Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
RIDGEWAY.

friend or sweetheart to the NJ. E.
church at Ridgeway, on Friday eve
ming, May IL, at o'clock, to hear
THE Story of Ruth in Scripture and
Song, rendered by the Epworth
Leaguers in oriental costume.
Character, Naomi" the sorrowful
widow a.. Miss Amelia Teskey
Ruth the daughter-in-law man.
-. Miss Dorothy Schuetz
"BoaZ" the Kinsman and Redeemer,
-. .............. Rollin Baker
There will be solos, duets, quar-
tets and choruses and you will like
them. Come and enjoy the evening
with the young folks.
Next Sunday, May 10 will be
Mothers Day. Honor mother by at
tending church and Sunday school.
The pastor will preach at Ridgeway
in the morning at 1870 and in the
evening at 500 o'clock special num-
bers in honor of the day at both SER
vices.
Sunday school at Ridgeway at
1880 a. m. Morgan Sunday school
at 1870 and preaching service at
2:30.
Service will be held in the United
Lutheran church next Sunday NOR
ming.
The following members of the
teacher training classes have taken
and passed the examination prepar-
ed by the state superintendent of
teacher training recently: AT Ridge
way-Mrs. r. G. Baker, Mrs. Henry
Butt, Miss Amelia Teskey and Rev.
Shoemaker; At Morgan-Mrs. Ar
thur Curtis, Mrs. Geo. Daman, Mr..
and Mrs. c. G. Brown, Mrs. Powers,
Grayce Powers, Gertrude and Fran
ces Curtis, Frank Curtis and Lola
Headington.
Frank Grobmann of McGregor has
been tuning Ridgeway pianos this
week.
DR.. Caldwell missionary to China
was a guest at the parsonage Monday
evening.
Prof. Carrothers left Sunday NOR
ming for McCallsburg after spending
few days with Ridgeway friends.
The Misses Jones of Lime Springs,
arrived Monday to visit at the Mil
brath home.
Mrs. Walter Paley visited in Cal
mar one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Hotvedt of
Spillyille called at the j. II. Bakken
home on Saturday last.
Rev. Shoemaker autoed down to
Calmar on Monday afternoon to meet
DIR. Caldwell, whom he took to Nor
gan NJ E. church where he delivered
one of his inspiring and illuminating
lectures on missionary work in
China.
Mrs. Henry Fjelstul leaves Ridge
way this Thursday afternoon for
Alexandria, Mimi. where she and her
husband and Merle will make their
future home.
Charles Hanson is staying at the
Ole Hovey home and going to school
in the country.
Alfred Hulverson came from
Crookston, Mimi, Thursday after
noon, he has enlisted in the war. He
left Monday noon for Minneapolis,
leaving there Tuesday evening for
San Francisco, Cal, to be on the
coast for 40 weeks in training. The
band was at the depot and played
until the train left
Mrs. N. c. Putnam, Ruth, Misses
Teskey and Jensen were at Cresco
Saturday afternoon.
The Ridgeway and Calmar II. S.
base ball teams played here Satur-
day. Score / 4 to in favor of Ridge
way.
Detlef Anderson of DEBORAH, au-
toed up here Saturday evening and
spent Sunday with Spencer Bakken.
Winn Kratz and family spent
Sunday at X. Armstrong;.
Mrs. Myrtle Johnson spent the
day Thursday at Johnson's near
Spillville.
Hattie Armstrong went out in the
country Sunday, to spend a few days
with her sister, Mrs. VIM Kratz.
Mr.. and Mrs Mike Brekke enter
tanned Sunday, Theodore Hopperstad
and family, ole Rue and family, Mr..
an Mrs. Anton Brekke, Theodore
Gullickson and family.
Henry Johnson returned from Cap
ron, ILL.,, Wednesday morning, where
he has been fer the past two months.
L. A. S. of the Synod church met
with Mrs. Hutvedt Wednesday after
noon.
School nine and town boys played
ball Wednesday afternoon. Score 10
to in favor of the school team.
Mrs. DR.. Allen aid son of Cresco
visited with Mrs. r. G. Baker Satur-
day.
The young girls had surprise par
ty on Viola Hospodarsky at her home
Thursday evening it being her eleV-
enth birthday.
Prof Jones and Elmer Ringoen
autoed to Fayette Sunday, and spent
the day. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold and Arlle
of Hesper, autoed over Sunday Tor
few minutes.
Marion Ringoen arrived home Sat
urday evening from Minneapolis
where he has been attending college.
Mrs. DR.. Parker OF Fayette, came
Monday, to visit her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Klemme. :.
Miss Marguerite Brekke was
Cresco shopper Friday.
J. w Griffith and Orville Allen au-
toed TO Button Sunday.
Mrs. Hovey Of DEBORAH is here
visiting her daughter Mrs. Walter
Bachman.
Minnie Hulverson left Monday
morning for Conrad, Mont, to spend
a. supmer with her brother and