Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-07
BURR OAK.
March 8. 1917.

and Friday with her aunt, Mrs. e. M.
Reed.
John Gates returned Saturday
from visit with his daughter and
FAMILY at Broderick, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Headington
spent Wednesday night at the Glen
Headington home near Canton.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Nelson and
son came over from Hesper Saturday
for two weeks stay at the w. Ar
mold home.
DR.. Emmons, e. Kippe, DR.. Clark,
and 4. G. Reed, were DEBORAH visitors
Thursday evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rollins and
Miss Mary Nelson were calling at
the A. Butler home Thursday eve
ming.
On Wednesday evening, Feb. 2S,
1917 at the M. K. parsonage at De-
corah, Rev. Lakeland officiating, oc-
Cured the marriage of r. e. Harris
OF Cedar Rapids to Miss Hazel Briggs
of Burr Oak, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Van Welt
have moved into the tenant house on
| G. c. Wards farm, and Mr.. Van Welt
will work for +. c. Ward.
Frank Sullivan is working in the
| postofflce at present.
Merritt Maricle of Brotton, S. D.,
and brother Clarence, of Dodge Cen
| ter, Mimi, were called here last
week by the death of their mother,
Mrs. Malinda Maricle.
Mrs. Henry Manuel spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs. Oscar
Wilbur.
Mrs. Albert Van Welt and children
went to DEBORAH Wednesday and
spent the rest of the week with her
mother, Mrs. Wohlford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred elise were en-
tertained at the Frank Perry home
Wednesday evening.
Paul Reed spent Wednesday night
with his cousins, Victor and Clifford
Headington.
+. NJ. Reed and F. e. Potter were
week.
Miss Lucille Emmons went to Wat
erloo Thursday, for visit with rela
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson
moved last week to a farm near Fay
cite. We regret their leaving this vi
entity but wish them success in their
new home.
John Burrows of Hay Springs,
Neb., is visiting at the homes of his
sisters, Mrs. Ambrose Gates and Mrs.
John Wicks.
Obituary.
Benjamin Ward was born in Tor
onto, Canada, p 9. June 81, 1885,
and died at his home in Burr Oak,
March /, 1917. aged 81 years 8
months and days.
He was married to Lovina Briggs
Dec. %, 1853. at Elliota, Mimi,
since which time his home has been
in Burr Oak To them were born
nine children, William H., deceased;
Clara, now Mrs. Charles Graham, of
Sand Point, Idaho: Alice, now Mrs.
Frank Potter, of Bainstown, Califor-
mia; Charles. deceased; Nellie, now
Mrs. Clark Manning, of Cedar Rap
ids, Ia; Edna, deceased; Edith, now
Mrs. Philip Potter, of Arthur, Ia;
Ethel, now Mrs. Steve Pierce of Burr
Oak, and Herbert of DEBORAH. The de-
ceased is also survived by his wife
and one sister. Mrs. Rachel Sage, OF
Parker, S. d., and by twenty-eight
IL
grandchildren, and large circle OF
friends. in fact all who knew him
were kindly disposed toward him, be-
cause of his friendliness and other
good qualities as neighbor and fell
low citizen.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day from the A. c. church, conduct
ed by Rev. C. H. Sweet.
Obituary.
Malinda Decker was born near
Binghampton, New York, September
3rd, 1881. She was married to John
Wilbur in 1850, and to this union
were born seven children, four boys
and three girls, four OF whom have
preceded her in death. The family
moved to Iowa in 1854 and settled on
a farm east of Burr Oak. Mr.. Wilbur
enlisted in the war OF the rebellion
and gave his life in the service for
the union.
Mrs. Wilbur was married in 1866
to William Maricle and moved on
farm near Castalia To this union
were born two sons. Mr.. Maricle was
killed in a railroad accident in Sep
TENDER, Of 1883.
Mrs Maricle lived on the farm
few years and then moved to the VII
lage Of Frankville. and in 1898 moved
to Burr Oak, where she has resided
ever since.
She had seventeen grandchildren,
Itwenty-three great grandchildren and
one great-great grandchild. She IS
survived by one brother, George Dec
ker. and a sister Mrs. Roxy A. Bisby,
18TH of nanorah. fQur sons SylyeS-
ter and Herman Wilbur, OF Burr OAK;
Merritt Maricle OF Breton, 5. D.. ahd
Clarence Maricle Of Dodge Center,
Mimi, and a daughter, Mrs. Edward
Wicks, of DEBORAH, Iowa.