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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-14
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BUCK GROVE ITEMS.
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The pool hall opened again for bust
ness Tuesday morning.
There are rumors Of two weddings
in the near future. One OF our pop
ular young gentleman and one OF our
popular young ladies, but they are not
to marry each other. They have Sc
lected for life parners non.residents OF
our little town.
Mrs. John Kepford was Denison
shopper Wednesday.
Mr.. Ernest Stegemann has bought
the old Samuel Moffitt home. Consid-
Grafton $4,000. This is a desirable
property and will no doubt pay good
interest on the money invested.
Louie Arndt has resigns his posi-
ton with Mr.. Neubaum and is now
working for the Farmers Lumber COM
pany.
Fritz Olsen took load Of hogs to
Chicago last week.
Louie Asmussen las returned from
couple of weeks visit with his par
ents at Clinton.
Mrs. Bonney was Manila visitor
between trains Friday.
Mrs. James O'Meara, of Denison,
has been spending few days here,
visiting old time friends who are al
ways glad to see this pleasant lady.
Mesdames Welsh and McMullen
were Arion visitors Friday.
DR.. Bonney visited in Denison from
Wednesday untn Thursday, the guest
of G. l.. Caswell and family.
Tom Bonney, who is attending a
dental college in Chicago, has been
very i'll with diphtheria and scarlet
fever, but is improving. Owing to the
nature of the trouble he will be de-
tanned in the hospital several weeks
until all danger of giving the disease
to others has passed. This is hard
bow, as aside from the discomfort of
being sick, he has to lose so much
valuable time from school work.
VIM. Gottsch has moved onto Mrs.
George Carpenters home place and
now gets his mail on the rural route
Martin McNertney's family are now
occupying the house vacated by Mr..
Gottsch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Hahn celebrat-
ed the thirty-eighth anniversary OF
their wedding last Sunday at their
home east of town. Their children
had planned and carried out very
pleasant surprise on them and with
baskets laden with a.. sorts Of good
things to eat gathered at the home If
the old folks and had a grand good
time. All their children were present
but Herman Hahn, who lives in Whit
tier, Cali. Those who took part in
the celebration were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Bian Iseminger and children. of Dow
City; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Borstreet and
children, of Defiance; Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Walworth and children, Foster
Lee Hahn, from Dow City; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Hahn; Mr.. and Mrs. Louie
| Arndt, who reside in town and Dean,
who lives at home. The guests of
honor outside the immediate family
were Max Moffitt, of Denison, and Miss
Title Arndt, of Buck Grove. The
tables fairly groaned with the good
things to eat and the guests all feast
ed royalty. They all unite in saying
they had splendid time and are all
ready for another anniversary right
away.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Hutchinson and
daughters. Pearl and Loyal spent Sun
day with relatives at West Side.
Jas. Byrnes was an Omaha visitor
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Hickey spent Sat
urday with friends in Denison.
Quite number of our Milford peo'
PIE attended the business meeting OF
the Kiron Mutual Insurance Co. at
Kiron Thursday.
: Miss Mary Byrnes returned to her
school duties at Cedar Rapids Wed
lesday after a two weeks vacation
with her parents.
The box social and spelling school
ut No. Friday evening was largely
attended. The contest was very In
keresting, Miss Stella Hickey winning
the prize, large box of candy. The
boxes sold we'll and a neat sum was
realized which will be used to pru'
chase something for the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman 1nghram en-
tertained few friends at dinner Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson of Den
lSOu were SucSJS d. CuC AAoAAs 1AAA~SA
son home in west Milford.
Miss Mary Kral, who teaches at NO
/ spent Saturday and Sunday at her
home near Vail.
John Byrnes and sisters, Marcella
and Mary attended the Mitchell Har
rington wedding south Of Vail Tues
day
r. f. Robinson, Geo. Hutchinson
and son Clarence were in Odebolt
Thursday on business.
Miss Myrtle Taylor is visiting at the
Lem Watts home near Boyer.
Steve Slechta and family were Wis
itors at the F.. l., Hawley home Sun
day.
F. L. Hawley was county seat cal
Ter Friday.
w. M. Byrnes and M. ]. Casey OF
Vail were callers at the Jas. Byrnes
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Richardson OF
Jackson township spent Sunday visit
ing at the Miller and Inghram homes
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. R. Robinson en-
tertained a number of friends Sunday
Jan. 4 in honor of Mrs. Allie j. Robin
son of Los Angeles Calf Those pres
ent were DR.. and Mrs. ]. c. Robinson
and Or. White of Denison and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Robinson and family OF Mil
ford. Mrs Robinson returned to Los
Angeles Wednesday after very pleas
ant visit here
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Marshall and
family spent Sunday at the Kendall
Dobler home near Vail.
Mr.. Merchland and daughter from
south of Denison were callers at the
j. r. Robinson home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Osterlund and
baby spent Sunday at the Shupitel
home at Vail.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-14

