The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-03-27
had very pleasant time. A two

And it. would have done your heart
, good to have heard and seen what
those children could do. Every one
did his part well and showed that he
had received careful training and
; teaching. Everyone present expressed
their pleasure at being permitted to
see this work.
A jolly crowd assembled at the
. Fred Pearsall home last Saturday
evening for party before Fred's folks
: leave the community Dancing was
the order of the evening, after which
refreshments were served. 1t is a
matter Of regret that this fine family
see fit 10 leave, but the best wishes
: of the community are theirs.
The district superintendent OF the
M. E.. church, Rev. G. L. Baxter, OF
ECouncil Bluffs, will be here next Sun
day and will preach in the Methodist
church at the morning service. In the
evening Rev. Stephen will give an
address on Lodges: Are they more
of detriment than a benefit to the
community"
;. The manager of the Crawford Coun-
ty Telephone company and another
person or two came down from Denl'
SUI duu 1lSlu q luCOSAAS 'ASAA
the telephone patrons at this point.
Considerable agitation over the pres
ent situation has been rife for some
time and this meeting was called 1of
| the object of coming to definite un.
derstanding as to where we are at.
They proposed to give Dow City a
central Office at an early date, with
the following prices on phones: Bus
mess phones or private wires, SLOW
per month; business and owners resi-
dence On one wire, both for $3.50 per
month; four party wire, ST per month
each. This proposition seemed to
meet with the approval OF the patrons
and a large number signed up con-
tracts with the company. 1t IS the
general belief that there will be gen
eral satisfaction over this deal and a
larger number Of satisfied patrons
than ever before,
! Love laughs at snow drifts. Last
week Wednesday, the day OF the pig
storm, Mr.. Harry Thomas and Miss
Maggie Smithers, who live about nine
miles south of here, drove into town
and proceeded on their way to Denl-
son, where they were married. On the
return trip they encountered such
deep drifts that the doubletrees to|
their rig were broken and they had to
apply to a neighboring farmer to pull
them out of the drift and to secure re-
pairs for their rig before they could
proceed on their homeward way.
Mel Brake took trip to Vail last
Thursday.
Mrs Charley Butterworth was un-
der the doctors care last week.
Mrs, Joe Losch was over from Buck
Grove the last of the week to visit her
daughters, Mrs Adolph Ahart ana
Mrs. Rowling.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Best who have both been sick, are
better at this writing.
| Lou Wore had valuable saddle
horse severely injured Saturday at the
Poitevin bridge. After the dynamite
had been prepared for the discharge,
Mr.. Wore led his horse what he sup
posed was a safe distance from the
gorge, but when the explosion &C.
Cured chunk of ice, weighing 40 or
so pounds, was blown, striking the
horse in the region of the kidneys,
making hole that mans inst could
enter Today's report says that the
horse is injured worse than was
thought at first, and it is thought that
with good care it will get along all
right.
Mrs. Charles Granger, of Anoka,
Neb, who had been called here on &C.
count Of the serious illness OF her SIS
ter, Mrs. w. W. Jordan, returned to
her home Monday. Marion Jordan &C.
companied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pearsall, Sr. ex-
pect to leave next week for lndepend-
ence, Mo-, where they will visit their
daughter, Anna, and attend the gen
eral conference of the l.. D. S. church.
They expect to be gone about two
weeks.
Mrs. Bixler and daughter, Miss Lot
tie, were in Dunlap Sunday.
Mrs. Chester Lyman and two chill
dren came Monday from Superior,
Neb, to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Rudd.
Alex Ruben came up from Omaha
Sunday and will help Mr.. Lazerus
wait on the trade at the big store.
Mrs. Elizabeth Virgins went Satur-
day to Cherokee, where she will make
her home with her daughter, Mrs Josie
Bruner.
The Gown election was held Monday
and the following vote was announced:
For mayor, S. A. Dow, IS; E. R Brake,
43. For treasurer, E. D. Butts, 113.
For assessor, w. B. Gibson, u; A. S.
Randall, ST. For councilmen( 5 to
be elected), Clair Butterworth, 90; ].
w. Cramer, 1O4; w. c. Rolls, ~; G.
Vollerson, 113; r. w. Houston, 81; A.
P. Turnlund, so; l. A. Anderson, Al;
Joe McColl, l.
Rehearsals are on in earnest for the
home talent play to be given next
week and if all reports are true, this
one will eclipse al their former eff
forts. The date of the affair will be
April 9Th, having been changed from
the first date set, April Sd.
Joe Bauman was over from Buck
Grove one day last week.
Walt Swatman is again country
resident, having moved last Thursday
to the N. r. Wilder place, mile east
of town.
For Sale.