The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13
CHARTER OAK ITEMS.

Miss Marie Matthews came from
Omaha to visit her mother, Mrs. C.
T. Marshall. for few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Robertson were
Sioux City vi itors on Monday of last
week.
Chas. Smith arrived last Wednes-
day from his studies at the University
to spend his vacation in the Oak.
NJ esdames Bornholdt. Duer and
Snyder were Denison callers last
Thursday.
VIM. Probasco came home from
Huron, s. D., Wednesday morning,
He says he will return. i
Miss Alice Hesly of Anthem was
the guest of her cousin, Miss Fanchon
iProbasco last week.
Miss Grace Mains had the misfor-
tune to have her hand bag stolen
frnm her when she was in the city
last Thursday. It WAS taken just be-
fore the train left the Sioux City
yards. It contained her gold watch.
her ticket and some change.
Roy Probasco, who is studying den-
tistry at 8. u. 1. 4 is home on short
vacation.
frances Drake left Saturday for
two or three weeks with friends at
Carroll.
A special seed corn train arrived ia
Charter Oak on Tuesday Of last week.
The tram consisted Of two large
audience coaches and meetings were
held immediately upon the arrival Of
the train. Prof. p. G. Holden of
Ames and his corps Of professors had
arranged for this train with the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
Company. The lectures were for the
purpose Of demonstrating to the farm
era the necessity Of kesting all seed
corn before planting this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Stouffer Of Sac
City came Wednesday evening in
answer to message stating that the
grandmother of Mrs. Stouffer had
died that morning.
The Sturges boys are operating q
vacuum cleaner this spr,ng. They are
not the Gold Dust twins, but they can
do the work.
On last Wednesday morning about
10 a. M. Mrs. Hannah Graves died at
the home Of her daughter in law.
Mrs. G. w. Holmes. She had suffer
ed for some time from trouble with
her heart. The immediate cause Of
her death was leakage of the heart
brought on Dy old age. Hannah
Smell was born in Onondaga county,
N. Y. May q. 1917. and at her death
was almost ninety three years old.
When quite young she was married to
William Benjamin Holmes and to
them was born one child, Geo. w.
| Holmes, who died last September II
the age Ut seventy six. Her husband
died and when her son was ten years
old she married Rev. Amassa Graves,
10 young Methodist preacher. Soon
I after her second marriage Mrs. Graves
adopted q babe the son Of friend
and reared him to manhood. After
living in Wisconsin for some years
Mr.. and Mrs. Graves moved to Will
county, Ill. Her husband died il
ll875. and after his death she lived
with her adopted son until his death.
| In 1904 she came to Charter Oak Il
live with her son, Geo. w. Holmes.
Mrs. Holmes has cared for her will
. perfect devotion. Mrs. Grave,
was devout christian and in he
suffering prayed to be taken home
She lived to see her great. grea
grand child. The funeral servics
were held in the Methodist cburcl
Friday morning conducted by Rev
Cathcart. The remains were laid q
rest beside her son in the Charte
Oak cemetery. The grand childrel
were all notified but two families
were ahle So b. present, those Of
Duer. Holmes Of Ute and S. M
Stouffer Of Sac City.
u A telegram just received announce
the death Of 8. p. Jones. who move
to Idaho the first Of the year. Par
I ticulsrs will be given later.
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