Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-02
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

| Jan. OIL, 1910.
Three weddings west of Turkey
river in near future. Watch! Wait!
Listen
No school was held in sub-district
number four the latter part of las;
week owing to the illness of teach
Ter.
Despite the bad roads and incle-
men, weather, mail arrived on rural
route number four every week day
during the past weeks.
High water prevailed in all our
streams for the past weeks, making
1t look like spring freshet.
Robert Mealy is expected to ar
rive home from Storm Lake this
week, where he has been for some
weeks working in drug store.
Roy Koch made a pleasant call at
his brother Fred's home the other
Sunday
Grounding day this week We'd
nesday, if the old fellow sees his
shadow then look out for another
winter.
Be sure and attend the dance at
Stevens hall Wednesday, Feb. 9th.
Helwig's orchestra will furnish ex-
lent music. Admission 75c. Come.
The year 1916 has made a good
beginning to duplicate last year in
the amount of moisture that is COM
ing.
Presidential bees have started to
buzz throughout the country.
Ellert Landswerk from near Sau-
! de was guest the other week of his
friend Walter Kratz assisting the
latter also at his daily chores, etc.
Carl Haakenson made a pleasant
call at the Amel Koch home the 9th
er Sunday.
j. j. Kreitzer had the misfortune
In losing one of his work horses last
week by falling on the ice.
Ross Kirschman who is a student
at Valdez college in DEBORAH made a
pleasant call on the home folks the
other Sunday.
Preaching services will be held at
the Evangelical church next Sunday
morning and in the afternoon or eve
ming to be determined at the NOR
ming services by Rev. w. A. Scholer
of Cresco.
Martin r. Friedlein teacher of
sub district number four has been
added to the list of the sick the past
week.
A charivari party of the younger
element armed to the teeth with shot
guns, tin pans, bells, etc. serenaded
the newly married couple of Carl
Haakenson and Miss Sadie Koch the
fore part of last week A good time
was had by all the participants, by
the noise they made
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and
daughter Miss Ollie from near Rid
geway were pleasant callers at the
Amel Koch home the other Sunday
afternoon.
Reports from Mercy hospital are
that Severt Ringeon, our banker,
who is an inmate there, is improving
nicely, fact his many friends are
glad to learn.
Leonard Waller of Florenceville,
Howard County, was a visitor at the
home of Mike Kratz's last week a
few days.
Quite a few farmers went to Cres-
co the fore part of last week to UNI
load car load of feed, which they
had ordered recently.
Sylvester Mealy succeeded in bag
ging jack rabbit last week one day
while oui hunting.
A number of our rustic lads and
lassies took in the dance at Ridge
way last week Wednesday evening.
Fred G. Koch and wife Sundayed
under the parental roof of the latter
the other Sabbath.
VIII Smidth. Win. Kratz, Joe No
yak, Mike kratz's young folks and
several others were pleasant bust
ness callers at Cresco the fore part
of last week.
Charley Vrba who has been at FIT.
Atkinson for some time working at
the carpenter trade made a pleasant
business call at Ridgeway the 9TH
er week
Olaf Ringeon of Ridgeway was a
passenger for Cresco last week one
day, to see his brother Severt, who
is patient at Mercy hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz arrived
home from Colfax. Ia +, the fore part
| of last week, where the latter had
been taking treatments for rheuma-
tism at the sanatarium
Sylvester Mealy assisted John
Reinhart at his work last week one
day.
The revival meetings that were
reported to be held at the Evangeli-
cal church last week were indefinite
ly pos poned on account Of sickness,
bad roads, etc.
Walter Kratz, his visiting friend
Ellert Landswerk. and Miss Hattie
KraH drove to Cresco the other Sat-
urday evening to make a pleasant
call among friends in that burg.
The members of the F. W. M. S.
of the German M f. church meets in
regular session this week Thursday
afternoon.
j. j. Kreitzer and Charley Vrba
were pleasant callers at Cresco last
week one day.
Mrs. Lewis Walter from Golden
Ridge, Howard County, was visiting
under the parental roof, Mr.. and Mrs
Mike KratZ last week few DAYS.
Louis Schorr met with a severe
accident last week Thursday night,
by falling off loaded wagon. the
wheels passing over his body. break
ing some ribs. The wagon struck
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