The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-06
MANILA ITEMS
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Miss Margaret Finegan, OF Buck
Grove, visited with her brother. Tom
negan, Sunday.
Vernon Patton, OF Manning. made
visit at Manila last Sunday on his
new Indian motorcycle.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Presbyterian church met in the church
parlors last Wednesday.
The Ladies' Guild of the Presby.
terrain church will meet at the home OF
Charles Lefferts on Friday afternoon.
The Manila high school boys lost
their game at Dow City last Friday
by a score of to I. The boys played
well, but did not have their regular
pitcher, Cyril Saunders.
Tom Moore transacted business in
Arion Saturday.
The eighth grade boys of Manila
played ball at Dow City last Saturday.
They were beaten by a score OF l3 to
IL.
Albert Chamberlain left here Sat
urday to spend Sunday with his par
ents at Vail.
Miss Ellen McNertney, of Buck
Grove was visitor at t he Mrs. II. t.
Hickey home Sunday.
Arthur Callahan was an Omaha
business visitor Wednesday.
Alden Sykes was home over Sunday
from his studies at Ames.
While driving over the crossing
north of town Bryan Mcmahon had
his wagon struck by freight train
coming down the grade at terrific
speed. Bryan jumped from the wag-
on and escaped with few bruises on
the head and shoulders The loco
motive knocked the wagon and horses
some distance, the wagon being de-
molished. The horses escaped with
few bruises. This happened about S
o'clock Wednesday evening.
Tom Collins, who has been attend
ing Creighton college at Omaha the
past year, has returned to spend his
summer vacation at home in Manila.
The ladies of the NJ. T.. church gave
a splendid chicken pie supper last
Wednesday evening in the new base.
ment of their church. Over $50 peo-
pie responded to the announcement
and as a result the refreshments were
exhausted before all had appeased
their appetites. The supper was
complete success and the ladies Of
the church are to, be congratulated up
on their efforts to increase the church
exchequer. The amount realized was
about $S5..
VIM. Sowles left last Friday for
Yutan. Neb., where he will spend the
uc, ;o1 hv hic
daughter, Mrs. VIM. McCracken, who
will make short visit.
Mrs Kessler has resigned her po-
sition as cashier at the depot and has
returned to Sioux City.
The NJ. w. "A. dance given last
Thursday was we'll attended and all
present enjoyed the usual good time.
Misses Rose and Mary Wieman have
resigned their positions at the Park
hotel and returned to their home at
Audubon.
Miss Helen Detlefs returned to her
home in Manning last Friday evening
after making short visit with her
cousin, Miss Pauline Thede.
Miss Mabel Hayward, who has been
going to school in Council Bluffs,
pdSScu IuiOu6u ucIc lQSI rliudS CNO-
ming on her way home to Perry. She
was accompanied by her father and
teacher, Miss Wendell.
Miss Nina Cox left here last Fri
day. evening for her home in Wood
river, Neb.
Misses Marie and Viola Houlihan,
Of Denison, were visitors OF Hazel
and Bessie Mcmahon Friday and Sat
'urday.
Drs. Gardner & Coin have moved
their offices into the rooms above the
Electric theater. formerly occupied
by l.. A. Jante. These rooms have
been cleaned and papered and will
make pleasant office rooms.
w. N. Gaumer was in off the road
to spend Sunday with his family.
Miss Minnie Saltwell was Man.
ming visitor Saturday.
Mrs. AL Milligan was Manning |
visitor Friday.
On last Wednesday evening at the |
home OF VIM. Flint, north Of Manila, |
occurred the marriage of Miss Bertha !
l.. Lewis and Mr.. James Arthur Rule. |
The bride is niece OF Mr.. Flint and |
the lucky man is telegraph operator |
at Arion, where the couple will re-
side. Rev. A. NJ. Mcintosh pro
nounced the words which united them |
as husband and wife.
The death Of B. Fl. Burlington on last |
Tuesday night called to rest a pio- |
neer citizen Of Manila. Mr.. Bufiing. |
ton had been in failing health for sew
eral years and his death did not come |
unexpectedly. He was born in New |
York state July 8, lS47, and was there.
fore in his 9th year when called to
the great unknown. In 1854 the fam
lily located at Dubuque, Iowa, remov.
ing later to the present site OF Lin
coin, Neb., from which place they al
forwards returned to Iowa and located |
at Clinton. In 1871 the subject of this
sketch came to Crawford county and
located upon some prairie land few
miles north OF Denison, which he i'm
proved and where he lived for sever
al years. Leaving the farm Mr.. Buff
tington engaged in the livery bust
ness Aston and subsequently in Ma
nilla, where he continued in the same
business until few years ago. when
he retired on account OF failing health.
Deceased was good citizen, friend
and neighbor Besides the widow,
those of the immediate family left to
mourn his departure are two sons,
Lemuel and Charles, and daughter,
tn al ,te, Of |