Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

W, was a pleasant caller at the par
entail home last week here.
Members of the A. S. of E. unload
ed car load of Red Cedar posts a.
Rldgeway last week the fore part.
Thanksgiving Day next weel
Thursday, cranberry sauce, turkey
ETC., will keep us busy at least par
of the day.
John Reinhart was delivering hog:
at Rddgeway last week one day.
Ardella Milk was visiting friends
and relatives at Protivi1 the other
Sunday and Monday, returning home
Monday afternoon.
No rural free delivery next week
Thursday, so we will have to read our
old papers over again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and
family entertained at dinner the
other Sunday the following: Mr.. and
Mrs. Demo Kratz of Sumner town
ship; Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz. Mr..
AID Mrs. Dan Kruger and children
| also William Koch, and Tena Koch
OF Florenceville, Howard county. The
balance of the day was also spent to-
gether in very social manner.
A number went to Cresco last week
to interview the horsebuyers there
| from st. Louis.
The next meeting of the members
of the w. NJ. S. of the Evangelical
church will be with Mrs. William BIZ
galk of Cresco the first Wednesday
in December. This will be union
meeting of this society and the one at
Florenceville
The township board of trustees
held a special meeting last week one
day.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society
of the English NJ. E. church met at
the home of Mrs. Henry Butt OF
Ridgeway last week Fgiday afternoon.
Albert Milk was pleasant caller
at the j. j. Kreitzer home the other
Sunday.
Mr.. Svoboda, of Howard county
sold several loads Of nogs at Rluge-
way last week one day.
Mesdames Albert Milk and J. j..
kreitzer were pleasant callers at Pro-
twin the fore part of last week.
Mrs. c. Schild attended. the meet
ing of the w. M. S. at the home of
Mrs. Anna Wiedeman of Cresco last
"NSA W NuhCohay dAtCl uOOH.
viii Smidth took in a public sale
in Howard county last week We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Vrba from near
Protivin spent the other Sunday Wis
itilg at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
j. Kreitzer.
Little George Meshik who has
been visiting at the ]. j. Kreitzer
home for some time returned to his
home at Cresco last week the latter
part.
Eddie Milk has been assisting his
brother-in-law Will Landa Sr. at
picking corn for a number of days
the past week.
Some of our people went to Cresco
last week Saturday to take in the i'm
plemeIt sale.
The following people were enter
tanned the other Sunday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Milk, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Landa, son Willie, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Tupy and son Leonard. A very So
cial time was spent together during
the day.
Our schools have collected to date
the sum of $3.50 for the benefit of
the Red Cross. Not all have as yet
been heard from.
Some Of the teachers went to De-
corah Saturday to attend the Study
Center there.
Quite number from this town
ship went to Spillville last week
Wednesday evening to take in the
dance given there for the benefit of
the Red Cross. The total receipts re-
ceived from the tickets and supper
was nearly $500, and all no doubt
had a fine time.
Services at our churches next
Sunday as follows: At the German
M. E. church, Sunday school at 10 a.
m. followed by prayer meeting; at
the Evangelical church, Sunday
school at 10 a. m. followed by pray
er meeting. Plan to attend some OF
the above services with your friends
etc.
Mrs. j. ]. Kreitzer was pleasant
caller on Mrs. j. HI. Hospodarsky of
Ridgeway last week one day.
Aegerters folks were delivering
baled hay at Ridgeway the latter
part of last week.
Miss Clara Kuntz and her broth
er Elmer, autOeu 10 DecOrdn, last
Saturday, to visit at the Frank Kuntz
home and do some shopping, etc.
Some of Kreitzer's folks were
pleasant shoppers at Cresco the lat
ter part of last week.
A. f. Schild. Elmer and Ralph
Schild autoed to DEBORAH last week
Saturday to do some shopping, call
on friends, relatives, etc.
Dan Kruger of Florenceville,
Howard county was a pleasant caller
at the Theo. Kratz home here last
week one day
Quite number of our Riddles and
older people are wearing Red Cross
buttons these days. More no doubt
will follow.
John Aegerter was a pleasant
business caller at Spillville last week
Wednesday.
The next meeting of the Standard
Bearers of the German M, E. church
will be held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reinhart the second We'd
nesday evening In December.
j. G.. Kirschman and son joyce
were pleasant shoppers at Spillville
last week Saturday