The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-12-13

they purchased supplies for their hol-
iday trade.
Mrs. Tom Swatman and Mrs. Grace
lobe were up from Dunlap Thursday
visiting relatives and friends.
John Cramer returned Monday from
South Dakota, where he has been
viewing his land interests.
Albert Birkhofer went to st. Louis
last Friday, where he took car OF
horses for the market there.
Harold Hecker, the 9-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Hecker, who live
three miles west of town, is the victim
OF appendicitis. He is very sick and
will probably have to undergo an Op-
GRAFTON to secure relief.
The main topic of conversation in
our neck of the woods these days is
our sick situation and the main ques-
ton is, SIS it or isn't it," This alludes
to diphtheria. There has been much
contention as to whether there has
been any diphtheria, although several
families have been in quarantine. Last
Saturday the board of health ordered
their physician to sWab the threats
of the sick in quarantine and to send
these swabs away to be analysed. The
report comes, "Diphtheria." Thus the
opinion of the attending physician in
the quarantine cases is upheld. The
families of Henry Roy and George
Binnall were released from quarantine
last Friday. There are two new cases
among the children of Howard Alex
ander and a nurse from Omaha has
RI for
them. The schools and churches have
been closed as precautionary meas
ure, and all public gatherings are to
be dispensed with for a time. The Of
ficials having the welfare of the COM
munity at heart are to be commended
on their determination to stamp out
the disease at the earliest possible mo-
ment. It is thought that the disease is
under control and no more cases are
anticipated.
About ten days ago, while team
belonging to Dave Clark was hitched
on the street, some time during the
evening some light-fingered person
took from the carriage a fine black
robe and vamoosed. Nothing more
was heard of it until last Monday
morning Andrew Jackson picked up
robe on his parking. He recognized
the robe by the description and soon
notified Mr.. Clark. It is thought that
the miscreant grew afraid of detection
and threw the robe out at the out
skirts of town, knowing that it would
be discovered and probably returned
to the owner. Mr.. Clark is glad to get
his robe back, anyway,
Miss Nell Mendonsa has gone to her
hume at Jacksonville, ILL.,, to spend her
holiday vacation.
Fred Glassburner, Morris Wilder
week to Ames to resume their studies
at college. Bril- Logsdon did not re-
turn with them, being detained at
home on account of the serious illness
of his father.
The condition of Edna Brazel, who
is so seriously i'll with brain fever, re-
mains practically unchanged. She has
been conscious but time or two dur
ing her two and half weeks illness,
and has not recognized any of the
family for the past week. A good
physician and competent nurse are
giving all the skilled aid possible, but
the outcome looks doubtful. All sin
cerely hope, however, that the girl
may be spared to her parents and that
she may be completely restored in
mind, health and strength.
Herman LOgsdOn, who has been in
a critical condition, the result of blood
poisoning, is about holding his own.
His hand and arm have been lanced
several times and we are informed to-
day Monday that pus is gathering
in two more places and it will un-
doubtedly have to be lanced there too.
He suffers much pain and his hand is
swollen to an enormous size. His many
friends await anxiously for the report
of his condition daily. At the best it
will be several months before he can
hope to be any ways like his former
self.
We are informed that the public
schools will not convene again until
after the holidays, thus hoping to help
stamp out the contagious disease in
this vicinity.
George Connors was unfortunate
enough a week or SO ago to find him
self short about $S5 in cash. He does
not know whether he lost the money
or whether it was taken from his peck
ct. Should anyone find 1t they would
bestow a great favor on Mr.. Conncrs
by returning it to him.
A couple of men drifted into town