Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-13
BURR OAK.

Paul Reed made business trim
TO DEBORAH Saturday.
Miss Ida Winter came from
Mason City Friday to help care for
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Win
ter who have been sick the past
week.
Miss Jennie Sanaker attended
teachers meeting meeting at DEBORAH
Saturday.
Frank Nash has been quite sick
the past few days.
Arthur Morrison and Paul Reed
drove to DEBORAH Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Gates spent the past
week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. James Headington Mrs. Head
fngton and both children have been
sick but are improving at present.
Miss Stella Supplee returned to
school at DEBORAH last week.
Mrs. Carl Pierce spent Saturday
with Mrs. Ida Heckle.
The remains of Mrs. Frank Rich
ards from near DEBORAH were brot
here for burial Thursday afternoon.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Supplee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy elise of Mabel
moved last week to the w. Telford
farm. Mr.. elise and his brother
Fred have rented the farm and will
work it together.
Les Abbott returned Saturday
from Canada and Mimi where he has
been at work the past six months
School opened Monday but on Tues
day evening it was decided to close
1t again as there were so many new
cases of influenza.
K. Nj. Bovee and Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Price left Tuesday for their home at
Reed Point, Mont. after a weeks
visit with relatives and friends here.
Miss Dorothy ,Ulrich, Miss Eda
Koenig, Leslie Pierce and Paul Wan
less have been sick with influenza
the past week.
Edwin Abrahamson of Montana is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Jacob Abrahamson and his brother
Martin and family.
Mrs. Carl Pierce and children spent
Wednesday afternoon with her
cousin, Mrs r E. Harris at DEBORAH.
Elmer Butler and Chester Harris
the past week.
MI. dIu MIS-. JOH w
moved last week to the Fred Donald
farm which Mr.. Whitney will work
next year.
:, Mr., and Mrs. P. E. Bradrick and
daughter Maxine and Mr.. and Mrs.
X. E.. Harris of DEBORAH spent Sun
day at the Frank Perry home.
Mrs. l. 3. Reed of DEBORAH has
been sick the past week at the home
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Smith. We are glad to report that
she is much better at present.
Miss Gladys Miller spent part OF
last week with her sister, Mrs.
Harold Rasmussen near DEBORAH.
Miss Jennie Smith left Monday for
her home in Canada after a visit
with relatives here
Julia Leota lIeckle was born June
18, 1881 at Burr Oak, Ia, and died
Nov. 8, 1918, death being due to in
fiuenza, She was the only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heckle and
grew to young womanhood and re.
ceiyed her education in Burr Oak
and later was graduated from Val
der's Normal school at DEBORAH in
1898. On Dec 25, 1899 she was
married to Ezra G. Reed. Julia was
a kind, affectionate daughter, a
faithful wife and loving mother,
was prominent in social circles and
a great warker for the interests OF
community and church. She leaves
to mourn her loss her widowed
mother, her father having passed 10
the great beyond in 1897. Her hus-
band, who with her mother cared so
tenderly for her and ministered to
her wants, two children, George
Luther aged fourteen and Evelyn
Julia aged eleven, an aunt, MRS.
Hanna Sharp who resides in Burr
Oak, and numerous relatives, also a
host of friends to mourn her I'M
timely departure, and vacancy
which never can be filled. Every
thing that kind hands and loving
hearts could do was done, but of no
avail, the dreaded hand OF death
came and took her to her other
home where she will know no sorrow
or pain. Funeral services were held
Nov. 5 at the grave, conducted by
Rev. Supplee.
Card of Thanks.
we wish to thank our friends who
SO kindly assisted us in our late De-
reayement and for the many beauti-
full floral offerings.
Mrs. Ida Heckle
Mr.. z. G. Reed and children