Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-22
BLUFFTON.

July 20, 1914.
Mrs. Linerman and her sister
Lena Whitmire drove to Decorah
Tuesday, the first time Mrs. Liner
man ever was in DEBORAH.
Bert Kimball and wife of Burr
Oak autoed to Bluffton the fore part
of the week for couple of hours
fishing, but they went home a flying
nobody found out whether they had
a good catch or not.
Pat Gallagher was in town Tues
day evening, hunting for a hired
girl. Leila Green will help him out
for three or four days.
Hazel Elzea was visiting home
folks yesterday.
Jim Murdoch helped Pat Tyne
in haying Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday,
The ladies of the st. Brldgets
church held an ice cream sociable at
Mr.. Ed Falck's the first of the
week. All that attended report a
very pleasant time. The proceeds
went for the benefit of the church
Johnny Green is suffering with
asthma.
Johnny McCauley autoed to De-
corah Tuesday.
II. w. Shelley put in a fine oistern
for Luke O'Brien this last week
Quite few of the town people
have been in the woods this last
week, picking wild raspberries.
Paddle O'Brien and family visit
ed Bergman's sunday.
Malan Nelson and wife Sundayed
with Mrs. Nelson's people.
Johnny Ryan and family of Cam
ton Sundayed with home folks.
Mr.. Terry Denman of Canton.
spent the day yesterday with ii.
Mercy.
Miley Wilbur and wife of Burr
Oak township Sundayed with +.
Murdock's, took Gladys NJ. home
with them for a few days.
Mr. Brittendall was in DEBORAH
Friday on business.
son of Charley Dally's of Burr
Oak township got kicked in the fore
head by colt. Bert Kimball autoed
him TO DEBORAH TO DR.. JEWELS Of
flee, he is doing nicely at this writ
ing.
The stock that was killed by going
over the bluff for Mr. Mullaney, the
loss is estimated at eighteen hun
dred dollars. These bluffs near the
river ought to be fenced in.
Mrs. Brittendall called on Mrs.
May Burgess Thursday afternoon,
who is very ill at this writing.
Mr.. Brandt is helping Jack Gala
CHER in haying today.
Quite a few of the Blufftonites at
tended the shows in Burr Oak last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Morton were
visiting Mr.. Sybert's yesterday.
DR.. Jewell of DEBORAH made a
professional call at Chas. Burgess
this last week.
August and Ernest Bergman are
putting up hay for themselves this
week.
There will be service next Sunday
at $500 p. IN. Please remember it.
Sunday Mr.. Brittendall after Sun
day school was over autoed Mrs.
Brittendall, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Bergman, Mr.. Z. Bergman out to
Bonair to see Mrs L. Bergman who
has been under the doctors care since
early in the spring. They found her
much improved, but not able to re-
turn home yet.
Rupert Greenslade visited at Cor
don Bakers yesterday. How does
that come? Why Ruth is there!
T. Murdoch and the road cook
caught 20 bass out of the river yes
terday.
Davilla Sybert found over fifty
mud turtle eggs. Davilla you better
make string of beads OF them.
That's about the size beads they
wear nowadays.
Lena Whitmire and Otto Melyer
went to Cresco yesterday to Norwe-
gian church.
Richard Dinger the cream man
drove through here this morning.
Jim Murdoch is helping his uncle
Claud Morton this week in haying.
Vera Burnham ate dinner with
Mrs. Shelley Sunday.
The road men started for work
this morning. They are working out
near the Morton church.
Mrs. Jack Hallse is on the sick
list this week.
jamie Hallse was playing blind
mans buff with other children ran
into the barbed wire fence and got
her face badly scratched up.
Jean Mercy took supper with
Vera Burnham Sunday evening.
Mr. Henry Emry has hired II.
Mercy to run his thrashing machine
engine this fall
Jack Halse has sold his home
place to Mr.. Ed Falck, but does not
give possession until another spring.
Jack! please don't go out of the
neighborhood.