Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-12
CORRESPONDENCE.


MI, and Mrs. ii. House and fam
lily have been entertaining company
from Wisconsin the past week or so.
Lightning Played havoc with
number of telephone poles and tele-
phones here the past week, placing
some phones on the retired list for
the time being.
Will Wagner of near Ridgeway.
was patching it last week, while his
better half was away visiting.
A number of our people attended
the s. S. convention at DEBORAH the
fore part of last week
Miss Esther Aegerter is visiting
friends and relatives at Sumner, Ia,
these days, the scene of her former
home
Some of the rural schools will be-
gin this week, 10 grind out knowledge
for the youth of our county.
The w. NJ S. of the Evangelical
church met with Mrs. w. A. Scholer
of CrescO, this week Wednesday.
Ed. Thompson of CreSco was a bust
ness caller west of Otter Greek here
the other week one day.
No services were held at the Evan
gelical church the other Sunday, ow-
ing to so many of its members at
tending camp meeting at Cedar Falls.
Robert Meaiey of Elma, Ia, is do
ing the chores, ETC., for Charley
Kuntz while the latter is sojourning
among relatives and friends in Mime
sofa.
Mrs. j. G. Kirschman and family
are entertaining the formers sister
in-law, Mrs. Chris Kirschman from
the west these days.
Mr.. ald Mrs. John Aegerter and
fhmily weEe pleasant shoppers at
Cresco, the other week Thursday.
Mrs. C.. Schild and Elmer, arrived
home from visiting friends, relatives,
attending camp meeting, etc., at Ce-
dar Falls, last week the fore part.
James Adamec of Howard county,
was threshing west of the river last
week the fore part. $40
John Aegerter was a pleasant bust
ness caller at Spi.lville the other
week one day. tED w
ALERT LandsweriI was a pleasant
caller at the Henry Holyerson home
the other Sunday.
Aegerters folks arrived h3me the
other Sunday from visiting relatives,
friends, ETC., at Sumner and Cedar
Falls, at the latter place they took in
the camp meeting also.
Parties from Cresco were out last
week repairing trouble on the Otter
Greek telephone lines caused by the
recent electrical storm .le,au!
Philip Kratz autoed down from
Cresco the other week Saturday, to
make few bus Ness calls
Earl Kirschman was doing the
chores for Aegerters folks while they
We're at Sumner and Cedar Falls.
G. Schild was pleasant business
caller at Cresco last week Thursday
forenoon
Amel Koch and his brother Albert.
al, Rldgeway, returned home the 9TH
er Saturday from two weeks So
journ at Yale, s. ID.
~ Mrs. Amel Koch and daughter Net
tie spent pleasant day with Mr.. AID
Mrs: Robert Vopava of Sumner town
ship the other week Friday.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava and
daughter Eileen, Joe Vopava, broth
fef Edwin and sister Elsie, all srent a
pleasant evening at the home of Ame.
Koch the other week Friday
Mr., a1d Mrs. w. Il. Wiedeman
spent the other Sunday evening with
Mr., and Mrs. Carl Haakenson.
Charley Hornberger, cousins Eliza
beth, Anna, and Gertrude thinner of
Indiana, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Kuntz
and daughters Alice and Grace are
expected TO arrive home from visiting
friends and relatives at Cottonwood
and Lake Benton, Mimi, these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson and |
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Olson came up
from DEBORAH last week Monday to
spend the afternoon and evening Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson
west Of the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava.
daughter Eileen of Sumner township, !
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C.. Koch, son Gin
ton, Mrs Amel Koch aad son Roy au-
toed to Sumner, Iowa. the other Sun
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. George |
Kraft, who were residents of this |
township in former years.
Miss Nerna Sanderson returned to |
her home again the other Sunday, af |
ter spending a week with her sister, !
Mrs Fred c. Koch assisting the lat |
ter in her Domestic duties
Mr. and Mrs. Carl HaaGenson Wis |
tied at the Fred Fa,Ck home near |
Ridgeway last week Thesda'.
Some of our younger rural element |
took in the dance al Ridgeway one /
evening last week. No doubt they all |
had fine time as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson and |
babe autoed to Cresco last week Mon
day, to do some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson,
daughter Gale, and Mr.. AID Mrs Fred |
Falck and daughters from near
Ridgeway were pleasant callers at
the Amel Koch home the other week
Thursday evening.
''nling silcs viii soon occupy the
atteni.. L @: many Of the farmers thrn
here.
Joe Novak autoed to DEBORAH last
week one day to do some shopping
in that burg.
Jack Frost paid us another visit the
fore part of the week. We wish the
old fellow, would skidoo for a month
yen. y 6 esSN
Parties from Cresco have been try
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