Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-12
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


Lent has started and Easter bon
nets are coming this way.
! The thaw of last week played
havoc with our good sleighing which
was of short duration.
H. House was caller the
Schild home last week one day.
Walter Kuntz visited under the
parental roof last week one day.
Services next Sunday at the Evan
gelical church: Sunday school at 10
a. m. followed by prayermeeting. All
members. are urged to be present.
Bring your friends with you.
Ernest Vatthauer was business
caller at Cresco last week one day.
H. H. Ruddy of Cresco spent day
in our burg last week fore part.
Wesley Kratz who has been serv-
ing as juror at district court in De-
corah for some time arrived home
latter part of last week.
Sleighing and wheeling are both
a fright these days. Oh for better
roads and warmer weather.
Some of Theo. Kratz's folks spent
a pleasant time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Demo Kratz of Sumner twp. last week
one evening.
Walter Peter was caller at the
Will Smidth home last week one day.
Neighbors assisted in driving cat
tie for H. House to his new home
near Elma last week one day.
Charles Vrba packed his grip and
took hike to Cresco last week, later
he will go to Chicago. o how we
we would liked to have accompanied
him and help him rubber at the
sights and big buildings in the white
city.
j. j. Kreitzer was a business caller
at Ridgeway last week one day.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson and
children were callers at the j. j.
Kreitzer home last week Monday
evening.
The newly-weds are still absent
enjoying their honeymoon trip.
Next preaching service at the
Evangelical church Sunday morning
March %. AS this is the pastors last
appearance before conference, make
special effort to attend
Will Kuntz visited with the Mealey
family near Elma last week. Latter
were residents of this community in
recent past.
Charley Hornberger was caller
at the Amel Koch home last week
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakinson din
ed at the Fred Falck home north of
town last Wednesday.
Lizzie Koch visited at the Fred
Koch home last week Wednesday.
Roy C. Koch assisted his brother
Fred at cutting wood a few days the
past week
Herbert Kratz was caller at the
Rollie Kratz home last week Wed.
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Koch were
Ridgeway shoppers last week Tues.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moe and child
rem of Ridgeway were visiting at the
Theo. ~Kratz home the past week.
Nettie Koch spent last week Thurs
DAY morning with Mrs. Fred Koch.
Charles Vrba visited friends anil
relatives at Cresco last week. From
there he is going to Camp Dodge to-
! visit sick comrade, then to Chic
ago to see the sights.
Mrs. Rollie Kratz spent Wednesday
evening of last week at the Theo.
KratZ home.
Rollie Kratz was a Cresco caller
between trains last week.
Some of Sanderson's folks spent
other Sunday evening at the Fred
Koch home.
A number of our young blood en-
joyed themselves at an old fashioned
I, chivari least week Thursday evening.
Charley Hornberger was a caller
at the Schild home last week Satur-
cay.
Elmer Kuntz arrived home recently
from Camp for ten days furlough.
Elmer and Irwin Kuntz called at
the Schild home last >week Saturday.
Mrs. X. Armstrong of Ridgeway
has been visiting at the Win kratZ
home the past week or more.
Charley Hornberger purchased =
number of cattle from Vatthausr
Bros. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. WIZ Wagner and son
George from near Ridgeway We're
callers at the Wagner homestead
last Sunday.
Breaking colts was the order OF
the day for a number of farmers
last Saturday.
A family from near Bassett moved
onto the farm recently vacated by h.
House and family the fore part OF
the week.
Some high water developed last
week from the melting of the sonW.