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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
DIED
W. A. Duncan, Of Sullivan, Ill.,, Quite
Well Known in Denison, Pass
es Away November 18th.

Died, at his home in Sullivan, ILL.,.
on Nov. IL, 1918, w. A. Duncan De-
ceased was born in Marysville, Tenn.
May IS, 1851. He removed with his
parents to Illinois when a small boy
and came to Crawford county, Iowa.
in company with David McCord, de-
ceased, in the early '70's, where he To-
Gated at Dow City and was contractor
and builder for number of years. He
then went to Charter Oak and later to
Sullivan, ILL.,, his late home. Many OF
the old time residents will learn with
sorrow of his sudden demise. He
was of a sunny, cheerful disposition
and made many friends.
He became christian in his early
manhood and lived his religion in the
everyday walks Of life. He leaves a
widow, two sons and one daughter and
many relatives and friends who mourn
the loss of kind husband and father
true friend and brother, and we
know the family have the sympathy
of their Iowa friends. Deceased was
a brother of the late ]. P. Duncan, OF
DeniSOn.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
THANKSGIVING Day Reunions.

To save the finer spirit of the old
Thanksgiving day, something more
than a plump turkey and accompany
ing dainties is required. The real
charm lies in family reunions. This
is difficult where one brother is in Cal
ifornia, sister in Florida, and uncle
in Vermont and the cousins scattered
all over.
In the old days when all the folks
used to settle down within a carriage
drive of the old freside home, there
were youngsters enough to fill the
house with roaring merriment. A clan
spirit of family loyalty united all
hearts.
Modern life has scattered the old
families to the winds of heaven. The
Thanksgiving feast can rarely be q
general assembly of all branches OF
the family tree. But it still serves tC
bring together friends from q dis
lance.
The modern Thanksgiving is less
uproarous. But the meeting of long
separated kindred may give the day q
deeper sentiment than in the old times
when reunions were easy and frequent
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
The Economy Of Advertising.

Some people seem to think that
much of the money spent in advertis
ing is wasted But does it seem like
ly that the business men of the Unit
ed States would spend their billions
in this way unless it produced returns
The simple truth is that advertising
is the least expensive form of sales
manship. To send a man around to
canvass for your goods the people who
read this newspaper would cost hun
dred or more times as much as the
price of an advertisement in the news
paper.
And the canvasser would not get as
good results as the newspaper ad
brings. He would find half his pros
poets" out. Three-quarters Of the rest
would give him no serious attention
because when he called they would be
busy about. other matters.
The newspaper is picked up when
people are at leisure. They read its
advertising as carefully as any par,
of the paper, and what the merchant
says is given thoughtful attention.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
Need Of Limestone on Iowa Farms

There are many thousands of Iowa
farmers who are finding it harder
each year to make clover grow upon
their farms. The seed seems to germ
mate as it should, but the young
plants are weak and delicate and soon
disappear.
When land loses it's power to bring
forth clover it is said to be clover-sfck.
The amount of such land in Iowa is
increasing steadily; and every farmer
will do well to keep his eyes open for
symptoms of clover sickness in his
soil. Even the Impractical eye may
see signs of it in the patchy, spotted
or thin stands of clover which are
more or less in evidence in most parts
of the state.
The situation is serious for no farm
produces enough manure to keep up
the fertility of the soil. Iowa farmers
must raise clover or their land is 60
ing to lose its fertility for all time
just as have the many abandoned
farms of the east; and permanent ruin
for their land is something which the
people of Iowa are not looking for just
at present.
The reason for clover sickness is
that with much hard cropping our
land is generally becoming acid or
sour; and clover will not grow in an
acid soil. 1t demands an alkaline soil
just as rice demands water or oranges
sunshine.
1t happens that the remedy is
simple. Ground or crushed limestone
of the ordinary kind will destroy the
acidity if tits scattered over the land,
usually at the rate of one or two tons
per acre. Glover will then grow in
the soil as: luxuriantly as before,
which may seem strange, but it is true.
Ground or crushed limestone is
cheap and easily secured even in
Iowa. There are at least ten places
in the state where it may be secured
at fifty cents per ton or less, the buy
err to pay the freight. The addresses
may be secured by writing the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at Ames,
asking for circular No. 2, entitled
Lining Iowa Soils"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
Southpaw Smokers.

