Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-08
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.


Services at the Evangelical church
next Sunday: Sunday School at 10
a. m. followed by prayermeeting. In
the evening preaching by Rev. ]. H.
Siewert. You are welcome to attend
above services.
Myrtle Schild left for New Hamp-
ton latter part of last week, to be-
gin her duties at teacher at the high
school the following Monday.
John Blackburn finished thresh-
ing for the ring and went elsewhere
to thresh.
Some of Schild folks were shop
pers at Cresco last week.
Vern Kirschman is working for
Winfield Kratz these days.
Mable Hanson of Ossian was a
caller in our burg last week Tues
day.
A number of our younger element
took in the ball game, Cresco VS..
DEBORAH, other Sunday.
Tom Moe and sons of Ridgeway
are painting for Winfield Kratz these
days.
Leona and Lizzie Koch were cal
lers at Ridgeway last week Tuesday
Mrs. Tom Moe of Ridgeway has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. Roll
lie Kratz the past week.
Some of our people took in the
fair at Preston other week and were
we'll pleased with all they saw and
heard.
s. C. Kratz and family attended
the camp meeting at Cedar Falls,
other week.
Word was received here last week
from Rev. w. A. Scholar at Lansing,
former pastor of the Evangelical
church. on this charge, that Mrs.
Scholar submitted to a very serious
operation at Grand View hospital IN
La Crosse. At first her condition was
very low, but at present writing she
is improving.
Parties from DEBORAH made a
humber of business calls thru here
in a runabout Ford the past week.
J. j. KreitZer and son Leonard
were callers at Ridgeway last week
Wednesday.
A number Of our rural element
took in the chautauqua at Ridgeway
last week.
Demo Kratz of Sumner Twp. was
business caller at Ridgeway last
week Wednesday afternoon.
Ole Sanderson is visiting among
friends in the Great Northwest these
days.
An aeroplane landed in our burg
last week Wednesday. A number of
our people took a ride in it while
it's presence was conspicuous.
Mzik's folks are the owner of a
new touring car, an Overland.
Rev. A. II. Buente of Ross, Ia, a
former pastor of the Evangelical
church here, was greeting friends on
VIII KuntZ is visiting in Mime
this charge last week.
sofa among friends, also viewing
crops and scenery.
Our village school opened this
Monday with a fairly good attend
ance.
Hruska & Vopova have been
threshing for parties west of the
river the past week.
All roads lead to DEBORAH Monday
this week to the Farmers Picnic.
Mrs. Rollie Kratz assisted in cook
ing for the threshers at the Theo.
Kratz home last week Friday.
Rains and damp weather put a
stop to shock threshing for a few
days the past week.
Herbert Kratz was a caller at
the Rollie Kratz home last week
Friday morning.
Lizzie Koch returned home last
week Wednesday after several days
stay with her sister Mrs. Carl Haak-
enson.
Mrs. Mike Hruska and daughter
Grace visited Mrs. Fred Koch last
week Monday.
Mrs. Amel Koch called at the
larry Wiedeman home last week
Tuesday to make the acquaintance
of the newly arrived baby girl.
| Girl number two arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weld
eman, Monday Aug 80. Congratu'
lations by friends and relatives.
Amel Koch was a business caller
at Ridgeway last week Tuesday.
Mrs. Carl Haakenson called on Mrs
Jim Soukup other Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Koch en-
tertained at picnic dinner Other
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Amel Kocf
and family; Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Hruska and daughter Grace; Mr.. ant
Mrs. Robt. Vopova and daughte
Eileen, of Sumner Twp: Mr. ant
Mrs. Fred Falck and family from
near Ridgeway; Ole Sanderson an(
sons Roy and Alton; Mr.. and Mrs
John Krall of Elma; Mr.. and Mrs
III. ]. Hornberger and son Charley
All had a most pleasant time.
Ernest Peter of Cresco was deliv
ering gas and oils to his numerous
customers thru here last week.
Joseph Huntoon left for Marion
Ia. last week to attend school.
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