Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

sept. 20, 1916.
Autumn arrived last week Satur-
day on schedule time.
The ground is getting rather dry
for blowing again.
Sam KuntZ near Ridgeway assist
ed his brother Will at filling silo last
week Tuesday.
Mrs. Amel Koch assisted her
daughter, Mrs. Carl Haakenson IL
cooking for the threshers while at
latter's home.
There are still few isolated jobs
of threshing left in the community.
Mrs. Ole Sanderson helped her
daughter, Mrs. Fred C. Koch in
cooking for the threshers recently.
Mrs. c. Schild attended the meet
ing of the w. Nj. S. al the home of
Mrs. w. A. Scholer in Cresco last
week Wednesday.
Ross Kirschman was gathering
cream for the Farmers creamery at
Ridgeway last week in lieu of j. r.
Soukup, regular hauler.
Mrs. X. Armstrong of Ridgeway
visited her daughter, Mrs. Winfield
Kratz few days recently.
Supt. II. E. Miller of DEBORAH Wis
tied our schools thru here the past
week.
Tom Kittelson has been delivering
fresh fish to his old customers near
Otter Creek the past week.
Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco held
preaching services at the Evangelical
church near Ridgeway last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter and
family entertained at dinner the 9TH
er Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
kirschman and family.
Will Wagner autoed up here from
Spillville last week one day to visit
the home folks and call on former
friends and acquaintance, he return
ed home during the afternoon. He
proved to be the same jolly Bill as of
former days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daugh-
ters, Ollie and Opel, near Ridgeway,
were entertained at dinner the other
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vo-
pava of Sumner township.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kratz of
Sumner, Iowa, former Linconites ar
rived here the fore part of last week
as the guests of relatives and friends
The band concert at the NJ r.
church at Ridgeway last week Friday
evening was we'll attended by our
town and rural element.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson and
Bessie autoed up from DEBORAH last
week Tuesday to call at the Mike
kratz home besides greeting other
friends and relatives.
Miss Helen Holverson is attending
school at Ridgeway again, staying
with her grandparents
Quite a number from these parts
attended the wedding of Miss Anna
Soukup and John Kuhn at Spillville
last week Tuesday. The bride is well
known here having grown to woman
hood in this vicinity. Congratula-
tons.
w. E. Wiedeman assisted his
friend Carl Haakenson at shocking
fodder corn, latter part of last week
Another wedding must be placed
among our archives in the near flu
ture. Read our items and don't wor-
Try.
}. j. Kreitzer spent some time at
the Vrba home cutting fodder for
the folks last week
Hauling the farmers produce,
Ieggs, cream, poultry, etc., with
truck to market has become vogue
through these parts.
After smashing things in great
shape, Jack Frost retreated to his
| den again, to note results. as it were.
Will Kuntz has started cooking
sorghum for himself and neighbors.
Alfred Pc. er Sr. assisted his son
Alfred in Howard county to fill his
silo, the latter part of last week.
A new cream hauler for the farm
er's creamery at Ridgeway is appear
ing on the horison, Mr.. j. X. Soukup
being tired OF the job.
, Miss Nettie Coch is assisting her
cousin, Mrs. Albert Drummer of
Florenceville Howard county at her
domestic duties these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daugh-
| tiers, Ollie and Opel, from near
Ridgeway and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Vopava and Miss Eileen OF Sumner
township autoed to Protivin the 9TH
er Sunday afternoon.
Joe Novak entertained his father
from near Protivin the latter part of
last week one day
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G.. Koch were
II.
Mrs. Carl Haakenson the other Sun
day afternoon.
The farmers are having their
cream hauled twice a week now in
stead OF three times as in summer.
Ernie Peter and some of his men
departed Monday morning by auto
for Cavour, South Dakota, where
| they will build house for formers
uncle, VIII Smith, the coming sea-
| son.
Preaching services at the Evan
gelical church last Sunday morning
by Rev. w. A. Scholer OF Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz were
pleasant callers on friends and rela-
ltives at Ridgeway the other Sunday.
The painters finished their inside
work in the j. G. Kirschman resi-
dence last week,
Philip Kratz, children. his mother