Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-10-25
CORRESPONDENCE.
BURR OAK.
Oct. 23, 1916,

Oct %, 1916.
The first number of the Lyceum
Course was held Wednesday evening
and all were pleased with the Georgia
Quartette. The next number will be
a crayon artist, clay modeler and lee
turer, Nov. 1st., at the l.. o. o. f.
hall.
Miss Lucille Emmons returned
from Chicago Thursday evening, and
will work this winter in the Mercan-
tile store.
C. C. Houck and Parnell Shea
were up from DEBORAH Tuesday,
talking election.
Mrs. Maggie Erwin has gone to
Sioux Falls, 8. D., to spend the win
ter with her son Fred and family.
Candidate Linde, for Supervisor
was over from Orleans township
Monday evening, making friendly
calls.
e. Kippe and G. H. Kimball were
down to see Norway scenes at the
Star, Tuesday evening.
H. Shelley was up from Bluffton a
couple of days last week, building q
cistern and chimney for Mrs. Addie
Feltis.
Luther Bennett, of Wadena, Mimi,
was in this vicinity last week; he
speaks we'll of the country there.
Mrs. Hannah Sharp is home from
visit with DEBORAH friends.
News reached here last week from,
Canada, that Mrs. Rob. Blaase had
suddenly died of heart failure Mrs.
Blaase will be remembered as Clara
Keune before he marriage.
Mrs. p. Gallagher and two chill
dren from below Bluffton. spent
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Bert
Morrison.
Quite few turned out Thursday
to hear HaVner and Haugen. They
gave good talk for what little time
they were here.
Nelson and Lester Shelley have
gone to Nevada, Ia, to husk corn.
Mrs. Palmer's sister, Mrs. Dom
nelly and her son. of Woodstock, ILL.,,
are here to spend few weeks with
her.
DR.. Emmons and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Donald went to La Crosse,
Monday, where Mrs. Donald under
went an operation the following day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Undertake. and
Richard Oswald Sundayed with home
folks at Chester.
Miss Myrtle Wade visited her cous-
in, Miss Hazel Briggs, the past week.
The l.. A. s. will meet November
End with Mrs. Ezra Reed.
Ionia Pierce, Joe Moran, Violet
Ward, Louie Underbakke and Albert
Erickson, spent Sunday afternoon
and evening with Miss Florence
Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Knox attended a
wedding in Howard county, Wednes-
day returning home on Thursday.
Chas. Pollitt and family Sundayed
at the home of Abel Pierce.
Chas. Wilbur was to Mabel Mon
day, having dental work done.
Chas. Ryan and family visited
Thursday at NJ. J. DonIon's.
Not as large crowd as usual, ow-
ing to the inclemency of the weather,
attended the Cradle Roll meeting, by
Mrs. Brittendall, at Ernie Wards,
Saturday afternoon, but all those
present heartily enjoyed the meeting.
Misses lonia Pierce, Nettie Thomp
sen, Violet Ward, Joe Moran, Leslie
and Louie Undertake., took in the
movies at DEBORAH Tuesday night.
Mrs. NJ. X. Wilbur and daughters
spent Tuesday at the f. C. Ward
home.
Frank Bandle has rented a farm
near Ossian for next year.
Fred Ward and family, r. l.. Will
tur and family Sundayed at M. X.
Wilbur's.
Dist. Supt. Curran will hold the
first quarterly me citing for this year
Nov. 18th. All remember the date
and come out and hear him at the NJ.
K. church.
Mrs. Willard Peacock spent We'd
nesday at her mothers, Mrs. s.
Pierce's.
Mrs. b. Manning and children of
Prosper visited in this vicinity last
week.
G. II. Pierce and wife, of Canton.
called on their way home from a
weeks stay in DEBORAH, Wednesday
evening.
Mrs Lila Boone and children have
concluded their visit here and left
last week for La Crosse, where her
husband viii iAin her to accompany
her to their - Oklahoma.
Bessie Manuel IS spending a few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. o. Will
our.
Mrs. Hattie Prescott, of Sapula,
Okla, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. /. N. Reed and has now gone to |
risit st. Paul friends, before return |
ng home.
Miss Alice O'Brien of Burton is
listing her sister, Mrs. Roy Goss-
nan.
Miss Janet Milne was up from |,
'olga City couple of days last J,
'eek.
Mr.. and Mrs. JnO. Gates, Mrs. p. |,
'hitney, l. Gates and family, spent