Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-19
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
.InlY IL. 1915

July II, 1916.
With go in the shade and weather
report clear and warmer, makes one
do some sweating.
A number of our young bloods did
some sweating at the dance one eve
ming, recently.
The next meeting of the members
of the w. NJ. S. OF the Evangelical
Anna Wiedeman of Cresco, second
Wednesday in August.
A nurse from Cresco has been call
ed to assist in taking care of ". Wag-
ner, injured recently in a runaway.
A Sunday school rally will be held
at the Evangelical church some time
next week, we will be more definate
in our next news items.
Mrs. Robert Kratz, arrived recently
from Montana and has been a guest
at the Win. Kraft home a number of
days the past week.
Frank Wilson had a barn raising
bee last week Thursday in which he
invited a number of his neighbors
Fred Messer is the carpenter who is
building the barn.
The fisherman from Cresco greeted
us with lot of fresh fish last week.
Good?-Yes and then some.
Ruth Mealy of Elma, Ia, has been
IA guest at the Will KuntZ home a
number of days the past week.
Preaching services will be held at
the Evangelical church next Sunday
morning by Rev. w. A. Scholer of
Cresco. Everybody invited to attend
same.
Mr.. Biel of Cresco made a few bust
ness calls through here last week.
A number of our rural elements
took in the sights at Ridgeway the
other Saturday, evening.
1t makes a boss laugh to see mo-
tor cars running nowadays instead of
him.
Mrs. Louis Walter of Florenceville
Howard county, made few days call
at the parental home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike KratZ recently.
Some cornfields over west were
plowed under and millet sowed as
farmers didn't give much hopes of a
crop.
AS the price of autos comes down
the fever of some persons afflicted
with it goes up.
Mike Kratz's folks were pleasant
callers at Cresco the other week one
day.
The earlier small grain is ripening
rapidly these warm days and nights.
Rev. A. F. Damerow of DEBORAH
held preaching services at the Ger
man M. E. church the other Sunday
morning.
nm h hnx in Tn i,
the owner of a new Dodge touring
car, we will verify this report later.
Mr.. w. Wagner is quite low these
days, as the result of runaway the
other week one day. We hope that
he will soon regain his former
strength again.
Charley Kuntz and family autoed
to Cresco one evening last week to
call at the home of Ed Kuntz.
Motoring is fire these days if it
weren't for the blow outs.
Mrs. William Kratz of Cresco has
been visiting at the old homestead
her son Winfield and family, num-
Der of days the past week.
Some of our gayer ones took in the
bowery dance at Spillville one evening
recently.
Elmer Kuntz was a pleasant caller
at the H. House home the other Sun
day.
The excessive heat of last week was
broken Friday by refreshing show
er of rain.
If you believe in preparedness then
import some Texas weather for the
soldiers before sending them down
there to fry and zizzle.
O. r. Tomann was a pleasant cal
Ter at the John Kirschman home the
latter part of last week.
A violent storm that did a great
deal of damage and just missed being
another flood passed us by last week
one day.
Rev. w. A. Scholer, wife, Mrs. Ed.
Thompson, Philip Kratz, mother,
Mrs. Anna Wiedaman, Miss Anna and
Mrs. William Kratz all of Cresco at
tended the w. M. S. meeting at the
home of Mrs. Chris Schild last week
Wednesday.
Elmer Schild, Orville R. Tomann
and A. f. Schild autoed to Cresco
last week Thursday to make pleas
ant call in that burg.
An aged gentleman made a trip
thru here driving a horse to a covered
wagon, selling brooms to the women
folks.
The swatting of the flies and eX-
termination of red ants, etc, is at its
height these days.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie BLY, of Cresco
were pleasant callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur KratZ the other Sunday.
Don't forget Chautauqua al
Ridgeway, beginning next week
Monday. Come and feast on the good
things.
Misses Alma and Clara Kuntz and
Miss Ruth Mealy of Elma were
pleasant callers at the Schild home
last week Thursday afternoon.
Miss Emma Kratz OF Cresco ha:
been staying with her brother San
and family for a number of days il
the past.
Earl Kirschman and brother VerI
made a pleasant call at the Schil.
home latter part of last week on
day.
The only fever these warm day
that is not distressing is the auto
fever, and latter is also easily cure,
if you have the dough.
The rain storm that occurred il
this vicinity the latter part OF las
week lodged the oats and corn il
many places,