From the Ridgeway Journal dated August 31, 1916: Over the “Ridgeway Journal” banner was a reminder to all: “Harrison County Fair at Ridgeway, October 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1916”. The interesting thing about the date line was that the typesetter didn’t redo the whole line from the week before, but just replaced the date and issue number in a different font type.
The Ridgeway School was scheduled to open its new academic year the next Monday, Sept 4. They had added new equipment and books and would have all the same teachers as the year before with two exceptions. The high school offered four units (years) of English, four of math, three of science, three commercial subjects and two years of Latin. A student completing the full course could then enter any state university.
The W. C. T. U. (Women’s Christian Temperance Union) held a “silver medal contest” to raise money for prizes for the baby contest they were planning to sponsor at the Harrison County Fair. Among the entries in the contest: “An Angel in a bar-room”, “Ugly Sam”, “Strong Drink is raging” and “Pat’s Bondsman”.
Mrs. H. A. Dale was given a surprise going away party by her neighbors and friends. A piano recital was to be held the next day by the pupils of Miss Orpha Whis’er at the Christian church. The Rex Theatre was showing the photo play “The Yaqui”, a film about life in “old Mexico”.
