Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-23
COUNTY NEWS S,
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ted in our rural schools with appropri-
ate exercises.
The next meeting of the w. M. S.
OF the Evangelical Church will be at
the home Of Mrs. Anna Wiedeman of
sCresco, the second Wednesday in March
The Standard Bearers of the German
M. E. Church met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Wiedeman last week
"Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger and child
rem drove down here last week to at.
tend the funeral of Mrs. KS little
nephew, Jerome Theobolt Kratz.
Theo. Kratz was business caller at
Cresco fore part of last week.
Mrs. Leonard Walter, of Florence
vile spent several days here last week
under the parental roof.
Mrs. C. Schild attended the meeting
OF the w. M. S. of the Evangelical
Church at the home of Mrs. w. A.
Scholer of Cresco last week Wednes.
day.
c. Schild and Elmer were pleasant
business callers at Cresco last week
Saturday.
Teacher and pupils of sub-district No.
8 have new stove to keep them COM
Portable these cold stormy days.
Roy Koch and sisters, and cousin,
Carl West, of Watertown, Wis, were
Cresco shoppers last week Tuesday.
Edward Wiedeman spent q number
Of days at Cresco last week visiting his
mother and sister, then took a hike to
Indiana, the former home Of his par
ents.
Some of the Theo. Kratz folks and
MIR. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Demo Kratz of Sumner
township other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson spent
Wednesday of last week with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch
Bert Butt and Mrs. Ruddie Ernest
came down from S. D. other week to
attend the funeral of their mother,
Mrs. John Butt.
Will Wagner served extra time last
week Wednesday gathering cream from
some of his customers.
Stephen Butz, who is attending
school at Mt. Vernon, spent the other
week at home among friends and rela-
3tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava, daugh-
ter Eileen. Grin johnson and Carl West
were entertained at dinner Sunday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Koch.
Alfred Gullickson, from Canada, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson Sun
day. h.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Koch, Roy Koch,
sisters and cousin West spent Sunday
evening at the J. J. Hornberger home.
Joe Vopava, Jr., was pleasant cal
Ter at Cresco last week Tuesday.
Leona Koch is among the sick at the
present writing.
Robert Vopava and Carl West were
pleasant shoppers at Protivin the other
Saturday.
Mrs. Amel Koch was among the list
with the sick but is improving again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sobolik were
pleasant callers at LIE Roy. other week
between trains. .a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, little
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Sollied spent last week Thursday with
Amel Koch and family.
Nettie Koch assisted Mrs. ]. J. Horn
berger with the latter's domestic du-
ties last week Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred C. Koch and Chas.
Hornberger called at the Amel Koch
home Tuesday evening last week.
Wesley Kratz was a pleasant bust
ness caller at Cresco last week Satur-
day evening.
Gladys Hoffman, teacher in sub-dis-
trict No. a, made up lost time at teach
ing last week Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Demo Kratz, of Sum-
ner township, spent last Sunday under |
the parental roof of the former.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Schild called upon
Sam Kratz and family last Sunday af-
ternoon.
Fremont Armstrong, of Ridgeway,
was q pleasant caller at the Win Kratz |
home last Sunday. J.
Clarence Sanderson and his cousins
Fred and Roy Sanderson skied to the
Fred Koch home last week one even
ing. &C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz were
company at dinner last
Sunday from Ridgeway.
John :Aegerter and Charley Kuntz
each sold q bunch of cattle at Ridge
way last Saturday.
The next meeting of the Standard
Bearers of the German M. E. Church
will be at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Kuntz north of Ridgeway second
Wednesday in March.
Earl Kirschman was pleasant caller
on his friend Albert Aegerter one
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kratz called
upon Sam Kratz and family last Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunneman and family
dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kratz
and family Sunday.