Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


Some of our farmers have started
blowing. since the soil is in fine con-
dition for it,
Thee. Kratz delivered a number of
| loads of logs at market last week,
receiving fancy prices for them.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Hornberger
were pleasant callers at the Charley
Kuntz home last week one day.
A threshers meeting was held at
the home OF Charley Kuntz last week
! one evening to decide on the plan Of
Ithreshing for the season.
Our township was amply repre-
scented at the county fair at DEBORAH
last week. All attending it seem well
pleased with what they heard and
saw.
Prof. Albert KuItz and family OF
/ St Louis, have been spending num-
her Of days in this vicinity visiting
friends, relatives and acquaintance.
viii Kuntz started the seasons
Ithreshing at the home OF john Aeger-
tier last week Thursday.
! Ross Kirschman arrived home the
other week from his sojourn of sew
eral weeks in Montana and is at the
present time clerking in Henry Butts
/ hardware store again.
Little Ruben Kirschman met with
an accident recently which required
the service of a physician.
The Standard Bearers of the Ger
man NJ. E. church met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Blackburn
last week Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and
daughters Ollie and Opel, from near
Ridgeway, visited at the home of
Mr.. AID Mrs. Carl Haakenson, last
week Monday
Ole Sanderson and sons Freddie
and Alton accompanied by Leonal
er week Saturday.
Fred Falck from near RidgeWay
has been assisting Carl Haakenson
at stacking the past week or so.
Mrs. Ole SandersCn and daughter
Verna were pleasant callers on Mrs.
Fred c. Koch the other week Satur-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Soukup AID
babe accompanied by Mrs. SIS father,
Mr.. John Black bum autoed TO De-
corah last week Tuesday.
Mrs. Oscar Moe and children of
Ridgeway are visiting at the Theo.
Kratz home these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Derr and
daughter Elsie, from near Elma,
Howard Co., autoed over here the
Iother week one evening to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Falck and family near
Ridgeway.
Earl Kirschman is assisting Harry
Wiedeman at stacking grain these
days.
Rev. D. Svenningson and family
and ole Sandersol and family were
pleasant callers on Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Koch last week Wednesday evening.
Jim Butlick returned from Spill
vile last week Tuesday to assist
! Charley Hornberger at stacking
grain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Falck,
daughters Margaret and Freda, Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Falck, all of Straw
berry Point autoed up here the other
week Thursday from DEBORAH, where
| they had been visiting Charley Falck
who is very low at the present writ
ling, to visit at the home of Fred
Falck near Ridgeway. They returned
| to DEBORAH on Friday to make a short
visit before returning home.
John Reinhart. family and Prof.
Albert Kuntz and family autoed to
| DEBORAH, last week Wednesday to
greet relatives and friends, etc:
One of Charley Carrolls boys has
been working for H. House the past
week or so.
Miss Emma Smith of New Oregon,
has been assisting her aunt Mrs. AL
fred Peter Sr. in cooking for the
threshers the past days.
Alfred Peter Jr. of Howard Co., as
sisted the home folks here at thresh-
ing the past week.
So far farmers have been well
pleased with the results of threshing
grain both as to quality and guam
ity.
The Evangelical District S. S. con-
ventiol and camp meetings begin
next week Monday at Cedar Falls,
Iowa. Plan to attend them with your
friends.
Arthur Kratz and family of How
ard county were entertained at din
ner last Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Rollie Kratz.
Preaching services will be held at
the Evangelical church next Sunday
evening by Rev. w. A. Scholer of
Cresco. A cordial invitation to at
tend the services is extended to all.
Come with your friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter and
family autoed to Sumner, Iowa last
Sunday, to spend the day with
friends and relatives, attend quart
erly meeting, etc.
Donald Kratz of Cresco visited
his uncle Arthur KratZ in the coun-
try here last week Saturday and Sun
day. ... 80.
A number of our people attended
quarterly meeting at DEBORAH, last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kratz and fam
lily of Howard county, were eater
tanned at dinner last Sunday by Mr..
and Mrs. C. Schild and family,
Threshing is now in full blast
throughout the width and breadth of
the land.