Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-13

some shopping at Cresco last week
Thursday.
Tom Ilttecson, one of our fish
men has been supplying his custom
ers with meats of the finny tribe.
Quite a number attended the band
concert at the Lincoln church last
week Friday evening.
Mildred Wiedeman was listed with
the sick last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe and chill
dren of Ridgeway are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz
these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson and
a nursery agent were pleasant callers
at the Amel Koch home last week
Monday.
Joyce Kirschman is attending high
school at Cresco these days.
Miss Esther Aegerter and sister
Elsie were pleasant callers at the
Schild home last week Friday.
Mrs. Fred C. Koch and brother
Freddie Sanderscn were pleasant cal
lers at Ridgeway one day recently.
Miss Emma Reinhart assisted Mrs.
j. G.. Kirschman last week Friday in
cooking for the threshers.
School began in school district
number one this week Monday with
Miss Marguerite Brekke of Ridge
way as teacher. This being her Sec
ond year in that school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson au-
toed to DEBORAH the other Sunday to
spend the day with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson
and family.
Rev. A. F.. Damerow of DEBORAH
preached his farewell sermon at the
German M. E. church last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and
daughters Ollie and Opal near Ridge
way called The other Sunday evening
at the Fred Koch and AmeI Koch
homes near Otter Creek
Albert Aegerter left last week
Thursday morning for Minneapolis to
attend the Minnesota state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Kuntz,
daughter Alice and Grace, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Wiedeman and some of
Vatthouer's folks north of Ridgeway
were pleasant visitors at the Jacob
Hornberger's hone the other Sunday.
Vern Kirschman is attending
school at Ridgeway having finished
eighth grade in the country.
Miss Verne Sanderson is visiting
her sister Mrs. Fred Koch these days.
j. G.. Kirschman and son Ross re-
turned from their auto trip to North
Dakota, recently, well pleased with
old Iowa.
Albert Milk was pleasant bust
ness caller at Cresco last week We'd
nesday.
An electric storm accompanied by
copious rains visited this locality last
week, breaking the back bone of the
drouth.
The members of the F. w. NJ. S. of
the German Nj. E. church met with
Mrs. Charley Kuntz last week Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava and
daughter of Sumner township were
pleasant callers at the Amel Koch
home the other Sunday
Our efficient road superintendent
John Lucas and Elmer Kuntz have
been grading the road west of the
Ischoolhouse in district number four
the past week.
Preaching services were held at
Vic Wcot vi tuc
river last Sunday evening by Rev
w. A. Scholer OF Cresco.
Sam KuntZ and family of Howard
county autoed thru here to DEBORAH,
the other Sunday to call upon rela-
tives and visit at the Ice Cave and
Cummings Springs, returning home in
the evening, we'll pleased with their
outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, children
near Ridgeway, some of Amel koch's
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava anG
daughter of Sumner township were
entertained as guests to ice cream,
cake, ETC., at the home of Mr.. and
and Mrs. Fred c. Koch the other
week Wednesday evening. 1t was evil
dent that they all enjoyed themselves
| if we consider the amount of eata-
bles that were consumed at this feast.
| j. G.. Johnson of DEBORAH travel
ing salesman for Raleigh's remedies
made business calls thru here last
week, supplying his customers with
the needs in his line.
On former trips Mr.. Johnson used
to wear broad smile, but since he
DcCOllc q UCuculCL Lille Sllllle has
developed in hearty laugh which
spreads over his entire countenance.
According to late reports North
Dakota wheat is not big crop this
year, ten bushels to the acre and
worth about $1.40 per bushel.
Joe Hopperstad one of our veteran
threshers has been threshing for diff
ferent parties residing west OF the
river the past week or so.
Miss Myrtle Schild departed last
Monday on the night passenger for
Naperville, ILL.,, to resume her stu
dies at Northwestern College, where
she had been a close student the past
three years. At present she is work
ing on her B. A. degree which she
Istarted on during the last year.
After sojourn of number OF
weeks among his children and friends
at Grand Rapids, North Dakota, Mr.
Mike Kratz returned home again the
other week Saturday.
Will KuntZ and son have beer
threshing for different parties along
the river the past week, former TAX
ing care Of separator ad latter the
lCngine.
Quite a crowd of young blood