family made a
pleasant call at Cresco last week one
day.
Our rural schools Nos. one and
four are going to celebrate Xmas
wi tree and program
The snow of last week had the eff
feet of starting our nimrods out af-
ter the rabbits. Quite a number Of
the timid animals lost their lives il
the terrible carnage.
A. F Schild visited Martin Erie
lein's school in district number four,
last week, Wednesday.
A number of Mike Kratz's neigh
bors assisted him last week in mar
Ike ing hogs at our local market
The German M e. Sunday school
are making preparations to OBJ
serve Christmas with program and
tree, as in former years.
Nearly everybody is thru picking
corn, but many have barely enough
to feed until another crop will be in
evidence.
Fritz Ramseyer and Miss Pauline
OF Ridgewav were visiting friends
ives of the river last week Thanks
giving day.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Falck and babe
north of Ridgeway were entertained
at dinner last Thursday by Mr.. and
Mrs Powers of Ridgeway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Nesset dined
with Mr. and Mrs Walter Paley, the
new proprietors of the Star hotel at
Ridgeway on Thanksgiving day
Mr.. and Mrs. A Fosse and chill
dren au'oed over from Schley
Thanksgiving day and were enter
tanned by relatives at Ridgeway.
Quite a number Of farmers went
to Cresco and Ridgeway the latter
Part of last week to interview the
horse buyers who were there.
Irwin kuntz was reported last
week as those among the sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie BLY, have TAX
en- up their abode mile east of Cres-
co on the farm where they intend to
live in the future Mrs. b. used to De
former Linconite.
NJ IS Mary Glass arrived here from
Strawberry Point last week Wednes-
day as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Kraft and family. Miss Glass
and Mrs. Kratz are sisters.
Miss Malana Kraft went to Col
den Ridge the oLner Sunday to spend
a few day visiting her sister, Mrs.
IAN Kruger.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Falck north OF
Ridgeway and MIR. and Mrs. Robert
Vopaya of Sumner township autoed
to Cresco last week, the fore part,
20 do some shopping and get some
dental work done.
Fred Koch assisted his father-in-
law Ole SanGerson at marketing hogs
at Ridgeway last week one day
Miss Bessie Eaakenson spent a
pleasant time visiting friends at Cal
mar last week from Sunday until
Tuesday.
Ii tie Miss Ollie Falck. north OF
Ridgeway was visiting wi h her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amel
Koch last week Monday.
Miss Aida Moe is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Rollie Kratz of Sumner
township.
Mr.. Amel Koch and sons Fred and
Roy, assisted Charley Hornberger at
picking corn a number OF days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vopava and
babe of Sumner township dined with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G.. Koch the other
Sunday.
Miss Mabel Haakenson came up
from DEBORAH last week Tuesday 10
eat turkey with the home folks on
Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Ole Sanderson and son Roy
autoed to Cresco last week one day
to do some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. ROllie Kratz of SUM
ner township spent the her Sun
day under the parental roof OF the
formers Mr., and Mrs. Theo. Kratz
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Albertson and