Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

| Oct. 20, 1917.
| Several focks of wild ducks were
seen last week migrating to summer
chimes.
Supt. H. E. Miller of DEBORAH was
pleasant caller at our rural schools
thru here, the past week.
G. Schild was a business caller at
Cresco last week the fore part.
A number of our people went to
Cresco last week one day to inter-
view the horsebuyers there from
abroad.
Mike Kratz did business at Cresco
tne latter part of last week.
quite a number of farmers mar
Keted hogs at Ridgeway last week,
40 doubt to the declining prices and
shortage of corn.
Members Of the A. S. of E. held
another business meeting at the j. G..
kirschman school house last week
Wednesday evening.
William Kuntz assisted John Rein
hart in delivering hogs at Ridgeway
last week Thursday.
Mike Hruska was delivering hogs
at Ridgeway the latter part of last
week.
VIII Wagner from near Ridgeway.
was business caller west of the
river last week Wednesday
REPORT reached us here last week
that Mr.. and Mrs. Reiahart Haaken-
son, OF Grand Rapids, NJ d., former
Iinconites, are the proud parents OF
a little girl arriving at their home
recently. Congratulations by their
numerous friends, etc., from this vi
cinity.
John 1Reinhart delivered several
loads Of hogs at Ridgeway last week
Thursday.
Albert Koch and Nick Schuetz Of
Ridgeway were business callers thru
here, last week Wednesday.
Red Cross week next week for the
lads and lassies of our schools. Plans
are being made to carry same to a
successful cad.
Alice kuntz is attending school in
sub district number one this term.
Rain and snow, muddy roads, ETC.,
don't effect our cream hauler. Will
Wagner, in the least. He chucks
right thru with his auto truck.
Some of Will Kuntz's folks were
pleasant callers at Cresco last week
one day.
Nearly all our rural schools are in
session now, except those in districts
number three and five.
Our mail carriers had to resort to
horse and buggy IL delivering the
mail last week, during the wet and
muddy weather.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
at the German M. E. church. Plan to
attend same.
Rev. John Bury OF DEBORAH will
hold preaching services at the Ger
man M. E. church next Sunday NOR
ming, Immediately following Sunday
school.
j. G. Kirschman made a number
of business calls thru this township
last week in interest of the Farmers
Elevator at Ridgeway.
Wesley Kratz was a pleasant cal
Ter on friends at Saude last week the
latter part
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and chill
dren, of near Ridgeway, spent a
pleasant time with Mr.. and Mrs
Amel Koch and family last week
Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson,
daughter Gale and Mr.. and Mrs w.
e. Wiedeman we're entertained the
other Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
c. Koch
Mr.. Albert j. KahI came up from
Aurora the other Saturday to spend
a few days visiting at the homes Of
Amel Koch, Fred Falck, Carl Haak-
enson, Fred Koch, and Robert Vopa-
va in Sumner township. He returned
to his home again last week Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck from
near Ridgeway were entertained the
other Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Ernest. A pleasant afternoon was al
so spent together il very social
manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert vopava and
daughter Eileen Of Sumner township
and Mrs. Vopava's parents, Mr.. AID
Mrs. Amel Koch autoed to Florence
willie, Howard county the other Sun
day, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Drummer and family.
A large number Of friends and rel
atives gathered without previous no.
tice at the home of Mr.. Joe Vopava
Sr last Saturday to surprise the lat
ter's son Joe who expects to leave
soon for Camp Dodge.
School began in the Smith district
No. 8 this week Monday.
No services were held at the Ger
man M. E. and Evangelical churches
last Sunday owing to the Indictment