the Crawford County Agricultural AS
sociation was held Monday afternoon
at the bank. c. P. Harvey, Max Hoist,
w. c. Pollock and Jno. P. Woodruff
were elected directors. The board of
directors held meeting later. Officers
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: Pres. VIM. Eggers; Vice-Pres.
C. p. Harvey; Sec. o. NJ. Criswell;
Treas. ]. B. Glassburner; Executive
Committee VIM. Eggers, O M. Girls
we'll, C. P. Harvey, Fred Buns and
Frank Odell; Premium Committee j.
B. Glassburner and Mott McHenry.
Mott McHenry superintends the same
as last year with the exception OF the
culinary department which has been
under the efficient direction of Miss
Ella Fox, but since'Miss Fox has mar
ried and become Mrs. Thomas she will
make her home in Dakota, so Mrs.
Glassburner will have charge of the
culinary department and Mr.. Sam Fox
Jr. cannot take charge of the imple-
ments SO Max Hoist was appointed in
his place.
Mrs. d. ]. Butler and daughter Stella
were entertained at Mrs. Florence
Carl's at dinner last week.
Mrs. Mackey went to Charter Oak
Sunday to spend the day.
Dan Hempnil, was an Arion caller
Monday.
The pool hall has changed hands.
Fred Luffel has bought the business
from Delbert Lee.
Mrs. Mildred Milbranch of Crofton
has been visiting at r. A. Talcott's
and Mrs. V. Talcott's and is now Wis
iting at Mrs. Kevan's.
Mrs. o. w. Nelson enjoyed pleas
ant auto ride to the Jake Kepford
home Wednesday.
A daring robbery took place last
Monday. Mr.. o. w. Nielsen our hard
ware merchant and his clerk, Percy
Dodge, went home as usual to dinner
leaving the store locked. When they
returned they found that the glass In
the back door had been broken by a
blow of the fist which enabled the
thief to unlock the door and between
twenty and thirty dollars were taken
from the cash drawer. Authorities
are at work on the case.
VIM. Eggers returned last week from
trip to Nebraska where he has been
looking after his property near Crof-
ton.
There was a large crowd at the sale
at John Egger's last Wednesday and
the stock and machinery sold at very
good prices.
Sheriff Cummings and County at
torney Andrew Bell were visitors in
Arion last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Nielsen and Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Stilson and j. A. Rule
attended the Masonic banquet at Dow
City last Monday evening.
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Mrs. Bowers preached Sunday from
the text Deep Calleth unto Deep"
and the congregation listened to an
ex cellent discourse with close atten-
excellent discourse with close atten-
ton. Misses Evelyn MARI and Belle
Emminger sung duet Beyond the
Shadows" in a very pleasing manner.
Mrs. Dodge and daughter, Mrs An
derson will entertain the Aid society
at the home of Mrs. Dodge next Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. o. M. Criswell was down Mon
day afternoon helping in the bank.
Guild Evans left on Monday morn
ing for Dixon Nebr. where he will Wis
it his brother, DR.. Frank Evans and
will then go to visit his sister, Mrs.
Byron Glow at Omaha. After that he
will go to Tabor. Idaho where he is
holding down one of Uncle Sans
homesteads of 800 acres. 1t is fine
land, situated two miles from town
and is a splendid start for young
man.
Stella Butler went to Omaha Mon
day to consult specialist on account
of an inflammation of the ear drum.
Mrs. Patrick Mullen returned to her
home from the Denison hospital last
Sunday and is much improved in
health.
Mrs. Vogt and children have moved
to Council Bluffs where they will
make their home in the future.
Percy Roberts is very sick and his
mother, Mrs. Roberts is sick and con
I,,. rc Arth 11c BROWN
of Dow City comes every day and Mrs
Elzu Winters of Manning is also here
helping her sister, Mrs. Simpson to
care for the sick.
Guild Evans was remembered very
pleasantly Friday evening. Twenty
four of his young friends came in the
early evening and Guild was complete.
" surprised. They brought nice re-
freshments with them and passed the
evening with music and games. Miss
es Mae Conner and Martha Otto help.
ed with the entertainment and all en-,
joyed the evening until eleven o'clock
when they took their homeward way
after many good wishes for Guild in
his home stead life.
Jay kevun and wife We're in town
Sunday visiting relatives.
Mrs. Horatio Wingrove entertained
her club last Wednesday. Eighteen
ladies enjoyed the pleasant day and
the elegant lunch served by Mrs. Win
grove.
The Royal Neighbors met with Mrs.
Pearl Turnland last Tuesday afternoon
and held the installation of officers re-
Gently elected Mrs. l.. G. Butler and
Mrs. Stilson served an elegant lunch
and the afternoon was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Sarah Eggers of Denison came to
attend the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Dodge spent
Sunday at Manning with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Galland are leav-
ing Arion to make their home near
Moorhead.
Evelyn Harson came from Ute to
spend Sunday with her Grand parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Staller and Mrs.
H. Wingrove motored to Denison Mon
day in Mr.. Staller's new auto.
Mrs. Ida Talcott was visiting at
Mott McHenry's Friday.
A meeting of the stock holders of
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12
AUTOMOBILES

