Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-08-07
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


us the past week.
Some of our lovers of the rod and
line tried their luck in catching the
finny tribe in the Turkey river last
week.
| A. F. Schild accompanied Will
Wagner on latters cream route last
week Wednesday morning.
Many of our farmers are stacking
their grain while some expect to
thresh out of the shock as of yore.
Miss Anna Hopperstad of Ridge
way has been visiting her sister, Mrs
Demo Kratz of Sumner twp. the past
week
The humrdrum of the threshing
outfit will be heard far and near in
THE near future.
The members of the w. M. S. of
the Evangelical church will meet
with Mrs. Anna Wiedeman of Cres-
Eco the second Wednesday in August.
Dont't forget the quarterly meet
ling at the Evangelical church next
Sunday. Come and bring your
friends with you.
| Rev. j. R. Nolte of Cresco and A.
F, Shild made few calls the past
Some of our telephone lines were
tested the past week as to efficiency.
A number of farmers west of the
river had a threshers meeting at the
Charley Kuntz home last week Wed.
evening.
Quite lot of timothy has been
left standing for seed this year.
! Cutting weeds in fields and along
the highways seemed to occupy the
attention of number the past week.
| l.. E. Bechtol was dragging the
newly graded road north of Win
Krat'z last week one day. Well it
surely needed it.
Mrs. Robert Blackburn and
daughter Miss Hazel were pleasant
shoppers at Cresco last week one
day.
Philip Kratz of Cresco has been
assisting his brother Arthur at har-
vesting the past week.
| Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kratz and
babe were pleasant callers at Cres-
co last week one day.
Some of Dchild's folks were shop
pers at Cresco last week Wednesday
afternoon.
DR.. Kochendorfer of DEBORAH was
Ia caller in this vicinity last week
lone day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and
daughters Ollie and Opel were en-
tertained at supper other Sunday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopova and
daughter Eileen of Sumner twp.
spent other Sunday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Amel Koch.
! Mrs. Abbie Mekish of Cresco is
visiting at the j.. J.. Kreitzer home
these days.
Roy Sanderson and brother were
pleasant callers at the Fred G. Koch
home last week Tuesday evening.
j. F. Still of Cresco was deliver
ling gasoline land kerosene to farm
ers west of the river last week.
Rollie Kratz has been assisting his
brother Demo of Sumner twp. at har-
vesting the past week.
Mail carrier on route four met
with an accident to his car last week
while hauling mail.
Otto Lienhart, sisters Nina and
Lydia and Walter Peter spent the
other Sunday afternoon visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Amel Koch and family.
Charley Hornberger was a pleas
ant business caller at Spillville last
week one day.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson aad
daughter Gale accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Koch and son Clinton
attended preaching service north of
Ridgeway other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Aegerter.
daughters Esther and Elsie and lat
tiers sister, Mrs. Carl False and child
rem visited at the Carl Gerber home
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. c.. Schild were pleas
ant callers at the John Aegerter
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Faisi and child
rem came up from Sumner, la. last
week Thursday evening to visit at
the John Aegerter home. Mr.. f. re-
turned home next day leaving his
family to continue their visiting UNI
til Sunday.
Earl Kirschman and brother
Joyce were callers at Cresco Satur-
day.
Ralph Schild called on his friend,
4 Frank House Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ida Baumgartner spent Sum
day afternoon visiting at the John
Aegerter home.
Mrs. John Aegerter, son Albert,
daughters. Esther, Elsie and Mrs.
Carl Faisl and children motored to
lSpillville last week Friday.
Ernest Baumgartner spent last
Sunday afternoon visiting his friends
Walter and Eddie Peter.
Chris Haakenson of DEBORAH has
been assisting his son Carl in har-
vesting on the old homestead the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman and
children were entertained at dinner
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Kuntz and daughters.
Carl Feisl motored up from SUM
ner Sunday morning to get his fam
lily who had been visiting here since
Thursday last week.
Some Of the Wagner boys did