Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-10-19

j Will Smidth was business cal
Ter at Cresco fore part of last week.
| Nh. and Mrs. George Albers of
South Daktoa who were called here
by the death of formers sister, have
been visiting friends, relatives, etc.
here and at DEBORAH and Cresco, the
past week.
Elmer Ringoen and friend motored
to Cresco after banking hours last
week Tuesday.
John Blackburn was business
caller at Charles City the past week.
w. E. Wiedeman was delivering
lhogs at Ridgeway last week. +.
1 II. Ludwig accompanied him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kuntz, daugh-
tiers Beatrice and Vera of Cresco
spent other. Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Kuntz and FAM
lily near Ridgeway.
Nh. and Mrs. RolIie Kratz were
callers and shoppers at Ridgeway
last week one day.
Mrs. c. Schild attended the w. M.
5. of the Evangelical church at the
home of Mrs. Anna Wiedeman in
Cresco last week.
\ W iNioOL was q UuSfIlcSS Cdl-
Ter at Ridgeway last week Tuesday.
Frank Wilson began shredding
corn for himself and others last
week.
John Blackburn was caller at the
Will Kuntz home last week.
l.. +. Bechtold assisted Winfield
-Kratz at picking corn the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz were
callers at Cresco the past week.
Members of the Standard Bearers
of the German Nj. E. church met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Vatthauer of .Ridgeway, last week
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Jennie Goth was a caller at
the Sobolik home last week Wednes-
day.
Rev. G. C. Clausen, the new pas
tor Of the united M. +. church here
will preach at the German M. Z.
church west Of the river next Sun
day morning. This will be his first
| sermon here.
Miss Jennie Goth was shopper in
Cresco last week one day.
Mr. Biel of Cresco was a business
caller thru here the past week.
Alfred Drum and l.. H. Robinson
of Ridgeway took a spin to Des
Moines in the latter's car, last week
Thursday, TO be gone for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith of Huron
South Dakota, were guests and cal
I lers on friends and relatives at Cres-
co last week.
The next meeting of the w. M. S.
of the Evangelical church will be
with Mrs. John Aegerter of Cresco
the second Wednesday in Novem-
err.
/ Fl. c.. Luhman had some dental
work done at Cresco last week.
Fred Aegerter was a caller at the
E. III. Ludwig home last week one
day.
Joe Malody and Wesley Kratz be-
gan shredding last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz of Cres-
co were callers on the folks at the
old homestead here Saturday.
{ Amelia Kratz was caller at the
Schild home last week Saturday.
| Winfield Kratz was business cal
Ter at Cresco last week Saturday.
Dan Kruger of Florenceville was
a caller at the Theo. Kratz home
Friday last week..
! Mrs. Theo. Kratz is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Dan Kruger of near
Florenceville these days.
/ S. c. Kratz of Howard county was
business caller at Ridgeway last
week Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Kratz and
family went to DEBORAH Sunday to
dine and spend the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Schamel and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Kuntz and
family were entertaining company at
dinner Sunday.
| Alfred Peters, Jr., and family
spent last Sunday at the parental
home of the formers.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Kratz and
some of the formers folks went to
Florenceville Sunday to spend the
day with Dan Kruger and family
and to become acquainted with the
little stranger who arrived there re-
Gently.
J Misses Mabel and Clara Hanson
spent latter part of last week at
the PARENTAL HoHic III Iohh'hics
Son number two arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kruger
last week Friday. Congratulations.
Fred Schorr was business caller
at Cresco last week.
A. F. Schild visited with friends
in Cresco last week Friday after
noon.
Arthur Shepherd is working for
Mike Hruska these days.
George Kerr of Frankville was a
pleasant caller thru here Sunday.
A telephone message, last week
brought the sad news that Rev. w.
A.. Scholer, former pastor of the
Evangelical church here, had passed
away at GranVview Hospital La
Crosse, Wis, on Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at Lans-
ing, Iowa, (his present charged on
Thursday. His body was then taken
to Minnesota for interment, near
his former home. He leaves to mourn
for him, widow, two sons and
daughter. Members of his former
charge here, friends and acquaint-
ances bow their heads in grief with
the stricken family, bereaved of a
kind husband and loving father.
The all wise God had higher mis-
sion for him. so he called him home,
where tears, sorrow and parting will
be no more. Well done thou good
and faithful servant, receive your
reward.