Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-04
BURR OAK.

was a guest Wednesday and Thurs
| day at the Sanaker home.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Harris of Wau-
kon, arrived Tuesday and are stay
ing at the George Sullivan home.
Miss Andrew Ward was taken to
| the st. Frances Hospital at La
| Crosse Wednesday for an operation
for appendicitis. She was accompan-
led by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Ward
Harold seelye spent Sunday with
Paul Wanless.
Will Arnolds moved last week in
with his brother Ed, on the farm
Mrs. Sylvia Butler spent Sunday at
the home of her brother Clayte Reed.
Mrs. G. A. Reed and daughters
Miss Florence and Mrs. Clifford Reed
spent Friday with Mrs. Sam Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perry were
Sunday guests at the Carl Pierce
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Gates spent Sum
| day at the home of their son George
near Kendallville. Their little grand
son Frank, came home with them.
Miss Minnie Seelye came from
Mabel, Mimi, Saturday for a few
DAYS visit with her sister, Mrs. A. A.
Seelye.
John Wicks has rented the Fred
Donald farm northeast of town and
moved last week, and A. McIntire
has rented the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Emery moved
last week into the house recently va
Gated by Arthur Decker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Wicks and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester McIn-
tire were guests Sunday at the p.
Olson home.
Harold Cox went to Minneapolis
Saturday, where he expects to find
employment on street car line
Miss Marian Carr spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks near
Prosper.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Headington
and sons spent Sunday at the George
Smith home
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Decker and
George and Ernest Emery and fami-
lies left last week for Vegreville,
Canada.
Miss Stella Ward stayed last
week at the Ernest Ward home.
while Mr.. and Mrs. Ward were at La
Crosse.
Mrs. Elmer Cassel and children
who have been visiting the past
month at the George Thayer home
left Monday for their home at
Charles City.
A baby boy was born on March
80 to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Price.
Claude Decker is working for c..
A. Reed in the harness shop.
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Miss Selma went to La Crosse Fri
day. Mrs. Jacobsen went for medical
treatment at the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Gossman re-
turned Sunday after spending a
week with relatives at DEBORAH and
near Button.
E. NJ. Reed and F. E. Potter spent
Sunday night and Monday in Decor
ah
Mrs. Roy Wanless has been sick
the past week with quinsy
Mrs. Kate McMullen is enjoying a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Smalley
from Nebraska.
Mrs. ]. Wingate and son Albert
returned last week from very pleas
ant winter spent at Long Beach
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Reed were up
from DEBORAH Thursday to attend
the Thorgeson- Koenig wedding.
An Easter program will be given
at the NJ. E. church next Sunday
morning, commencing at 10:45 Ev-
eryone invited.
Mrs. Brayton Whitney spent Sat
urday at the George Sullivan home.
The new buttermaker Mr. Ferris,
arrived last week from Church, Ia,
and began work April 2.
Milton Whitney came from Decor
all Friday and is staying with his
brother p. H. Whitney.
On Friday morning about o.
clock, Mrs. Fred Koenig discovered
that the pool room owned by A. NJ
Morrison was on fire. An alarm was
rung and all the men living in town
and many from the country were
very soon assembled. AS the inter-
ior of the pool room was all in flames
| it was impossible to save anything
from that, but efforts were made to
save the store room on the south,
but after half hours work that was
blazing, so the contents were re-
moved and attention was turned to
| Ulle ola american house, occupied
by Mrs. l.. Wolfenberger and daugh-
ter, and this building was saved. 1t
was feared that r. NJ Reeds imple-
ment buildings on the opposite side
of the street would catch, but by
keeping the roofs wet they were
saved. This is a considerable loss to
Mr.. Morrison though he has some
insurance.
On March 20, 1917 at high noon
at the Reformed church. Rev. Ulrich
officiating, occurred the marriage of
Richard Thorgeson Of Ambrose, N.
D., to Miss Emma Koenig of Burr
Oak. The bridal couple were at
tended by Miss Eda Koenig and Fred
Bergman and Miss Anna Peterson
and Fritz Koenig. Miss Ruby Koe-
mig was ring bearer and flower maid.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Amy Winters. The church was
decorated in pink and white. The
bride was dressed in white crepe de
chine over white messaline an car
ried pink and white roses, the brides
maids carried pink and white carna
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