The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-12-20

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MANILA ITEMS.
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Mrs. John Krahn, who has been
teaching school in Aspinwall, spent
Saturday here with friends.
Mrs. Cora Webster and daughter
Marie, of Defiance, spent Friday here
with relatives, also taking in the corn
show.
Mr.. John Hoffman, of Panama, Wis
tied here Saturday with friends.
Mrs. Emma Sabin, of Sioux City
spent Friday at the parental home.
Miss Edna Mayors, of Shelby coun'
ty, spent the latter part of the week
with her friend, Miss Lenore Potter.
Miss Anna and Walter Matissen, OF
Aspinwall, spent a few hours between
trains Saturday doing some shopping.
Pat Hegarty, of Clarion, spent Sat,
urday and Sunday at home with his
family.
The Manila basket ball team played
Carroll Friday, the score being 81 to
~, in favor of Carroll. Saturday even
ing the Manila girls played Glidden
and they were beaten by score OF
IS to Is.
Mr.. Lawrence McNertney, who has
been working down at Herndon, spent
Sunday at home with his parents.
Mr.. L. L. Bliven met with quite an
accident Tuesday. While chopping
wood piece flew up, hitting him just
above the wrist, bruising =. and max
ing a very painful hurt. He has not
been able to use his arm since.
Leo Slagg, while going through to
Dedham, visited with friends between
trains Tuesday.
Clarence Stofer and family moved
into the John letter residence Friday.
Edgar Blakely, who is on home
stead in South Dakota, returned home
Friday evening for visit with his
parents.
Mr.. NJ Downs, who has been visit
ing at the Pat Hegarty home, returned
to his home in Nicola.
A box social will be held in the Com
mercial club rooms Tuesday evening,
December 10Th.
Mr.. bod Dickey, of Jamaica, came
the latter part of the week and is WIS.,
iting at the Homer Baker home.
The w. F. NJ. S. met with Mrs. Ira
Alfred Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Hoff left Thursday for Glidden,
where she will visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Wilfang.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Packard returned
home Tuesday from Sioux Falls after
q few weeks visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs Barreck were out of
town visitors the latter part of the
week.
A double game of basket ball will
ho rlovod in tho nporo hn11co FRIDAY
evening with Charter Oak.
position as "flunky" at the depot.
The German Lutheran church will
hold a public meeting Monday morn
ing at 1890.
Gene Smith, of Dunlap, came Friday
and visited with relatives and friends,
also took in the corn show.
Mr.. Van Slyke, of Dunlap, came last
Thursday evening to visit with his
son, F. L. Van Slyke, and family.
Miss Edna Stuerat will hold a box
social at her school Friday evening.
Everyone invited.
Warren Bills died at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. c. A. Sykes, Dec.
Is, 1911, at the ripe old age of 50
years, 2 months and 20 days. Funeral
services were held Sunday and inter-
ment made in the NishnabOtny GENE
terry. Mr.. Bills was born Sept. 25,
1923, near Owego, N. Y, where he
spent his childhood and early man
hood. He was married at the age of
"a years to Marie Barton at Owego,
N Y. They lived in Pennsylvania
and York State until 1890, then came
to Manila. To this union were born
seven children, three of whom, and
his wife, have crossed the river of
death. Four children are left to
mourn her death: Mrs. Sarah Paup, of
Harlan; L. w. Bills, of Park Rapids,
Mimi; E. w. Bills, of Emmett, N. d.,
and Fannie Sykes, of Manila.
The following is list of the prizes
awarded at the corn show:
Poultry.
Plymouth Rocks-First, w. E. Ruff
corn, $3.50.
Buff Orpingtons, single comb-1st
Leslie Robertson, $780, I'd, Isaac
Hird, 81.
Brown Leghorns-1st, Mrs. Allen
Barber, $3.50
Buff Wyandottes-1st, John Ven
nick, $3.50.
White Wyandottes-1st, Mrs. J. NJ.
Lanning, $3.50.
White Orpingtons-1st, w. H. Saun
ders, $3.50.
Rhode Island Reds-1st, B. H. White
$3.50.
Langshans-1st, James Ivey, $3.50.
White Leghorns-1st, Mrs. Jim Nc
Cracker, $3.50; I'd, c. L. Kerr, 81.
Turkeys-1st, Thomas Carey, $3.50;
I'd, Herman Miller, $3.50.
Brown Leghorns, also received an
association cup for having the best
pen.