Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-02-07

Owing to so much sickness and
drifted roads no Sunday school SER
vices were held at the Evangelical
church the other Sunday morning.
Elmer Schild assisted Leigh ROD
binson at breaking colt the fore
part Of last week.
Everybody rise and sing still there
is more to follow-gnow, and cold
weather.
Rollie KratZ was a pleasant caller
under the parental roof the fore part
of last week.
Mrs. w. L. Wledeman was report.
ed on the list with the sick the fore
part Of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kratz were
entertained at dinner the other Sun
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz
and family also spending the after
noon together.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Wiedeman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Kuntz ami
children dined with relatives near
Otter Creek the other Sunday.
John Aegerter has been on the
sick list the past week or So Here IS
hoping Ire soon will be his former
self again.
John Moe of Ridgeway was an ovec
Sunday caller at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollie Kratz west of Otter
Creek.
Some attended miscellaneous
shower on Miss Burnetta Frank IN
Howard County the fore part of this
week
Parties from Cresco were out this
way last week looking up trouble on
the Otter Creek telephone line.
January bid us a harsh goodbye
during binding snow storm. Feb
ruary came in very cold and fair.
Little Ileen Vopava of Sumner
township was visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch
hast week.
Bonnie Milk was among those Of
the sick the latter part of last week,
causing his absence at school
Owing to the extreme cold and
drifted roads the meeting of the f.
w. NJ. S. of the German M. e.
church was postponed from Thurs
day to Friday.
Some of our younger bloods tooH
in the dance at Hopperstad and
Brekke's hall at Ridgeway Wednes-
day evening.
No school was held in sub-dist.
number three last week THURSDAY
and Friday, owing to the extreme
cold and the drifted conition of the
roads.
Members of the f. w. M. S. of the
German M. E. church held their
meeting at the home of Mrs. j. G.
Kirschman, the latter part of las
week
Last Friday was Ground-hog Day
and being bright day the old fel.
low certainly could see his shadow
If it wasn't too cold for him to ven
lture out.
Our mail on rural route was great
ly delayed during the cold spell OF
last week. and for days failed to ar.
rive at all, so we had to dig up ole
news and warm it over for breakfast
dinner and supper.
The members of the Y. NJ. S. OF
the Evangelical church will NEE,
with Mrs. w. A. Scholer of Cresc,
next week Wednesday
Little Georgia Wagner is on tbs
sick list at the present writing.
Mrs. A. Anderson attended tn,
funeral of Miss Den at Madison
church last week
A. G. Horden and San Danielsor
spent last week Saturday evening
at the home of Mrs Anderson
John Reinhart invested in an cleo.
trio light plant, no doubt there will
be others to follow soon for such 4
light has all theirs beaten to a fraz
zle.
Carl Haakenson sold a fine buncl
OF cattle to local buyers the othe,
week, Saturday.
Cream gatherers had great dir
Guilty in serving their patrons O,
their routes the latter part of las
week, owing to the great amount o.
snow they encountered.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Zoulik spen1
the other Sunday at the viii Wayne,
home near Ridgeway.
Mrs. Frank Wagner was reportet
on the sick list last week.
Joe Soukup attended churc> a,
, Splllvllle the other Sunday.
E. Il. Bechtold was pleasan,
bus ness caller at Cresco last weal
Saturday.
The Standard Bearers of tn,
German NJ. f. church will meet mex
week wednesday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. +. Wiedeman.
Our regular correspondent faiIef
us last week owing to the driftes
roads and no mail