Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-03
BURR OAK.

ALBERT FedcOck was a. Caller IrOm
Prosper the first, of the week. ,,.a.
Clarence Failey was driving freight
for E. Brode Monday from DEBORAH.
Perry Whitney was helping Vet.
Wilbur build fence last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Arnold visite1
their daughter, Mrs. Lester Nelson in
Spring Grove Thursday and Friday.
Milton Libby of Ridgeway was
pleasant caller in our burg Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smith and Alberta
Cox, c. c. Ward, Dave Price,, Jack
Nolte and Dana Price autoed to De-
corah Saturday.
Miss Violet Ward came up from
DEBORAH Saturday to spend Sunday
with home folks.
Lizzie Winters is caring for Mrs.
Brode who is still very poorly.
Ridgeway's Junior ball nine was
over Friday and played Burr Oaks
eighth grade nine, both sides put up
a good game, but the home team won
by one score.
Andrea Anderson was up from De-
corah- Thursday and Saturday on
business.
Mrs. E. NJ. Reed and Miss Bessie
Feltis were Mabel shoppers Thurs
day afternoon.
Ben Ward and wife are settled in
their new home they bought Of Mr..
Landon. Mr., Sanger and daughter
will move into the house vacated by
them soon.
Friends were grieved and shocked
to hear of the death of Cliff Perry On
the 23rd inst of typhoid fever, near
Faith Cnnth naEnfa
p. c. Olson is doing carpenter
work in Canton.
Hilda Ramlo spent couple of days
last week in La Crosse with her sis
ter Melissa, who is ill in the hospital
there. g
Jack Ackerson was counting in De-
corah last week.
A couple of men from Amherst are
painting the Lutheran church.
Mrs. Jack Ackerson visited Mabel
friends few days last week.
Estella Ward returned home from
DEBORAH Saturday.
Rev. Sweet went to Minneapolis
Thursday to attend the A. C. confer
ence. Jno. Wicks took charge of his
pastorate work here, giving an inter-
esting and helpful sermon Sunday.
The cemetery association had a
meeting Saturday evening. Bert Nor
rison was hired to take care OF the
cemetery this season.
Mrs. Jno. Gates and Mrs. James
Headington were shopping in Mabel
Friday.
E.. Kippe and Dell Morrison were
DEBORAH visitors Tuesday.
A good many are making plans to
take in the show at DEBORAH tomor-
row.
The farmers are through seeding
and some have grain up.
DIR. Emmons is on a business trip
to Waterloo.
Mrs. Edmund Pollitt and Mrs. Nels
Porter were over from Cresco few
days last week, their father Mr.. u. B.
Landon returned home with them
Thursday.
The l.. A. S. meets Thursday with
Mrs. James Headington.
Jno. McCauley of Bluffton was over
on our streets Tuesday.
A moving picture company from
Harmony was here last week and
made arrangements to give a show
here every Thursday evening, begin
ming IulS WSSh' lHey Will nave lhcii
own electrical outfit so are prepared
to give satisfaction.
Jack Benton the Prosper barber
died Tuesday night after a couple Of
hours illness, the remains were TAX
en- to Minneapolis for burial.
Mrs p. Whitney visited Mrs. Guy
Shelley Wednesday.
Eda Sanders is a witness at court
last week and this.
VIM. Reed and Nelson Shelley au-
toed to DEBORAH with c. G. Ward
Thursday.
News was reed last week of the
marriage of Miss Pearl Feltis TO a
gentleman in South Dakota.