Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-18
BURR OAK.


Ted Emmons came up from Fay
cite Saturday for an over Sunday Wis
it at home.
Miss Kathleen Reed of DEBORAH,
spent last week visiting friends and
relatives here.
Miss Bertha Wade returned to her
home Sunday after spending two
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Carl
Pierce.
Miss Mary Edie and her brother
Howard, returned to Fayette We'd
nesday
Fred Bergman and Mr.. and Mrs. F..
Koenig and daughters Miss Edie and
Ruby visited at Postville Sunday.
Rev. Ulrich is enjoying visit with
his brother Fred from Nebraska.
Last Thursday the school house in
the Hugo Noecker district burned
down. The children were burning
off the lawn and as the wind was
blowing very hard the fire got be-
yond their control and it was impos-
Isible to save the building. Miss
Swenson OF DEBORAH was teaching
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith and
sons Arthur and Merle and their
wives and Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Reed
spent Sunday at the j. b. Reed home
at DEBORAH.
Rev. w. E. Edie and wife went to
Cresco Wednesday, to attend Sunday
school convention.
Mrs. Clifford Reed and Miss Ber-
tina Wade were shopping in DEBORAH
Friday.
Paul Reed worked for Claude
Headington last week
The Misses Amy Winters, Dorothy
Ulrich and Mariory Gates and AR
thur Morrison, Paul Reed and Aug
ust Winter spent Wednesday evening
at the John Wick's home.
Mrs. j. B. Reed came from Decor
ah Monday and visited with relatives
until Thursday.
Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. ] B.
Reed and Miss Kathleen Reed and
Miss Anna Peterson were entertain
ed at the Sanaker home Wednesday
evening.
VIII Leonhart and wife, and Mrs.
Nina Haas and Clarence Jacobsen
were up from DEBORAH Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Oxley and
son OF DEBORAH visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs. Pete Olsen visited Thursday
at the Ernest Ward home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e Harris came
from DEBORAH Sunday and visited at
the Frank Perry home and also called
on relatives here in town. They re-
turned to DEBORAH Monday.
Miss Efie Abrahamson is STAYING
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Abrahamson and attending
school here.
DR.. w. II. Emmons, E. Kippe, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Gossman and Miss
Kathleen Reed attended the moving
picture show at DEBORAH Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brittendall of
Bluffton and Mrs. Hallett of Epworth
Iowa, visited Mrs. Z. Weldon Tues
day.
Mrs. Sanaker and daughter Miss
Jennie were guests from Friday un-
til Sunday at the Chris Rasmussen
home.
The carpenters are building a new
kitchen for Mrs. Alice Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pollitt and
daughters were guests Sunday at the
b. M. Wick's home.
Miss Alice Seelye spent Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Clifford
Reed
Fred Bergman and Rev. Ulrich
each have a new Ford car.
DR.. Clark went to DEBORAH Satur
day and from there expects to go to
Dubuque to spend a few days.
Miss Florence Reed spent Sunday
at the A. A. Seelye home.
Miss Dorothy Ulrich returned to
school at DEBORAH Monday, after
spending a week at home.
Media Reed and Charlotte and
Norbert Noecker are attending
school here since the school house in
their district burned
A. A. Seelye went to DEBORAH to-
day to act as juror.
On Sunday evening Audrey Ward,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Err
nest Ward, passed away at her
home. Three weeks ago she was
taken to La Crosse and underwent an
operation for appendicitis, and a
week ago, came home, and last Fri
day became worse again, and on Sun
day evening three doctors were call
ed and another operation was per-
formed. The family have the sym
pathy of the entire community in
their bereavement.
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