The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-23

their parents.
Paul Caswell, who is attending the
State university, returned to Denison
last Friday to spend the Christmas
| vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. l.. Caswell.
Misses Florence Cushman, Harriet
Gebert. Vera Menagh. Rhea Cummings
and Rachel Lally were in Dow City
Saturday afternoos attending party
at the e. n. Chamberlain home.
Mr.. John Schwartz and son were
down from Schleswig Saturday trans
acting business at the county capital.
While in Denison they called at the
Review office and ordered the paper
for year.
Mrs. Raymond Conner left this al
ternoon for Council Bluffs, where she
will remain until after New Years
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Christmas eve, returning to DenisOn
Sunday.
Mr.. Luman Sewell arrived today
from Bedford. Iowa. to spend the hol-
idays with his mother. Mrs. l.. A.
Sewell. Luman is teaching manual
training in the public schools at Bed
ford and we are told that he is prov
ing to be very successful teacher.
Mrs. George McHenry and little son,
George. .Jr., left Sunday afternoon for
Columbus. Neb., where they will
spend the holidays with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. G. d. Evans. Mr.. Nc
Henry will leave tomorrow afternoon
and remain until the first of the week.
Stewart. SERVER, of Soap Lake,
WASH, is expected in Denson tomor-
row for an extended visit at the home
OF his father, Mr.. w. ]. SERVER Stew
art holds responsible position with
large lumber concern for whom he
has been working since he left Deni-
son over two years ago
A real snow storm visited Denison
Sunday and continued throughout the
day without interruption and by Mon
day morning almost six inches Of
snow was on the ground bringing out
the snow shovelS in full force. The
boys and girls have been enjoying
some real coasting and sleighing is
the best that it has been for several
years.
One of the best Christmas editions
that reached our exchange table last
week was that Of the Dow City Inform
er. Editor Hatch issued a sixteen
page paper that would be a credit to
any town three times as large as Dow
City. The edition contained plenty
of news matter and the advertising
patronage was exceedingly good. Mr..
Hatch is making success of the
new paper.
The Kiron News printed a very
creditable Christmas edition last week
The special edition had handsome
three color cover and was replete with
advertising. G. w. Burch. the editor
and manager of the News is to be con-
graduated on his enterprise and we
believe that the people in kiron and
vicinity appreciate the good newsy
paper that he is giving them.
Mrs. Chas. X. Meyers and Mrs. r.
p. Williams we're in Dow City Sunday,
where they acted as judges for the
declamatory contest held under the
auspices OF the w. G. Il. U. Six con-
testantS took part in the contest, the
silver medal being awarded to Dan
Kick. while second place was award
ed to Miss Vivian Sharp. The contest
was we'll attended and greatly enjoyed
by all.
Miss Ella Downing left Friday for
her home at David City. Neb., where
she will spend Christmas at her pa
rental home. Miss Downing has been
assisting DR.. j. c. Robinson in Deni-
son for the past three years. but will
not return after the holidays as she
has accepted position at Aberdeen,
S. d. She has made many friends in
Denison, who will be sorry to learn
that she has decided to make the
change.
Santa Claus made his appearance
in DenisOn on Friday and Saturday OF
last week and spent the two days get;
ting acquainted with the children and
learning their wants Old Nick found
a hearty welcome and crowd OF
Youngsters followed him around town
blowing horns that he had taken from
his sack. He made his headquarters
at the Variety store and although he
has not been in evidence this week.
MIR. Walz says that he will be on
hand Christmas night to fill the stock
ings.
At special meeting of the Fire
mems association held at the city hall
one day last week the proposition of
securing the LeXt iiremen's tourna-
ment was Thoroughly gone over. 1t
was decided to bring all the pressure
possible to bear in order to secure the
event for Denison. a committee was
appointed to secure the guarantee
fund, with Gail Richardson as chair
man and James Mitchell and A. +. Ly-
man the other members. There should
be no reason why Denison could not
secure the next tournament.
Rev. Harry j. Buxton. who has filled
the pulpit of the Episcopal church in
Denison for the past two years
preached his farewell sermon in Den
ison last Sunday evening and will
leave next week for his home in East
Liverpool, o. Rev. Buxton has a wide
circle of friends in the community
| who are indeed sorry to have him go
and the church has sustained a real
| loss in the departure of this estimable
| minister. We are told that Rev. Will
Jams, of Ohio, will take charge of the
missions at Mapleton, Denison and