The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-31
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CHARTER OAK NEWS.

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E. T. Malone, Carl Sturges and Ed
son Glau were in Ute one day last
week, Mr. Malone going on business
and the other boys to keep him COM
Ipany.
Miss Hazel Mount travelled through
Charter Oak Friday morning enroute
to her home at Panora. She has been
teaching at Scotland, S. D.
Prof. J. J. Coleman left Friday morn
ing to begin work at once in the
Wayne Normal schools in Nebraska.
He does not get much of vacation,
but thinks he does not need it bad
enough to give up good position for
| it. His many friends wish him much
success in his new field.
Mrs. d. d. Carlton left Friday even
| ing for visit with her parents in
Rippey. Mr.. Carlton accompanied
her, but did not stay.
Rev. J. Jas. DePree, of Denison, de-
livered an excellent sermon at the
! baccalaureate services Sunday after
noon, though the crowd in attendance
was rather small owing to the bad
weather. The graduates considered
themselves lucky to hear such a SER
mon.
Mrs. N. N. sebbo, OF Marshalltown,
has been visiting with her mother,
Mrs. Josie Freud, in Charter Oak.
While tending to his horse in Ute
last Friday, L. P. Rose received bad
wound on the left hand. The horse
became angry and kicked at Mr. Rose,
pinching his hand between the wall
and the the hoof of the animal. His
hand is badly cut about the palm and
thumb, the latter being held firm only
| by the cords at the back. Parker
Rose was called to Ute soon after the
accident to help with the care of his
father and to bring the horse back
to Charter Oak.
| DR.. r. F.. Thomson returned from
his school work at st. Louis Monday
after noon to spend his vacation at
home.
Clint French, of Marshalltown, is
visiting this week with his mother,
Mrs. Josie French.
Omar Malone and wife are visiting
with friends and relatives in Dunlap
this week.
Mrs. Hanchett left Saturday morn.
ing for visit with her old friends at
Dunlap. While there she will see that
the grave of her husband is properly
decorated.
Tom Malone and wife left Tuesday
morning for short visit with rela
tives near Dunlap.
A large number of men came over
from Ricketts, Saturday night to spend
the evening bowling.
| The Charter Oak schools close this
week for their summer vacation. The
opening of the schools will find an
entirely new set of teachers in the
high school and also few others in
the lower grades. Professor Styles
of Arcadia, will act as superintendent
| VIM. McFadden moved his family tC
their new home in Nebraska Tuesday
| The Decoration day services were
pulled off in fine shape about ten
o'clack Tuesday morning. A good
program OF singing and spanking was
arranged and after this Rev. j. ]
Bushnell, OF Rock Rapids. addressed
the crowd. Following this the audi
ence sang America" in unison and
then all who could go were taken tc
the cemetery in autos where they
could decorate the graves of the dead
Messrs. Sturges and Wright acted as
the fife and drum corps for the oc
casion.
Harry Jones is having his barber
shop remodeled, making room for a
bath room in the rear. He expects tC
have it completed by the first of the
week.
A surprise party was given in honor
of Parker Rose at his home last week
Wednesday, the occasion being his
eighteenth birthday.
Mrs. A. p. Knight came from heI
home in Council Bluffs Monday after
noon for visit with her old friends
and relatives in Charter Oak.
The Charter Oak high school came
out much better at the track meet al
Fonda last Saturday than ives expect
| ed. The team consisted of only three
members: Brown, Jacobsen and Hess
! They carried off two seconds and a
third. giving them seven points and
| placing them sixth in the list. There
were over forty high schools scheduled
for the meet, but few of them with
drew on account of the bad weather
| The entire trip was made by auto
and only one delay was forced upon
them, that being at Sac City. caused
by punctured tire and broken hub
The class play. "A Gilded Youth
was pulled off in tine style at the opera
house last Thursday evening. A large
crowd was in attendance ana all
seemed pleased with it. Professor
Coleman is to be commended for his
good work in drilling the class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cruise returned
home the fore part of the week from
Grand Junction, Iowa. where they
were called by the sickness and death
of Mrs. Cruises aged mother, who was
LIZ years of age at the time Of her