Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-02-15
CASTALIA.
Feb. IS, 1911.

Feb. IL, 1911.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Allen of Post
vile were in Castalia Thursday.
Thos. Floody was calling on
friends in Castalia Thursday.
Miss Mary Holzer was a guest at
the home of Geo. Neuenswander on
Wednesday.
Mr.. Roy Rooney of DEBORAH spent
H. Campbell
Mr.. w. H. Haefner was a business
caller in Postville Thursday,
A crowd from Castalia attended
the dance at Ossian on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bremen of Cedar
Rapids is visiting her daughter Mrs.
j. Burke.
Jas Sullivan of Clermont was a
business caller here Thursday.
Mr.. Witt of Monona was visiting
friends in Castalia Thursday.
A. o. Becker and j. w. Meyer of
Ossian were in town Friday.
Mrs. Dyer of Giard visited at the
home of d. Burns Thursday.
VIM. and John Bachilder and M.
Perry went to Prairie du Chen Fri
day.
Frances Bickel and Earl Haefner
were in Postville Saturday.
Ward Tatro returned to his home
at Cedar Rapids Friday.
Frank and Ward Tatro and Mr..
and Mrs. r. Cornell left for their
homes Monday morning.
E. J. Perry and j. H. Kneeskern
went to st. Paul Monday morning.
Earl Birdsell and Mabel Bachilder
attended the dance at Frankville on
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Campbell are
the parents of a baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson OF
West Union and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Gardner of Oelwein are visiting at
the home of Joe Gress.
Mrs. Fred Dibblo of Washington
Is visiting at the home of A. G..
Tatro.
Moses Perry is seriously i'll at
Prairie du CHEN.
Ward Bachilder went to Prairie
du Chen Saturday.
Mrs. s. A. Green.
Grace May Spheer was born near
Castalia March IS, 1887 and died
at her home Feb. z, 1911. On Jan.
1, 1907 she was joined in marriage
to Allen Green. and to this union
were bornstwo children Clarence and
Ruth. Besides her husband and
children she leaves to mourn her
loss, her mother, two sisters, one
brother and host of sympathetic
| friends She was kind and low
/ ing wife and mother, always living
| in the care of her heavenly Father.
She was of kind and cheerful dis
position always with a kind and
pleasant word and helping hand for
all, and will be greatly missed by
all who knew her. Funeral SER
vices were held at the u. B. church
Thursday afternoon, Rev. Weaver
officiating.
Mrs. Duncan McMartin.
After long illness of thirteen
| weeks, Mrs. Mary Huntley Perry
/ McMartin died at her home in Cas-
Italia at two o'clock, Wednesday at
1 ternoon, Feb. 10, 1911 from
stroke of paralysis.
] Mrs. Mary McMartin was born
August 10, 1888 in Ames, New
York, and with her parents came
west in the early forties. She was
married Sept. s, 1854 to Mr.. Samuel
Perry, and to this union one son
F. e. Perry was born. Mr.. S. Perry
died about two years after his mar
rage. On Nov. 10, 1866 she was
married to Mr.. Duncan McMartin OF
Castalia. Mr.. and Mrs. McMartin
resided in this community for over
forty years, he passing away Nov.
! IL, 1909. She leaves to mourn her
death one son, brother M. G. Hunt
| ley of Montana, sister Martha
Pressy of California, and a host of
| friends. Rev. Weaver preached the
funeral sermon and the d. of H.
lodge of which she was a member
was in attendance.