Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-10

Thursday
The next meeting of the L. A. s.
will be Nov. 18th. at Mrs. Frank
Maltby's, will be for dinner, so ev-
eryone remember the change made.
Orrin Hazel of South Dakota, is
visiting friends here
Steve Tweeton, wife and daugh-
ter, are down from western Mime
sofa for a short visit
Mrs. A. McIntire and children Wis
tied DEBORAH friends a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pierce, Mr..
and Mrs c. c.. Ward autoed to
Lanesboro and Preston on business
Thursday.
With so many threshing machines
so near together the past week
made help scarce
Thursday and Friday with her
friend, Mrs. Emmons.
Ted Emmons, Myrtle Wade, Joe
Moran and Iona Pierce, took in the,
movies at the hub Saturday evening.
Ruth Kelly visited DEBORAH friends
a few days last week
Mary and Irving Edie came up
from DEBORAH "Wednesday and re-
manned until Saturday with home
folks.
Remember the lecture Friday eve
ming at the M. f. church by MIR.
Bronson of Cedar Rapids.
s. Brady has moved in the We
NETT house formerly occupied by l..
Butler, and Mrs. Alice Morrison is
moving into her own house.
Ed Abbey of DEBORAH took dinner
with G.. H. Kimbal1 Friday.
Miss Eda Koenig has gone to- Post
vile for few weeks.
Mrs. Vincent Kimber spent a few
days last week with Mrs. AIva Nor
ton.
Mrs RUDE Wilbur and children
spent couple of days last week at
H. Sheley's in Button.
| Lizzie Winters came down from
Canton Saturday evening for a Sum
day visit with home folks.
Mr.. T. Emmons and wife autoed
up from DEBORAH for a short call Sat
urday afternoon.
j.. b. Reed, wife and daughter,
| Merle Smith and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Smith, Mr.. and Mrs Dell
lMcMullen, autoed to La Crosse Sat
urday returning yesterday.
Chas. Pollitt and family Sunday
ed at Ben Wiek's.
Miss Selma Jacobson spent few
days in La Crosse last week. c9ot
Fritz Koenig went to Mabel Satur-
day and had DIR. Ness lance a felon
that has been causing him much
pain.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. w. Edie, a week from Saturday
afternoon. 1t is requested all mem
bers win be present as their is spe-
cial work to be done.
Earl Pierce and family of Cam
ton, Sundayed at o. Johnson's.
James Headington and family,
Mrs. Jno. Gates, Mrs. c. Ward, Miss
Stella Ward, Mrs. Geo. Sullivan
and daughter, Mrs. Clara Graham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gossman, Mdnfs.
H. Ward, b. Kimball, w. Emmons.
and " Manning, were auto visitors
at DEBORAH Saturday afternoon
Ambrose Gates and family who
left here two weeks ago to spend
few months in Montana and j Sharp
who departed from here a week ago
for Stevensville, Mon ana for his
health all returned Friday, vowing
never to leave old Burr Oak again.
G. w. Brittendall and wife OF
Button visited Tuesday at Geo.
SHELLS.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kimber of Lents, Oregon. received
announcement last week of the mar
riage of their daughter Mabel, who
will be remembered as little girl
when they left here.
Jno Wicks and wife took dinner
lat Will Morrison's then autoed down
and visited the Russell cemetery
Sunday.
Mrs. C. w. Brittendall and her
protegees of Bluffton went through
to Prosper Saturday to a Cradle Roll
meeting at Mrs. Ed CORVALLIS.
Violet Ward and l.. Undertake.
took Sunday dinner at Nj. F. Prices.
Mrs. Frank Putnam and son Chas.
came up from DEBORAH Thursday for
little visit with her mother, Mrs.
Morrison.
Buttermaker Johnson, son and
daughter of Nordness were Sunday
guests at his son Johns.
Winfield Feltis who has been i'll
so, long is improving so have now
/ desposed of a nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Decker spent
Wednesday at Mrs. Marbles.
The community was aroused
Thursday noon by the alarm OF fire.
Mrs Hannah Sharp's house was
ablaze with fire when first noticed
by a neighbor who gave the alarm.
lit is not known just how it caught
fire, but probably from a spark OF
fire from the kitchen chimney,
which lodged in the roof of main
Ipart of the house. Bed, bedding, etc.
was burned with the roof before It
could be extinquished. 1t was only
by the mighty effort of the crowd
who soon gathered that the fire was
controlled. A small insurance was
carried, but not enough to cover the
damage done.
On Wednesday occurred the mar
Iriage of Miss Clara Morrison anu
Mr. George Emery, the ceremony
was performed at the home of the