The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-03-15
Home TALENT
PLAY SUCCESS
Arion Citizens Pack the Play House
to Witness Home Talent Produc-
ton "Tompkin's Hired Man."
DEATH OF HERNADINE WADE
Medical Assistance and the Best OF
Nursing Prove Unavailin1 and
Life Departs March 9Th.

e Medical Assistance and the Best o
: Nursing Prove Unavailing and
Life Departs March 9th.
:. The play "rompkin's Hired Man.
y which was presented at the Woodmal
hall by home talent, was certainly ap
preciated by an audience that packed
l. the house When the curtain rose ;
room in farm house was shown thai
looked like home. The picture was
:, finished by father and mother, por
trayed to the life by.M. NJ. Remey ant
: Miss Massman. Daughter Louise
played by Miss Grace Butler, has Civ
en- her heart to poor but good looking
John Remington, played by Guild
Evans. who goes to the city to make
money so they can be married. From
the city comes a forged letter telling
of his engagement to the daughter OF
his employer and Louise. with a break
ing heart. gives her promise to marry
Sylvanus Simpson, whose apparent
recommendation for girls husband
is that his fine farm Joins the home
stead and. the family is well pleased.
Daughter Julia, played by Mrs. o. w.
Nelson. finds some papers in the attic
that threaten to wreck the home, but
an explanation by Dixie, the model
hired man, played by Ernest Ludwig
averts the misunderstanding. John
comes from the city with niece Ruth.
played by Miss Flossie Phillips, de-
mics the forgery and right and love tri-
umph as is usual upon the stage
Warne Roberts as Jerry and Ernest
Ludwig as Dixie won hearty laughter.
Every character, was we'll played and
the audience was enthusiastic in ap.
iprOval.
Miss Grace Butler was Denison
shopper Wednesday,.
Bert Stilson was up from Missouri
Valley Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Acker, of Omaha,
have moved to the farm south of here
owned by his aunt, Mrs. Hudson
Downs, and will farm this year.
Mrs. Allen, OF Blair. Neb., is visit
! ing her daughter. Mrs. Ernest Ludwig.
At the school election Monday Dean
Talcott was elected director.
Mrs. Arthur Brown, Of Dow City
came to spend Sunday in Arion.
The battle fought for the life OF lit.
tie Bernadine Wade was lost. Her
illness began with measles soon after
Christmas and complications set IN
The physician had specialists come
from Council Bluffs for consultation
and a trained nurse gave constant at
tention1 Nothing that medicine or
nursing could do was left undone. but
tile little life could not be saved.
Ethel Bernadine Wade was born at
Glen. Ellen on Oct. 5, 1912, and died
at Arion on March 8. 1916. The fun.
eral was held at the home Sunday at
noon. Misses Grace Butler. and Paul,
line Palmer and Messrs. NJ. M. Remey
and N. F. Stilson sang Looking This
WAY" and Safe in the Arms OF
Jesus" and Rev. J. H. Priestley spoke
words of comfort. The funeral was
concluded at Woodbine and burial
was in the Nelson family lot. Rev.
! Priestley. the pail bearers, Allen
Dodge, P. M. Dodge, ]. D. Talcott
and NJ NJ. Remey. and Mrs. Percy
Dodge and Mr.. and Mrs. Stilson went
with the relatives to Woodbine. All
acquainted with Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
extend sympathy.
j Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Nelson, OF Mis-
souri, Valley; Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. DICK
.:ierson. of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. }.
r. Burch. of Newmans Grove. Neb'
and Mrs. Mary Wade, OF Allen. Neb.
came to attend the funeral OF little
Bernadine Wade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Garrett are both
livery i'll with pneumonia and trained
nurse is taking care OF them.
i Mrs, Gus Retman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Retman and Floyd Weber, OF Deni-
son, spent Sunday at the Milo Kelly
home.
i Knute Matson was elected director
in the district north of town. Miss
Marjorie Bryan is teaching the spring
term of school.
i +. NJ. Kennedy, of Logan, who had
ibeen to Vermillion, S. D., to visit his
daughter, stopped at Aron for short
visit with relatives Tuesday
! Ira Gillmor and L. N. Howorth ship
ped cattle Monday.
i The town council held meetings
lately. The most important question
now before the council is the power
for electric lighting which is not yet
decided.
Mrs. A. H. Nichols and son, Guild
Evans, went to Omaha last week to
J, meet DIR. Frank Evans, who was on
Ibis way west from business trip to
dakota. Guild will have considerable
land in wheat this year on his ranch
near American Falls, Idaho.
] Mrs V. l'alcott was taken quite
\ sick last week. She seemed better
i Saturday and Sunday, but a change
for the worse came Monday, which
developed into pneumonia. Her sons,
Drs j. M and d. ID. Talcott, of Croft