Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

sister, Mrs. 4. II. BerJOSSa at Decor
all number OF days last week.
We arrived at the brink of Goa
famine consequently wood is IL
greater demand than usually.
The German NJ. E. people arr
making preparations to celebrate
Christmas Day.
Some of cur PEOPLE were business
callers at Spillville last week few
days.
Travelling on the roads is not a
its best these days, neither wheel
ing or sleighing is very good.
Some of the teachers took in the
Study Center Course at Decoraf
last Saturday.
Johnnie Cake will supplement An
gel food, sponge cake, ETC., owing
to the high cost of living this win
ter.
Frank Butt made a pleasant cal
at the Goth home last week one
day
Thanksgiving Day next week
Thursday, when turkey plum pud-
ding, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pies
etc, will occupy prominent places or
the farmers table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Drummer and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Schild were pleas
ant callers at the Frank Kunt2
home in DEBORAH last week Friday
Stacking and shredding shock
fodder and picking corn was resum-
ed during the mild spell of last
week.
Will Wagner of Ridgeway moved
onto the farm he rented west of
town the other week Saturday.
Miss Elsie Aegerter celebrated
her seventh birthday the other week
Thursday, her schoolmates assisting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz and
the latter's mother, Mrs. c. F. Ber-
tossa autoed up from DEBORAH last
week Wednesday to make a brief
call at the Schild home.
Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco
made pleasant calls at the c. Schild
and John Aegerter homes last week
the forepart.
the latter's sister, Miss Lizzie Koch
were Cresco callers last week
Thursday.
Jacob Hornberger was a pleasant
caller at the Fred Koch home re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Kratz and
Mrs. Dan Kruger Of Florenceville
Howard County spent last Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe of
IRidgeway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Falck and family near Ridgeway.
Some from this vicinity went TO
Cresco the other week Saturday to
hear Fiske O'Hara in His Hearts
Desire"
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Steen have
rented a farm near Kendallville.
Their neighbors assisted them i'll
moving there with their household
goods the other Saturday.
Winter seems to be occupying the
throne Of Autumn, but some days
feel rather ashamed of it.
The young people held their So
ciety the other week Friday eve
ming, at the home of Will Kuntz's.
Some Of Sanderson's folks spent
the other Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred C. Koch.
Mr.. Joe Vopava, Robert and Miss
Elsie, autoed to Ridgeway last week
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Koch were
| Cresco callers recently.
Mrs. Demo Kratz of Sumner town
ship spent one day recently at the
Theo. Kratz home.
Miss Aida Moe of Ridgeway is
visiting ner sister, Mrs. Rollie Krat2
west of Otter Creek these days.
Mr.. Melvin Hutchinson came NJ
from DEBORAH last week Tuesday &c
call on friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Amel Koch, daugh-
tiers Nettie, Leona and son Roy din
ed with Mr. and Mrs. Fred G.. Kocl
last week Thursday.
Carl Haakenson was a pleasant
caller at Spillville last week Thurs
day.
Miss Malanna Kratz who he:
been visiting relatives and friends
at Florenceville Howard County tn
past week returned home last weel
TUESDAY her sister Mrs. Dan Krueg
er and children accompanying he,
for a visit at the parental home fol
a time.
The mercury in the spinal col
umn of our thermometers received
a severe shock last week that nearl!
conquered it in its course.
Joe Soukup was a Cresco passen
ger last week Friday to call on tn
dentist between trains.
After weeks sojourn anon!
relatives and friends, Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Drummer ard Mrs, Magdaleni
Wyss returned to their home a
Ellsworth, Wis, the fore part o
the week.
Some of our rural lads and las
sizes enjoyed themselves at dance
the latter part of last week, at var
ious towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Drummer an,
Mrs. c. Schild called on friends q
Freeport last week one day.
Leonard KreitEer was listed witt
the sick last week one day.
Frank Kuntz autoed up from De
Icorah last week Friday with Super
visor Morton, taking the latte
home,
A number Of our nimrods wer
out hunting rabbits during the fal
of the beautiful last week.
Do your Christmas shopping ear
ly will be the next slogan of the day
Even the women folks wer
caught at cleaning house by grin