Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
.July % 1oI'

Some OF our lovers of the rod anC
line, were seeking for change o.
meat diet, last week, by trying theil
skill at fishing for the finny tribe.
The past week was par excellent
for haying so all hands, and in many
instances also the cook, helped tt
garner same into the barns.
Joe Novak marketed load OF
porkers last week Wednesday.
A torrid wave developed the fore
part of last week, which increased in
intensity as the days rolled by.
A number of our people took in the
dance at Spillville one evening at a
recent date.
One of Mr.. Lydon's boys of Crescc
has been assisting Winfield Kratz al
haying the past week.
Demo Kratz of Sumner township
has been assisting the home folks al
haying the past week.
Rumors of our coming Chautau.
qua have appeared above the horizon
The heavy dews and warm weather
of the past week, altho good for king
corn was hard On all small grain, ma
turing it too rapidly.
Mrs. William Kratz of Cresco was
a caller on the folks at the old home
stead last week Wednesday.
Quarterly meeting will begin at the
Evangelical church next Saturday af-
ternoon by Rev. w. C. Lang of Wat
.erloo. Communion services following
preaching Sunday morning. Every
body most cordially invited to attend
above services. Invite Your friends.
Mrs. Anna Wiedeman and daughter
Anna of Cresco were callers at the
Goth home last week Wednesday.
Rev. w. A. Scholer and wife of
Cgesco were pleasant callers on Mr..
and Mrs. Demo Kratz last week We'd
nesday.
The following from Cresco attend
ed the meeting of the w. NJ S. at the
home of Mrs. c. Schild last week
Wednesday: Mrs. E. Thompson, Mrs.
Mary Kratz, daughter Emma, Rev.
w. A. Scholer and wife, Mrs. VIM.
Kratz, Mrs. Philip Kratz.
The next sessio4 of the w. NJ s..
will be at Vernon Springs, Howard
Co., second Wednesday in August
The plans are for a picnic dinner at
this time, also
Mrs. Mary Kratz and daughter
Emma of Cresco, spent the other Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Kratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Koch were
pleasantly entertained at dinner the
other Sunday by Mr.. AID Mrs. w. E..
Wiedeman.
Tom Torgelson and sister were
pleasant callers at the Ole Sander
son home the other Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peter Sr., sons
Herbert, Edward and Lawrence, took
in the carnival at Cresco one evening
the other week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daught-
ers Ollie and Opel, called at the Rob-
ert Vopava home in Sumner township
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava
daughter Eileen of Sumner township,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson
and little daughter Gale autoed to De-
corah the other Sunday and were en-
tertained at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Haakenson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz with
Wesley as motorist, autoed to Decor
ah the other Sunday to visit at the
Chris Haakenson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz dined
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. Armstrong of Ridgeway the
other Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred Peter Jr. returned to
her home near Cresco Friday after
spending few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Libbey near
Ridgeway.
Quite number of our people took
in the carnival at Cresco the other
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Anderson were
DEBORAH callers the other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman,
children, Mildred and Vera, Miss Sar-
ah Hornberger, Edward Wiedeman
and Roy Koch were pleasant callers
at the Jacob Hornberger home the
other Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Falck and chill
dren from near Ridgeway autoed to
DEBORAH the other Sunday to spend
the day visiting, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Falck of that city.
Milton Scholer and one of his
friends of Cresco, called on Ralph
Schild last week Friday.
James Soukup returned home from
Mercy hospital at Cresco greatly i'm
proved in health.
Fred Burr of Howard county was a
pleasant caller at the Aegerter home
last week.
John Aegerter was a pleasant bust
ness caller at Spillville last week
Tuesday.
Heavy rains followed by cooler
weather greeted us the latter part Of
last week.
Rev. w. A. Scholer of Cresco and
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Schrader of
Minnesota, were entertained at din
ner by c. Schild and family Sunday.
Rev. John Bury of DEBORAH held
preaching services at the German M.
E. church Sunday evening.