Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-04-06
COUNTY NEWS.
OTTER CREEK.

week Wednesday.
Ethel Brinkman of Ridgeway visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Kirschman the past week.
John Aegerter and son Albert were
business callers at Cresco last week one
day.
Rev. John Bury. of DEBORAH, held
preaching services at the German M.
E, Church here last Sunday morning
and at Howard Center during the at
ternoon.
According to the opinion of num-
Der of our people the Turkey river was
higher during the recent fleshet than
it has been for eighteen years.
Esther Aegerter, Thelma Sanderson
and Fred Sanderson form the eighth
grade graduating class in Sub-dist. No.
/. Margaret Brekke of Ridgeway is the
teacher.
Mrs. Rudy Ernst and children re-
turned to their home at Hope, N. d.,
after spending some time here among
friends, relatives, etc.
Mabel Kuntz expects to leave this
week for Montana where her brother
Carl has homestead.
Rev. w. A. Scholer, pastor of the
Evangelical Church returned home
from Conference fore part OF the week
to serve this charge for another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz spent the
other Sunday visiting formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz.
Malanna Kratz visited the fore part
Of the week with her brother Rollie
west of Otter Creek.
Sam Kuntz was business caller at
Cresco fore part of the week.
Charley Hornberger autoed to Spill
vile fore part of the week to get his
hired man.
Charley Kuntz and others assisted
part of the week.
Marguerite Brekke, and her pupils
will have program and basket social
at their school in Dist. No. in the near
future. More definite information
later.
Members of the F. w. M. S. of the
German M. E. Church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Ernest Vatthauer this
week Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Ole Sanderson returned to hel
home last week Wednesday after
spending q week at the Fred Koch
home.
Fred Falck from near Ridgeway was
q pleasant caller on Charley Hornberg-
er last week Wednesday.
Demo Kratz of Sumner twp, called
on relatives in our vicinity last Sunday.
Alice Kuntz and her sister Grace
called at the Reinhart home last Sun.
day.
Henry Halverson called upon his
folks at Ridgeway last week Wednes-
day. ......-.....
Mr.. and Mrs: w. E. Wiedeman were
callers at the Schild home last Sunday
afternoon. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wagner and son
George auto to Spillville last Sum ay to
attend church and greet friends, rela-
tives and acquaintances.
A bunch of lads and lassies had sur
prise birthday party at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blackburn last
week Friday evening.
Frank Wagner, from near Protivin
assisted his brother here at sharpening
posts last week.
Austin Sanderson from Willow City,
N. D., is here visiting friends, rela-
tives, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson, Fred
Sanderson and sisters spent last week
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C.
Koch making the acquaintance of lat
ter's newly arrived baby boy.
pleasant callers at the Schild home last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman,
children Mildred and Vern were pleas
ant callers at the Fred Koch home last
week one day.
Charley Vrbs, from near Protivin,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. J. ].
Kreitzer the past week.
]. ]. Hornberger was caller at the
) Charley Kuntz home last week one day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hsakenson, Mr..
: and Mrs. w. E. Wiedeman and Ray
Steckel spent last week Monday even
ing at the Amel Koch home.
Theo. Kratz and family dined last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Moe of
Ridgeway. The balance of the day was
also spent together In very social
manner.
Arvie johnson, cream hauler on south
route stopped one night with Fred
Koch, owing to the river being too
high for crossing.
Arvie johnson spent the other Sun
day afternoon visiting his friend Joe
Vopava in Sumner twp.
Will Wagner, from near Ridgeway
spent Thursday and Friday of last
week with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman and
children were pleasant shoppers and
callers on relatives ut Cresco recently.
Ray Banning of Cresco called on
friends in this vicinity for time re-
Gently.
Nettie Koch has been staying at the
home of her brother Fred the past
week or 80 assisting in the care of her
little nephew who arrived there recent
ly.
Some of Mike Kratz folks were
pleasant Cresco shoppers one day the
past week.
Ole Sanderson and family were en-
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