Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-04
CORRESPONDENCE.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

by rainy weather.
Independence Day this week We'd
nesday. Where are you going to cele-
brate?
Our road draggers got busy last
week again to put the highway in
a more suitable condition for traffic.
A gentleman passed thru here last
week gathering up all the scrap iron
he could buy.
The w. M. S. of the Evangelical
church will meet with Mrs. c. Schild
next week Wednesday afternoon
No r. f.. d. this week Wednesday
Uncle Sans servants took a respite
from their usual duties.
A number of farmers have been
delivering porkers in town the past
week or so.
Haying will be the next act in the
great drama of the farmers life.
Writers Maud Muller" will now
be apropos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and
daughter Ollie and Opel from near
Rldgeway autoed to DEBORAH the 9TH
.er Sunday to spend the day visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Falck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson au-
toed up from DEBORAH last week
Tuesday evening to spend a pleasant
time at the old homestead with Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Haakenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman
urdand children, formers brother Ed
ward, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wiede-
man, Mrs. Amel Koch, son Roy, and
daughter Lizzie all were pleasantly
ont ay-fo n INV Ernd n
Koch other Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Falck from near
Ridgeway has been in quite poor
health the past month or so. Here is
hoping that she may soon be her
former self again.
On Wednesday afternoon, June
27, 1917, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fjelstul
occurred the marriage of their
daughter Alice to Mr.. Carl Bloom
green of Blooming Prairie, Mime
sota May the best of everything in
life be theirs as they travel hand in
hand is the wish of their numerous
friends, relatives and acquaintance.
Some of the Theo. Kratz folks
called at the Dena Kratz home in
Sumner township Tuesday evening
of last week.
Misses Nettie and Leona Koch
spent a pleasant time under the par
entail roof the other Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Arthur KratZ, babe and hired
girl of Howard county, were pleas
ant Ridgeway shoppers last week
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Moe aid chill
dren are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Demo Kratz of Sumner township for
a number of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopava and
daughter Eileen autoed to Cresco
last week Wednesday morning to do
some shopping in that burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch were
pleasant callers at the Goth home
the other Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur KratZ, babe, and
hired girl, of Howard county, were
pleasant callers on Mrs. Carl Haak-
enson last week Monday afternoon.
Jim Butlick was a pleasant caller
at the Wagner home the other Sun
day evening.
Roy Sanderso1 and Axel Delfs
spent the other Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Sanderson and family.
The w. F. M. S. of the German NJ.
E. church met with Mrs. Harry VIE
deman last week Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. John Krall and daughter
Marguerite spent the other Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Vopava Sr.
Wesley Kratz and his lady friend
were out motoring the other Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Anna Wiedeman of Cresco,
spent few days with her son Harry
and family recently.
A number Of our people took in the
sights at the river the other Sunday
afternoon.
John Lucas, son Lewis, and J. j.
Kreitzer autoed to Rochester, Mimi,
last week Tuesday afternoon return
ling home in the evening.
Some of our people who went to
town last Thursday were the recipl-
ent of an involuntary shower bath.
Elmer and Ray Steckel autoed to
Ridgeway last week Thursday after
noon.
High water of the other week
greatly damaged the approach 10 the
Thompson bridge across the turkey
river.
Elmer Ringoen Of Ridgeway has
been suffering the past week with a
sore throat
A Assyrian peddler passed thru
here last week calling on various
ones in hopes of selling his goods.
Elmer Schild was a pleasant busl-
ness caller at Cresco last week sat
urday.
John Reinhart was delivering a
load of porkers at Ridgeway last
week Saturday.
A yaumber of our phones were on
the bum the past week, making II
difficult to carry on conversation
over the lines.
An electrical storm accompanied
by hail and rain passed here last
Frid ay night.
Mail delivery on route one ha'
been somewhat abbreviated owing to
bald washout the past week.
Workmen repaired the approach
to the Wagner bridge last week tha'
had been impaired by the recon
high water. q,
M RS. Jim Soukup was Cresco cal
Ter last week having some denta
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