Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
BURR OAK.

bOO' d, IJl Il.
Mrs. Gene Headington was a vic
tim of tonsilitis last week.
Miss Myrtle Wade came from Fav-
cite Tuesday to spend the Thanks
giving vacation at home.
MIS-. Il. M. Reed spent Tuesday af-
tefno0n with her sister, Mrs. Gene
Headington.
x. M. Reed made business trip
70 becorah Wednesday. His son Paul
accompanied him home to spend
Thanksgiving.
Aimon Jewell was a guest Wednes-
day at the K. M. Reed home. He was
ON his way to his home at st. Paul
AFTER five months work on the bar
racks at Camp Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs B. M. Wicks returned
wednesday from a few days. visit at
the q II. Pierce home at Canton.
Ear. and Mrs. J. F. Masters AMI
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pollitt AID
daughter were guests at the Roy
Wanless home Thanksgiving day.
Claude Morrison and sister, Miss
Eiya of DEBORAH spent Friday ana
Saturday with relatives here.
The Misses Bertha and Myrtle
Wade and Dorothy Ulrich. and Vic
tor Headington and Elmer Butler
were guests Thursday evening at the
n. M. Reed home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Harris of De-
cosah spent Thursday and Friday at
the Frank Perry home.
Mrs. Alice Savage came from Mason
City Wednesday for d few days visit
VITA her mother, Mrs. j. Little.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perry and Mr..
ana Mrs. r. e. Harris were Mabel
visitors Friday.
Mzs. w. II. Emmons and son Ted
spent Thanksgiving at the Brittendall
heme at Button.
HE l.. A. s. OF the Reformed
church will meet in the afternoon of
Dee. IL at the Rev. Ulrich home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brufodt of DEBORAH
were guests Tuesday night at the
Marion Price home
Nh. and Mrs Floyd Ferris went to
Lansing Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with Mrs. Ferris's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Reed and daugh-
ter Miss Kathleen were guests at the
George Smith home from Wednesday
until Saturday.
possesor of new Crown piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Reed were
guests Thursday and Friday at the
Palmer home at Preston, MINI.
s. j. McMarti1 left Tuesday to be-
gin work as salesman for the Moline
Plew Co.
Mrs. Alice, Morrison and sons were
guests Thursday at the e. G. Reed
kORe
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pierce and chill
sren spent Thursday at the James
Wade home.
Ted Emmons came from Fayette
"Wednesday for few days visit with
house folks.
A large number from here attend
ed the Red Cross sale at DEBORAH Sat
urday.
Mrs J.. B. Reed and daughter of
Reeorah, were calling on friends in
town Saturday.
On Tuesday, Nov. 81, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. FL. Pierce, now of Canton, but for
many years residents of Burr Oak
township, celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary of their marriage. They
had planned to have a little family
gathering in honor of the occasion,
but much to their surprise, at high
moon a large number of their relatives
arrived with we'll filled baskets. A
very pleasant day was spent and on
behalf OF the assembled relatives.
ReVA r. Ia. Jones presented TO the
hoaored couple five dollar gold pieces
as a slight remembrance of the occa-
sion. In the evening a public recep-
ton was given them at the Presby-
terrain church. About one hundred
seeple gathered to show the high re-
gard and respect in which this worthy
pair is held in the Canton community.