an average price less than those OF
German and French builders he still
gives more for that price than they do
for theirs.
The average American motor car
sells for $3.50 and this price includes
full equipment, with electric starter
and lighting system The European
custom is to sell the car without
equipment of any kind, and in many in
stances without even a body. Taking
the average body cost and adding it to
the average. chassis price we get as the
figures for the average car of France,
$2,s42; of Great Britain, $2,019.
We see at once where the more for
the money comes in when we consid-
er the relative sizes of the motors in
the typical cars of these various coun-
tries. The American car has a motor
Of 4056 horsepower, with a bore of 4.0S
inches and a stroke of 5.29 inches. The
German car comes next, with a long
step lower in the scale, with 27S5
horsepower and a bore and stroke OF
inches 3.49 and 4.94 inches respectively
Then comes the French car with 277
horsepower and a bore and stroke OF
.3.37 and 5.25 inches respectively. AT
the lower end of the line is the British
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12
BUICK AND METZ
. SHOW FAST SPEED
Machines With Valve-in-
Head Engine and Eric
ton Driven Cars Win.

Fast time and sensational bursts of
speed marked the holding of the an
nual hill climbing contests and auto
mobile races at Uniontown, Pa, on
June 90, details Of which were received
in Boise last week The contests
were featured by the fast perform
ances Of the Buick, Metz and Klinekar
entries.
In the class for cars selling for
$1,000 and under, the Buick captured
first, second, third and fifth places,
the leader travelling the three mile
grade in 5:2S 3-5.
In the $16O1 to $4,000 class, Mer-
Ger led the way, hotly pursued by two
Buick cars.
The Mercer repeated its victory in
the free-for-all on the first days pro-
gram, beating out two Bucks and a
Haynes.
In the 500 cubic inch class event on
the second day, a Metz car, driven by
John Mccain, was the winner. beating
a KlinelSar and a Mercer.
Buick Wins Again.
The 301 to 450 cubic inch race proved
an easy victory for the powerful, swift
Buick cars, the machines with the
valve-in- the-hand motors taking first
and second places. c. w. Johnson's
! Buick set the second best time for the
! course. travelling the three miles in
1858 30. The record. however, was
made by a Klinekar, which did the dis
lance in 1857 Al.
One of the interesting contenders in
the climb was the friction driven Metz
with 1913 cubic inches piston displace-
ment, which made the ascent in
4:01 1-5, winning second place in the
free-for-all against a field of high
powered cars.
The climb to the summit" is con-
sidered one Of the worst hill-climh
courses in Pennsylvania. The hill is
three miles with a total rise Of 2007
feet in this distance. The road is built
in the side of the mountain with a
precipice on the right nearly all the
way up. There are many bad curves
the worst being what is known as
Turkeys Nest at a point one-third up
Turkeys Nest Is a sharp curve to the
right Immediately followed by a bad
curve to the left. This curve is all
the most dangerous in that 1t is APP
preached by a 2Oo-yard stretch prac-
tically level and which is the only level
stretch in the entire three miles. The
steepest grade on the hill is approx
mately IL per cent. Cars were given
100 yards flying start.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12

