Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19
FRANKVILlE
From our regular correspondent.


August 10, 1908.
Will Gregg came up from Cedar
Rapids Tuesday for visit with his
parents Rev. and Mrs. A. j. Gregg.
Fred Keeper departed Wednesday
secured employment as engineer with
wages at four dollars per day.
Wilbur Peck came over from
Waukon Thursday for a short visit
with his mother Mrs. l.. Peck.
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Waters, Sr. Thursday.
Will Stock and Miss Josie Crabbe
INDUCED in a tip-over while out driv-
ing Sunday. Luckily no damage was
waited patiently while the buggy was
put right side up again.
Sam Waters. Sr. visited his son
Tom near Estherville last week.
Tom Ryan and sisters visited rela.
tives at Waukon Saturday.
Roy Kneeskern drove over to Post
willie Saturday to meet Mrs. Knees
kern's sister, Miss Grace Chewing of
Dubuque, who comes for visit at the
James Kneeskern home.
man home at Ames of the arrival of a
little daughter, Miss Winnefred.
Their manv friends in this vicinity
send cong
Mrs. D. w. Smith and Miss Mabel
were shopping in Postville Thursday.
Kelse Webster had very narrow
escape from serious injury if not from
death itself last Tuesday in driving a
a a.
way, when the planking gave way
and one of the horses Went through.
Kelse was thrown under the horses
feet where he received number of
ugly cuts and bruises. Luckily the
horses were not sharp shod. had they
been Kelse would hardly escaped with
his life DR.. Kiesau dressed his
wounds and he is getting along quite
nicely now.
Grant Birdsell had his barn moved
last week, the one recently purchased
from George Sherman. j. Vance OF
Ossian came down with his outfit to
do the work Thursday. After raising
the barn and getting iJ on the trucks
he hired the Keeper boys with their
threshing engine to furnish the mo-
tive power and they soon got the barn
down to Grants and in fine shape.
The boys have a good engine and
know exactly how to handle 1T.
Miss Mabel Letchford visited her
cousin Mrs. Edna Bollman Thursday.
Harry Winters and family arrived
from California last week The
rumor preceded them that DEBORAH
would be their permanent home here
after.
Vance and Humphrey of Ossian are
moving William Brandt's monster
corn crib this week. getting it ready
for the bumper corn crop which Mr..
Brandt expects to harvest this fall.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Ohamberlin en-.
tertained a number of their friends
young and old at lawn party Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. Mullaney of DEBORAH and Harry
Winters lately of California. were
calling on Frankville friends Thurs
day.
There was q concert in the Meth
odist church Saturday evening given
by the Misses Wheat Of Dubuque,
Miss Eaton of Waukon and Mrs.
Duffin a former Waukon girl. the
Misses Wheat are daughters of Rev.
Wheat. former pastor Of the Frank
vile NJ. E. church.
Mrs. Macy Waters visited her
mother Mrs. James McNalr Saturday.
Mrs. Crabbe and Miss Martha
visited friends and relatives in Free
port Friday and Saturday. returning
to Frankville Saturday evening.
A, number of Frankville people at
tended the funeral of Mr.. j. L..
Schofield of Bloomfield township at
the Centennial church Sunday.
Ray Waters is suffering from blood
poisoning in one of his hands; his
friends are all symfathizing with him
and hoping the aflliction may be Of
short duration.
4 Mrs. Mabel Van Wey returned Sat-
urday from her eastern trip; she
visited her brother Lou Barker and
wife at Milwaukee. Wis. brother at
Grand Rapids, Mich, her mother and
sister at Detroit beside other relatives
at different places needless to say she
enjoyed the trip immensely.
Will Gregg accompanied John
Snitker to Waukon Saturday. John re-
turning the same evening but Will re-
NAMED for visit with his friend,
Prof w. Il. Peck