With his left hand he took pipe and
tobacco from his pocket, and with his
right hand he felt for a match. He
had none. His fellow idler at the other
end of the park bench gave him q
match and then let his own cigar 60
out in his establishment at seeing his
left handed neighbor light his pipe
with his right hand.
That's funny" said he. "You are
just about the most confirmed left
handler l ever met, yet for that little
trick you use your right hand as II
born to it,
"All left handed people d." was the
reply. Just think over the list OF
your smoking aquaintances and see
if you ever knew one who lit his pipe
with his left hand. I'll bet you didn't
l never did and 1 have numbered
among my pipe loving friends several
men whose right hand seemed nearly
helpless for everything else" New
York Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

Charles Frederichs is now nicely To-
Gated in the new Carlson building
across the street from the Baptist
church, and will be prepared to &C.
commodate those who want repair
work done on their machines during
the winter months. Mr.. Frederichs
has an ideal location for garage, 10
Gated as it is on the Lincoln highway
and only block from the Hotel Den
ison. He has installed the latest uG
to date machinery for repair work and
tells us that he expects to employ
a capable workman to do the repair
work and will devote most of his time
to the sale of new machines. At pres
ent he is the local agent for the Hup
mobile and Auburn cars and doubtless
will do his share of business in Den
isOn.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
Was TEACHER OF
MUCH WORTH
Miss Mary e. Sims, Sister Of At
torney Jacob Sims, Passes Away
in Council Bluffs Tuesday.
LIVED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
Many Years Prominent Teacher at
Bluffs; Many Young Folks Owe
Success to Her Teachings.

After an illness of less than two
weeks, Miss Mary E. Sims, sister OF
Mr.. Jacob Sims, of this city, and prln'
cipal of the Madison avenue school
at Council Bluffs, who underwent an
operation at the Jennie Edmundson
Memorial hospital last week, died at 2
O clock Tuesday morning. Death came
painlessiy, Miss Sims, worn with her
combat with disease. simply falling
asleep.
Although the relatives realized the
seriousness Of her illness, up to the
last they were hopeful that her condl'
ton might be relieved, and her death
comes as shock not only to her fam,
lily, but to the pups who loved her,
and to the large circle OF friends IN
her church and social life.
Miss Sims, who was 40 years old,
lived most OF her life in Council
Bluffs, coming here with her parents
when but a child. She was graduated
from the high schoolin 1884, and since
1886 has been a valued teacher in the
city schools. She has in turn been
principal OF the Bloomer, the old Hill
and the Madison avenue schools.
To her was given an opportunity for
a life OF wider service than comes to
most people. and many young man
or woman today has owed his impulse
toward better things to kindly word
of help at the right moment. One OF
the gentlest of women. her kindly in
nuence was felt throughout her school
and yet beneath the gentleness was a
force of character that made her equal
to the most difficult of situations.
A member of the Broadway M. E.
church since her girlho0d, ,sne was
active in church work, and will be
greatly missed in both the church and
Sunday school.
In her work as teacher she was
most professional and took great in
terest in all movements to advance
the standard of school work, and ex'
tend the efficiency of the instructor
She was an enthusiastic member Of
the Council Bluffs Teachers club, hav
ing assisted in it's organization, and
served ably as member of the gen
eral committee.
Miss Sims had often expressed q
wish that she might be spared ling
ering l.lness, and that death might
come to her in the midst of her work
She had been absent from her scho0
for less than two weeks before he,
death.
Both parents died not long ago, bu
one brother and five sisters survive
her. They are Jacob Sims, of DEM
son; Mrs. w. e. cambridge and Mis-
Jennie SINS, Co. Bluffs; Mrs. F.
Hamilton, of Minneapolis; Mrs. G. S
Bell, of Montfort, Wis, and Mrs. J
NJ. Sylvester, of Washington, D. c.
The body was taken from the hos
pital to the home of Mrs. cambridge
621 Harrison street, where the funel
al will be held Thursday morning a
10: O'Clock. Rev. G. w: L. Brown, o
the Broadway M. e. church, will cor
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
ANOTHER AUTO ACCIDENT.
Auto in Which Louie Grill and Mother
Were Riding Skids and Crashes
into Wagon and Upsets.

