The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-02-14
MANILA ITEMS.
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(TOO late for last week. }

Henry Jahn's big engine arrived or
Friday. 1t was accompanied by an ex
pert, who unloaded it from the cal
street. The engine is known as Rum
ley's twenty-five, fifty horse power
which burns kerosene oil. The mon
ster engine drew all the patrons and
most of the business men out to see
lit, it being the first engine of the kind
ever brought here. 1t will pull eight
14-inch breakers Mr.. jain will take
this engine out on his land in Mon.
tana near White Sulphur Springs,
where he and w. S. Moore expect to
put in about 800 acres of flax.
]. B. Alfred, the old time furniture
man and undertaken here, has sold out
to w. C. White. Mr. White came
here from West Side year or so ago
and has been clerking for the firm
of Dyson & Calvin until the first Of
the month He takes half interest
in the stock and building, DR.. Earl
McClaren retaining the other half.
Mr. Alfred is preparing to move his
family out to Montana, where he has
been improving his farms.
Robt Smith, the old-time section
boss, was in Manila the past week,
visiting old friends.
Roy Kruse, OF Defiance, was a caller
here Thursday.
Miss Annie: Ranniger left Friday for
Manning after a few weeks work here
in tile central office.
The basket ball games were played
Friday evening, February I'd, il the
opera house. The game was fast and
closely played throughout. The score
betw cen the Manila high school and
the Defiance high school was 81 to
20 in favor of Manila. The score be-
tween the Commercial club and the
Denison college was 81 to II in favor
of Manila. Manila is getting little
bit conceited, never losing but two
games this season.
Forest Reed who has been attend
ing college at Iowa City, came home
Saturday evening to spend few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Luke
Reed.
The Standard Bearers met Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Ruth
Hayes.
Miss Lorene Jackson spent the lat
ter part of the week in Omaha with
friends.
Miss Fern Cannon returned home
Friday evening from indianapolis, at
which place she has been attending
college.
Rev. Cannon and daughter, Fern,
spent Saturday, in Des Moines at the
bedside of his wife, who is in the hos
pita1.
Mrs Wier, chief operator in the
Manila telephone office, is entertain
ing a friend from Van Meter.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M.
E. church met Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Fish.
Mesdames Isaac Hird. George Hird
and Martha Hird left Saturday for
Denison, where they will attend the
funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. jim Harvey's
infant babe.
The Philathean society met Wednes-
day with Mrs. J. B. Schmidt.
Mr.. Jenkin Simmermon, of Black
foot, Idaho, came Monday to make a
visit with Miller Simmermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Emery left last
Wednesday for Audubon after a
weeks visit here with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. Whitfield returned home WedneS
day from Herndon after spending a
few days with friends.
Messrs. Moore, McCone and Willis
were in Denison Thursday on bus.
mess trip.
Mrs. Fife, of Corning, spent last
week here with the l. B. Alfred family
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Slagg spent Fri
day in the country with Mr.. and Mrs.
Silas Thompson.
Mrs. Ruby, of Aurora, Neb., came
the latter part of the week to make
a visit with relatives and friends.