Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-30
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Aug. 2S, 1916.
a number OF our people attended
| a public sale near town last week
Saturday
Invitations are out for a wedding
in our midst, watch our news for
more defnate information.
Roy Koch and sisters, Nettie, Lee
ona and Lizzie were pleasant callers
at the Robert Vopaya home in SUM
ner township one evening recently.
No services were held at the Evan
gelical church the other Sunday NOR
ming. Many of the members were Wis
iting friends and relatives abroad
Henry Haakenson and Albert
Aegerter called upon Carl Haaken-
son one evening the other week.
Preaching services will be held at
the Evangelical church near Ridge
way next Sunday morning by Rev. w.
A. Scholer of Cresco. Sunday school
before preaching.
Herbert Peter who is working for
his brother Alfred, in Howard coun-
ty, Sundayed with the home folks.
Mrs. X. Armstrong of Ridgeway
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
the past week.
Elmer Ringoen of Ridgeway took
a merry load of people in his Stude-
baker to McGregor one Sunday. They
all enjoyed the ride and scenery very
much.
A rag peddler made us a call last
week, gathering up our rubbetS, rags,
etc.
Ernest Peter now drives a new
Overland, having purchased one, re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Haakenson and
Nettie Koch autoed to DEBORAH TO
take in the fair and visit with Chris
Haakenson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman
children, Edward Wiedeman, Wesley
Damerow of DEBORAH and Roy Koch
autoed to Cresco recently to visit
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Leonard Walter Of Florence
vile, Howard Co. was visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Mike Kratz for
a number of days in the recent past.
Some movers passed thru our do
main, the other sunday, headed for
the occidental region.
G.. r. Baker of Ridgeway made q
pleasant call on friends west OF the
river the other week one day.
Winfield Kratz has been Dodge
ing along our highway in his new
touring car.
in bloom along the roads in fields and
meadows. Six weeks to frost as the
saying goes.
Mrs. Mike Kratz and daughter,
Mrs. Leonard Walter autoed down il
latter's new Hup to the A. Koch
home to spend a pleasant evening
with the family.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Haakenson,
Ernest Peter, brother Herbert and
Fred Peter from Vernon Springs
spent the other Sunday with Amel
Koch and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz, Her
bert and Amelia autoed to Florence
willie, Howard county to make an over
Sunday visit at the Dan Kruger
home.
Workmen are busy these days re-
placing the olden wooden bridge
near the Charley Carroll home with
"a concrete one.
Jacob Hornberger, son Charley and
Amel Koch autoed to Cresco the 9TH
er Saturday to do some shopping in
that burg.
John G.. Kirschman and son Ross
are soiourning in Montana these days
having gone there in their Ford tour
ing car. Men may come and men may
go but the Ford goes on forever.
Grandpa Johnson has been report
Cd hA cic hnine, nnnrlV
at the present writing.
Ernest Peter and one of his friends
from Cresco took an auto spin 10
Waterloo in the formers new Over
land last week Wednesday.
Martin Friedlein OF Osterdox,
Clayton county came up here from
Fayette, the other week to spend
several days with Amel Koch and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe and chill
dren of Ridgeway spent several days
with Theo. Kratz and family.
Roy Sanderson and brother Alton
spent pleasant time calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Fred C. Koch the other
week Wednesday.
Ole Sanderson is entertaining the
we'll drillers at his home these days.
Quite number of our young peo-
pie took in the sights of the elephant
at Cresco last week Monday.
Roy Sanderson has finished work
ing for Charley Hornberger and re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinhart and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter autoed
TO Sumner, Iowa the other Sunday 10
visit at the George Kratz home be-
sides calling on other friends and
relatives. They returned home in tie
evening twilight enjoying their ride,
scenery and visiting very much.
Miss Helen Kochkrall and her sis
ter, Miss Margaret, of Chicago, were
visiting friends and relatives heto
the past week.
Some OF our Young people 1utoGi
to DEBORAH last week one day to visit
the ice cave and Cummings springs. In
former there was considerable ice
found.
] Amel Koch and Charley Hornhec-