The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-06-08
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AROUND THE STATE.
The general assembly of the United
Presbyterian church, which closed its
sessions at Greenville. Pa, last We'd
nesday. selected Washington, Iowa, as
the place for holding its next meeting.
The meeting OF the general assembly
will be preceded by that of the general
committee of missions at Crawfords-
Vile, this state.
In the Red Oak Express, among the
names of this years high school grad
yates, we note that of Merrill j.
Holmes. Merrill is we'll remem pered
as former member OF the Denison
high school. He is bright promis-
| ing young man and if he had remained
here would have graduated with the
class of 1904.
We note among our exchanges that
a number of the schools throughout
the state have taken up the plan of
exhibiting their work to the patrons.
among them being the Jefferson
schools who held successful exhibit
a few days ago at which there was
large attendance.
The p. E. O's at Mt. Ayr have turned
l Ri Sn1. int ne
provement club and are now trying to
secure the installment of town clock
in the court house tower at that place.
The graduating class of thirteen at
Jefferson presented THE Merchant of
Venice" on commencement night to
large audience. Judge Horace Z.
Deemer of Red Oak, member of the
supreme court of Iowa, delivered an
address to the class at the same time
upon the theme Success
NJ. h. 'Rosenboon was struck and kill
ed by lightning on Tuesday of last
week while standing in the door of his
barn three miles southeast Of Sheldon,
La. James mccarthy, neighbour, who
was standing at his side, was badly
stunned by the bolt.
A Milwaukee passenger train near
Perry was wrecked last Wednesday
night, pilipg up ten passenger coaches
and killing one of the passengers and
seriously injuring the baggageman and
brakeman. The train was travelling al
the rate of sixty miles an hour, the
wreck being caused by the washing out
of culvert.
The German Lutherans of the south
ern district of Iowa held three days
conference at Boone last week. Near
ly fifty preachers were present out of 9
total of sixty in the district.
A field meet between the high schoo
and Y. M. G A. teams of Boone wa:
held in that city last week.
Harlan was visited by severe storm
OF rain last week, badly washing some
of the cornfelds in that vicinity. Dur
ing the storm lightning struc6 the barr
of Chas. Miller in North Harlan an(
killed two horses
; A row was precipitated at Atlanti,
last week when the mayor appointed
three ladies as members of the cit,
. library board to succeed the three
gentlemen who had been serving il
that capacity The council seriousl,
objected to the appointments ant
wished to retain the old members, wht
are leading business and professional
men OF the town.
The use of trading stamps has beer
discontinued by the merchants of Siou,
City since the first of this month. The
stamp companies declare that there
has been more excitement in Sioux
City over the trading stamp than ir
any other city where they have beer
introduced. Since the first of last Jan
uary nearly 1000 books were redeem
ed in merchandise by the two trading
stamp concerns, representing purchas
es aggregating ST., 100000.
A new company known as the Iowa
Brick & Fuel Co. has been incorporat-
ed at capitalization of $4,000 for the
purpose of developing the vast field OF
peat beds which have recently been
discovered in the vicinity of Bows.
The quality OF the peat has been pro-
nounced by experts to be the best
known. The stock in the new company
is largely owned by farmers.