Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
Public 0pluiuu.
BY HARRY J. GREEN.
DEBORAH, IOWA, NOV. 6, 1918.
FRANKvILLE.


Walter Brandt sold several loads
Iof hogs in Ossian Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Waters were
shopping in Postville Tuesday.
Henry Hagar has been on the sick
list several days the past week.
Percy Billiard of Ossian was a
business caller in this locality Tues
day.
| Claude Van Wey and Tom Bollman
were business callers in Postville
Tuesday.
Mrs. Elma Crabtree of Castalia
visited her daughter, Mrs. Claude
Van Wey Tuesday.
Roy Kneeskern and son Dean and
Jas. +. Kneeskern made a trip to
Forrest Mills Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schutta of
Postville are visitors at the Will
Schutta home since Wednesday
De Witt Van Wey came home from
Ossian Tuesday after several weeks
stay in Ossian
Chris Waters was business caller
in Postville Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Owens left Saturday
for Lacrosse to continue her school
work.
Jas. E. Kneeskern and John Sven
son sold some cattle in Ossian
Thursday.
Mrs Emma Letchford, Vern Letch-
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Waters, Mrs.
Dora Meikle and daughter Hazel
were among the Waukon callers
Saturday.
Emery Waters of Rossville was a
caller at the Roy Kneeskern home
saturday evening.
Grant Bollman and son Curtis were
down from DEBORAH Saturday.
Rob and Ray Waters delivered "a
head of cattle to John kneeskern
Thursday which brought $10,71S.49
Henry Kiesau Sr. is very seriously
i'll at this writing, a trained nurse
came Saturday to assist in caring for
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Waters and
daughter Esther of DEBORAH spent
sunday at the Sam Waters Sr. home.
Miss Ruth Bollman went to De-
Icorah Sunday to continue her school
work.
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Waters were
Postville shoppers Friday
John Murphy returned TO his home
in Ossian the first of the week after
a few days stay here.
| Mrs. Geo. Van Wey and son Walter
transacted business in DEBORAH Sat.
John Snitker moved his shredding
machine down near Luana last week.
4 Miss Myrtle Van Wey goes to De-
corah today for a few weeks stay
with Mrs. Mary Conover.
DR.. F. w. Kiesau was caller at
the home of his father Henry Kiesau
Sr. several days last week. Mrs.
Kiesau accompanied him Friday
Henry Chamberlain knit a sweat
er for the Red Cross here and recent.
ly received letter from a young
man at Battle Creek, Mich. who had
received it, and was very much
pleased with it.
John Iced was over from Waukon
saturday.
Lester Davis and family spent Sum
day at Walter Brandt's.
Robbie Waters sold hogs which
be delivered in Waukon Thursday
Thursday the 8 of Oct our conf
munity was shocked and saddened
when the telegram announcing the
death of Corporal Harold Spaun was
lreceived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Spaun. AS one person all
hearts turned toward the sorrowins
parents and all comfort and SYM
patty that could be expressed was
given them in this dark hour Harold
Their only child grew to manhood
here and was popular and a splendid
Iexample Of our best American youth.
His life an influence was woven into
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uplift of Frankville, and the children
as we'll as the more mature citizen
counted Harold their kind and loyal
friend. None knew him but to love
him. None named him but to praise.
The flag hung at half mast Thursday
in honor of our sacred dead. The
| first young man to go from the vii
lage and the first to make the SUI
preme sacrifice for the great cause
of humanity. Harold Adelbert
Spaun was born in Frankville June
10, 1895. He was called to. the
colors April rs and left DEBORAH the
following day for Camp Dodge, where
he became d member of Co. A 33S
Machine Gun Bait. In three weeks
he was sent to Camp Travis, Texas
and was put in Co. X. 35S Infantry.
His company was transferred TO
Camp Mills, Long Island from which
point they sailed, arriving in France
the last of June. Harold was made a
| Corporal on the of August. About
Sept | he wrote they were going to
the front. He was killed in action
Sept 26, just five months from the
time he left home.