Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-12

r. G. Baker and family and Mrs.
Bakers Sunday school class at
tended the Childrens Day, exercises
at the Nj. e. church in Cresco on
Sunday last. The children say 1T
was a good program, but it didn't
beat ours"
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Libbey and
Beulah wee Sunday visitors az
Cresco and at Roy Libbeys near
ICrescO.
Mrs. Arthur Johnson, daughter,
Anita and Eva Wentworth were
Cresco shoppers Saturday.
r. A. GrisTo,1 left Tues la7 for
DEBORAH, from there Nc VIZ 90 TO
Armour, ). ~. where he mas ac-
cepted position as ele,trE:an.
Mrs. Gciswnl. ard I've chi.,lrcn are
packing their household goods and
will leave for their new home in a
couple of weeks. We are sorry to
lose these fine people from our
midst, but wish for them success
in Armour.
o. Arneson d gained an adult
Bible class in the Norwegian
Lutheran church on Thursday. last.
Nettie Gunderson returned home
Friday from DEBORAH having COM
pleted the High school course there
jeanette and Lawrence Qualley
returned home Tuesday from De-
corah.
o. o. Lomen and family from
near DEBORAH came Sunday to visit
at the L. T. Fosse home. Eleanor
Lomen remained here for a few
days visit.
During the absence of Miss Anna
Evans Emma Hopperstad will be
the Junior girls Red Cross Gene al
Adelaide Lomen is the new Pres.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Paley and
Alice Kittleson were DEBORAH shop
pes last Friday.
Rev. Burr of DEBORAH and Rev.
hlauss of Charles City came Thurs-
! day to give patriotic address in
the German M. E. church.
Among those who visited in CEes-
% last Vice. are Ailce Bakken, Mrs.
IN. n. Owen and Christine and Mrs.
Ii. Halvorson and Helen
Clarence Butz drove BUICK SIX
purchased from Chas. Beucher 10
his home at Cavour, 5. u. last
Thursday after visiting relatives
land friends here.
| r. G. Baker and family we:e
Sunday dinner guests OF DR.. and
Mrs. E. H. Allen at Cresco.
Mrs. G.. H. Rollins and son Rich
ard came Saturday f:om Fredericks-
burg for few days visit with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Ms. w.
j. Paley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Klemme
visited DR.. and Mrs. j. d. Parker
at Fayette Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon c. Sheetz
and children from DEBORAH visited
at the w. James Paley home on
Sunday last.
BJdie Ellingson who has ac-
copied a position as stenographer
in the First National bank at Al
| bert Lea, Mimi. came Saturday
night for an over Sunday visit
with home folks.
| Elmer Ringeon had his tonsils
removed at 81. Josepn-s- merry hos
pital, Cresco Saturday evening and
is getting along nicely, in fact So
we'll that he returned to his duties
at the Bank Monday morning.
Geo. Wiedeman was passenger
to Cresco on Wednesday last.
Mrs. H. j. Fjelstul entertained
the Lincoln l.. A. s. May "a, and
Mrs. o. r. Ringeon and Mrs. r. g.
Baker took this opportunity to Or
ganize the Lincoln Unit OF our
Ridgeway Branch of Winneshiek
County Chapter. The ladies glad
| ly took up the work and we pre-
dict this will be live unit and will
turn in splendid work. Since then
we have heard one of these busy
house wives remark, 1T is so plea
SAINT to have your knitting at hand
and it is surprising how short
time it takes to make an inch.
Many an inch have / knit while
waiting for the family to come to
breakfast. Mrs. John Fjelstul Is
the able captain with Miss Letta
Lieutenant. On June the ladies
| Of Madison called meeting at the
Madison church and kindly invited
some of the Ridgeway workers out
ito help them take up the work
Mesdames o. r. Ringeon, Thos.
Moe. H. Melaas, G. w. Brinkman,
and r. G. Baker and Misses Lot
| tie and Emile Larson drove out
and distributed a great quantity OF
warn to the willing workers me
ladies are proud of the fact that
they can do something too in this
most awful struggle for Liberty,
and we know we shall soon see re-
suits of the work they are doing.
Madison has three units, Unit mol
MS. G.. Melaas and Mrs. l.. Haga,
CAPTAINS; Unit No. 2, Mrs. o. Svet-
er, captain; and Unit No. 3, Mrs.
E. o. Flaskerud and Miss Lena Hal
stad captains. The ladies served
very fine lunch and made col
lection of SO which was at once
handed to chairman Ringeon VINO
forwarded it on to Treas. Ben
Bear.
Following is report of the Sec
ond War Fund Drive for the Ridge
way Branch Of the WlnneshieK
County Chapter, Lincoln TWP: