The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF THE COUNTY
~ News Gathered BY Our Efficient Corps
Of Correspondents All Over Crawford.
County.
and nobody at home but his wife and

Child. The house COOK nr0 ana was
burned to the ground. The origin Of
the fire is unknown as the fires were
all out in the stoves and the Ere
started in che roof. Neighbors came
to assist and saved AL the household
goods, but the house burned down.
There was q strong wind blowing
which helped the blaze along. II
was injured for 81. 100. which helps
some. but is quite loss Of money
and time to havelto build just now.
Fred has many friends who sympathize'
with him and try to make him feel
better by saying. well it isn't as
bad as it would have been itsit was
the middle Of the winter. !" which is
true.
Messrs. Finniean and Quathamer
are reshingleing their barns and other
wise repairing the same. John Cole
is doing the work.
Miss Nora Finnegan has returned
to Denison college to school, after 2
short visit at home.
John Green is the proud possessor
Of a new incubator. John proposes
to have plenty If fancy chickens to
fill orders next year.
School election was held Monday.
Jasper Hahn was elected school direct
or instead Of Mr.. Olsen, who resigned.i
John Cole has moved into the Slater
house in the grove near town.
Rev. Father Lynch spent Sunday
afternoon with John Griffin.
Mr.. Robert Mofitt sold his land adj
jacent 70 town last week through the
aid Of Mr.. Hemphill. He received
$S5 per acre for it, which ID nice
little raise over what he paid for ii :
few years ago. The land Was bought
/ BY q party from Denison. 81
Jack WEIGH is helping abreast Of
the times. his latest Improvement be-
ing the addition Of . new disk grind
ing machine whichsia ! great labor
saving beside doing the work quicker
and better than the old way. Mr..
WEIGH 10 to be congratulated on
having everything that . first class
blacksmith shop should have and his
increased patronage will soon repay
him for the outlay.
Miss Lura Moffitt will resign her
position With Mr.. u. Borghardt Mon
day night in the new store and Bernice
Hahn takes her place.
One Of the pleasantest occasions
that has ever occurred in Buck
Grove in Q social way was the very
informal surprise party perpetrated
on Mr.. r. j.. Moffitt and family last
Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society were
the instigators and for once invita-
tions were sent out without regard
TO politics. creed. social position Of
anythine else. Every body responded.
each family bringing something good
to eat and the gathering was held in
the Methodist church. About eight
o'clock in the evening the friends
gathered ct the church and then went
in . body to Mr.. Mofiitt's house and
made the family think for few min
utes that they would have to entertain
the crowd. / think it must have been
Q great relief to them, when they
were invited to attend special meet
ing at the Methodist church They
gladly responded anyway and good.
Ijolly time was had until nearly twelve
o'clock. Mr.. Moffitt and family be.
long to'the old settler class and wher
they 90 it will leave quite vacancy
to be filed by newcomers.
Fritz Olson took trip to Neb-
raska last Wednesday and was &C
pleased with the country that he