Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-08-12
BLUFFTON.

WcHI W buTr YAK To-Day.
Chas. Burgess made a business
trip to Burr Oak today.
Jack Gallagher. Lew Richmond,
and Jake Brandt helped Elmer
Greehslade stack grain last Tues
day.
Otto Burgmann and his sister
Lena were in our burg Tuesday
evening getting dishes and grocer
les for the threshing crew
Elmer Greenslade took a hog to
PROSPER Wednesday to market for
Earnest Burgmann, but the buyers
had shut down and he was obliged
to bring the hog back.
Mrs. T. Murdoch, son Claude and
daughter Dorothy, drove over to NJ.
Wilbur's Wednesday and stayd I'M
til Sunday, came home to see how
everything was going. Mrs Murdoch
with her two daughters Nettie and
Dorothy went back again to help
Mrs. Wilbur through with her har-
vest work.
Willis Kinney worked on the road
some last week.
Otto Melver is working for Chas.
Burgess.
Fl. Mercy is running a thresl.ing
engine for Mr.. Emery.
Paddle O'Brien took his family
to Lena Burgman's today.
Elmer Greenslade went to Cres-
co Saturday.
Paddle O'Brien finished stacking
Thursday forenoon and went to
Ridgeway in the afternoon.
Kate Mccormick is in very poor
health.
Hugh Kelly's are expecting their
two daughters Maggie and Susie
home this week for a visit.
Raymond O'Brien and his sister
Annette, visited their grandma
O'Brien this last week.
Luke O'Brlen helped T. A.
o Brien thresh last Tuesday after
noon
Paddle O'Brien helped Ed Fulcks
the first of the week.
The stork left fine baby girl
at Harry Harvey's last Tuesday
morning, which made the whole
family rejoice, even to the grand
parents.
] Jake Dinger was a business caller
in Bluffton the fore part of the
week.
DR.. Emmons was called TO Pat
Thyne's last Tuesday to see grand
ma Thyme.
Mrs. Anna Ward and Mrs. John
son, son Glenn of Burr OAK town
ship visited Mrs. H. Shelley last
Tuesday.
icon Mercy stayed with Mrs
Shelley last week while Mr.. Shelley
was away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gossman OF
Burr Oak visited home folks this
| last week. AS Mrs. Gossman is a
dressmaker she did up some of the
| family sewing. Mrs. Gossman, we
wish you would visit the rest of us
Blufftonites and do the same.
Walter McCauley helped T A.
O'Brien thrash last Tuesday after
noon
Archie Ward of Bethel, Sundayed
with home folks.
Oscar Wilbur, and Jenevieve
Manuel attended church in Bluffton
yesterday.
Rev. Hatfield and family of Burr
| Oak passed through here THURSDAY
on their way to Cresco. Mr.. Hat.
field is taxing treatment for his
eyes. Mrs. Hatfield went along tc
visit old friends. They returned
home Friday, and stopped with Brit
tendalls for supper.
Mr.. Hugh Kelly of Burr Oal
township attended st. Bridget
church south of here Sunday NOR
ming and spent the rest of the da,
with his sister, Mrs. Tyne.
Mrs. d, A. Norton of South Da
kota, was a treasured guest o
Brittendalls Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. H. w. Shelley is working TO
A. Sceely of Burr Oak
Old Mr.. Holse was seen on GU
streets Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Baker wer
shopping in our burg Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. Taylor Sundayed with nj
daughter Mrs. Gordon Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klemme of Ridge
way autoed to Bluffton Sunday fore
noon, visited Brittendalls until al
ternoon, went home by the way o
DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Bergman
visited Gordon Bakers Sunday
Crawford Sharp did not go t
work on the road with the crew thi
morning, he is layed up with lam
shoulder.
Mr.. Kingsley went with the roa
crew this morning to work on tn
road.
Dave Cassel did not go on tn
road to work this morning. He say
he Is going to take weeks vaca
ton. and run a round little.
Mrs Abbie Wernet of Burr Oa
township visited, Mrs. Jackson, owe
night this last week.
Hazel Elzea visited homS folk
and attended church Sunday.
Charley Wilbur of Canton cam
to Bluffton Sunday expecting to al
tend church and visit some relative
but he took sick with a severe head
ache and had to return home, Blu
he first reached down into his poo
ket and gave the minister som
change to go on this week, settin
an example which would be wise TO
all young men and married one
too, to follow. The good old book
80.