Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-23
KENDALLTILLE.

parents of a baby girl born to them
last Wednesday. OF course viii Stock.
man has the broadcast smile OF then
all.
Mary Ann Dale an old resident OF
Fremont. township passed suddenly
away at her home Saturday night al
the advanced age OF SO years. The
funeral took place at the home Tues
day afternoon at o'clock, Rev. Shoe
maker officiat ng. Interment IN the
Kendallville cemetery.
A. e. Barnes had a crew OF men
filing his ice house last week.
The Morgan i. a. S. met at the
Arthur Curtis home last Thursday
for dinner. A large crowd attended.
Mrs. Mary Moore Sloan went to
Vinton last week for visit before re-
turning to her home in Kansas.
Marguerite Brown spent few days
the last of the week with her sister,
Mrs. w. A. Daskam and family.
The Red Cross Social gwen by the
schools OF Fremont twp, was huge
success in every way. A very large
crowd attended and about 60 baskets
sold, the proceeds amounting to over
S8S. The following program was
given by the pupils Of the different
districts.
Music Kendallville orchestra.
Dist No. 2, Matte Burton, teach
err, Patriotic exercise.
Song, The Patriots Pledge, 3
girls.
Exercise. Three Soldier Boys"
Dist. No. 3, Emma Ellingson teach
err.
Red Cross Drill, pupils.
Dist. No. Z, Perie. Yates teacher
Recitation, Just a Cross OF Red ),
by Lillian Todd.
Music, orchestra.
Dist. No. 6, Catherine Whaien
teacher.
Recitation, "The Victory of the
Needle" by Lois GoldswoTthy
Exercise 30 Hasten the Day"
Dist. No. /. Helma Holverson teach
Song, America"
Dialogue, "A Teachers Trials, 2
girls.
DIST. No. 4, Anna Elliott teacher.
Dialogue, Rival Speakers, :
boys.
Pantomime 6 girls, 8 boys. :.
orchestra.
All but one school in the township
was represented and the teachers
surely need much credit for the eX-
cellent program which took much
time to prepare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lines Curtis and 1T
tie son visited at the A. Moore home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Davis spent
saturday night and Sunday at the
Mrs. Sarah Davis home here.
Mrs. Matteson, mother OF Ole Mat
teson formerly of this place died at
her home in .Cresco Friday. Inter
ment at Fremont cemetery Sunday.
Mrs. S. NJ. Todd and Marion spent
a few days the last OF the week at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. CliIk here.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Easier and
family spent Sunday at the Mrs. r.
Barnes home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alison Daskam spent
Sunday at the c. C. Brown home
The Young people enjoyed them
selves dancing in the hall Monday
evening. Proceeds were given to the
Red Cross.
Ruth Ludden was on the sick list
Sunday.
lack Dalv of near Harmony was
q business visitor here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rink spent Sun
day at the Walter Johnson home.
Obituary.
Richard Barnes was born in Add
son county. Vermont, July IS, 1927,
tp
%. 1853 he was united in marriage
with Mary M. Middlebrooks al
Trumbull Conn. In 1854 they came
to Iowa, residing in DEBORAH the flrst
year. They then came to this TOWN.
ship before the township was organ
lied. Here he took up quarter sec
ton of land where he resided untli
1880 He then came to Kendallville
where he was engaged in the mer-
camille business until his health fail
ed. He served on the county Board OIL
Supervisors in 1865 and 1866 and
was afterwards elected in the fall oil
1881 TO the same office. He has also
filled various offices in the township
where he has always been one OF Its
most respected citizens. He was 9
man of sterling integrity. One OF the
most noticeable traits of his charac'
ter being his readiness to help any
one who was in trouble AID never
Judging a person without first trying
to put himself in their place His ole
friends remember many KIND deco
and helping hand lent to them IL
times of need. He has been in failing
health for several years at the homt
here where loving hands have cheer
fully cared for him. He passed away
at his home on Saturday, Jan. =
1918, aged 90 years months AID -
days. He leaves to mourn his loss
loving wife, two sons, Edward ahe
Frederick, and two daughters MRS
Ruth Easier and Mrs. Carrie Handke
Three children having died IN chlld
hood. besides these he leaves severa
grandchildren. He has many friends
who mourn his loss and who sympa
thize with the family in the loss or
kind husband and a loving father
The funeral was held Monday alter
or n mere