The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-02-25

scHLEsWIG ITEMS
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Albert Naeve returned from Bron-
son last Friday, where he went to at
tend the sale which was held on the
farm recently purchased by he and
Robert.
Hugo Wiegant went to Lake View
Tuesday, where he purchased 400 tons
Of ice to be used by his patrons dur
ing the coming summer.
Miss Anna Lorenzen came Wednes
day from Sioux City for visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Lorenzen.
Ben Mill and Roscoe Romans of
Denison, were business callers in this
city Friday.
Chas. Iverson, of Kiron. stopped in
Schleswig Friday for short visit with
his brothers.
Chas. Saul, Mike Magner and John
O'Connor, of DenisOn, made bust
ness visit in Schleswig last Tuesday,
having driven over in the O'ConnOr
car.
Hugo Wiegant has taken the man
agement of the Standard oil interests
here and made his first trip to Kiron
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Buck went to
Ida Grove Thursday. where Mrs. Buck
entered the Conn hospital to undergo
an operation.
Herschel Perry and Frank Yeager
returned to Charter Oak Wednesday
having spent several days visiting
with friends here.
Gustav jain returned from Omaha
Wednesday, where he underwent an
operation on his eyes. Mr.. jain has
been having considerable trouble with
his eyes during the past few months
and is greatly encouraged by the sue
cess of the recent operation.
Mrs. Magnus Hollander and Mrs.
Schultz went to Ricketts, Tuesday to
attend the funeral of Rev. Grief, of
Soldier township.
Miss Loretta Schmidt went to Maple
on Tuesday for a visit at the Wei
king home
Albert Hansen returned from KirOn
Thursday, having sufficiently recov,
cred from his illness to resume his
duties as manager of the opera house.
c. H. Anthony went to Charter Oak
Monday to sell nursery stock, for
which he is agent.
Herman Boettger returned to Des
Moines Tuesday, having been home
to attend the funeral OF his brother.
The Schleswig Light & Fuel com
pany held meeting last Friday night,
at which time they reorganized and
appointed new board of directors as
follows: Aug Rickert. Claus Gottberg,
H. w. Schmidt, II. E. Buck and A. G.
Schultz.
Carl Schiernbeck and Frank Car
penter went to Hornick last Monday
TO make preparations to move to a
farm near there, which they recently
rented.
Mrs. Anna Schwenn, her daughter,
Mrs. A. F. Hansen, her son, Otto, and
her grandson, Magnut Hansent, left on
Thursday to visit relatives near Ode
bolt.
Fred Christensen left for Boone
last Wednesday, where he has accept
ed a position in a barber shop.
Aug Ebert, who for some time has
been attending an automobile school
in Omaha, returned to his home near
Schleswig last Wednesday.
Hugo klotz. of Holstein, spent last
week visiting at the home of his
brother here.
On last thursday afternoon at 1870
at his home, occurred the death OF
Johann Philip Boettger, whose death
was result of infirmity and old age,
he being over 80 years of age. Mr..
Boettger was born in Hensteadt,
Schleswig- Holstein, Germany, in 1888,
and came to 49,. country in 1890 Up
on coming here he settled in this vi
cinity and with the exception of four
years spent in DanOta, he has always
lived in or near Schleswig. He was
married in IS. to Catherine Frahm
and to them eight children were born,
all Of whom with the exception of a
boy who died in childhood, now sur
vive him. Funeral services were held
from Friedens church on Monday af-
ternoon, Rev. Wetzler officiating, and
interment was made in the Nissen
cemetery.
The Schleswig Commercial club at
meeting held last Wednesday eve
ming took up the matter of an attempt
to secure electric lights for the city.
A committee, composed of Ennis
Stol,enberg, Barney Boysen and Hugo
Wiegant, was appointed to secure an
expert sufficiently versed in the sub
ject of light plants to come here pre-
pared to deliver an address at the
meeting held last Friday evening.
Prof. H. w. Wagner, assistant engin-
eer of the State college at Ames, was
chosen. He explained the difference
in the cost and maintenance of the
different kinds and types Of machinery
that would be practicable for the use
of towns the size of this and If the
proper arrangements can be made for
the bonding Of the city and the sale of
bonds we can hope for electric lights
some time in the near future.
Miss Gladys Girard went to Deni-
son Saturday to spend Sunday with
her sister who is attending college at
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. McGrath spent
Sunday and Monday with relatives at
Denison
Miss Ida Schmadke, who is attend
ing a sewing school in Denison, came
Saturday for an over Sunday visit with
her parents on the farm, returning to
her work Monday.