trio push buttons, air bulbs and turn
ing-levers as rapidly and bewilder-
ingly as those of a rapid stenographer
out for a speed record. To the unini-
tiated, the necessity for quick action
among the collection of devices, is
maddening, but Sammy is cool and
collected all the time. And he accom-
plishes his work so easily that there
is always time for his happy smile of
greeting and wave Of the hand for
many of the scores of testers and other
drivers as well as employees who rush
past his coop" four times a day to and
from the various departments Of the
big plant.
1T is Impossible to estimate how
much 'Semaphore Sammy has saved
us every day he has worked here,
said President John n. WHY'S, head of
the mammoth plant, one day recent
ly after watching the gray-haired
guardian of the meeting of the ways
work. without him or with an in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12
IN THE MOTOR WORID OF INTEREST
TO OWNERS AND PROSPECTIVE BUYERS

car. with It's s.21x4.7 inch motor CIV
ing 1914 horsepower.
The piston displacement figures for
these four typical cars arranged in
corresponding order, that is. American
first, then German. French and British
are, 27e.T. 1902, 1873 and 1923 cubic
inches. It can therefore be seen that
the American car costs $3.50 per cubic
inch of piston displacement, the French
car, $3.50; the British car, 1921 and
the German car $3.50.
The figures which am here using
were prepared as the basis for an
article on the typical car here and
abroad. They were obtained from the
specifications of total of more than
500 chassis models made by the manu-
facturers OF the countries mentioned.
No account was taken OF the number
Of cars turned out by each manufactur-
err, but merely of the various models or
different types which he produced.
With the tremendous production of
some of our American cars in a few
models the average price per car
among American makers would have
been much lower.
When we compare the cylinder di-
mensi'ns Of these four typical cars we
learn Il at America has not yet the
long stroke motor as 1t is known
abroad. France leads in this particu-
lar with a bore stroke ratio of 1:1.56.
Next comes Great Britain with 1:1.47,
then Germany with 1:1.41 and last
comes America with lib. The Fl ,nch
were among the first to zee the bene-
fits of the long stroke, and in some
of their racing cars they have de-
veloped extreme cases, such as 12
and even more Then, too, the matter
of taxation influences design abroad,
as taxes are calculated by horsepower
formulate which take bore only into
account. The result is that in order
to get the horsepower up and yet keep
the taxes down. the bore is kept small
and the stroke is heightened out.
The six-cylinder motor is much more
popular here than in any other part of
the world. Six-cylinder models repre-
sent 42.s per cent of the total on the
American market, while in France
where this type OF motor enjoys the
next highest degree Of popularity, they
are but "a per cent of the total In
Great Britain the skies" are 81 per
cent, and in Germany los per cent Of
the total.
The worm drive is found on q per
cent of British cars ana on 2.5 per
cent of the cars Of French manufac-
ture, but for pleasure cars il ~ prac-
tically unknown in America and Ger
many
The typical American car is bigger
in all ways than any of its European
rivals. 1t is more powerful. as we
have seen, and it has a larger wheel
base and larger tires. Its wheel base
is 1895 inches and it's tires are 36X4
inches. The German car has wheel
base of 1928 inches and tires 32x5
inches. The wheel base of the French
car Is 1873 inches and it's tires are
32x4 inches, while for the typical Brit
ish car the figures are 1871 inches and
S2x4 inches, wheel base and tires re-
spectively
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12

Probably the most confusing
problem every automobile buyer
faces is the wholesale manner in
which many automobile dealers
seem to willingly cut prices.
In fact this evil has grown so
bad of late that some explanation
is necessary.
In the automobile business the
fault does not lay entirely with the
dealer. 1t can be traced, directly,
to the manufacturer. And here is
how it is worked out:
Many manufacturers place a
price on their car which is any
where from 20 per cent to 80 per
cent above its intrinsic value. Thus
they figure they can give the dealer
a high theoretical discount (Which
he cannot EARN as well as a high
price (Which he cannot geD so that
he (the dealer) can juggle the
price around to his hearts content,
and, by offering his product at an
apparently cut price can deceive
the public into believing they are
saving some money. Or else they
leave the price alone and throw in
an extra tire or two all of which
amounts to the same thing.
This is a notorious snare and one
of the oldest receptions known to
business.
For the advertised price was in
fIated from the start.
Right down in his heart the
manufacturer knows that in order
to meet competition the dealer
must cut the advertised price. Thus
the manufacturer thinks that be-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12

