Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-11
BURR OAK.
Aug. 9, 1915.

Aug. 9, 1915.
Saturday passed by without rain,
the only Saturday this summer with
out rain, however there was little
shower after midnight.
The big tent is up for the meet
ings which will begin Tuesday eve
ming by the noted Rev. Woods and
his three helpers. 1t is hoped that
all social amusements, etc., will be
put aside while the meetings are
going on. Everyone come out and
make these meetings a success.
Mrs. Stella Becker of Elgin, Ia,
was here on business last week.
Mr.. c. Maltby is very i'll at his
daughters Mrs. M. Whitney.
Mrs. Vincent Kimber visited Can
ton friends last week.
Miss Bessie Manuel has been ill
at the Emmons home the past week
with an attack Of appendicitis.
James Wade and family Sunday
ed at Carl Pierce's.
Rev. Jesse Hurlburt returned to
Mendoza last week.
Vincent Kimber, Nelson Shelley,
Dave Price and Lester Shelley were
Caledonia visitors Tuesday.
Roy Wicks youngest child of Mr..
and Mrs. Jno. Wicks was taken i'll
with a severe sore throat Wednes-
day 1t was deemed best to put the
hotel under quarantine for a few
days, though at present the boy is
quite we'll again.
Bessie Emery and Chas. Jewell
were married in Preston last week
and have gone to Kansas City.
Dist. Supt. Mershon, d. d. will
be here to conduct the last quarterly
conference for the year tomorrow
night
AS the DEBORAH Fair would inter
fere with the regular time for the
L. A. s. next meeting it was decid-
ed to postpone the l.. A. S. until
the 26th inst When it will meet
with Mrs. Loretta Kimball.
Mrs. Harriet Fairbanks came
down from Lanesboro last week for
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ike
Reed.
Mrs. T. Brode visited at the Man
ming home in Mabel last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Shelley are hap
py over the arrival of bran new
boy.
Mrs. Carl Pierce, Mrs. E. NJ. Reed
and Mrs. Jno. Gates were DEBORAH
visitors Saturday.
Will Reed and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. p. Webster was down from
Canton yesterday in their new Blu
lex car.
Mrs. Einar Kippe has been very
called from DEBORAH yesterday to
council with DR.. Emmons.
A large crowd was present to the
Cradle Roll and mothers meeting
at Mrs. Thayer's Saturday after
noon Everyone speaks highly of the
work Mrs. Brittendall is keeping up.
Eleanor Lavon Wilbur and Lois
Esther Wilbur were baptized by Rev.
Edie.
Kathleen Reed went to DEBORAH
Saturday and selected a fine Bower
piano.
Chas. Burgess and Chas. Britten-
dali with their wives autoed up from
Bluffton yesterday afternoon and
called on Mrs. Weldon.
H. G. Ward and wife autoed to
Calmar today with their friend
Miss Lawson who returned to Fay
cite.
Will Stoskopf returned Saturday
from a few days stay in New Albion.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reed leave to-
morrow for a two weeks visit in St.
Paul.
On next Sunday August Is, the
Burr Oak ball team will cross bats
with Manager Hogan's base ball
team at the fair grounds in DEBORAH.
A red hot contest can be looked for
ward to, and all the Burr Oak fans
should turn out and root. Admission
Csc. Autos free.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Kimball were
callers here Sunday while on their
way home to Canton.
Mrs. Chas. Gossman and children
of DEBORAH were callers here yester-
day while on their way for visit
at her son Clements in Prosper
Mrs. Emmett Knox has been very
i'll for several days. A consultation
of doctors was held Saturday.