Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-15
RIDGEWAY.
Nov 13, 19

Henry Butz received a large box
of Roman Beauty" prize apples
from his brother-in law, A. N. Prann,
of Herm ston, Oregon, on Tuesday of
last week. They surely were beauties
in color, size and flavor, and were
grown on Mr.. Prann fruit ranch.
Chas. Boucher received a car load
of Fords last week.
Joyce Kirschman came down from
Cresco on Friday night to spend
Sunday at home.
Mrs Ralph Griffith, Erwin and lit
tie Katherine Lorraine, of Gilmore,
Mimi, arrived on Friday evening of
last week, to spend few days with
tie Albert Albertson and j. w.
Griffith families.
On Monday evening of this week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Albertson the baptismal ceremony
was performed for their little grand
daughter Katherine Lorraine Griffith.
Besides the mother, Mrs. Ralph
Griffith, and her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Griffith, there were pres
ent Mrs. Hopperstad, and Miss Hop
perstad, Mrs. Moe, and other members
of the Albertson home, and Rev. and
Mrs. Shoemaker. The baby who was
the important parsonage of the oc-
casion conducted herself with becom-
ing propriety, while Rev. Shoemaker
performed the ceremony.
Rev. Shoemaker left on the 1925
train on Monday evening for Des
Moines on important business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gessel have moved
on the farm bought of S. Gunderson.
Mr.. j. II. Hopperstad returned on
Thursday morning from business
trip to Chicago.
Grant Putnam, Beulah Libbey and
Karl Baker, have been obliged to
drop out of school, on account of
whooping cough.
Hubert Luhmen went to DEBORAH
on Friday evening to hear Fisk
U dara in His Hearts Desire. The
trip was made in his Luhmen-sine
and we understand that the return
trip on Saturday morning was made
in two hours and fifteen minutes
Doubtless the down trip was made in
much less time, as the magnet was
there at the other end of the line.
Miss Dorothy SchuetZ rendered
very beautifully, a vocal solo at the
E. l.. meeting on last Sunday eve.
Miss Nellie Armstrong is the leader
OF the E. l.. meeting for next Sunday
evening.
The Misses Nellie and Mile Drum,
Ruth Jacobson aud Ben Arney attend
ed the Oyster Supper at the home of
Ward Curtis at Morgan on last Fri
day evening.
The Morgan NJ. E. Mems Bible
Class Supper served on Friday eve
ming, the 10th inst. brought togeth-
er so large a crowd despite the bad
roads that the spacious home of War
Curtis was none too large to accom-
modate all who came. Mr.. Lyon of
Cresco, furnished several musical
numbers on the Edison, kindly loaned
for the evening. The Howard Bros.
gave musical humber, and Stewart
Clink and Rev. Shoemaker gave read
| ings, and c. c. Brown made one of
his lnimitable speeches in his own il
imitable way; inviting the young
| folks to attend the Good Cheer
Climbers Glass;" the married ladi
to attend the Women's Glass, and the
men, every man to attend the Mems
Class of the Morgan Nj. e. Sunday
|school. This was mems night so the
ladies sat in the parlor with folded
! hands while the men sweat and too:
counsel together in the kitchen. In
due time the men appeared. j. L.,
Elmer, and Paul Powers; Arthur
! Ward, Chas. and Fred Curtis, C. G..
Brown, Geo. Daman, and others ar
rayed in short aprons, long aprons.
big aprons, white aprons, aprons with
bibs, aprons without bibs, and some
without aprons at all, but each bear
ing the most delicious oyster soup ev-
er supped by any company of people
anywhere. These men looked just
lovely, so the women said, and went
about their work like swell restaur-
ant walters. No one present Will ever
doubt the ability of the Morgan Men s
Bible Class to carry out successfully
Ianything which they undertake.
Miss Arthur Curtis, Miss Gertrude
! Curtis and Miss Francher of Morgan,
and Mrs. Shoemaker Of Ridgeway,
were Winneshiek County represen-
tatives at the Howard county S. S.
convention, held in Cresco last week,
and report very fine program, espe-
c'ally the addresses OF Mr.. Hutton,
State Field Sec, who was present
throughout the convention