The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-01-11
DOW CITY,.


the school house in No. l, Boyer town
ship, known as the Cronin schoo
house, was destroyed by fire. We arc
told that the stove had not been work
ing satisfactorily. The teacher left {
good fire to last over night and IL
some way the building caught fire
with the above result. This is unfor
tunate as the winter term is the mos
important term of the year.
Ralph Roy, who has been living OF
the farm east of town owned by Luke
and Ahart, has moved his family tt
Denison.
Quite a number of the men went
down to Omaha Tuesday to witness
the Hackenschmidt-Re wrestlin:
match.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. O. A
I Cooper has been sick for the past
week with pneumonia at the R. T
Baber home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Davenport and
Charles w. Stapenek have been uI
from Omaha visiting at the j. w
Stepanek home.
A. P. Turnlund has been suffering
with severe attack Of pleurisy and
has been under the care Of physic'
ian.
One day last week car containing
fifty-two babies, accompanied by six
nurses, passed through Dow City en-
route from New York City to San An
ionic and Houston, Texas, where
homes had already been secured for
them.
Beginning on January list the stores
of Dow City are to close at eight
o'clock except Wednesday and Satur-
day evenings, when they will remain
open until nine. This will give some
of the men a chance to get acquainted
with their families.
Mrs. Art S. Randel has been quite
sick for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Galland went
to Dunlap Saturday for an over-Sun-
day visit with relatives.
The Misses Laura and ROZalia Scott
were shoppers in Denison Saturday.
Last Friday afternoon the Royal
Neighbors met at the hall and installed
their officers for the following year.
After the business session very fine
able social hour was spent.
Ml SlC DIONH Ids UCCl vi lllC
sick list, but she is getting better, how
ever.
Bob Houston returned home Satur-
day afternoon from Phoenix, Arizona,
where he had been called by the re-
cent illness of his mother. He re-
ports her now much improved.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Alexander is quite sick with pneu-
mOnia.
Eugene Crandall's two children are
sick with measles.
There has been quite lot of COM
ment over the telephone and otherwise
in regard to the night watch being
some where asleep at the time the
Dow City bank was robbed. He prob
ably was. City Marshall R. r. Baber
is all the night watch we have and
his hour Of duty expires at eleven
o'clock in the evening and he has the
same right to 60 home and go to bed
and sleep that any other citizen has,
and is no more responsible for such
happenings than anyone else.
Mrs. Andrew Jackson is just get
ting over siege of pneumonia and
measles. Mrs. Willard Jackson is here
from Dunlap caring for her and look
ing after things generally.
Last Saturday evening Miss Minnie
Brake entertained a number of her
young friends at "taffy pull" A very
pleasant evening was spent by those
present.
On account of sickness Miss Mildred
Virgins was not able to teach her
grade last Friday. However, her
room was ably presided over by her
sister, Miss Flora Virgins.
After being at the home of her
mother for several weeks suffering
with the rheumatism, Mrs. Jessie
Petersen went to her home at Ames
Saturday evening. Her friends hope
she may soon be entirely cured Of this
painful malady.
Frank Jones, of Dunlap, has been
spending a few days at the home Of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ALT.
Jackson.
The finets safe ever shipped to Dow
City was received Monday and In
stalled in the bank to replace the one
recently demolished by the bank rob-
bers. 1t is one from the Manganese
Steel Safe company Oh new 1Ork. IL
is a dandy, weighing $500 pounds and
said to be burglar proof. For the pres
ent at least it will stand in the front
room of the bank in the corner by the
window. 1t did not take Cashier Fish
ell long to master the combination OF
this big machine. The banking force
seemed very proud Of this new piece
of furniture.
Floy Holcomb, of Dunlap, has been
visiting at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Andrew Jackson.
Mr., and Mrs. A. H. Rudd and their
daughter, Gladys, went Friday to Nor
folk for few days visit at the S. F..
Rudd home. They returned home on
Monday evening.
Raymond Butterworth returned to