The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-24

tie concern. The waters have cut sucl
a deep ditch, and the banks cave prett.
badly also.
Elder ]. B. Wildermuth. of Harlan
is secluded to open series OF meet
ings here in the l.. d. S. church mex
Sunday. Elder Wildermuth has hell
meetings here before ami is grea
favorite among the people of that de
nomination.
Will Healy is back from his bushes!
trip to Sioux City.
Mrs. Ed. Johnson went to Council
Bluffs Friday afternoon for couple o
days visit with relatives.
John Egan shipped three cars of fa
cattle to the Chicago market the frs
of the week.
Word comes from Kanses concern
ing the illness of Mrs. John Creag
en-, a former resident of Dow City
She has moved from Hutchinson to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Norman
Cherryvale. where she is being cared
for. The lady is suffering from loco
motor ataXia, and is helpless except in
the use OF her hands. Her numerous
friends will regret to learn OF her at
Fiction, but are glad to know that she
is in such good hands.
Mrs. ALDER Loring was wishing friends
in Denison Monday.
Miss Emma Wilbur, who teaches in
the Pelt district, was in Dunlap Satur.
day.
Jack Scott, one OF our popular auto
dealers, was in Omaha Wednesday and
Thursday attending the big auto show.
The members OF Mineral Park Camp
No. 2043, Royal Neighbors OF America
are planning on celebrating the fit.
teenth anniversary OF its organization
next Tuesday afternoon, March End,
and are planning on having a big feed
and social time. The affair will take
the form OF a family picnic. A fine
time is anticipated.
The children, grand children and
great grand children OF Uncle John and
Aunt Serelda Rudd gathered at their
home last Saturday evening with we'll
filled baskets to have supper tOgeth.
er. Scads of good things had been pre-.
pared, and everybody present did am
pie justice to the feast Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudd are among our Oldest citizens,
and are held in the highest respect by
all who know them, all their descend.
ents not excepted. ALI love them for
their worth, and it is a great pleasure
to their hearts to have their kinsfolk
gather in as their guests. We trust
they may have many more such re-
minders OF their childrens' favor.
The new engine in the light plant
was tried out last week and proved to
be not quite right. AS to whether
there is something wrong with the con.
struction or whether it is on account Of
the setting, we are not informed. Two
experts did the testing, and they were
unable to diagnose the trouble. OF
course it will not be accepted until it
has proven its worth. 1t is hoped the
trouble may be located soon and prop
erly adjusted.
G. l.. Rudd has launched out into ce.
scale than he has heretofore attempt
ted. Last week he secured contract
for the construction OF eleven cement
culverts, all to be located within four
miles of Dow City. The work will be
commenced as soon as the weather will
permit. Mr.. Rudd has an excellent
equipment for this sort of work. The
different pieces handled the past year
have given the best of satisfaction, and
there is no doubt but that the board
will be more than satisfied with the
| IL AZ UnI y1yil1 t,,r n,,t Tho
tract was let by bid.
A company came down from the Den
ison Normal school last Thursday eve
ming and put ON the play, Fanny and
the Servant Problem" Their coming
had not been advertised to any great
extent and many of our people were
not aware that there was play billed
I, for that. night. Thus their audience
was small. but those attending pro.
nounce it good. In finances, they
played about even.
The ice breaking up in the Boyer
river and adjacent streams has caused
no small amount OF trouble the past
week. Gorges have formed that have
caused the back water to overflow the
| Illus, IuAuy uuuuIcus VI tlSlCo uCtu6
submerged. The roads into town were
impossible on this account. On ac'
count of the river bed being laid out
by man in this section, (the dredge cut
ting new channeD the ground is low.
er distance from the river than near
it. and thus the water uid not drain
away after the gorges went out The
ditch, however, is plenty big enough
to carry away all the water coming
down it, if given a fair chance. The
trouble is similar on nearly all other
streams.
On account of troubles from water
ETC., on their line, the Milwaukee rail
road has been running its trains over
the Northwestern, by way OF Arion
Missouri Valley and Sioux City.
| Several more cars OF the Lake View
ice have come in the past week and
were hauled and packed despite the
heavy roads and rainy weather. Bu,
many have secured no ice at all.
| Charley Miller has given up his work