Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-12-18
BLUFF.ION,

The ground is bare, the roads are
very rough.
The Fall Term of school will close
Friday. Bertha Supplee, the teacher,
will then go to Oskaloosa to finish her
schooling.
Lester and Elmer Shelley, sons of
George Shelley, passed away with the
dreaded disease, influenza, and were
buried Wednesday afternoon in one
grave. This makes three grown up sons
who have been laid away inside of a
week The heartbroken parents have
our deepest sympathy. May they be
able to look to Jesus, who came to this
earth to bind up the brokenhearted.
Jesus says, am the way, the truth, and
the life; no man cometh unto the Father
Fit by ME.
VIII LANCE helped Fred Lenheart
with his wood saving Thursday.
John Wernet, son of Henry and Flora
Wernet, died Friday morning with the
flu. His remains will be laid to rest
this afternoon at 2:30. He leaves a
wife, one son, one brother, his parents,
and some sisters to mourn his depar-
ture. His sister Ella, who lived in an
other state, died with the same disease );
the body was brought here and will be
buried this afternoon beside her brother
in the Blutfton cemetery. Rev. Suppee
OF Burr Oak will officiate at the grave
May they rest in peace!
Johnny McCauley went to DEBORAH
Friday to take four Red Cross pigs to
market: One for himself one for FL
mer Greenslade, one for George Wha-
len, and one for ButtendahPs.
Colonel Bentley went to Canton Fri
day on business
Ferry Mcconnell was shopping in our
burg Friday afternoon.
Jake Dinger and Glenn Bronner went
to Bluffton the forepart of the week to
get horse Shod.
The flu got in to Ed Matthews fam
lily last week
Chas, Burgess went to DEBORAH Fri
day to take Red Cross pig to market
and we noticed it was good one. Joe
Kinney and Will Halse accompanied
him.
Archie Ward made a wagon box this
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenslade made Brit
tendahls a call Thursday evening.
Walter McCauley and family visited
H. Sheleys yesterday.
! Otto Bergman caught a beautiful fox
in his trap the latter part of the week.
James Murdoch went to DEBORAH this
morning to meet his sister Gladys, who
has been visiting her sister Mrs. Plag-
man at Arlington over Thanksgiving.
August Bergman and c. w. Britten-
dahl went to Prosper this morning for
freight.
Mrs. Cameron and daughter Martha
were shopping in our burg Saturday.
Mrs. George Bentley got telegram
Friday morning from Seattle, WASH
stating that her sister, Mrs. Mabel Wild
had died from the flu The body will be
brought to DEBORAH Wednesday and be
buried in the family burying ground
DEBORAH was Mrs. Wilds former home
| Mart Lenheart took some Red Cross
pigs to the Prosper market Friday: one
for A. LANCE, one for Will Lange, and
one for himself.
Phillip Gentleman goes to Cresco this
week to work at the Mercy Hospital
for the winter He will have the job
of building fires etc. We are glad to
know that he will have inside work
He will be missed from our midst, but
hope he will call on his old friends oc-
OCCASIONALLY.
Miley Wilbur and family visited L
Murdock's yesterday.
George frheyer has been suffering
quite little with one of his limbs lately
Dave Cassels has been suffering from
the flu, but is better at this writing.
Raymond O'Brien called in our burg
this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dinger from
the Canoe visited Grandma Farrell yes
terday.
Lawrence Insminger was quite sick
last week with the flu.