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


days. Tame hay is an enormous crop
but wild haysis not so good.
Some of our people autoed to FIT.
Atkinson last week Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Philip Einwalter.
Parties from Cresco were out here
last week remedying the trouble on
the Otter Greek telephone line caused
by the excessive lightning of recent
date.
+ Miss Victoria Kratz was a pleasant
caller at the Schild home the fore
part of last week.
Our people scattered on the 4th of
July to picnic at various places, to
Bluffton, Cresco, Spillville, Protivin,
DEBORAH, etc.
Preaching services will be held at
the Evangelical church next Sunday
evening by Rev. w. A. Scholer of
Cresco. Plan to attend with your
friends.
Henry Haakenson came up from
DEBORAH on his motorcycle last week
Wednesday, to greet friends and
take in the picnic at the river.
Some of Schild folks autoed to
Cresco the fore part OF last week to
do some shopping.
Men are at work these days on the
east approach to the Wagner bridge,
to fix same, for future ravages
against high water.
Mrs. Clement Bertossa Jr. and
children of Chicago, who are visit
ing relatives at DEBORAH, Mrs. G. F..
Bertossa, Mrs. Frank Kuntz and chill
dren and others from DEBORAH, auto
ed up here last week Wednesday, to-
greet friends etc., and take in the
German M. e. picnic at the river.
The glorious 4th 1917 has passed
into history and so has many kids
pennies, saved up to celebrate it.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter and
family were pleasant callers at the
Schild home last week Friday eve
ming.
Miss Cecil Gustafson of Calmar
spent few days visiting at the Sam
Kuntz home near Ridgeway the past
week.
John Reinhart and family spent
last week Wednesday evening at the
J. G.. Kirschman home.
Elmer Schild was pleasant bust
aess caller at Cresco last week Fri
day.
John Sobolik is the owner of a
new Overland touring car, purchased
recently.
John Luas was a pleasant caller at
the home of William Kuntz, last week
Friday.
A number of our people went to
DEBORAH the evening of the 4th OF
July. to celebrate there.
Jim Soukup submitted to an oper-
alton for appendicitis at Mercy hos
pital at Cresco, last week. His many
friends wish for him speedy recov-
cry.
Theo. Kratz and family went to
Protivin, the evening of July 4th, to
see the fire works, etc. RE
John Aegerter and family spent
last week Wednesday evening at the
]. G.. Kirschman home.
Rev. John Bury, of DEBORAH, held
preaching services at the German
M. e. church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kirschman and
family entertained a number of their
friends to strawberries, ice cream,
etc. last week Wednesday. GG
Mike Kratz was pleasant bust
ness caller at Cresco last week Sat
urday.
Road draggers were busy last week
Saturday getting our highways In
shape for Sunday motoring.
The course of the river is being
changed near the Wagner bridge. by
workmen.
Will Kuntz is having his residence
repainted these days. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ladwig ana
children autoed up here from Sum
ner, Iowa, last week Saturday In their
new Overland, to visit Mr. and MIS-.
John Aegerter ald family over Sun
day. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson and
family motored up from DEBORAH last
Sunday morning to call on friends,
take in the picnic at Vernon Springs
and greet friends.
Field corn is very backward this
year and prospects Of bumper
crop, seems very meager at present.
Rollie Kratz had a horse cut quite
badly by barb wire last week one day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fiest, children
and the Misses Ruth and Esther Lad
wig, of Sumner, Iowa, autoed up
here Sunday morning to spend the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Aeger-
ter a1d family, and greet friends and
acquaintances.
Farmers are confronted this year
with a difficult hayilg proposition,
with clover such a heavy crop and so
much rain, old sol don't seem to be
able to attend to the drying process
very well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz were en-
tertained at dinner Sunday by Mr..
and Mrs. Amel Koch and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kratz and
Howard Kratz dined Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz and
family spending the balance OF the
afternoon together also. III
The rain storm Of Sunday aiter-
non came SO suddenly that many
or BUR people who were out 5oy rid
ing had to seek the friendly shelter
OF houses along the road.
e. l. Bechtold was q pleasant cal