The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-05-22

CHARTER OAK ITEMS.
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Miss Beulah Crone closed success
full spring term of school last Friday,
and left Saturday for Centerville, S.
T.. where she will begin work in a
music store.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peters and chill
dren, Harold and Tura, also a girl
friend of Miss Tura, autoed over from
unlap Saturday to attend the funeral
of Geo. Schelm.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Robertson were
Sioux City passengers Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Ebzerry, of Ute, was a
Charter Oak visitor last Thursday.
Miss Pearl Wilson, who has been
attending college at Lincoln, Neb.,
came home Tuesday afternoon.
On Tuesday evening the seniors
gave a farewell reception to the other
classes of the high school. The soci-
ETY. hall was tastefully decorated with
pennants. A luncheon was served
later in the evening.
Will Names returned to his work at
Ricketts, last week.
Mrs. Jessie Reed and little daugh-
ter, of Ames, came for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Andrews. Mr..
Reed will come later in the week.
Mrs. d. A. Holmes and little daugh-
ter went to Sioux City Friday morning
on a shopping tour, returning the
same day.
Elizabeth Moehler and Geo. Wich-
man, of. this place, were married in
Omaha Monday.
VIM. MAR and Sam Weed autoed to
Schleswig Saturday, Mr.. MAR going
to see about purchasing some more
opera chairs.
Mrs. Lamb, wife of the proprietor
of the Pastime theater, came Wednes-
day. They have rented rooms over
the postoffice.
Miss Ella Heuten, of Schleswig, was
visiting few days last week at the
DR.. McWilliams home.
Mrs. DR.. Stewart, of Ute, was a
shopper here Saturday night.
Mrs. D. Gosslar and Mrs. Engetke,
of Ute, came down Saturday to at
tend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jurgen Arff, Of Schles-
wig, were Charter Oak visitors Satur'
day evening and Sunday.
Oscar Nelson came home Sunday
night from Sioux City, where he re-
Gently underwent an operation.
Mrs. Dolly Baham is visiting with
her relatives this week.
The Schleswig ball team played
with the Charter Oak team at Charter
Oak Sunday, Charter Oak winning the
game.
The Linger Longer club will meet
with Mrs. B. F. Wright next week.
C. J. Iverson returned Saturday
from Ottumwa, where he attended a
photographers convention.
On Friday night the graduating
class of the high school gave their
orations in the high school society
room. The program was as follows:
Music-Mae Rogers, Bertha Thorn
Song-Grade Pupils.
Grafton: "Graduation''-Fred Thorn
Essay: twentieth Century Pro
gress"-Hilda Christensen.
Glass History-Edward Lyons.
Music-Mary Hollstein.
Paper: "The Lumber Industry
Frank Hooper.
Grafton: Gust Boy"-Grover Jacob
sen.
Essay: "The Panama Canal"-Ber-
tina Thomson.
Music-Maylou Richards and Grace
Mains.
Grafton: Opportunities of Today"
Peter Munster.
Essay 1.-The Twentieth Century
Woman"-Hilda Hansen.
Music-Lulu Bratthauer.
Grafton: "Tom"-Asa Brown.
Glass Prophecy-Wesley Hess.
Song-Grade Pupils.
George Schelm, an old time resident
of this place, passed away at about
II o'clock Wednesday night. He had
been sick for a number of years and
knew there was no cure for him. He
patiently awaited for the summons to
his home on high. On Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock the funeral serv-
ices were held at the German Luther
an church, of which he was men,
Der. Services were conducted in Ger
man and in English for the benefit of
his many friends. He leaves, be-
sides his wife, six children to mourn
his loss. The remains were laid to
rest in the Charter Oak cemetery.
Miss Gen Quade, of Denison, is Wis
iting for few days with her friend,
Miss Lizzie Hopper.
Mrs. L. M. Jones went to Sioux City
Friday to spend the day.