Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

ice NlSlIeu us one ulSHL ldSC week.
Don't fret at the lateness OF the
season in 1916 farmers sowed as
late as the latter part of April and
fore part of May.
Easter Sunday last Sabbath how
the eggs did roll, despite the high
cost.
Theo Kratz and Herbert were cal
lers at the Winfield Kratz home fore
part of last week.
April gave us wintry snow
storm, a sort Of March weather as it
were.
j. H. Huntoon was a business cal
Ter at Ridgeway, last week one day.
Easter services were held in a
number of churches last Sabbath.
Joe Novak was a business caller at
Ridgeway last week one day.
The attendance at our rural school
was greatly depleted during the past
week.
The meeting of the w. NJ. S. for
this month was postponed until next
month owing to various unavoidable
causes.
Rollie Kratz was a shopper at
Ridgeway last week one day.
The slogan of our fathers "A late
Easter late spring" seems to ma
terialize this year all right.
w. E. Wiedeman was a caller at
the Carl Haakinson home last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wiedeman
spent and dined other Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Koch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakinson
dined with latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amel Koch other Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Koch and Lizzie Koch
were Ridgeway shoppers other Satur
day afternoon.
Ernest Peter of Cresco and Nettie
Koch took supper with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Vopova of Sumner Twp.
other Sunday.
Louis Wagner was a business cal
Ter at Ridgeway last week Tuesday.
Fred Koch assisted his father at
fencing, last week one day.
Mrs. Jim Soukup and son were
callers at the Haakenson home last
week Monday.
Lizzie Koch took supper with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Koch other Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Wiedeman and daugh-
ter Mildred were Spillville callers
other Saturday afternoon.
Joe Soukup and brother Jim were
business callers at Ridgeway last
week Monday.
Little Clinton Koch spent other
week Monday with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch.
]. j. Hornberger was a caller at
the Fred Koch home other Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Wiedeman were
shoppers Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falck and chill
dren were shoppers at Ridgeway
other Saturday afternoon.
Lizzie Koch spent other week
Thursday with her sister Mrs. Carl
HaakensOn.
Amel Koch called on Harry Wiede-
man last week Wednesday.
Mrs. w. E. Wiedeman and Mrs.
Fred Koch spent other Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Koch
and family.
Frank Butt was a business caller
in DEBORAH other week one day.
Master Willard Moe of Ridgeway
is visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theo Kratz these days.
DR.. Precious, Veterinary of Cresco
made professional call thru here
the past week
Members of the w. F. M. S. of
the German NJ. E. church will meet
at the Goth home, first Thursday in
May.
Steve Butz another one of our SOL
der boys arrived home recently,
having received his honorable dis
charge.
Joseph Huntoon arrived home from
attending school last week.
Victoria Kratz substituted as
teacher in Dist. No. last week Fri
day.
Miss Blanche NARROW and Miss
Victoria Kratz We're callers at the
Schild home last week one evening
Farmers were rushing their farm
work the past days to the limit owing
to the lateness of the season.
Miss Blanche NARROW went to De-
cOrah last week Friday to spend
Easter at the parental home.
Winfield Kratz was a business cal
Ter at Cresco latter part of last week.
Mrs. H. w. Huntoon is enjoying a
visit from her mother these days.
Some OF the Blackburn folks were
shoppers at Cresco latter part of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Kuntz were
shoppers at Cresco last week Friday.
Some of our road draggers made
their debut on the highways last
week, latter part.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz attend
ed church services at Ridgeway on
Sunday morning and passed a pleas
ant afternoon with friends and re-
latives.
viii Kuntz was a caller at the j.
w. Huntoon home Sunday afternoon
Some of Theo Kratz's folks spent
pleasant afternoon at the Schilt
home Sunday.
"alph Schild called upon JOSEPH
! Huntoon Sunday afternoon.
Quite a number of people took in
the Easter program at the German
NJ. f. church Sunday evening.
Rev J, n. Siewert held his frs
coaching services in this charge a
tNo Evangelical church last Sunda.
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blackburn spen