Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
FRANKvILLE.

were over from Waukon Monday to
attend the Bank meeting.
Carl Letchford Of Bethel was over
on business Monday.
James Bulman and son Fred of
Dorchester were callers at the Frank
Bulman home Tuesday morning en-
route for Dubuque.
Ruth Lower spent several days
last week at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Henry Hhgar in Ludlow.
DR.. Kiesau of Postville was a pro-
fessional caller in this locality the
past week.
The w. c. T. U. of this place
packed and sent a large box of
flowers to the soldier boys at the
reconstruction hospital lat FIT. Des
Moines. This is the third box of
flowers this organization has sent
this fall. Mrs. Carlton who is mother
of the hospital said. Il cannot tell
you what few flowers mean TO
those boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Leer and Mr..
and Mrs. John Leer of Waukon were
guests at the Irving Crawford home
Monday.
Albert Kneeskern arrived home
Wednesday after several weeks stay
in Waterloo.
G. H. Waters and son Kenneth
hauled sand from Freeport the first
of the week.
Geo. Letchford and Mrs. Sherman
Bollman autoed to Postville Wednas-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Waters Sr. and
Ray Waters attended the funeral of
Miss Vera Marston at Postville
Wednesday, afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Bulman and children
and Mrs. Will Schutta were visitors
in Waukon Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Becker and son
Harland and Mrs. Robinson of Clay
ton We're visitors at the Roy Knees
kern home Thursday.
y JAS. Webster was called to Cedar
Rapids Thursday on account of the
illness of his daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Waters were
,Waukon visitors Friday.
The w. C. T. U. of Iowa recently
held their 40 annual convention at
Perry, Iowa. This organization is
proving to be one of the strongest
organizations today for making a
better world. Among other things
they have been doing is their patriot
lie service at FIT. Des Moines. The
Iowa organization have spent since
May 1918 $4,000 to make the sol
dier boys more comfortable and
have planned to do mach the coming
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman holman
and son Lyle autoed tosPostville
Saturday.
James E. Kneeskern made bust
ness trip to Ossian Friday.
The Bank meeting was held last
Monday and the following officers
were elected for the coming year
President, John Beiber; Vice Pres,
j. j. Van Wey; Secretary, Theodore
Stock; Cashier, Frank Bulman; AS
sistnnt Cashier, j. A. Peck; Direc-
tors, T. j. Crawford, David Baldwin,
J. j. Van Wey, Rob. Waters and
Ferdinand Hilmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Paddin spent
several days last week in Waukon.
Joe Ryan, Mrs. Will Stock and
children and Edwin Fitzpatrick are
on the sick list.
John Murphy OF Ossian has pur-
chased half interest in Chas. Barrett
restaurant.
French were among the Dccorah
callers Friday.
Romeo Paddin and Mrs. Frances
Paddin were callers in Postville
Tuesday.
L. c. Spaun is building a tile hog
house for Mrs. Herman Lang.
Irving Hughes received message
| the first of the week which brought
the sad news of the death of his sis
lter-in-law, Mrs. Geo. Hughes at
Syracuse, New York, from influenza.
Chas. Barrett purchased some
poultry which he delivered in Ossian
Friday.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Einholzer Friday OF
last week. Mrs. John Mcdonald or
Dubuque has been helping care for
the new baby.
Mrs. Emma Letchford received a
telegram Tuesday which brought the
news of the death of her niece, Mrs.
Arthur viekess of New York, better
known here hs Elsie Crescy. She
spent her girlhood here and many
friends will regret to hear of her
death. Elsie Crescy was born In
Ossian May 16, 1880 and died at
the Brooklyn hospital, New York,
Oct. %, 1918 OF pneumonia follow
ing an attack Of Spanish influenza.
When five years old she came with
her grandparents to Frankyille and
lived here until the death of her
GRANDMOTHER in 1898 when she went
Ito Chicago to make her home with
her father. After completing high
school, she took up the study oil
Dramatic Art and graduated from
the Columbia School of Oratory. In
l1902 she married e. Lawrence Lee
who died six years later OF pneu-
monia. In 1912 she married Arthur
IL. Vickess OF Covington, Ky. For
the past two and one-half years she
has been an invalid suffering in.
tensely from hyperthy roidism. She
Leaves a devoted husband, her father
lR. l.. Crescy of Los Angeles, Cal.
an aged grandmother, one aunt III
| Omaha. an aunt in Chicago, a number