Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-04
BURR OAK.
March 2. 1914.

W al III ., 80 T.
Everyone come to the chicken pie
dinner and l.. A. S. sale at the hall
Thursday.
A four pound boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Emery Feb. oath.
Mrs. Fred PAIL has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Decker spent We'd
nesday with his sister Mrs. M. Mari
Gle.
Mrs. W. Reed and little son leave
tomorrow for Canada, her father,
Mr.. Jno. Gates will accompany them
to Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Feltis leave
this week for Wagner, S. d.
Hans Bergsrud had bee several
days last week, putting up ice.
B. Harmon of DEBORAH was MAX
ing professional calls through here
last week.
Mrs Jno. Hall came down from
Austin Thursday in response to a
message that her father was failing.
"Cremo," Paul Reeds riding horse
got severely injured last week in a
fall jumping over high fence, it is
hoped his injuries will not be perma-
nent.
Ezra Reed was having dental work
done in DEBORAH Thursday.
Mrs. Halse and Mrs. Bruner were
callers from Button last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oehler and children
of Locust spent Thursday at F. Pahrs.
Pete Olson is storing his goods in
place to locate.
Of Inf ~,
visited at F. c. Wards Thursday.
RUDE Wilbur was doing business
at the hub Thursday.
Mrs. Decker went to DEBORAH Sat-
urday to spend a few days at Mrs.
Bisby's.
C. c. Ward is able to be about
town again.
Mr. w. elise is up from DEBORAH
for few days visit.
Miss Sarah Murdoch of Bluffton
visited her sister Mrs. M. Wilbur
several days last week.
Ike Reed made a drive to DEBORAH
Friday.
Miss Olive Manning came home
last week from Aurora, ILL.,, poor
health will COMPEL her to give up her
school work.
The remains of Mrs. c. Dawley will
be brought from Oklahoma for buri-
al here Wednesday.
Mrs. II. Shelley is up from Bluff
ton helping Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wilbur
move this week onto the Lincoln
place.
There will be a variety basket So
cial at Lost Nation school house Fri
day evening, everyone is welcomed.
We hear Willie Telford has taken
onto himself wife. Congratula-
tions.
Miss Bessie Manuel is home from
few weeks stay in Owatonna,
Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Tweeton was in
town Friday saying good-by to the
many friends who wish them God
speed in their Minnesota home.
1t is with sadness we record the
death of Mr.. Jno Thompson who pas
sed away Thursday night.
John A. Thompson was born in
ohio, May 3rd, 1854. When less than
to Fayette Co., Ia, consequently he
is numbered among it's earliest set
tiers. The first seventeen years of
his Ire WAS spent III ulSlTlct SCHOOL
and at work on his fathers farm.
He then entered his career in the
mercantile business as clerk, soon
after starting into business for him
self. On the 9th day of May 1875,
he was united in marriage with Miss
Anna ID. Carnall. Unto this union
was born six children, one dying in
childhood. Those surviving are:
George and James of this vicinity,
Arch of Denver, Colo, Mrs. Mabel
nall of Austin, Mimi, and Harry Of
Cedar Rapids.
All Of his life was spent in Fayette
county until the past seven years
that he resided in Burr Oak, where
his death occurred Feb. 90, 1914 He
leaves to mourn his loss his wife and
children, an aged father and mother,
three sisters and five brothers, be-
sides many friends in this vicinity as
well as in Fayette Co.