The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-01-13
BUCK GROVE ITEMS.

Mr.. Lafiar, postmaster at Manning
was business visitor here Monday.
Robert Moffitt was county seat
visitor Monday. He took Forest
and Lura back to college at DenisoN.
after two weeks vacation during
the holidays at home.
Bert Hester and family had
narrow escape from fire last Tuesday
morning. 1t is not known how it
originated. but it is thought that it
was caused by the head of match
striking some combustible material.
The family had just got up and gone
down stairs. all except the little boys
Presently he came down and said
there was fire upstairs and when
they went to go upstairs the smoke
was SO bad they could not. They
telephoned TO neighbors and were
forced to break a window upstairs to
get at the fire which was put out with
a bucket brigade. Nobody hurt and
the only damage was to the walls.
| floor and some furniture of one room.
1t was lucky escape.
James O'Meara and family were
Dow City visitors Tuesday. Mr..
o Meara s mother is lying very i'll at
that place.
There was a very pleasant social
dance at the home of William Arndt
last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John German left
Wednesday night for Eureka Springs.
Ark. They expect to be gone at
least two months.
Mrs. Parker from Lanark. H.. is
visiting her sister. Mrs. M. N. Scott,
for few days.
Floyd Tupper and bride of Wood
bine were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
N. Scott over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Lentz are
away visiting friends and relatives in
lake City and Odebolt. They are
expected back this week.
Mrs. Loren Topper of Persia visited
with her sister. Mrs. NJ. N. Scott.
for few days last week.
The angel of death has again been
in our midst and borne away the
soul of one of our oldest and best
respected citizens, John Dee. He
passed away at the family residence
at four o'clock inf the afternoon, Jan.
Is. 1909. Mr.. Dee was born in Clare
county. Ireland. in 1885. He moved
from Ireland to Canada, where he was
married to Bridget Mcmahon. Immedi
ately after which they moved to the
United States and settled on farm
few miles south of Buck Grove
where they resided until 1898, whel
. they sold their little farm and built
them a little home in Buck Grove
where they have remained ever since
: Mr.. Dee has been great suffere
. for many years from rheumatism
which incapacitated him for work
and so was unable to accumulat'
much of this worlds goods, but hi
y friends were legion. No one wa
ever heard to say an unkind wor
:, about him and with all his trials an
= suffering he was never heard to ute
- complaining word. He was
= devout Catholic and the funeral Sci
"a vices were held at Denison Sunda
morning. Rev. Father Farrell
= celebrated mass. after which til
remains were buried in the family 10
> he purchased in the Catholic GENE
e terry last summer. He leaves
'e mourn his loss an aged wife. who's
= lot will be particularly lonely as 81
=; has no rear relatives living. Sh
- should have the sympathy of all.
= Miss LuVerne Moffitt went to Irwi
= Saturday for an over Sunday Wis
- with friends. She returned Monda,
ie Max Moffitt is new pupil at Den
. son college. He started Monday an
q will go for several months.
~ Lee Hulsebus of Defiance is hell
ing Quathamer & Finnegan invoit
- this week.
~ Moffitt & Sons are busy putting |
fine article of ice these day
They have seven men EMPLOYED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kittleson of Chart
Oak are visiting John Kittleson al
:. family.
~ John Cole and family moved out
nc Andrew Peterson's farm last wee
y John will work for Mr.. Peterson.
Mr.. Meyers and wife of near Dele
- are guests at the Lentz home.
~ Mrs. John German of Nilsson
" Valley attended the funeral of h
uncle, John Dee. She left for
home Immediately after the funera
40 Mr.. Dyson of Manila was ne
~ for a few days helping to invoi
lie the stock of Dyson, Gavin & Co.
Tom White, Jr., was an Oma
.. visitor couple of days last week.
Caspers0n. the Tailor.