The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-13
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We are moved to remark that Ma
nilla is great Saturday town. Ev-
cry available place where team can
be tied is in use.
Cicero Morgan, our photographer, is
kept very busy these days. Ii you
want to get your order in before the
holidays you will have to hurry.
Houses seem to be in demand, some
families moving to Manila having had
to take one or two rooms, being un-
able to get house.
DR.. Graham is having his building
recently vacated by l.. w. Buffinton.
remodeled. The door has been changed
to the east, making side entrance.
This makes a very neat room and will
be occupied by Thos. Starrup, the
jeweler.
We were reading the other day a
humorous description Of Iowa where
it was called large corn field,
speckled with Carnegie libraries and
half-ton hogs. When the hogs are
ripe they are exchanged for automo-
biles and piano players. They forgot
to mention Iowa's politics.
Fred Breckenridge and Rockley
Barber were Denison visitors Friday.
l. N. Welton is visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. w. Vennink, on his way
from South Dakota to Finchford, Iowa.
Miss Mary DOnahue went to Omaha
Yesterday for an operation at the hos
pital.
Chas. Steckelberg is building com
plete set of new buildings on his farm
one mile south of town. The house,
which is modern in every respect, is
ready for the plasterers.
Nels Drake and Roy Graham have
lust finished plastering Albert Mitch
ellis new house, four miles southeast
of Defiance. The house is 34X6S, two
and a half stories high, and contains
forty rooms.
James Jordan, manager Of the NOV
ing picture show. has gained such
popularity that he is forced to enlarge
his room. The partition will be moved
back fifteen or twenty feet, making
the room larger
Mr.. G. N. Elwen is enjoying visit
from his uncle, Mr.. Roper, OF Neva-
da. Mr.. Roper's daughter is here with
him.
Eva B4iven visited in Omaha last
Saturday.
I, Hird and A. H. Ivey, of the Manil-
Ia Cement and Construction company,
have been out to Mr.. Geo. Flints max
ing a concrete tank 6X16; also feed
floor 24X46. Last week the same COM
pany put in new foundation at the
elevator belonging to the Manila Mill
company.
P. Hoffeins will soon move his FAM
ily to Willard, Neb., where he expects
to engage in business.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connell, who have
had charge of the depot lunch room,
leave this week for Milwaukee, where
they will have charge of the Inter
State company's lunch room at the
Milwaukee depot there. We regret to
see them leave Manila.
Miss Bessie Dougle left this morn.
ing for St. Joseph hospital IN Omaha
to undergo an operation.
Mrs. Edward Theobald left today
for Rochester, Mimi, to enter the nos
pital at that place for an operation.
Mrs. Georgia Vinnink went with Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson to Arcadia Sunday
to spend the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dempster visited over
Sunday with his brother in Omaha.
Our furniture men, McLaren q
White, are selling great deal OF fur
niture Judging from the amount we
see taken away from there every DAY.
We are pleased to note the progress
If the Montessori Kindergarten work
in America. 1t is wonderful method
and gaining popularity rapidly. Mr..
J. M. Pierce, of Des Moines, publisher
of the Pierce Farm weeklies, has pur-
chased an interest in the American
rights to the Montessori kindergarten
apparatus.
engine coming down the hill In the
Milwaukee yards last night, with the
result that the engine ran into a ca
boose which caught fire and burned.
It also collided with car load OF hogs
and a car of lumber. Some OF the
hogs were saved before the nre
roo chod their car