Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-29
CASTALIA.
From our regular correspon dent.)
April 81, 1908.

April ~, 1910.
Seeding is all done.
The township roads are being much
improved.
The base ball club had their first
practice game yesterday.
Kramer & Son took in about 800
dozen eggs last Saturday.
Our town is fast becoming the
favorite trading place for many
farmers in the adjoining townships
Charles SHELTON and family were
visitors, from Postville last Sunday.
Miss Gertie Strong visited friends
here over Sunday. She will make
her home at Mason City in the future.
The Bucknam and Riggs families
visited W. W. Shroyer and wife at
Postville Sunday.
F. A. Windell says that three years
ago last Saturday it showed all day,
Mrs. E. E. Vance of Mason City
visited her mother here last week.
Mrs. j. H. Kneeskern and daughter
of DEBORAH were pleasant callers last
week
Mrs. Ed. Putnam of Postville visited
the old folks at home last week.
Those blue pencil marks ON your
sidewalk is where the street COM
missioner says you must repair your
sidewalk.
A. G. Tatro was business visitor
at Maynard and Randalia last week
in the interest of his grader company
Atty. Carter of Ossian and Sheriff
Mizener of Decoral, were in town last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Riggs drove to
Aurora last Saturday to visit Mrs. RS
home
Mrs. McMartin goes to Cerro Gordo
county this week to visit her son
Amos McMartin and family.
Mrs. M. Lambert was up from Luz
ana last Friday for short visit.
The ladies of the NJ E. church will
have a moving picture entertainment
in the hall tomorrow evening instead
of the regular social.
There will be missionary program
at the U. B. church next Sunday even
ing to which all are invited.
Miss Morse of Dubuque is visiting
her sister Mrs. Harry Painton.
A very interesting series of pro-
grams closed for the quarter at the l.
o. G.. I. lodge last Saturday evening
with Talcot Bollman's side scoring
the greater number of credits. Allen
Green's side will do the proper thing
by putting up the dough.
| All the hitching posts in town are
to be moved out three feet from the
sidewalk and stone cutters put in,
preparatory to improving the streets.
Mrs. W. d. Hartsough and Mrs. f.
E. Owen returned to their home at
Clear Lake last Saturday.
Cyrus B. Riggs, who for half a GEN.
fury has lived among us, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. F. E.
Owen at Clear Lake, Iowa, on We'd
nesday evening April 22nd. the
funeral occurring at the U. B. church,
this city, Friday afternoon, was very
largely attended. Rev III. d. Ross
the local pastor officiating. Although
he had been in poor health for some
time, still the summons came as a
surprise to his many friends here.
Only short time ago he sold his
farm here and went to Clear Lake. &c
make his home with his daughters
there and mention was made in ouI
correspondence at that time of the
long and useful years he had spent in
this community where his life was
interviewer with the upbuilding and
uplifting of this community. Mr.,
Riggs was born in Wayne county
Indiana, March /, 1882. He Was united
in marriage to Catherine hamberI
April "A, 1851 who survives him. Hat
he lived one day longer he Yoult
have completed SO years of HAPPY
married life. Their golden wedding
was celebrated here two years ago Hi
came TO Castalia, Iowa, in 1854, enter
ing government land which was fi'
home until last fall. He united wStl
the u. B. church in 1851 and eye
remained consistant and faithful
member. Six children were born Il
them four of whom are living, Mrs
w. w. Shroyer of Postville, Mrs. wv
d. Hartsough and Mrs. +. f. Owen q
Clear Lake and w. X Riggs, our pop
ular druggist and post master.