Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-30
CORRESPONDENCE.
BURR OAK.
June %, 1915.

Mrs. Addie Kneeskern is up from
Monona to spend some time with heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Decker.
Lavon Kimball went to Canton
Saturday to spend few days with
relatives.
Ed Arnold and M. McCabe purchas
ed Ford cars last week.
Mrs. H. G. Ward enjoyed short
visit from her mother, Mrs. Louish
from Lime Springs last week.
Helen Emery has been staying
with Grandma Decker for a shorl
while.
Mr.. and Mrs s. Brady has moved
into Mrs. Alice Morrison's house.
Dell Morrison is feeling blue over
losing his SIS prize four legged chic
ken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrison and
two children came up from West I'm,
ion for the Old Settlers picnic, and
to spend few days with relatives.
Everyone present enjoyed Rev. F
Lees missionary talk at the church
Monday evening.
Mr.. Wise of Denver, COL, who
made many acquaintance here last
summer is in our midst again.
Mrs. M. C. Maricle of Aberdeen, s
d. is visiting her mother, Mrs. G. A
Peacock and other friends here.
Jno. Matthews and family of Ores.
co autoed over Sunday and spent the
day at Geo. Sullivan's.
Vet. Reed of Mabel was in our
burg yesterday.
IAl a
chine, which saves much time and
labor, as it does good work and milks
his herd of 16 cows in few min
utes.
Miss A. Knoke of DEBORAH is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. Hileman.
M. Libby and family were among
the Ridgeway people that attended
the picnic here Tuesday.
C. c. Ward, mother and sisters re-
turned from their Dakota trip Wed
nesday. Mrs. C. Ward was taken very
ill there and though on the gain now
was unable to return home yet.
Mrs. PAIL of Locust is visiting heI
daughter Mrs. Oehler.
Mrs. Weldon, Mrs. Roberts and
Miss Evelyn spent Thursday at K
Wilburs.
Dan Relihan of Kansas is back
visiting the scenes of his youth.
You better make up your mind tt
attend the big dance at Marsh's hall
in DEBORAH, on Monday evening July
9Th. A good time is in store for all
Mrs. w. Wicks has been losing hel
young turkeys rapidly from appar
hntI nj q
died, she began investigating ane
found white headed pin in each o.
their crop, which some one had beer
so considerate to feed them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Ward autoeC
to Cresco Thursday
H. Ruffridge of Locust was JOY rid
ing in our vicinity Sunday.
Miss Rose Edie of Iowa City II
home for school vacation
Carl Pierce and family, Mrs. }
Wade and daughter Bertha autoed t
La Crosse Thursday for Mr.. Wad'
who had a cancer removed from hl'
face.
Horace Stockman, wife and grand
son went to Caledonia Friday, wher'
he disposed of his new Velie car, h,
will have an auction sale July End
of stock, machinery and household
goods.
10 Wemett Jr. and daughter Ma!
are up from Dubuque for lev
weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyington and Mrs
Casterton of Canton were auto cal
lers here Friday.
Miss Usgard of Hesper is organ
izing a music class in this vicinity.
There will be picnic for all a
Casey's Springs Saturday. Plymouth
Rock celebrates that day also, am
DEBORAH and Bluffton Monday. Their
is also talk of ball game and dane
here.
Rev. Sholer of Cresco occupied tn
M. E. church Sunday evening.
Ezra Reed, Claude Headington
Earn Reed and Perry Whitney fami
lies took in the Chautauqua at De
corah last week.
Mrs. E. M. Reed and son Paul an
Branson Madding spent Saturday a
DEBORAH.
Hans Bergsrud autoed up from
Calmar Sunday.
Dali game mere Suhudy VI ~
Junior team and Prairie Clipper tn
latter won IL to 8.
Mrs. Strong of Minneapolis wa
here for the Old Settlers reunion
Mrs. Strong will be remembered D
the older residents as Lucy Gildder
Mr.. and Mrs. Earn Reed Sundaye
at F. Perry's.
The merry-go-round leaves toda
for Spring Grove.
June the 22nd, was the blgges
day ever held here. The weathe
was ideal. The crowd began pourin
in early and stayed until the SINAI
hours OF the morning. The forenoo
program was much enjoyed and no
enough can be said OF the speech D
Rev. Edw. Lee, it was most hearth
enjoyed by all. Rev. Lee is an aDi
speaker and has no trouble in holdln
an audience. Nelson Shelley won tn
foot race, prize, hat from Morrison
store. he also won the long distanc
throw. prize, box of cigars by q. Il
Kimball. Ladies foot race was wo
nv Dorothy NARROW of Decoral
Horse race was won by Byron Stos
konf's horse. The ball game OF HON
team and Fort Atkinson was won D
Ia.ton taan, the score being