Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-24
FRANKVILLE.
March 20, 1909.

March 20, 1909.
John Mullaney and Harry Winter
of DEBORAH were in town Friday.
Chas Birdsell and family are NOV
ing into the Fred Stock house this
week.
Miss Maud Van Wey, Herbie Pad
den and Earl Holm went to DEBORAH
Thursday to attend the teachers
examination.
Miss Anna Bechtel of Ludlow is
staying with Mrs. Gene Owens this
summer.
Will Gregg. who returned from
Waukon Junction last week where
he has been teaching during the
winter, is the guest of his friend,
A. d. Mckay at Ossian, this week.
Rev. Craig, who is suffering from
an attack of tonsilitis, was unable
to fill his appointment at the M. E.
church here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Waters, Sr.,
T. e. Waters and wife and Miss
jamie Lyons visited at the Jimmie
Peck home Saturday.
Frank Smith and Henry Chamber
lin were in DEBORAH Saturday; Hen
ny going to visit his daughter Miss
Bea, who recently returned form
California, where she has been since
last June visiting her brother Earn
est.
Cecil Todd of Estherville came to
attend the funeral of his grand
mother, Mrs. Todd, last week.
Mrs. Phoebe Jane Todd died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. r.
B. Birdsell west of town, last Tues
do of inf .,1
The funeral occurred Friday after
noon at the Methodist church, Rev.
Gregg officiating.
Talcott Bollman, w. M. of Post
vile Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, was a
welcome guest at the Frankville
lodge Wednesday evening.
Miss Nellie Fry and Miss Leila
Kneeskern, who have been visiting
their sister, Mrs. Ethel Webster, re-
turned home Sunday accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Webster.
T. j. Crawford departed for San
born Saturday to visit his mother
and also to accompany his wife
home who has been visiting there
for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. T. e. Waters of
Baskerville, who was called here by
the illness and death of Mrs. Wal
ters' mother, Mrs. Todd, are visit
ing relatives in Ludlow and Frank
vile before returning to their home
Carl and Otto Koehring of Ludlow
have been busy the past few days
getting up wood and making
preparations for moving into their
new home recently purchased of
Chas. Birdsell.
The B. A. Y. initiated several new
members into their lodge Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. J. l.. Webster is a guest at
the home of her son Henry at Os-
sian this week.
Frank and Erie Smith, Charlie
Grant and Earl Birdsell, r. Nor
rison, w. Albright, Claude Van Wey,
and Gerald Moose went up to De-
corah Friday evening to see the
wrestling match.
Mrs. p. Billiard came over from
Ossian Friday to be present at Mrs.
Todd's funeral
ID. w. Smith and son Frank made
business trip to Ossian Monday
Frankville friends of Rev. c.. Nj.
Wheat of Dubuque regret to learn
of his death by pneumonia at his
home last week, his funeral occur
ing on Friday afternoon. Rev.
Wheat was at one time pastor of the
Methodist church here in Frank
vile where he has many friends
who extend sincerest sympathy to
the wife and daughter left to mourn
his loss.
John Bollman and family visited
his brother Tom and wife Sunday.
There will be a stereopticon show
at the school house Friday evening
and at the Presbyterian church
Saturday evening by Prof. Foote of
Cedar Rapids, who will occupy the
Presbyterian pulpit Sunday evening
and will illustrate his sermon by
use of the stereopticon