Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-06-28
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
June % 1916

| uue 20, 1910.
Summer started last week Wednes-
day, so they tell us, but then we fee
rather skeptir about it,
Alfred Peter Jr. and family spent
the other Sunday with Nj. o. Libbey
and family of Ridgeway.
| Frank Butt, from near Ridgeway
was a pleasant caller at the Goth
home last week one day.
June has not been a record month
for corn, so we anXiously look to
July to help it along.
| Some of the farmers are cutting
grass for hay along the road, adjoin-
ing their farms.
The German Nj. E. people autoed
to Howard Center the other Sunday
to attend quarterly meeting.
number of our people attended
Chautauqua at Cresco and DEBORAH
last week and this.
Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco held
preaching services at the Evangelical
church here, the other Sunday NOR
ming, at Locust during the afternoon
and Florenceville, Howard Co., in the
evening, thus serving the three ap-
pointments the same day.
Misses Esther and Elsie Aegerter
were pleasant callers at the Schild
nome last week thursday.
Charley Hornberger was a pleasant
caller at the Charley Kuntz home the
other Sunday.
Fritz Ramseyer and daughter Pau
line of Ridgeway were callers on
relatives west of the river the other
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. w. A Scholer and son Milton
dined with John Aegerter and fam
lily the other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wiedaman and
latter's mother were entertained at
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kuntz
and family recently.
Don't forget the ice cream social
at Ridgeway this week.
Mr. c. R. Wood of Moline, ILL.,. rep
resenting the Westinghouse Lamp
Company, called on o. r. Tomann on
business last week one day.
Rev. A. F. Damerow and presiding
elder, of the German Nj. E. church
called on some of their members here
the other week.
An electric storm accompanied by
some hail visited this portion of the
country the latter part of last week.
Some farmers were planting corn
last week,no doubt to be used for
fodder.
Some of the rural telephone lines
were on the bum last week for a
time
John Aegerter and family were
pleasant callers at the Charley Kuntz
nome the other Sunday afternoon.
The Tomann Electric Construction
Co., felt the effects of the recent
flood, having had a dynamo soaked
with water and mud at North Nc
Gregor.
Our roads are rather on the rough
order these days, owing to the ex-
cessive rains.
Rev. H. A. Scholer, pastor of the
Evangelical church here with his
family are enjoying their vacation at
Zumbro Falls, Mimi, these days &C
cording to news received from them.
Albert Aagerter and some of Alfre
Peters boys autoed to Vernon
Springs the other Sunday to enjoy
the day.
The next question of the hour is:
Where are you going to spend the
4th of JULY"
1t is rumored that some of the
wet goods" from other states.
shipped here, got wetter in the re-
cent flood at McGregor.
The war scare has become more
and more real as the days roll along,
according to reports in the dailys.
Frank Grobman, piano tuner OF
McGregor made several business calls
through here the past week, tuning
pianos for his regular customers and
others.
Our efficient road superintendent
is going after the roads proper these
days. Everybody assist him now with
great deal of pep" Let Good
Roads" be the slogan of young and
old.
Our mail service has nearly recov-
cred its normal state again.
A number of our rural element,
especially the younger class of goods,
took in the Carsten Woll concert at
Ridgeway last Saturday evening. Re-
ports are that it was a treat of rare
sort.
Some of Mike Kratz's folks were
pleasant callers at Cresco last week
Saturday.
Our school board will meet in
regular session this week Saturday
to finish up the work for the school
year, fill vacancies, etc.
Joe Novak has been reshingling
part of his residence.
Fred Koch, brother Roy and 9TH
ers were out dragging the roads the
latter part of last week in their re-
lspective districts.
What will the harvest be? Espe-
cially in regard to the corn? Things
look not very promising at present.
Anton Novak. from near Prctivin
was a pleasant business caller at
Ridgeway the latter part of last
week.
SPILLVILLL.