Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-08-21
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

August 10, 1918.
Threshing is now in full bias
Throughout the country.
Rev. F. j. Lauton and family O
Lansing were guests at the Johr
| Aegerter and G. Schild homes las
week fore part.
Rev. j. r. Note of Cresco visited
at the Win Kratz, C.. Schild and T
kratz homes last week.
Theo. Kratz and son Herbert were
shoppers at Cresco other SATURDAY.
while the latter was getting denta
work done.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Haakenson OF
DEBORAH assisted the folks on the old
homestead at threshing other week
Miss Carrie Goth and Mrs. Jennie
Goth visited at the Schild home other
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Robinson auto.
ed to Pontiac, ILL.,, last week to spend
several days visiting friends relatives
and acquaintance.
Win Kratz was pleasant business
caller at Cresco other Saturday.
Complaint has been made that
early potatoes are rotting in the
ground.
Services at the Evangelical church
next Sunday as follows: Sunday
school at 1880 a. m. followed by
prayermeeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Glass of FIT.
Atkinson were callers at the Mike
Kratz and Theo. Kratz homes other
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Walter of
.Cresco, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger
and children OF Florenceville, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Bigolk of Cresco at
tended quarterly meeting at the
Evangelical church here other Sun
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter, fam
lily, Rev. F. j. Lauton and family
and Rev. j. R.. Nolte called at the
Theo. Kratz home other Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bigalk of Cresco
called at the Schild home other Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and IS. John Aegerter and
family entertained at dinner other
Sunday Rev. F.. J. Lauton and family
of Lansing and Rev. J. r. Nolte of
Cresco.
Mrs. Rollie Kratz and Miss Vic
toria Kratz visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Demo Kratz in Sumner
township last week.
Rev. f. j. Lauton and family of
Lansing who came up here Saturday
departed for Sumner, Ia.,. Monday
afternoon to visit friends and rela-
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Rollie Kratz assisted his brother
Demo at stacking grain last week.
Al Wildman of Cresco made a
number of business calls thru here
fore part of last week.
Misses Malena and Victoria Kratz
assisted Mrs c. Schild at cooking for
the threshers while at the latter's
home last week
j. ]. Kreitzer. son Leonard and
little George Mikesh were Ridgeway
callers last week Tuesday afternoon.
Theo. Kratz and son Herbert as
sisted Demo Kratz at stacking fore
part of last week.
Demo Kratz OF Sumner twp. was a
caller west of the river last week one
day.
Hruska and vopova were thresh-
ing in our vicinity last week for a
number of days.
Teacher Mention the smallest
thing existing in the world at present,
.Pupil-A dollar bill in grocery
store
Excessive rains the last week caus-
ed high water to prevail in our
Istreams thru here.
Corn is denting and barring Jack
Frost's visit for some time yet, ought
Ito give us a pretty good crop
Some of Will Kuntz folks were
callers at the Schild home latter
part Of the week.
The golden rod is in bloom in
fields and meadows.
Another electrical storm visited
us the latter part of last week, put
ting a damper on threshing and
some phones out of commission.
Parties passed thru here last week
with some fine trotting horses.
Miss Aida Moe of Ridgeway is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Rollie Krat7
these days.
Several bad washouts are in evil
|dence on our roads during the re-
|cent rains which need attention.
Fritz Ramseyer of Ridgeway was
a pleasant caller at the Schild home
ISunday afternoon.
l.. E. Bechtol was business cal
Ter at Cresco last Saturday.
Miss Vivian Mealey of Elma q for
mer Lincolnite is guest at the Will
Kuntz home these days.
Earl Kirschman and friend Ray
Albers went to the Dakotas last week
Thursday morning.
Miss Clara Kuntz and her friend
Miss Vivian Mealey were Neasan'
shoppers at Creseo last week Wed.
SPILLVILLE