Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-13
BLUFFTON.
May II, 1914.
Clarence NJ, DickersOn.

Clarence NJ. DickersOn.
Clarence M. Dickerson, aged 3S
years, died at his home in HALEY
bury, Ontario, April 4, 1914, very
suddenly. He had been at work and
was brought home unconscious. He
was the youngest son of Joseph and
Mary (Stockdale) Dickerson and was
born at Cedar City, April 25, 1876
At the age of two and one-half years
he moved with his parents to Otter
tail City, Ottertail county, Mimi.
where he grew up. At the age of %
years he went to Bakersfield, Cali
fornia for his health remaining two
years and then returned to Ottertail
county. Later he spent " years in
the vicinity of Portland, Oregon. Re-
turning he stayed with his parents at
Bluffton, Iowa, until April 1910,
when he went to Saskatchewan. His
father died at Bluffton. He was
married in Saskatchewan and they
moved to Ontario May II, 1909. He
leaves wife and two children. Two
sisters, Mrs. II. B. Roe of Lansing
and Mrs. Mary Hagadorne of Otter
tail are now all that survive of a
family of eight children, four sons
and four daughters.
Willie Dinger went to Prosper the
first of the week.
c.. w. Brittendall went to DEBORAH
Tuesday and came home Thursday
with a new Maxwell auto.
August Bergman and wife visited
Harry Harvey's Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. T. Murdoch visited her
daughter, Mrs. Miley Wilbur Wednes-
day.
Willie Dinger worked some this
weeA for Courtney's.
Mr.. Will LANCE of Seattle Wash
ington is here looking after his prop
erty and visiting old time friends.
There was mass at st. Bridget S
church Wednesday morning
Terry McCabe drove through here
Tuesday on his way to DEBORAH to
market load of wool
Mr.. Henry Wernet's daughter
Dora, who was recently married to a
young man by the name of Roscoe
Kyle of Burlington, Iowa, is home for
visit.
Mr.. Will Knox of Canton, Mimi,
who has been visiting Jack Gala
CHER and other friends in this vicin-
ity, returned home the last of the
week.
Miss Lena Bakken's term of school
closed Friday, with a picnic dinner
and a fine program, among the num-
Der that visited the school in after
noon were Mrs. Sybert and daughter
Ada, Andrew Johnson, George Wer-
nnt Inc hrt, IDh -
Dinger, Henry Bergman, Mrs. Brit
tendall.
Mr.. Cox the cream man of Burr
Oak came thru here today.
Roy Gossman and wife of Burr
Oak, Sundayed with L. O'Briens.
Mr.. Hugh Kelly and wife visited
Pat Tynes Sunday.
Will Cameron is the possessor of a
new Ford auto. He and his family
were out for joy ride Sunday.
Ed Lewis of DEBORAH autoed tC
Bluffton Sunday.
H. W.. Shelley took supper with
! Brittendall's Sunday.
Walter McCauley and wife were
out for a ride Sunday evening.
Ruth Taylor goes TO work for Mrs
Stuart Baker of Ridgeway for thu
summer.
Mr. Taylor Sundayed with hi
daughter, Mrs. Gordon baker.
There were more autos in tow.
yesterday than ever was seen on GU
streets at one time before.
Johnny McCauley and family tool
supper with Walter McCauley's Sat
urday.
| Mrs. Lizzie Cassel and daughte
Bernice were in town Saturday shop
ping and looking over the milliner
goods at Mrs. Willie Dinger's.
Arthur Cratz and wife the new
corners that live on the Nolan place
were seen on our streets yesterday.
Mrs. Chris Johnson returned t.
Aurora, H., to her former home Sat
urday. Mr.. Sybert and wife and tw
daughters took her to the train a
resco.
Mr. Brittendall and family, MI
and Mrs. August Bergman autoed 1
r. Wilbur's Sunday afternoon for
half hour call, found Mrs. Wilbur
health much improved.
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