Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-10-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP


A number OF our farmers have
started to pick corn for good
We must record in cur items, this
week one Of the sadest funerals that
has ever fell to cur lot one in which
friends and relatives were not allow
ed to attend.
Quite a delegation of our rural
element, in sympathy with the Demo
cratic party, attended the firing oi
their first gun by Hon. Carl Evens
at Hoprerstad and Brekke's hall at
| Ridgeway the o her Saturday eve
ming
Miss Emma kratZ of Cresco. is
staying with her brother. Sam Kraft
and family, Of Howard county these
days.
Rev. w. A. Schcler, of Cresco, and
A. f. Schild, made number of
friendly calls on friends west of the
river the fore part Of last week
Some Of the members of the A. L.
of r., had another business meeting
the fore part Of last week.
The young people missionary socie-
~ of the German NJ. T.. church met
at the Remnant home last week We'd
| nesday evening.
Flowing has become difficult
problem, owing to the lack of mois-
ture in the soil.
Winfield Kratz autoed to Cresco
the other Saturday to do some shop
| ping in that burg
| number Of Our farmers sold some
CT their surplus of cattle to local
| buyers last week
| Arthur Johnson, our barber. was
a pleasant caller at Cresco the fore
part of last week, that accounts for
the length of our locks and whisk ers
these days
! A sly old reynard called on our
people near Otter Creek last week
one day, but his time seemed to be
limited, not even stopping long
enough to form our acquaintance.
Stock buyers from Ridgeway, were
buying cattle west OF the river last
week, the fore part
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson au-
tCed 10 DEBORAH the other Sunday
to spend the day visiting formers
Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haaken-
son.
Ole Sanderson's folks autoed to
Cresco the other Saturday to do some
shopping in that burg.
Leonard Kreitzer was reported on
the sick list the other week. making
it necessary to absent himself from
school duties.
A fine shower of rain greeted rs
here the latter part of last week
which refrashened things up gener-
ally.
Mr. Vern AmeS, new travelling
statesmen for Watkins remedies, etc.
was a pleasant business caller thru
this part of the country last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson an
toed to Cresco the fore part of last
week, TO do some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Walter OF
Florenceville, Howard Co., were
pleasant callers at the parental home
Iof the latter, recently, Mr., and Mrs
Mike Kraft.
Miss Nettie Koch assisted Mrs.
Jacob Hornberger in cooking good
things for the threshers to eat, while
at the latters home.
Fremont Armstrong, OF Ridgeway.
spent several days with Winfield
kratz and family the other week.
MIR. and Mrs. Charley Kuntz,
daughters Alice and Grace Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Hornberger and son Charley,
autoed to Granger, Mimi, the other
Sunday for sight seeing. etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Krat, son Wes-
ley, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Wal
ter, OF Florenceville, Howard county.
autoed to Waterloo, the other week.
to visit relativ $, see the big show,
etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daugh-
tiers Ollie and Opel, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred c. Koch and sis ar. Miss Nettic
Koch autoed to Locust the other Sur
day. to visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Seegmiller.
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Kraft and
children, spent the other Sunday at
ternoon with relatives at Ridgeway.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kruger and
children OF Florenceyille, Howard
county. autoed down here the Other
Sunday. to visit at the Theo. kratz
home
John Aegerter was business cal
Ter at Spillville, last week Friday.
Revival maetings closed ut the
Evangelical church the fore part OF
this week
After spending week here, visit
ing her grandparents, Miss Dorothy
Kruger returned to her home at
Florenceville, Howard county. the
other Sunday.
This community was shocked last
week Tuesday. when the report came
that Mrs. Leslie bly,, nee Elsie
Scheurer, had died OF diptheria at
the home OF her parents in North
Albion township, Howard county. In
torment was made in New Oregon
cemetery, the day following. she
leaves to mourn her early demise.
her husband, an aged father, mother,
one brother, and two sisters. In the
midst of life we are in death. May the
Good Shepherd. who watches over
his own, comfort the stricken ones,
by healing the wounds caused by
their bereavement