Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-17
OTTER CREEK.


at the Schild home last week one day.
Everybody is busy planting corn
these days and making war gardens.
The meeting of the Standard Bearers
of the German M. E. Church meets
this week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Blackburn, having been post
poned from last week owing to the
weather. -
j. ]. Hornberger was pleasant call
er at the Charley Kuntz home last
week one day. - s.
Joe Novak called at the Schild home
last week Saturday.
Wagner's folks are giving their
house q new coat of paint these days.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson auto
ed to DEBORAH Sunday to spend the day
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Haakenson, greet other
relatives and friends.
Rev. J. r. Nolte, of Cresco, dined
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Kratz
and family, then drove to Florenceville
to conduct preaching services there in
the evening. "
Arthur Vatthauer, one of our boys at
Camp Dodge, was home on short Wis
greeting friends and relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Kruger AMI
children autoed down from Florence
vile Sunday to attend services at the
Evangelical Church and spend the day
with Mrs. KS parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Theo. Kratz. w. .
Victoria kratz was pleasant caller
at the Scnild home last week Friday.
MothersI Day was observed by many
through here last Sunday in an appro-
pirate manner. @t
Frank Kuntz autoed up from De-
corah last week to make several bust
ness calls and greet friends and rela-
| tives. -
Services at the Evangelical Church
next Sunday as follows: Sunday School
at 1O:3Oya. m. followed by prayer meet
ing. In the evening Rev. L. w. Book,
presiding elder of Tedar Falls, will
hold preaching services, coming here
from Florenceville where he expected
to hold quarterly meeting beginning last
of the week. ., VA
The great storm of last week called
on US too but did not do any serious
damage. 1t was accompanied by some
hail but the latter were not numerous
enough to do any harm.
Rollie Kratz was caller at the pa
rental home last week Friday after
noon. " =.
| Winfield Kratz made q number Of
business calls among his friends anc
neiRhbors in interest of w. S. S. last
week.
| Frank Butz sprang surprise on his
numerous friends through here last
week Tuesday by joining the benedicts.
Congratulations and cigars are now If
order. Some of the boys gave the
newly weds an old fashioned charivari
May long life and happiness be theirs
as they travel together is the wish Of
their friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch, accom-
panied by MIR. and Mrs. Carl Haaken
son, autoed to Protivin other Sunday
afternoon for pleasure and sight see
ling. ~.
Fred C.. Koch was pleasant bust
ness caller at Spilluille, recently.
.Verna Sanderson returned to hel
home other Sunday after spending
several days visiting her sister, Mrs
Fred C. Koch. -..
A dance was held in the new barn O.
Anton Novak's, recently.
Malanna Kratz was staying with he
sister, Mrs. Oscar Moe, of Ridgeway
the past week or so.
j Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and child
rem from near Ridgeway entertained q
dinner other Sunday the following
Ernest Peter, Misses Nettie, Leons
and Lizzie Koch. Mr.. and Mrs. Rober
Vopava of Sumner twp, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred C. Koch and Miss Verna Sander
son.
i Some Of our farmers had to replan
part of their corn ground, owing to tn!
fact that the recent rains washed
away,
| Rev. ]. R.. Nolte of Cresco he'll
preaching services at the EvanEelica
Church here last Sunday morning.
A. Joe Novak was q pleasant caller q
Schild home last week Saturday.
Our road draggers got busy last veel
after the rain. consequently We nav
now smooth going for our Joy riders.
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