Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-08-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
BLUFFTON.

Earnest Ward and wife of Burr
Oak township were calling on friends
in Bluffton Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Linch autoed
in our town Tuesday.
Mrs. T. Murdoch went on the road
this last week to cook for the road
men.
Miss Anna Thyme was shopping in
our town Wednesday.
Maggie Kelly who has a claim in
Dakota is here visiting with Pat
| Thyme and family.
Otto Bergman and his sister
Lena, helped Malan Nelson in thresh-
ing Thursday.
Mrs. H. W. Shelley is on the sick
list.
C. w. Brittendall was quite sick
Wednesday night
Mr.. Lew Richmond worked FOR
Jack Halse this last week.
o. G.. WatrOs and wife autoed to
Button Tuesday, and purchased sew
enty-fve pounds of honey of Britten-
dalls.
H. Mercy and wife took their son
| Virgil to DEBORAH Thursday to con-
suit doctor.
Pat Gallagher and family were up
to Jack Gallagher's Friday afternoon
gathering plums and blackberries.
Charles Burgess took some hogs
to market Friday.
The Burr Oak and Bluffton Sun
day schools Joined in picnic Friday
in the Bluffton park A good many
CANA old opd vnnpo Al did In
tice to a delicious dinner, and went
home happy as larks, cialm.Ag they
had had splendid time.
Mrs Walter McCauley spent Fri
day with her mother, Mrs. Shelley.
Henry Wernett went to DEBORAH
Saturday.
Grandma Lewis of DEBORAH is stay
ing this last week with Mrs. Miley
Wilbur.
Some of the Blufftonites gathered
at Elmer Greenslade's SATURDAY eve
ming to congratulate the newly mar
ried couple and partake of the treat
he held out to them.
Fl. w. Shelley is working tor Wal
ter Ryan, putting in a cistern.
Malan Nelson and wife stayed over
nlg0L Will aug tSJ A'N
urday and took Sunday dinner with
Lena Bergman.
A lucky runaway occurred on Fri
day. While Harry Brandt was stack
ing grain up near Beaver pond, his
team broke loose and ran to Bluff
ton. turned around all safe and start
ed back on the run. Mr.. Brittendall
caught them and held them until the
owner appeared upon the scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cameron,
daughter Martha and Jennie Halse
autoed out to Dick Morton's Sunday.
Martha and Jennie remained for a
| few days visit.
Caroline Cameron calleu on MRS.
Brittendall Sunday Afternoon and ac-
lcompanied her to church.
Harry Taylor and sister Ruth at
tended church Sunday after-oon.
Gus Kilgren lost valuable dog
who was bit by rattle snake, the
snake had thirteen rattles. !,
John Ryan and family oundayed
with Erick O'Brien's.
Leila Green is working or MRS.
Shelley today.
George Smell of Canton called on
Jack Gallagher yesterday.
Paddle O'Brien is marketing hogs
today
Mrs. E. Weldon has been visiting
! in Bluffton since Friday. ~:-e VIII
go to Fayette Wednesday TO visit her
daughter, Mrs. Roberts.
Mrs. Paddle O'Brien Is on the SICK
list.
Mrs. Chas. Burgess is a5ie to be
about the house.
Mr.. Bergman and daughter Lena,
will visit Mrs. Paddle O'Brien TINS
afternoon
viii Cameron hauled a load OIL
oats from Dick Morton's ;oCay.
Jack Halse, Willie Dinger, Lew
Brounner, MIR. and Mrs. kippe and
some of the Emery's surprised old
lady Dinger yesterday and nad
regular family reunion
Mr.. and Mrs. Crumb of Cresco
drove thru herel Friday, stopping
to have little chat with friends, and
then extending their journey farther
east to visit friends.