Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-23
CASTALIA.


last week and are occupying the
house vacated by samuel Groves,
A baby boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bachelor, on
Monday, FEB. IA, 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Cornell and
! Clarence went to Cedar Rapids on
Thursday, to visit at the Ward Tatro
home and from there return to their
home at Superior, Wis.
Miss Belle Helmer went to Cresco
Thursday.
Colonel Burhans stopped off Tues
day to visit friends while on his way
home to Sanborn, Mimi. from James
Vile, Wis.
Mrs. Joe Slorah and Leo came up
from Oelwein Wednesday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Woolsey.
Nellie and Charlie Neunswander
visited relatives at Postville the lat
ter part of the week.
Mrs. Willard Bollman and chill
Gren departed for Fargo, N. d.
Thursday, after several weeks visit
with relatives.
S. s. Tatro of Clermont visited his
brother, A. c. Tatro, Saturday.
S. A.. Hunter and Dell Downing
were DEBORAH visitors Friday.
Colonel Adsiem of Blackstone, N.
D. was a visitor at the j. p. Bach
elder home the latter part of the
week.
Mrs. Oliver Alitz and baby return
ed to Elkader Saturday, after a short
visit at the Chas. Winn home.
Ray Bickel of Giard visited at the
w. H. Haefner home last week, re-
turning to Giard Thursday, accompa-
MED by his sister, Miss Frances.
Dennis Sculley's move to F. e.
Perry'c farm this week, and Roy
Hunter will move onto the farm va
Gated by Mr.. Scully.
A parcel shower was held at the
S. A. Hunter home Saturday evening
for Miss HOWE Hunter
Hal. V. Riggs entertained his Sum-
day School class at his home Mon
day evening and all present report
good time.
The remains of David Huston, who
passed away at Freeport. were
brought mere Saturday and inferred
in the Bloomfield cemetery Sunday
afternoon.
A number of friends surprised
Mrs. Joe Slorah Friday evening and
spent very pleasant evening.
Miss Anna Christofferson and
Blake Rathbun were united in mar
riage at DEBORAH, Saturday, Feb. 10,
1910. The contracting parties are
we'll known in this vicinity and have
host of friends who extend their
best wishes. They will reside On his
fathers farm east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M Knutsen went
to Ossian the fore part of the week
and are now visiting relatives at
Swea City before movng to their new
home at Imogene, Iowa.
Mrs. Martha Putnam received
word from Seattle, Wash, Friday,
that her brother, George L. Windell,
was not expected to live. He was
operated on and found suffering
from cancer of the liver and the case
was hopeless.
Mrs. Abbie Peckham was the re-
cipient of postal card shower Fri
day, the occasion being her SOth
birthday.
One of Chas. Tatro's boys is i'll
with pneumonia and three other chill
dren are recovering from the grippe.
The o. B. BIS are going to have a
stag party at the hall this evening.
Miss Rose O'Boy came up from
Postville, to spend Sunday.
OBITUA..Y.
John Betus Harvey was born in
Vermont, Feb. IA, 1924 and passed
away at his home near Castalia, Ia.
Feb 16, 1910 at the age of Sc years
and days. He moved to Ohio with
his parents and on April 10, 1914
he was united in marriage to Sarah
Wheeler at Westmansfield, Logan
county, Ohio. Eleven children were
born to this union, six of whom have
preceded him with his wife, who
passed away Feb. %, 1909.
In the spring of 1856 they came
TO Iowa and settled in Bloomfield
township, enduring the hardships
and trials of pioneer life to build
home in the wilderness. He was
kind father and a good neighbor
and respected by all who knew him.
The funeral was held at the u. B.
church, Friday afternoon, Rev. Penn
officiating. The remains were laid
to rest in the Pleasant View ceme-
terry. The children who are left to
mourn his loss are Mrs. Mary f.
Banning, Cedar, N. D.; Mrs. Ruth
j. Moore, Calmar, Ia; Mrs. Alma
Bush of Lime Springs. Ia; Dennis
c. and Albert S. of Castalia, Ia.