Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
BLUFFTON.

hood the first of the week.
Harry Harvey and family visited
sister of Mrs. Harvey's in Cresco
the first of the week.
Fred Walters had their sheep
sheered this last week.
Harry Harvey autoed Mrs Mercy
out to Bonair Tuesday evening, to
see her son Harry, who was work
ing out there. He was kicked by
horse. Mrs. E. Burgman and Ralph
Taylor accompanied them, they
brought Harry home, he is getting
fine.
Mr.. Brittendall and Andrew Mel
yer went to Prosper Tuesday.
Ada Sybert is working for Mrs.
Ernest Knox for the past week.
Elmer Greenslade and Guy Bent
ly went to Ridgeway Thursday.
Mrs. Elmer Greenslade and son
Richard called on Mrs. Farrell We'd
nesday
Mrs. Whitmire helped Mrs. Bur
CESS the first of the week.
Charley McCabe of Plymouth Rock
bought some potatoes of Elmer
Greenslade Thursday.
Mrs. T. Murdoch and Mrs Sybert
called on Mrs. BrittendalT Wednes
day.
Rupert Greenslade who has been
riding thru the country in search of
a girl, gave it up as a hopeless case,
Thursday morning he phoned for
DR.. Kibbe of Canton, he was Johnny
on the spot, and left them beauti-
full girl. All she asks is to be loved
1t is needless to say Rupert is head,
neck and heels in love with her al
ready. Congratulations.
Walter McCauley and John Green
went out to Phil Donlands place for
a load of hay Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carolan visit
ed McConnell's Friday.
Mrs. Dick Greenslade was a Bluff
ton caller Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie BLY, and lady
from Bonair were Bluffton callers
Friday evening.
Mr.. Taylor visited his daughter,
Mrs. Rupert Greenslade Friday.
Mr.. Crawford Sharp has been put
ting in some work in the Button
cemetery this past week.
Edd Jackson was up in Minnesota
last week steering sheep.
Mrs. H. Mercy has a fresh COW
with heifer calf by it's side, which
she has refused sixty-five dollars for
While no one envies Mrs. Mercy,
some are wishing they had AS noble
a COW. -. ~
Mrs. AGA LANCE has 20 little tur-|
keys and more eggs Matching If ev-
erybody and his brother hasn't plen-
ty of turkey for Thanksgiving it
won't be Mrs. Lang's fault.
Andrew Johnson sheered ) sheep
for Mr.. Wicks Friday. -
Mr.. Dawes and family of Cresco
were over Sunday guests of Elmer
Greenslade's.
Mrs. Chas. Burgess is meeting with
great success in chicken raising. She
now has seven hundred, and more
Matching, and that isn't all. They are
getting ready to build a big farm
house. They will start in today to |
move the old house back a ways, so
as TO build the new one on the same
spot where the old one stood.
Mrs. Whitmire worked for Mrs. |
Brittendall Saturday.
There was dance last Friday
night in Erick O'Briens barn
You could tell by their sleepy
faces that a good many were there
and about how long they stayed
Terry O'Brien was in Bluffton Sat-
urday, bought some potatoes of Ell
mer Greenslade.
Walter McCauley was in DEBORAH I
Saturday on business got part way
home when that awful storm came
UP He stopped at a farm house until
the storm was over.
Mr.. Brittendall is very busy these
days with his bees and freight haul
ing.
Willie Dinger and family Sunday
led with his folks.
Leila Green Sundayed with her
grandma Farrell.
Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Brittendall
made Mrs. Walter McCauley call
yesterday afternoon.
Gladys Murdoch has been with
her sister, Mrs. Miley Wilbur the past
week.
Next OuHudy Is Missionary Udy
for the Bluffton Sunday school while
the school is small the wish is for a
good attendance and good collec-
tion for missionary purposes.
Clarence Melver visited the Sun
day school Sunday.
The storm Saturday done quite a
little damage in some places, played |
havoc with the telephone lines, blew |
a hog house down for John Donland. |
The Stork left fine boy at Mr.. |
Haugen's Saturday evening. Mother
and child doing we'll CongratuIa-
lions.
Ernest and August Burgman and |
II. Mercy are working with the ce-
ment sang out near Ridgeway this
week
Eva Mercy went to Rupert Green
SHADES Sunday evening, to work this
week.
Walter McCauley and family took |
supper with IL. Sheley's Sunday eve
ming.
Terry Mcconnell was shopping in |
onr hnrp this mnppin0