Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-10-14
CORRESPONDENCE.
BLUFFTON.
Oct. 10, 1914.


May of Cresco, were calling on Brit
tendall's the first of the week.
Will Cameron and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Brandt and son Leon
ard autoed to Waukon the first of
the week to visit Mrs. Brandt's sis
ter, Mrs. Clark.
Edward Dinger and Leila Green
took in the play at DEBORAH Monday
evening.
Mrs. Jake D'nger assisted Mrs.
Shelley with her washing Tuesday.
Galoushie Heath of Early Dawn
was shopping in our burg Tuesday.
If any of yees gets hungry for
fresh fish call on T. Murdoch. He
catches more big bass than his fam
lily can make use of.
Jack Halse butchered a hog
Tuesday, and remembered his neigh
bors as usual.
Paddle O'Brien's visited August
and Earnest Burgmans' Friday.
c. w. Brittendall went to Decor
all Friday after freight. The roads
were so muddy, he did not return
until Saturday.
H. W. Shelley worked for Mr.. H.
Emery Friday.
Mrs Shelley stayed with Mrs. Brit
tendall Friday night
Fred O'Brien went to Blooming
Prairie, Mimi, to look for land.
He returned home Saturday, what
kind of luck he had or what he
found, nobody knows as yet.
Hark there Is music in the air,
how so, why Mrs. Walter McCauley
has new organ and an organ was
left at H Mercy's also.
Myrtle Gilman and Mrs. Ole Nell
son of DEBORAH, were visiting at
Malan Nelson's this last week. Ma
Ian Nelson, wife and the two ladies
were calling on some of the Bluff
tonites Saturday
jim ElZea who has been with the
vaudeville show this summer. re-
turned home Saturday to go to
school until spring and then intends
to join with the same company for
the summer season.
Mr.. Holverson of Cresco has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs Green
slade the past week, expects soon to
come and make his home with them.
Mr.. Taylor visited his daughter
Mrs. Gordon Baker Friday and Sat
urday.
Cecil Burnham took supper with
Brittendalls Sunday evening
Jim ElZea struck out for Court
ney's this morning to see his sister
Hazel.
Walter McCauley's family sun
dayed with H. w. Sheley's.
RUDE Wilbur, wife and son Lee,
visited relatives in Button Sunday.
Mrs. T. Murdoch and her three
daughters returned home from
the Bethel neighborhood Sunday,
where she has been spending few
days with her married daughter,
Mrs. M. Wilbur.
Paddle O'Brieu and family took
dinner with Harry Harvey's Sunday
Archie Ward Sundayed in Bluff
ton.
Sarah Murdoch went to work for
Mrs. James Carolan.
The farmers are complaining of
too much wet weather of late.
A cradle roll meeting was held
here in town saturday evening with
good attendance
Charley Weldon has returned
from Montana TO visit his mother,
son Willie, and other relatives. He
VIII return to his claim he has there
in about two weeks. His brother
Jim will come back soon to stay and
work the home place.
Vera Burnham took supper with
Gladys Murdoch yesterday evening.
KathaleGn Clarissa Burgmann
visited her grandpa and grandma
Brittendall yesterday. She behav-
ed nicely until towards evening,
then she got spunky and made her
mother and father take her home.
Don't it beat all how parents will
mind their children today? In our
grandfathers day the children had
to mind their parents.
Gene Mercy, wife and daughter
Agness of Bonair are visiting H..
Mercy's.