Another quite serious automobile &C
cident occurred on the Deloit road in
the vicinity of the Brogden farm last
Friday at about o'clock in the eve
ming.
Louie Grill, who lives on a farm
northwest of Denison, drove to Deni-
son in his machine Friday afternoon
and was taking his mother, Mrs. Claus
Grill, home with him for a visit. When
in the vicinity of the Brogden farm,
Mr.. Grill endeavored to turn out OF
the road to allow Mr.. Hans Johannsen,
who was driving wagon, to pass: The
auto skidded just as he turned and
crashed into the rear of the wagon.
causing the car to turn over in the
road.
Mrs. Grill was thrown several feet
and was badly bruised about the head
and shoulders and sustained a brok'
en- nose. Her son was more fortunate
and received only a few minor bruises.
The wagon in which Hans Johann
sen was riding was badly wrecked as
the horses became frightened and ran
away, doing considerable damage to
the wagon. Johannsen escaped with
out injury The automobile was slight
ly damaged, the headlights being brok'
en- and the top demolished.
1t was indeed fortunate the occu-
pants of the vehicles were not more
seriously hurt and doubtless if Mr..
Grill had not been droving at mod
crate rate of speed the outcome would
have been a great deal worse.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
Two Poor Ones.

During one of Edward Forests en-
gagments in Boston poor artist call
ed several times to see the great actor
at the old Winthrop House. Each
time he brought a picture which he
had painted. He finally left it with q
note saying that he was in needy cir
cumstances. Forrest read the note
and took the wrapping from the pic
ture. 1t proved to be a painting OF
himself as Spartacus. Forrest gazed
upon it moment and then calculated
to the clerk: Give him $40. If he is
as poor as this picture he must be or
the point of starvation"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
CARL GR0NAU
IS MARRIED
Returns From European Trip and Mar.
ries in New York, Young Lady
Met on Board Of Ship.
BRIDE REFINED AND EDUCATED
Happy Couple Will Spend" Winter in
California and Return to Oeni.
son for Permanent Home.

Carl Gronau, our popular townsman,
surprised his friends the latter part
of the week by returning from a trip
to Germany with new wife of whom
he is immensely proud. When he left
here with his friend, Herman kOene-
kamp, some two months ago, to visit
the fatherland he had no thoughts OF
taking unto himself wife, and so far
as we are advised did not meet his
fate while abroad, but on his return
trip it was that he fell victim to
cupid's darts. About the time of sail
ing to New" York rom Hamburg he
met a Miss Kate Labahn, who was al
so coming to New York and Denison
to visit her aunt, Mrs. Chas. Schelm.
. Aeir acquaintance first ripened into
friendship and then to more than
friendship, and by the time they had
landed in this country they were be-
trothed and decided upon marriage
while in New York, and were married,
their friend, Herman Koenekamp, who
also returned with them, being one of
the witnesses.
Word was sent to Denison friends,
who awaited their coming on Friday
night with considerable interest.
The bride is fine appearing lady,
refined and educated, and will prove
a charming companion for her hus-
band, while he will not fail to bring
happiness to her.
The happy couple have planned to
spend the winter in California and in
the spring will return to Denison to
make their permanent home.
The Review congratulates the bride
and groom for the prospect of many
years of unalloyed happiness.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
Bedridden.

Eyes, maam," said Harry the hobo,
81 know / look like strong man, but
out of my fifty years of life I've spent
over sixteen years in bed"
"Why, you poor man" replied the
lady sympathetically, handing him a
quarter. What has been the trouble
paralysis
mo, ma'am," said Harry, 'jest a
regular habit of sleepin' eight hours a
day ma 'am."-Harper's.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

DR.. r. o. McConnaughey is now
nicely located in his new offices in
the Mccarthy building just across the
street from the Review office. The
doctor has his offices fitted up with
all the modern conveniences and the
rooms afford a most pleasing appear
ance.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

Tom Lawson has presented to con-
gross de luxe editions estimated to cost
$40 each, of his book on high cost of
living. The consumer who feels the
pinch of high prices should secure
one at once
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

duct the services, assisted by Rev. j.
H. Senseney, of TINS city, formerly
pastor at Council Bluffs.
This afternoon between the hours
OF 2 and o'clock, the school children
will be given an opportunity to call at
the cambridge home for last look
at their principal. Thursday morning
at the hour of the funeral the pupils
will pay tribute by observing silent
period in their school rooms.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

