Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-06
RIDGEWAY.
From the Review. J

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Owen went to
Cresco yesterday.
Holver Fjelstul transacted business
at Cresco the first of the week.
W. l. Atkinson's smiling face was
seen on our streets yesterday.
Mrs. liver Hopperstad and children
are among the sick ones this week.
Lars Nelson and Chris. Linde left
for Aneta, North Dakota Tuesday
A baby girl came yesterday to make
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Melaas.
John Baker returned to Fayette
Tuesday to resume his studies at U. /.
u.
T. r. Cole, principal of the schools
here, is spending his vacation at Fay
cite.
Geo. Holm shipped his household
goods to Albert Lea the first of the
week.
Steen johnson and Ole Sanderson
were business visitors at DEBORAH yes
terday.
Norman Fjose departed Tuesday for
Grand Forks, N. D. to stay indefinite
ly.
". @. Johnson has moved into the
house recently vacated by Ole Grons-
dahl
Geo. Sears, Jr. has been visiting re-
latives at Cresco and Granger this
week.
About fifteen of the friends of Miss
Florence Hoyt helped her celebrate
her sixteenth birthday. at her home
Tuesday evening. The evening was
spent in playing games after which
refreshments were served.
At the town election Monday the
following officers were elected:
Mayor, l.. I. Fosse clerk, A. W. Prsnn :;
councilmen, Ed. Bakken, E. A. Hoyt !;
assessor. M. Lee Hathaway treasurer,
Severt R. Ringoen. The election
passed off very quietly, there being
only one ticket in the field.
Abe Kaplan and John Linde have
purchased the Mayer & Anderson
stock of general merchandise and will
commence business next week under
the firm name of Kaplan & Linde.
Mr. Kaplan, who has been clerking
here for the past nine years, will have
charge of the store. He understands
the store business thoroughly and will
undoubtedly add to Ridgeway another
uptodate store. They are both we'll
known in this community and will in
all probability enjoy good business
from the start.
Miss Christina Soukup is visiting at
Spillville this week.
A. Wheeler was business visitor
at Calmar Tuesday afternoon.
Misses Ethel and May Paley are
spending their vacation with grandma
and grandpa Blackburn.
OLE Gilbertson and Lieu Anderson
and family went to Minnewaukon, N
D., Tuesday.
Roland and Alfred Holverson. who
have been attending Luther college,
came home yesterday.
Miss Sophia Ebbesen of Mitchell,
Iowa, came Tuesday for visit at the
@. S. Ebbesen home.
The school board appointed Oliver
Qualley for director for one year to
fill the vacancy on the board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schoonmaker
visited with the Maricle and Libbey
families the first of the week.
T. T. Risteigen returned to Grand
Forks, n. ID. Tuesday, after few
days visit with N. Fjose and family.
Geo. Bolles and Mr. and Mrs. Sum-
ner Bolles of Madison. S. ID. are visit
ing at the home of W. H. Klemme.
NJ. o. Libbey has purchased fine
mail wagon to use on the mail route
which he takes charge of tomorrow.
Miss Regina Linde, who has been
visiting relatives and friends here re-
turned to her home at Forest City yes
terday.
A fire started in the store of Mayer
q Anderson Tuesday night which
might have proved very disastrous for
our business block had it not been dis
covered in the niche of time. AS Mar
tin Magnus was passing the store, on
his way home, he noticed bright
light in the flour room, and upon in
yestigation found a bunch of brooms
TO be on fire. The blaze was four or
five feet high and in few minutes
more would have been very hard to
put out, but Martin had a pail of
water handy and soon extinguished
the flames. The fire was caused by
sparks from stove pipe which had
fallen down. A few days before a
carload of -four had been put in and
the pressure against the partition be-
tween the -four room and barber shop
caused the pipe to pull apart.