Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-04

days preparing for spring work a:
soon as conditions prove favorable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman ant
children Mildred and Vern were
pleasant callers at the Fred Koch
home Tuesday of last week
There seems to be no rift or break
in the ominous war clouds that hover
lover us, as the days go by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Wiedeman, Ray
Steckel and Miss Nettie Koch spent
last Monday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch and family,
passing a very social time together
until late hour.
Henry Halvorson was a pleasant
week Wednesday.
Frank Wagner assisted his broth
ers at the old homestead at sharpen
ing posts last week Wednesday.
Anton Sanderson is here from Will
low City, n. d., visiting his brothers
mother, friends and other relatives
and acquaintance in this vicinity
these DAYS
Jas. G.. Johnson Of DEBORAH
! travelling salesman Tor Raleighs
remedies, extracts, etc, made pleas
ant business calls on his numerous
customers thru here the past week
supplying their needs in his line.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson,
Fred Sanderson and sisters spent last
week Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred c. Koch.
Demo Kratz of Sumner township
was pleasant caller at the parental
home here last week Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck, daugh-
ters Ollie and Opel near Ridgeway,
were pleasant callers on relatives
near Otter Greek Wednesday.
Mrs. Ole Sanderson returned to
her home the other Wednesday after
spending a week with her daughter,
Mrs. Fred c. Koch.
Fred Falck north of Ridgeway
was a pleasant caller at the Charley
Hornberger home the other week
Wednesday.
j. j. Hornberger was a pleasant
caller at the Charley Kuntz home
last week Wednesday.
Arvie Johnson spent the other
Sunday afternoon with his friend
Joe Vopava of Sumner township.
Will Wagner spent few days with
the home folks the other week
Arvie Johnson, the cream hauler
on south route, was marooned on
the west side of the river during the
high water, so he stayed all night
with Fred Koch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman
and children were Cresco callers on
relatives last week Tuesday.
Ray Banning of Cresco was a
pleasant caller in our vicinity re-
Gently.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas of Pro-
twin were pleasant callers on the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. p.
Pecinovsky last week one day.
Mr. and Mrs. j. G.. Kirschman and
son Rueben, were pleasant callers at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Vie
deman one day recently.
Biddie is trying to knock down the
high price of eggs and seems to be
doing it too.
A number of our rural lads and
lassies attended basket social in
Howard County last week Friday.
March greeted us in cold manner
and gave us cool farewell.
ss c.. Schild was business caller at I.
Cresco the latter part of last week.
The w. NJ. S. of the Evangelical
church will meet with Mrs. Nary
Kratz of Cresco, next week Wednes-
day afternoon.
Some went to Cresco last week
Saturday TO see the horsebuyers
there from the East
A number of our horses are af-
flicted with the distemper these days
which is rather an unfortunate time
for it as spring work will soon be-
gin.
Leonard KreitZer was reported on
the list with the sick the latter part
Of last week, causing his absence for
school duties.