Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-03
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP,
MAY Z 101

may L, JIO.
The month of flowers is with US
again.
Arbor Day exercises were held in
our schools thru here last week.
Charley kuntZ and family spent
the other Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Jacab Hornberger.
Our road draggers were busy
Throughout the township last week,
getting the highway ready for rapid
transit.
Theo. Kratz was hauling lath and
sand the past week for the new
house west of Otter Creek.
Cattle are wistfully looking at the
pastures and longing for some green
grass.
Ross Kirschman accompanied j. r.
Soukup the cream gatherer on his
trip last week, among the patrons
on his route.
Our road superintendent was in
specting the roads west of the river
last week one day.
Elmer Ringoen of Ridgeway auto
ed west of the river, last week We'd
nesday evening on business.
Mike Kratz folks were pleasant
| ~~NA>AS ob SiCoNo lOiC par Vi last
week.
A number have several hundred
young chicks to take care of these
cool days.
Henry Albers was a pleasant bust
ness caller at Cresco last week the
| fore part.
The auto fever has broken out
again in worse form than ever, even
| those who have cars don't seem to
be immune to it.
Fritz Ramseyer of Ridgeway made
business call west of the river last
week Wednesday evening.
Miss Flossie Friedlein Of Ortho-
dox, Clayton county, is visiting her
brother Martin, teacher in district
number four and the Koch family
these days.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz spent
the other Sunday with relatives and
friends at Ridgeway.
Our cream gatherer Jim Soukup
has been coming around with a dou-
bic header on his cream wagon, on az
count of the bad roads in many pla-
ces.
Our jurors went to DEBORAH last
'SNh hoi ouog " dltCuu " luclI uu-
ties at the district court down there
The plasterers have charge of Roll
lie Kratz's new house west of Otter
Creek these days.
DR.. Precious, veterinary of Cresco
made professional calls thru here last
week Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Vopava and babe
spent several days visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haaken-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck near
nidgeway entertained at dinner the
other Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Amel
Koch, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava
Of Sumner township and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Haakenson.
Roy Koch and sisters Nettie, Leona
Martin Friedlein and sister Flossie,
were entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Vopava of Sumner
township.
Philip Kratz of Cresco autoed thru
here last week with Maytag power
washer, which is sold by Petersen
Bros. of Cresco.
Nettie Koch assisted Mrs. Jacob
Hornberger at hanging paper last
week Thursday.
Bessie Haakenson came up from
DEBORAH the other Saturday to spend
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred AL
bertson and family, returning home
Sunday evening.
Leona Koch was a visitor at Cres-
co between trains last week Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sanderson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs Fred Koch the
other Sunday.
Parties were testing the Otter
Creek telephone line last week one
day.
Some of Amel Koch's young folks
and Martin Friedlein and sister Flos-
sic, also Roy Sanderson, spent last
Thursday evening at the Fred Koch
home
Some of Theo. Kratz's young folks
spent the other Wednesday evening
calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Demo Kraft
of Sumner township.
Tom Moe and sons have started
painting on Rollie Kratz's new resi-
dence west of Otter Creek
Miss Flossie Friedlein returned to
her home at OsterdoX, Clayton coun-
ty last week Friday, after several
days visit here at the Amel Koch
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