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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
Solomon Basford

The death Of Solomon 3asford, a re-
spected citizen Of this town, occurred
Friday, Aug. 4. at his home at the
Waverley, after long illness. His
age was 70 years. A widow, Adeline
(Jackman) Basford. and six sons,
Simeon Basford Of Albion, George Bas
ford, station agent at Lisbon Falls,
Charles and Arthur of Palmyra. Maui
rice Basford Of New Brunswick and
Archie, who recently moved here from
North Adams, Mass. The funeral SER
vices were held Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev. ]. H. Weed Of the
Methodist church offlciated. The inter-
ment was made at the village celne-
terry. Mr.. and Mrs. George Basford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Basford arrived
in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Givens left Sat-
urday for Chicago, where Mr.. Givens.
who is president Of the Maine Letter
Carriers Association, will attend the
National Letter Carriers convention
to be held in Chicago. Aug. 8. and
10. From Chicago they will 60 to Berk-
ley, Cal, for a months visit with Mrs.
Given's sister, j. Matt Gilman and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mathews and
Sumner McCausland were in Skowhe-
gan Saturday making the trip in the
Mathews automobile.
Mrs. S. c. Sturtevant returned FRI
day from a visit in Augusta with her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Forest Smith.
Mrs. Raleigh Whittier. chief opera
tor at the local telephone ONCE. Is taxi
ing a two-weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fuller and chill
dren, with their guests. Mr.. Fuller's
father, A. w. Fuller and sister. Mrs.
B. L. Richardson and DR.. Richardson,
all Of Gorham, n. H.. left Sunday by
automobile for Rockland, where they
will occupy a cottage for a week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

WHAT ABOUT RENTING
THAT SPARE RooM7 The in.
come it should yield may not be
lares-but even a few dollars each
week amount to . tidy sum in the
course Of . year. And there are
pleasant and agreeable people
looking for rooms. Usually a
classified advertisement will put
you in touch with them-especialiy
it you offer . ons-room homo IN
A DESIRABLE LOCALITY and
At q fair price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07
WANT 30 SELL A LOTT II

WANT 30 SELL A LOTT II
location and price are right, a real
estate lad" will find your buyer.
Sometimes . little keeping. at.it 10
required. The first publication Of
an advertisement does not always
bring the result. It's like any
other sort Of effort or enterprise.
Perseverance, always wins-and il
10 not often that you will be re-
quirsd to exercise q great deal Of
Il.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
DEATH OF
MRS, A.E. MEYERS
Entire Community Greatly Shocked at
Sudden Death Which Came on
Tuesday Afternoon.
REMAINS TAKEN TO osKALoosA
Healthy Baby Boy Born to Mrs
Meyers Shortly Before Her Death
Particularly Sad Affair.

The sudden death OF Mrs. A. b
Meyers, which occurred at the family
residence on East Broadway on Tues
day afternoon, has cast a gloom over
the entire community. Mrs. Mevers.
who has been in delicate condition
for the past few months. was taken i'll
Sunday and the premature birth of q
fine little baby boy caused her death
Last week she was able to be up town
and only last Saturday assisted her
husband at the bakery. where she
chatted with the customers and seem
ingly was in the best Of health. Sun
day morning she attended to the minor
household duties as usual and was III
the best of spirits, laughing and jok.
ing with her husband while they were
preparing the monday meal. She step,
ped out of the room and it was only
a few minutes later when Mr.. Meyers
heard her fall and found her lying
on the floor unconscious. Snpposins
that she had tainted he tenderly car,
ried her to bed. where he endeav-
ored to revive her, but failing in this
he summoned physician. but she
never regained consciousness. A doc.
tor and two trained nurses were in
constant attendance and everything
possible was done to save her, but all
to no avail, and she passed peace.
fully away yesterday forenoon. The
death of Mrs. Meyers is particularly
sad. inasmuch as she leaves a bright
healthy baby boy.
Ethel Maud Barrowman was born
June 26. 1889, at Oskaloosa, Iowa. be-
ing at the time Of her death 26 years.
II months and 16 days of age. When
only three years of age her father died
and three years later she, together
with her mother and sister, moved 10
Colorado, where they resided until the
death of Mrs. Barrowman. which oc-
Cured in August, 1907. Ethel returned
to Iowa after the death of her mother
and on June l, 1913. was united in
marriage to Mr.. A. e. Meyers. the we'd
ding being solemnized at Carroll. AS
bride and groom the happy young
couple moved to DenisOn shortly after.
ward Mr. Meyers purchasing the bak
cry of Mr.. j. Phil Jones. During her
short residence in Denison Mrs. Meyers
made many friends who were attract
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
GERMAN FLEET
May HAVE SAILED
Strong Offensive Reported Begun by
the Germans on Russian Army
Siavs OutWit the Turks.
GRAND DUKES DRIVE SURPRISE
Bombardment Of French Position in
the Avocourt Wood and About
Hill 204 Still Continues.

