Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-11-18
RIDGEwAY.
(From the Review. }


to Cresco, Tuesday.
O. S. Ebbesen made a trip TO st.
Paul the past week.
Tenus Larson was down from Adams
the first of the week.
Ruth Baker is enjoying new
bicycle these fine days.
N. J. and Thomas Sexton were over
to DEBORAH, Wednesday.
Frank Booton returned from New
Hartford the first of the week.
John F. Helge, of Sioux City. was
here visiting his parents this week.
John Haatvedt is the new tenant on
the farm lately vacated by Dell Butt.
Mrs. Wetherbee has been spending a
few days in Cresoc, at the home of her
son.
A car of fine LOOKING hogs were
shipped from the Mcbride farm. the
first of last week.
Mrs. Ed Bakken has been quite sick
but is improving, and will soon be in
her usual good health.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Pike who were
visiting their son, d. E. Pike and
family, at Elma, arrived home Tues
day.
DR.. P. T. Lyon can now be called
up at his Office over both the Lincoln
Farmers and the Standard telephone
lines.
John O'Maliey of Rose Greek, Mimi,
is the gentleman in charge of the
station here during the absence of
Agent Ebbesen.
G. R. Baker has as his guest this
week, mis- cousin, Darwin Clark, or
Baron. Wis. Mr.. Clark is on his way
to Sacramento. Cal.
Rev. V. e. Hall preached the funeral
sermon of John Walton, of Orleans
township. on Tuesday. Mr.. Walton
died Sunday after several weeks ill
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs Murdoch and son
Willie of Gladstone, Mimi, and Mrs.
Ada Morton and son Charles, were
guests at the J. ". Griffith home, last
Thursday.
George Mayer, of the firm of Mayer
g. Anderson, arrived last week from
Forestburg, S. D., and expects to re-
main during the winter, and push
business at the corner store.
The families of N. ]. and Thomas
Sexton are settled in their new homes.
the former in the Baker house and the
latter in the house formerly owned by
ID. E. Pike.
]. J. Boland. of Little Turkey, is
the new butter maker at the Farmers
creamery. He and his family occupy
the Hathaway house. We understand
that Mr.. Boland was elected the COM
papy's secretary, also.
Arrangements have been made by
which the pupils of the public school
will have a large number of news
papers and magazines from which they
may keep posted on current events, and
to aid them in their literary work.
Last Sunday evening while E. A.
Hoyt was attending to the horses in
the barn, the horses became unman-
ageable and threw Mr.. Hoyt to the
floor and before he could get from be-
meath their feet, his head and face
were considerably bruised. necessitat-
ing the services of physician.
Mrs G. E. Hathaway and Nellie,
left last Monday for Spokane, Wash. +,
where Lee Hathaway has good posi-
tion and where they will make their
future home. They go from their
Ridgeway home with the best wishes
of the whole community. Lee was
one of our best young business men,
and Miss Nellie has faithfully taken
charge of the Standard telephone Office
for several months.
Last Friday evening. Miss Sara Aga
was the hostess of party of young
people at her home, mplimentary to
Miss Nell Hathaway. Among the in
teresting diversions enjoyed during
the evening, was a peanut hunt. The
prize, box of bonbons, was awarded
to J. B. Linde, for finding the most
peanuts. Miss Aga served an elegant
luncheon of cakes, iced waters. fruit
and cocoa. The guests were: Rollin
Baker, A. Kaplan, j. Is. Linde, DR..
Lyon, Nell Hathaway, Alice Barker,
Anna Halverson, Clara Ringeon and
Jennie Wildman.
Mrs j. @. Lewis was the genial hos
tess of company of lady friends at
her pleasant home, last Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons, from three until
six O'Clock. Nearly forty invitations
were issued for each day. The ladies
spent the hours in social chat and play
ing finch. Mrs. Lewis and daughters
Laura and Beth, were assisted in serv-
ing most elaborate two course sup