Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
RIDGEWAY.

! 1890 a. m. Preaching Service; il 80
Sunday school Libbey, p. n. Sun
day school: $3.50 P. M. Sermon by the
pastor
: This will We the las. Sunday of the
conference year. and the pastor
would be glad If lie could look into
the face OF every member and friend
of the church At any or all Of these
services.
On Friday evening OF this week
the Morgan young people will serve
delicious ice cream ana cake at the
home of Fred 3. oMn. This will prof.
ably be our last opportunity this fa.l
for getting this ;;artl"' ,arlv fine ice
cream. OF course there VIII be fun
too, a plenty. that goes without say
ing, for the Morgan W ng people and
others Will be 'lere
Grandma Brinkman Of Charles City
is visiting at the home of her son G..
w. Brinkman.
The NJ. E. Ladies Aid met at the
home of Mrs. n. c. Putnam on Tues
day afternoon for the annual election
of officers. Mrs. Putnam served a
dainty and most delicious lunch, af-
ter which the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Pres,
Mrs. G. w. Brinkman; 1st Vice Pres,
Mrs. R. G. Baker; I'd Vice Pres, Mrs.
Alfred Drum; Sd Vice Pres, Mrs. L.
| T. Fosse; Secretary, Mrs. n. c.. Put
nam; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas. Boucher.
On Monday Sept. II, little
daughter arrived at the George Price
home. Hearty congratulations are
herby extended
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hoyt Of Came,
and Miss Agnes Hoyt autoed in to at
tend M. E. church services Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Baker of Decor
all and Mrs. Maurice Daubney Of
Centralia, Wash, were Ridgeway cal
lers on Friday last.
The members of the Women's class
of Morgan Sunday ,hool are proud of
their certificate of registration re-
Gently received from the state and In
ternational Sunday School Assocfa-
tions, and they expect to live up to
their name The DepeIdahles."
Miss Ruth jacobson spent a few
| days last week visiting her friend
Helen RICHARDSON.
n. c. Putnam, G. NJ. & ST. p. depot
agent, arrived home SaturdAy after
sOjoGrn of some weeks in the north
country trying to shake his friend
hay fever"
Last week two very important an
lnouncements were omitted from o.
news items viz: The arrived of fine
| baby boy at the James Fargum home
on Wednesday morning, sept. ). Also
another fine young gentlemen, Milto
| Oliver Criswold arrived at the Il. A.
Griswold home on TUESDAY night,
Sept. 4 Hearty congrat iAtioas are
extended to the proud pa.eIts Of each
Of these bouncing boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] H. BakkeI, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Fjelstul and Alect Hot
Ivedt. of Chester, took Sunday dinner
at the Gilbert Hotyedt home.
Mrs. Henry Butt, Mrs Nick ScbuetZ,
Mr. and Mrs NJ. o. Libbey and Beu-
lah, Miss euro, Miss Evans, Mr.. and
Mrs p. G. Baker, Karl and
Ruth Jacobson. Rev. and Mrs. Shoe
maker we're among the number who
attended the Libbey Ladies' Aid at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. Charles
IGil on Friday.
Morgan and Ridgeway delegates to
the recent county S. S. convention at
DEBORAH, gave reports il their re-
IsLective Sunday Schools last Sunday
but oh it was so much better to be Oh
the ground to get it all first hand.
Chris Trytten and John Ellingson
left Tuesday for Cogswell, y. d. to
look after their crops.
Jake Butt went to Cavour, s. D.
Tuesday to help build home for his
son Lewie.
Elmer and Arlie Griswold of Hes
per, were callers at r. A. Griswold' s
on Wednesday.
Henry Butz left Thursday morning
for a visit at Rapid City and Woon-
Isocket, S. D.
Standard Bearers of the German NJ
+. church met at the Sam Kunt2
home Thursday evening.
Mrs Hobeck of DEBORAH. is giving
music lessons here on Wednesdays.
The Ladies' Aid at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Gill on Friday af'
teraoon, Sept. IA, exceeded the fond
est expectations of everyone eXcep'
perhaps the last 20 or more people
who arrived in time to see disappear
ling the last neck of the last of the
! 10 lI-tQ "l-i~A l Ae'N'''
had supposed would amply supply al
who would attend. They had how
ever failed to consider the attractive
ness and drawing power of those two
magic words fried chicken FOL
the folks came until the house was
filled, the shed we'll filled, and the
ward looked Ike a fair srounl. Thi
community always loyal turned ~
en- masse; Morgan lad large repre
sentation who received the FIRST cal
, to supper" Ridgewayites, many anC
with excellent appeLires were there
some early and others late to thei
loss. Crescoans knowing the" WI
fondness for fried cNI,kea came will
p bankers to pay any price for lars'
supplies, doctors to prescribe II nee
essary, undertakers and preachers il
case their services should De requlr
ed. the editor to tell how it all hap
pend and the LAWYER 10 argue the cas-
AID the judge to give the final deci
sion. but sad to relate the fried chic
ken was not equal to the throngs VIII
came, and even the live chickens ha'
hied themselves to places OF safet
before the need for their preselc
: became apparent Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
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