Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-05
HESPER.
May 2, 1896.

Teachers meeting this afternoon.
G. o. Hubbell and wife are slowly
improving.
Mrs. Josephine Strong is having her
house reshingled.
| r. III. Worth of La Crosse, made a
business trip here Thursday and Fri.
day.
On the days set apart for grinding,
j. HI. McMillen is exceedingly busy in
his mill.
G. Morgan of Preston, was renewing
the acquaintance of old time friends on
Monday.
E. M. Pike, former Hesper boy, is
holding position in the post office at
Minneapolis.
X. M. Blount of DEBORAH, made his
delivery of shrubs and fruit trees dur
ing the week.
Rev. VIM. Westgate supplied the
pulpit at Friends church last Sabbath,
in the absence of DIR. Slack.
A number of Mabel ladies attended
the M. E. Tea at Mrs. S. 1. Osgood's on
the 3Oth. A profitable and enjoyable
time was spent.
Mrs. b. M. Lein recently spent
several days with her son, c. O. Lein
and family, of La Crosse. By the way,
Carl is editing a paper there.
Mrs. Eva Whitaker of Martin
county, arrived this week in order to
accompany S. 1. Osgood and family to
California. They depart on the eth.
Mrs. Frank Darlington passed away
Thursday evening after several days of
intense suffering. She was % years of
age this month, and had been married
nearly six years. She leaves a hus-
band, a little girl and infant son, who
with mother, brothers and sisters mourn
her loss. This sad affiiction is deeply
felt, as she was faithful wife, devoted
mother, and loved by all who knew
her. Funeral services take place from
Friends church at II o'clock.
EDWARD w. Box writes upon
"When Men are Thoughtless" in May
Ladies Home Journal, directing at
tention to "the singular fact that the
American man, who is the best and
most thoughtful husband in the world,
should yet be peculiarly thoughtless as
to the future of his wife or children i'm
the event of his DEATH"
Mr.. Box fOrcibly contends that the
husband should have his affairs in such !
condition that in the event of death |
coming to him, his wife and children,
or those dependant upon him, would |
not suffer. In this connection he says:
81 firmly believe that it is the duty of
every man to be insured. With in
surance policies to be had at such low
rates as is at present the case, there is
man who cannot afford |
some sort of a policy, no matter how
small the amount it may call for.
What seems to the man himself i'm
good health as small amount for an
insurance policy, often turns out to be
a modest fortune to the woman or
children who survive him. / wish,
that the taking out of an
insurance policy, on the part of the
husband, for an amount according to
his means, might be made an obli-
gatory part of every marriage cere-
mony. know whereof speak when
1 say that there are hundreds of women
in the homes of this land who are daily
with them the fear that their
husbands or fathers are neglecting or
to make suitable provision
for them as widows or orphans. They
shrink from speaking to the men of
heir homes about the matter. No
nan can afford to neglect simple duty
which may mean all the difference be-
ween happiness and misery to his
amily. Suitable provision for them
le cannot allow himself to put off,
or surely it is true that lin the midst
{ life we are in death.,U