Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-11
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RIDGEWAY,
months,
Sept. 8. 1918

! Ole Albertson left Wednesday morn
ing for DEBORAH from where they wiz
/ leave with go Others of WinneshielS
Icounty's young men for Camp Dodge.
Elmer Kuntz left last Monday for
a visit with. friends in Sioux CITY
From there he will go to Camp
Dodge for military training.
Lars Larson and Marion r. Rim
geon autoed to DEBORAH last Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reinhart and
Margaret LETT last week Friday for a
two weeks visit with relatives and
| friends in ST. Louis, Mo. and Upton,
Ind
Clara Kuntz departed for Harris.
Iowa last week to commence teach
ing in the public school there.
Chas Boucher returned home
| Thursday from Minneapolis.
| Mr.. j. Butz went to Cavour. S. d.
for a visit with his sons.
DR.. G. w. Hoffman accompanied
by Misses Evans and Sjobaen autoed
to DEBORAH Tuesday afternoon to
purchase books for use in the public
school.
Lille Eyanson from Mimi. is
visiting her friend, Miss Lenora
Thompson
Berdie Ellingson left Tuesday
morning after spending Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Ell
lingson for Albert Lea, Mimi. to re-
sumo her duties in the National bank
there.
Selma Sjobaen went to Ossian
Friday for an over Sunday visit.
Blanche Gulbranson returned to
her home at Mason City Thursday
| having been called here to attend
the funeral of her aunt, Mrs.
! Grimes.
Bertha Hanson returned home
Monday from Des Moines where she
spent the past month with relatives
and friends
Hattie Armstrong left Friday of
last week for a few weeks visit at
Mather, Wis. with relatives and
friends.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Bernards left
We'd. noon for iGreehhush, Mimi.
where they expect to make their new
home.
Nick Schuetz and Chas. Buecher
autoed to Elkader Saturday after
noon. The latter to purchase q
Buick Country Club roadster.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Fjelstul re-
turned home Thursday afternoon
from the Twin Cities where they at
tended the state fair and visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bolmgren at
Blooming Prairie, Mimi.
C. Arland Griswold concluded
few days visit with friends here and
left Tuesday for his home at Armour,
IS. ID.
Friends of Amanda Hoffland are
sorry to hear of the misfortune which
has befallen her who on Monday
afternoon fell from an apple tree
breaking the ankle bone of one foot,
and fracturing the other SO that she
is unable to be about.
The remains of Mrs. Grimes
accompanied by Mr.. Grimes arrived
here Wednesday morning from Cali
fornia, and the funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the home of her mother and $3.50
at the Synod church. Rev. Jordahl
officiating. Misses Netty Gunderson
and Adella Fosse sang very beautf-
fully, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
Deceased had been seriously Ill for
several weeks and at the time of her
death was Al years Of age. She
leaves to mourn her death her nus
band, H. E. Grimes, an aged mother.
Mrs. c. Degro. two brothers, Casper
and Charles and three sisters, MRS.
C. A. Fosse, LaPorte City, Mrs. II.
Gulbranson, Mason City and jose
phine The floral offerings were
many and beautiful and the tired
body was laid to rest in the Lincoln
cemetery beside that OF her father
who preceded her four or f1ve years
ago. The bereaved ones have the
sympathy of the entire community |
in this their time of sorrow.
Severt L. Anderson came Thursday |
nfyht from his home in Bison, 5. ID.
for a few days visit with relatives
and friends.
Clarence Lee of st. Paul is here
visiting at the John Fjelstul home.
Miss Alice Evans returned to her
nome at Langsford, N. d. Friday
after spending weeks with her aunt |
Mrs. l.. #. Fosse and family.
w. e. Hoyt and family autoed to
Sunday to visit friends.
Blanche Gulbranson came MONDAY
from Mason City to attend the funer-
al of her aunt, Mrs. Grimes.
Chas. Boucher, Jacob Butz lett
for the Twin Cities to at
tend the state fair.
Mrs. r. G. Bakers Sunday school
class and the children's mothers en-
loved very fine picnic at the river
last week Friday.
Rev. G. M. and Mrs. Shoemaker
Milly Drum and Della Fosse return
ed home Tuesday from Frankyiile
where they attended the Sunday
School convention.
Gusta Erstad came THURSDAY lropi
Garretson, S. j to attend the LeiA-