Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-10
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Word was received from McGreg-
or Tuesday morning of the death
CT Mrs. II. F. Wyatt, wife of Rev.
Wyatt, former pastor of the Nj. E.
church. She died Monday evening
after short illness from pneu-
monia.
A. c. Meyer moved his household
effects from Elkader Tuesday and
they are occupying the house own
ed by Lucinda McMartin. Mr.. Mey-
er intends to build a fine new
house on the land heN purchased
from Geo. Lull.
w. E. Alspaugh was able to re-
scume his work in the restaurant
Fri1ay.
The roller skating season ended
Friday evening with skating and
dancing. Will Gibbs entertained
the crowd with selections from his
photograph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kneeskern
came down from Austin, Ml,n.,
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Joe Slorah and Leo car1e
up from Oelwein Wednesday for a
short visit.
A. C. Heck of Ossian was a bust
ness visitor in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Allen and Mrs. w. c..
| Winn were Ossian visitors Thurs
| day
w. H. Haefner is receiving his
spring goods.
Miss May Malloy was passenger
TO Ossian Friday
Chas. Bloxham and his two grand
| daughters came up from Cherry
Valley Saturday for an over Sunday
visit at the home OF S. A. Bloxham.
Mrs. Frank Stanley was shop
ping at DEBORAH Friday.
Mrs. Franklin Perry returned
from Hatton, N. ID. Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Allen went to
Ossian Thursday and will visit rel
atives at DEBORAH before returning
TO their home in Benclaire S. ID.
Albert Christofferson is assist
ing in w. H. Haefner's store.
The last number on the lecture
course will be Friday evening, Mar.
18th by DR.. Bible.
Earnest Allen is on the sick list
Ed. Allen has been taking his place
in the butcher shop.
\ MISS ICluIhOu W
Elgin Saturday after few weeks
stay with her sister, Mis-. George
Nuenswander.
Miss Alma Swenson came up from
Bethel Saturday for short visit
with Leah Bonnell.
Mrs. Will Johnson of Ossian Wis
tied in town over Saturday.
Miss Nora Floody spent Sunday
with her parents at Ossian.
Lloyd Riggs closed a successful
term of school at Moneek, Friday
and began the spring term over in
the Thornton district this morning
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Cunningham
of Elgin were visitors at the Geo.
Nuenswander home Friday. Mrs.
| Cunningham is sister OF Mrs.
Nuenswander.
Mrs. Lease of Sumner, attended
the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. j.
| B. Harvey, Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe Slorah and babe went to
Frankville the first of the week to
visit.
Lynn ]. Allen of Postville was a
visitor in town Thursday.
Lucille Cook has been quite sick
since Friday with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs, Thos. Kane depart
for Waterloo this afternoon for a
short visit.
Mrs. Erastus Harvey is serious
ly i'll from pneumonia
Quarterly meeting was held at
the M. E. church Saturday after
noon. Mesdames M. J. Carter, Ed.
Daud and Andrew Lee of Ossian
were in attendance.
Mrs. Fred Culver leaves one day
this week for Rochester, Mimi.
Death of Mrs. j. b. Harvey.
Sarah Wheeler was born near Mt.
Pleasant, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1926 and
passed away at her home in the
country, Sunday afternoon Feb. %,
1909 at the venerable age of 80
years, months and 20 days. She
was united in marriage to John B.
Harvey at West Mansfield, Ohio,
April 10, 1914. In the spring of
1855 they moved to Iowa and set
tied in Bloomfield township where
she resided until her death.
She leaves an aged husband, three
daughters and two sons to mourn
the loss of a loving wife and mother
in the home where it was her pleas
ure to administer to the wants OF
her loved ones.
The funeral was held at the L.
B. church, Wednesday forenoon,
Rev. J. w. Bonnell officiating. In
terment took place in the Pleasant
View cemetry.
The children, Mrs. o. B. Moore,
of Calmar, Bert and Carl OF this
place, Mrs. Orson Bush of Cresco
and Mrs. Mary Ellen Banning at
tended the funeral with the excep-
ton of the two last named who
were unable to come.