The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30
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Oscar Sedarberg of Hayes township
dda county. and a brother Of our
jeweler and mail man on route one.
spent Wednesday afternoon in Kiron
looking after business matters.
Clifton Lawrence was in Boyer
several days last week doing some
cement work.
The Benson home has been closed
for some time as Mr.. Benson and wife
are spending several weeks iii Denison
where Mr.. Benson is doing some
mason work and Mrs. Benson visiting
relatives and friends.
Neal Herner returned home on
Tuesday from Omaha where he went
to meet and visit with his father.
who came to Omaha to spend a few
days with friends. Neal induced him
to accompany him home.
Mrs. F. @. johnson went to Chats
worth. to visit her brother Joseph
and numerous friends.
Emil j. Wangler has been appoint
ed rural mail carrier to succeed Chas.
o. Swanson, whose resignation takes
effect. Dec. list. Bert Loomer will
he his substitute.
The Mrs. Larson sale last week
was we'll attended and general good
prices was had for the property sold.
Especially the hogs and COWS COM
manded good prices.
E.. L. Miller and crew have put in
several new cement walks the past
week which improves the looks Of our
streets wonderfully.
Fred ,Gronau returned on Wednes-
1day from Chicago. where he marketed
three cars Of cattle and one Of hogs
coming in on q fairly good market
considering the large r9n.
The %. Bjurk n,6n home two miles
east Of town was moved last week
to the Aug. Linman home As Mr.
Rjorkman and wife are getting we'll
along in years. this move will bring
them closer to the Linman family
under whose care they will be. which
10 batter for them.
The following clipping from the
Sioux City Daily News Of Oct. 25th
will be Of interest to great number
of our people as two of the promoters
and owners of this new craft resides
in Kiron. Peter Berg and Peter
Nordell. These two gentleman to-
gether with the inventor Norton
owns So per cent of the same. 1t is
stated that the new venture is a
success and they claim that they can
carry two hundred tons on their barge
in only eighteen inches of water.
HELD UP BY STEEL TUBES.
"With the right kind of a craft
the Missouri river in its present con-
dition is navigable. is the assertion
of j. "A. Norton and +. E. Nordell.
Following up the statement the gent
lemen say they have the craft and are
willing to give practicable demon
strations. Norton is the inventor and
Nordell is associated with him in
financing and promoting the intro
,duction of the craft.
Capt. Jos. Leach. one of the Oldest
river men now in the business. has
repeatedly stated that the only
practical means of navigating the
Missouri river was with tug AND
barge system.
This is exactly the idea of the
promoters of the new craft. Norton
has been working on the idea for 10
(, years. He has devised a new null
which reduces displacement and al
the same time increases lifting power.
His hull consists of a series of ali
tight steel cylinders and compart-
ments. The cylinders are is inches
in diameter and extend = ssngtk
of the boat. The cyl - are point.
ed. No resistance is offered to the
water and the boat moves without
creating side waves. The existence
of snags does not affect the new boat.
Such distractions are passed over. at