Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-06

| Lou Tuve or Canton, 3. ID. Is VlSlt
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
l.. II. G.. Larson.
Mile Drum spent few days las
week with her friend Grace Powers
of Morgan.
Stephen Johnson was a guest at the
N. C. Putnam home for Thanksgiving
dinner.
The Alfred Drum family were
guests at the N. c. Putnam home or
Thursday, where bountiful Thanks
giving dinner was served.
The Powers young people of Nor
gan, and Mile Drum, of Ridgeway,
| ate Thanksgiving dinner at the
Frank Hilsabeck home in Bonair, la.
Selmer Aga and Lloyd Fosse attend
ed the Minstrel Show in Cresco Tues
day evening.
John Bakken and family visited in
DEBORAH last week.
Juanita and Henry Leffingwell of
Savanna, ILL.,, came Wednesday NOR
ming to spend Thanksgiving with
their aunt, Mrs. w. E. Paley.
Our postmaster has recently made
some improvements in the p 0. which
will enable him to handle the Christ
mas rush more expeditiously.
Mrs. Schuetz has already in place,
a very fine display of articles suitable
for Christmas gifts for all. Beautiful
gifts for so little money. Such gifts rs
make the big folks wish they were
little folks again and the little folks
wish they were big folks now. The
Postoffice Store is such a convenient
place too.
On Tuesday, Nov 2S, the Literary
Society of the Public School had the
following program:
Discussion The First Thanksgiving
Lillian Kuntz.
Reading -. Thanksgiving Turkey
Donovan Becker.
Reading A Turkeys Soliloquy
Verne kirschman.
Piano Solo ....... Agnes Qualley
Reading, Who Gives Us Our Thanks
giving Dinner.
Mary Aga.
Reading 49,. Toms THANKSGIVING
Arnold Iverson.
Reading. The Boy is Comm Home
Nils Jordahl.
Piano Duet Two Juveniles
Bernice Iverson, Lillian Sine.
Reading, When The Leaves Came
Down.
La Vonne Schuetz.
song Iowa
At present the members of the
High School are practicing for the
Christmas Cantata, Mrs. Bailey's
Boarders," which is to be rendered
on Friday evening, Dec. %. All are
cordially invited to attend and show
their appreciation Of the children's
work.
Gunivista Brundage of Charles
City, spent Sunday in Ridgeway, re-
newing acquaintance with old
friends.
K X. Steensland of Calmar spent
Tuesday afternoon at the r. G.. Bak-
er home.
Dr. and Mrs. Allen and Edward,
spent Thanksgiving with the r.. G.
Bakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Powers were
Sunday guests at the G. w. Brink
man home.
Rev. and Mrs. Shoemaker took
dinner at the M. S. Lemon home on
The Teachers of the Public School
enjoyed their Thanksgiving vacation:
Prof. Jones at Lime Springs, Miss
Amelia Teskey at DEBORAH; Miss Ro-
setta Jensen at Owatonna, and Car
penter, and Miss Barthel at Elkader,
Iowa.
Mrs. Burt Butt, after two months
visit at o. o. Gullickson's left Friday
noon for her home.
The Klemme family spent their
Thanksgiving vacation at the Parker
home at Fayette.
Prof, c. c. Carrothers of McCalls-
burg, Ia, visited Ridgeway, on Satur-
day as the guest of Miss Ethel Paley.
Miss Clara Atkinson of DEBORAH ar
rived Saturday for short visit with
the Walter Paley family returned to
her work on Sunday evening.
Rev. Shoemaker went to Lawler on
Wednesday of last week to perform a
marriage ceremony The happy cou-
pie Mr.. Ellsworth Idler and Miss
Maude Miller were friends of Mr..
Shoemaker while he was pastor at
Bassett, at which place they have
resided and will make their future
home.