Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-26
RIDGEWAY.
Dec. "a, 1917.

1890 a. M, Epworth League at 6:45
p. m, leader, Adela Fosse, subject,
! Our Year of Jubilee" Sermon by
the pastor at 1880 p. m.
Morgan, preaching service at 1920
a. m, Sunday school at 1880 a. m.
Libbey, Sunday school at D. m. ID,
preaching service at $3.50 p. m.
! Bible class meets this Wednesday
evening at 1880 at the home of Mrs
j. w. Griffith.
Osland Qualley distinguished him
self in the basket ball game in which
Luther defeated Campion college Fri
day evening Dec. 20, by a score of %
to Z. Mr.. Qualley displayed a cool
head, held his opponent down to one
basket, aid did excellent passing
throughout the game.
Paul Brown who is spending his
vacation with home folks delighted
all who heard him sing THE Way
side Cross on Sunday afternoon at
Morgan church.
Paul Drum and his brother Oswald
were visitors at the j. l.. Powers
home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greenhalgh Of
| Cresco are sojourning il the coun-
| try for time, and were welcome
visitors at Morgan church Sunday
afternoon.
The Christmas exercises of the
Ridgeway M. E. Sunday school were
given in the church on Christmas eve
The atte1dace was large, the decora-
tons forest of Christmas trees,
with banks Of snow were beautiful,
/ tho ha1n
lent:
Piano Solo .......... Mile Drum
Recitation 80. Viola Hospodarsky
Recitation -. .Orrie GriswOld
A program by the Primary depart
ment, Packing the Missionary Box"
The Juniors. This number was ex-
ceptionally fine and well rendered.
The girls who packed the box, and at
the same time contributed musical,
| literary and missionary program
were Ethel Brinkman, LavonIe
Schuetz, Pauline Ramseyer, Myrtle
Butt, and Anita Johnson. The girls
succeeded in packing the box, mailing
| the cover, ETC., but were finally
obliged, though very reluctantly, to
call in the services OF a boy, Gilbert
| Armstrong, who sent the box on its
way while the girls thought that boys
were some good after all. Miss Net
| tie Gunderson'S vocal solo was en-
| joyed very much as her singing al
ways is. Rev. Shoemaker briefly state
ed that the distribution of presents
| this year would not take long as the
entire school had sometime ago voted
to dispense with their Christmas box
es of candy etc. AID the money which
would have been thus spent was CIV
en- to the Red Cross and everyone was
happy in the consciousness that their
| $40 is now helping to make our SOL
der boys more comfortable. A free
will Offering brought in $12, which
with So from Morgan and IS from
Libbey will amount to SIS, which
will go to relieving the destitute and
suffering Armenians.
In the recent drive for Red Cross
mem bership Ridgeway raised 1925.
On Wednesday night Of last week
about midnight it was discovered that
the grist mill and electric light plant
owned by r. A. Griswold was on fire
and before anyone could get to 1t the
building was in flames AID soon was
burned to the ground. Much sympa-
thy is expressed for Mr.. Griswold as
the building and entire contents was
a total loss, there being no insurance.
BY Monday night however another
en- CINE had been brought from Fort
Atkinson, installed in the Boucher
garage, and the town was again sup
piled with light, much credit Is due
| to those who worked SO faithfully to
accomplish this. We regret however
to learn that Ed Ellingson who was
assisting with the wiring aid install
ling of the engine had his foot caught
| in the machinery and Is still suffering
| from Injuries received.
There was a happy Christmas at
the ]. l.. Powers home at Morgan
for Elmer Powers of the U. s. Mar
ines at Quantico, Va, came home to
remain till Sunday.
Mrs. Schoonmaker and daughter
Helen of Gull Lake, Sask., came Sat
urday to spend few days with the
formers sister, Mrs. M. o. Lbbey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels of Decoras
spent Christmas at the M. o. Libbey
home.
The Henry Butz family were guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Shoemaker at
| Christmas dinner.
Mrs. N. c. Putnam was at Cresco
Saturday.
Jacob Hornberger returned Friday
from a visit of couple of months at
Batesville and Upton, Indiana AID
other points.
N. C. Putnam and family left Tues
day morning to spend Christmas with
the latter's sister, Mrs. Olson at
Northfield.
Agnes Hoyt arrived Saturday from
Leeds, N. d. to spend a couple OF
weeks with home folks.
Rev. and Mrs. Shoemaker were
the recipients Of a fine turkey from
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Morton on
Christmas Eve.
| Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Hamre Tuesday, a son.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Broghammer from
near Cresco are visiting at Joe Haul
bers. They are going to move on the
Walden farm.
Mrs VIM. Longstreet of Decorah
is helping care for Mrs. Hamre.
i from De-