Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
CASTALIA.
From our special correspondent.)

house tonight.
Special meeting of township school
board today.
Womens' Home Missionary Society
meet with Mrs. Winn Wednesday.
Don't fail to hear the lecture at M.
f. church Friday evening, admission
10 cents
Rev. Hughes, of Mt. Vernon, oc-
cupied the pulpit at the M. E. church
yesterday.
Miss Blanche Riggs is home from
Riceville for the spring vacation.
Tom. Doud is business visitor at
the hub today
Frank Monroe and W. B. Riggs are
each putting up big hay sheds.
Banker Malloy has the agency for
several fire insurance companies
Consult him.
Mrs. F. H Lambert and Ralph came
mp from Dubuque Saturday.
Mrs John McMartin spent Sunday
with her SON at West Union.
Mrs. Charles Swanson visited her
brother at Beulah over Sunday.
Agent Turner resumed his duties at
the Milwaukee depot last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Winn entertain
ed company from Burr Oak over Sun
day.
Fred O'Boy leaves for Emmett coun-
ty today, to visit his father.
1t is getting to be a fad with the
men around town to shave off their
mustaches
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Kittenger are
visiting their son Fred at Hutchins,
Iowa
The bank put in private telephone
wire last Thursday.
Hans Roosevelt and James Harvey
are loading a car of emigrant goods
for North Dakota.
Geo. Allenfeturned from North Da-
kota Friday. He bought section of
land and took a homestead adjoining
it about forty miles from Bismark.
K. o. Riggs and family will move
ON his mothers farm this week.
Miss Stella Logsdon, of DEBORAH,
visited friends here last week.
Raymond Maley came down from
DEBORAH last week to renew acquaint-
ances.
The long platform at the B., G. r.
81 N. depot has been covered with
brick, a much needed improvement.
Agent Ditzler's family joined him
here last week. They are boarding
at the Hotel Winn.
Rev. Ross has not been able to be
out since his return from conference.
He is in very poor health.
The community was shocked Sun
day to learn of the death of Mr.. ID.
S. Richards. He died very suddenly
Heart trouble was the probable cause
He was i'll apparent good health,
:. never complaining of illness, and
was down town Saturday evening as
well as ever. He was taken sick Sat
urday night, and Dr. Small was call
ed. He seemed to get better and Sun
day mornig got up and sat in chair.
He went to sleep in the chair about
noon, and passed away without a
struggle The funeral will be at
80 p. m. on Wednesday at the Uni
versalist church, Rev. Matt. Wing, of
Elkader officiating.
We are unable at this writing to
give an obituary of the deceased. He
was about 81 years old, coming here
when young man, consequently was
one of the early settlers and builders
of this community. A builder in
more than one sense of the word, as
he was carpenter by trade and assist
ed in the erection of many comfort
able homes for his neighbors, and a
builder for honesty and character by
his own life for his family and ac-
quaintances. He had just reached
that point of life where he might en-
joy the fruits of his labors and had so
shaped his affairs with that intention
He leaves family of one daughter,
Mrs G. L. Windell, of Seattle, and
four sons, two of whom are living
here, Lester and A. NJ, while the two
younger boys, Wallie and Theran, are
employed at Waterloo, Iowa.
The following were elected in the
Sunday school for the ensuing year:
Supt, f. o. Riggs Asst. Supt. A. f.
Smith; Secy, Fred Riggs; Treas, L.
IL. Gibbs; Organist, Bessie Allen
Asst. Organist, Alma Uhley Choris
ter, Pansy Fox; Librarians, Grace
Sphar and May Clark.
Theran and Wallie Richards came
home from Waterloo today to attend
their fathers funeral.