Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-10-06
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Louie Faley of Wenatchee, Wash.
has been visiting friends here the
past ten days.
Miss Myrtle Wade spent the week
end with her cousin Mrs. r. E. Har-
ris at DEBORAH.
Mrs, B. N. Wicks Went to Decor
ah Sunday to spend a few days with
her husband.
e. A. Headington and family spent
Sunday at the Glenn Headington
home near Canton.
Frank Bandle, Fred elise, E. G..
Reed and Harry Wohlford returned
Wednesday from a trip to Canada.
Mrs. w. H Emmons went to New
Hampton on Wednesday to attend
the Republican meeting.
Mrs. Gertrude Wanless spent the
past two weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Fred Mitchell at Cresco.
Edwin Abrahamson came last Mon
day from Montana to attend the
funeral of his mother.
Miss Lila Kimber spent part of
last week with Mrs. Rube Wilbur.
MIR. and Mrs. Gene Kenyon who re-
Gently returned from Texas are
visiting relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. N. Reed went to
Lanesboro Saturday.
A. M. Morrison of DEBORAH was
gathering apples on his farm east of
town Tuesday.
The l.. A. S. will meet on Oct. IA
for dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Headington at DEBORAH.
This is the first time our society has
been invited TO a DEBORAH home and
We hope for good roads and large
attendance.
Walter McCaulev and family and
Rube Wilbur and family spent Sum
day at the H. w Shelley home.
Mrs. James Wade and daughters
were DEBORAH visitors Friday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Weird and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ward left Saturday for an automo-
bile trip TO Canistota, S. ID. where
they will visit at the d. M. Ward
home and Fred Ward will look after
his farm near there.
Dana Price is spending this week
with Paul Ward.
Miss Agnes .Underbakke is work
ing for Mrs. Pat Gallagher near
Bluffton. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Duff from Cen
tennial spent Saturday night at the
+. NJ. Reed home. On Sunday they
and Mr.. and Mrs. Reed motored to
Lenora to visit at the Silas knight
home.
Mrs. DR.. Amy, Mrs. Phoebe Lin
coin, Mrs. Norman Willett and Mrs.
McLain of DEBORAH were up Friday
and held a meeting at the school
house, which was attended lby a
large crowd of ladies.
Mrs. Robinson of Hesper and Mrs.
"a. w. Brittendall of Button at
tended the Republican meeting here
Friday.
Mrs. t. NJ. Reed and Mrs. B. NJ.
Wicks spent Saturday with Mrs. F.
A. Headington assisting her with
cooking for threshers.
Mrs. Lizzie Reden who was called
from Waterloo last week by the
death of her mother Mrs. Jacob
,Abrahamson. will return to her
home tomorrow, accompanied by her
I father and brother Edwin Abraham
son.
Obituary.
Mary Abrahamson, late wife of
/ Jacob Abrahamson, was born on the
| 7th of May, 1857 in Rockford, ILL.,,
as the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
\ Andrew Olson. On the 14th of Dec
ember, 1877 she took upon herself
the VOWS of holy matrinony which
| for AZ years she kept as, true and
faithful wife. OF the ~ children she
bore her husband, 8 have preceded
the mother in death. Mrs. Abraham
son who had been ailing for the last
years, suffered paralytic stroke on
Friday the Gath Of September. early
IN the evening. On Sunday the 26th
about O'Clock in the morning she
gave back her life to Him who had
entrusted il to her. She leaves to
mourn her death hearttroken hus-