Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
FREEPORT.


Oct. IL, 1915.
Mr.. McWilliams who has been an
inmate of the county home for the
past few years passed away at that
place last Tuesday, death being due
to old age. Burial took place in De-
corah Thursday.
Miss Hagar Delaney visited Mrs
Sanaker and daughter, Miss Jennie
in Burr Oak last Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Nelson visited with
relatives at Mabel during the past
week. Mrs. Rasmussen of DEBORAH
accompanied her.
Miss Stella Sorenson of Clay Hill
attended the L. A. S. at Mrs. r. Ty-
ler's last Thursday afternoon.
w. d. Gross spent Sunday with
home folks.
We understand that ;. A. Head
ington has purchased the W. Hall
man home. Possession to be given
soon. Mr.. Hallman will move into
Freeport for the present
Mrs. M. Ruffridge visited friends
in DEBORAH last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Tyler and
children and Mrs. George Tyler of
Clay He'll were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Sheetz.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Kirkbride and
little son Jennie attended church in
DEBORAH last Sunday evening.
Gilmore Kirkland, Henry Bartlett,
Chester Delaney, James Delaney,
Harry Barker and Elmer Storr at
tended a social at the Blount school
house near DEBORAH last Saturday
night.
Mrs. L. Frink was on the sick list
few days last week.
Morry Delaney was down from
Cresco where he is working and
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs
p. C. Delaney.
Misses Leona and Wilma Sorenson
of Clay Hill spent Sunday at the
home of the'~ sister Mrs. j. A..
Headington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Worth of De-
corah were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Warn last Sunday
Mrs. A. L. Tyler and children and
Mrs. g.. Tyler of Clay Hill attended
church here Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Boston and little
daughter arrived here from Lawler
Tuesday of last week and are guests
at the j. H. Coughlin home
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Sheggrude
and children from near DEBORAH Wis
tied at the t. E. Kirkbride home last
Sunday afternoon.
John MALI and Joe Holland of
Trout Run, Frank Dunbar and J.
n Nf
filing the silo at the county farm
last Friday and Saturday
Miss Eva Stohr of DEBORAH was
week end visitor at the home of her
mother Mrs. o. w. Deremo. ~
A number of young ladies from
DEBORAH were entertained att the M.
Bresnahan home last Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Warn visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs r.. Young
blood near DEBORAH last Monday.
The w. C. t. U. will hold a bust
ness meeting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ID. Gross this Wednesday
evening.
DR.. G.. S. Lakeland will ho,d ser
vices here Sunday, Oct "a at $3.50
p M. This being temperance Sun
day, the subject will be ''The Passing
of John Barleycorn." Young Peo-
PIES meeting next Sunday evening,
at 7:45, Mrs. w. d. Gross, leader
Mrs. c. Skinner of Clay Hill Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. H. Miller
over Sunday. &C
Some from here attended a dance
on CLAY Hill Saturday evening.
v. G. Sheetz has new Overland
car.
Lester Pearson of DEBORAH has
spent the past week at home on &C
count Of the illness of his father.
Ed Beeman CT DEBORAH was
pleasant caller in our village Sunday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Tolstad of Clay
Hill were observed on our streets
one day last week.
Mrs. G.. H. Kirkland and Mrs. M.
Rufridge were calling at the Louis
Schweinefus home las Tuesday.
T E. Kirkbride and j. Pearson
marketed cattle in DEBORAH last
Thrrsdsy.
E'mcre Kirkland returned home
Friday from Calmar, where he has
been employed for the past few
weeks.
g. w. Kirkland has rented his
house to Mr.. Fippin Of Hesper, who
will move here in the near future.
Mrs. N. Drake of DEBORAH was an
over Sunday visitor at the S. E..
Brickncr home.
j. Pearson has been quite sick for
the past week as result OF an in
Jury received some time ago. AT the
Eresent writing he is reported as
somewhat better.