Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-04
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From our regular correspondent

Dec. 2, 1907.
Mrs. Delay is entertaining Eer
daughter and granddaughter from
Estherville. Iowa.
7. Whalen and wife are visiting
relatives in Elma this week.
Mrs. Easton and daughter of New
Albin are guests at the Little home.
Mrs. Frank Clark and children
came down from Harmony last week
for visit at the Whalen home.
Mrs. l. Reed is enjoying visit
from her mother and brother from
Lanesboro.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Masters Saturday night
and left them wee girl.
Frank Weldon and wife and chill
dren Nellie and Charles arrived last
week from Davenport. Iowa for a
few weeks visit at the home Of E.
/ d. Weldon.
Thos. Donlan is very ill.
Roht. Price was called from DEBORAH
Friday by the serious illness of his
father. He started on his wheel
which broke down and he called by
phone Mr. Roberts who went and
took him to his fathers home.
VIM. Lovelace is back from his
Dakota trip and came down from
Caledonia Saturday for visit with
coast where he will spend the winter.
Mrs. Hale had stroke of paralysis
Friday and is yet very poorly.
Mrs. Ed. Van Welt came from
Stevensville, Mont. last week for a
visit with relatives.
Andrew Hovorson of Manuel, N. d.
came last week to look after his farm
interest here.
The families of Weldon, Ward,
Shelley, Sharp, Roberts and Kimball
enjoyed roast goose and all kinds of
goodies at the Brittendall home in
Bluffton.
A. Vance made business trip
through here Wednesday.
Ed Sharp and Robt. Stead are back
from their Dakota trip. Mr.. Sharp
has partly bargained for a farm there.
Jesse Reed goes to Chicago today
with two carloads of cattle.
Miss McGrain and her brother of
Elma, Iowa, are guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Mat Knox.
Mrs. Brittendall came up from
Bluffton and stayed Sunday night
with her sister, Mrs H. Shelley, who
is yet in critical condition.
Mrs. Roberts has been ill for a
couple of weeks and as yet but little
better.
Miss Bernice Rollins came down
from Mabel for Thanksgiving dinner
with home folks.
Mrs. E. Pollitt of Orleans Sundayed
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
LanGon.
Ed Briggs is doing business in
Chicago.
Mrs. Densmore is i'll with quinsy
and grip.
Mary Gossman came over from
Cresco to spend Thanksgiving week.
James Headington has moved onto
his father farm and his parents have
moved to DEBORAH.
News was received here last week
of the death of VIM. Ward at his
home near Pasadena, CAL, where he
moved three years ago hoping to re-
gain his health. but after long i'll
lness o. consumption passed away,
eaving to mourn his death his wife
and two daughters in California, his
parents, one brother and four sisters
| in Iowa.
Danl. Price, who has been sufferer
of late with heart trouble. passed
away Friday night. On last Tuesday
it was hoped on performing an opera
ton his health Nigh be restored, and
DR.. Emmons with DR.. Swezey took
five pints of water from around his
heart. Miss McCullom OF Decoraf
came to care for him. For while il
was thought he would recover but he
gradually began to sink away All
of his children were present az the
eve of his death. His five sons and
one nephew were pallbearers. anC
funeral services were held Sunday
morning A crowded church paiC