The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-03
CHARTER OAK ITEMS.


CHARTER OAK ITEMS.
Hamp Sterner's sale which was
held on Tuesday, Feb. %, was a. sue
cessful one, despite the very bad
weather.
Frank Robb made a trip to Sioux
City Tuesday upon business and re-
turned the same evening.
Elmer Ward, of Ida Grove was Wis
iting his friend, Ed Hardy, of Charter
Oak last week.
Miss Stella Robb resigned her posi-
ton as primary teacher at Shleswig
and came home Saturday to take a
much needed rest ca
The ladies of the Rebekah's order
gave banquet after their meeting
Tuesday night and all enjoyed it
very much.
Charles Smith. of Ute, came down
Wednesday evening to see the boys
and returned home on Thursday morn
ing.
Quite bunch of the young people,
viz: Misses Marie McGrath, Garnett
Vollertsen, Elsie Thompson and Fay
Coin and Will Probasco Clarence
Herbison, Albert Herbison, Lou Herb.
ison and others j6nrneyed to Ute on
Sunday. They claim they had lots
of fun.
Misses Fay Coin and Elsie Thomp-
son were Mapleton visitors on Mon
day.
Joe Ullrich and family moved to
Spencer, Neb., Tuesday. They were
one of our most worthy families and
their going out there will leave a va
cancy not to be filled.
Miss Nell McGrath is nursing Grand
ma Jones, who is improving much I'M
der her competent care.
Miss Florence Drake has received
the sad news of the illness of her
father at Brooklyn, Iowa. A letter
from home stated that her father had
had stroke of paralysis.
Irving TORY took a vacation from
his duties in the drug store last week
and went to Wall Lake to visit his
sister Mrs. Kate Lansar.
]. e. Davis has moved across the
tracks into the Buck property. Jim
sold his property near the school
house to Carl John, who soon will
move into it.
Miss Myrtle McAhren came Satur.
day morning for an over Sunday visit
with Miss Jessie Atherton. She at.
tended tn teachers meeting Saturday.
Sherman Steiner and family are
moving to LIE Mars this week. We
will miss them from our midst.
Hampton Steiner tells us he has
bought farm near Washington, S. D.,
and expects to move there this week.
Another good family gone.
Bert Leeper moved four miles west
Of Charter Oak to very good loca
ton, as far as roads and distance be-
tween towns is concerned He is
midway between Ute, Berne and
Charter Oak.
The teachers meeting Saturday
was fairly we'll attended, the bad
roads prevented a better one The
papers read by different ones were
we'll received and thanks are due the
children and the ladies' quartet for
their able assistance in helping enter.
tain. The discussion in the after
noon on the Proposed Revision of the
School Laws of Iowa, was discoursed
upon by Supt Hoffman,, DR.. Water.
house and Prof. Boot Of Manila
gave splendid talks from their stand
points. One of the most telling points
was the enforcement of physical fit
ness for the schoolroom by DR.. Wa
terhouse, who knows how serious
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fectious diseases.
Rev. Barley performed the cere-
mony which united for life Emil Ha.
ry Larson and Sarah Nora Olson, on
Wednesday, Feb. "a. The place CT
the wedding was at the Methodist par
sonage. Both these young people
come from our first and best families
and the young people themselves are
worthy in every way of the choice
made by the other. They expect to
live in the vicinity where they were
children, so we will not, as is too
often the case lose them from our
midst, but another family will enrich
our locality.
c. Sothman was Mapleton visitor
last Thursday.
The big closing out sale of R. A.
RawlinS held i'm tho Old Oal. Stora ic