The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-12-21
CHARTER OAK.
(From The Times).


land and will get it if we try to gel
it. Talking last Sunday with Isaiah
Siglin, who recently visited region
where an electric line was doing bust
ness, he told us some things that have
been query to us. The first question
was as to it's effect. He says the bet
ter towns like Charter Oak and Wood
bfne would be materially benefited,
while the small stations" are badly
injured. The tendency is to overcome
distance and make few good towns
instead of lot of poor ones. On the
other hand the farmers are benefited
from the fact that every crossing is a
station, and the farmers can ride the
car to town cheaper than they can
hicth up. Mr.. Siglin also told us of
visiting with man who heard this
Willow Valley line discussed by a
bunch of capitalists year or more
ago. A great many believe the North
| Western people are behind the pro-
ject, but this can be nothing but con-
lecture. The route proposed is out of
Missouri Valley to the north to the
Willow valley; thence up that stream
to Magnolia, a thrifty inland town
that needs a road badly; thence over
to Woodbine and back to the Willow
thence up the valley northward 10
Charter Oak. From there we have
no data upon which to form even 4
guess. AS talked at present Charter
Oak would be the terminus. The bus
mess men and capitalists of Missouri
Valley are hot after the road, and we
believe it will be pushed through next
year. The motive power as consider
ed is not the electric trolly, but a
gasolene motor applied to each car
like an automobile engine. This is a
new thing, but is said to be both
cheaper and more satisfactory than
electricity.
The St. Paul's Lutheran congrega-
ton (by the way, we have been call
ing this church St. John's) have
purchased a tract of land from VIM.
Lensar near the Cottonwood school
house and have plated it as ceme-
terry. The location is an ideal one
We understand the society have placed
the price of lots very low for the
present and will raise it the first of
February to where it will be perman-
emily.
This is season of hard work for
the little working papa 70
skates and other paraphernalia of glad
tidings of great joy.
E. E. Springer was down from
Sheldon, spending the Sabbath with
his friends in Charter Oak. He had
returned not long ago from his trip to
Denver, and he has many good words
for that region. He found A. P. Hart
happy and hearty and left him in the
same way. They made several noun
tain climbing trips together, went out
into the irrigated farm country nearby,
and made themselves generally inter-
ested. Mrs. Springer's health is bet
ter out there. Only few days age
she and one of the little girls made a
mountain journey of six miles before
breakfast and declared they were not
tired.
On Friday, Dec. 8, occurred the
marriage Of Adolph Hintz and Anna
Kuehl, Rev. C. Runge officiatingll
The groom is our sturdy drayman, ano
the bride is we'll known as the daugh.
ter of Christ Kuehl, of Morgan town
ship. After the ceremony about Isl
friends were invited to bounteous
supper, and afterwards adjourned tt
the hall, where to the rare music Of
the orchestra, they helped the happy
couple dance the evening away
Everyone was sorry when the time
came to go home.
/ Mesdames Lang and Smith came
from Geddes, S. D., last evening t.
pay visit to their parents and sisters
the Robertsons, in Charter Oak. This
makes another reunion of the Robert
son family, and you know how mucl
they are enjoying themselves.
| John Houilhan, who has been S,
very sick for the past three weeks, il
much better, and it is hoped he is ou
of danger.
Jas. Wickwire and daughter Flor
ence and Mrs. Tom Gardner made {
party to Sioux Citv Tuesday morning
They returned in the evening
Miss Lizzie LEM went to Denisol
Monday to help VIM. LEM celebrate
his thirty first birthday.
Misses Kate and Lucy Healy an
Chas. Smith were Denison visitors o.
Monday.
j. C. Jacobsen touched earth agai
Monday after treading on air for tn
past two weeks in South Dakota, an
has again taken up his work benin
the counter of the German Saving
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