Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-08
OSSIAN.
Feb. 6, 1899.

Feb. 6, 1899
From our regular correspondent.)
Senator ID. A. Lyons, of Cresco, spent
4 few hours here last Thursday.
w. +. Cody was up from McGregor
last week to attend the funeral.
Glen Funke, of Ida Grove, is here
to answer to the call of wedding bells.
Frank Kline was with us few days
last week. He expects to be travel
lug man soon.
Geo. Fatherly ships his fifth car OF
horses to Duluth, bought n'thls neigh |
borhoOd. Geo. knows where to look
for good horses.
X. A. Kennedy aud family returned
Thursday last from few days visit
at Little Turkey. Dick says the mas
querade was fine.
Miss Clara Blanchaine has accepted
u position of bookkeeping at Dubuque
for short time and reports her work
to be very pleasant.
MIR. aud Mrs. Jno. McManus have
permanently located among their Os-
sian friends. John will hold u position
with the Calmar Creamery Co. here.
w. M. Anderson, now of Devils Lake,
North Dakota, has spent the last few
days shaking hands with old friends
here. He expects TO return this week.
Andrew Osnondson of Reynolds, \.
d., formerly Of this place, was III town
Saturday renewing ODD acquaintances,
aud in his absence OF eleven years sees
many changes here.
The Lyceum Theatre Co. were III our
midst the past week producing pleas
ing repertoire, Friday evening giving u
dance which was well attended and
highly enjoyed by the young folks.
Tuesday, at st. Frances de Sales
church occurred the wedding of Joseph
Schissel and Stephanie Funke, two of
our must estimable young people in this
vicinity. Success TO them in life's
journey is our best wishes.
We are pleased to report to his many
friends, +. w. Dessel's rapid improve
ment in health. He has been able to
sit up and we hope it will be but a
short time until he will be able to be
on duty again.
Mr.. Fred Allen, brother of Supervisor
Geo. Allen, died at 1905 yesterday,
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1899, at his home in
Bloomfield township. from pneumonia.
He was a few months less than 80
years of age, and leaves a wife and -four
children, the Oldest eight years old, be-
sides six brothers and four sisters. He
carried $1,000 life insurance i'm the A. O.
u. w. The funeral services will be
held in Ossian Thursday afternoon al
one o'clock. Mr.. Allen was respected
and esteemed by all who knew him
and his death will be deeply mourned
!, Otto Figge, one of Ossian's brightest
and most promising young men, passed
away last Monday afternoon at
o'clock, from an attack Of brain fever
after an illness of less than forty-eigh
hours. Although only 20 years and
months of age, he was the main stay o
the large and prosperous mercantile
firm of Figge and Son and was honoreC
, and esteemed by large number of PEG
pie who have watched his career from
infancy. No more honest, upright ant
agreeable young man ever graced ,
, community, and the family have beef
Frustrated with grief by his untimel,
death. The community fully share il
their sad bereavement. The funera
, occurred last Thursday morning from
) at. Francis de Sales Catholic churcl
under the auspices of the Catholi
Order of Foresters. The usual requiem
high mass being celebrated by Rev
Father Beckman 8. j., of Prairie d.
Chem assisted by local clergy. His re
mains were followed to their last rest
ing place by one of the largest con
. courses of friends ever witnessed il
Ossian.