Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
FREEPORT,

Mrs. George Strayer of DEBORAH
visited relatives and friends here last
Thursday.
Percy Dove of Pleasant Township
was Freeport visitor last Thursday
Mrs. Caroline Gross of Clay Hill
spent part Of last week at the home
of her son Walter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Bertossa visit
ed DEBORAH relatives one day last
week.
Walter Daubney of DEBORAH was
pleasant caller in our village last
Thursday.
Misses Alma Sorenson and Lucille
Brickner who attend school in De-
corah were week end visitors with
home folks.
Walter Hallman, Gilmore Kirkland,
Albert Lane and Harry Barker are
painting bridges in Canoe township
this week.
Morry Delaney was down from
Cresco, where he is working, and
spent Sunday with his mother.
Norman Johnson from the Storla
District is attending school in our
village on account of there being no
school in his district.
We understand that Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Coughlin expect to move to De-
corah in the near future Mr. Cough
lin will have a sale some time next
month. Their many friends here will
regret to lose them from our village
We are glad to hear that j. Pearson
is able to be about again after his re-
cent illness.
Miss Marie Malli of Clay Hill was
calling in Freeport one day last
week.
Miss Eva Stohr was down from De-
corah and spent Sunday at the home
of her brother Elmer
Mrs. c. A. Funke and daughter,
Mrs. James Hallman were visiting
DEBORAH friends last Friday.
The w. C.. T. u. met at the w. d.
Gross home last Wednesday evening.
Quite a large number were present.
The following officers were elected
to fill vacancies: Mrs. Emma Kirk
bride, President; Mrs. Caroline Mel
son, vice president; Harriet Kirk
land, secretary. Mr.. Nelson then
gave a short talk, after which re-
Ifreshments were served by the hos
tess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fippin and children
are moving here from Hesper this
week.
DR.. Lakeland will hold services
here next Sunday at 2:3O P. M. Sub
ject: 1.-THE Passing of John Barley
corn" Come out and hear him.
Young Peoples meeting at 7:45,
Henry Bartlett, leader. -u.
Miss Anna Lane of DEBORAH is a
guest at the G. w. Kirkland home
at the present writing. -
Fred Sorenson is the owner of a
fine new Sphinx car.
Quite a number of our young peo-
pie took in the movies at DEBORAH
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lane of De-
corah visited friends near here last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sorenson of Clay
Hill were Sunday guests with the
lat er's sister, Mrs. p c. Delaney.
Those from out of Freeport who
attended the social last Friday eve
hing were: Henry Fisher and sister,
Miss Ella, of Pleasant; Misses Cor
nelia and Amelia Sorenson, Fred Wo-
meldorf, Fred and Walter Sorenson,
Walter and Ben Landmeyer of Glen
wood; Harold Dinger, Frank and
Thomas Malli and Will Erickson of
Clay Hill and Albert Lane and sister
Miss Anna of DEBORAH.
DR.. and Mrs. Harmon of DEBORAH
were pleasant callers in our burg
Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Boston and little
daughter, who spent the past fort
night with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Cough
lin returned to the home Of her par
ents in Lawler; last Saturday.
Mrs. r. Tyler spent few days last
week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ed Limbeck in Ossian, being called
there by the serious illness OF her
brother-in-law.
G w. Kirkland was quite serious
ly injured Saturday by being thrown
from an automobile. One arm was
hurt and his head badly cut. At the
present writing he is getting along
as well as can be expected.
The l.. A. S. will meet with Mrs. j..
Pearson Thursday afternoon Oct.
81. All are cordially invited to attend.
Oscar Erickson of Pleasant was OBJ
served on our streets one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs w o Warn returned
Friday from Waterloo where they
visited at the home of the former
sister, Mrs. w. Beebe.
Mrs. Grover Headington and chill
dren of Pleasant were calling at the
lis. B. Hallman home last Friday.
Mrs. Hegtvedt and little grandson
returned to DEBORAH Sunday after
spending week with relatives in this
vicinity.
Don Brakeman from near DecoraI
was a Sunday visitor in our village.
Mrs. l.. Frink and Mrs. ID. II. Leacf
spent Friday and Saturday VIII
friends in DEBORAH.
Work at the County Farm is pro
crossing rapidly both buildings nov
being enclosed and work on the In
side begun.
Mrs. G. II. kirkland and Miss Die
kinson were calling on Clay Hi
friends Friday of last week.
Mrs. S. Warn and Harriet Kirk
land were calling on friends in DE