Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

NOV. D, 1917.
This cold October weather certain
ly gets a persons goat.
James Vrba, from near Protivi1,
waea pleasant business caller at
Ridgeway last week Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson were
entertaining company from Ridge
way last week, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charley Kuntz were
pleasant shoppers at Cresco other
week Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Wiedeman
were pleasant callers at the Carl
Haakenson home recently.
Husking corn with the sled is a
new wrinkle developed this year.
A number of farmers attended the
public sale at the Frank Vrba home
last week Wednesday.
Mrs John Aegerter, daughters Es-
Their and Elsie with Albert as motor
list autoed to Cresco the other week
to do some shopping.
Some of the Vatthauer folks near
Ridgeway were pleasant business cal
lers at Cresco the past week one day.
John Aegerter was a pleasant cal
Ter at the Alfred Peter Sr. home the
other week Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Agerter, family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Demo Kratz of Sumner
township, and Mr.. and Mrs Dan
Kruger and family of Florerfceville,
Howard county, were entertained at
dinner the other Sunday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo. Kratz and family.
Members of the w. F. M. S. of the
German Nj. e. church met with Mrs.
w. E. Wiedeman Thursday afternoon
this week.
A number of our farmers have been
butchering the past week to replen-
ish their pork barrel for winter use.
Window screens and doors gave
place to storm windows, etc., during
the recent cold spell.
Such good sleighing, so early in
the season taxes the memory of some
of our oldest settlers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Jacobson
and children arrived here from Du-
luth, Mimi, recently to spend some
time visiting friends, relatives, ac-
quaintances, etc.
Mr.. Will Nesseth arrived from
| Verndale, Mimi, last week the fore
part to renew greetings among
| friends, relatives, etc. Will found
found more of the beautiful cover
ing the ground here than il the far
northern regime, where he lives.
The Standard Bearers of the Ger
man M. E. church will meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j G.. Kirsch'
man next week Wednesday evening.
Charley Kuntz was a pleasant cal
Ter at the John Reinhart home last
week one day.
The members of the w. NJ. S. OF
the Evangelical church will NEE,
with Mrs. Anna Wiedeman- Of Cres-
CO next week Wednesday afternoon.
John Reinhart was pleasant cal
Ter at the Schild home last week one
day.
Our mail carriers and cream haul
ers were somewhat delayed last week
owing to the drifted roads.
Miss Grace Gullickson of near
Ridgeway was a pleasant caller at
DEBORAH the past week.
We could not be satisfactorily con-
tradicted IL we stated that the recent
storm was the nature of blizzard.
No school was held in the Kirsch-
man schoolhouse for few days ow-
ing to various causes.
A large number of our Riddles had
bushels of fun Halloween night with
Jack-o'lanterns.
Parties from Cresco came down
here last week to buy horses from the
farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Milk were en-
tertaini1g a number Of their rela-
tives from abroad the past week for
a number of days.
Some of our farmers have turned
their boys into their fields Of corn to
work for their own living.
Amel Koch has been sojour1ing In
South Dakota among friends, etc.,
the past week or so.
Halloween pranks, such as we 'uns
used to play in bygone days. were
ree1acted thru here the past week
Wednesday evening.
Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco, was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Aeger-
ter, from Sunday evening until Mon
day morning. Having drove up from
Locust where he held preaching SER
vices Sunday morning.
TneO. hTdtZ SOiu Onc VI mo AoI w.
to ,Cresco buyers last week Saturday.
There certainly was great con-
trast in weather last Sunday to the
preceding Sunday.
Miss Nettie Koch visited her SIS
ter. Mrs. Robert Vopava OF Sumner
township last week.
Services at our churches next sun
day will be as follows. At the Ger
man M. e. church Sunday school at
10 A. NJ. followed by prayer meeting.
At the Evangelical church Sunday
school at 10 a. m. followed by preach
ing services by Rev. w. A. Scholer, OF
Cresco Don't miss all the above SER
vices but attend all OF them you can
Mr.. and Mrs. Demo Kratz the lat
ter's sister Margora Of Sumner town
shin we're entertained at dinner last
sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schiid
and family. The afternoon was also
spent together socially.
Some of Mike Kratz's folks were
pleasant shoppers at Cresco Monday
this week
The trapping season will pegin next
week according to our reckoning.
Mrs. l.. Walters came down from