Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-26
CASTALIA
From our regular correspondent.

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June "a, 1907.
Mrs. +. E. Owens and son Lynn
7, went to Monona Monday to visit at
the Chss. Ovens home before return
ing to her home in Clear Lake.
! Ed Glossy came home from Thorn.
ton, Monday.
| Chas. Lathrop Of West Union was a
+, visitor at the A. @. Tatro home Mon.
/ day, between trains.
| Miss Amanda CAIRNS and brothers
Eli and Evi attended the dance at
Helmuth Meyers Saturday evening.
Frank Musser of Monona visited
friends in town Monday.
There will be a moving picture
show at the hall the LIST, end, and 3rd
of July by j. T. Neff and wife, under
the auspices of the U. B. church.
The admission fee is cents for the
three nights, or fifteen cents night.
1t comes to our town very highly
recommended.
Mrs. W. B. Riggs returned from
Postville Wednesday feeling consider
ably better.
Mayor Nicolay of Postville was
business visitor in town Monday.
The boys are going to give dance
on the night of the Fourth. at the
hall.
Misses Ida and Josie Holahan re-
turned to Ossian the latter part of the
week to spend their vacation.
Will Shaffee went to Gainesville.
Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Vance of Waterloo, is
visiting in this vicinity.
Most all of the young folks attended
the dance at Helmuth Meyers Satur-
day evening and needless to say that
everybody had good time.
Mrs Chas. Owens, Roy and Marian
came up from Monona Friday and
visited at the Lou OWENS home.
Marian Garland of Dubuque came
Saturday to spend part of the vacation
at the Irwin Allen home.
Mrs. Martin returned to her home
in Aurora Saturday.
Mrs. Francis McMartin, Mr.. Stiles.
Chef McMartin, and Miss Hazel
Cooper drove to Postville Sunday. to
visit at the JAS Gordon home.
Mr.. Cannovan and daughter of
Victor, Colo, were visitors at the
Thos. Kane home Saturday. They
went to Ossian in the evening to
visit relatives.
Arthur Free and mother were pass
engers for Postville Saturday.
@. S. McMartin was visitor with
relatives at West Union the latter
part of the week.
Grace and Jennie Allen went to
Mason City, Thursday, to visit rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Allen and Mrs.
f. +. Culver drove to DEBORAH, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Chris. Thornton was Cler-
mont visitor Wednesday.
The German school started Wednes-
day. Mr.. Zeilinger of Dubuque is
the teacher.
Albert Baker was business visitor
in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Lambert of
Spirit Lake attended the funeral of
Mrs. @. B. Riggs, Saturday.
Mrs. Hartsough and daughters re-
turned to Clear Lake, Monday.
Catherine Lambert was born in
Augusta county, Virginia, Oct. 18th,
1927, and died at the home Of Mrs. +.
E. Owens at CLEAR Lake, June Goth, i
1907. When quite young she moved to
Madison county with her parents. |
She was married to q. b. Riggs, |
April gath, 1851, and to this union.l
were born six children, two having |
preceded her with the father who died
in 1904. the other children, Mrs. +. |
f. Owens, Mrs. Will ShrOyer. Mrs. |
Ella Hartsough all of Clear Lake, and
w. X. Riggs of this place are left to
mourn her loss. In 1854 they moved |
to Winnesheik county and was one
of the earliest settlers of this place,
of which but few are left. They |
moved to Clear Lake in 1908, and in
1904 the father was brought here,
and now the mother who leaves the
remaining children to cherish the
thoughts of the good mother and kind
neighbor who has passed away. She
Joined the U. B. church many years
ago and remained member of it.
The funeral was held at the u. B.
church Saturday, afternoon. Rev. Free
preached the funeral sermon and in
terment in the Pleasant View ceme
terry by the side of her husband