Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
RIDGEWAY.

IOCnOOl, Will nave CHelT 1HTlSluldS
tree and program on Saturday eve
ming, Dec %. The usual good time
is anticipated.
Morgan NJ. Il. Sunday School will
have their Christmas entertainment
on Christmas night. A fine program
is being prepared. Everyone well
come.
Rev. Shoemaker will preach at
Ridgeway next Sunday morning at
1880, and in the afternoon at Nor
gan.
Miss Fosse has been on the sick
list.
Ada Griffith conducted a very in
teresting +. l.. meeting on last Sun
day evening. Ben Arney has asked
to be excused from leading next
Sunday eve. There's a reason"
DR.. Mershon of Fayette, was the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. Shoemaker
from Saturday till Monday noon,
preaching excellent sermons and re-
newing former acquaintance at
Morgan, Libbey, and Ridgeway.
The Who Dos have made arrange
ments TO receive books from the
Free Travelling Library" of Des
Moines. They received their first set
of books on Monday of this week.
Some day we hope that Ridgeway
will have a Public Library of her
own, but in the meantime, we rejoice
that the state supplies good read
| ing for those who want to thus i'm
prove their minds.
Mrs. Putnam and Ruth were at
Cresco on Saturday, between trains
having dental work done.
NJ o. Libbey and wife autoed 20
Cresco on Saturday.
John Lethne was in Cresco Friday
on business.
Josie Degro was Cresco caller
on Saturday
Emily Larson went to Cresco on
Monday.
Ben Arney was in DEBORAH on Sat
urday last, attending to important
business.
w. II Klemme has been quite i'll
since last Thursday but is much bet
ter now.
| Christmas tree and program at
Lincoln church, Tuesday eve.
Christmas tree and program at
Orleans church on Saturday after
noon.
Geo. Randall of Rapid City S. D..
came to Ridgeway on Monday after
noon on land business.
Mrs. R. A. Griswold left Monday
afternoon for Dubuque, being called
there on account of the illness of
her mother.
Mrs. Leon Lewis who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. o. Farnsworth leaves this wed
Of
Detroit, Mimi.
Walter Kraft, son of Mike Kraft,
and Florence Rosco were married
Tuesday, Dec. goth, at the home of
the brides father, at Grand Rapids,
IN. ID.
| John Johnson went to Cresco
Saturday noon to bring home his son
Henry, who had an operation at
Mercy hospital week ago.
Alfred Gesell and family Of Fort
! Rouge, Canada, spent several days
at the John Gesell home.
Mrs. r. A. Griswold went to Cres-
| co Tuesday, between trains.
Jens Johnson came Wednesday
afternoon from New Richmond, Wis.
for a visit at the Gus Bakken home.
Mrs. Chas. Boucher and Elvira
Johnson were Cresco visitors We'd
nesday.
Henry Butt left the first Of last
week for Rapid City and Woonsoc-
ket, S ID.
O. X. Ringoen went to Cresco
Thursday noon on business.
German Methodist Sunday School
are going to have a Christmas tree
and program in their church next
Sunday evening.
Rev. Klaus of Charles City came
Friday noon to help with the meet
ings at the German Methodist
church.
The High School children will
give a Cantata called Mrs Bailey's
Boarders at the High School room,
Friday evening. Everybody welcome.
John Aasen left Friday afternoon
for Kansas City.
John and Ed Albers of Cresco,
were business visitors in town Sat
urday.
Walter Bachman and wife were
Cresco visitors Wednesday.
Misses Florence Gremm and Ella
Fisher, of DEBORAH, came Wednes-
day, for visit at the w. f. Kuntz
home
Mrs. Mike Kraft returned Satur-
day noon from Colfax, Ia, where she
has been for two weeks, taking
Treatments for rheumatism.
Mrs. Hutvedt has returned from
IOecorah, where she has been visiting
for several days.
Arthur Johnson and his brother
John, went TO Riceville on Sunday
to spnd the day with their aunt. Mrs.
IDevidson.
DR.. Mershon, Rev. and Mrs. Shoe
maker dined at the f. o. Farnsworth
home on Sunday afternoon.
Even the Ford" refuses to ram
BILE right along during these cold
days, and Charlie Boucher has been
a friend indeed, because a friend in
need, more than once of late.
Merry Christmas to all the folks
who read the Ridgeway items. yes
and to all who don't, too.
surprise and shower on Miss
Nellie Drum on Monday evening last.
by her friends of the NJ. f. church
land the Kensington Club