Frank Rollins has in his possession
quite a curiosity in what is supposed
to be petrified walnut. The little
round piece of stone resembles a wal
nut in every detail, even to the thick
shell and when shaken the meat can
be heard rafting, which no doubt is
also petrified. The curiosity was
found by Mr.. Rollins in a pile of gray
ell between Denison and Vail.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
Shakespeare on the Road,

Hamlet had just been hit by cold
storage egg, whereupon he turned
gravely to his audience.
"How truly spoke the good Marcel
lus!" quoth he. Something is rotten
in the state of Denmark" -Harper's
Weekly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
A Bright Idea.

Theater Manager can't use your
play, sir. It's too long for the stage.
Amature Playwright-But,I say-aw-
look here-aw. Can't you lengthen the
stage you know?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfall of Labrador
is to be Francis Sayre's best man at
the White house wedding. 1t will not
be necessary to build hot fire in the
furnace on his account.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

Maurice Nielsen, who recently un-
derwent an operation for appendices
at the Methodist hospital, is reported
to be doing nicely. although not
strong enough to return to DenisOn.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
The Reason.

81 think the picture lacks atmos
phere," said the kindly critic.
Fact is" said tie artist, II had 9
hard time raising the wind while
was painting"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

Sears McHenry left Saturday eve
ming for Bredenbury, Sask., Canada.
where he will remain a week or ten
days looking after the McHenry land.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19

It is always easier to stand off and
criticise than it is to rush in and help.
Sydney Smith.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-17

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 9.-1n San
Diego / learned the other day that
the most Ubiquitous city on the Paci-
fic Coast was San Francisco, that it's
citizens, especially worlds fair Off
cials were, mildly speaking, highway
robbers and pirates. filching as they
did the opportunity for a worlds fair
Los Angeles learned was quite a.
city. but her asarbors was a joke,
really not a harbor at all compared
to San Diego's, ''the greatest on the
Pacific Coast" Los Angeles learn
ed was growing city. but eventually
would be passed by San Diego.
Then / went to Los Angeles. How
completely wrong my information
seemed to be was Immediately shown
to me by some honest real estate
men, whose only object was that this
beautiful state be not maligned. /
then learned that San Francisco was
stagnant, business at standstiH, the
worlds fair so far behind in copstruc-
ton that it would open months late
If ever, that TO make any investments
in the iecaying town of the north was
worse than throwing money away. I
was shown convincing school census
figures which had been taken two or
three times to get the peak load, said
figures proving beyond all argument
that Los Angeles was greater in pop
ulation and In intelligence as we'll.
Frozen Oranges? Tush!
When r got my breath asked tim
idly about a frosted orange crop I'd
heard SO much of last winter. The
air grew chilly anu was Inundated
with plying glances. What nonsense!
If memory served, there was a cold
spell, and only those few ranchers
who had lately arrived and didn't
known how to care for their trees
were injured by destroyed crops. But
all the rest, instead Of getting one
cent pound tor oranges got five
cents a pound, so the country was
really better of than It had ever been.
l was aching to point out some with
cred oranges still hanging to the
trees, but l knew If did there would
be positive proof given that those
oranges were pinned on to be used as
comparison, plans having been laid
to grow bigger oranges this year.
1t had seemed as though times
were pretty bad in the Southwest.
but while the banker shook his head
negatively at a perspiring borrower,
and closed his fist tightly over his
"wad,p he signaled with the other
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-17

