Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-22
RIDGEWAY.

Nov. 20, 1916.
Rev. G. M. Shoemaker who went
to Des Moines for medical advice
week ago Monday, and on the fol-
lowing Wednesday underwent an
operation in the Iowa Methodist
hospital of Des Moines, is rapidly
recovering and hopes to reach home
by the last of this week, and to see
that some one has charge of the
service in the Morgan NJ e. church
at 1890 and at Libbey school
house at 1880 on next Sunday, Nov.
20.
A home missionary program is be-
ing arranged for next Sunday eve
ming in place of the regular preach
ing service in the Ridgeway M. e.
church.
Nellie Armstrong is the E. L.
leader for next Sunday evening.
| Anita Johnson sang very sweetly
at the E. l.. meeting on last Sunday
eve. Ruth jacobson was the leader
Rev. Schmidt Of DEBORAH preached
two excellent sermons in the United
Lutheran church last Sunday In
the evening the Methodist people in
the absence of their pastor had in
tended having home talent pro-
gram on home missionary work, but
gladly gave up their service to wor-
ship with their Lutheran friends,
who too were considering missions
Rev. Schmidt sent home the thought
that Gods greatest work is redemp-
ton, and mans greatest work is
cooperating with God in the work
of saving from sin.
The John Kirschman family spent
Sunday p. m. at the G. w. Brink
man home.
The M. o. Libbey and N. Schuetz
families were entertained at Sunday
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Otto Ernst.
Elmer Powers of Morgan spent
last Thursday evening with Ridge
way friends.
Anon Upval arrived on Saturday
from Taylor, N. d., to visit at the
John Johnson home
Clarence Aga arrived Sunday eve
ming from Swift Current, Canada,
for visit with home folks.
Henry Hovden and son of John K
Hovden, came last night from Mon
tana, for visit with home folks.
Miss Glass of Strawberry Point
has been visiting her sister Mrs. Mike
Kratz for a week past.
p. J. Carolan went to Chicago on
Tuesday with a car load of cattle.
Tom Sexton and j. W. Griffith
went to Chicago on Sunday with
stock
}. l.. Hopperstad went to Kansas
City, Saturday, with stock.
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Friday last
Miss Agnes Hoyt went to Fayette
on Friday to attend the u. 1. U.
Home Coming.
Spencer Bakken was Cresco
caller between trains Monday.
| Hattie Armstrong returned on
Friday from an extended visit with
Wisconsin friends. ojG
From Laramie papers We see that
TO- A. Libbey who recently took
charge of the Commercial Depart
ment of the Laramie, Wyoming high
school has been given the privilege
of putting in his own course, and II
a letter to home folks, Mr.. Libbey
says, that he is delighted with his
work, is enjoying good health, and
lis putting pep" into the high school
Iathletics. Ridgeway friends will be
glad to hear of his success in the
West
Mrs. Chas. Goth was at Cresco be-
tween trains Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Anderson was a Cres-
co visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Oscar Qualley was having
dental work done in Cresco on
Thursday.
Mile Drum was Cresco visitor
on Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph Griffith and children
returned to their home at Elmore,
Mimi. accompanied by Ada Griffith
on Saturday last.
The Who Dos, a boys S. s.
class of the M. E. church, served
lunch at Baker-Johnson's store on
Saturday last They had expected
to serve oyster stew, but the train
on which the oysters had passage
was wrecked, which we'll nigh
wrecked the hopes of the lads. How
ever the bill of fare was changed and
delicious vegetable and cream to-
mato soup was served instead, with
plenty of doughnuts, pie and coffee
The boys, Donovan Becker, Gilbert
Armstrong, Oswald Drum, Leonard
IHospodarsky and Allen Butz looked
land acted well the part of up date
walters and when the last bowl Of
soup, doughnuts, piece OF pie and
cup of coffee furnished by Mrs Hos
Ipodarsky, Mrs. Libbey, Mrs. Butt,
Mrs. Drum, Mrs. Becker, and Mrs.
shoemaker. had been sold, the bows
had over fifteen dollars with which
| to tit up their reading room, and
of course went home happy at the
success of their first business ven
ture as a class. They wish to ex-
press their thanks to those who
patronized them, to those who sup
/ piled the good things to eat, and to
Baker and Johnson for the place III
which to eat the good things.
Thus Larson was at Cresco be-
tween trains Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Gunderson and
Nettie came up from DEBORAH Satur-
day to spend Sunday with Mrs. Ges-
lsel.
G. Brundage who was helper at
the depot, ia now working for the
Hart-Parr Co. at Charles City.
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