Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-07-27
cAsrALIA
10 our regular CORRESPONDENT

July 26, 1904.
l.. H. Gibbs returned from st. Pau
Saturday, after a weeks visit with
| relatives
=. " Summers of Fort Atkinson
was in Gown last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. G. Painton were
visitors at Calmar, Saturday, return
ing Sunday.
Mrs. Wilke and children of Wiscon-
sin are visiting at the Swanson home,
she being sister of Charlie Swanson.
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. braves gave a
party last Friday evening to some of
their friends.
A large number from here took in
the ball game at Postville last Sun
day.
Mrs. Toye with Mabel and Ethel
left Tuesday for DEBORAH to visit with
relatives.
Ed. Mann and Tom Doud are giving
Mrs. Anglers house a new coat of
paint.
Miss Shelley of Clermont visited
with Nora Floody Saturday.
Glenn Funk had steer killed by a
Rock Island train last week.
Glenn and Chef Hart both have a
slight touch of the scarlet fever and a
quarantine has been placed on the
house.
A stranger was bitten by w. H.
Haefner's dog last week. and Will
thought it best to get rid of him which
he did by shipping him to Monona.
Miss Nina VIM arrived back from
Prairie du Chen where she went with
Mrs. Stanley.
". H. Abfalter left Friday for
Cedar Rapids for a few DAYS stay
with home folks.
Sam Bloxham left Monday for
Marshall. Mimi.
Marion Lambert visited few days
with his mother, returning to Luana
Saturday.
Mrs. Cornell came home Saturday
to pack her household goods She
will live at Superior, Wis, with her
sons.
After few days visit with home
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kramer
left Tuesday for Manchester
Mrs Henrietta Small of Waterloo is
spending few days at the home of
her son.
Miss Grace Schoonmaker is visiting
friends and relatives at Frankville.
Miss Ethel Woolsey attended dance
at Frankville last Friday evening.
Theron Richards arrived home Mon
day from Waterloo where he has been
spending few weeks with his brother.
Mrs. Ed. Putnam of Postville spent
a few days at the home of her father,
Tom Wendell.
The G. B. B. C.will give a town party
to the young people tonight, Tuesday.
at the home of Bessie NJ. Allen. All
attending will no doubt have good
time
Invitations are out for dance to be
held next Friday evening at the dane.
ing hall. under the auspices of the NJ
7. society. Harrington's orchestra
will furnish the music for the occa-
sion.
Daniel N. Turner was born at Col.
umbus Grove, Ohio. Oct. %. lS45.
and died at Postville on Tuesday
night. July 10. 1904, aged So years. 8
months, and % days. When he was
but four years old his father was &C.
cidentally killed. At the age Of nine
he started to work in q store and poat-
office, where he taught himself tele-
graphy. In 1865 he was united in
marriage to Sophia Puzinger and to
them one son was born, Paul, now of
New York City. The deceased resided
in Elgin, ILL.,, where his wife died,
he then leaving for California where
he resided for several years. From there
he went to work for the Northwestern
Railway at Pine Island, where he was
married to Emma Holms. He lived
in different towns in Minnesota till
about 1885, when he came to Postville,
and acted as station agent of the Q.
NJ. & st. p, for five years, when his
health gave way. He left for Colora-
do, remaining there two years. He
then came back to Ruthven. la. where
boy was born to them. In 1895 he
returned to Postville with his health
almost restored, but in the same year
their little son was taken away from
them dying March II, 1895. He never
recovered from this blow; his health
commenced to give away again, and
he then removed to Castalia where he
remained till two years ago, when he
left again trying to regain his health.
About year ago he retired from &C
tive service and located at Pine Is
lann, MINI. Mr.. Turner was we'll
knowon and highly respected here,
having visited here only a few days
before his death. Their many friends
here extend their sincerest sympathy
to the bereaved widow. The funeral
was held Saturday last from the M.
L. church at Postville. large num-
Der from this community going to pay
their last tributes of respect to one
they had esteemed May he rest in
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