Paris. May 16-The bombardment
of the French position in the Avo
court wood and about Hill 304 still
continues. according to today's French
official report a weak German attack
with grenades northwest of Thiaumonl
farm was repulsed. In the Woevre
shelling is proceeding along the sec
tor at Elk and Moulainville. On the
rest of the front there is quiet.
The text of the statement follows:
"On the left bank OF the MeuSe there
was lively bombardment of our no
stions in the woods of Ayocourt and
near Hill S04. On the right bank a
small German hand grenade attack
pletely repulsed.
IN the Wouvre there was artillery
fighting in the sectors of Elk and Mou.
lainville.
The night on the rest of the front
was relatively calm"
News is awaited as to further move
ments Of the fleet of German battle,
ships reported last night to have left
Niel for Riga. Petrograd recently has
indicated expectation of powerful Of
fensive by the Germans against t;~>
Riga Dvinsl frontier.
Petrograd. May 16-Developing a
swift offensive movement in the ex-
treme south. the Russians have cross
ed the Persian frontier southwest CT
Lake Urumiah and are now within so
miles Of the main line of communca-
ton of the Aurkish army south OF Bag.
dad.
The Slavs have reached the region
of RoWanduZ. several miles inside the
Turkish frontier. They are marching
westward toward the ruins of ancient
Nineveh and the Mesopotamian city
OF Mosul. Unless speedily checked
by the Turks they will be threatening
to cut Off the Turkish forces holding
back the British at Kut-el-Amara with
in fortnight.
No development Of the grand dukes
successful offensive in the Caucus has
brought such surprise as the news OF
the appearance of another Russian
army near the Turks line of communi
cation. For several weeks the official
statements have been almost entirely
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

the building where visitors had an op
portunity Of having experts explain to
them the wares displayed. The Crystal
refrigerator display attracted cOnsid
cradle attention and Mr.. D. NJ. Potter
OF Lincoln, Neb., who was sent here
especially from the factory, demon
strated the different styles on display
These refrigerators are made entirely
of metal and enameled in white
Messrs. Savery & Mitchell are the To-
cal agents for this we'll known make
of refrigerator and wholesale them in
this territory as well. We are told
that several orders were booked dur.
in the day Mrs. Dewitt, Of ColfaX
was present and gave out samples of
the ColfaX mineral water from pret.
tily decorated booth. Fifty-tive gal.
Ions of mineral water were given ont
during the day. Another interesting
booth was that of the Welch Grape
Juice company who sent their repre-.
sentative, Mr.. c. l.. Potter, of iDes
Moines, to Denison to demonstrate at
the opening day. Ice cold grape juice
was given to each visitor. Mr.. c
Smith, of Chicago, assisted by Viola
Savery, Blanche Lorenzen and Margar.
let Flahive, was in charge of the soda:
water booth, where samples of the diff.
ferent extracts used in its manufac-
ture were displayed. Mr.. A. Penrith,
of Minneapolis, was in charge OF a
booth where samples of tame and wild
cherry ade were dispensed. The Cher
ry Blossom booth. in charge of Earl
Baum, proved one of the main attrac-
tions at the opening.
Hot biscuits, served in booth 10.
Gated on the second floor. proved to be
the main attraction for the ladies'
present and over 1900 were given out
during the day. The biscuits were
made from Fidelity -four. manufac-
tured by the Deud Milling company
here in Denison. S. & NJ maple syrup
was served with the biscuits and the
butter used was manufactured in the
plant of the Nicholson Ice & Produce
company. Sample 3 pound sacks Of
Fidelity flour were given to the WIS.,
itors.
In addition to the demonstration at
the bOttling works. invitations were eX
tended by the Nicholson Ice & Pro
duce company and the Doud Milling
company to visit their plants. and
scores of people availed themselves OF
this privilege.
At the Nicholson plant special guides
were on hand and guests were taken
through the immense plant They
were shown how the artificial ice is
manufactured from distilled water in
room that was actually 50 war that
it would seem an impossiblity. The
butter making department., cold stor-
age rooms, egg packing department,
etc. were thrown open to the public.
Mr.. r. l.. Fitch, local manager of
the Doud Milling company, estimated
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
DEMONSTRATION
Was Big SUCCESS
Despite Rainy Weather the Demon
stration Given Saturday at Bot
King Works Was Big Affair
MANY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE
Nicholson Ice & Produce Company
Doud Milling Company and Bot
tinq Works to Be Congratulated .

