The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-11
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went on to Minnesota where he is visit
ing few days.
Miss May Harmon returned home
Wednesday after short visit in Dow
City.
Miss Helen Hayes left Saturday for
Iowa City, where she will enter school.
Your correspondent did not learn what
particular branches Miss Helen will
take up.
Mr.. Sutton of Sac City Yves in town
few days last weak. He thought of
locating here as barber, and was
quite disappointed to find the field oc
cupied. He wanted to buy Mr.. Byler
out, but our barber didn't care to sell.
Mr. John Hall sold his farm last
week TO Mr.. William Rath the price
paid was seventy-two dollars an acre.
Your correspondent didn't learn what
Mr.. Hall intends Going, but it is to be
hoped that he will remain in Washing
ton township.
Another much needed branch of bus
mess has been opened up here, viz.
shoe ana harness repairing. Everybody
OuSul w AuuU up GuolI Olu SuOcS anu
bring them to town to encourage the
new business as it is something we
have long needed and hoped for.
A large number of people arrived
here Thursday. They belong to a
grading outfit and have quite little
village set up east of town. They
have number of tents, lots of horses,
some COWS and even chickens. They
expect to be here at least a month and
are to fix the Hammond bridge and
other work in tLeir line.
Little Emma Botka, only child OF
Mr.. and Mrs, julius Botka who was
taken to Omaha to be operated on for
appendicitis died from the effects.
The funeral services were held Satur-
day at Manila. The berea7ed parents
have the sympathy of all in this their
great affection.
| Friday as our morning passenger
train whizZed through town the mail
clerk threw off several mail sacks and
one of them filled with papers was
caught under the wheels and literally
cut to pieces, fragments of papers
| strewed the track for several rods. Mr..
Green picked up everything that had
wrapper left on it, and says that most
of the papers destroyed was monthly
paper called Happy Hours" so if any
of the subscribers miss this issue he or
she will know what has become of it,
1t was fortunate that it was not the
letter pouch that met such fate.
Mr.. John Green our genial mail
carrier left Tuesday on we'll earned
vacation. He took his two little
daughters with him, Silvia and Kittie,
who have been counting the days for
the past two weeks, thinking the time
very lcng before they could start on
their visit to grandma Mr.. Green
will visit his parents and brother near
Platte, S. D. and expects to be gone
about a week. Mrs. Green is now
taking the daily rides into the country
in Johns place and it is quite certain
that our rural patrons will be we'll
served during the absence of our regu-
lar carrier.
The picnic held in Mofitt's grove
last Sunday by the German Luther4ns
was great success. 1t was for the
Sunday school scholars. The day was
perfect, and soon after twelve O'Clock
the people commenced to gather AT
about Two O'Clock the program was
rendered, which was a very good one
indeed, and each participant did honor
to their instructors as both Songs and
pieces We're well given. After the exer-
cises a few hours were spent in amnse'
ments for the children. The first was
a sack race for the boys for which
prizes were given Emil Burmeister got
LIST prize. Henry Lueck second and Otto
Paulson third. The runnin gg1pre- OTTO
Burman first prize, Albert Hoffert
second prize aud Bertha Bertram third
prize. In the one leg race Max Gloe
first prize, Virtus Gloe second price
and Mile Bertram third prize. The
stick race was for the girls and con-
sisted in a stake being driven in the
ground and each girl was blind folded
and had TO place stick i'll the ground
as near the original stake as possible.
1t was very amusing both to those who
took part, and who were looking on.
Della Rose won first prize which was a
fine pocket book, Minnie Burmeister
second prize a nice breastpin. Mamie
Hoffert third prize pretty string OF
of beads. Your correspondent didn't
hear what the boys prizes were as
some Of them would not open them tc
ended in general tug of war. in
} which many participated besides the
, children and afforded much amusement
for all. After this Gaze the supper
A table was set and the children were
treated to bountiful repast but The
generosity of the picnicers was not con
fined to the members alone, but cak'
and sanwiches were served to every
body on the ground irrespective o
creed or politics and every one wen
r away happy having spent a most en-
2 ioyable afternoon. The German Luth
eran minister and his wife from Deni
son had charge of the program ant
general exercises.
Nothing to Fear.
, Mothers need have no hesitancy II