Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-11
CASTALIA.
From our regular correspondence
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tfrom our regular correspondent
March 81 903.
School election today. Geo. Allen
and James Hunter are the retiring
directors.
Joe Mann is taking in the sights of
Chicago this week.
A. j. Fox arrived Friday from Iowa
Falls day too late for the funeral of
Mr.. Musser.
Mrs. Cornell went to Mason City
today to visit her daughter Mrs. E. E.
Vance. .,s,4F~, -,
W. H. Haefner was on the sick list
day or two last week.
The graduation exercises of the
Castalia school has been postponed
until next week Thursday. They will
be held in the opera house Thursday
evening. County Superintendent
Hook will be herestomorrow to give
the examinations. -
We are pleased to learn.that Charles
Musser of Douglas, youngest brother
OF John, will move here and continue
the wood work business in Mr. Musser's
shop. n
VIM. g. Uhley of Fairbury, Neb.,
arrived Saturday and spent Sunday at
the old home. A. w. Kramer, Jr. &C
companied him to Chicago today in
quest OF new spring goods for their
firm.
Miss Mary Uhley came down from
DEBORAH Saturday to visit her brother
Will. a...-sSe.
The revival meetings at the M. e.
church are increasing in interest and
attendance. The evangelist and wife
arrived Friday and are making their
t,D, ..,.
AT the annual election of officers
and directors of the Castalia Savings
bank held last Monday no change was
made in the present management.
The bank is doing betterIs business
than was anticipated. 1890, T.
VIM. Gibbs has sold his residence
property to his father and will move
into the home of his father, l.. H.
Gibbs, this week. Mr. Gibbs has |
leased the property purchased to Ed. |
Allen who will soon become resi-
dent of our city. EyziTfssa
Miss Effie Jewell of DEBORAH visited !
friends in town last Saturday.
Saml and David Musser and Mr.. |
Eastman of Auburn were here TO at |
tend the funeral of Mr.. Musser.
One of the largest funerals Castalia !
has ever had was on last Thursday !
March 9th at / a. m when it seemed |
as though the whole township turned |
out to pay the last tribute of respect !
to their friend the late John A. :
Musser The angel of death came to !
his relief on Tuesday noon, March
3D. The Masonic fraternity of which /
John had long been a worthy member |
had charge of the services and about |
30 of the brethren from surrounding
towns and here were in line, also the /
A. O. u. W. and NJ w A. local |
lodges of which he was member |
turned out in force. The services
were conducted from the U. b. church /
Rev. Ross officiating, assisted by |
Rev. Leamon. and not only was every
foot of available room occupied but
there were many who could not get /
inside. Both local lodges sent heauti-
full floral emblems and the Royal |
Neighbors had hot house flowers en-
blematic of their order Mr.. Musser
had been township clerk for the past
20 years and recorder of the A. o. u.
W. lodge since its organization, and
city clerk He was very careful to
have all his accounts and books kept
straight, and it will be long while
before another can be found to take
his place. j. A. Musser was born in
county, Indiana. January 10,
1850. He came to Iowa with his par
ents in the fall of 1871 and settled at
Elgin. Fayette county. In Aug. 1875 |
he was united in marriage with |
Martha j. Fox. In the fall of 1877 |
they moved to Castalia where they |
have since resided. The deceased is |
survived by his wife and son, four