Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-08-11
OTTER CREEK eli PINGS.

OTTER CREEK Gil PINGS.
A few of the farmers were still max.
ing hay last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Albertson were
entertained at dinner other Sunday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson.
A threshers meeting wa, held at the
home of Charley Kuntz, fore part OF
last week to decide on the plan OF
threshing for the season.
Nettie and Leona Koch were pleas.
ant callers on Mary Shinek, of Spill.
vile, one day in the recent past.
Mrs. E. P. Thompson, of Cresco, was
welcome caller at the old homestead
last week visiting her brother Winfield
Kratz and family. She returned home
latter part of week.
Emma Reinhart was assisting Mrs.
w. E. Wiedaman in cooking for the
threshers last week Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Haake nson, daugh.
tiers Mabel and Bessie autoed up from
DEBORAH Sunday to dine with MIR. and
Mrs. Carl Haakenson at the old home
stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daughters
Ollie and Opel were pleasant shoppers
at Cresco last Monday.
Ernest Peter called upon his friend,
Fred C. Koch, last week Tuesday even
ing.
Joe Vopava, Jr-, was a pleasant call
er at Spillville tee other Sunday.
No services were held at the Germrn
M. E. Church Sunday owing to quar-
terly meeting being in progress at De-
corah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Koch were en-
tertained at dinner the other Sunday by
Ole Sanderson and family the balance
of the day being spent together also in
a social manner.
Moonlight evenings and good roads
form q good accompaniment by joy rid
ers with autos.
MIR. and MS. Fred Falck, daughters
Ollie, Opal, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vo-
pava, daughter Eileen autoed to Fort
Atkinson the other Sunday to spend the
day with Charley Glass and family.
Louise Mix visited her sister, Mrs.
Martin Tupy, near Lawler, number
of days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson were
shoppers at Cresco last week Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Soukup autoed to
Spillville and near DEBORAH Sunday to
visit with friends and relatives.
A number of members of the Ger
man M. E. Church autoed to DEBORAH
Sunday to attend quarterly meeting in
session there.
VIM. Kuntz started his season of
threshing at the home, of w. E. Wiede-
man last week Friday:
John Aegerter was a business caller
at Cresco last week Wednesday.
The carpenter firm of Peter and Har-
dy has been busy the past week in put
ting on the final work on Rollie Kraft g
new residence.
Parties from North Dakota, former
Lincolnites, report that wheat has been
greatly damaged by rust and will not
insure big crop this year.
Rev. I. L. Baumgartner, of Alta
Vista, will assist Rev. w. A. Scholer
of Cresco in conducting quarterly meet
ing at the Evangelical Church begin
ming next Sunday morning. Every
body cordially invited to attend same.
Bring your friends.
Demo Kratz, Of Sumner Twp, has
been assisting the home folks in har-
vesting and stacking the past week.
VIM. Kuntz and family autoed to
Elma the other Sunday to spend the
day with Mesly's folks who were resi-
dents of this vicinity last year.
Mrs. H. House and son Frank were
pleasant shoppersJ at Ridgeway slast
week one day.
Schild's folks and their company au-
toed to Cresco last week Wednesday to
do some shopping in that city.
Fred Butt and family from near
Ridgeway were pleasant callers at the
Goth home last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Theo. Kratz was a pleasant CAL
Ter at the Schild home fore part of
week.
Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco and A.
F. Schild made number of pleasant
calls on friends in this community last
week Wednesday.
Theo. Kratz and Rollie assisted Demo
Kratz of Sumner Twp, at cutting oats
the past week.
Sweet corn roasting ears now form
part of the hard working farmers
menu.
John Reinhart and family autoed to
Howard last Sunday to spend the day
with his brother and family.
Eddie Peter called upon his brother
Alfred Peter and family in Howard Co.
fore part of week.