The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-17

charge OF the service. Rev. Williams
will make his home in Mapleton, hold
ing church services in Denison every
two weeks.
i. G. Chamberlin. the ieweler, has q
display window this week which is at
tracing considerable. attention. A
section of the window is being used
for the display of Ingersoll watches
and several hundred of these popular
timepieces are arranged in most at
tractive manner.
The pupils OF district No. Wash
ington township were very much sur
prised and well pleased when they
came to school Monday morning and
heard the monograph, which theil
teacher, Miss Marie Niewoehner, had
purcased for the school from the pro
ceeds of the box social, which was
given at the school late in December.
The Review is in receipt of an an.
nouncement of the birth OF a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Moenck at Ma.
quoketa on Sunday. February 9TH. Mr.
Moenck has many friends here in Den
ison, who will be pleased to learn OF
the new arrival Mr.. Moenck was en-
ployed for several years as window
trimmer at the Balle-Brodersen store.
DIR. Clyde H. Stouffer. of Gowrie, Ia,
has accepted position as assistant in
the dental office OF Dr.. J. C. Robinson.
DR.. Stouffer and family arrived in Den
ison last Thursday and will occupy
the residence of Ernest Sibbert after
March LIST. DIR. Stouffer is graduate
Of the Iowa State university and is a
man of pleasing personality and wide
experience in dentistry.
The Rebekah degree |. O. o. f. No.
42O he'll an enjoyable social evening
at the home OF Mrs. Fl. +. Bolton on
Monday evening. The feature of the
evening WAS the guessing of the names
OF ladies present who were masked.
Some OF the makeups were very clev-
err especially one OF colored gentle
man. The gentlemen OF the audience
were conspicuous by the absence OF
masks, but enjoyed the guessing. At
ter unmasking refreshments We're
after which the guests departed for
their homes voting the hostess royal
entertainer.
Mr.. Chas Bollen returned Sunday
from New York City. where he spent
several days purchasing goods for the
Bale BrodersOn store. Mr.. Bollen
states that he was able to purchase
goods at the same prices he did last
summer, but that wooden gods are som
higher on account OF the fact that Aus
trailian wool is not being SHIPPED to the
United States now. Australian wool
is the finest on the market and used
for mems suiting and in fact all the
better grades of WOODEN cloth. He says
that there is great quantity OF for
eign goods OIL hand in New York at
the present time.
The second floor OF the Boys store
is being completely remodeled this
week and is more or less torn up, but
when the work is finished it will be
great Improvement. Booths for dis
play of women's ready to wear gar
ments are being built and many new
new show cases and tables will be in
stalled SO that goods may be display
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second floor is being relecorated and
paperel and all the woodwork will be
in mahogany finish. The owners OF
this big store believe in keeping
abreast OF the times an their work
along this line is appreciated by their
many customers.
About forty members Of the Wood
man Circle and their friends gathered
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A.
Harding Tuesday evening, the occasion
being the anniversary OF
their wedding. The surprise was COM
plete, as Mr.. and Mrs. Harding had
been prevailed upon to 80 to the pic
ture show and when they returned
found the house had been taken pos.
session of. The evening was spent in
music and games. and Miss Lillian
Scott gave reading that was greatly
enjoyed. During the evening Mrs.
Geo. Sprecher, in very clear speech.
presented the bride and groom with
a beautiful bed spread set, for which
MI. Harding very nicely expressed
their appreciation. Refreshments were
then served and the company adjourn
ed ut late hour, wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding many more years of hap
pineSs.
Mr.. @. M. Dybbro, who has charge
OF the ladies ready TO wear depart
ment OF the Boys store, returned Fri
day morning, from New York City. at
which place lie spent ten days visit
ing the Wholesale houses, purchasing
his spring supply of garments. Mr..
Dybbro informs us that prices are
very reasonable this year and that he
was able to make purchases even low
or than u year ago. 'The conditions
are bad in New York at the present
time said Mr.. Dybbro, and the big
New York retail stores are certainly
feeling the effects OF the war and hard
times. Thousands OF men are out of
work and their families are being fed
by charitable Institutions Mr.. Dyb-
bro says THAT people in Iowa cannot
realize the effects of hard times such
as they have in New York at the pres
ent time.
When Rossini. the Italian composer.
who was noted for his plinctuality. WAS
director of the Theatre ltalien in Far
is he used to attend the rehear>;ils
every morning. Precisely us the clock
struck . lie came out of his house and