The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-17

| Mrs. Margaret Josten, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Minter, has
returned to her home in Omaha Mrs.
Minter has been quite i'll for some
time, but is very much improved at
this writing.
A crowd of Denison boys have
been camping at Wall Lake for a
week or more. They are now home,
looking sunburned, but happyi In
the party were Carl kuehnle, Harry
Meyers, Paul Caswell, Herbert Cush-
man, Lloyd McWilliams and Phillip
Ransom.
While excavating in the gravel pit
south of Denison this week, Mr.. Mat
Mill unearthed a huge molar, sup
posed to have once Ornamented the
mammoth mouth of mastodon of the
early ages. The molar is exception
ally we'll preserved. A piece resemb
ling a petrified tongue was also found
at the time of finding the molar.
The ladies of the Woman's Chris
tan union have bought fine large
tent, which will be put up on the
chautauqua grounds to be used as a
rest tent for mothers with children,
and all who may need it's easy chairs
and touches. This is the third year
that a similar tent has been on the
grounds under the auspices of the
noble women.
During the week of chautauqua the
Germania opera house will be closed,
undergoing much needed repairs. The
contract was let Monday to John
Kott for painting and papering the in
terror. Manager Krauth is anxious
that patrons have every possible con-
venience and comfort to be afforded
under the circumstances, and is not
begrudging the small outlay necessary
to make the improvement.
The county has been putting in
Arion road the past week. One is
placed near the Mill gravel pit, be-
tween the Illinois Central and the
Northwestern tracks, and the other
is near the county home. The cement
bridge over the lateral mile north
of Dow City is naring completion. The
spans are % feet, and the bridge is
very substantial in every way.
Mr.. Chas. K Meyers, the county
Sabbath school secretary, was pres
ent last Sunday at the Nelson school,
located four miles northwest of Dun
lap, in the extreme southwest corner
of the county. Despite the very hot
weather. nearly thirty were present
and much interest was shown. Mr..
T. G. Christensen is superintendent
of the school, which has been running
continuously since last September.
Out at Denison, in Crawford county,
the across state interurban and cleo
trio light and power proposition is
being taken up. The matter has in
terested members of the Commercial
club and it is matter of interest
and much discussion to that body.
The Cedar Rapids parties backing the
proposition are in earnest and are
working hard to secure the neces-
sary options on the properties and
franchises from the towns and cities
along the line-Nevada Evening Jour.
nal.
Just after the unwilling ceremonies
at Oakland cemetery last Sunday af-
ternoon the horse driven by George
Myers became frightened at a pass
ing auto and ran away Mr.. and
Mrs. Myers were thrown from the car
riage and Mr.. Myers severely bruised
about the face. Mrs. Myers escaped
without injury other than a hard
shaking up. The carriage was more
or less demolished and the harness
torn apart. The accident might have
proven very serious and Mr. and Mrs.
Myers are congratulating themselves
upon their lucky escape.