Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-09-01
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A number of our bridges have been
re-planked the past week and approach.
es to them made better for autoists.
Leigh Robinson was pleasant bust.
ness caller at Cresco last week Satur
day.
Nettie Koch assisted her sister, Mrs.
Fred Falck, from near Ridgeway, in
her domestic duties, few days recent
]y.
Victoria Kratz has been under the
doctors care for number of days the
past week.
Helen Kochkrall and her sister Mar
garet of Chicago were visiting friends
in this vicinity the past week or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Houses company,
after visiting here number of days re-
turned to their home at New Lisbon,
Wis, last week Saturday morning.
Herbert Kratz was listed with the
sick few days last week, but is his
former self again at present.
MIR. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz, Victoria
and Herbert were callers at Cresco last
week one evening.
Members of the American Society of
Equity held another business meeting
at the Kirschman schoolhouse last week
Wednesday evening.
Preaching services will be held at the
Evangelical Church, next Sunday morn
ing following Sunday School by Rev.
w. A. Scholer of Cresco. Be sure and
attend above services.
Edith Butt, from near Ridgeway,
was pleasant caller at the Goth home
last week one day.
A few more weeks of warm weather
will insure US fine crop of corn from
present indications.
Victoria Kratz and brother Herbert
were callers on their brother Demo of
Sumner twp. last week fore part.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger, children,
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Bronner and child
rem autoed down from Florenceville last
Sunday to visit at the Fred Falck, Theo.
Kratz and C. Schild homes.
A number of farmers through here
are still making hay while the sun
| shines.
John A. Sobolik will represent us at
the next term of court at DEBORAH as
petit juror.
John Aegerter and family were en-
tertained at dinner last Sunday by c.
Schild and family.
Mrs. VIM. Glass, of Strawberry
Point. has been visiting at the Mike
Kratz home for number of days the
past week.
Leigh Robinson arrived at the Goth
home last week one day after an alb.
sence of several weeks.
Gertrude Hildreth departed for her
home at Naperville, ILL.,, last week
Wednesday, after several weeks visit
at the Schild home.
Don't forget to attend the Sunday
School convention at Ridgeway Sept.
10 and IL.
Fritz Ramseyer and Miss Pauline of
Ridgeway were pleasant callers on
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Butz and child
rem near Ridgeway called on Mr.. and
Mrs Carl Haakenson, last week one
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson auto
ed up from DEBORAH last week Wednes-
day to call at the homes of Carl Haak-
enson and Fred Albertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daughters
Ollie and Opel, MIR. and Mrs. Fred
KOCH and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haaken-
son were pleasantly entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava
Wednesday evening.
Martin Friedlein departed for his
home in Osterdock, Ia, Tuesday after
spending few VS. at the Amel Koch
home.
Mrs. Mary Kratz, son Phily and his
sons Donald and Ramona autOed from
Cresco Sunday to spend the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch and family.
Nettie, Leona and Lizzie Koch and
brother Ray, Martin Friedlein, Joe
Vopava, sister Elsie and brother Ed
win, Ben Vopava, and Helen and Mar
garet Kochkrall, of Chicago, were So
cially entertained by Robert Vopava
and family Saturday evening.
Roy Koch and sisters, and Martin
NJ Mr.. i and Mrs. Carl Carl HssIenson Friday a
evening.
Amel Koch and Chas. Hornberger
each sold horse to local buyers and
delivered them on Wednesday morning.
ALBION.
C. B. Ashley is building a new ma
chine shed.
]. w. Wells is completing a new
chicken house.
Carpenters are at work building a
double corn crib on the Will MILF
farm.
Remember the sale at the Will Hen
ry home Sept. 9Th.
Albert Henke is building stave 81
10.
Glad to note that Ralph Peckham
is able to be out again since his re-
cent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wells were Wis
itors at the Edd Easier home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Johnson enter
tanned relatives Sunday.
Lowell Johnson departed the last
of last week for Tosten, Mont, for
an indefinite stay.
The N. C. Peckham household is
entertaining cousin, Miss Newton,
of Chicago.