Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-04
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER .CREEK CLIPPINGS.

OTTER CREEK CLIPPINGS.
Gravity seems to have an extra force
of attraction since: our roads have be-
come o'icy. ~: tsgis
Mrs. Mike Hruska spent pleasant
day visiting at the Mike Kratz home
last week, latter part.
Rev. w. A. Scholer, of Cresco, will
hold preaching services at the Evan
gelical Church here next Sunday morn
ing and during the afternoon and even
ing time to be determined at morning
service. - 4:
Leonard Walter, of Florenceville,
Howard county, was pleasant visitor
in our immediate neighborhood for
few days in the recent past. Come
again Leonard and stay longer next
time. tt
Louis Schorr, who was severely shak-
en- up last week one evening, by being
thrown under a loaded wagon, is at
present on the road to recovery.
Some of our people will 60 to De-
corah next week to attend court that
convenes there Monday.
Wesley Kratz departed for Grand
Rapids, N. D., the fore part OF last
week to spend some time visiting his
sister, Mrs. Remnant Haakensoa, and
brother Alvin Kratz and family.
No school was held in sub-district
No. 4 the latter part of last week ow-
ing to the teacher being at DEBORAH
taking the teachers examination.
Amerry group of the younger ele,,
ment assembled at stated place and
marched in battle array armed with
guns, tin bells, etc., to. the home OF
Amel Koch to charivari the newly wed,
Carl Haakenson and Sadie Koch.
Ellert Landswerg from near Saude
was guest of his friend Walter Kratz
for number of days in the recent past
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson, Mrs:
Fred Falck and Nettie Koch accepted
the invitation to an oyster supper at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. Fred c.
Koch last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Olson came up
from DEBORAH the fore part of last
week to take in the wedding and visit
with the latter's parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Chris Haakenson.
Mable Haakenson and brother Ed
ward came up from DEBORAH last week
brother Carl. The former, after a
brief stay, returned to her duties at
DEBORAH while the latter spent a few
DAYS sojourning among friends and
relatives and then left for his home in
Canada.
Orville Tomann visited his friend,
Will Rathert, at Cresco Tuesday after
noon.
Orville R. Tomann left the fore part
of the week for Chicago where he ac-
copied position of $1,000 per year as
traffic manager of an automobile con-
Germ.
Mrs. Fred Falck and daughter Ollie,
from north of Ridgeway, visited at the
Amel Koch home from Sunday until
Thursday of last week.
Robert Vopava and his brother Joe
marketed hogs at Ridgeway one day
last week.
Edward Weidaman and wife visited
at the Charley Kuntz home recently.
Mrs. Louis Walter, of Golden Ridge,
came last week to spend several days
under the parental roof and also to
call upon friends and relatives in the
immediate vicinity, returning home
tuesday.
Wedding bells will soon ring again in
this vicinity, so boys prepare for an
other charivari.
Edward Haakenson, from Canada
who arrived here some time ago, was a
pleasant caller at the Amel Koch home
last Wednesday evening.
Hattie Kratz was listed with those
having the grip recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Kratz and child
rem from Grand Rapids, N. D., came
up from DEBORAH last week Saturday
where they.had been visiting relatives
Martin Friedlein contracted the
measles while at DEBORAH last week and
left at once for his home at Osterdock,
Clayton Co. In the meantime, Miss
Nettie Koch acts as sub-teacher in
Dist. No. A.
The members of the w. M. S. of the
Evangelical Church met with Mrs.
Mary Kratz of Cresco this week We'd
nesday.
Mike Kratz, family and Alvin Kratz
and family were entertained at dinner
last Sunday by Amel Koch and family.
ELMA.