Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
FREEPORT.
March 90. 1916.

Harry Youngblood of DEBORAH
spent several days last week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Hendrickson.
Mrs F. NJ. Freyer and little daugh-
ter Phyllis, returned to Monona
Thursday after a weeks stay at the
Dickinson home.
Mrs. P. c. Delaney attended the
Lutheran l.. A. S. in DEBORAH last
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter Mailman is on the SICK
list at the present writing.
F. NJ. Freyer came up from Mo-
mona last Wednesday to attend the
funeral of his brother-in-law, Byron
Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. x. Sweitzer re-
turned Monday from two weeks
visit with friends in Lanark, Ill.
Some from here attended "Tae
Doodle Bug" given by the Elks lodge
in DEBORAH last week.
Cora Dickinson and Harry Bark
er returned last Wednesday from
Oxford, Colo, where they were called
by the sickness and death of the lat
ters brother, Byron Barker.
The ladies of the NJ. II. churcG
will serve a fifteen cent supper at
the Woman hall Friday evening, Mar
"a, beginning at p. m. A cordial
invitation is extended to ALL
Mrs. L. Coughlin returned Satur-
day from weeks stay with Decor
all friends.
Mrs. Dodson of Des Moines gave
a very interesting talk on Woman's
Suffrage at the church Sunday eve
ming.
The gentlemen members of the w.
C.. T. U. will have a basket social at
the Woman hall Friday evening,
March 81. A good program is being
prepared. All are invited to attend
and the ladies are requested to bring
baskets.
Mr.. Gjerlands of the International
Bible Students Association gave
three lectures here last week.
Quite number from here attend
ed the funeral of sByron Barker,
which was held at the Willis and
Ness undertaking parlors in DEBORAH
last Thursday.
Miss Carla Brown of DEBORAH was
an over Sunday visitor with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. LANCE of De-
corah were Freeport visitors last
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Conner of De-
corah were calling in this vicinity
one day last week.
Mrs. r. Youngblood OF DEBORAH
helped care for her father, F. Hen
erickson a few days last week.
c. A. Funke returned last week
from Parkston, S. d., where he spent
the past month with his sons Hubert
and Frank.
Quite a number from CLAY Hill and
Glenwood attended the lecture here
Sunday night.
Miss Hilda Rude of DEBORAH is
spending a few days at the ]. Mel
son home.
t. E. Kirkbride is having his house
shingled and also having some 9TH
er repairing done.
Joseph Nelson was a Sunday Wis
Tor with friends in Pleasant town
ship.
DR.. G. S. Lakeland will conduct
services here next Sunday at $3.50 D.
III. COulc Oul anu NEAR
At the school election last Mon
day the contest was hot and exciting
and resulted in the election of ]. A.
Robinson and J. A. Headington over
w. A. Leach and w. ID. Gross, their
opponents.
X o. Anderson was reelected
treasurer without opposition.
We understand that Adolph Riste
has rented the farm known as the
old Jacob Haas farm near DEBORAH
and will move there soon.
Ed Sweitzer of Lanark, H., arriv
ed here the first part of the week for
visit with his cousin Aaron Sweitz-
er and wife.
Leslie Limbeck returned to Ossian
the latter part of the week after IA
few days stay with his aunt, Mrs.
iR. Tyler.
School was closed a part of last
week on account of the illness of the
teacher, Miss Delaney.
Last week Mrs. r. Tyler sold her
place near here to Mr.. Ellis of
Springwater who will take possession
at once. Consideration $1,000. Mrs.
TYLER will move into the old Beebe
house, which she recently purchas-
ed from j. A. Headington.
Chester Delaney and little jamie
Kirkbride were quite sick few days
last week, but both are improving
lat present.
Friends of Mr.. Hendrickson, who
was very sick for few days will be
glad to hear that he is much i'm
proved at present.
Ray Bulmer spent a part of last
week at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
A. Berseim in Pleasant