Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
BLUFFTON.

Pretty severe lightning we had
last Monday night. Matt Mccormick
lost four horses by same.
Harrison Marcy and Iven Syberi
dug potatoes last Tuesday. The yield
was good.
Old lady McCauley was shopping
in our burg last Tuesday.
Mrs. Myrtle Baker and son Benny
visited Mrs. Charles Burgess last
Tuesday.
Mr.. Benson had horse get a Sc
we're wire cut last Monday night.
Eilene O'Brien called on Henry
Bergman last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Richard Greenslade butcher
ed hog the fore part of the week
Bud Bucknell and Ben Keefe of
DEBORAH are camping up the river
vine, fishing and hunting. More are
expected to join them soon.
Last Wednesday was beautiful
day. A goodly number of the Bluff
tonites attended the sale at Mr..
Emery's, south of here.
Mr. Hugh Kelley. of Burr Oak
township, passed through here last
Wednesday on his way to the sale.
Mr.. Fred Ward went to the sale
last Wednesday. He stopped as he
went home and took supper with
Brittendalls.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sexton passed
through here last Wednesday. Mr..
Sexton attended the sale while Mrs.
Sexton visited her folks.
Mrs. Myrtle Baker visited Mrs.
Dick Greenslade last Wednesday.
Walter McCauley and wife and
Mrs. j. Halse went to the sale last
Wednesday,
Last Wednesday night we had
quite a storm, and prevented the
farmers from threshing for few
days.
Jack Halse purchased a COW at
the sale last Wednesday.
Watkins medicine man drove in
to Bluffton last Thursday and stop
ped over night with Earnest Berg
mans.
Mr.. Jim Madden is back in our
burg again. No place like Bluffton
for Mr.. Madden.
Colonel Bently caught coon
Thursday night.
We had a hard rain and a severe
thunder and lightning storm on last
Friday. The school children were
terribly frightened and ran home,
leaving the teacher to her fate.
Fred Ward, wife, and daughter
Violet, and Mrs. G. H. Kimball, Wis
tied at the Brittendall home Satur-
day.
Mr. CLANCY Emery moved Mr..
Bowers family and household goods
to Ridgeway Friday. He got caught
in the storm and had to stop at Ell
mer Greenslade's until 1t passed
over.
Charles Burgess made trip to
Burr Oak Friday.
Jack Halse made trip to Pros
per Friday for cement for the inside
of his barn.
Terry O'Brien and family visited
Andy Carolan Sunday.
John Ryan and family of Canton,
Mimi, passed through here Sunday
afternoon, to visit his wife's folks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke O'Brien.
Mrs. Ralph Sharp was in our burg
Saturday afternoon.
The road gang that have been
working ND near Coldwater, Will
move to Kendallville today.
Mrs. Myrtle Baker and son Ben
ny, who have been visiting in this
vicinity, will take their departure
for Montana this week, where she
will hold down a claim.
Mr.. Iven Sybert and Harry Marcy
went to Ridgeway today.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCauley
drove up to Mr.. Kilgren's to buy
some sorghum. Mr.. Kilgren has
been making sorghum lately.
Mr.. Hugh Kelly is threshing to-
day.
Gordon Baker and wife and Ruth
Taylor visited August Bergman
Sunday.
Alice bergman went up to Paddle
O'Brien's Sunday evening and stay
ed all night. How is Kendallville,
Alice?
Mrs Drummer took Mrs. Baker to
DEBORAH today.
Mr.. Paddle O'Brien and family
visited Earnest Bergman's yester-
day.