Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
CASTALIA.
Nov 16, 1914.

| III OSldu w euHeSQdy.
Misses Edna Ames, Edna Ammon-
son, Susie Fordyce, Leta Thornton
| Grace Schoonmaker, and Prof Hoppe
attended the teachers meeting at De
corah Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. George Bernhart returned
| from Elgin Tuesday.
Gregory and Cyrel Figge, Lloyd
Fan, Misses Vangie Croft, Myrtle Nc,
Mannus and Marie Lansing of Ossian
attended the dance here on Monday
Miss Anna Schara came up from
! Postville for a visit with home folks
Tuesday
Mrs. August Meyer was shopping
in Postville Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. H. Meyer and Mrs
and Mr.. Ed Wirsching spent Tues,
day with relatives in Elkader.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Kneeskern, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Bloxham and Mrs. w
VIM were Cresco callers on Tues
day.
Mrs, G. Krobriger and family spent
Saturday with relatives in Postville
Mrs. Hursh left Saturday for Wis
it with relatives in Cedar Falls and
other points.
E. E. Malloy spent Sunday with his
sister, Mae, who is attending college
at Ames, Iowa.
Mrs. H. l.. Meyer left Sunday for
Charles City for visit with relatives
Joe Ryan and sister Lizzie and some
friends of Frankville attended the
dance here on Monday.
Claude Winn was an Ossian caller
Friday.
d. C. Malloy was a business caller
at Ossian Tuesday.
Ray Richard was a passenger to
Jackson Junction on Sunday.
A. c. Tatro was a passenger to Os-
sian Friday.
Golden Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew H. Uhley Of
Castalia, Iowa, celebrated their 5Oth
anniversary of their wedding Friday,
Nov. 10, 1914 All the children of
this worthy couple along with other
relatives and friends were present on
this happy occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Uhley of Fair
view, Nebraska, came Thursday to
visit at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Uhley
ID. G. Malloy, j. H. Kneeskern AMI
Eugene Perry were business callers
in DEBORAH Tuesday.
Mrs. Steve Allen of Mason City
spent Sunday at the j. H. Kneeskern
home.
Mrs. Knute Harvey of Postville
was in town on Friday.
Mrs. Oliver Ollite of Waterloo Wis
tied at the w. VIM home last week
Miss Mary Uhley and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Algyer of DEBORAH came Friday
to help celebrate at the golden we'd
ding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Uhley
Louise BaltZ was q Postville cali
er Wednesday.
attended the funeral of Mrs. Riggs.
Mrs. Doane of Ossian attended thu
funeral of Mrs. Riggs on Sunday.
Chas. Neuenswander came up from
Elgin for an over Sunday visit
Ed Waters of Postville and San
Harris of Bethel were in town Sun
day.
Obituary.
Mary Lambert Riggs, daughter O
Samuel and Elizabeth Smith Lam
bert, was born in Augusta, County
Virginia, March. II, 1928, and die
Nov. 10, 1914 at her home in Cas-
Italia, Iowa, aged sc years, Z month,
and &c days.
When year old her parents NOV
ed to Madison County. Indiana
where her father passed to his las
rest, leaving family of four children
of which she was the Oldest. Thus
she was left to help her motheI
brave the hardships of a pioneers
life at the age of six years. 1t wa
here she grew to womanhood and la:
er made the acquaintance of A.
Riggs, to whom she was united il
marriage on October, II, 1S49. T,
this union four children were born
Elizabeth, Jane, Matte Hunter, AL
bert B., and E. o. Riggs.
In 1856, they moved to Iowa, sett
ling on the farm near Castalia, where
E. o. Riggs now resides. For /
years she with her husband laboreC
to build their home, and at the ent
of which time they left the farm OF
account of the illness of her HUSBAND
and moved to Castalia, where she ha,
since resided
Her husband preceded her il
death II years ego. At the age of / :
years she gave her heart to God anC
was one of His faithful followers, al
member of the u B. church unit
her death. Her death was grea
loss to her church to which she hac
devoted her life.
Her children have lost a lovins
mother and the community kline
christian and charitable woman.
She leaves one brother, Abraham
Lambert, two daughters, Jennie anf
Matte and one son K. o. Riggs, eight
grandchildren and eight great-grand
children, besides host of friends tC
mourn her loss.
The sympathy of the community I:
extended to the family Of the deceas
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