Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-09
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

New Years day was ushered, into
existence by a high wind accompan-
led by sleet, snow, etc.
ALERT Landswerk autoed over
from Saude on New Years day to
call at the Mike Kratz home.
Herbert Kratz called at the Schild
home on New Years evening.
No. r. F. d. last week Tuesday,
consequently we all had to dig up an
old paper to read and write down a
number of good resolutions for the
coming year.
Will Smidth was hauling corn from
Cresco last week Thursday morning
and delivering porkers at Ridgeway
during the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie KratZ were
pleasant callers at the parental home
of the formers last week one eve
ming.
Victoria KratZ was a pleasant cal
Ter at the Schild home last week
Wednesday morning.
Rev. w. A. Scholer pastor of the
Evangelical church was at Mercy
hospital last week when he submit
ted to an operation on Monday. At
the present writing he has nearly
fully recovered and is his former
self again.
Another cold wave was shot down
here the past week by the North
King from his breath.
A number of our people were deliv-
erng hogs at Ridgeway last week.
The financial reputation of Mr.. Pork
or has dropped somewhat at the
present time.
Our students have all returned to
their various colleges throughout the
land to resume their studies as OF
yore.
La grippe, colds, ETC., were un-
welcome visitors here among us the
past week.
Will Kuntz and family were en-
tertaining some of their neighbors
on New Years evening.
l.. e. Bechtol, Albert Aegerter, Ell
mer Schild and others assisted Theo.
Kratz at saving wood last week at
the Rollie Kratz home.
Several miniature billiards devel-
oped this past week but soon expired
for want of fuel
A number of our people are still
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supply their seasons supply of fuel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and fam
lily were entertained at dinner on
New Years day by Mr.. and Mrs. Rol-
lie Kratz. The rest OF the day was
also spent together in a very social
manner.
JIM Soukup was a pleasant BUSH
ness shopper at Cresco the other
week Friday.
J. G. Kirschman and son Joyce
were pleasant business callers at De-
corah the other week Friday.
Mrs. Demo Kratz of Sumner town
ship was visiting at the Theo. Kratz
home last week Wednesday.
Mr.. II. House was pleasant cal
Ter at the Schild home on New Years
day
All of our rural schools have re-
sumed their daily grind of knowl-
edge hence the playing spell of our
Riddles has become a thing of the
past.
Demo Kratz of Sumner township
assisted his father at saving wood
last week Wednesday.
A gentleman passed thru here the
other week gathering up old scrap
iron, etc.
Miss Malanna Kratz assisted MRS.
Rollie Kratz in cooking for the WOOD
savers when at work at the latter S
home.
Winfield Kratz was wrestling with
the la grippe a few days the past
week.
Miss Geneva House was listed with
the sick few days last week.
Wesley Kratz and Albert Lans-
werk autoed to DEBORAH New Years
day for pleasure and sight seeing,
J. G. Kirschma1 and family were
entertained at a Christmas dinner
by Mr. and Mrs. George Brinkman OF
Ridgeway.
Winfield KratZ was saving wood
last week Friday his neighbors as
sisting him. -,
John Reinhart was pleasant busi-