Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-15
FRANKVILLE
(From our regular correspondent J

<rrom our regular correspondent
April 10, 1903.
This is very disagreeable weather
we had hard wind storm with very
hard thunder last night. This rain
put great many back will, their
seeding.
. F. E. Conover is able to get up
town again.
n Chris. Lien and Antoine Walby
papered at G. E. Bovenizers last
week.
Mrs. Chris. Mizener's brother, Joe
Varco, of Idaho and her sister Carrie
of Linden, Wis, are making her a
visit.
Barnhart Spinner of Eagle Grove
was calling on old friends last week.
Married-Calvin Waters and Edith
Van Wey at DEBORAH, April s, 1908, at
the home of the groom's sister. Mrs.
James A. Peck. Congratulations.
May their journey through life be as
bright and happy as at the present
time. They will go to house keeping
on his farm three miles south east of
Frankville.
The New Idea Club met at Bove.
nizer's hall last Monday night and
invited the men folks and gave them
a surprise to sheet and pillow case
party. after which they served supper
consisting of hot coffee and everything
/. good to eat, and then served fruit.
L. Il. Letchford went to Evansville,
Wis, last Tuesday to look at i'm
ported horses but didn't buy.
Germie Merrill is clerking in M.
A. Holms store.
Arthur Holm is working for Jake
Roup on the farm.
Mrs. Cora McNair went to DEBORAH
Saturday after H. d. who visited over
Sunday at home.
We're the guests of Paul Topel's fami-
ly the fore part of the week They
went back to Rossville where they
will live, Frankville people were
very much disappointed when they
found out they had decided to live at
Rossville. The congregation are tax
ing steps toward hiring a preacher of
their own. They have nearly enough
money promised to keep man right
here.
w. L. Peck came over from Waukon
and will spend his two weeks vaca-
tion with home folks.
Dave Smith has set out row of
maple trees in front of his lots that
will add greatly to the appearance of
the street.
Gene Owen had the misfortune to
lose nice two year old colt by get
ting in the wire fence since he moved
to town.
Mrs. VIM. Feltis from near DEBORAH
was in town trying to rent her house
and visiting her numerous friends
The Good Templars Lodge was
started up again Saturday evening,
having been dormant all winter
Quite a number are interested in it
and we hope they will make a success
Of it. Let others come out and help
the good cause along.
Mable Letchford and Ida Kneeskern
returned home from Institute Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Mae Miller was a DEBORAH
caller Thursday. Annie Duggan came
home with her and visited until Sat-
urday then went to her home at Wauk-
on.
Saturday afternoon Grant Bolln ans
team got fast in mud hole this side
of Grants house and had to be dug
out. In about fifteen minutes along
came Dan Schoonmaker and got his
horse in the same hole They had to
dig his horse QUO also. This rain has
made the roads very bad again.
Pat Tulley's chimney burned out
Friday evening they were eating
supper and knew nothing about it
until Landon Letchford went in and
told them no damage done.
THE Easter social that was to have
been Friday evening at Paul Topels'
was postponed on account Of the rain.
Who ever saw such rainy Easter.
wonder if Hicks can tell us what it
is sign Of.
Who says spring is here? Showing
and hailing don't indicate spring.