Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-02
FRANKVILLE
From our regular correspondent.

From our regular correspondent
A number of Frankville people at
tended the Automobile picnic at Post
Vile last Tuesday
Will Knuskern sent his household
goods up from Atkins last week, him
self and his wife will follow this week
and 90 to housekeeping in the Bovenizer
house.
DR.. Kiesan made business trip to
Waukan last Tuesday
Charles Flatland of Ossian was a
visitor at the home of his grandfather,
Mr. Samueson, one day last week.
The Frankville ball nine went over to
Castalia Saturday to play ball. There
is some difference of opinion as to the
score, Frankvile, however, owns to
being beaten.
Mr.. Miller went to Freeport Saturday
to attend the funeral of his brother
Henry
Jimmie Birdsell and wife OF Pinch
vile visited their cousins Grant Birdsell
and family, Sunday.
An ice cream sociabe will be held at
the Herb Waters home Friday evening,
Sept 18th Everybody come.
DR.. Rogers and wife of White Lake,
S. Oak, and who were en- route to
Minneapolis and Chicago, drove over
from Postville Thursday to call on old
friends and neighbors The doctor was
at one time a practitioner in Frankville.
J. d. Mullaney and Harry Winters
with their families were guests at the
Sherman Bollman home last Thursday.
Wallace Waters had the misfortune
to loose very valuable young horse last
week. 1t got one of its feet caught in
wire fence, completely severing the
foot which necessitated its being shot
Sherman Bollman went to Postville
one day last week and brought home
a fine new top buggy.
Ernest Monroe is building a new
woodshed for Chris Mizener
VIM. Winters is putting concrete
floor in the Doctors new barn, also
brick and concrete managers.
Mrs. VIM. Smith was guest of her
sister, Mrs. Mckay, one day last week.
A jolly crowd composed of DR.. kiesau,
Erie Smith, George Sherman, and Lam
don Letchford of Frankville, T. Roberts,
T. fuller, J. Sanders, and c. Krumm of
Postville, and several from Castalia de-
parted Monday morning for Mime
apolis, some on business, some On
pleasure bent. From Minneapolis DR..
Kiesau and Erie Smith will go to Big
Stone Lake in the western part of the
State where the Doctor has landed in
terests. George Patrick who has been
visiting relatives in town and whose
home is in Minneapolis was also one of
the party accompanying his uncle,
George Sherman.
Very welcome indeed were the
tidings received by Rev. and Mrs. a. j.
Gregg of the visit of the stork last week
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Battle near Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Gregg
goes down there this week to make the
acquaintance of the new little grandson.
At the harvest home picnic next
Saturday in the I.ydon woods south of
town ice cream will be sold to swell the
fund which is being raised TO buy books
for the school house library. Everybody
take notice accordingly and come pre-
pared to eat ice cream in worthy
cause.
Henry Heming. one of Ludlow
Townships best known and most highly
respected citizens, died last Tuesday OF
disease which involved the throat and
stomach and which developed about a
year and half ago. Early in the
summer of 1907 yielding to the per-
suasion of family and friends he went
up to Rochester and consulted the
physicians at the hospital, but they could
give him no hope and but little relief
his sufferings since that time have been
sad to witness, especially as the trouble
neared its climax were they intensified
Mr.. Henning was a native of Germany
coming TO this country when quite
young He with his parents settled ir
Ludlow Township, where his home has
been since. An honest, upright, industri-
Gus citizen, kind, loyal husband and
father, the family which he has left
desolate and the community in which
he lived has sustained loss grievous
indeed to be borne. A large circle OF
friends mourn yet not as those without
hope with the bereaved ones and ex-
tend sincerest sympathy to them. The
funeral was held Friday afternoon from
the German Reform Salems church in
Ludlow with interment in the adjoining