ing extensively entertained in San
Francisco.
Guests at the Mount Washington
Hotel at Breton Woods, n. H, have
adopted new slang - text book
Latin with variations.
A patriarch of Noblesyille, Ind, has
just died leaving ~ descendants
He was "a years old.
Revolutionary uprisings are report
ed from Managua and Leon in Nicara-
qua.
The Archbishop Of vienna. who is
considered a most tolerant man, has
vehemently criticized the prevailing
fashions in women's dress.
A San Jose boy who has been
asleep for "a days muttered a few in
coherent sentences and returned to
the coma that is puzzling all physi-
clans.
A drunken Mexican federal officer
opened fire on the American customs
inspector at Ell Paso and was imme-
diately killed by two American off,
GERS.
Admiral Dewey has publicly stated
that the American navy has never
been so well prepared for war as at
the present time.
Miss Jessie Wilson, daughter of the
president, and Francis Sayre will be
married IN the White House on No
svember 90.
Al renchman has Invented COM
Portable mattress for steamship which
is unsuitable, and may be used as a
life preseryer.
It is said that the first viceroy of
Ireland under home rule is to be the
Duke of Connaught, who will be sue
ceeded as Governor General of Can
ada by his son, Prince Arthur of Con-
naught.
President Wilson had a narrow es-
cape from beng killed by a streetcar
in Washington. He was saved by
policeman.
There has been an epidemic in San
Francisco of bad automobile accidents
in which the drivers, after injuring or
killing pedestrians. have gotten safe
~ away.
While watching the Admission Day
parade in Oakland, Cal, Secretary
Lane of the Interior was taken seri-
ciis1y i'll with heart trouble, as the
result of oyerwork.
Woodrow Wilson is the best prepar-
ed CT any man who has ever gone in
to the White House as president, said
William J. Bryan IN recent speech.
army convicts discharged from the
Fort Leavenworth military prison with
the recommendation of the command
ant of the post, are to be permitted
to reenllst in the army. thus earning
an honorable dismissal if they SO de-
sire.
1t is said that the Royal Dutch Pc
.troleum company and the Shell Trans
port and Trading company. foreign
competitors of the Stanard Oil, are
contemplating taking ever the Califor-
MIA Petroleum company.
A 100000 fire and two death re-
suited from an explosion of gasoline
in a garage at Newburyport, Mass.
The Jews plan to build a $4,000
Jewish university at Jerusalem.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-17

Mrs. Walter B. Smith, society lead
er at Lake Forest, Chicago's suburb,
built a funeral mound of sand, dec
Grated it with flowers and drowned
herself in the lake. Her father is HI
rame Mccullough, vice-p president Of
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad.
No explanation OF the suicide is
given.
wiliiam Travers Jerome was ac-
quilted by the Canadian court on the
charge of gambling on the station
property Of the Grand Trunk railway
at Coaticook.
1t has been suggested that an ex-
change might be effected between
the United States and Great Britain
the latter taking Harry Thaw in ex-
change for Mrs. Pankhurst, the mill
tant suffragette. Peace in both coun-
tries might result!
Mrs. Russell Sage gave $4,000 in
celebration of her birthday. to insti-
buttons in Syracuse, her birthplace.
Eugene Didier, a prominent histor-
ian and the author of biographies of
Edgar Alien Poe, has just died in Bal
timore.
Miss Jessie Wilson. who is to be
married from the White House this
fall will have only American-made
garments in her trousseau.
The German government denies the
rumor that it may reconsider partici-
patton in the Panama.Paei exposi-
ton.
President Poincaire Of France will
lead an auto touring party in a visit
to all parts of his country. The tour
will last two weeks.
Rain has broken the long drought
in Kansas. Oklahoma and Missouri.
Addison T. Miller, famous painter
and etcher, was killed at South Nor
walk, Conn.,. when a train hit his au-
tomobiIe His wife also. was killed.
A son has been born to the Duke
and Duchess of Roxburghe. The
mother is the daughter of the late
Ogden Goelet.
Edwin Gould has purchased two air
boats and intends to make coast
flight from New London to Palm
Beach.
William ]. Lemp, a St Louis brew
er, has just paid the 100000 alimony
as ordered by the supreme court to
Mrs Lillian Handlan Lemp.
Mary Pickford, leading lady in the
"Good Little Deyil'' is seriously i'll in
a New York hospital, following an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis.
Happy" Fanny Fields, the popular
English vaudeville actress, announces
that she is to marry an American ply
stefan and retire from the stage
A loss of s1O,000,000 was suffered
at Hot Springs, Ark, as a result of
a fire which destroyed an area of a
mile in length and ten blocks in
width.
A Brooklyn ragpicker who has built
up fortune in the business has just
discovered that Ire Is an Italian count,
with 700-year family tree and has
applied to the Italian government for
official recognition.
Tie French, commissioners for Sc
lecting a site for their government at
the Panama Pacific exposition are be-