Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-16
HESPER

March IA, 1904.
A rag bee was late event at the
home of Mrs John Camp.
Earnest Hill and family leave next
Tuesday for Waukon Junction where
Mr.. Hill will conduct stock farm.
Mrs. Robert McMillen has been
quite sick for the past week.
NJ. d. Whitney and F. Cratsenburg
of Burr Oak were callers in town the
10th.
Mrs. Jane Halleck is very sick with
pneumonia.
Abner Nutting has returned from a
several weeks visit with his sister in
La Crosse.
The marriage of Bert Gates and
Miss Elma Chase took place at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Chase on Thursday. Con-
gratulations.
Mrs. E. H. Weber accompanied her
daughter Miss Gae to DEBORAH on
Tuesday where she takes the train for
CORTLAND, Kas.
Miss Luella Westgate is on the sick
list
G. r. Tabor and J. T. Allen were
visitors at DEBORAH on Friday.
Mesdames A. J. and B. +. Stead
we're among the late callers in Hes
per.
j. Gordan has returned from Hous-
ton.
Mrs. Frank johnson was recent
visitor with her daughter Mrs. Bry-
ant. while John went to Chicago with
cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bernatz and Fred
Chase came up from DEBORAH yester-
day to be present at Mrs. j. II. Hiatt's
funeral.
r. Stead and B. F. Stead and wife
of Canton we're in attendance at Mrs.
Hiatt's funeral Sunday.
We are sorry to write that Mrs.
Fanny Darlington is very low. DR..
Daubney of DEBORAH was called the
18th.
Mrs. Gremm came up from DEBORAH
Saturday for visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Camp.
J. Darlington arrived home from
Dexter, S. D., Saturday evening.
John Kjilsberg died at his home on
Thursday morning at 100 o'clock a.
IN. of pneumonia. He leaves young
wife, father, mother. two brothers
and three sisters to mourn his depart
ure. Funeral services take place at
the Lutheran church on Monday. Rev.
Langhaug of Mabel officiating The
family have the sympathy of the COM
munity.
Charlotte Meader, the only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mis-. I. g. Meader
was born in Hesper, JAM 81, 1865. She
grew to womanhood ana was married
to ]. Fl. Hiatt Sept. 26, 1888. For the
past two and half years Mrs. Hiatt
has been confined to her bed with
bone cancer of which she died from
the effects March 10, 1904. ALI medi-
cal assistance seemed to only tenn
porary alleviate her suffering and per-
haps lengthen her days to longer
period. "Sharley'' as she was
familiarly known was always of
bright and cheerful disposition and
through all her suffering showed that
same spirit that marked her life be-
fore the above affiiction which is GER
tainly a lesson of courage, patience
and endurance to the hundreds who
had the privilege of meeting her dur
ing the last years of her life. She
executed many piece of beautiful
work that she gave to her numerous
friends who gladly cherish them as
the WORK from her hands. OF the near
relatives husband, father, mother and
brother with host of friends are left
to mourn her loss. Size was patiently
waiting for the end to come and made
preparation for the funeral which took
place from Friends church Sunday at
2 100 O'Clock p. m. Rev. Seager of the
ME-. church of Mabel oflciated. The
floral offerings were many and beauti-
full and among them a lovely piece
from the r. N. A. of which Mrs.
Hiatt was Oracle until few months
ago. The remains were inferred in
the Hesper cemetery, followed by a
large concourse of friends. The be-
reaved husband and relati yes have the
sympathy of the community.