Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
FRANKVILLE,

visit at Cedar Falls and Waterloo, De
Witt Van Wey accompanied them
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toney Tremer and
Mrs Addie Wilson of Waterloo visited
relatives here from Monday until
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Paddin spent
several days last week in Waukon,
where Frances has been assisting with
the carpenter work on Mr.. Ferris new
house.
L. G.. Spaun made trip to DEBORAH
Saturday afternoon.
There was considerable excitement
in town Monday evening about six o.
clock, when it was discovered Bert
Overhouses house was On fire. Mrs.
OVerhouse had started a fire in the
kitchen range and the sparks from
the chimney ignited the roof Oh the
main part, for a time it was thought
the house would be destroyed, but
some of the men went into the house
and used a force pump, and others
worked on the roof so in a short time
the fire was under control The house
was damaged considerable by the
fire, AID some by water. The building
was not insured.
Mrs Marie Krogsund passed away
Tuesday evening about $50 o'clock
after a several months illness from
cancer. Funeral services were held at
the Norwegian chuch near DEBORAH
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. Stubbe of Ludlow, was calling
on friends in town Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Miss Alwilda Kneeskern went to
Castalia Wednesday for a few days
visit at the Newt. SHOEMAKER home.
j. A. Peck, Dewitt Van Wey a1d
Sam Waters made business trip to
Calmar Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kneeskern,
Mrs. Tom Bolman, Mrs. Dean Flower
and Mabel Berg were DEBORAH callers
Wednesday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom French and lit
te daughter of Ravena were visitors
at the Irving Hughes home Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Rachel Birdsell and grandsons
Lynn and Leslie visited relatives in
Postville several days last week.
Clifford Robinson and Wesley Bea-
con of Clayton visited at the Roy
Kneeskern home Friday and Satur-
day.
Geo. Cooper was over from Ossian
on business Friday.
Among those from here who attend
ed the circus in Postville Thursday
were Walter Pilgrim, Grant Bolma1,
Walter Brandt, ]. A. Peck, and DR..
Crawford, Irving Crawford, Roy Wat
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Henderson,, Leo Birdse1l, Daisy and
Myrtle Van Wey, Sherman Bollman
and son Lyle, Thos. Bolman, Albert
Kneeskern, Fred Rroui.let and Irv-
ing Hughes and families
Bert Harvey of Castalia was a
business caller in town Friday NOR
ming
Irving Hughes and John Snitker ex-
pect to start out with their threshing
machines the first Of this week.
Ferdinand Hilmer have their new
house completed and moved into it
last Thursday.
Mrs. Rilla Letchford spent Friday
and Saturday at the home of her son
Carl near Bethel.
Mrs. Dean Flower md children
terminated their visit here Friday
and went to Clayton for a few days
visit before returning to their home
in Oelwein.
Harry Harvey made a business trip
to DEBORAH Thursday,
Mr., and Mrs. Jas. E.. .Kneeskern
and 1nez, Mrs. Jas. .Kpeeskern ST.,
Mrs Tom Bol.man, Lena Samuelson,
Mrs Lettie Paddin. Mrs Daisy Knees
kern, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brouillet
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harvey at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Krogsund
Friday afternoon.
Mrs, Hattie Lower and children
came home Wednesday from a visit
with relatives in DEBORAH.
Miss Jessie Van Wey visited at the
john Swenson home near Ossian the
past week.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Daisy Kneeskern Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harvey moved
into the John Swenson house the last
of the week.
Ferdinand Hilmer transacted bust
1eSs in Waukon Saturday.
Cards were received here by rela-
tives announcing the marriage of
Lyle French to Miss Hilda Neve July
20 IN London England
Harry Oleson and family are enjoy
ing a visit with relatives from Des
Moines.
Henry Chamberlin commenced the
carpenter work on Dan Pecks new
house saturday
Gunder Tinderhot and family of
Ravena and Miss Cora England of De-
corah, were callers in town Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Crawford au
toed to Waukon Saturday evening for
a call at the Chris Leer home.
L. C. Spaun did some mason work
for Ole Samuelson the last or the
week -
The Engelbert Ericsson children are
sick with whooping cough.
Walter Pilgrim sold horse which
he delivered in Postville Saturday.
Carl Letchford and Caroline Sebas-
tian were callers in town Saturday
evening.
John Swenson, Rev. Healey, Mrs.
Lettie Paddin were business callers
Saturday.