Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-05-19
BURR OAK.
Nav II. 1909.

l.. A. ). VIII meet Thursday after
noon, May 9th, with Mrs. Dell
Maltby for supper.
G. H. Kimball expects to start for
South Dakota this morning.
We think it is about time for some
nice warm weather-the middle of
May and very little corn planting
done in our vicinity.
We saw Mrs. ]. S. Price and Mrs.
Cox of DEBORAH on our streets Sun
day.
Dave Price came up from DEBORAH
Saturday, to stay over Sunday with
friends and relatives in Burr Oak.
A. NJ. Duty, travelling salesman for
Krone Hardware Co., Sundayed in
Burr Oak at the Central
John Rees commenced work for the
Twentieth Century Gas Light Co.,
of Waterloo this week.
Fred Slack, son of Rev. Slack, for
merly of Hesper, came to Burr Oak
Saturday by stage on his way to
Hesper for a few days. visit.
We are very sorry that some of our
friends were offended by some of the
statements made in last weeks issue.
George Smith is still unable to be
out of doors.
Prof. S. J. Moore Sundayed in
Burr Oak this week.
A. H. Gates has been having his
new house plastered this week, a
Mr.. Johnson of Hesper doing the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Norton and
Mrs. Clark of Dubuque were visitors
at the Jackson home Sunday.
The light showers of the past week
started the grass and grain in nice
shape.
VIII Emory and sons are farming
the Everson farm this year.
Amanda Keune visited Saturday
night and Sunday with Bessie Feltis
at the w. S. Feltis home.
Mrs. Maggie Pierce, living between
Canton and Burr Oak spent a few
days in Burr Oak last week, return
ing home Sunday afternoon.
j. E. Briggs and j. S. Heckle drove
to DEBORAH Sunday morning, to take
the train for Prairie Du Chen, to
attend the rubbish sale of the G. M.
G. st. p. r. r. Co.
Among the parties who went to
DEBORAH last Friday night were w.
S. Delay and Rev. w. |. n. Dens-
more who we think were put to
very hard test, from the look they
had the next morning.
A. L. Abbey of DEBORAH was trans
acting business in the insurance line
in and around Burr Oak few days
the past week.
w. S. Delay, who has been staying
with Mrs. Thomas Morrison for some
time, left Saturday for a short visit
with friends at Freeport
George Sullivan is having some
house moving done; Walter Case of
Prosper, Mimi, experimenting the
work.
William Barth, north of town, is
having his barn raised and a wall
put under it. He also intends to
build beams on either side. This will
be great improvement to his build
ing
Quarterly meeting services will be
held at the M. E. church, Burr Oak,
June 9Th and 9Th. conducted by Rev.
Young of DEBORAH.
Rev. w. /. Densmore drove to
Frankville one day last week, on ac-
count Of the death of Mr.. Dickinson
in Bluffton.
Ice cream, candy, peanuts and all
kinds of soft drinks and no end of
pleasant smiles. If you go once you
will go again and we guarantee you
will be used right at Lighthall's res
taurant.
The Masters Pollitt and George
Potter families were visiting at the
Roy Wanless home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Masters, who
have been spending several days at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Potter, left for their home near
Canton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Stockman of
DEBORAH visited their son Marcus and
friends in this vicinity the past week,
returning home Sunday afternoon.