Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-08
COUNTY NEWS
RIDGEWAY.

! R1DGEWAY.
J. H. Bakken and family took Sun
dav dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. H. j
t'jelstul.
Gilbert Hotveg left last week Wed.
nesday for Petersburg, N D.. to at
tend the funeral Of his brothers wife
Albert Aegerter was a business call.
err mt Cresco Saturday between trains.
Nettie Brenno was Cresco caller
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Geo. kratz returned to Sumner,
Iowa, Thursday after being called here
by the death Of her brother Henry Butt
S. Olson returned from Montana
Saturday where he had been called by
the sudden death Of lis brother.
Mrs. G. w. Brinkman, Jacob and
Will Buzz were at Cresco last week
Monday.
Mrs. Dr. J. c.. Lewis of Fayette
came Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Henry Butz. returning Thursday.
Paul Drum spent Sunday at Morgan
with the Jake Powers family.
| J. H. Bakken was at Monona Tues
day.
Sunday School next Sunday a. m. at
the M. E. Church at 1920. Preaching
services in the evening at 1880.
Will Butt and wife returned to Char
les City THURSDAY afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Butt and Joe Butt were
business callers at Cresco Thursday.
Mrs. V. Sheetz and children of Free
port came Saturday noon for q few
days. visit wiuh her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. James Paley.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Parker and Elean-
or of Fayette came Saturday to visit
the formers folks, MIR. and Mrs. w.
H. Klemme.
Bert Butt of Hope, N. D., came Sat-
urday to visit here among relatives for
few weeks.
Eugene Armstrong and FREEMAN re-
turned from Minneapolis Saturday
night.
G.. M. Shoemaker was a caller be-
tween trains at Cresco Saturday.
! J. W. Griffith left Monday morning
for Grantsburg, Wis.,, where he ex-
poets to visit for couple of weeks
with his son Arthur and wife.
John Aegerter returned home Mon
day moo. from Sumner, Ia , where he
had visited for a few days with his
daughter.
Remember the Epworth League
meeting next Sunday evening, March
10th. Topic, THE Voice of God in the
Life of Today This meeting will be
led by Miss Hattie Morton at GAS.
Plan to attend with your friends.
Ross Kirschman departed Saturday
night for Des Moines and from there
he leaves for Charleston, S. c., where
he expects to be in training.
The Ridgeway District S. S. A. or
gained and elected the following Of
ficers at their meeting held in the N.
E. Church Sunday afternoon, March 3.
President, John Kirschman.
Vice. President, Chris Cchild.
Sec'y. Myrtle Schild.
Treas, r. G. Baker. ..s.,.a.a
Elementary Div. Supt., Laura Kuntz
! Secondary Div. Supt., N. C. Putnam
Adult Div. Supt., G w. Brinkman.
Educational Supt., Clara Kuntz.
| A Roodly number was present from
the Evangelical and German M. E.
Churches. Fine papers were read on
the departments of the Sunday School
work by Laura Kuntz. Augusta Watt
hauer, Clara Kuntz, Mrs. Baker,
Myrtle Schild and Verna Keinhart read
the Scripture references.
OBITUARY
Henry Butz of Ridgeway died Feb.
"a, 1918. Henry Butz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theobold and Catherine Butz was
born in Ripley Co., Indiana, May 9,
1858: When five years of age he came
to Winneshiek county with his per-
ents, who settled on q farm q miles
west of Ridgeway. When q young
man he gave himself to Jesus Christ
and united with the German M. E.
Church OF which he remained q faith
full member until three years ago when
his children he united with the Ridge
way M: E. Church. On Jan. 8, 1900 he
was united in marriage with Miss Cora
Alice Allen and to this union three
children were born Allen, Myrtle and
Nellie. For twenty.nine years he was
engaged in the hardware business in
Ridgeway and won an enviable reputa-
ton for honesty, reliability and fair
dealing. Though never of robust
health yet he rarely was absent from
the place duty called him and as rarely
complained until suffering could not be |
concealed. About one month ago he |
was taken very seriously i'll and though
for time he seemed to rally yet it be-
came evident that his days were num-
bered: On Wednesday, Feb. Goth his |
suffering increased and continued in |
intensity until Sunday night, Feb. "a,
when at 1880 the silent messenger
came to take him back to the better
land where suffering il unknown. He |
was conscious until q few minutes be-
fore the spark of life went out and
while he naturally wished that he !
might have lived to see his children
GROWN I'M and eSfa hliahad in l;fo ..aA L.