Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01
FRANKVILLE.
August 30, 1909


Mrs. ID. W. Smith and daughter
Miss Mabel were shopping in Post
vile last Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Peck and daughter
Lepha came up from Waterloo Mon
day for a short visit with relatives
and also to spend a day at the De-
corah fair and Home Coming where
they were joined on Thursday by
Mr.. Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. Peck re-
turned home Friday while Miss Le-
pha remains for longer visit.
Walter Pilgrim goes to North Da-
kota next Thursday to visit his
brother Glenn. He takes with him
an excellent rifle and expects to
have some fun hunting as his broth
@r sends word that deer and other
big game abounds there. Well, we
hope you will be fortunate enough
10 get a deer or two to bring home,
Walter.
The stork visited the Tom French
home one day last week and now
Mr.. and Mrs. French are the happy
parents of little daughter
Gerold Moose has rented the
Grant Birdsell farm from Chas. Du-
vel OF Ludlow for the coming year,
and We expect to hear the weddiug
bells in the the near future.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Stock is very seriously i'll
with cholera infantum.
Mrs. Susie Marston, who for some
time past has been here helping care
for her mother, Mrs. Sam Waters,
departed for her home in Earlham
this state Friday.
Sherman BOllman and Carl Letch-
ford marketed barley in Postville
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Smith and son
Frank were business transactors in
Wa'kon Saturday.
Miss Edna Brouilette is a guest of
her friend Miss Ruth Irving of Post
vile this week
G. ID. Bollman and wife visited
the state fair at Des Moines several
days last week.
Many were the people from here
who attended the fair and Home
Coming in DEBORAH last week.
Gene Owens and wife were POST
vile visitors Saturday.
A. McClintcck of Minneapolis is
a guest at the John Ewing home
and also calling OF. old friends in
town this week.
Gene Owen, living just north of
town on the Winneshiek stock farm,
will on Wednesday, Sept Sth. sell
at auction sixty mead of fine, care
fully bred sheep. f. F. Owen, who
is graduate of school of auc-
pioneering in Chicago, will have
NJ . NJ he
will be served at noon. Every one
interested in sheep and especially
those desiring to improve their
fiocks should not fail to be present
as this will be splendid oppor-
tunity to obtain some of the finest
sheep ever offered for sale, as Mr..
Owen is an experienced sheepman
and anyone buying of him will be
sure of getting the best and just
what he represents them to be
Mrs. Jennie Mckinley and daugh-
tiers Hazel and Florence departed
Monday for their home at Iowa City,
after several weeks spent here at
the bedside of her invalid mother.
Mrs. Sam Waters, Sr.
Are we going to attend the big
Auto picnic at Postville Sept. ~?
Well, l guess so Aren't you?
What do we know about the Os-
sian street carnival this year, Sept.
and 80 Let's go and see for our
selves.
r.. F. Owens was a Waukon visi-
tor Saturday.
Ralph Topel, the little son of Paul
Topel, fell from a swing last Friday
and broke his leg.
While cutting timber for Mr..
kiesau's new barn last Thursday
VIII Kleffer unfortunately cut his
foot so badly as to render surgical
aid necessary. DR.. Kiesau upon ex-
animation found that an artery had
been served He soon succeeded
however in stopping the flow of
blood. after which he closed and
dressed the wound which is doing
as well as could be expected.
Fred Stock, south of town, is
working for Henry Kiesau, Sr.
Glen Letchford is in Mortified.
MINI. visiting relatives.
Rev. Z5itorsky preached his fare
welt sermon in Frankvilic yesterday
and goes today 10 Crystal Lake.
Mimi. to visit his parents before go
ing back TO school in September.
Nick Brit OH CT Ossian. accom-
panied by gentleman friend and
two ladies drove down from that
place Sunday in Mr.. BIS new auto
which is certainly fine machine.
Charles B. Culver of DEBORAH visit
ed friends in Frankville Sunday.
Fred Hilmer of Ludlow was a
Frankville visitor Sunday.
Charley and Grant Birdsell were
DEBORAH visitors Saturday and Sun
day.
Romeo Padden and George
kneeskern returned from their
Minnesota trim Sunday