Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-13
BLUFFTON.


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Mrs. RUDE Wilbur's baby is feel
ing some what better today.
Edd Jackson went to DEBORAH to-
day.
Terry O'Brien went to DEBORAH to-
day to deliver hogs and sheep to
market.
John McCauley was up to Bluffton
early this morning for gasoline.
John, you must be thinking of taking
your wife out for an auto ride.
Will Cameron and family autoed
to Mr.. Jake Brandt's yesterday
spent the day and part of the eve
ming.
Dell McMullen and wife were
royalty entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Burgess yesterday.
1t is rumored that Colonel Bently
has taken unto himself a wife, but
when and where he was married we
will have to find out later, if rumor
is true we extend congratulations.
Mr.. Hugh Kelly of Burr Oak twD.
and Mr.. Murphy of Illinois, were cal
ling in Bluffton last Wednesday,
c. w. Brittendall made a trip to
Cresco Tuesday for goods
| JdIhSOu was vi TIE SICK llSl
this asst week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson concluded
their visit with Mr.. Dinger's, went
to Cresco Tuesday and from there to
Elma to visit other relatives.
Wallace Brandt has caught nine
muskrats, two skunks, two weasles
this winter.
Pretty near everybody and his
brother attended the sale at Hugh
Kelly's last Tuesday. The forenoon
was fine but it rained during the af-
ternoon, but in spite of the weather
everything sold well, and Mr.. Kelly
was heard to say he was well pleased
with the prices he got for his stuff
Will Lang took in the sale at H.
kelly's and bought some stock. Mr.
Lang, it looks like you mean bust
ness.
Pat Gallagher went to the sale
last Tuesday his family visited II
Sheley's.
Luke OBrien shipped hogs to Chi
cago Wednesday.
Mrs. Paddle O'Brien went over to
her sisters Mrs. Malan Nelson's the
first of the week, stayed two or three
days while there. The stork left a
baby girl for the Nelson family. Well
to say the least the father and moth
er are just bubbling over with joy
and we extend congratulations.
Paddle O'Brien took in the sale
last Tuesday.
Charley Moore and wife visited Fl.
Mercy's one night this last week.
One night last week as John Wer-
net was sleeping in his fathers house
alone up stairs, he heard racket
outside on the cellar door Thinking
it might possibly be burglars he kept
perfectly still till morning, then
went to investigate and found a nice
young horse in the cellar dead. The
horse fell through the cellar door
and in trying to get out it founder
ed around and beat its brains out
The horse belonged to Mr.. August
Burgman Sr. r4
Mrs. Shelley called on Mrs. Willie
Dinger and on Hazel Elzea last
Tuesday.
Jack Gallagher and Edd Jackson
went up in the Bethel neighborhood
last Thursday, Jack hauled a little
lumber up on his place that he owns
up In tnal nelSnDOrnOOQ.
Mrs. Kyle of Quincy, ILL.,, is here
visiting her people, the Wernets.
John Tyne was in Bluffton on
Tuesday to get his horses shod. His
daughter Florence accompanied him
and did some shopping.
Terry O'Brien of Burr Oak town
ship was in Button Tuesday last
to get his horses shod, took dinner
with Brittendalls. The rush was so
great at the blacksmith shop he had
to leave his team in Brittendalls
barn over night, had them taken TO
the shop Wednesday morning, bright
and early. Terry didn't stay over
night though. He wouldn't stay
away from his little wife and babies
for two span of horses.
Rupert Greenslade and Ruth Tay-
lor visited Harry Harvey's Sunday af-
ternoon.
Jack Halse marketed hogs to
Prosper the last of the week. Char
ley Burgess and Jack Gala 9Th err
hauled for him.