Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
HEsPER.
Feb. IA 1916.


lngS in the school house Sunday eve,
nlng. They held a meeting at Perry
henyon's home Wednesday night.
Something to worry about: What
VIII become of us when our lumber
supply gives out, 444 years from now
Quite number attended the La
dies Society for the Methodist church
OF Burr Oak at the Fred elise home
Wednesday.
Another self evident fact is that
this is not to be a season of long
| feeds.
DR.. Reide of Mabel was a profess
sional caller at the Philip Young
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Klegseth entertained the l..
A. 5. for the Lutheran church We'd
J nesday. Quite number attended a
neat sum of money was realized.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson of
Prosper and daughter Mrs. Joe Sch
Westka of Canton were guests at the
Steno home Wednesday.
Mrs. Bertha Bender made a bust
ness trip to Burr Oak Thursday.
few of our people attended the
l.. A. S. annual sale at Burr Oak
Wednesday, Feb. 8.
We must confess we are glad this
snow came as we are more sure of
our footing. Consequently some of
our people who fell it resulted seri-
ously for them.
Mr.. Rob Tillapaugh made a bust
ness trip to Mabel Friday.
Got any ships? Keep 'em, they'll be
worth money before the war is over.
Mr.. Henry Kenyon was a visitor at
Steno's Thursday.
Mr.. George FoltZ and sons Ernest
and Delbert were callers at Burr
Oak Friday.
1t is not likely that the dove of
peace will alight any where until it
settles on an indemnity.
c. j. Steno called on the Ander-
son boys Wednesday evening.
A boy never feels as if he had all
the adventure coming to him until he
has survived the humps, whooping
cough and measles.
Miss Ida Bergeson made a shopping
trip to Burr Oak Thursday.
Naomi Bryant who has been on the
sick list is much improved.
Mrs. Brother and her mother,
Mrs. c. Tamnes took the train from
Mabel for East Grand Forks, Mon
day Feb. eth, for East Grand Forks.
We are sorry to lose these respecta-
BILE people from our midst. The best
wishes of the entire community go
with them.
Miss Irma Bryant who has been un-
der the doeter's care far a short time
Is on the road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Foltz were treas.
ured guests at the Will Hilleman
home Sunday.
Miss Hilda Ramlo concluded her
visit at the Steno home Wednesday
and returned home. ~
Among those who were at Decor
ah Saturday were: Mr.. and Mrs. Roo
Tillapaugh, C. j. Steno, Clarence
Ramlo, Henry Knoke, Andrew Mesh
elm, Pete Ramlo, Walt Tillapaugh,
Will Hilleman, Philip Young.
We have been having little snow
fall nearly every night the past week,
keeping sleighing in good condition.
Mr.. James Smalley Sr. has been en-
tertaining the la grippe the past
week. We hope he will soon be able
to be about again.
Quite a crowd attended the basket
social in the John Foltz school house,
Friday evening. A neat sum of money
was realized and a good time was Sc
cured by ALL
Mr.. John Rice of Bismarck, n. d.
is around these parts shaking hands
with old friends.
The angel of death claimed one
more of our well known people in the
person of Holstein Ramlo at his resi-
dence in DEBORAH, Ia, in the first
ward, Sunday, Feb. 6, 1916. Mr. Ram
10 returned from Rochester month
ago, where he submitted to an opera
ton of cancer of the stomach and ev-
er since has been failing. Mr.. Hol-
his death being 81 years and one
day. Most of his life was spent at
Hesper. In the spring Of 1915 he
moved to DEBORAH where he resided
until his death. He leaves to mourn
his loss. a wife, an aged mother and
his brothers, Peter, James and Hol-
vor. The remains were taken to Hes
per Tuesday to be put in it's last rest
ing place in Hesper cemetery. Rev.
Dickinson gave prayer at the grave.
The heartfelt sympathy is extended to
all in this sad hour.
A number from here attended the
funeral of Miss Margaret Nelson at
Mabel Thursday. Miss Nelson was
on her way to visit her sister, Mrs.
Lars Goldberg when she passed away.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hiatt, a
baby girl on Wednesday, Feb. the
9Th. Congratulations
You know, gentle reader, that it
makes news so much more valuable
to you when the editor stretches
simple heading to an article clear
across seven columns of space in let
ters of box car size. You don't? Fie,
fie,
This brand of winter weather is
said to have been bad for wheat, but
everybody is remarking how the
rheumatism crop is fiourishing.
Master Roy Coy is recovering slow
ly from pneumonia and his many
friends hope to see him about again.
This is the year when every speech
and every action will be charged
with a political motive.