Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-29
CORRESPONDENCE
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Nov. 81. 191f


IDENTIFY looking fer mutton chops, etc.
Carl HaakenSon was pleasant
shopper at Cresco the other week one
day.
Some of Kirschmans folks were
pleasant callers at the Joe Soukup
home, one evening the other week.
Preaching services will be held
at the Evangelical church west of the
river, next Sunday morning, follow
ing Sunday school, by Rev. W. A.
Scholer, of Cresco. Everybody cor
daily invited to attend both servi-
ces.
Don't forget the entertainment at
the Lincoln Valley schoolhouse N
sub-district number one, Dec. 1st.
Gentlemen bring we'll filled pocket
books and ladies baskets.
Miss Verna Sanderson spent a few
days recently, with her sister, Mrs.
Fred c. Koch, near Otter Creek
Albert Aegerter, Ray Steckel, Earl
Kirschman and brother Verne were
pleasant callers at the Harry Wiede-
man home the other week Thursday.
They have Turkey in Europe, Tur-
key in Asia, and Thursday we will
have turkey in America with greese
all around it.
Rev. John Burg of DEBORAH held
preaching srveices at the German
NJ. E. church, west of the river last
Sunday morning.
Ray Steckel was a pleasant caller
on his friend, Albert AegeTter the
other week, one evening.
Chris. Haakenson came up from
DEBORAH to visit friends and relatives
recently
Mrs. w. e. Wiedaman made a
pleasant call on her friend, Mrs. Carl
Haakenson, the other week one day.
John Reinhart was delivering hogs
to Ridgeway buyers the other Satur-
day.
Albert Aegerter assisted w. E
Wiedeman at hauling straw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson
made dash for DEBORAH the other
Sunday in their car, but finding the
roads not at their best right about
faced towards home again.
We are glad to note that Oscar
Moe who has been sick is improving
at the present time.
W. e. Wiedeman and Ray Steckel
assisted John Aegerter at stacking
corn fodder the other week.
Theo. Kratz was a pleasant Cresco
shopper the other week.
After several days sojourn here
among friends and relatives, Mrs. Dan
Kruger and children returned to
their home at Florenceville, Howard
Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz, Nor
man, and Mrs. c. F. Bertossa, of De-
corah, were entertained at dinner
the other Sunday by c. schild and
family.
Miss Mary Glass of Strawberry
Point visited the other Sunday at the
home of Theo. Kratz and family.
Charley Hornberger was a pleas
ant caller at the Charley Kuntz
home the other Sunday afternoon.
Albert Aegerter was a pleasant
caller on his friend Ray Steckel re-
Gently, one evening.
Mrs. C. F. Bertossa departed last
week Monday morning for Hasting,
Mimi, to attend the funeral Of ner
two grand-nephews, Edward and
Lester Wyss, who were drowned with
three other boys in Vermillion
swamp near above city.
Mrs. Leonard Walter of Florence
vile, Howard county, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Kratz, for several days, went
to Cresco last week Friday.
Neighbors assisted Goths folks at
saving wood one day last week.
Now that colder weather has come
along, la grippe, the old time malady,
is looking for its usual number of
victims.
Some of our farmers were inter-
viewing horse buyers from the East,
at Ridgeway, last Thursday.
A cold wave from the North
Kings storage battery blew down
upon us for a number of days last
week, which made us seek the glow
ing furnace.
Some of our expert hunters were
lucky in shooting a number of
wolves thru here lately.
Koch's folks were hauling wood a
number of days last week from near
the Howard County line
Frank Butz from near Ridgeway
was a caller at the Goth home last
week, few days.
Remember the entertainment at
the school house in district number
three this week, Friday evening.
Teachers and pupils of our schools
are going to enjoy few extra holt
days this week.
Ralph Schild was among the sick
"A few days last week, causing him
to miss school for the time.
Neighbors assisted Charley Kuntz
last week in finishing corn picking
for the season.
or the five boys drowned near
Hastings, Mimi, the other week, two
of them had relatives living in this
vicinity and at DEBORAH.
w. e. Wiedeman was saving wood
the latter part of last week, a num-
Der of his neighbors assisting him.
Farmers are getting their teams
shod these days, consequently our
blacksmiths are reaping their annual
harvest these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Koch and
Miss Verna Sanderson were enter
tanned at dinner the other Sunday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava, Of
Sumner township.
Some of Wagner's folks were at
Spillville, last week, shingling the
new barn that they built there re-
Gently.
A few buyers from Cresco were