Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-09-22
Issued on Friday of Each Week
COUNTY NEWS.

COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK Gil PINGS.
First killing frost for this season &C.
CURED last week Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Koch were
pleasant callers on the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch. the
other Sunday afternoon.
School began in sub district No; 9,
this week Monday with Gladys Hoff-
man, of Ridgeway, as teacher.
Theo. Kratz and family were pleas
ant callers on Mr.. and Mrs. Demo kratz
Of Sumner Twp. last week Wednesday
evening.
Autumnal equinox this week Satur.
day: fall begins and day and night will
be equal in length, sleep increases and
working hours decreased
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson visited
the latter s parents, Mr.: and Mrs. Amel
Koch Monday evening of last week.
Mrs. x. Armstrong, of Ridgeway,
spent . few days recently visiting her
daughter Mrs. Winfield Kratz.
Leona Koch spent a pleasant day
with her sister, Mrs. Robert Vopava,
of Sumner Twp. the other Friday.
Mrs. Mike Hruska spent pleasant
afternoon with her friend, Mrs. Mike
Kratz, last week Friday afternoon.
Geneva House made a pleasant call
at the Will Kuntz home last week one
day.
Philip Kratz, children, sister Emma
and others from Cresco, autoed down
here Sunday to greet friends, relatives,
etc.
The rains of the past week facilitat-
ed blowing. replenished our cisterns
and gave new impetus to pastures and
meadows
Our kiddies at school enjoy studying
in the new set of books adopted by the
Board Of Education.
DR.. Geo. A. Plummer, of Cresco,
made professional call in our midst
the latter part of last week one day.
Preaching services will be held at the
Evangelical Church here following
Sunday School next Sunday morning
by Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco: All
cordially invited to attend the above
services. Bring your friends.
A little over one week left to pay the
last half of your taxes and avoid pen
atty.
Our schools in this vicinity are now
all in session but the attendance is very
light, both in weight and number. Con:
soiidation and Capitalization of small
schools seems to be heading this way.
jim Wagner made call last week
Vne day on his brother Frank.
Philip Smidth came down here from
Cresco last week one day to cal! at the
old homestead and greet the folks.
Several loads Of autos, Ridgeway
band, ETC., went to Schley last week
Friday evening for q night of merry
making and from appearances we would
Judge they did have a fine time.
Thresbing is nearing completion in
this vicinity, q few more days will
finish it.
ssme of the members of the Mission
airy Society of the German M. T.:
Church had meeting at the home. OF
Ernest Vatthauer near Ridgeway last
week one evening. A very profitable
time was spent by the participants.
Mrs. Leonard Walter, of Florence.
vile, spent number of days under
the parental roof here last week.
Amelia Kratz visited with her broth
er Demo in Sumner Twp, last week for
Q time.
Will Wagner autoed up Monday from
Spillville to greet former friends, &C.
quaintances and call on the folks at
the old homestead. He is the same
jolly Billy of former days.
Farmers are busy gathering seed
corn these days as hard freezing i'm
pairs the vitality of same according to
experts.
Frank House is attending school in
sub-district No. 3 these days.
Ross Kirschman was gathering cream
for the Farmers Creamery Monday in
lieu Of ]. r. Soukup the regular hauler
The meeting of the w. M. S. of the
Evangelical Church was held at the
home Of Mrs. w. A. Scholer of Cresco
this week Wednesday having been post
poned from last week.
Mrs. Ole Sanderson assisted her
daughter, Mrs. Fred c. Koch, in cook
ing for the threshers while at the lat
ter's home.
A number of our farmers sold cattle
to local buyers at Ridgeway the past
days commanding top prices.
= Supt. H. E. Miller, of DEBORAH, au-
toed up our way fore part of the week
to visit some of our rural schools that
were in session.
Mrs. Henry Albers left last week
Friday for Cedar Rapids to spend some
time taking treatments under special
list in regard to her case.
M. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz spent last
Sunday with friends and relatives at
Ridgeway.
John Reinhart was listed among the
sick, few days last week, but is y. K.
again at the present writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Wiedeman
have been entertaining as guests some
of their cousins from Kentucky, the
Blue Grass country, the past week or