The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-01-25
WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Mr. H. F. Schwartz Given A Pleasant
Surprise by Minister'S on Tuesday
Night

On Tuesday evening party of
gentlemen crept stealthily up to the
Schwartz home in north Denison and
perpetrated complete surprise on
their old time friend and neighbor.
1t took but few moments for Mr..
Schwartz generous hospitality to as
sert itself and he was soon assisting
his worthy wife in making the guests
feel at home.
Mr.. Chas. Tabor and Mr.. Chas.
Bullock chose sides and match game
OF duplicate whist was soon under
way, Captain Bullock's team losing
by eleven points.
| By dint of severe threats. a promise
has been extorted from us by Julius
Bale and Louie Evers and by Mcssrs.
Bullock and McAhren, not to tell how
it happened.
After the game Mrs. Schwartz, who
had planned the surprise, seated the
guests at banquet table which fairly
groaned beneath its burden of good
things. Never have we seen sixteen
men enjoy a supper more. Mr.. Bull
lock made happy little speech thank
ing Mrs. Schwartz for her hospitality
and expressing for all the pleasure it
gave them to honor man so justly
and generally esteemed and respect
ed. Mr.. Schwartz responded both
feelingly and we'll. He said he could
now understand why his wife had been
so solicitous about his health of late
and had been so insistent upon his
taking slong walks daily. He told
what pleasure it gave him to see his
friends and neighbors come to greet
him and how he appreciated the kind
words said of him.
After supper the guests enjoyed a
social hour of quips and jollity and it
was near midnight when the merry
making was at an end. Mrs. Schwartz
was assisted by Mrs. B. Brodersen
and the hospitality shown was some
thing long to be remembered
Mr.. Schwartz is one of the men of
whom Denison is justly proud. He
has made his way by industry, intel
lect and integrity and it is an honor
to be numbered among his friends.
Hang onto your scalp or the Red
men will get yuo in about two weeks.
The Knights of Pythias decided on
Monday night to lease the Masonic
hall as their future lodge home.
Mr. Carl Moenck returned from
Council Bluffs last week for visit at
home. He is now with the Western
Electric Co.
Denison is in luck, with severe
storms all about US we have so far
been immune, will some one please
rap on wood.
Born, Friday, Jan. 10, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Johannes H. Hansen, daugh-
ter. Mother and child doing nicely.
We congratulate.
Mr.. NJ. L. Branch has been con-
fined to his bed for the past week
with the grip. 1t is our hope that
this genial veteran may soon recover.
The chicken pie supper given by
the Methodist ladies at the McKim
hall last night was perhaps the most
largely attended of any church supper
ever given in Denison. Half the
town was there, seemingly, and it is
a question how the other half will
manage to live through having missed
it. The supper was delicious, and
the ladies are to be sincerely con-
graduated on their success.
At last there is to be genuine
public masquerade ball in Denison.
1t will seem like the good old times
to see it. For years the masquerade
feature has been practically a farce,
but this time the management has de-
cided to allow no one on the floor be-
fore the unmasking, who is not in
costume. The great ball takes place
on Friday night and it will be cheap
big fun both for dancers and spec
tators.