Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Dec. 4, 1916

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl HaakensOn were
callers on relatives at DEBORAH &
short time the other week Saturday
Jim Soukup was a pleasant caller
at the Will Kuntz home last week
Wednesday.
Theo. Kratz and son Demo, of Sum.
ner township were Cresco business
callers last week the fore part.
One of the Kirshcman boys was
doing chores for Carl Haakenson
while the latter was away visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wagner autoed
to Spillville the other Sunday to at
tend church services and greet
friends and relatives.
The threatened coal famine was
broke last week, when farmers re-
ceived notice of car of coal on the
track in Ridgeway.
John Aegerter was a pleasant cal
Ter at the Henry Thompson home the
other Saturday forenoon.
Miss Emma Reinhart who has been
staying at Alta Vista the past week,
ate Thanksgiving dinner under the
parental roof.
Theo. Kratz and Rollie were saving
wood for c.. Schild, Wednesday.
Jim Soukup and Ross Kirschman
were at Chicago recently with a car of
stock
Charley Kuntz assisted w. E. VIE
daman in delivering hogs at Ridge
way the other week, Saturday.
Fritz Ramseyer of Ridgeway, was
pleasant caller on friends west of
the river Saturday the other week.
Demo Kratz, of Sumner township,
called at his brothers Rollie Kratz' S
home, west of Otter Creek, last week
the fore part.
Steve Johnson of Ridgeway,' auto
ed to DEBORAH the other week, to Wis
it his family, returning Monday NOR
ming, he found the roads exceeding
ly slippery for al auto.
Quite a goodly number of our
rural lads and lassies took in the
dance at Spillville, Thanksgiving Day
in the evening.
Wagner Bros. were saving wood
for John Reinhart the other week,
Saturday.
An automobile accident that might
have proven serious occurred near
Ridgeway the other week, we are IN
able to give particulars at present.
Some of our people have been
wrestling with la grippe. whooping
cough, and chicken poX, the past
week or so.
Joice Kirschman, high school stu
dent at Cresco, Sundayed under the
parental roof.
We could soon reduce the high
cost of living if we'd quit eating for
some time.
Misc Nntt;o
sister, Mrs. Fred Falck, near Ridge
way, these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Schild were pleas
ant shoppers at Cresco last week, the
latter part.
Joe Novak was delivering poultry
at Ridgeway last week, Friday.
With lettering gait and wander
ing step some of our rural lads and
lassies attended school next day af-
ter eating a big Thanksgiving dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz visited
with their daughter, Mrs Dan Krue-
ger, of Florenceville, Howard couu-
ty, from Saturday until Monday the
other week
.Vatthauer Bros. stock buyers Va;
Ridgeway, were business callers west
OF the river, the latter part of last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Koch, Roy Koch
and sisters, Nettie and Leona, were
pleasant evening visitors at thG
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiede
man the other Saturday evening.
The year 1916 will soon close il;
portals forever, and has already got
one eye shut
Hunters and trappers may now ply
their trade, almost to their heart ;.
content, if they heed the warning "NC
hunting allowed.
Miss Lizzie Koch returned to he
home the other Sunday after a sta,
of three weeks with her sister, Mrs
Carl Haak enson.
November left us like lamb, thu
setting fine example to his success
sor, who came greeting us like one
too
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Wiedeman ant
son Ray, spent the other Sunday Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vie
deman and family.
Will KuntZ is having the electri
lights installed in his buildings, ives
OF Otter Creek. Mr.. Rue of Ridgeway
has charge of affairs.
They killed the duck, boiled tn
goose, and ate the turkey, last weel
Thursday.
Master Alton Sanderson was mum
bered with the sick the other week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daugh
tiers Ollie and Opel, from near Ridge
way, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava an
Eileen of Sumner township and Nj
and Mrs. Carl Haakenson, all wer
entertained at dinner the other Sun
day, by Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch an
family.
Miss Margaret Brekke, teacher il
sub-district number one, gave her pu
pills three days holiday instead OF on
last week.
Miss Esther Aegerter was
pleasant caller at the Schild HON
last week Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sanderson, an
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c.. Koch were en-
tertained the other Sunday by Nh
and Mrs. j. Johnson.
Rollie Kratz was pleasant shop
per at Cresco last week, Friday.
Rev. John Bury of DEBORAH hel
Thanksgiving services at the NJ.
church, west of the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and fan
lily, and Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Krat;