Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-24
BURR OAK.
Nav %, 1916

May q, 1910.
Mrs. Geo. Smith returned home
Saturday evening, where she has been
nearly two weeks with her son Az
thur in the hospital.
Mrs. NJ. d. Whitney will entertain
the L. A. S. June the LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Ramlo of Hesper
were callers here Wednesday.
j. B. Reed and wife were DEBORAH
shoppers Tuesday.
The new Lutheran church will be
dedicated June the 4th. Every one
cordially invited to be present.
Miss Alberta Cox and Jack Nolte
were La Crosse visitors Wednesday.
Floyd Baker was a pleasant cal
Ter from Prosper Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Rice has rented her
place to Prof. Gossman and she will
return to Minneapolis soon.
Iowa Telford is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Helaas near
Canton.
C. jacobson autoed up from De-
corah one day last week.
Winfield Feltis departed Thurs
day for a visit in South Dakota with
his children.
Miss Daniels and Mr.. Griebel mo-
tored up from DEBORAH Saturday af-
ternoon and took tea with Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Peacock.
School closed Friday for summer
vacation. program was given at
the hall in the evening, which was
enjoyed by large crowd. The school
gave play "A Case of Suspension"
and Rev. FIR. Whalen of Decoran gave
hof Gnic nd
Sth grade were: Howard Edie, Glenn
Reed, Cecil Wicks, Ted Morrison and
Arthur Morrison. On Saturday the
teachers, pupils and many others
went to Bluffton for picnic.
Jack Ackerson and Geo. Smith
went to La Crosse Friday to spend
the day with Arthur Smith at the
hospital.
The masons are at work laying the
foundation for a big barn for G.
Darling.
Claude Morton and family of Or
leans township were auto callers
here Friday.
C. C. Ward took his wife and Mrs.
F. C. Ward to DEBORAH Thursday.
Abel Pierce and daughter Anita,
C. N. Masters, NJ. Marsh and Jno.
Gates, autoed to Mabel Saturday.
Albert Wingate autoed to Calmar
on business Saturday.
Mrs. Huff of Seattle Wash, IS
visiting relatives here.
Grandpa Arnold spent Friday at
| his son Wits. Though past ninety
years of age is very active.
Cliff Reed was having dentist work
done in DEBORAH a couple of days last
week.
Mr.. Jno. Foltz's sisters from Cres-
co and Greene, Ia, spent few days
with him last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wilbur went to
Bluffton Sunday to see the new lady
at the McCauley home.
Martin Hulverson from near Can
| ten is building on an addition to the
Nolte house.
The three churches will unite here
after in Sunday evening services,
changing about from one church to
another. This will make better SER
vices in every way.
The w. C. T. U. meets this week
with Mrs. Maude Reed.
! Mrs. James Wade has been quite
! i'll for few days.
l
tier of ]. r. and Sarah Smalley, was
lborn July 9th, 1880 in Hesper town
ship, Winneshiek county, la.
On Jan 18th, 1902, she was united
in marriage a Mr.. Kjelsberg, VINO
died March 10th, 1904. On August
10th she was married to John Foltz,
to this union was born one son, Bay
mond John. She died May 14th, 1916,
after few days illness with pneumo-
mia, at the age of 35 years, 9 months
and II days. The husband and son.
father and mother and four brothers,
Henry, James, Sidney and Roy, and
host of friends, are left to mourn Der
departure. Funeral services were held
at the NJ. E. church, Wednesday al
Iternoon. 1t was one of the largest
funerals ever held here. The church
was more than full. 1t is sad to lose
one in the prime of life and sympa-