The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-09-24
for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.

for visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Parker She expects to be alb
sent six weeks or two months.
Bannet Hansen. wife and two chill
dren, his Wife's mother, Mrs. HarVer-
son, and Alfred Olsen, all Of s. ldier,
were recent visitors at the home OF
Mr.. Hansen's sister, Mrs. John Weber,
in the Paradise country.
Mrs. Sam Fox, Jr. is expected home
this week from two months visit
with her sister in Portland, Ore. Mrs.
Fox is so badly afflicted with hay few
er that she must leave this climate
every summer during the dry, hot
season.
George Miller, of Omaha, is back at
the helm in the bake shop at the City
bakery and grocery. This is Mr.. Mill
er's third venture on the work here,
having given up the job twice on &C.
count of illness. Since leaving here
the last time he has spent several
weeks in hospital in Kansas City.
The Clark brothers, Ancil and Tom,
have sold their 100 acre farm five
miles west of town, the purchaser be-
ing David Clark, who lives southeast
of town.
Peter Bahr's three year old daugh-
ter met with painful accident one
day last week. While the mother was
absent from the kitchen the little girl
began turning the cream separator and
in some manner got her hand caught
in the machinery. The ends of the
two middle fingers were so nearly cut
off that they hung by mere shred
of skin. A physician was called, who
dressed the hand, sewing the two
severed ends in their original places,
hoping for a reuniting of the parts.
The hand was doing nicely at last re-
ports.
The Triangle Amusement company
put on a guessing contest a week ago
that created quite speck of interest.
Slips of paper were passed and each
person present was asked to guess the
number of trees in the city park. Now,
every person in the town knows the
city park like book, but it was sur
prising that there should be such a
diversity of numbers. The guesses
ranged all the way from 40 to 500, yet
the exact number is 1928. Kathleen
Luke made the nearest. which was 321'
winning the fifteen tickets offered as
a prize.
Little Ruth Riley, the four year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Riley,
fell on broken bottle Sunday and
cut the little finger on her right hand
so badly that it is believed the cords
are severed.
Mrs. Weaver, of Portland, Ore, and
working under the auspices OF the
Woman's Home Missionary society,
was in town Tuesday and addressed a
company of ladies at the home of Miss
Ellen Goddard. The talk dealt with
the white slave question and the prob
lem of the city slums. Her listeners
gave rapt attention and pronounced
her address as interesting in the ex-
IRENE.
Frank Wiley brought in about seven
hundred lambs last week that he took
ont to his farm and will fatten for the
winter market. They came from Oma-
ha.
The Standard Bearers were invited
to meet last Friday evening with MISS
Lucinda McHenry. Considerable RAIN
fell throughout the day and on &C
count of the threatening weather and
muddy roads the attendance was small
Music and social chat were INDUCED
in and later refreshments were served
Those present enjoyed pleasant Soc
ial evening at this hospitable home.
Mr., and Mrs. w. N. Schouten were
Sioux City visitors last Thursday.
Dan Calhoun, young man coming
from the vicinity Of Omaha. shipped
some horses here to use on farm
near Charter Oak The horses were
unlcaded Sunday morning and yarded
for a few hours In the Northwestern
stock yards. One of the horses, bron-
cho, refused to be caught andohaltered.
A lariat was used and the animal was
caught. 1t yet refused to submit TO
the halter and kept struggling until
It was choked until it fell to the
ground. When a helper approached
to put the halter on the animal, he
discovered that the horse was dead,
being choked to death in its strus-
giles.
The Baptist church and Sunday
school people picnicked Saturday out
at Tom Rules grove north OF town.
A number of loads went out and the
day was much enjoyed despite the
chilly northwest wind which blew
ea,e all day. Plenty of piping hot
coffee with the other goodies made
f'inrer which found favor with young
and old alike. About 6 O'Clock the
crowd returned to town.
Mrs. Mark Pearsall went to Denl-
son Monday on business mission.
Dan Kick was unfortunate enough
Saturday to run the tine of pitch
fork into the flesh at the ankle and
finds that things no greater than this
oan lay man off from work and make
rim hohble around on one foot when
he travels. Close watch is being kept
on the wound to see that infection
does not set in.
lee Clothier is sick again and Mrs.
T.. 2. Toon was down from Denison
several days last week acting in the
capacity Of nurse. She returned home
Sunday, Mr.. Clothier's condition be-
ing so much improved that it was con-
sidered Unnecessary for her to remain
any longer.
Farmers heieabouts have been very
busy the last week or so cutting their
oorn and filing their SilOS Much dis