Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-02-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
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Price.
Miss Alice Seelye spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Ella Anderson at
Prosper
Miss Florence Reed is spending
this week in Prosper sewing Tor Mrs.
William Balentine.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Burrows of Oh
ga, S. D., visited last week at the
John Wicks and A. II. Gates homes.
r. j. Gossman and the Misses
Marjorie Gates, 'Bernice Cox, Flor
ence McIntire, Amy and Anna Win
ter and August and Carl Winter and
Claude Morrison went to DEBORAH
Saturday to attend the spelling con-
test.
to Cresco Saturday for a visit with
their daughters. Mrs. Fred Mitchell
and Mrs. Fred Lent.
Leonard Gossman and wife came
from DEBORAH Friday and visited at
\the Roy Gossman home.
A party was given Monday eve
ming at the A. Mclntire home in
honor of Elmerfs. birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Reid returned
Tuesday from Kadoka, S. d., where
they visited Mrs. Reds sister. In
the issue of Feb. IA, it was stated
that Mr.. and Mrs. Reid were called
to. Wisconsin by the illness of Mr..
Reid's little son, this was mistake,
and We wish to correct it, but why
anyone would care to start such re-
port is more than we can understand.
The next meeting of the w. G. T..
u. will be an open meeting in the
evening of March 8, at the home of
Mrs. Maud Ward. Everyone invited.
Mrs. w. H. Emmons and daugh-
ter, Miss Lucille were La Crosse
visitors Friday
b. NJ. Wicks spent Monday and
Tuesday of last week in DEBORAH.
Guy and Nelson Shelley, Ezra and
Clifford Reed, Arthur Morrison, Paul
Wanless and Elmer Butler assisted
Frank Bandie with moving last
week.
Hugh Kelly moved tooDecorah last
week. Oscar Wilbur has rented Mr..
Kelly's farm.
Miss Norma Reed returned from
Lanesboro, Wednesday, but went
back Monday, to take charge of a
class in music.
Frank Rees of Arvilla, N. D., ar
rived Monday to attend the funeral
of his brother John.
Miss Hazel Briggs spent part of
last week with her cousin, Mrs. j. B.
Reed at DEBORAH.
Frank Bandle moved last week to
a farm he has rented near Ossian.
The last number of our Lyceum
Course will be given on Friday eve
ming, March ,, at the |. 0. 0. f. hall.
This is a lecture by DR.. Price.
Philip Potter arrived Tuesday
from Arthur, Iowa, for a visit with
his father, Ed Potter at Canton, and
his father-in-law, Ben Ward who are
both in very paor health
Miss Anna Peterson was Decor
an visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. e. Edie went to
DEBORAH Saturday and Mrs. Edie
went on to Fayette for visit with
her children, who are attending
school there,
Arthur and Merle Smith. Roy
Wanless and L. n. Reed with their
wives and Mrs. George. Smith, Mrs.
Henry Price MRS. d. M. Wicks and
the Misses Florence Reed and Bes-
sic Feltis attended the L. A. S. sale
at Prosper Saturday.
Mrs. Chas Reed and Mrs. Clifford
Reed were guests Sunday afternoon
at the Sam Rice homes.
Robert Harris returned to Decor
an Tuesday after few days visit at
the Frank Perry home
The Misses Lucille and Anna Arm
strong of Canton, are guests at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. Will Ar
nold.
Fred Donald from the state line,
was calling on friends here Friday.
Miss Eide Saunders went to Lime
Springs Tuesday.
Mrs. p. RI. whitney returned Tues
day from a weeks visit with rela-
tives in DEBORAH.
Obituary.
John D. Rees was born in Della
ware county, Iowa, March 6, 1871
and died at Rochester. Mimi, Feb.
II. 1917. aged as years, IL months
and II days. He was united in mar
riage June 9, 1915 to Miss Edith
Pearl Hursh of Waterloo. Iowa, who
survives him. also his mother, Mrs.
Mary Rees of Burr Oak. and two
sisters Mrs. W. II. Arnold of Burr
Oak and Mrs. NJ. Armstrong of Can
ton, Mimi, and two brothers, Thorn
as OF Alberta, Canada, and Frank OF
Arvilla North Dakota. Funeral ser
vices were held Wednesday from the
M r. church, conducted by Rev.
Eide and in charge of the Masons OF
which lodge diseased was a mem
Der.
Obituary.
James A Arnold was born in Cat
eragus. county, New York, March
26. 1922 and died at his home in
Burr Oak, Feb. II, 1917, aged "a
years 10 months and % days. he
was united in marriage to Mary J.
SGrivens, Jan. %, 1854. To this
union were born four children, two
sons and two daughters. One daugh-
ter preceding him in death. he Is
survived by his wife and daughter
Mrs. Charles FurZe of Merrill, WIS.,
and sons William H., and Edward r.,
both of Burr Oak, also five grand
children, and one great grandchlld.
Funeral services were held TUESDAY,
from the NJ. Il. church, conaucted
by Rev. Edie.
Card of Thanks.