Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-01
BURR OAK.

Nov. %, 1915.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
Thursday with Mrs. Nj. D. Whitney.
Mrs. Jno. Gates is suffering with
a severe cold.
f. c. Ward and wife took dinner
with the Kimball's.
Mrs. Clara Graham has concluded
ner stay here and leaves today for
Sand Point, Idaho.
MRS. &. H. Ward has been laid ND
the past week with a painful foot
from stepping on a nail which went
through her foot,
Clif Reed and family ate Thanks
giving goose at S Rice's.
Mrs. Mary Lamb is spending a few
DAYS with Mrs. Herb Ward
Floyd Arnold is staying at s.
Rlces this winter and going 10
schooi. That's right Bun, stick to
school. you'll never regret it.
Rev w. Edie went to Button Sat
urday to Cradle Roll meeting at
w. Cameron's.
sam Cassel was called to Forest
City Saturday by the death of his ne
phew Elmer Cassel.
Roy Gossman and wife autoed TO
Decorah Thursday and ate Thanks
giving dinner at her sisters Mrs.
Ryan's
] AIRY Thompson came up from
Cedar Rapids Friday, accompanied
by lis mother for a little visit.
Norma Reed has been SUFFERING
some time with appendicitis. She
goes to a hospital soon for an opera
ton
The w. c. T. U. will hold opea
meeting at Miss Alice Wards Friday
evening. There will be a program and
refreshments. Everyone invited.
Mr.. Decker passed away Tuesday
morning. he was i'll the day before,
with pain in his stomach, but re-
covered from it and was up and about
until five minutes before his death,
the pain returned and he expired be-
fore the doctor reached there.
+. c. Olson is building a house on
MRS. Jno Wick's land southwest of
here for her son Claude, who will
farm it.
Z. knowlton and wife of Prosper
called Friday while on their way for
an annual family gathering at De-
corah.
A large crowd enjoyed the basket
sociable in the Rollins dist. Wednes-
day evening.
b. o. Marsh of DEBORAH was an
early caller here Thursday morning.
Charlotte Manuel was home from
Mabel few DAYS last week
Mr.. Grant of Minneapolis was
here Tuesday and sold a car load OF
Occident flour to G.. Fl Kimball.
The Ward and Manning families
ate Thanksgiving dinner at s
Pierce's.
Ezra Reed drove to DEBORAH Tues
day night for Mrs. Kneeskern who
returned home from Monona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pierce enter
tanned James Wade and family for
dinner Thanksgiving day.
County Surveyor Lee and men
were in our vicinity Wednesday an
took dinner at G.. n. Kimball's
DR.. Emmons and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kimball, F. G.. Ward and fam
Ily Bert Morrison and wife, f. Will
bur and sons, Oscar Johnson and
family, Mrs. Annie Ward, RUDE Will
bur and family, Geo. Thayer and
family, and Genevieve Manuel. were
The ones from here that took in the
big annual feast at the Brittendall
home Thanksgiving day.
Those that attended the NJ. +.
church Sunday morning enjoyed an
excellent sermon by Rev. Mettam of
Mabel
Nellie and Vera Masters visited
own friends Wednesday and Thurs
lay.
Mrs. Martha Perry is staying a
lew days with Mrs. Robinson, while
Ruth is visiting her sister in La
crosse
Selmer Thorsen has moved into
James Headington's house, SOUTH
,ast of town.
Peter 1. Decker Dead.
Peter | Decker was born in |
Broom county, New York, and died |
It his home in Burr Oak, la, Nov. |
-, 1915, age so years and months.
lie leaves to mourn his loss, wife
nd five children. They are: Addie l..
>neeSheIH VI DUR YAK, Id. Arthur
+. Decker, of Alberta, Canada; Syl-
ia A. BandIe of Hawarden. Canada;
ieorge + Decker of Shelly. Mimi;
'assie l.. Emery of Burr Oak, la. He
5 also survived by two sisters and
ne brother. Mrs. Nj. A. Maricle OF
'urr Oak, Iowa; Mrs r. A. Bisby Of
Ia, and George Decker CT
)ecorah, Ia.
Gard of Thanks.
70. Lei. I'll