Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
FREEPORT

anu CHllurel Oh PHEASANT township
were Sunday guests at the home Of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Tillinghast.
Mrs. Martin Husebye of Glenwood
visited her sister, Mrs. P. c. Delaney
last Susday.
Mrs. C. ]. Robinson concluded a
two weeks visit with friends here
and went to DEBORAH today. She will
visit friends in DEBORAH and Waukon
before returning to her home in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blaire Of
F'rankVille are visiting at the Logs
Qon home at present.
Mrs E. n. Logsdon returned Fri
day from Monona where she visited
her sons Leonard and John a few
days. Her grandaughters Maxine
and Daisy accompanied her home for
a few days visit.
G.. w. Kirkland is on the sick list
at the present writing.
Ruth Sweitzer returned to her
home in Lanark Thursday, after a
two weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. K. Sweitzer
Hans and Phoebe Sorenson of Clay
Hill visited at the j. A. Headington
home Sunday.
Eva Stohr returned to her work in
DEBORAH today after a two weeks va
cation spent with home folks.
Mrs. Haugen of Sioux Rapids Wis
tied her sister Mrs. T. E. Kirkbride
few days last week.
Rose Rude of DEBORAH spent a part
of last week with her cousin, Mrs.
Alfred Weiss.
Mrs. j. A. Robinson was the
guest of Mrs. S. P. Dahl in DEBORAH
one day last week.
Mrs. A. K Sweitzer is spending a
few days in Lanark visiting rela-
tiVes.
Alfred Weiss is carrying mail on
route one this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weiss and
Miss Rude visited at the Andrew An
derson home on Washington Prairie
one day last week.
Mrs VIM. Dickinson and daugh-
ter, Cora, Mrs. j. A. Robinson and
Caddie Drake, were Waukon visitors
one day last week Cora Dickinson
visited at the Frank Coon home and
the other ladies took in the fair.
DR.. Lakeland will hold services
here Sunday afternoon, Aug. q at
$3.50. Subject, THE Philippine
Question" All are invited
Mrs. C. Barthell, son and daugh-
ter of Waukon were callers at the
j. A. Robinson home Sund--.
Mrs. A. K. Sweitzer entertained 4
number of young people at her home
Wednesday evening in honor of Miss
Ruth Sweitzer. All report most en-
joyable evening.
Harold and Ruth Dinger Thomas
Marie and Grace Malli, of Clay Hill,
Ruth Herwig and Ruth Stewart of
DEBORAH were among those who at
tended the party at Sweitzer's last
Wednesday night.
c. F. Bartossa attended the fun
eral of Owen Rooney, which was
held in DEBORAH today.
Mrs. j. A. Robinson entertained
few ladies at her home Sunday af-
ternoon in honor of Mrs. c. j. Robin
son. Thoce present were Mrs. l..
Frink, Mrs. M. Ruffridge, Mrs. S.
Warn and Mrs. VIM. Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Coughlis and
b. ]. Reynolds of DEBORAH and Miss
Rock Of Minneapolis who is a guest
at the Coughlin home were Sunday
visitors with Mrs. l.. CoughliA.
Mrs. Grover Headington and chill
dren of Pleasant were Freeport cal
lers Friday of last week.
Among those from out of Freeport
who attended the funeral of Mrs.
Adolph Riste here Thursday after
noon were: Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Thomas, Mrs. Chris Enger and
daughter, Mrs. C. Mollart, Mrs. Ell
len Wexford and daughter Lillian,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Coughlin, Mr.
and Mrs. B. Harmon, Anna Lane of
DEBORAH, Mr.. Walby and daughters
and Miss Sheggrude of Frankville
and Mrs. Harry Skinner of Clay Hill.
Il. Hallman went to West Union
today to be present at the G.. A. r.
reunion which is being held there
this week.
The whole community was shock
ed last Tuesday upon hearing that
Mrs. Adolph Riste had passed away
at the DEBORAH hospital, having sub
mitted to an operation on Monday
Harriet Kirkland was born in Free
port, Aug. ~, 1891 and with the ex-
ception of the past three months has
passed her whole life in our village.
She attended the village school grad
uating in 1907. She then attended
Ealder college taking normal
course. She was active in church
= work doing all IN her power to help
with 1he Sunday school and church.
During the past six years she has
been the organist of the church mere.
Three months ago she was united in
marriage to Adolph Riste and since
that time they have made their
n@1ne on the Jacob Haas farm near
DEBORAH. She leaves to mourn her
loss her husband, her father G. w.
Kirkland and one sister. Mrs. L.
Coughlin. The funeral was held
here on Thursday and was one of
the largest ever held in this vicinity
The large attendance and the many
beautiful floral offerings bespoke OF
the esteem and love felt for the de-
ceased. The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the bereaved
young husband and the aged father
in their loss.
Card of Thanks.
We wish 10 thank the many
friends who so kindly assisted us in
our recent bereavement, also extend
For many haantifu1 floral