Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
CORRESPONDENCE
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

| nc 81 PiiSCo VI butICi anu 81
have symptoms OF weakness
Old Glory now floats over our rura
schools to teach the boys and girl
love for their country.
Revival meetings conducted by Rev
John Bury, Of DEBORAH, have been il
progress at the German M. E. churcs
the past week
Miss Dorothy Schultz and Mis-
Gladys Barthal. spent Thanksgiving
day with friends and relatives at Ell
kader.
Fritz Ramseyer and daughter Pau
line of Ridgeway, were pleasant cal
lers at the Schild home, west of the
river the other Sunday afternoon.
John Aason arrived from Nortl
Dakota last week, to greet friends
and relatives at Ridgeway, etc.
| Winter solstice next week, Dec. %
then the days will begin to lengther
and the cold to strengthen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and
daughter Malanna, were pleasant
shoppers at Cresco the fore part 81
last week.
Mrs. DR.. Allen of Cresco, was a
pleasant visitor at the Rollln Baker
home in Ridgeway, recently.
Many of our students will arrive
home from various colleges this week
the latter part.
Rev. Shoemaker, of Ridgeway, was
a caller at Lawler, recently.
Several weddings occurred thru the
country here of late, but we were not
sufficiently informed to give gener-
al write-up on these.
| a,In r1tb n "a
caller at the Griffith home the other
Saturday.
Mrs. Winfield Kratz has been enter
tanning her sister, Miss Hattie Arm
strong, of Ridgeway, the past week.
Anton Brekke has been numbered
with the sick the past week.
| Miss Rosetta Jensen went to Men
dota, the other Sunday night, where
she will be visiting friends and rela-
tives for time.
Miss Birdie Ell;ngson left last week
for Albert Lea, Mimi, to resume her
school duties.
Marion Ringoen left last week
Monday noon, for Minneapolis, MINI
to resume his studies at the state Uni
versity.
Mrs. Ed. Bakken was a pleasant
caller at Cresco last week Monday.
| Rev. Shoemaker, of Ridgeway, was
listed with the sick, recently
Chicken pox and whoop.ng cough
are still fashionable maladies al
Ridgeway.
Mrs. Mary KratZ, daughter Emma,
Philip Kratz and children of Cresco
lwere pleasant callers at the Schild
lhome the other Sunday afternoon.
! Demo Kratz of Sumner township
was a pleasant caller on the home
folks last week Monday, to assis
them at saving wood.
a number OF our farmers were
butchering last week, to replenish
their pork barrel
An unusual number of trapper:
seem to be afoot this season making
life miserable to our fur bearing ami
mails.
j. G. Johnson of DEBORAH, travelling
salesman for Raleighs remedies ex
tracts, ETC., made call on his regular
customers thru here the past week
With eggs at 40c per dozen and old
biddie on a strike, why not get Con
gress to compel the old hen to work
eight hours day.
Fred c.. Koch made trip to De
corah last week, Wednesday, to dt
some shopping, greet friends an;
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peter Sr
spent day last week with their son
Alfred Peter Jr., and family.
Moe Bros, Of Ridgeway were pleas
ant callers on friends and relatives o.
west of the river last week.
Some of Schild folks autoed to De
corah last week Wednesday, to d,
some shopping and greet friends ant
relatives.
John Reinhart was a pleasant cal
Ter at the w. E. Wiedeman home on,
day the latter part of last week
housekeeping has been completes
by the women folks, now the mel
take their turn by cleaning thei
farms of grasses, old rubbish, etc.
combining them to the fiery elements
Some of our amateur trappers fin
many a slip between their traps am
the feet of the willy mink, muskrat
etc.
Some of Sanderson's folks autoef
to DEBORAH last week Wednesday, t,
do some shopping, greet friends an,
relatives.
John Kirschman and son Ross
were busy last week floating Oh
Glory over our rural school houses
. to teach the Riddles love of thei
country, etc.
Miss Nellie Koch returned to he
home recently, after spending
week with her sister, Mrs. Ere;
Falck Of north of Ridgeway.
A number of our rural elemen
went to Ridgeway, Thursday evenin
to take in the dance at Brekke an
Hopperstad's hall.
DR.. Geo. Hoffman, of Ridgewa,
has been making a number OF profes
sional calls west of the river tn
+. past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakensor
Roy Koch, sisters Leona and Lizzie
spent the other Sunday with Mr.. an
Mrs. Fred C. Koch.
Parties from western parts of on
domain, were delivering some fin
cattle to Ridgeway buyers the latte
part of last week.
: Eli Bechtel, Albert Aegerter an
Elmer Schild assisted Rev. w.
Scholer of Cresco at hauling an
saving wood last week Friday
Wagner Bros. were saving WOO
-