Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-02-05
FRANKVILLE

From Our Regular Correspondent
Feb. 3, 1908.
j. d. Mullaney and J. D. Halves
were transacting business in Frank
Vile Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Peck came up
from Waterloo Tuesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Tully.
Mrs. Sarah Schenck came Wednes-
day to help care for her moher, Mrs.
Sherman who is ill, but who we are
glad TO say is improving.
Miss Tillie Sherman visited her
cousin Mrs. Carrie Hughes several
days last week.
George Waters and wife of Post
vile came over to attend the funeral
Wednesday.
Charlie Miller was hauling ice for
T.. j. Crawford Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bollman and
John Bollman were Waukon visitors
last Thursday.
Transformation scene at the Pres
byterian parsonage Thursday after
noon when John Snitker with his
wood saving outfit transformed that
huge pile of logs and poles into the
neatest kind of stove wood. They
sawed the church wood Friday.
G. A. Waters and wife came down
from McIntire to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Waters aunt. Mrs. Tully.
DR.. Kiesau was a DEBORAH visitor
last Wednesday.
Miss Norma Post visited her brother
Brunnie Post last week.
Miss Mary Jenkins of Ludlow at
tended Mrs. Tully's funeral last We'd
nesday.
Gerald Moose was hauling corn for
A. ID. Mckay Thursday.
The principal attraction at the
literary meeting next Friday will be
line fence sham lawsuit. We are
promised something both amusing and
instructive. Every one that can do
SO should make an effort to be present.
Old Mrs. Lydon whose home has
been with her son John since the
death of her husband number Of
years ago, died last Monday and was
buried Thursday at Mount Olivet,
a: Catholic cemetery short distance
northwest of Waukon.
Glen Letchford, who suffered a
relapse and has been desperately ill,
is slowly improving.
Mary McCann was born in Wicklow
county, Ireland, Feb %. 1917, was
converted and Joined the Methodist
church in her youth. She was mar
ried to Patrick Tully July 10. 1865.
and came with her husband to Ameri-
ca in August of the same year They
came to Iowa in 1867 and settled on
farm in Ludlow where they resided
until about ten years ago when they
removed to Frankville where she died
on Monday afternoon Jan. 9th, of a
complication of grippe and pneu-
mOnia. She is survived by her aged
and sOrrowing husband who is thus
left desolate bereft of the wife he has
cherished so long and tenderly. No
little children ever came into their
home to cheer and bless it. The hus-
band and wife were all in all to each
other and the relations existing be-
tween them peculiarly sympathetic.
The funeral occurred Monday after
noon at the Methodist church con-
Quoted by Rev. Smith of Postville.
assisted by Rev. Gregg. The hearts
of the entire community go out in
deepest sympathy to the bereaved one.
Roy Kneeskern, Henry Moose and
Otto Kiesau were hauling ice for the
doctor last Thursday.
Grant Birdsell was DEBORAH busi-
ness visitor Monday.
l.. r. sLetchford, DR.. Kiesau, L. j.
Crawford and Gene Owens attended
the railroad meeting at DEBORAH Fri
day evening.
Rev. Smith Of POstville was enter
tanned at dinner at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. j ]. Van Wey last Wednes-
day.