Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
BURR OAK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Smith were
guests at the J. B. Reed home at De-
corah from Tuesday until Thursday.
The home talent play given here
tuesday evening was very good and
was enjoyed by a large crowd 1t
was given at Canton Thursday eve
ming.
Miss Florence Reed returned Mon
day from a weeks visit at DEBORAH.
Phil Potter left Tuesday for his
home at Arthur, Iowa.
Miss Marian Telford is a guest at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Gordon
Stander at Cresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. William elise came
up from DEBORAH Monday for a visit
at the home of their son Fred
Miss Pearl Peterson spent few
days of last week with her sister
Anna, and while here underwent an
operation. She returned to her
home Saturday
Miss Audrey Ward has been suf-
fering the past few days from an at
tack of appendicitis.
Miss Rhoe Darling spent part OF
last week with her sister, Mrs. Guy
Shelley.
Mrs George Emery aud children
were over Sunday guests of her mo-
Their, Mrs. Emma Decker They eX-
pect to leave this week for Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Randall re-
turned last week from Delevan
Mimi, and are guests at the home
of Mrs. Randall's father, Will Stos-
kopf.
Miss Bernice Cassel returned to
her home Wednesday, after a weeks
visit with relatives.
A shower was given Miss Emma
Koenig by a number of her friends
Friday afternoon. Many useful and
beautiful articles were given her.
Mrs. George Ulrich made a trip to
DEBORAH Thursday.
We have not had the pleasure OF
ah, since Wednesday.
Our stage driver continues to
make the trips to DEBORAH in spite OF
bad roads and Mr.. Burns was up
with his oil tank, both Wednesday
and Thursday so the roads were
not impossible.
Miss Myrtle Wade visited Satur-
day night and Sunday at the Carl
Pierce and E. M. Reed homes.
Joe Wemette was called from Du-
buque Thursday by the death of his
mother.
Invitations are out for the we'd
ding of Miss Emma Koenig and
Richard Thorgeson of Ambrose, N.
d.
Reginald Pierce returned last.
week from South Dakota, where he
spent a couple of weeks, on his re-
turn from San Benito, Texas. where
his regiment has been stationed
since July.
The school children are enjoying
a weeks vacation.
Miss Dilla .Logsdon was called
from DEBORAH Saturday to nurse two
pneumonia patients at the l.. Brun-
ner home.
The L. A. S. will meet April 5
with Mrs. Ezra Reed.
Miss Iona Pierce stayed from Fri
day until Sunday with Mrs. Alice
Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs r. j. Gossman went
to Bluffton Saturday for few days
visit at the O'Brien home
Mrs. Lizzie Cassel went to DEBORAH
Tuesday for a few days visit
The lecture which was to have
been in the evening of March 81.
at the M. T.. church has been indelin-
itely postponed on account of the
bad roads.
Obituary.
On Wednesday evening March 2l,
one of the sweetest and most genial
characters in this community pass
ed away in the person of Mrs. Jo-
seph Wemette at the age OF "A years,
| 2 months and Is days. Amelia
Brown was born in LaCole, Ontario,
Canada, and came to Burr Oak with
her husband in 1865. She was pre-
coded in death by three children,
George, May and Roy. She leaves
to mourn her loss a loving husband,
two brothers, Will of Saskatoon
Canada, Henry Of Rockford, H., also
five children, Joe, of Dubuque, Ia;
Mrs. j. Ackerson, of Burr Oak; Fro
| " Mabel, Mimi. Mrs. josie Cox. anu
Mrs. Maud Emery Of Burr Uan, ,4;d
81 grandchildren and 4 great gran
children. Funeral services were
held Saturday from the NJ. E..
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