Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-20
BURR OAK.

| reD 10, 1910.
Sam Feltis left Friday for his
home at Lamoir, S. OAK, after q
weeks visit with relatives.
! Claude Whitney came Friday from
Colby, Wis, for a visit with his
brother, iBrayton, and other rela-
tives.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Rost is quite sick with lung
fever.
f. G.. Reed and E. Kippe made a
business trip to DEBORAH, Friday.
Elmer Kippe spent part of last
week at La Crosse. Albert Erick-
son took charge of the bank during
his absence.
DR.. w. H. Emmons returned from
Fayette, Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Wade left Wednesday
for Ames, Iowa, where she expects
to spend a couple of months.
Mr. AID Mrs Clifford Reed and
son spent Wednesday at the Charles
Reed home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Reed were up
from DEBORAH, Thursday, to attend
the l.. A. S. at the George Smith
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pierce and chill
dren spent Saturday night and Sun
day at the James Wade home.
George Reid left Friday for Port
age City, Wisconsin, where he will
visit his mother and little son Dun
can.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rollins spent
Friday at the John Gates home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reid and son
went to Prosper, Saturday. to visit
at the home of Mr.. Reds uncle,
William Ballentine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Greenslade,
of Bluffton, were shopping in our
town Saturday.
News comes from Colgan, n. D.,
of the birth of baby girl to Mr..
Torgeson will be remembered as
Miss Emma Koenig.
Mrs. l.. C. Krumm was called to
Keokuck, Iowa, Thursday, by the ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. Slack.
Dana Price spent Friday night at
the home of his cousin, Henry Price.
Mrs. Ben Shelley has been very
poorly the past week.
Elmer Butler and Joe Moran at
tended the show at DEBORAH We'd
nesday evening.
The NJ. r.. Ladies' Aid EocietW
will hold their annual sale on Thurs
day, March Z.
The next meeting of the L. A. S.
parsonage, and officers will be elect
ed for this year.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
Fred elise is improving, but her
daughter, Miss Gertrude, has not
been so we'll, the past few days.
willie Weldon is staying with his
grandmother, Mrs. George Thayer.
OBITUARY.
Ambrose III. Gates was born in
Ontario, Canada West, Oct. 8, 1912,
and passed away at his home, Mon
day morning, Feb. IL, 1918, at the
age of rs years, A months, and l
day. When he was ten years old
he came to Iowa with his parents
He enlisted in Company H OF the
Ninth Regiment of the Iowa Veteran
Volunteers Infantry, and after serv-
ing two years was promoted to the
rank of 1st sergeant. He was nom
orably discharged after four years
of service. He was united in mar
rage to Viola Burrows, Npv. 27,
1870, at Burt Oak, Iowa. 'lThey
moved to Kansas aid lived there fol
twenty years and then moved to Ne
braska then back to Burr Oak, where
they have since lived. He leaves tt
mourn his loss loving wife, ano
adopted daughter and five grand
children, also enc sister, Mrs. Saraf
Cleveland, of California, and three
brothers, James C. Gates OF Idaho
and Isaac and John Gates OF Burr
Oak, besides other relatives ano
many friends.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday, Feb. Is, from the A. Z
Church, conducted by Rev. Supplee
assisted by Rev. Gordon Reed. In
terment was made in the Burr Oak
cemetery.