Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-04-14
COUNTY NEWS
OTTER GREEK CLIPPINGS.

A number who had started blowing
had to quit owing to the general freeze.
Edward Wiedaman made a pleasant
call upon his friend John Reinhart last
week.
Roy Sanderson began working for
Charley Hornberger last week.
The members of the F. w. M. S. of
the German M. E. Church met with
Mrs. VIM. Kuntz last week Thursday
afternoon.
Nette Koch was visiting her sister,
Mrs. Fred Falck, near Ridgeway last
week.
Word was received here lately of the
arrival of daughter number three at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger, OF
Golden Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz went to
Strawberry Point last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Chas. Glass.
Joe Mlady was pleasant caller on
Win Kratz last week one day.
The first preaching services in the
new conference year of the Evangel-
ical association will be held at the
church near Ridgeway next Sunday at
IL a. M, by Rev. w. A. Scholer, OF
Cresco. Everybody come.
Hans Johnson was drilling new well
for Theo. Kratz on his "eighty' near
Howard county last week.
Mrs. Fred Falck from north of Ridge
way and Nettie Koch were pleasant
callers at Cresco last week one day.
MI. and Mrs. John Stem and boys, of
North Dakota, returned home the fore
part Of the week after visiting friends
and relatives here for number OF days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson were
entertained at dinner the other Sunday
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck near
Ridgeway.
Mrs. Amel Koch called upon her
friend, Mrs. Jacob Hornberger, last
week one day.
Mrs. Ole Sanderson visited her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Fred C.. Koch, last week
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Some Of the farmers through here at
tended the Farmers Cooperative
Creamery meeting at Cresco last week.
Row Koch and sisters Leona, Nettie
and Martin Friedlein spent the other
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck
near Ridgeway.
Mrs. Theo. Kratz went to Golden
Ridge to make the acquaintance OF a
newly arrived granddaughter who ar
rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Kruger recently.
Carpenters began building for Theo.
Kratz last week Thursday.
Amel Koch and daughter Leona were
shoppers at Ridgeway last week Mon
day afternoon. ;. -.
Eddie Landswerk and Johnnie Amblie
from near Saude were entertained at
dinner the other Sunday by Wesley
KRAFT and latter's hired man. A fine
time was had.
Hurd House, the new tenant on the
Nesseth farm was pleasant caller at
the Schild home last week.
Henry Holverson purchased a new
seeder at Ridgeway last week one day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson, Roy
Koch and sisters, Nettie, Leona, Lizzie
ma Martin Friedlein were pleasant cal
lers on Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Koch the
other Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch, son Roy
md Ole Sanderson and family were en-
tertained at an oyster supper Sunday
evening, given by Mr.. and MRS. Fred
C.. Koch.
Winfield Kratz and his hired man
wore pleasant callers at Cresco last
week Saturday.
The next meeting of the members of
Tho " NJ. s. of the Evangelical Church
will be at the home OF MRS; "a l1omP.
son of Cresco, the first Weonesdsy ~
May. Since this is their annual ousl-
ness meeting full attendance Is ear
,nestly desired.
Rev. w. A. Scholer, pastor OF the
Evangelical Church returned from con-
ference the fore part of the week.
10. Libby and family spent Sun
a.v with MI. and Mrs. Alfred Peter,
Jr., and family of Howard county.
Farmers started working in the
fields this week in earnest. The grouno
seems to be in excellent CONDITION AZ
present.
Next week our jurors must 60 court
ing ut DEBORAH. :,
A number of our people had social
marty at the home Of Tom kitteison the
fore part of the week.
Joe Novak visited the home folks
near Protivin last Sunday.
Pussy willow are in bloom indicating
that the frost is out Of the ground.
Theo. Kratz and family sutoed to
Ridgeway Sunday afternoon to spent
the balance of the day with relatives.
Wesley Kratz was a pleasant bust
ness caller at Cresco the other Satur-
day.
Mail on rural route four failed to
make the loop through here few days
in the recent past, therefore our news
was rather an uncertain quantity for
the time.
Two teams of ball players composed
of Germans on one side and Scandinav-
ians on the other, met in deadly COM
bat on the diamond fore part OF the
week, with disastrous results to the
latter. Score q to 9.
For Sale.