Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Aug. IA, 1915.
The members of the F. w. M. S. of
the NJ. E. church met with Mrs. Mike
Wiedeman north of Ridgeway the
other week, Thursday afternoon.
Jupiter Pluvius made a few calls
on us recently, breaking the drouth
and causing quite a drop in the tenn
perature.
A number of our rural elements
and Ridgewayites attended an ice
cream social at the Morgan church
last week Tuesday evening In the
early grow of the morn they wended
their way homeward, well satisfied
in mind and body.
The shortage of the wheat crop in
the great Northwest Is sending the
price of -four along the route taken
by the cow that jumped over the
moon.
The DEBORAH band arrived in our
berg last week one day thrilling our
people with their fine music, while
advertising the Great Winneshiek
County Fair.
John Reinhart and family visited
the other Sunday, the formers broth
er and family at Howard.
Walter Michael and wife from In
diana autoed through here in the re-
cent past, enroute for Montana,
where Walter expects to take up a
homestead.
White e Son of Cresco made a
pleasant business trip in our vicinity
the past week.
Eddie Peter was a pleasant caller
on his brother Alfred in Howard
county last week one day.
No services were held at the Ger
man NJ. E. church the other Sunday
owing to quarterly meeting at De-
corah.
Six weeks until frost and twelve
weeks to the election of Hughes for
the presidency Of u. S.
Parties with Kodaks and cameras
were busy the other Sunday, taking
views of our beautiful scenery along
the Turkey river in various parts of
| its relm.
Some maraudering animals of the
biped or quadruped specie have been
thinning the farmers poultry thru
the country of late. A dose of buck
shot, given in time, would prove an
efficient remedy for such depreda-
lions.
A number of our German NJ. f.
people autoed to DEBORAH the other
Sunday to attend quarterly meeting
then in session.
Frank kuntz cf DEBORAH and A. F.
Schild were out joy riding west OF
the river one day last week, seeing
the sights and calling on friends.
Fred Butt and family from near
Ridgeway spent the other Sunday af-
ternoon at the Goth home.
Theodore HoDperstad and family
of Ridgeway autoed to Omaha, Neb
last week Wednesday to visit rela-
tives at the latter city for number
of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Soukup auloed
to Spillville the other Sunday to at
tend services and visit with formers
sister, Mrs. Bena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuntz and
family autoed up from DEBORAH last
week one day called at the c. Schild
home and dined with Charley Kuntz
and family.
w. E. Wiedaman called upon his
brother Mike near Ridgeway the 9TH
er week one day.
| MOSt or the farmers through mere
will be through with stacking grain
by the time this appears in print.
Ernest Peter drives a Buick car
nowadays
Farmers unloaded a car of feel
consigned to them, at Cresco the lat
ter part of last week
Joe Novak's brother from near
Protivin assisted him at stacking
grain last week one day.
The weather the past week gave
some evidence Of approaching fall.
Mrs. Geo. Kittelsen and children
of ST. Paul arrived last week for a
visit with friends and relatives for q
time.
Some of our rural people attended
the ice cream social at the M. f.
church at Ridgeway last week Friday
evening.