Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

July %, 1918.
The corn is tasseling and silking
these days.
! Mr.. Carl Haakenson were callers
i at the Fred Koch home other Sun.
Some of our people took in the
doings ,at Ridgeway last week
Thursday eve.
Harvest has started, early oats,
barley and winter rye being ready
for the binder.
More of the brave boys will leave
for the camps this week.
Miss Vera Sanderson has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. Fred C.
Koch the past week.
Little Gale Haakenson spent last
week Wednesday with Mrs. w. E.
Weideman.
Roy sanderson spent the other
Sunday with the parental folks.
Some Of our farmers have finished
haying and are getting ready to make
a drive at the small grain.
Ernest Peter of Cresco completed
new garage for his fathec, Alfred
Peter, Sr. last week.
w. e. Weideman was a pleasant
caller at the Alfred Peter, Sr. home
last week one evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson. and
daughter Gale called at the Fred
Koch home Friday eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peter, Sr., son
Lawrence, Ernest and Nettie Koch
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Vern
Hardy or Cresco other Sunday.
Herbert Peter and Otto Leinhart
called at the parental home of, the
formers other week Thursday eve.
Miss Amelia Kratz is suffering
with the quinsey these days. Here is
hoping she soon will be her former
self again.
Ernest Peter of Cresco spent
pleasant time other week Friday
eve. with Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch
and family
DR.. Horton of Calmar made a pro-
fessional call here last week Wed.
Charley Hornberger called at the
Harry Weideman home other Sunday
evening
Miss Nettie Koch spent other Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peter.
Sr. and family.
The following persons had a picnic
at Vernon Springs other Sunday:
Mr.. and Mrs. Fed Falck, daughters.
ollie and Opel from near Ridgeway,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson and
daughter Gale, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G..
Koch and son, Clinton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Butz, sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Bockman, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Butz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kratz and son,
Mr. and Mrs. s. G. K-atz and daugh-
Etfr,y, Nf
Joyed their outing to the utmost.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Kirschman and
son Ea-l We're business callers at De-
corah last week Saturday.
Earl kirschman was a caller at
Cresco between trains last week
Monday getting some dental work
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter and
family were pleasant callers at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gerber
and family of Howard CO. other sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson were
Cresco shoppers last week Saturday.
John Aegerter was a Cresco bust
ness caller last week Saturday after
noon
M. and Mrs. John Rueches and
son Fred and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Egler and daughter were pleasant
callers at the Carl Gerber home other
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Demo Kratz of Sumner
twp. spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and family.
A number of on. people were de-
liyering cattle at the Ridgeway mar
ket latter part of last week.
Services next Sunday at the Evan
gelical church as follows: Sunday
school at 1880 a. m. followed by
prayes meeting. In the evening at
usual hour preaching by Rev. j. r.
Nolte of Cresco.
Rev. J. r. Nolte of Cresco dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch and
family last Sunday
A number from this vicinity did
business at Spillville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Deistler and
family and Mr.. Ed Dickemann of Ell
ma We're pleasant callers at the G.
Schild and Theo. Kratz homes last
Sunday afternoon