Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-02
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

IVoO III inc Sudue anu HO lCe man III
sight.
Farmers are busy harvesting some
are using two binders, grain badly
lodged is being cut one way.
July is gone but his memory will
live as a great heat producer.
Fosse and son were out gathering
eggs with their Ford, west of the riv-
er last week. What would we do
without the cars these days? When
its warm, its hot, it's roasting.
A party from Cresco made a bust
ness call in vicinity last week one
day.
A peddler floated into our region
one day last week, we passed him to
the next station.
An electric storm of great violence
accompanied by hail did a great deal
of damage through here recently.
The members the w. NJ. S. of the
Evangelical church will meet with
Mrs. Anna Wiedeman of Cresco next
week Wednesday.
Rev. c. F. Hilleman of Sumner,
Iowa gave fine lecture on the eftici-
ency of the Sunday schools at the
Evangelical church, last week We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Mike Hruska were
pleasant shoppers at Cresco last week
one day.
Earl Kirschman and brother
Joyce, were callers at the Schild
home last week Monday
Rev. j. A Petit, Baptist minister
at Cresco, did not hold preaching
services at the Evangelical church,
last Sunday evening, on account of it
being the last night of the Chautau-
qua at Ridgeway. He will fill date
some time in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinhart, Miss
es Emma and VERNE, were pleasant
callers at the Schild home the other
Sunday.
j. G. Kirschman purchased a Ford
car recently which he expects to drive
to Montana in the near future.
Rev. w. A. Scholer and family
dined with c.. Schild and family the
other Sunday, and then autoed to
Locust to hold preaching services
there during the afternoon.
Mr.. s. A. Mahlkuck departed for
Madison, Wis, the fore part of last
week, after visiting at the Schild
home week or so.
Ross Kirschman was hauting
cream for Jim Soukup few days last
week.
w. Wagner who is at the Mercy
hospital at CreSco is slowly improy-
ing according to latest reports.
We were asleep at the switch last
week, therefore our news is below
the average in quantity but not in
quality.
Some of our rural churches ais
renced with some of their services
Sunday, owing to Chautauqua at
IRidgeway it being the last day for
same and people having season tic
kets wished to use them.
0. r. Tomann has secured employ
ment with the Red Oak Electric Co.
at Red Oak, Iowa.
A season ticket to the Winneshiek
County Fair, Aug. 15-1S, admits
| you TO seven Zig entertainments
They are transferable.
Sam Kratz of Howard Co. was a
Pleasant caller at Ridgeway one eve
ming last week.
Fritz Ramseyer was reported
dluOi6 tHOsc ilS-eu Will the SlCf
from overwork.
Mr.. H. House and son FranE
were pleasant callers at Ridgeway
the fore part of last week.
Mrs. Winfield Kratz and children
visited with relatives at Ridgeway 6
humber of days the past week.
Read to the end of this item May
be you will feel cooler. los in the
shade.
A number of farmers have bee:
trying to hire extra help during har
vest. No chance.
Cut your weeds along the roaC
before the 18th day of August.
Members Of the F. w. NJ. S. OF tn,
German M. E. church will meet il
regular session this week Thursday
Rev. A. F. Damerow of Decorai
held preaching services at Nj. r.
church near river Sunday morning
Mr.. Wenzel Wagner living thre
miles southwest of Ridgeway, VIII
was severely hurt in a runaway abou
three weeks ago, died at Mercy hos
pital in Cresco, the latter part of las
week, from paralysis. His body be
ing brought home for burial last Fri
day afternoon.
Besides a Borrowing widow h
leaves to morn his sad death, ST
sons, a daughter and a number @
grandchildren, besides other rels
ltives. The family have the sympath
of the community in this sad hou
of their bereavement.
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