Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
BLUFFTON.


The corn is quite badly damaged
with the frost especially on the low
lands.
Guy Bently's got word from one of
the orphan homes TO them to meet in
Calmar the first OF the week and they
would bring them a nice little girl.
They did so, went via car, they found
a girl just to their liking, eight years
old. The whole family thinks she is
just it. She comes to Bluffton to
school.
Morgue Cassel and wife were Burr
Oak shoppers Tuesday.
c. W. Brittendall went to Prosper
the fore part of the week on business.
Mrs. Brittendall went part of the way
with him, visited her sister Mrs Fred
Ward.
Mrs. H. Mercy made business Wis
it to DEBORAH Tuesday.
Claud Morton and the board of sup
ervisors were in Bluffton Wednesday
on business, lunched at the store.
Mrs. Sybdrt arrived home from
Aurora, H., the fore part of the week,
her daughter Mrs. Johnson AID chill
dren came back with her for a visit.
Claud Morton OF Orleans township,
came this way one day this last week,
took his sister-in-law, Mrs. 7. Muir
dock and her three youngest children
to DEBORAH to visit her daughter, Mrs.
P.agman. She had the baby's pic
ture taken while there. They were
gone two days
Mr.. Crawford did some carpenter
work for Brittendall this last week.
built permanent place for the iron
safe
Rev. Ulrich preached here yester-
day, quite a few attended.
Pat Koran and family went north
Of here yesterday to visit relatives.
They came home this morning.
II. Shelley is working for Walter
McCauley up in the Bethel neighbor-
hood.
George Thayer is moving Mrs.
McCauley's house on its foundation
today.
Mr.. Charles Burgess and family au-
toed out to Stewart Bakers near
Ridgeway yesterday for a visit. Mr.
Banning accompanied them. SIR
Banning is here visiting Charles
Burgess. He used to live here years
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs Wheeler and family OF
Cresco visited Mr.. and Mrs. Under
man yesterday.
AGA LANCE made a business trip to
Prosper today.
George Burgess and family. of Or
| leans township, visited Mrs. Burgess
people the Greenslades yesterday.
! The Cradle Roll met last Saturday
iup in the Bethel neighborhood. 1t was
an ideal day, there was a good at
lLendanca. Four children werD en-
rolled, three of them living in Mon
tana. One of the four was baptized.
Rev. Edie will preach his farewell
sermon here Sunday, before going tc
conference. May we have a good at
tendance. The hour is p. m.
Mrs. Hale Of Canada, is visiting q
sister of hers, Mrs. Eryie Ward. She
was TO the Cradle Roll meeting Satur.
day. She is very busy working FOL
/ the Red Gross. She had her knitine
with her and made her fingers and
needles just fly The beauty OF this
Red Cross work is that you can visit
and work too.
Clarence Melyer is out peddlng
onions this morling He thinks they
have about one hundred bushel
Johnny Ryan and family Of Decor
Iah were visiting relatives yesterday
in this vicinity.
Marie O'Brien called IL our burl
yesterday,
C. W. Brittendall went to Prospe
to-day for a load OF freight.
There was a dance here las
Thursday night in the hall. Thei
music was from Canton.
/ There was a baby boy born 10 Mr.
and Mrs, Edward Diager last Thurs
day night. He arrived in time forth
lbig dance but his mother Monldn-tle