Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-13
COUNTY NEWS
OTTER CREEK

E. L. Bechtold was caller at the
Schild home Sunday afternoon.
Will Kuntz is giving his residence
new coat of paint these days.
A force of men were working on the
road n9ar Otter Creek the fore part OF
the week.
Will Kuntz was pleasant caller at
the Schild home, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kirschman enter
tanned number of their friends at
strawberry and ice cream social the
evening of July 4th.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Ladwig and
children and Ruth and Esther Ladwlg
autoed up from Sumner, Iowa, last
week Saturday to spend the day with
John Aegerter and family and to greet
friends and acquaintance. 1hey re-
turned home in the evening after the
rain.
Our road draggers were out IN full
force last week Saturday to put our
highways in good conditions for Sun
day motoring.
= Mike Kratz was a pleasant business
caller at Cresco latter part OF last
week.
Rollie Kratz had q horse cut quite
badly in barb wire fence last week.
Preaching services will be held at the
Evangelical Church next Sunday even
ing BY Rev. W. A. Scholer OF Cresco.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Feist and children
autoed up from Sumner, Iowa, Sunday
morning to spend the day with Mrs.
rs parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Aeger-
ter.
Elmer Schild was pleasant business
caller at Cresco last week Saturday.
Jim Soukup submitted to an oper-
alton for appendicitis at Mercy ;iospi-
tai at Cresco last week Here is hop
ing Jim will be his former self soon
again.
Celia Gustafson, of Calmar. spent a
short time visiting with her friend MISS
Lauretta Kuntz near RidgeWay last
week.
John Lucas was pleasant caller at
the Will Kuntz home last week one
day.
John Aegerter and family called at
the John Kirschman home last week
Wednesday evening.
Henry Haakenson came up from De-
corah on his motorcycle last week Wed
,nesday to greet friends and take in the
German Nj. E. Sunday School picnic at
the river.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Ladwig and
children, Ruth and Esther Ladwig, MIR:
and Mrs. Carl Feist, children, all of
Sumner, Ia Mr.. and Mrs. John Ae-
Rerter and family, c. Schild and fam,
iiy, E. L. Bechtold and A. F. Schild
autoed to DEBORAH Sunday to take din
ner at the city park and view the beau
tiful scenery there.
The members Of the w. M. S. of the
Evangelical Church will meet with
Mrs. G. Schild this week Wednesday
afternoon.
Theo. Kratz and family were enter
tanned at dinner Sunday by Amel Koch
and family.
Chris Haakenson and family autoed
M from DEBORAH Sunday to greet
friends and take in the picnic at Ver-
non Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Koch spent Sun
,dsy at the parental home of The latter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Ssnderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kratz of How.
ard county spent Sunday with Winfield
Kratz and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz dined
Sunday with the Amel Koch family.
Mrs. Clement Bertossa and children,
of Chicago, who are visiting relatives
at DEBORAH, Mrs. G.. F. Bertossa, Mrs.
Frank Kuntz and children, and Miss
Bernatz, all of DEBORAH, autoed up here
last week Wednesday to greet friends,
relatives, ETC., and take in the German
M. E picnic at the river.
John Reinhart and family spent
pleasant time with J. G. kirschman
and family last week one evening.
John Aegerter and family were
pleasant callers at the Schlld home
last Friday evening.
John Sobolk is the owner of a Jew
Overland touring car.
Some of Schild's folks were shoppers
at Cresco last woek one afternoon.
NORTH ORLEANS.