Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-25
RIDGEwAY.
From the Review. }

Ole A. Anderson left Tuesday night
for business trip to Sioux City.
T. Mayer of Bancroft, Iowa, was
here the first of the week assisting in
the invoice of the stock of Stroup &
Mayer.
Will Rinehart expects to move this
week to Schley, Iowa, where he has
rented farm. r. Knudt will occupy
the farm vacated by Mr.. Rinehart.
George ,Weideman and sister Anna
went to Bolan, Iowa, Tuesday.
George expects to work there this sea-
son and Miss Anna will visit friends
for time.
There has been a change in the firm
of Stroup & Mayer, the new firm be-
ing Mayer & Anderson. Ole A. An
derson is the new member.
Prof. Robinson is on the program
to take part in discussion at the
county teachers meeting in DEBORAH,
Saturday of this week.
Geo. Mayer returned to his home in
Forestburg, S. d., Tuesday morning.
While here Mr.. Mayer and his BROTH
er, T. Mayer of Bancroft, Ia, were
guests at the o, A. Anderson home.
Mr.. Sears reports that in addition to
the trade of the old patrons of his
mill, which he still holds, he is secur-
ing much new trade from patrons who
live quite distance to the north and
west of Ridgeway.
Last Tuesday Dell Butz bought
seven head of thoroughbred short horn
cattle of Herman Logsdon, who lives
east of DEBORAH. They cost on an
average of 500 each. Dell says he
expects to work into the business of
raising thoroughbred stock, and is
sure that he has start for fine herd.
1t is profitable business and we
wish Dell the greatest success in his
new enterprise.
Last Saturday was Rev. V. E.
Halls birthday, and the ladies of the
Ridgeway church planned surprise
donation dinner at the church and
invited the members of the other two
appointments of the Ridgeway charge,
the Morton and Morgan churches to
take part in the surprise. A goodly
number from these churches were
present and with those from town made
large crowd. The dinner was a
grand success, something over thirty
dollars being taken in, which was pre-
sented to Rev. Hall by the company
which assembled in the audience
room of the church after dinner was
served. The gathering was success
socially as we'll as financially and
was a TRULY pleasant affair Some
fine music from c. r. Bakers graphic
phone added much to the pleasure OF
those present.
The high school room was filled
last Friday evening, the occasion be-
ing the spelling match by the pupils
of the school for the prizes offered
l.. 7. Fosse gave one dollar for the
first prize, A. Wheeler seventy-nve
cents for the second, H. H. Albertson
fifty cents for the third and M. @.
Maricle twenty-five cents for the
fourth. There was quite a spirited
contest and the prizes were awarded
as follows: Orrie Libbey. first, Helen
Baker, second, Ruth Baker, third, and
Harry Libbey, fourth. There was
singing by the school and Seymour
Fosse played "The Holy City, as a
cornet solo, There will be another
spelling school one week from Friday
night and the other schools CT the
township are invited to take part and
contest for the prizes. These spelling
schools will probably be held every
two weeks, an admission fee of five
cents being charged the proceeds to
go to the school library.