Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-10
RIDGEWAY

at Blooming Prairie after spending
the holidays here at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Gunderson.
Mrs. Maline Degro is enjoying a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. H. T..
Gulbranson of Mason City.
Steen Johnson, daughter Norma,
Mrs. II. c. Luhman autoed to Cresco
Thursday afternoon.
Hiram jacobson returned Sunday
evening from Alexandria, Mlnn.,
where he visited his sister Mrs. Henry
Fjelstul. He also visited other points
in Minnesota.
Miss Norma Johnson who is attend
ing st. Olaf College at Mortified
left Monday to resume her studies
after spending the holidays with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs Steen Johnson.
Mrs. A. Johnson and Mrs. j. II.
Bakken were passengers, for Cresco
Thursday.
Mrs. Albert Thompson and Miss
Lecna Thompson went to DEBORAH
Tuesday for visit at the home of the
formers parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Sorenson.
Mrs. Annie Hagen and daughter
Edith of DEBORAH were guests Friday
at the Ole Gullickson home.
The Misses Dora Dahle, Bertha
Bakken, and Pearl Benson returned
Monday to their studies at the Luth-
eran Academy at Albert Lea after
spending the holidays with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Albertson and
son Hadwin who have been guests
during the holidays at the home of
hA laA Gle nd
son, returned Tuesday to their home
at Leroy, MINI.
Lorna Fosse and Dorothy Sworne
spent few days at the Fred Brown
home near Cresco.
Charles and Gene Armstrong who
have been operating a meat market
at Bagley, Wis, have discontinued
same and returned home for an in
definite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Falk autoed to
Mable, Mimi, Friday to visit the
formers brother Leon Falk and fami-
ly, returning home Sunday accomp-
anied by Mrs. Falk who spent the
week here. She also visited at Cres-
co with her aunt Mrs. Haberly before
returning home.
Mrs. Lizzie Gessel returned Satur-
3 day to her home at Cresco after q
brief visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gessel.
Miss Norma Johnson returned Mon
day from DEBORAH where she visited
friends.
Harold NJ. Noblett of Cresco spent
Saturday at the home of his aunt Mrs
A. Johnson.
Mrs. Martin Peterson and daughter
Inez, returned Saturday to their home
at Preston after attending the funer-
al of Mrs. Leo Biel. They were ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Seelye and Miss Marguerite Magnus
who made them a visit.
Anton Olson and Louis Zoeman of
Calmar attended the Annual Stock
holders meeting of the Lincoln Tele.
phone Company here Monday.
John FalnesS of Conover was a
business caller in Ridgeway Friday
Mrs. j. B. Bartheme was holiday
guest at the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. j. Hauber, returning Tues
day to her home at Cresco.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Griswold Of
Armour, S. D., arrived recently fol
an indefinite visit at the home of the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Kuntz.
Mrs. A. f. Anderson and son Les
ter went to Cresco Friday for medi'
cal attention.
Mrs. o. A. Fosse returned home
Sunday from Albert Lea where she
visited friends.
The Misses Beatrice and Esther
Hovey of DEBORAH were New Years
visitors at the home of their sister
Mrs. Chas. Falk.
Obituary
Mrs. Leo Biel passed away We'd
neSday afternoon at four o'clock
January 3, 1923. Death due to phneu
monia.
Nora Sophia Seelye was born il
Lenora, Mimi, December goth, 1898
At the age of two years, with hel
parents, moved to Preston, where she
grew to womanhood. On Februar!
10Th, 1920 she was united in marriage
with Leo Biel and moved to Ridge
way locating on a farm two mile!
northeast of town where she resided
until her death. Mrs. Biel was ;
woman possessed of beautiful char
acter with a quiet unassuming dis
position and her death brings sorrow
to many friends.
She leaves to mourn her loss, he
husband, an infant daughter, Evelyn
Nora, her parents Mr.. and Mrs. W. c
Seelye, three brothers, Clarence, Ken
meth and Harry who have the sym
pathy of many friends in Ridgewa.
and vicinity in the loss of this dea
wife, daughter and sister.
The funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon in the United Luth
eran church, whit intrrment at tn
Granger cemetery. The many beau
tiful floral offerings illustrate tn
high esteem in which she was held
Relatives and friends from out o
town who attended the funeral were
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rathke, Mis-
Geneva Staplecamp, Herman Sum
mers and daughter Ella, Sidney Min
err, Miss Myrna Cummings, Lawrenc
Kleimenhagen, Jean Wentworth, Mr.
M. f.. Barns, William Boelter, Nh
and Mrs. Martin Peterson, Mr.. an
Mrs. Freeman Bigalk, Williar
Rathke, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Seelyt
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd. Vischer of Pres
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Seelye, Mr.. an
Mrs. Lawrence Blagsvedt of Lenort
MINI.
Card of Thanks
| wish to thank my relatives an
friends for their kind sympathy an
aid, also for the many beautiful flora
offerings during the illness and deaf