Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-06-27
BLUFFTON.


Had a very severe electric storm
Friday night, the lightning struck
Guy Bent.y's house, tore out the
chimney, tore off plastering, ETC..
but none of the inmates was hurt.
John Greenslade took Mr. Under
man to Cresco to see his wife who is
in the hospital. He found her get
ting along fine and will soon be able
to come home.
Emil Mo1they of Bonair, is work
ing with the cement crew. The storm
drove the crew home. Mr.. Monthey
came home with his brother-in-law,
Earnest Bergman, to stay until they
can go to work again.
Henry Wernet called early to the
store this morning for iodine, he
says his son George is sick, and has
been ailing for two or three days.
Rev. ulrich preached here yester-
day, his wife accompanied him. The
river being so high they could not
come the main road, they had to
come roundabout way to get here
Mrs. Pat Gallagher, one Of the
Courtney ladies, aid some others,
went gooseberrying Saturday. They
had picnic dinner, and returned
home with happy hearts and quite a
few goosebel rles.
Mrs. Plagman and daughter Eve
Ign, are visiting her folks the Muir
docks this week.
Harry Harvey and family visited
August Bergman's yesterday.
Ray Mercy, the. youngest child OF
| H. Mercy, drank more or less kero-
sene, one day this last week. He has
not been we'll since. They took him
/ to DR.. Emmons Of Burr oak, and
also had the DR.. come to see him. We
believe he will come out all right. /
Mr.. AID Mrs. Chas. Burgess and
daughter Lucille called at Britten-
dalls yesterday evening.
Elmer Greenslade bought a cow
of Jimmie Doran recently.
Jimmie Weldon and Paul Ward Of
Bethel neighborhood, were il, Bluff
ton yesterday, took dinner with She
ley's.
Mrs. Lew Bronner, who has been
in the Cresco hospital, is so much
Improved that she was brought home
this last week.
There was a dance in the Button
hall Friday night, but the storm
broke in on the good time AID the
dance broke up earlier than usual.
H. j. G,uen, a bee keeper, of Har-
mony, Mimi, came to Button this
last week with twenty hives to have
filed with new swarms. He stayed
overnight. Mr.. Glue1 has kept bees
for some time and so has an uncle
of his, he says he never saw such
an interesting sight in any bee appary
as he saw in Brittendalps appary.
A goodly humber Of the farmers
crops were damaged by the recent
storms. Mr.. Henry, who lives near
the river, lost all but three of his
chickens, and their wood pile fioated
away. Dick Dinger,s had to get out
of their house Friday night, their
the house also. 1900
Paddle O'Brien and family visit
ed August Bergma1's yesterday he
could not get to his church on ac-
count of high water.
Elmer Greenslade and family Wis
tied his parents yesterday.
Caroline Cameron stayed with her
aunt, Mrs. Wess Wicks few days,
her uncle Wess Wicks is on the sick
| list. s.4aa- =. ~ iE
AGA LANCE came to town this NOR
ming on horse back to buy groceries.
AGRA believes in having something to
eat in spite of crop failure.
RUDE Wilbur and family came to
Bluffton yesterday to see the high
water and visit relatives. They had
to come roundabout way to get
| here.
| Dol't forget the Cradle Roll meet
ing that will be held in BlufftOn at
Brittendalls the 30th of June, Satur-
day afternoon 2 P. NJ All that are
interested in this work are cordially
invited to attend.
| Edward Dinger hauled a load OF
freight from Prosper for Drtte1dall.
His wife and sister Candace went
with him, his team got frightened
on the way at goose in the road,
throwing Mr.. Dinger and his sister
|out, but his wife chung to the seat,
goose or no goose. They got the team
Quoted and went on their way and
brought home a big load of freight,
they got home in time for supper.
| Ed. Jackson Is working for Will
Halse.