Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-02
BURR OAK.
July 81, 1916.

July 81, 1915.
Martin Halyerson and his men are
putting up modern farm house for
N. Nelson.
Will Bernatz and wife and Mrs.
Jno. Bernatz of DEBORAH were cal
lers at THE Cozy" Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Pierce, Mrs.
Jno. Masters and Mrs. Geo. Smell
| from near Canton attended the l.. A.
is. Thursday at Mrs. G.. H. Kimballs
Mrs. Elsie Metcalf and daughter
| Virginia concluded their visit here
and returned to st. Paul Thursday,
Mrs. E. Nj. Reed and son Paul accom-
panied them for a two weeks visit.
Mrs. Henry Casterton of Hesper
was guest last week at the H. Man
uel home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Donlan are re-
joicing over the arrival of al eight
pound son, born Sunday morning.
Miss Ida Winters is up from Du-
buque for a few weeks visit with
home folks. Her friend Miss Margar-
ct Smith accompanied her for visit
Mrs. F. C. Ward celebrated her
birthday yesterday with her mother
Mrs. Bert Kimball, Mrs Sarah Kim
ball, Jno. and X. c. Wilbur.
Where are the people that were
Iprophesying a cold summer. For two
weeks now old mercury has register
ed around 100.
VIM. Winters, Robt. Wicks, Nor
ma Reed and Claude Allen took in
Sells circus at La Crosse Monday.
Mrs. Jno. Gates accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. Jas. Headington to
Mabel Thursday.
Iva Kimber has been suffering for
the past week from paralysis of the
throat and is unable to swallow any
food NOurishment being given with
tube.
Miss Grace Richmond of Hay
Springs, Neb., is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Martha Perry, Mrs. Perry's lit
tie grandson, Merle Perry came with
| her from Faith, 5. ID. to spend the
summer.
]. Nolte autoed to Cresco Thurs
| day with his mother, and his nephew
and Misses Alberta Cox and Lottie
| Olson for the funeral of friend
All members and officials or the NJ.
E. church are invited to the parson-
age Thursday evening. Rev. Lack
| land Of DEBORAH will assist in the en-
tertainment. Refreshments served.
| Mrs. NJ. ID. Whitney and daughters
went to Mortified, Mimi, Saturday
for few days visit at her brothers.
Frank Maltby's. Mrs. Graham of
DEBORAH will take her place as house
wife in her absence.
Miss Amelia Knoke of DEBORAH is
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Hille-
man.
Mr.. Lumby the Canton mail carri-
err had his horse overheated Friday
when he reached Earnest Wards
recovered. l. n. Reed lost his big
black stallion from the heat in
Mabel Saturday. A good many nors-
es have died the past few days from
the excessive heat.
Mrs. Jno. Johnson of Waterville
visited the |. Gates home last week.
Her husband autoed up for her Sun
I6ay.
Rev. w. Edie took Rev. Mettam's
lplace at Prosper Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Mettam and wife went TO Bluff
ton to conduct missionary service.
A. Pierce. wife and daughters Ami
ia and Doris and F. c. Ward and wife
took joy ride to Mabel Saturday af-
ternoon.
Chas. Porter and wife, f. Ward
and wife autoed to Button Sunday
afternoon to attend the missionary
program there.
Geo. Sullivan got overcome with
the heat Thursday while at work or
: the Lovlein barn, but was able &c
resume work the next day.
F. Perry and wife and c. Pierce
and family Sundayed at j. S. Wade's
: w. Thayer has been up from De
Icorah this week helping his brother
George in the hay fields.
Quite a crowd attended the las
; series of the moving pictures her
: Saturday night. Miss Ionia Pierc
received the most votes as the mos
: popular young lady and receive
} the diamond ring.
a season ticket to the Winneshie
y County Fair, Aug. LIS, admit
q you to seven big entertainment
> They are transferable.
L Most of the farmers are throus
IS with stacking barley and are now
Is the oat fields.
y Mrs. Emma Decker is caring Il
" her son Arthur's wife, who is si(
u in bed with rheumatism. DR.. LennC
AZ of Mabel is attending her.
DO C. C.. Ward and Leo Hanlon aut
III ed to Cresco on business Saturd;
a. levening.