Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-24
BURR OAK.
Feb. %, 1909.

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L. A. S. will meet March 4th with
Mrs. VIM. Hilleman instead of Mrs.
j. B. Reed. Remember the change.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce drove
down from Canton Saturday after
noon, to spend Sunday at the Potter
home
Sleighing is almost gone in our
neighborhood. Roads are almost
impossible.
Our public school closed this week
Friday, until after April 9Th.
Our merchant, j. E. Briggs, and
barber, Fl. G. Ward, made a business
trip to DEBORAH Sunday.
V. V. Johnson and DR.. S. S. Whit
beck were business visitors in De-
corah, Saturday.
Ben Keune lost a fine colt last
week with that terrible disease, dis
temper.
Harry Thompson is thinking of ac-
cepting a job as bookkeeper in Gel
vein the coming season.
Herman Wilbur made a business
trip to DEBORAH last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Weimett visit
ed their son Fred in Mabel, Mimi,
Sunday.
Claude Headington and wife and
Mrs. Sam Rice were transacting
business in DEBORAH last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lee of Os-
sian were Burr Oak callers last
week, after visiting relatives in
Preston, Mimi.
Dr. Cady of Mabel, Mimi, was at
Burr Oak yesterday, to council with
DR.. Emmons in the case of the little
Tillapaugh girl.
Prof S. j. Moore spent Sunday at
home. His brother Amos, who is
attending school in DEBORAH, accom-
panied him back to Burr Oak Sum
day evening, intending to take the
stage for DEBORAH Monday morning.
Mrs. Burnett of Waterloo is eX-
pected here Monday to assist her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Tillapaugh, in
caring for her child, who is danger
ously ill.
E. D. Weldon has so far recovered
so as to be able to sit up and eX-
poets to be out in a few days if the
weather continues nice.
Miss Amanda Keune has a week
off from her duties at the Central
her place for this week
Our village is visited with horse
buyers nearly every day. Saturday
T. c. Brode sold to shipper a fine
animal and the same day Mr.. Brode
purchased from VIM. Lenhart, fine
horse.
F. j. Potter purchased from VIM.
Darling d fine horse last week. F.
j. is one of the men who knows a
good horse when he sees it.
The oil man from DEBORAH was in
our burg Friday supplying us with
fluids of John D., before the spring
breakup.
Last week Thursday the Yeomen
had little banquet and twenty-five
of the members of the DEBORAH
Homestead came up and initiated
four members into the secrets of
Yeomanry.
On account of the very bad con-
dition of the roads the Silver Greek
Creamery will ship their product to
Prosper, instead of DEBORAH, this
week.
We have been informed that Clay
ton A. Reed, our berry man, expects
to start with his family for Montana
about the middle of March.
Friday evening of last week the
NJ w. A. had a general chopping
bee and we guess that they did
everything up in good shape as there
are no chips to be found. Every one
we have heard say anything about
il exclaims: I'VE didn't have any
time" Oh, No!
Mrs. Arch. Thompson, who has
been visiting in Chicago is going to
spend the summer with her father
in-law, J. A. Thompson, and expects
her husband to join her in month
or so.
Miss Susie Kelley arrived home
Monday of last week on a short visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
n. Kelley. Miss Susie has done
wise act, taking advantage of Uncle
Sans generous offer in the land
business and homesteaded quarter