Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
RIDGEWAY.

Feb. 25, 1918.
NJ. E. church services for Sunday,
March 3. Ridgeway: Morning wor-
ship, 1880 a. M. Sunday-school,
I11:30 a. m. Ellsworth League, Gas
p. m. Preaching service, 1880 p. m.
The Epworth League meeting on
last Sunday evening in charge of
Miss euro proved a most interesting
one, and the Leaguers hope to hear
Miss euro again ere long.
ON Friday afternoon eight Of
Ridgeway's young men left for Camp
Dodge. They were: Stephen Butt,
Arthur Vatthauer, Gilbert Christe1,
o. j. Hovden, Roy Koch, Joseph Sny-
der, Joseph Vopava, and Olaf Fret
helm A large number were. at the
depot to wish them goodbye and sue
cess in their coultry's service.
We find it our sad duty to report
| the passing away of OLE OF Ridge
ways most beloved citizens. Mr..
Henry Butt, who mas been in poor
health for some time, but since We'd
nesday of last week rapidly failed,
and on Sunday hight at 1880 the
angel of death came to relieve his
intense suffering and to take him
home. Much sympathy is felt for
Mrs. Butz and the children, and for
the relatives to whom this is sore
| bereavement.
The time for the funeral services
has NOT been definitely fixed, on ac-
count of waiting to hear from rela-
tives on the Pacific coast, but may
say that either Wednesday or Thurs
day will be the time, in all proba-
bility.
Obituary will appear next week.
Mrs. Daniels of DEBORAH, sister Of
Mrs. NJ. o. Libbey, is now I'M Cresco
Hospital having ben operated on for
appendicitis Thursday of last week.
George Albert Mericle, nephew of
Mrs. NJ %. Libbey, leaves this week
for France in the service of his counr
try.
Rev. Shoemaker was Sunday
dinner guest at the M. S. Lemon
home.
On account of the illness of Mrs.
Brinkman, the Knitting Circle met
with Mrs. Shoemaker on Thursday
of last week
Ridgeway Red Cross Branch on
Friday, Feb. %, made a shipment OF
so sweaters, IL pairs wristlets,
pairs socks, helmets, 20 fracture
pillows, and hospital handker-
, chiefs, all of which were completed
; in the two weeks since last ship
merit.
: On Sunday afternoon, March 3, al
O'Clock, all interested In the vel
fare of the following Sunday-schools
!. Ridgeway German Nj. E., Emanue
y Evangelical, and NJ. E., are cordially
invited to attend the meeting to bt
t held in the NJ. E. church for the pur
}. pose of organizing the Ridgeway' dis
: trict of the S. S. A Mr.. John Kirsch
: mari will be chairman of the meet
ing. The Misses Myrtle Schild
n Laura Kuntz, Clara Kuntz, Mrs. r
n c. Baker, the chairman, aid others
: will give brief addresses on modern
Sunday-school work. Everybody i:
!, cordially invited to attend.
: Rev. Shoemaker spent Saturday
e night at the Henry Schleuter home
: Any one willing to assist in the
making up of hospital shirts and pa
|. jamas, please call on Miss Charlotte
e Larson, who is in charge of sup
n. plies.
Yarn for knitting may be secured
|. by calling on Mrs. Paley, Mrs. Ring
:, oen, or Miss Emily Larsori at any
time. Ladies who can possibly d.
r any of this work are urged to assis
e as the need is great, and will doubt
r less contirme for some time to come
and we cannot afford to let our boys
: suffer for what we can with so little
t effort supply.
Mrs. j. l.. Powers Of Morgan We
r regret to learrl has been very ill fol
S a week past.
!. Willard Peacock of Burr Oak came
2 Monday to visit at NJ. o. Libbey's
2 and to take his mother back with
I him.
: Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Fjelstul spent
Sunday at j. II. Bakken's.
The many friends Of Mrs. Gilbert
: Qualley were shocked to hear of her
sudden death on Saturday evening
: She had been in her usual health up
till a few minutes before her death.
On Friday afternoon she attended
the Ladies Aid at the C. Flatland
J home, and was assisting her daugh-
ter in washing the supper dishes
when she suddenly complained of
: not feeling well, ad before any one
could be called the spirit had taken
its flight.
The funeral will be held at the
home at 10 o'clock this Thursday
afternoon, and at the Lincolnl church
at $3.50.
r. G. Baker left Sunday night for