Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-01-21

Mrs. Grant Bollman Thursday after
i noon, subject, England, Mrs. Nell
Spawn leader.
A meeting of the township trus-
tees will be held at the hall Monday
Feb. End Bids for the road work
to be acted upon.
A teachers meeting will be held
here Thursday Feb. 9TH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Sheggrud and
daughter Alice were visitors at the
Ole Samuelson home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brouillett
spent Sunday with relatives in town.
There will be dance in the Ma
son hall Friday evening Jan. goth.
Music by Harrington's harp orches-
ira.
Mrs. Sam Waters has been serious
ly i'll with pneumonia the past week.
Sunday DR.. Kiesau called DR.. Flynn
of Postville for consultation. At this
writing, she is improving slowly.
w. L. Peck of Waukon was Wis
itor at the Jas. Peck home Thursday.
Arthur and Walter Brandt were
business visitors at Lawler Saturday.
Amos Haslip and Chris Waters
were business callers in Postville
Saturday.
The D. Y. N. T. met with Mrs.
Kate Peck Wednesday and %e follow
| ing officers were elected for the COM
ing year:
Pres.-Mrs. Neil Spawn.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. Nell Crawford.
Sec.-Mrs. Cora Chamberlin.
Treas.-Mrs. F. W. Kiesau.
Grant Bollman was an Ossian Wis
itor Wednesday.
Lynn Crawford went to Cedar Falls
Saturday for an over Sunday visit
with friends.
Harry Harvey returned to his
home in Castalia Tuesday.
Chas. Crawford and CLARA Topel
spent Sunday at home from DEBORAH.
Rev. Childress and wife of Post
Vile were visitors at Paul TOpePs
Thursday.
Miss Stella Crawford was a Decor
ah shopper Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pilgrim are
recovering from a severe attack of
la grippe and pleurisy.
Mrs. T. ]. Crawford and Stella were
visitors at the II. Camel home at
Castalia Tuesday.
Curtis BOllman was sick with tom
silitis several days last week.
Glenn Dowd of Castalia was WIS.,
itor at the Chas. Barrett home last
week.
Those from a distance who attend
ed the funeral here Sunday were:
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Peck, Mr.. Joe
Slorah of Des Moines; Chas. and
Grant Birdsell, of Bruce Wis; Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Woolsey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Newt Schoonmaker, Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Albright, Lester Richards,
Ale Smorstad, of Castalia; Mrs.
Dahl, Mr. and Mrs. John Dahl, Mr..
and Mrs. Nat Croft of DEBORAH; Geo.
Webster, Adolph Gunderson and
Winn Rathbun of Ossian.
Obituary.
Isaac Birdsell deceased was born
at Port Dover, Ontario, Canada, Aug.
no, 1884, where he resided with his
parents until he reached the age of
M years, when he and his older
brother William left their Canadian
home and came to Iowa, selected a
location and in the fall of the same
year 1851, the parents with large
family of boys followed and the re-
suits of the early pioneering, large
tract of this beautiful prairie land
was acquired by the Birdsell family
The father with the assistance of his
boys built a crude house on the same
site where Mr.. Eugene Birdsell now
resides. October Sth, 1858 at the
} age of "a he was united in marriage
to Mary Ann German, and to this un-
ion six children were born, two boys
and four girls, all of whom survive.
In the winter of 1892, Mr.. Birdsell
accepted Christ as his Savior, united
with the United Brethren church
held steadfast to his faith till the
time of his death. In the spring OF
1895, Mr.. and Mrs. Birdsell moved
to Frankville to enjoy their home In
a retired way. A little more than
year after, Mrs Birdsell was sum
moned to her eternal rest, June LIST
1886. Aug 7th, 1901 Mr.. Birdsell
married Mrs. Emma Anderson and
located in his home in Frankville
where he resided until the time OF
his death. About two years ago Mr.
! Birdsell was stricken with brights
disease and has been constant and
patient sufferer till the death ange
called him to his reward. He passed
away at IL p. IN. January 10th
1914. His loss is mourned by large
circle of friends, his wife and the
entire family of children who were
present at the funeral. Mrs. There's
sa Woolsey of Castalia, Mrs. Ida
Moose and Mrs. Kate Shattuck OF
this place, Mrs. Minnie Peck OF Des
Moines, Grant and Charles Birdsell
of Bruce, Wis. funeral services were
held Sunday at 100 O'Clock at the
Presbyterian church, Rev. Mason Of
floating, interment at the Centenni
al cemetery.
We wish to thank the friends who
so kindly assisted during the sick.
ness and death of our husband and
: father asd also for the beautiful
flowers. Mrs. Emma Birdsell and
children.