Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-05-12

| ives near NaukOn at this writing.
Irving Hughes moved his saw
mill to the George Cole farm
Thursday.
John Swenson is laid up with a
badly sprained ankle.
Lynn Crawford made a trip 10
Postville Wednesday evening
| Mrs. Cora Chamberlin visited rel
atives in Fayette the last of the
week.
Mrs. Sherman Bollman and Daisy
Van Wey were shopping in Waukon
Thursday.
J. A. Peck and Samuel Waters
made a business trip to Ossian Fri
day.
Everybody is going to attend the
big dance at Marsh's hall in Decor
ali, Carnival week, Wednesday,
May 10. Aren't you coming?
Harry Oleson and men from Post
Vile commenced work on Joe Nc
Donald's barn last Monday, Roy
Kneeskern is also helping with the
carpenter work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Davis and
baby were over Sunday visitors at
Walter Brandt's.
Mrs. Frink of Algona came Satur-
day for visit with her sister, Mrs.
G. E. Merrill Sr. and other relatives.
Rev. A. c. Kruse of Dubuque who
was for several years pastor of the
German church in Ludlow will hold
services at the NJ. E. church next
Sunday afternoon May 16 at 2:30
o'clock
David Baldwin and Miss Amy
Evans autoed to Castalia Saturday.
Miss Hattie Hagar spent the past
week with relatives in Ludlow.
| Hans Stegen and sister Alma and
Miss Ruth Meikle were DEBORAH Wis
itors Saturday.
Charles Gordon of Bruce, Wis,
came the last of the week for a visit
with his daughters Mrs. Walter
Brandt and Mrs. Lester Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pilgrim and
Glen Pilgrim OF DEBORAH attended
church here Sunday and spent the
afternoon at Walter Pilgrims.
Tom French and family of Ravena
visited at Irving Hughes Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Green and grandchildren
| II ulu anu SiolChSC "SiS Suhuoy us
itors at the James Kneeskern home.
George Van Wey transacted bust
ness in Postville Thursday.
The cemetery meeting which was
to have been held Monday evening,
May 8, was postponed until May 10,
On account of the rainy weather.
Dewitt Van Wey went to Bethel
Monday morning to do some carpen-
ter work.
Arthur Brandt was a business
caller in Postville Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brouillet and
son Vernon visited relatives in town
Sunday.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swenson Thurs
day evening, May 14th, Rev. Lack
land OF DEBORAH will give a lecture
entitled, The Little White Slave. >
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hagar and
children spent Sunday with relatives
in Ludlow.
John and Alma Leer, Jennie De
Witt and Hazel Meikle autoed over
from Waukon Sunday evening to at
tend church here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Waters Jr. and
daughter Clara of Bethel attended
church here Sunday evening.
Vern Letchford made a business
trip to DEBORAH Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Van Wey
and daughter visited relatives near
Castalia Sunday.
Fred Hilmer and family of Wau-
kon were Sunday guests at Paul
ITopers.
Oberton Bollman of Postville is
assisting Chris Leer in painting
nenry Hagar's house.
Mrs. Will Schultz is quite sick
at this writing.
John Murphy of Ossian was a cal
Ter in town Sunday.
j. A. Peck made a business trip
to West Union Monday.
Earl Livingood was Postville
business caller Monday.
Obituary.
| Frankville people were shocked
and grieved, when the news reached
here last week of the death of Mrs.
+. J. Chamberlin at Hollister, Ida
no.
Mary Cummings was born at Sand
Springs, Iowa, November %, 1872,
she united with the NJ. E. church at
fourteen years of age, and later be-
came a member of the Presbyterian
church. She was married to Rev. F..
j. Chamberlin at Minot, n. D., June
8, 1898, after several years resi-
6ence there, they moved to Frank
Vile, Iowa, where they resided I'M
til six years ago when left for Twin
Falls, Idaho. She was the mother
of nine children all of whom are liv-
ing except a son who died in infan-
cy they are Donald, Mrs. Myra Gam
BILE, Jessie, Ralph, Elizabeth, Marie.
Robert and Paul, who is an infant
about four months old. Mrs. Cham
berlin had been in poor health for
some time, but was improving and
death which occurred April 18th,
came as a shock to her family. She
was a sincere christian woman and
her life was devoted to the interests