Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-14
sY HARRY J. GREEN.
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

July IL, 1915.
Our river got on tear, tore fences
out, ETC., which made it dangerous
to cross for a time
Miss Anna Bergman from near
Ridgeway is visiting her sister, Mrs.
S. c. Kratz of Howard Co. these
DAYS.
No Sunday school services were
held at the Evangelical church last
Sunday morning owing to the prep
arations for Children's day.
Robert Mealy Joined hands with
the Ridgeway ball team, went to
Protivin to play Saude, but the boys
over there knew thing or two that
ours didn't, so we were beaten.
Mr.. Schaffer of Lawler spent a
number of days in this vicinity visit
ing friends and acquaintance.
The meeting of the members Of
the w. NJ s. of the Evangelical
church was postponed to some 9TH
er time in the future.
Haakensons folks were out drag
ging the roads in their respective
district last week
Rev. w. A. Scholer, family Of
Cresco, S. G. Kratz and family of
Howard Co., were pleasantly enter
tanned at dinner the other Sunday
by G. Schild and family.
The recent downpour of rain put
a damper on all farm work and also
interferred with the doing of the
bridge gang.
Miss Leona Koch was at Cresco
last week Thursday getting some
dental work done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Koch and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, north of
Ridgeway autoed to Lime Springs
to spend Independence day, meeting
there Walter Falck and Miss Lena
Pegal of Lamont, Ia, who returned
home with them for an over Sunday
visit returning to their home at
Lamont on Monday following.
Quite number of our bonnie lads
and lassies, loaded down with choi-
cest viands of the season enjoyed
themselves at a picnic at the river
the other Sunday.
Charley Kuntz went to Cresco last
week one day to make a pleasant
business call In the Guy.
Our mail carrier, route four of
Cresco, came thru here distributing
mail in a Ford touring car last week
one day.
Miss Pauline Ramseyer of Ridge
way was a guest at the c. Schild
home a number of days recently.
Ed Weidaman, of Indiana, recent
ly purchased the Frank Kuntz farm
west of the river, consideration $3.50
per acre. Possession to be given next
March.
Rev. F. A. Damerow held preach
ing services at the German M. =.
church the other Sunday morning.
Farmers are dividing their time
nowadays between making hay and
cultivating corn.
Postmaster Mead of Cresco made
an auto trip over rural route four
last week one day.
The farmers held another business
meeting az the Kirschman school
house, last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hornberger
returned home the other week from
their sojourn of several weeks with
their children in Wisconsin and Mia
nesota.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Falck north of
Ridgeway and Walter Falck and
Miss Lena Pegal of Lamont, Iowa.
were pleasantly entertained at din
ner the other Sunday by Mr.. and
Mrs f. G.. Koch.
One of Rev. Damerow's boys Of
DEBORAH has been staying at VIII
Kuntz's for a time.
Misses Sadie and Nettie Koch were
at Cresco last week Tuesday to have
some dental work done.
Mrs. F. G.. Koch spent a short
time under the parental roof last
week one day
Miss Lillian Scholer of Cresco was
the guest of her friend Miss Myrtle
Schild few days last week and this.