The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-03
DOW c,TY.

DOW CITY.
The Misses Ola Rigsby and Myrtle
Edwards went down to Council Bluffs
last week for couple of weeks visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Maggie Houston INCL ougall
came one day last week on account of
the serious condition of her little
daughter, Jennie, who has for some
time been with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Houston. Physic-
ians say one of her lungs is dead and
will have to be removed. Her mother
took her to Omaha to be examined by
specialists with the hope of avoiding
so serious an operation.
Mrs. Lang was down to Woodbine
last week visiting friends.
Mearl Cameron has gone to Chero-
kee for an extended visit with his
mother.
D. E. Bremser and DIR. Van Metre
went to Des Moines last Wednesday
on business trip.
Mrs. Susie Scott-Hover, of Sioux
City, is here visiting relatives and
friends in Dow City and vicinity. Susie
was raised here so has many friends
who are always glad to have her re-
turn for visit.
Asa Butterworth, Of st. Louis, was
q recent visitor with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Clair Butterworth.
Mrs. Agnes Halliday-Kearn and
baby, of Wright came Friday for a
visit at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Halliday.
Miss Louise Schumacher, of Or
leans, Neb., was the guest last week
Of her friends, Miss Agnes Goddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong, of Moor
head, came Friday for few days
visit at the Leslie Henderson home,
north Of town.
There were no services at the Bap-
fist church last Sunday, the PASTOR.
Rev. Place, having accepted an invi-
tatiOn to fill the pulpit at Cascade,
Iowa, for that day.
The threshing machines have been,
ct work in this vicinity and the crop
is reported to be q record breaker,
both as to quality and quantity. Win
ter wheat is reported to yield from
% to 81 bushels per acre, actual meas
5urement, and barley as much as 40
bushels per acre. Oats are also re-
ported to be good. The quality of the
grain has not been equalled for good
many years.
Almost everyone is in some way i'm
proving ther property in town. With
other improvements, s. b. Goddard
is adding two large porches which
greatly improve his home. Frank
Berka is building an addition to his
home and is putting in cement cave
and John Edwards laid cement walk
in front of his residence.
Mrs Will Rule has been enjoying 8
visit from her sister, Mrs. Booth, Of
South Dakota. She started Saturday
to Clinton county to visit another
sister before returning home.
Mrs. ALI Jackson fell down the
cellar stairs Friday morning and sus-
tanned some very bad bruises. How
ever, she Is very fortunate that no
bones were broken.
On next Saturday evening at eight
o'clock will occur the fourth quarterly
conference of the Methodist church,
District Superintendent Baxter is to
be here and preach Sunday forenoon
Mrs.s W. II. Rule and little daughter
started Saturday afternoon for Clinton
county, where they will remain several
days visiting relatives.
Mrs. j. II. Pearsall and children
spent several days last week with rela-
tives in the country.
Miss Kate Turnlund is Temporarily
acting as saleslady at the Bremser
istore.
John McHeide and family expect
to start Wednesday of this week fol
their home near Palouse, Washington
They have been visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
1 S. E. Goddard and wife were over
Sunday visitors at the Fred Wiley
home, south of town.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bry
Ian, Monday, fine eight-pound boy
Their many friends extend congratu
lations on the birth Of their first child
and boys are always convenient tx
have on the farm.
The friends of Mrs. r. C. Stempe
were pleased to have her arrive il
town Saturday. They have had thei
household goods stored here for sew
eral months while she and the boy
have been making an extended vist
with relatives. Their goods were load
cd into car Monday and billed t,
Hutchinson. Kansas, where they viii
make their future home.
lar. Edmund Howorth has been quit
sick for several days and under tn
care of physician.
The principal event of last week wa
the horse race between Ed Ahart'
horse and horse which was brOugll
UP from down about Logan. Their
was the biggest crowd in town wnlc
has been here since the Fourth, del,
i cations being present from all the SUI
rounding towns. There were purse
of 500 side, besides small bets frol
q dish of ice cream up. We are toll
there was some good running. br
| the Ahart horse got left this time, a
| the other was still a little ahead {
! the last, though the Ahart horse wa
| gaining and it is thought by man
that in short distance further til
race would have been won by him. B,
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