The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-04-08
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for Nicola, where she will visit with
friends and relatives the remainder of
the week.
Mrs. Alice Freeman and little son
and Mrs Waterhouse, OF Farley, came
Wednesday morning for visit in the
two Waterhouse homes
Miss Ethel Cooper came Tuesday
from her school work in Nicola to
spend her spring vacation with her
parents.
Miss Margaret Perry one of our
teachers, has been called to her home
in Waterloo by the sudden death OF
her sister, Rose Tuesday She received
a letter from her mother telling OF
her sisters illness. On Wednesday a
| message came calling her home. She
| left here at once, but not in time to
see her sister alive. Miss Perry has
| the heartfelt sympathy Of all her
| friends in her bereavement.
DR.. and Mrs. Waterhouse came from
| Mapleton Wednesday for an evenings
visit with his mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Weed were
Sioux City shoppers Wednesday.
| oSO. IAdOD lCluillSu HoiIAS - Vii las
work in Hancock, Wis, having spent
the winter there.
Mrs. H. A. Fleming, from Sidney,
came Thursday for visit with her
mother, Mrs. R. RoutZong.
Mrs. A. F Barber and little son.
Roy We're callers in Sioux City last
Wednesday
Prof H. NJ. Stiles attended teach
ers' meeting in Sioux City Thursday
and Friday. From there he journeye
to Harlan to spend Sunday with his
family.
Miss Nora Knutson spent Sunday
with Mrs. Chris Hoefer in Ricketts,.
Miss Henrietta Murphy came from
her home in the country to attend the
Snow Sewing School," which is con-
Quoted by Miss Emma Fiene.
Men are at work on the basement
of the new Catholic school. The new
school is to be a two story building,
3Ox4S feet In the building will be
rooms for the sisters and possibly for
boarding pupils
Saturday Misses Brainerd, Pruehs,
Gallagher, Barnholdt and Riedesel did
some shopping in Denison.
Raleigh Weed shipped two cars OF
sheep to South Omaha Saturday.
Mrs. w. S. Rae and little daughter
Dorothy, spent Sunday with Mrs. A
Green, of Ute.
: Miss Marie Matthews came from
Omaha Saturday afternoon for Wis
it with her mother, Mrs. G. T. Marsh
all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Warehouse, DR.
; and Mrs. J. E. Waterhouse drove tc
Mapleton Sunday to spend the day
: with the gentlemen's brother. Misses
Richards, Esther, Margery and Dor
othy Waterhouse went up on the train
W. Christensen and Frank Yeagel
: went to Denison Monday to serve or
the jury.
Jack Stewart and Max Wilkinson
of Manila, spent Sunday afternoon ir
the Oak.
; Merrill and Thelma Mackey spent
Saturday with their grandmother in
Arion.
j. NJ. French moved his family from
: the rooms back of the sample rooms
into the house recently purchased OF
Joe Stephen.
At meeting of the official board OF
: the NJ. E. church Tuesday evening il
was decided to make some extensive
improvements on the church property
They will raise the church, putting a
modern basement under it, with all
conveniences for carrying on the So
cial work, including ladies parlor, din
ing room, kitchen, toilets and fine
gymnasium. A new floor will be laid
the building will be painted and minor
repairs made, thus undermining the
, property and making it first class
The plans will call for an expenditure
of between $4,000 and $250O A
thousand dollars have already been
subscribed toward the undertaking
The board voted to begin work as soon
as 10000 are secured in good subscrip
; tions.
, Sunday the confirmation class OF
the ST. Johns Lutheran church was
, not as large as formerly, owing to a
: change in the course of study and the
!, extension of time required to complete
| it. The class was confirmed by the
: pastor, Rev. A. Amstein. The per-
, sonnet is as follows Henry Bierwith
IlcllIy ldSSc, IAcIlly lOuSi!, AuOCAC
, Hollrath, Ida Plough, Ella Reese, He'd
! wig Noxsell, Olga Hopp, Marie Nam
amy, Marie Koch, Rosa Riessen, Clara
Jacobs, Helen Reese, Ida Goerner
Bertha Schultz Elsie Henning and
Augusta Fogle.
B. f. Helvik moved his wife and
baby from the Oak to Sioux City, at
which place he has been promoted to
the position of assistant train dispatch
err.
Friday night the A. G. o. r. N. S.
; club gave box social in the city hall
and nearly ten dollars clear money
was realized. The club is one com.
posed of young men boosters and the
: money went into the fund to be used
to put an electric light plant in town
The Ladies' Aid society of the M.
! E. church gave ten cent tea at the
home of Mrs. Torrey Friday evening
The amount realized was seven dol
; lars and seventy five cents. 1t was
the first step taken toward raising
the $500 pledged by the society for
the new basement fund.
5 Rev. A. Amsten confirmed class
in the Soldier church Sunday, owing
to the fact that the young man now in