Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-07-11
RIDGEwAY.
From the Review


latives at Cedar Falls this week.
A. L. Haakenson, of DEBORAH, was
calling on friends here Tuesday.
Rev. Nilsson and wife are entertain
ing company from ST. Paul this week.
Ed. Martin and wife of Sioux Falls
s. D.. were the over Sunday guests OF
E. A. Hoyt and family.
Vernon Sheetz and wife were up
from Freeport yesterday visiting re-
latives and taking in the celebration.
Nick Shuetz visited relatives at New
Hampton few days of this week.
Anon Anderson's hired man was
kicked on the leg by horse yesterday
and the flesh was laid bare to the bone.
DR.. Parker and family and Prof.
Bennett and family of Fayette are
guests at the W. H. Klemme home
this week.
o. B. Anderson of Austin, Mimi,
was visiting home folks over Sunday.
H. E. Grimes of Watertown, s.
D., Joined his wife here the first of
the week and is guest at the Degro
home.
Miss Jennie Dukelow and Ada Prann
came down from Cresco Tuesday for
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Beatrice Jacobson is enjoying a
visit from her friend, Miss Anna
Ellingson of Plymouth Rock, this
week.
G. A. Baker arrived home yesterday
from Thief River Falls, Mimi, for
short visit with his parents and
friends.
Ed. Ellingson went to Independence
the first of the week to visit his wife.
We are glad to learn that she is i'm
proving.
Mrs. McMullen, who has been here
the past month at the bedside of her
mother, returned home Tuesday to
Minneapolis.
Julius Gunhus went to Iowa City
yesterday to get his wife who had been
operated ON at the hospital there for
gall -stones.
Morton Anderson, who is working
in bank at Crazy, N. d., arrived
home the first of the week to spend
the 4th at home.
Mrs. NJ R. Ringoen went to Deer
field, Wis, the first of the week for
an extended visit at the home of her
son. Rev. Theodore Ringoen.
At the home of the brides brother,
John Steensland, 1908 Forty seventh
St., West, Chicago. ILL.,, at 3 O'Clock
last Saturday evening, June 30, 1906,
occurred the marriage of Mr.. Rollin
G. Baker to Miss Henrietta NJ.
Steensland, Rev. Johnson of Christ's
Lutheran church officiating at the
ceremony to which relatives and a
few friends were invited.
w. l.. Whitney and wife of Jeffer-
son visited with E. A. Hoyt and
family yesterday.
Miss Mable Kratz departed for
Waterloo the first of the week to
attend the Waterloo Chatauqua.
Mrs. X. Armstrong enjoyed visit
from her sister and husband, Henry
Thomas and wife of Lone Rock,
Wis. the first of the week.
At meeting held here the first of
the week all arrangements were made
tow mill in Ridgeway. The material
will commence Immediately upon its
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the east part of town on the M. r.
RingOen property. All parties having
new or old flax straw should not
destroy it. The officers are as follows :
A. w. Prann, Pres. ; Geo. Brinkman.
Vice Pres. /; E. W. Hoyt. Sec. s. r.
Ringoen. Treas. p The cOmany will be
incorporated for 5000.
Distinctly dainty in its every APP
pointment and undeniably the pref
tiest wedding of the month was that
of Miss Ellouise Baker and Mr.. Lauritz
Agatus Larsen in the home of former
Judge and Mrs. George E. Rose. Ar
lingtOn and Elm streets, Youngstown,
Ohio. The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. s. s. Baker. Warren. and a
niece of Mrs. Rose, with whom she is
a particular favorite, and has spent
considerable of her time. Mr.. Larsen
comes from st. Paul, Mimi, to which
point he expects to take his bride
tomorrow. He is employed as chief
clerk in the mechanical division OF
the Northern Pacific railway, and is
quite a handsome as we'll as excep-
tionally clever fellow. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. William
Herbert Hudnut, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, the ring service
being used A company of relatives
and neighbors whose number would
probably reach 20, heard the young
peoples irrevocable pledges.
Another Fourth has passed and gone
down in history, and Ridgeway has
once more celebrated in manner
that would have done honor to town:
of many times its size. From early
in the morning all day and evening
our streets were thronged with people
from the country and all nearby
towns. At about ten O'Clock tn,
parade appeared. led by the Hyperion
band and Samuel Magnus, an ole
veteran and followed by float o
| girls, fantasies etc. Rev. M. X
Hartman of Cresco was then intro
duced who delivered fine grafton
, which was listened to with marked
| attention by the large audience pre-
| sent. The Hyperion band Furnished
) music throughout the day, which wa
{ appreciated by both visitors ant
? citizens. The afternoon was takel
! lup with various races and othe
sports. The ball game in the after
noon between DEBORAH and Ridgewa,
drew a good sized crowd. Decoral
I won out in close game, the scor
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