cause the dealer can slightly cut
this inflated price it will act as a
great inducement to the buyer.
The trick being, that because the
dealer cut sthe swollen price the
buyer is supposed to be duped into
believing he is getting a bargain
whereas exactly the opposite is
true.
For instead of getting more for
the money the buyer still gets less
for moro money.
The car-the price Of which
fluctuates at the will or whim of
the dealer on the pretense or sub
terfuge of effeotins a savings a
good car NOT to buy.
Beware of the dealer who has
a fluctuating scale Of prices. He
Is a good man to stay away from.
BY necessity any car that he han
dies must have have a fluctuating
value and must have back Of it
q fluctuating service.
Can you go into John Wanna
makers in New York and attempt
to strike a bargain?
Can you go into Marshall Field s
in Chicago and start to haggle over
the price of anything?
If you want a Big Ben clock, a
Victrola, Howard Watch, Stein
way Piano, q Gillette Safety Razor,
or any one OF a hundred other
staple articles-haven't you got to
pay the advertised price which is
fixed at its source of manufacture ?
So it is with the Overland Car.
The price is hxel at tho factory.
The price Is mace as low as 1t
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12
AMERICAN CAR
BUILDERS GIVE
BIGGEST Value
Comparison Made Of Prices
Charged for Automobiles
in United States and
Europe.
BY JULIAN CHASE

The American motor car manufactur-
hr offers more for a dollar than does
che manufacturer of France, Germany
n England. His average price per car
b somewhat higher than that of the
British maker, but for that price he
gives much more of a car. And with
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12
Concerning the Intrinsic Price of the
Overland and the Inflated Price of Some other Cars

can be made. value considered
none are lower.
The fact that the Overland price
is maintained in spite of pretty
keen competition is pretty good evil
dence Of the stability of our dealers
and the faith the public have in
the Overland car itself.
Even the cut prices OF other man
ufacturers are usually above our
staple prices.
We have but one logical induce
ment to offer--the car itself at the
advertised price-no moreno less.
The fact that we are shipping
over 5000 cars month-the fact
that we are doing more business
than any of those Offering inflated
car values-the fact that we DO
moro business in one month than
some manufacturers do in twelve
monthS-proves that our policy
must be fundame ntally correct, and
that the policy OF some OF tho
others must be fundamentally In
correct.
Careful comparison with other
cars will show that a car of the
Overland quality and mechanical
efficiency offers much greater in
trinsic value for less money than
any other similar car in the world.
We say again-beware of the
dealer who approaches you with a
cut from his price. He Is endeav-
oring to deceive you into thinking
you are saving money.
We want you to become ac-
quainted with the Overland. Come
in and see us. Thorough demon
! stration-any time-anY nlaoA.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12

Sammy has saved hundreds Of seri-
GUS accidents. with heavy money loss
and a possible fatal results, every
working day for years past. So you
see it isn't always the men who sit at
big desks who are the most important
cogs in q big machine like ours"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-12

experienced and excitable man in that
watch house, we would have a terribly
ing number of costly accidents. A
tester doesn't like to drive slowly and
it takes a cool head and a determined
hand to keep those young fellows out
of trouble. 1t is safe to say that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-19
MORGAN RESTORES GIFT.

London. an. 1I-'America certain.
~ has taught us a lesson in true chiv-
airy" exclaimed Harriet Phipps.
Queen Nictoria's principal lady-in-
waiting now in her seventy-third year,
on receiving from j. Pierpont Nor.
gan several jewels that were given to
her by Victoria, but which she had
had to part with some time ago to
pay an inheritance tax. A letter from
Mr.. Morgan explained that he had
found the gems in his fathers collec.
ton and wished to return them, as he
thought it a pity that they should so
out of her family.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Lake Worth, Florida,

: $500 CASH AND MORTGAGE. OF
$4,000 buys SEA Sec. 2-151-51
Brenna township and less than two
all level prairie; we'll drained; good
soil; or will rent by giving all Of
1914 crop to any one who will break
out the Ian this spring. Chas. o.
ElWood 927 Andrus Bldg. Minnea.
polls, MINI.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-19
LOTS FOR SALE

FOR sALE-THREE LOTS OR IS Fl
fronting on Boulevard Ave. and 400
IT. long. being about Y Of an acre.
with a nice little new S room house
with full basement; hardwood floors
and electric lights: a nice little
home for a nice little farmer; price
$%1,100.00. q. L. Holten, City.