Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
FRANKVILLE.
October 10, 1910.


home folks. They returned Monday,
accompanied by Francis Padden,
who goes to visit relatives in Water
loo and Oelwein.
George A. Waters, wife and son
Robbie came down from McIntire to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Waters
last Wednesday.
Mrs. John Bollman and sons re-
turned to their home at Rice Lake,
Wisconsin and Mrs. B. A. Bollman
and Mrs. Pratt to their home at
Sheldon, Iowa Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Smith and
son Erie were visiting Waukon
relatives Tuesday.
Chris. Mizener has purchased the
NJ. A. Holm property, where the
store burned down recently.
Will McMullen and Erie Smith are
doing cement work down at Henry
Meier's place this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Boliman
were Postville visitors Saturday
Ezra Bollman and sister, Mrs.
Mary Scheff, returned to Sheldon on
Saturday.
E. E. Owen has the bills out for
the sale of his farm at public auc-
ton on Oct. 22nd. This is one of the
prize farms of northeastern Iowa.
Mr.. Owen has spared neither labor
or expense in bringing this farm to
It's present high state of cultivation
and nothing better in the farm line
is to be found anywhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Moose Wis
tied relatives at Myron Sunday.
A number of POstville people
came over to Frankville Wednesday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wa
tiers.
Mildred and Alice Owen are the
happy possessorS of beautiful
Shetland pony which their father
recently purchased for them at
Postville.
John Mullaney and Harry Winters
with their wives autoed over from
DEBORAH Wednesday to attend Mrs.
Waters funeral. In the afternoon
they were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman Bollman.
OBITUARY.
The funeral Of John Bollman oc-
Cured Tuesday afternoon at the
church, Rev. Zigler Of
floating.
John Benjamin Bollman, eldest
son of James H. and Betsy A. Boil
man, was born in Ludlow, ALBANIA
kee county, Ia, Oct 23d, 1866 and
died of diabetes at Chippewa Falls,
Wis. Sept. 80, 1910, at the age of
nearly forty-fve years.
He was married on September u,
1888 to Miss Susie Z. Pratt, at Wau-
kon, Iowa. To this union were born
five children, three daughters and
two sons, who with the wife survive
him. Also mother, two brothers
and three sisters, besides large
circle of relatives and friends, who
deeply deplore his untimely passing
and sincerely sympathize with the
bereaved ones.
OBITUARY.
Sophia Hill was born in Wicklow |
county, Ireland, July 10Th, 1893 and |
died Oct. Sd, 1910 at her home in
Ludlow, Iowa, at the age of II
years, months and 4 days. She |
was married to George Waters Aug. |
18th, 1853 in Wicklow county, Ire
land. To them were born ten chill
dren, five of whom with her hus-
band have preceded her in death.
Those left to mourn her death are
five sons, Robert and Thomas of
Ludlow, George, John and Edward
of Postville, nine grandchildren and
many relatives, friends and neigh
bors. In the autumn of 1853 she
with her husband emigrated from
Ireland, coming to America and set
Ting in Pennsylvania, where they
resided five and one-half years, when
they removed to Iowa, in April,
1858 locating on farm in western
Ludlow in Allamakee county, which
was her home until her death. Since
the death of her husband twenty
three years ago, she has lived with
her son Thomas on the old home
stead. She was baptized in her
youth and became a member of the
Episcopal Church of England.
She also attended the Episcopal
church at Waukon after coming
here. She has been a member of the
Presbyterian church of Frankville
for many years, where she is remem-
bered as faithful, CONSTANT
Christian, wise and loving mother,
and gentle, loyal friend and
neighbor.
Her funeral occurred Wednesday
forenoon at the Presbyterian church,
Rev. Zigler, her pastor and Rev.
Van Nice of Waukon officiating, and
the body laid to rest in the village
cemetery, beside her hubsand. The
T, sympathy of the community is eX
I, tended the bereaved ones.