Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
BURR OAK.

July q, 1915.
People are celebrating Indepen-
dence day in various places Some
have gone to Bluffton, others to De-
corah, some having select picnics,
and some are celebrating in the corn
fields.
L. A. S. meets Thursday at Mrs.
Ed Darrington's.
Wilbur Duprez is enjoying visit
from nephew and his wife from
Des Moines
Several of the young people en-
joyed a picnic Saturday at Casey
springs.
Mrs. o. Reed and daughter Edith
of Crookston, Mimi, visited at Ezra
Reeds last week.
A few from here went to Plymouth
Rock Saturday afternoon to see the
ball game.
Pierces, Sullivans, Wards and
Reeds autoed down to the dam Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Weldon, Mrs. Roberts and
Miss Evelyn, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Kim
ball took dinner Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Morrison's.
MIR. Herring of DEBORAH stopped
here a couple of days last week.
Mrs. H. w. Shelley is up from
Bluffton caring for little grand
daughter that arrived at Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Wilbur's the goth.
Mrs. Bandle returned home Fri
day from Pine River, Mimi, her
daughter, Mrs. F. Hill and children
accompanied her for visit here.
Miss Ethel Pierce of Canton Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. c. NJ. Reed last
week.
Nj. Harmon and L. Flemming of
DEBORAH were making calls here
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Armstrong and
son autoed down from Canton We'd
nesday.
Mrs. M. Wilbur visited at Mrs. E.
Weldon's Wednesday.
Fred elise has bought a Ford
car.
Not many attended Mr.. Stock
mans sale Friday, most things were
sold very cheap, a great sacrifice on
household goods.
L.
of Canton, Kansas, are visiting at
Mrs. Jno. Cassel's and other places.
DR.. Emmons was summoned by
his father to Prairie du Chen last
Saturday.
Jno. Wicks was a DEBORAH visitor
saturday.
Miss Norma Reed has a music
class near Lenora
Miss Nell jewell and brother,
Misses Lillian and Nora Wohlford
autoed up from DEBORAH Thursday
for visit at A. VanVleits. The
Misses Wohlfords remained for a
few days visit
Mrs. T. E. Roberts and Mrs. Bert
Morrison spent Thursday at the P.
Gallagher home below Bluffton.
The Rebecca lodge holds their
big five convention here Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Ward left yes
terday for a trip in auto to Ida coun-
ty for ten days visit.
Jno. Kneeskern was up from Cas-
Italia buying stock Thursday.
Grandma Morrison has been poor
ly of late.
The Camelia show company that
was here two years ago will be here
Thursday evening for one week or
the usual grounds.
H. Shelley and j. Green was ur
from Bluffton last week building a
chimney for Mrs. j. McMullen and
cistern for Mrs. w. McMullen.
DR.. Emmons, Mrs. Cox and Miss
Alberta and Mrs. Ezra Reed autoed
to DEBORAH for the movies Thursda!
evening.
Mrs. Ida Heckle was able to take
car ride to DEBORAH last week.
Miss Hattie Little is in South Da
kota visiting her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Burgess, Mr.. anC
Mrs. w McCauley and Mrs. c. Brit
tendall autoed up from BlufftoI
Thursday evening to RUDE Wilbur
and called at THE CoZy' on theil
return home.
Frank Tyler and ladies were auto
callers from the hub Thursday eve
ming.
The Anderson Bros. were up buy
ing horses thru here last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Selmer Thorsen have
bought the restaurant and pool bust
ness in Hesper.
Mrs. Ben Wicks spent last weel
at Mrs. w. Wicks.
l.. Butler autoed to Clermont Sat
urday with Grant Boyd and Nelson
Shelley who played ball there.
Mrs. Chas. Manning has beef
down from Mabel a few days witt
her father, Mr.. Brode who is failing
Mons jacobson attended the dedl
cation of the Aasa Haugen home Il
DEBORAH Thursday.
w. Peacock Mrs. Kimber and Mis-
Feltis autoed to Mabel Saturday.
The /. o. o. f. hall has been un
Idergoing repairs, new floor has beer
put in the upper room and repaper
led.
p. Olson fell from a barn he wa
working on at Lew Halse's and sus
Itained some internal injuries, he wa
brought home, though able to d.