Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-06
RAVENA,
July A. 1910.


Julius Brown was a caller at
Frankville on Saturday.
George Taylor and William Block
were passengers for Postville on
Saturday TO attend the 4th of July
celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Holtey of
Ossian We're visitors at Bonnie
Eimers on Sunday.
Nels Berg was a business visitor
at DEBORAH on Sunday.
August Peck was a caller at J. v
DeCou's in Pleasant View Wednes-
day.
Where did you spend the fourth?
Wilton E. Cornell and family
spent Sunday at Frank Schroeder's.
Ray Long of Ossian did some re-
pair work on H. Lansing's gasoline
engine Thursday.
W. E. Cornell and family attend
ed the wedding of his sister, Miss
Fannie Cornell to Atty. w. NJ. Allen
near Castalia last Wednesday.
Mrs. E. DeCou and Mrs. A. Peck
and two sons visited at Frank You
mans in Pinchville on Thursday.
H. j. Giesen and r. J. Becker of
Calmar We're seen autoing through
Ravena on Wednesday.
Master Freddie Doan of Ossian
visited at E. DeCou's on Friday.
William Black was a caller at the
j. V. DeCou home in Pleasant View
On Thursday.
Mr.. Philip Barthelme, Jr. and son
Gardie were passengers for Gale
donia, Mimi. on Saturday to attend
the 4th of July celebration.
Mrs. Sears,and from near Nord-
ness was visitor at S. NJ Ness on
Monday.
Misses Tilla and Tommie Ness
visited at Ole Lomen's near Nord-
ness on Monday.
Mrs. Ole Lomen and children
from near Nordness visited at S. NJ.
Ness the past week.
August Lansing transacted bust
ness at Calmar on Monday.
Percy Billiard of Ossian was seen
in Ravena on Saturday.
Mrs. Holverson of Des Moines Wis
tied at George Bakken's on last Sat-
urday.
Peter Schroeder spent Sunday at
Calmar.
staying at the P. Barthelme, Jr.
home the past two months, returned
to her home near DEBORAH on Tues
day.
Miss Anna Johnson visited home
folks near DEBORAH on Tuesday.
Leander Klisart of Ossian was a
caller at B. Eimers' on Wednesday
Several automobiles were noticed
on Main street on Tuesday.
Ole Drokken and Peter Hammer
neff from near Nordness spent Sum
day at julius Browns.
Mrs. Holver Sersland and Miss
Evelyn Sjoboen spent Sunday at
the Daniel Sjoboen home near Nord-
ness on Sunday.
Theodore Einck and family and
Mrs. Henry Einck of Festina visited
at Ben Einck's on Monday.
Mr.. Joe Doerr and sister Wilhel-
nina of west of Ossian visited at
Ben Einck's on Monday.
Judge John DeCou of Centennial
visited his son Eber on Tuesday.
Mrs. George Bakken visited at E..
DeCou's on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. August Peck spent
Sunday at Ben Einck's.
John Holder of Ossian was seen
in Ravena Sunday.
Otto Brockman of Ossian visited
at William Lansing's on Sunday.
Mrs. William Doerr returned to
her home west of Ossian Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Einck had their
baby christened on Monday, naming
her Irene.
August Lansing entertained
quite large crowd on the 4th.
Mrs. George Brother and daugh-
ter Lorene were passengers for
Cresco on Saturday, returning on
Tuesday.
Herman Schroeder and family
spent Sunday at Anton Becker's,
south of Ossian.
Mr.. Nels Berg was a passenger
for Ionia on Monday.
Mr., Frank Schweinfus and sister
Evelyn attended the celebration at
Spillville on the 4th.
Mrs. John Brown had the mis-
fortune to break her right arm on
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Huinker and
daughter Ina, Mrs. Matilda Brog-
hammer, Mr.. John Broghammer, Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Broghammer and
daughter Viola and Mrs. William
Broghamer and children, all of Os-
sian spent the 4th at the Joe Brog-
hamer home.
Miss Ida Schneeberger attended
the celebration at Spillville the 4th.
Quite few from this vicinity
attended the dance at Andrew E.
Lees on Monday night All report
a fine time
Gust Holverson has charge of Mr..
Peterson's cream hauling now.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schroeder of
Ossian were seen autoing through
Ravena on Sunday.
OBITUARY.
This community was shocked on
last Friday, July /, 1910, to learn
OF the sudden death of Mr.. Ellef
Peterson, son of Mrs. Ole Peterson
living two miles north of Ossian.
He was born at Ossian, Iowa, on the
10th day of January, 1868. He was
at the time of his death AZ years,
5 months and days old. He leaves
to mourn his departure his aged
mother, two sisters, Mrs. Hagen of
Buckston. N. d. and Mrs. Lien of
Delevan, MIMI, and five brothers,
John and Svenning of Ossian, Ole
and Andrew of Leeds, N. ID. and
Peter OF Ulen, Mimi. All were in
attendance at the funeral except
Peter of TJlen Mimi An5ror, 80