The formal opening and dem0nstra-
tion of the Denison bOttling works, held
last Saturday, was attended by fifteen
hundred people, Notwithstanding the
fact that the weather was anything but
desirable. People not only from Deni.
son, but from surrounding towns, Wis.
tied the fine new building on South
Main street where they had an oppor.
tunity of seeing soda water and in fact
all kinds of soft drinks manufactured.
In addition to inspecting the new plant
there were different booths arranged
throughout the building where repre-.
sentatives from factories demonstrated
goods which are handled by the Deni,
son bottling works.
A special invitation was extended
to the children to attend the opening
between the hours OF and IL in the
forenoon, and it is estimated that over
$50 little folks availed themselves of
the privilege. They were royalty en-
tertained while at the plant and the
method of manufacturing soda water
was explained and all showed keen in
terest in the machines which are used
Every child was given an ice cream
cone, the ice cream being manufac
tured by the Nicholson Ice & Produce
company, and they were allowed to
sample the different favored soda wa
ters. A whistle was presented to all
as a souvenir of the occasion.
The entire afternoon and evening
was devoted to the grownups who Wis
tied the plant in steady stream from
/ 80 o'clock until after 9 o'clock in
the evening. Many Of those present
had never before visited bottlnS
works and were surprised at the mag
nitude of the Denison plant. COmpe.
tent guides were on hand to escort
them through the fine new building
and explain in detail every department
of the business
The show room on the ground floor
was artistically decorated for the Oc.
casion and the beautiful soda fountain
was fitted lid with all of the soda wa
ter sundries wholesaled by Messrs.
Savery & Mitchell At small tables
in this room guests were served with
ice cream manufactured by the Mich
olson Ice & Produce company. Many
interesting booths were arranged in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
SAINTS CHURCH DEDICATED.
New Place of Worship Dedicated on
Sunday Last, EIIed J. A. Gillen
of Council Bluffs, Officiating

The new church editice of the Latter
Day Saints was dedicated last Sunday
services being held both in the after
noon and evening. Elder j. A. Gillen
of Council Bluffs. was present and
number We're present.
The new. church has only recently
been completed and is located on an
ideal site on East fremont street
Bishop Charles Hunt, together with To-
cal members of the church. raised the
necessary funds with which to build
the church, people Of Denison and
surrounding country donating literally
towards it,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
NEW TEACHERS ELECTED
Miss Pearl Wilson Elected Teacher
in Grades-Charies Helsley ard
Miss Gray Also Elected.

At special meeting of the school
board held one day last week several
teachers were elected to fill vacancies
in the grades and high school for the
coming school year. Miss Pearl vii
son. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D
Wilson. former residents of Denson
now residing at Ainsworth, Neb was
elected to position in the grades
Miss Wilson has been teaching for the
past few years and is especially well
fitted for the position here in Denison
Her many friends will be glad to learn
that she has accepted the position
Miss Dorothy Gray, of Omaha. former.
ly of Denison. was also elected to a
position in the grades. and Charles
Helsley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Helsley. has been rendered a position
on the high school faculty. Prof =
Tourtellote of Plymouth. was elected
to fill the vacancy of Prof. Albert
Weiss. who has resigned, and will
move to his farm southeast of Denison
next month. There are still two or
three more vacancies to be filled. bat
the board expects to have these filled
within the near future.
---------
The Beutel Hardware Store opened
for business last week in the old Nc.
Carthy building on Center Street and
already the new store is enjoying a
fine patronage. Mr.. Robert Beutel
who formerly had charge of the Boys
hardware department is the proprie-
tor of the new business enterprise
and doubtless he will make a success
of his undertaking. He purchased the
O'Meara stock of hardware at Dow
City two weeks ago and this was al
brought to Denison. The store is
modern in every respect, with fine
cabinets for everything in the build
er's line of hardware and the other
stock is nicely displayed so that Gus
toners will have no difficulty in find
ing anything they may desire. The
formal opening of this new store will
take place on Saturday of this week
and Mr.. Beutel is announcing this
fact in the paper this week. inviting
everyone to pay the store a visit.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

