The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-08-11
KIRON MEETINGS
COME TO CLOSE
Rev. Clifford, Who Has Conducted
Baptist Meetings, ForcefuI Speak
cr-Attendance Was Fair.
MAYOR HoAGLuND's ASSISTANT
School Board Awards Contract for
Furnishing New School Build
ing to Ciauson Brothers.

Rev. Clifford closes his two weeks
services of evangelistical meetings at
the Baptist church on Sunday night.
These meetings have been fairly well
attended, but should have been bet
ter attended, and more interest taken
by Kiron and surrounding. Rev. Cliff.
ford is a splendid speaker and pre-
sents the gospel truth in a manner
that placed every listener up against
the plain, forcible facts. While the visi.
Bile results were not what were hoped
for, nevertheless the convincing facts
placed upon the people should have
and will have returns either for q
| blessing or the opposite in the mea
| sure that tho ,Imeatiaas- arc .haadad.
Our honorable mayor !. F.. Hoag
lund. has had a most strenuous time
| to attend the the mayors duty. the
| management OF the Farmers Lumber
Yard, and president of the new school
finally decided that he must have an
assistant and hired permanently the
the little fellow that made applica.
ton for the job of Monday morning.
Dad Hoaglund came up town with his
countenance all aglow with smiling,
because mamma and the boy are get
ting along very fine, while Dad s con-
diton at present priting, though con-
sidered very serious his friends are
entertaining good hopes. Here's CON
gratulations.
B. A. Samuelson returned Saturday
from business trip to WorthingtOn,
Mimi, and Spencer and Sioux Falls.
S. ID. He reports crops as medium,
but far behind what they are here.
Rudolph Nordell came to Kiron Sat
urday to remain week visiting at the
parental home and with his many
friends in and around kiron, who are
pleased to meet him. Rudolph holds
the position of assistant cashier in
a bank at Creighton. Neb.
A large stack of hay put up south
west of town on the V. e. Michaelson
farm caught fire Sunday and burned
The large quantity of hay in the
stack was not sufficiently dry when
put up and spontaneous combustion
is attributed as the cause of the fire.
Elias Nelson, of Ida county, spent
Sunday in kiron attending services
and greeting old acquaintances.
Rev. August Modig, pastor of the
Free Mission Church at Boone, Ia
will preach at the Mission Church
next Sunday morning and evening
The services will be held in the Swed
ish language. Rev. Modig is an inter
esting and earnest speaker, and it is
| with pleasure that he will be listened
to.
Ruth, the eight year old daughter
of Mrs. Alfred Tellgren, was taken
sick last week with an attack OF
appendicitis, and was taken to the
Ida Grove hospital on Friday, where
she underwent an operation, and from
latest reports is doing fine on her re-
covery from the ordeal. Her mother
| is with her at the hospital. z. r. Clau
sen, Eldred Larsen, and Miss Esther
Anderson, who accompanied them tC
the hospital returned home in the eve
ming.
| The Lutheran Sewing Circle met on
| Thursday afternoon at the home OF
G. A. Norelius. The weather being fine
very large number attended, which
were joyfully entertained by Mrs Nor
elius and her daughters.
Grandpa Lindblad has been con
fined to his bed for the past two weeks
by a spell of weakness. He will sooi
celebrate his Goth birthday if he lives
and has retained his vitality and
spryness wonderfully, when his age
| is considered.
| On Friday evening shortly after sin
o'clock the fire bell summoned the
fire department to eXtinguish blaZe
that had been started in the shet
back of the store building occupied by
the Clausen Bros. Furniture. Small
boys and matches evidently caused
the blaze. The flames which had gain
ed good Roadway were quickly eX
tinguished.
The stork made visit in tow