Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-08-14
RIDGEWAY.

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sian
Ruth and lyelen Baker returned
home Thursday from rayette where
they spent the rast few days visiting
Mrs. DR. Baker.
w. S. Sylvester and Allen Butz
attended a S. S. meeting at Granger,
Mimi. last Monday afternoon.
Joe Hopperstad went to Elmore,
MINI. Monday to deliver a threshing
machine sold to parties there. He
returned Friday night
Mrs. X. G. Nobleth was a passen-
ger for Cresco on Thursday last.
The Red Gross units met Thursday
I. afternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. H. G. Larson. Red Cross
sewing was distributed and certainly
the ladies show much interest in
this noble work.
Allen Butz underwent an opera
ton at Mercy hospital Cresco Mon
day night for the removal of his
tonsils and adenoids.
Mrs. Geo. Lomen and daughters,
and Miss Netty Fjelstul returned
home Tuesday from Lacrosse where
they spent the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ o. Libbey and
Bulah accompanied by Alfred Peters,
Jr. and family autoed to Burr Oak
Sunday.
w. j. Paley, John Ellingson and
Severn Olson left Saturday for Nc
Gregor where they will go on fish
ing excursion.
o. A. Fosse was a business caller
in Cresco Wednesday.
pnhipcnu and wife loft
Wednesday morning by auto for
Pontiac, ILL.,, where they will visit
the formers mother.
Chas. Boucher and Jacob Butt left
Wednesday noon for Cavour, s. d.
where they will visit relatives and
look after farm interests for a couple
of weeks.
Mrs. R. G. Baker and Misses
Helen and Ruth Baker visited Mrs.
DIR. Allen in Cresco last Tuesday.
Lauretta Kuntz left Friday for
Monana where she will visit her
friend Miss Nettie Peterson for a
few days.
Mrs Arthur Johnson and daughter
Anita returned home Wednesday
from Clear Lake where they spent
the past two weeks at the Rams
wentworth nome.
w. E. Paley spent Wednesday and
Thursday with friends in New Hamp-
ton and Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Ernest visited
at the home of the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. o. Libbey Wednes-
day.
Mrs. j j. Strandness concluded a
few weeks visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole S. Hovey
and left for her home at Deering, N.
D. on Saturday.
Geo. Armstrong, Marion Ringeon
and Nick Schultz were callers at
Calmar Thursday,
H C. Luhman and Miss Netty
Gunderson autoed to Cresco Tuesday
evening. Mrs c. G, Natvig who has
been a patient at Mercy hospital
there, returned home with them.
w. S. Sylvester OF Lanesboro,
Mimi. led very interesting League
meeting Sunday evening and deliver
ed fine lecture at the regular
church hour here Sunday night.
Mrs. n Schultz and Dorothy
autoed to- New Hampton, Iowa Fri
day to visit relatives and friends.
They returned home Sunday ac-
companied by Lavahn, who has spent
the past eight weeks there and OF
to Ganger.
M Lee Hathaway of Fayette is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Kate Hath
away
Mrs. Fl. f. Hertz of Ames and
Henry Leffingwell of Sabula came
Monday for a few days visit with
her daughter, Mrs. w. E. Paley.
Otto Hager returned to his home
at New Hampton Monday after
spending day with the n. Schultz
family.
Earle Libbey spent Saturday with
his sister, Mrs. Otto Ernest near
Creseo,
The Ladies' Aid Society of Libbey
met last Friday afternoon at the
Libbey school house. A large crowd
attended and very interesting and
a fine time was enjoyed by ALL
Obituary.
Catherin tombstone was born near
Smith Falls, Quebeck, Canada, Jan.
4, 1874, and died at Oelwein, Iowa.
Aug. z, 1913. Many years ago she
they settled in New Oregon twp.
III IoOo she was JolHSu III Aidilid6S
TO Mr. John Donaherty, and the lat
ter passed away 3S years ago.
Sometime afterward she was mar.
ried to Mr. David Harmon who is
still living. The death OF Mrs. Har-
mon closes the last chapter in a well
spent life. She was a beloved. wife,
and mother, a kind neighbor, never
complaining of the trials and sor-
rows of this life. Her motto was
"Thy Will be Done" She has gone
home to dwell with Him where sor-
row is not known.
Besides her husband she leaves to
mourn her loss three daughters,
Mrs. M. |. Conway of Oelwein, Ia,
MES. R. H. Cahill and Mrs c. H..
Wilson of ST. Paul, MINI. and many
other friends and relatives.
Interment was made at the New
oregon cemetery and Rev. G. M
Shoemaker the Methodist pastor at
Ridgeway conducted the funeral