The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-06-28
Kiron

Kiron
John Reecv made flying business
trip to Council Bluffs Tuesday.
Dentist Anna L. Mcmillan of Omaha
will visit Klron from Friday until
Monday
Rev. c. Liljekvist, evangelist, will
evening June 30tn.
Miss Della Linman returned home
Saturday from few days visit with
relatives at Omaha.
Mr.. Woodruff representing the
Fairmont Creamery Co. spent portion
of Thursday in Klron.
Miss Lena johnson who has spent
several months in Des Moines returned
to her home in Kiron last week.
Mrs Euclid Tranter and Bessie Lar
son drove up from Buck Grove to
visit with their friends few days.
N. P. Swanson and son Roy and
Chas. Anderson returned from Chicago
where they marketed stock on Thurs
day last.
Mrs. Emma Stephens and children
from Arthur have been spending the
past week with relatives and friends IN
Kiron.
Among those from Ida county who
came to Kiron Friday evening TO JON
the excursion were the Misses Celia
and Amelia Llndgren.
Miss Jarda Erickson who has Just
closed most successful term Of school
in Otter Creek ownship has spent the
past week visiting in Klron.
Rev. &c. j. Almquist of Chicago
spent several days in Kiron last week
in the interest Of the home for the aged
people of which he is secretary.
Rev. ]. A. Benander returned home
on Thursday from trip to Manson
and Skaraburg, Iowa attending district
conferences of the Swedish Lutherans.
c. J. Tellgren had the misfortune of
hurting the first joint of the forefnger
of his left hand cut off while at work
in his shop with the planning machine.
Rev. E. S. Swenson and A. G.
Sjorgren left on Tuesday last week for
Denver, Colorado to attend the annual
held there, being delegates from the
church at kiron.
Harry Moro has purchased the half
interest in the implement business of
N. P. Swanson and the new firm is
now Swanson & Nord. Harry is a
most ambitious and atfable gentlman
and will go to make the new firM a
strong one.
Fred Gronau was in on the Chicago
markets last week with three cars of
cattle which he had. fattened. He has
already shipped seven car loads OF
cattle this year and has about four Car
loads left in the yard which he is feed
ing besides two cars of hogs. Mr.
Gronau is this locality's largest feeder.
Early Saturday morning it threaten
ed 10 rain and quite nun Der who had
planned to JOIN the excursion and
to r. ma at home. However arge
number drove INTO town early and soon
the party was aboard the special tram
III AIDE up Of nine coaches. Arriving at
Boyer the train stopped to take aboard
the number which completed the parl y
A count was made of The excursions t.
which numbered four hundred and fifty
six. The train ride was enjoyed by
large and small, many it being their
first ride after the iron horse. Arriv
ing at Council Bluffs the street cars
were soon had and the start was made
for the park. The kiron band in the
first car soon made the music float
through the air and as the procession
of cars went through the main business
part of Council Bluffs the sights were
surely wonderful to many who had
never seen towns larger than Kiron
Odebolt and Denison. Unloaded at the
park new sights 1met and pleased the
people. The park which is a fine one
with its many shade trees, fine gravel
ed walks and it's many plants and
flowers welcomed the ,eople to spend
the day in its shades, on its walks and
to enjoy what It afforded and to judge
from the happy and smiling Faces of al
they surely made use of the opportuni-
ty The merry-go-round was one of
the attractions and with the exception
OF few nearly all took a swing on it,
The pleasant hours soon rolled by and
many felt disappointed when it was
announced that it was time to start
back. The street car ride back acl oss
the muddy waters into Omaha and
around several blocks and back to the
depot, a distance of sixteen miles was
IN enjoyable and sight seeing one. AT
half past SIX the train left the depo,
carrying home the crowd who express.
ed themselves as having spent most
pleasant day and one not soon forgotten
Not an accident or mishap to mar OF
gloom the feelings of the general good
time Quite few found time to call
upon relatives and friends in Omaha.