Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

IodSIinS ears anu some mas peg uu
to dent.
Preaching services at the Evan
gelical church, near Ridgeway last
Sunday evening by Rev. w. A.
Scholer of Cresco.
L. E. Bechtold has been laid up
for repairs as result from trying
to ride fractions horse.
Apple sass" and pies now form
part of the farmers bill-of-fare.
Oscar Moe and his brother from
Ridgeway are painting and decorat-
ing the inside of Rollie Kratzs new
residence. 1t will soon be ready for
Occupancy.
Charley Kuntz was quite severely
hurt while threshing last week by
falling off a load of grain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz with
| Wesley as motorist autoed to Cresco
to do some shopping one day recent
| ly
John Reinhart autoed to Cresco
| AasN week Wednesday. Charley
kuntz accompanying him to consult
a physician.
Mrs. Mary Kratz from Cresco re-
visited the old homestead the other
week to assist the folks in cooking
good things for the threshers to eat.
Winfield Kratz and family enjoy
driving a new Dodge touring car
Cresco Auto Co.
Theo Kratz and son Herbert were
pleasant shoppers at Cresco last
week Wednesday.
Miss Grace Thompson and Mr..
Edward Marten of Waterloo, arriv-
ed here the fore part of last week
to spend a number of days visiting
friends and relatives.
Mr.. j. C. Biel of Cresco was
pleasant business caller in this vi
cinity recently.
A number of our people expect to
take in the doings of the state fair
which begins next week.
A gentleman passed thru here
last week, fitting and selling eye
glasses to our people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kratz of
Howard county, spent the other Sun
day afternoon with C. Schild and
family.
The German M. E. people had
a missionary service at their church
the other Sunday evening. Quite
number were present to listen to
same
The ring" of shock threshing
was completed last week by Will
kuntz with his threshing rig.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schild, Miss
Grace Thompson and Mr.. Edward
Martin of Waterloo autoed to ALA
makee county near Lansing last
week Wednesday to visit with Dan
Goettel and family, besides calling
on friends and acquaintance.
Corn and other negotiations, es-
peclally pastures are suffering for
moisture.
Several more accidents thru here
the past week, must be put on rec
ord
Two of our young men who have
arrived at their majority were out
walking one moonlight evening.
Alone? Yep! And to think that
this is leap year. Where, Oh where
are all the girls gone?
Some of the farmers were busy
the past week moving weeds along
the road adjoining their farms
Sweeping before their own door, as
it were.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. House are enter
tanning company from abroad since
last week Thursday.
The Ford is like the poem: Men
may come and men may go, but the
Ford goes on forever.
Esther Aegerter and sister Elsie
were pleasant callers on friends near
otter Greek last week Thursday.
Rev. w. A. Scholer and family of
.Cresco and Rev. |. l.. Baumgastner
'of Alta Vista, were entertained at
dinner the other Sunday, by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Aegerter and family.
During the afternoon the former au-
toed to Florenceville, Howard coun-
ty to conduct quarterly meeting
there at the Evangelical church in
the evening.
Addison Fosse and Mr.. Peterson
of Ridgeway autoed west of the riv-
er last week Friday on pleasure and
business.
Orville r. Tomann, representative
of the Red Oak Electric Co., arrived
here from Chicago last week Friday,
for short visit with G. Schild and
family. From here he went back to
Red Oak, Iowa.
Mike Kratz departed for Grand
Rapids, North Dakota the latter part
of last week for an extended visit
with his children, Mrs. Reinhart
Haakenson and Alvin Kratz and
families. He was accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs. Lewis Walter and
children of Florenceville, Howard
county.
Mrs. VIM. E. Wiedeman and Miss
Emma Reinhart assisted Mrs. John
Aegerter last week Wednesda in
cooking good things to feed the
thresher crew while at the latter's
home.
Some of our young people had an
open air concert the other evening,
on the vocal order. Their melodous
voices were born on the gentle breeze
until 1t thrilled our soul and made
us wish we were young.
Addison Fosse and Mr.. Peterson
from Ridgeway were motoring west
of the river last week Friday max
ing business calls on number OF
our people.
Edward Marten, Grace THOMPSON
of Waterloo, Orville Tomann Of Red
Oak, Ia, Miss Gertrude Hildreth
from near Chicago, Myrtle and Elmer