The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-01-17
THE KIRON CHRONICLE
E. E. clauson, Correspondent.

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E. E. Clauson. Correspondent.
Mabel Swanson was just thirteen
years old on Wednesday and in the
evening a number of her friends ten
dered her a surprise party.
Messrs. N. P. Swanson and Peter
Berg spent part of last week in Oma-
ha on business matters.
R. R. Dockstater, of Des Moines,
spent the past week in our midst talk
ing life insurance to our people.
Our industrious harness maker, John
Thunstrom, has been compelled to ex-
tend his store room. His business has
grown so his present quarters are too
small, and is having an extension built
to his store room.
Mrs. Herman Erickson is absent from
her home at present, going last week to
Grant Center, Iowa, to nurse a sick
lady.
A special election of the town of
Kiron has been called by our honorable
Mayor, to occur on the 4th day of Feb ),
when it will be submitted to the voters
of the town, to erect, maintain and
operate system of waterworks. Kiron
is at present without fire protection and
we believe that every property holder
will be in favor of this movement, Had
the wind been in the east the night the
hotel and saloon burned, we doubt
whether single business house in
town would have escaped the consum-
ing flames. The devastation of the
flames would have had full sway in the
sight of helpless spectators. Let every
property holder mediate on this sub
ject and be fully prepared to assist on
that day for the lettering of the town
John Hagglund, of Madison, Neb., is
a visitor this week with relatives and
friends in these parts
| Mr.. Gust Larson, south of town, has
rented his farm and advertises sale of
his stock and machinery on January o.
The Kiron hotel, under the manage.
ment of Emil Freburg, closed its bust
ness on Saturday last, and Mr.. Freburg
moved his family out into the country
on the John F. Engberg place north
east of Kiron. The hotel not securing
all the patronage, partly on account of
lack of rooms, Mr.. F could not find it
paying. We are sorry to see him go
out of business and more so the remov-
ing of this couple from our town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmar Mauritz are
now at home in the jacobson residence
recently vacated by Freburgs starting
housekeeping this week. We join all
our citizens in bidding them welcome
to our town Of course Hjalmar being
zone of u.s. before, but together with
his estimable wife we extend a cordial
welcome.
Misses Mabel and Blanche Morton
arrived on Saturday evening from Ida
Grove for short visit with their
brother John and other relatives and
friends.
Messrs Swan Mauritz, B. N. Benson
and Jeurgen Grill stepped off the train
Friday afternoon, returning from Deni.
son where they transacted business
Mr.. John Jenson one of Schleswig's
worthy citizens who had business
near our town Thursday, drove in and
made us short visit.
Messrs. William Sthran and Albert
Hanson spent the first Of the week in
the wholesale houses at Omaha picking
out goods for their stores.
Miss Emma Anderson visited the
latter part Of the past week at the home
of her cousin, Mr.. D. w. Ogren. resid-
ing northeast of Odebolt.
G. A. Lund returned home the first
of the week from trip to Oklahoma
where he visited the family of P
Nords, who left Kiron last year. He
found them prospecting and most con-
tented in their new country.
Miss Ida Miller returned home Satur-
day from her visit with relatives in
| Nebraska.
Missionary N P. Truedson ended his
home stay on Tuesday and left for
Nebraska to continue his missionary
work.
Mr.. John jacobson received letter
on Monday from his brother Peter, who
had safely arrived in Sweden.
Mrs. e. B. johnson arrived on Mon
day last from Grant Center, Iowa, to
join her husband who at present is hold.
ing series of meetings at the Baptist
church, Ida county. Their future home
will be in the near locality, in the And
erson house three quarters of mile
south of the Baptist church in Ida
county.
Miss Agnes sjogren went to Ida coun.
ty on Monday for a couple Of weeks
stay at the home of Axel Segerstrom.
Assessor Sedarburg was at Denison
on Monday attending the assessors
meeting
A. P Thayer, of Marshallton, Iowa,
was in town on Monday, attending tc
interests of the Daily Times Republic
can.
Mr.. L. j. Larson arrived home o.
Monday, after an extended visit with
his son Ed and family at Omaha Neb
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Public Sale.
Having rented my farm | will otfe,
at public sale at my place one and one
half miles south of Klron on
THURSDAY, JAN. %. 1902.
Commencing at 10 O'Clock, the following
described property: