Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-17
FRANKVILLE.

evening.
Charles Letchford spent severa
days the past week in DEBORAH.
The l.. A. S. had business meet.
ing Wednesday afternoon and the
following officers were elected for the
coming years: President, Mrs. Ray
| Waters; Vice-Pres, Lettie Paddin;
Secretary, Mrs. Rilla Letchford
Treasurer, Mrs. Emma Letchford
Ole Kraby of DEBORAH was visitor
at Will Stocks the first of the week
Mr.. og Mrs. Jas. E. Kreeskern and
Inez, Mrs. Roy Kneeskern and Jessie
Van Wey went to DEBORAH Tuesday
to hear the Camp Dodge Band
John Kneeskern of Castalia was a
business caller in this locality the
first OF the week.
J. A. Peck and son Carlelin autoed
to DEBORAH Friday. Chester Peck ac-
companied them home for an over
Sunday visit
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Crawford au-
toed to DEBORAH Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Frances Paddin at
tended funeral in Lansing Thursday.
Mrs. Oliver Sheggrud came home
Monday from weeks visit in De-
corah.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Crawford, Lynn
Crawford and Mrs Fred Wafus were
business callers in DEBORAH Saturday.
Miss Lottie Meier is enjoying a
visit with friends from Garner.
Harry Oleson and family were
visitors in Postville Thursday
evening.
Mrs. l.. c. Spaun received box
OF magnolia blossoms Thursday from
Southern Mississippi sent by her
niece, Miss Leona Carlu, who has
been spending the winter there.
Frank Bulman and family enjoyed
visit with relatives from Waukon
Sunday.
Mr.. Kelly of Waukon was bust
ness visitor here Tuesday
Miss jamie Lyons and Roy Knees
kern were on the sick list the past
week.
DR.. Kresan of Postville was a pro-
fessional caller~in town several days
last week.
Miss Hazel Meikle came home from
Waukon Friday evening and is very
sick with scarlet fever.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Waters were
visitors in Waukon Thursday.
l.. c. Spaun did some plastering fol-
Lewis Felke in Ravena Thursday.
Clarence Bray of Ludlow is staying
with his grandfather, Meikle, and at
tending the village school,
c. H. Waters and family, Mrs. l.
c. Spaun and Harold and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold went to Postville Tues
day evening to hear the Camp Dodge
Band
Mr.. and Mrs Ami Smith of De-
corah are staying at the Geo Wolfe
home while Mr.. and Mrs Wolfe are
away, having left Monday evening
for Washington, d. c., for visit with
their son Lloyd who is member OF
the U. S. army
Mr.. and Mrs. Englebret Ericsson
have new baby boy added to their
family circle since April Sd.
Miss Bernice Brouillet returned to
her place in DEBORAH Tuesday after
two weeks stay with her sister, Mrs.
Harry Harvey
Will Kneeskern and family and
Bert Goss of Rossville spent Sunday
at the Jas. Kneeskern Sr. home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schattuck and
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. K. Lower of De-
corah were callers in town Sunday,
Sherman Bollman and family and
Daisy Van Wey were DEBORAH shop
pers Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Henning
are the fond parents of a little son
born to them Saturday, April 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl De Witt were
called to Minneapolis Saturday by the
death of his father.
Inez Perkins of Waukon will teach
the Birdsell school this spring. School
started to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Broullet autoed
to DEBORAH Saturday evening.
Mrs. ]. ]. Van Wey received the
sad news Monday of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Charles Backer, who
passed away April at Lamont Mi
chigan. Sophrona LANG Auget was
born Jan. 20, 1910, at Lamont, Michi-
gan, where she grew to womanhood;
she was married to Charles Backer
in May, 1871, coming Immediately to
Frankville, and with the exception of
three years spent in Waukon were
resident of this place twenty years;
in the spring af 1892 they moved to
Lamont, Michigan, where she lived
until her death, having spent her later
years in her childhood home. She was
converted in early life and united
with the M. z. church and always re-
NAMED true to her faith. She has
been a great sufferer for more than
a year with cancer of the stomach.
The day preceding her death she
appeared better and har eaten dinner
with her niece's family with whom
she made her home, but passed away
suddenly about IL o'clock from heart
failure. Mr.. Backer and an infant