Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-10-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
BURR OAK.
Oct. 1G. 1916.

Oct. 10, 1916.
Meetings are in progress at the A.
G. church. Rev. Perry is an able
speaker. Come out and hear him.
Miss Stella Ward was saleslady at
THE Cozy", couple of days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Tillapaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Smith, Leo Hanlon, Nelson Shelley,
Harold Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Kim
ball, Florence McIntire and Robt.
Wicks was down to the movies at
DEBORAH, Tuesday evening.
DR.. Emmons went to Cedar Rapids
Wednesday, to a bankers meeting.
Arthur Decker who is quite poor
ly was over to consult DR.. Kessel, last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Kimball, Mrs.
Weldon, e. Wilbur, Mrs. B. Morrison
f. C.. Ward and wife and daughtrr
Violet went down to Bluffton Tues
day, to help celebrate Mrs. II. She
ley's birthday. Eighteen were pres
ent, and a most enjoyable day was
spent.
Chas Dauley is hauling lumber by
here each day, from Prosper, for the
new school house in his district.
Mr.. Mabon, of Terry, Mont, was
here last week, interesting men in
the big land deals there.
Several men from below Button
are hauling lumber through here for
a modern Catholic parsonage.
Little Luella Oehler was very
sick child few days last week, with
stomach trouble. Drs. Emmons,
Woodward, and Kibbe held consul
tation; the child is quite well again
at this writing.
Miss Bloom, of La Crosse, and her
cousin, are guests of Mrs. Ezra Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Shelley, of
Bluffton, spent Saturday at his broth
er Ben's, then stayed over Sunday
with their daughter Mrs. r. Wilbur.
Ben Logsdon met with quite ser
ious accident, Thursday, while split.
ting board with a jack knife, which
glanced off into his left wrist, cut
ting an artery and chord; he came
to town and as DR.. Emmons was
away, Jack Nolte autoed him in haste
to DEBORAH physicians.
Mr.. and Mrs G. Barlow, of Mar
shalltown Soldiers Home, are visit
ing friends. Mrs. Barston will be re-
membered as Martha King.
Mrs. Ida Heckle and daughter
Mrs. E. Reed, spent Thursday with
Mrs. H. w. Shelley, in Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Norton, of Cresco.
visited his nephew, Alva Norton and
wife, Wednesday. Mrs. D. Norton.
who has been visiting here a few
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from there will return to Dakota.
News reached here Saturday, that
Harry Ward is i'll with diabetes. at
Uplands, Ind, his friends much wish
him a speedy recovery.
II is rumored that wedding bells
will ring this week.
Hon G. N. Haugen, our Congress-
man, and II. NJ. Havner, Republican
candidate for Attorney General, will
talk at the hall Thursday afternoon.
Jno. Wicks went to DEBORAH, Sat
urday, to take the examination for
postoffice work, and to hear Lind &
speech.
Mrs. NJ. Knox enjoyed an over Sun
day visit from ner sister and two
brothers from Elma.
Miss Nettie Thompson Sundayed
with the Eastler family, near Har-
mony.
Abel Pierce and son Glen and
daughters Ionia and Anita, and VIC
let Ward, autoed to DEBORAH, Satur-
day.
Albert Van Welt and Albert Win
gate, was out autoing several days
last week. at Cedar Rapids and other
places, looking for thoroughbred
stock
The Georgia Jubilee Quartette, is
billed here for Wednesday evening.
Oscar Wilbur has rented Hugh
Kelly farm, for next year, and Mr.
Kelly will retire from farm life.
pSrs. Brittendall will conduct a
Cradle Roll meeting at +. Ward s
Saturday afternoon, in honor of all
members birthdays in October. Ev-
eryone is cordially invited to this
meeting.
DR.. Cady and wife and daughter,
Mrs. e. Stroud and daughters, were
over from Mabel, Sunday, in their
new Dodge car.
Will Houck and family, of Decor