Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

confirmation day Sunday.
The plasterers are putting their
final work on the new residence of
Rollie Kratz's these days.
Some of our people butchered last
week to fill their pork barrel for the
coming season.
Rev. w. A. Scholer and family of
Cresco were pleasant callers at the
Schild home the other week.
This community was visited by a
great dust storm the fore part of the
week, which at times obscured the
sky.
A number of our people are paint
ing during these days. A sort of i'm
provement society.
j. j. KreitZer and family autoed
to Cresco last week to do some shop
ping in that burg.
Miss Clara Kuntz returned home
the other Sunday from attending the
Big Five" at Postville.
Farmers turned their stock out on
grass last week, which is coming on
rather slowly.
Parties from town now scour the
country for fresh eggs for maket,
thus saving time to the busy farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiedaman and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c.
Koch visited at the j. G.. Kirschmal
home the other Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Leonard Walter (nee Hattie
Kratz) spent number of days I'M
der the parental roof last week, as
sisting at house cleaning, etc.
Fred Falck and daughter Ollie and
Miss Nettie Koch autoed to the home
Of the latters the other Sunday at
ternoon for a pleasant time.
A gentleman passed thru here last
week fitting eye glasses to those
whose eye sight was impaired.
Messrs. VERNE Hardy and Ernest
Peter were pleasant Cresco callers
last Tuesday evening on business.
Mail carriers on one and two out
Of Ridgeway, have been transferred.
NJ. o. Libbie now serves route two
and Orville Allen route one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson and
brother Henry autoed to DEBORAH the
other Sunday to visit with Chris
Haakenson and family.
Alfred Peter Jr. of Howard Co.
made a call under the parental roof
last week one day.
Jim Soukup our cream gatherer
now serves thirty-four patrons on
his route.
Ernest Peter and VERNE Hardy
were Ridgeway callers Thursday eve
ming last week.
Farmers are busy planting corr
this week, while the women folks
are working in the gardens.
Martin Friedlein closed term of
seven months school in district num-
Der four last week Friday and re-
turned to his home at Osterdox,
Clayton Co. the fore part of this
week.
Neighbors assisted Theo. Kratz at
raising a new barn west OF Otter
Creek, that he Is building for his son
Rollie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sanderson called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Koch We'd
nesday evening of last week.
Little Ollie Falck from near
has been visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amei
Koch the past week.
Miss Edna Gullickson returned
home Monday last after a weeks
stay at the Fred Falck home near
Ridgeway.
Mrs. Fred C. Koch called upon
Mrs. Amel Koch Wednesday last to
assist her in celebrating her birth
day.
Prices of all commodities have
ceased to go by auto but have taken
to aeroplaning.
Orville Tomann and Elmer Schild
autoed to Cresco Saturday to make a
business call.
Some of Will Kuntz's folks and
Robt. Blackburn's attended the Sen
ior class play at Ridgeway last week
Friday evening.
o. r. Tomann and A. F. Schild au-
toed to Ridgeway last week Friday
for pleasure and business.