The Denison friends of Mrs. Olivette
Carr will be sorry to learn that she
was painfully injured in an automobile
accident at Champaign. ILL.,. last week.
She has been visiting there with her
SON Vernon. who is student at the
State University of Illinois. Mrs. Carr
was riding in taXicab and heavy
touring car, driven by one OF the
students. crashed into the vehicle In
which she was riding. Broken glass
from the windshield struck Mrs. Carr
about the head and face. infiictins
many bad cuts and bruises.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
JoHNsoNs SELL MARKET.
Economy Meat Market Into New
Hands, Messrs. Finn & Roberts
Now in Possession.

The Economy meat market. which
has been conducted for the past year
by w. E. Johnson and son, Phillip
was sold the first of the week to Mr.
Wilbur Roberts, of Dunlap, and Mr.
P. r. Finn. of this city. the purchas
ers taking possession OF the same on
Tuesday.
Mr. Roberts has been engaged in
the butcher business for number OF
years, first at Dunlap and for several
years was employed by Mr.. G. NJ Jen
sen in the Economy market in Deni.
son. He will have complete charge OF
the market and is busy this week reno
waiting the shop and getting every
thing in the best possible condition
Mr. Roberts is not a stranger in Den
isOn and doubtless the market under
his management will enjoy a large
patronage.
The Johnsons have not decided il
what business they will engage i'll the
future.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

ed by her bright and pleasant disposi
ton. Besides her devoted husband
and infant son, she leaves one sister
Mrs. c. NJ Hazard. of Arlington, Iowa
to mourn her death.
The sympathy of the entire commun
ity goes out to Mr.. Meyers in his be
reavement.
The remains were taken to Osk,,,
loosa this morning, where they will be
laid to rest in the cemetery beside her
father and mother.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
ARE0PLANEEXHI-
BITION PLANNED
Charter Oak Enthusiasts Arranging for
Fine Exhibition on Sunday, May
2Gth, at Charter Oak.
A BIG BASEBALL GAME ALSO
Charter Oak Will Cross Bats With
Fast Team From DunIap-Air-
ship Flight After Game.

Charter Oak, May 17-(Special to
the Review w)-Arrangem are being
completed for the first exhibition flight
of Charter Oaks new aerOplane and
according to present plans it will be
made a gala event in the history OF
Charter Oak. The exhibition flight
will be made on Sunday, May 2Sth, at
the ball park on the outskirts lof the
town.
A big ball game is scheduled for the
afternoon of May 2Sth with ,Dunlap's
fast team, the game to be called
promptly at 3 o'clock. Dunlap has a
fast team this year and the game with
Charter Oak promises to be speedy
one. Immediately after the ball game
LLOYD Williams will make flight i'll
the new aeroplane. Lloyd is now at
/ Eagle Grove. where he is being in.
structed by Mr.. Weeks, who manufac
tured the machine. in handling it. He
writes Charter Oak friends that he
has made numerous flights and that
the machine works perfectly.
The aeroplane was purchased by
stock company of Charter Oak people
from Mr. Weeks at cost OF $4,000,
and will be used for exhibition pur-
poses only. It is expected that the
laeroplane will be driven to Charter
Oak by Mr.. Weeks and Lloyd Williams
the fore part of next week. The aero
plane is no toy affair, being capable of
carrying two passengers and has an
eight cvlinder motor which develops
ninety horse power and will be capa-
Bile of travelling over sixty miles an
hour.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

silent on the progress of the Russian
force operating in the Lake Urumiah
district of Persia. When the curtain
OF secrecy was lifted the Russian army
was disclosed well across the Turkish
frontier and moving westward, appar,
emily without effective resistance.
That the grand duke has outwitted
the Turks and their German tutors is
the belief here.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

Mr.. George Nacvc reports tho sale
Of the W. j. Dwver homestead OF IL.
acres. located on the outskirts OF Me
dina. S. d.. which was owned by him
self and Mr.. Carl Gronau. The land
was sold to w. F. Andres for con
sderation of $1,000. Messrs. Naeve
and Granau reserved 15 acres in
which is located fine gravel pit.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
In Our Dry Goods.

