Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-08-25
OTTER CREEK CHI PINGS.

Twp,
Henry Haakenson and Albert AegeI--
ter spent pleasant evening with Carl
Haakenson last week, Tuesday.
Some of the farmers were moving
the weeds on the highway adjoining
their farms last week.
Herbert Peter, who is working for
his brother Alfred, in Howard Co. Sun
dayed under the parental roof.
Addison Fosse and Mr.. Peterson OF
Ridgeway were pleasant business call
ers in this vicinity in the formers Ford
last week Friday afternoon.
H. House and family entertained
company for a few days last week from
abroad.
Oscar Moe and his brother from
Ridgeway are painting and decorating
the interior of Rollie Kratz's new resi-
dence west of Otter Creek. 1t will
soon be ready for occupancy.
Earnest Peters is the owner of
new Overland touring car, which he
takes great pleasure in driving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson and
Nettie Koch autoed to DEBORAH last
week Tuesday to attend the county fair
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Haakenson.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman, child
rem, Edward Wiedsman, Wesley Dam.
crow of DEBORAH and Roy Koch autoed
to Cresco other Sunday to visit friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Mike Kratz and daughter, Mrs.
Leonard Walter, were pleasant callers
at the Amel Koch home last week
Tuesday evening.
Orville r. Tomann arrived here last
Friday from Albany, N. Y, where he
had been as q representative OF the
Red Oak Elec. Co. After spending. a
few days at the Schild home he contin-
ued his journey to Red Oak, la.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson, Ernest
Peter and brother Herbert from near
Ridgeway and Fred Peter, of Vernon
Springs, Howard Co. spent the other
Sunday visiting with Amel Koch and
family.
Grandpa johnson is reported among
the sick this week being very poorly at
present writing.
Mike Kratz departed for Grand
Rapids last week Thursday to spend
some time visiting with his children,
Mrs. Reinhart Haakenson, and Alvin
Kratz. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Louis Walter and child
rem, of Florenceville.
Charley Kuntz is nursing sore hand
these days as result from falling OF
load of bundle grain while threshing.
Invitations are going out day by day
for wedding in our midst in the near
future. Watch our items for future
developments.
Ernest Peter and one of his friends,
of Cresco, autoed to Waterloo, in form
er's Overland, last week Wednesday.
Martin Friedlein, of Osterdock, ar
rived here from Fayette Wednesday,
last week where he had been attending
summer school, for visit with Amel
Koch and family.
Jacob Hornberger and son Charley
and Amel Koch alltoed to Cresco Satur-
day to make business calls. @
L. E. Bechtold sustained quite Sc
we're injury the last week while trying
to ride fractions horse.
Row Sanderson finished working for
Charley Hornberger Saturday and re-
turned home.
MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Moe and children
of Ridgeway were visiting number OF
DAYS the past week with Theo. Kratz
and family.
Row Sanderson and brother Alton
were pleasant callers on Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred G. Koch Wednesday.
Some of the cornfelds give evidence
that Jack Frost paid them a visit re-
Gently.
Mrs. VIM. E. Wiedeman and Emma
Reinhart assisted Mrs. John Aegerter
in cooking good things for the thresh-
ers to eat last Thursday.
Miss Grace Thompson and Edward
Martin arrived from Waterloo, Ia, the
fore part of last week, for several
days. visit at the c. Schild and Theo.
Kratz homes.
Thee. Kratz and son Herbert were
pleasant callers at Cresco last week
one day.
Grace Thompson, Edward Martin of
Waterloo, Gertrude Hildbreth, from
near Chicago, Orville r. Tomann of
Red Oak, Myrtle Schild and brother
Elmer autoed to Spillville last week
Friday to see the sights in that Viii
lage.
Workmen are busy these days tear
ing out the old wooden bridge near the
Charley Carroll home and replacing it
with q concrete one.
Wesley Kratz autoed to Cresco last
week one day for pleasure and bust
ness.
John Reinhart and Charley Kuntz
were callers at Cresco one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Schild, Grace Thomp
son and Edward Martin autoed to ALA
makee Co. near Lansing last week
Wednesday for visit with Dan Goet-
tel and family, and also greet former
friends and acquaintance. They re-
turned home the following day,
John G. Kirschmsn and son Ross are
soiourning in Montana these days, hav-
ing gone there in their Ford touring
car.