Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
Dec IL. 1915

Dec. IS, 1916.
A Merry Christmas to the office
force of the Public Opinion and all
eur readers.
Members of the A. S. of T.. held
another business meeting at Ridge
way the other week Saturday.
A. r.. Griswold of Ridgeway was
listed among our sick the other
week for time.
Miss Myrtle Schild arrived home
from Naperville, Illinois, the latter
part Of last week, where she had
been attending Northwestern College
the past few months.
w. K. Wiedeman was a pleasant
caller at the Schild home, the fore
part of last week, one day.
The meeting OF the w. NJ. S. was
postponed from last week, Wednes-
day. to the second Wednesday in
January.
c. Schild was a pleasant business
caller at Cresco the fore part of last
week one afternoon.
Ole Rue, electrician of Ridgeway
was working at the Will Kuntz
home west of Otter Greek the last
week.
j. j. Kreitzer was saving wood
the fore part of last week, some OF
his neighbors assisting him.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Wiedeman
were pleasant callers at the Char
ley Kuntz home last week one day.
A number of horses are afflicted
with the distemper in this vicinity.
Many OF our farmers were placing
their storm doors and windows on
their residences the other week.
Members Of the Farmers Equity
shipped several cars of stock tc
eastern buyers the other week.
Wesley KratZ was a pleasant Cres-
co caller the last week the fore part.
Some of our rural schools closed
last week Friday for the holidays,
others will close this week, Friday
for like purpose.
Mrs. Mike KratZ was at Colfax,
Iowa, the past weeks, where she was
taking treatments for rheumatism.
Several farmers through the coun-
try rushed their hogs to market the
past week, for the holiday trade in
porkers.
Ray Steckel was pleasant caller
at the Schild home the fore part Of
last week.
Mrs. Leonard Walter of Florence
vile, Howard Co. spent several days
under the parental roof here the
past week, having charge of the
household department during her
mothers absence.
Invitations were received here
from Grand Rapids, n d. last week
announcing the coming wedding of
Mr. Walter p Kratz, a former Lin
conite to Miss Florence Louise Ros-
coe, Wednesday, Dec 20, 1916. May
health and happiness follow them
all their lives is the wish of the writ
er.
Mrs. Joe Malady a resident of How
ard county well known throughout
this vicinity for years died at the
Mercy hospital in Cresco, following
an operation last week the fore part.
He leaves a number of children, and
relatives to mourn his demise. His
life partner having preceded him to
the other world many years ago.
Some of Mike KratZs neighbors
assisted him at saving wood the
fore part of last week
Santa Claus will arrive next Sun
day evening on schedule time, in
spite of snow, conditions of roads, or
Don't forget the Christmas exercis-
eS in many of our churches, next
Sunday evening. Come and enjoy "a
real good time.
ALERT Landswerk had one OF his
hands badly lascerated by the saw
while saving wood at the home Of
Mike Kratz's last week
A peddler passed through here
last week calling at various houses to
sell goods.
A number attended the funeral of
Joseph Malady, an old resident Of
Howard county last week, Friday.
Last Friday we experienced rath-
er cold weather, accompanied by a
miniature blizzard
Preaching services will be held at
the Evangelical church next Sunday
morning, following Sunday school by
Rev. w. "A. Scholer of Cresco.
Will Wagner was seriously hurt
last week, when he tipped over with
load OF hay.
w. +. Wiedeman was a pleasant
caller on Charley HornbeEger last
week. Friday.
Ed. Wagner was gathering cream
last week, for the Farmers Cream
cry, in lieu OF his brother Will
Along about this time OF the
year the most popular part of hog
is the Wpinpr