value. II yards for Sl.0O
100 yards of mercerized dam
ask table linen. Shown mostly
i'll dice and striped patterns. 5
yards for Sl.0O
Glenriddle bed spreads. ReSu-
lar Sl.5O value. Priced at Sl.OO
each.
Ladies' fibre silk hose. SOC val
ues. Colors are black, gold. gray
and champagne. 3 pairs for Sl.OO
Ladies black cotton hose. MI
sizes. l5c value. II pairs for 81.
Mohawk bed sheets. Size 81
by % inches. Spoke stitched and
torn sheet. $50 grade priced at
81 90
Unbleached muslin. ,'o-inch
width. I l-2c valrc. Priced at
20 yards for S1.OO One lot to
each customer.
Cotton tissues. S6-inch width.
20 patterns to select from. 25c
grade. 6 yards for Sl.OO
15c grade floral lawns. 2z-inch
width. II yards for Sl.OO
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

Continued on Page Three)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
UMBRELLAS.

In fancy, straight and bent han
dies. I rib. Substantial twill Gov
er. $l.5O value. Priced at Sl.OO
Red Seal zephyr gingham. 25
patterns to select from. II l-2c
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

The well-known Wirthmor
Waists at $1.OO. .Wirthmor Waist
have raised the standard OF waists
selling at S1.OO. Made only in
good materials in styles that arc
up-to-thc-minute. Priced at 81 90
each.
12O HIGH GRADE STREET
DRESSES.
Made up OF floral and striped
lawns. fancy ginghams and voiles.
All OF the season new creations.
lust received. The lot features
and white novelties and floral ef-
the new awning stripes. black
lccts. together with all the new
colorcd stripes. This is special
lot offered for this week only at
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

Extra neaVy tuD SILKS. Nlluicr
Of any pattern left. S2-inch width.
MI this seasons patterns arc
shown. Regular 81 80 value. Pric-
ed at 100 yard.
Tub silks. 56-inch width. 80
per cent silk. Regular 75c grade.
? Yards for S1.OO
200 yards of all silk chiffon pop
lin with satin stripe or in beautiful
floral designs. Regular Sis val
ues. Colors are navy, copenhaS-
ell. sand and old rose. Priced at
$1.O0 yard.
$1.25 silks, shown in chiffon tai
ietaS. striped and plaid, and dot
ted foulards. Widths are - 10
20 inches. Priced. including four
5O-yard spools of silk or four 100
yard spools of cotton at Sl0O
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17
WOLFE CURTAINS.

S1.:5O values. In ecru and white
50 inch width. 2 IA yards long.
Readv-to-llans. Priced at, Sl.O0
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

Sizes s to II years. Not dress
in this lot is worth less than ST.
20. and values to $500 and S2.5C
are included. Your choice at 81.
No returns or approvals.
Ready to Wear DEPARTING nk-2d Floor.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-17

er shirts or drawers.
Mems $500 Gordon felt hats
All new summer styles. Priced
at Sl.OO each.
Children's shoes. Sizes 6 to
II l-2. Shoes i'll this offering sold
regularly as high as Sis. Priced
at sl.OO pair.
Gymnasium shoes. Mems, wo-
mems and boys. Sizes II l-2 to :.
Sis value priced at Sl.OO pair.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
Wives.

Wives are useful and respected
members of society who are allowed
to do housework for a living. They
are also allowed to bask in new
clothes every spring and fall, at so
much per bask. Some wives do more
basking than baking, but the majority
work harder than section foreman
after a cloudburst.
Wives are secured by means of the
marriage contract, which ties them
vocabulary free to roam at will.
Tyrant man has never found sue
cessful means of quelling the turbu-
lent vocabulary of wife who looks
back upon the men she might have
had and then begins to- compare them
out loud with what she got. This is
one of the most painful experiences
in married life, and causes the proud,
Lastilian spirit of a self-respecting
husband to droop and wither like a
frosted cucumber vine.
For hundreds of years prior to the
christian era wives were counted as
household goods and could be mort
gagged for about the same amount as
secondhand cook stove. There was
very little social etiquette in those
days, and the ancient Roman could go
down town any Saturday afternoon
and buy five or six wives with good
teeth for $2.49. How painful it must
have been to become the bride of
some alcoholic, red nosed Roman to
whom one had never been introduce
ed! 1t is said that Rameses the Great
had 9,4O0 wives, no two of whom
were alike, which probably accounts
for the sad, drawn expression which
travellers have observed protruding
from his mummy
There has been great and melan-
cholly change since Rameses' time.
Nowadays man who has one wife