Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-12-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
SPILLVILLE.

DGS- = l., Il 81 4.
Mrs. H. Chandler left Monday for
West Union after a few days visit
with her mother, Mrs. o. Kapler.
Louis Nemetz left Tuesday for
DEcan, 'owa, after brief visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ne
metz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Luzum of near
Lalmar were shoppers in town Tues
day.
VIII Hospodarsky drove to Con-
over Wednesday.
JOS Huber of near Protivin was a
caller in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Thos. Sebesta of Moose Lake,
Mimi, returned home Wednesday,
after a short visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John NemetZ.
Anton and Will Smith were Cal
mar callers Wednesday.
Miss Pauline Haug was a Calmar
visitor Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Kubesh of near
Calmar were shoppers in town Fri
day.
Mrs. Frank Soukup and daughter
Celia were DEBORAH shoppers Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Cooper and
daughter Irene returned home Thurs-
day, after a two weeks visit with
relatives and friends at Cedar Rap
ids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Mikesh of near
ProtiVin were visitors in town
Thursday.
Miss Elsie Heuser was a DEBORAH
shopper Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip j. Herold and
son Virgil returned home from Cres-
co Friday after a several days visit
with relatives.
The c. l.. A. s. met with Mrs. Carl
Haug Thursday.
Miss Lena Suchan came home Fri
day from Prairie Du Chen, Wis.
where she has been attending school
10 spend the Christmas holidays with
home folks.
The l.. A. S. met with Mrs. Robt.
HeUser Thursday last.
Miss Mary Swartz came home las.
Saturday from Cedar Rapids for a
visit with home folks.
Miss Name Herold is staying at
fhe A. A. Novak home.
George Huber was Fort Atkinson
SdlleF saturday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Humpal Of
near Ridgeway were shoppers in
UOwn Thursday.
j. J. Lukesh of Protivin visit
ed at the Anton Fisher home We'd
nesdav.
VIII Soukup of near Ridgeway
visited II the Jos. Ptachek home Fri
day evening.
Miss Emma Novak came down
from Protivin, for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Novak.
Frank Richie was visiting rela-
tiyes a Cresco the latter part of the
week.
John Benesh and Frank Woldan
We're business callers at Calmar
Monday.
Mrs. Jos. Brookner of near CaImar
was visiting relatives in town last
week.
A. p. Anderson of near Ridgeway
was caller in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zahajsky Of |
near Protivin were shoppers in town |
Tuesday
Mrs. j. ]. Sbiral was a Fort Atkin-
son visitor Wednesday
Ed Haley of Clayton was a bust
ness caller in town the latter part of |
the week
Miss Stella Phillips Of Conover
was shopper in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vsetecka of near
Protivin were shoppers in town Wed |
nesday.
Mrs Ed Herold and Miss Lena
Herold were DEBORAH shoppers Sat-
urday.
Miss Sophia Chain came down
from Calmar Saturday for a visit |
with home folks.
Obituary.
Saturday, December 5th, 1914, oc-
occurred the death of Ignatz Benda
perhaps the oldest pioneer settler of
Spillville He died at the home of
his son, Louis j. Benda in town,
where he had lived the greater part
Of his adult life. He was almost 80
years of age, and his death was caus
I'D chiefly by old age. The deceased
was born in Bohemia, Europe. Feb
-uary 18th, 1925 and came TO Amer
ca in 1858, settling for a year at
cleveland, Ohio. From there he
anne the next year to Winneshiek
county Iowa, and soon after he set
led on the farm, which was his
lone till death. He was married in
Bohemia in 1850. OF this union
welve children were born, three of
whom are dead, leaving nine to
MOURN their aged fathers death, viz.
Thomas Benda of Spirit Lake, Ia;
Joseph of St. Paul, Mimi; John of
irand Forks, Mimi; James and