The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-04-29

Frank Ransom has been elected by
the local school board to fill the
vacancy of Professor Boylan who re-
Gently resigned his position at the
north brick school. Mr.. Ransom will
commence his duties next September.
L. Cornwell has subscribed for $3.50
worth OF additional stock in the new
opera house company, which makes
total of $1,350.00 he has subscribed.
Mr.. Cornwell is public spirited man
and is always ready to get behind
propositions that so to build up Den
ison.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Cornwell are ex-
pected home this week from Los An
geles, Calf. where they have been
spending the winter. They will re-
main in Denison for several weeks
before going to Okoboji to spend the
summer months at their cottage on
Haywards bay.
Milton McAhren arrived in the city
yesterday from Sioux City for q short
visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green McAhren. ''Spud' tells us that
the Wholesale shoe business keeps
him working pretty hard and in fact
he has lost twenty pounds OF averdu-
pois since leaving Denison. He left
this afternoon for Des Moines.
Mrs. w. H. Gibson underwent an OPP
Grafton at the Denison hospital Mon
day forenoon this week, and at the
time of going to press is reported to
be doing nicely. This is the sixth
operation that she has undergone dur
ing the past two years and relatives
and friends are hoping that another
operation will not be necessary.
Miss Blanche Signal who was muir
dercd two weeks ago at Geddas, $. D.
was Z niece of Phillip Signal who was
in the employ Of the Green Bay Lum-
Der company in Denison few years
ago, now resident of Manning. The
news of this terrible crime was
great shock to the many friends OF
this lady residing in Crawford county.
Drs. Meehan and Robinson expect to
get moved into their new quarters in
the opera house building the fore part
of next week. The two doctors will
occupy all OF the offices on the second
floor of the building, which are being
fitted out this week. When complet-
cd they will have modern up to date
quarters, which both will appreciate.
Carl F. Kuehnle will go down to
Ames tomorrow, where he has been
invited to address the students ag-
ricultural club of the State college.
.l,,l> hoe lNnp h n
1900 and each month invites some
prominent man to make an address
before the body. Mr.. Kuehnle will
address the students on American
Citizenship"
Ever Nielsen, of Box Elder, Mont.
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
Nielsen, in Denison over Sunday. Mr..
Nielsen is one Of the prominent
'ranchmen In Montana and is mem
Der of the board of supervisors in his
county. Since going to Box Elder he
has acquired several thousand acres
of land and is making great success
OF sheep raising.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Reimer had the misfortune to
badly injure one of his fingers last
Friday while climbing over fence
in the back yard. The little fellow
was wearing a finger ring and in at
tempting to climb over the fence
caught the ring on one OF the pickets
and in falling almost tore the member
from the hand. A physician was
called and several stitches were tax
en-.
We understand that the school
board is negotiating with Prof. w. +.
Knowlton, principal of the Jefferson
high school, to come to Denison next
fall and assume a similar position at
this place. Professor knowlton is
classmate of Supt. c. e. Humphrey.
both having attended the State uni
yersity Professor Knowlton is
great athlete and has done much to
promote athletics in the schools at
Jefferson.
Denison pepole will have the oppor-
tunity of hearing a Dcnison boy on
the lecture platform on Friday. May
Sth, when Francis j. Gable, OF Lincoln,
Neb., will deliver one of his poetic lee
lures. Mr.. Gable is connected with
the Britt Lyceum bureau and devotes
a considerable portion OF his time to
lecture course work all over the west
He has leCtured in Denison before and
SO does not need any introduction at
this time. Doubtless there will be
large crowd turn out to hear his lee
ture at the Presbyterian church on
May Sth.
The Philathea class OF the NJ. e.
church entertained the Baracca class
at the library club rooms last evening.
An interesting program, including a
farce and May pole dance, was much
enjoyed by all. After the program de-
licious three course luncheon was
served. 1t is to be regretted that when
the young ladies started to serve the
luncheon they found that miscreants
had stolen the twelve quarts OF ice
cream which was standing in the sub
way in the rear OF the building. and
it was necessary for them to purchase
more In order to serve the guests.
Such conduct upon the part OF the
boys is to be regretted.
A movement is on foot by some OF
our business men to raise S5Oo Tor
the purpose of identifying the court
house square. Should the money be
raised it is proposed to secure the
services of Mr.. Smith, the expert land
scapc gardener of st. Paul, Mimi,
who is in Denison identifying the
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