Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08
BURR OAK.

April o, 1914.
Mrs. Ella Anderson of Prosper was
guest at the Whitney home Satur-
day.
Willard Peacock is ill with pneu-
monia, but much better at this writ
ing.
Ida Winters was able to ride to
town Friday and visited the new
baby at the Clipper home.
Hans Bergsrud has purchased Mrs.
Sullivan's house on south Main st.
that has been used for a blacksmith
shop for the sum of 500. He eX-
poets to make some improvements on
it for a residence and meat market.
Arch thompson made a flying trip
to Denver, Colorado and back last
week
P. Olson's are settled to house
keeping in the Wemett house and
Lester McIntire has moved into Mrs.
kneeskern' house.
Miss Lucille Williams came up from
Rock Island, ILL.,, last week to spend
some time at the Thompson home.
| LATE Erickson was best man to
the Golding wedding in Hesper We'd
nesday evening.
| Mrs. Bessie Wilbur is under the
doctors care.
Mrs. Fred PAIL spent Friday here
on her way home to Prosper after
caring for her brother sick with in
! flamatOry rheumatism a week near
/ Locust.
The l.. A. S. will be entertained
by the Rebeccas in the |. o. 0. F..
/ hall the 9th inst This does not sig
Mt hot oil
ments, but everyone bring eatables
the same as elsewhere.
Will Houck made a business trip
to Minneapolis last week.
Clarence Ward was a very sick
| man last week and is still in criti-
cal condition.
There was no services at the NJ. E.
church Sunday on account of ill
ness at the parsonage, of the little
son of Rev. and Mrs. Hatfield, of
lung fever. A nurse was obtained
from Cresco Saturday and hopes are
! entertained of the little ones re-
cOvery.
Creme" the pretty pony of Paul
/ Reeds had to be shot last week and
put out of it's suffering as it had been
growing worse since hurt a few
weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Armstrong of
Canton spent Friday at the Pierce
and Ward homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. elise of DEBORAH Wis
tied the Rollins home last week.
Mrs. VIII Darling is home from
Kansas and Dakota. She was accom-
panied home by Mrs. Albert Darling
of South Dakota and also Mr. and
Mrs. Mart Erwin, old residents here,
but now of MontIose, S. ID.
Miss Ambli of DEBORAH is caring
! for the new babe at the Jno. Rollin
home.
| Vernon Manning has his house
well long and has barn started.
| The town board is having their
annual meeting today
Ray Feltis who has been poorly
for some time went to La Crosse
hospital today; he was accompanied
by Joe Moran
Martha F. Cole was born in Schuy-
Ter Co., New York on Sept. 80, 1886,
and passed from this life on March
29th, 1914. On March End, 1858
she was united in marriage to Chas.
n. Masters and TIE same month
my hio'cu " io"d WueIe lHey nave
ever since resided. To this union
five children We're born, one dying
in infancy. She will always be re-
membered kindly by her neighbors
and friends for her ever readiness To-
aid in the time of sickness and
touble. Her life was spent in unset
fish devotion to her family, ever a
faithful, true wife and loving
mother. She leaves in bereavement
besides her husband, four daughters,
Mrs. James Wade, Mrs. Eugene
Headington, Mrs. Frank Perry, and
Mrs. Ernest Reed, also seven grand
children and one great grand child,
all living in or near Burr Oak.