The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-06-24
Dow City Department By M Bnn.,

illness. He is able to be about
Mccullough is carrying the mail on
rural route one during Mr.. Rilcy's alb
| Sence.
Mrs. A. p. Turnlund and daughter
Miss Hilda, were shopping in Denison
Friday.
Miss Emma Wilbur closed a success
full term of school at the Tom Ahart
school house last Friday and celebrat'
ed by giving the children picnic in
Pett's woods. A good sized crowd was
in attendance and all enjoyed the
many good things provided for the
| table. Later a program was given
which the visitors greatly enjoyed. II
is regretted by the patrons of the
school that Miss Wilbur does not re-
turn for next year, having secured q
school much nearer her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mathison were
up from Woodbine Sunday to attend
the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Win
grove.
Misses Helen and Margaret Chris
Hansen were down from Denison for
J an over Sunday visit with their friends
Kathleen and Marguerite Luke.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. e. Mcbride went to
Dcnison Sunday to spend day or two
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. N.
Mcbride.
Mr.. and Mrs. George keairnes were
in Dunlap Friday evening to attend
the Rebekah play, 1.-THE Spinstcrs
Convention"
John Coon is having nice new barn
put up, Will Rule doing the work.
Art Randel was in Omaha last Fri
day to see his son, Roy, who lives in
Boyer township and who was operated
on the previous day. 1t will be re-
membered that Roy had a foot crushed
in gasoline engine accident about
the middle OF February, and the mem
Der has never healed properly and he
has had to use crutches since that
time. Many friends trust that Roy
may be permanently relieved. He will
probably have to stay there for three
months.
Miss Ithea Cummings, of Denison,
spent several days last week with her
friend, Mrs. Hugh Butterworth.
Morris Wilder is home from Ames,
where he graduated this year from
the State college in electrical and me-
chanical engineering.
Mrs. Frank HowOrth attended q
party in Denison last Friday.
Mrs. Tom Mccullough was in Den
ison Saturday shopping and visiting
relatives.
Miss Mabel Blackman and brother,
George, came down from Denison on
Saturday to visit their numerous
young friends northwest of town.
Mrs. O.. J. Judd was hostess to the
Priscilla club last Thursday afternoon.
The time was pleasantly spent with
fancy work and social conversation. A
delicious lunch was served. Mrs. c.
G. Antisdel, Mrs. Mark Norris and
Mrs. Willis Virgins, all OF Woodbine,
were out of town guests.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
.O'Meara will be grieved to learn of
the serious illness OF their two weeks
old baby boy, and sincerely trust that
the ailment may be overcome and the
little one spared to them.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. b. Bailey, of Dun
lap, and daughter, Mrs. Kate Schaefer,
who is visiting them, were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Howorth.
Father ]. II. Hansen was up from
Dunlap Sunday calling on parishion-
ers.
Leslie Holcomb met with a nerve
racking and dangerous experience the
latter part of the week while at work
with road grading gang near Ute.
Mr.. Holcomb is engineer of a traction
engine used for pulling the grader.
The outfit was to be moved across
the Soldier river and Mr.. Holcomb was
assured by the road superintendent
that the big bridge that spans the riv-
er was sufficiently strong to carry the
load. But when the engine reached
the middle of the bridge the span fell
without a moments warning into the
river, % feet below, carrying engine,
grader and water wagon with it. Mr..
Holcomb was in the cab of the engine
at the time How he escaped with his
life can hardly be figured out. Be-
sides the nervous shock occasioned by
the accident, he is suffering from an
injury to his back where he was hit