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Belgium 5 Return.

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h u.urn there was to be demanded Of
BlEsn only that she should refuse to
,s.n.. the Allies to cross Belgian soil,
As.h to move against Germany by the
nsas As. Germany used eighteen months
10 L tie grea; drive 20 Paris that was
checked I'D turned back at the Marine.
Belgium wald thus associate herself
fran hsg present champions reassert her
ssin to be regarded as neutral and enter
10 fgl possession Of sll her territory and
d! al her rights as d sovereign and indie
x,isli state which lapsed when the Ger
AIS oyerran the country.
Such possibility opens new and wide
.rlo,s Il is true that it comedies with
-:gsi reports that the Germans have
rsirsa yet another offensive in Northern
'a-.e and Belgian Flanders and are
'a.i 70 make a final drive for the Chan
49, ''' l-i0'e '''Oi' TO NaoA 'Aeii way "
.aiA This may prove 20 be true, and
q nnored negotiations with Belgium
'.'a out 70 nave 10 meaning On 'n's
De" = '1''7 'o attempt prophecy 0U'
'''-'''0A propose. mas su'ncien' JUS
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Belgian Interests
'rBGglun there can he no mistakine
z FAT that a treaty. Of peace with Ger
,cy separate treaty. which restored to
--g Albert his whole kingdom. together
II a'tain pecuniarv concessions or even
ga,., them u.b..,. -..,,.,,;-od po,o,iar ~.
cadence without other condition than
&a.Gum should close her frontiers to
~ Is well as German armies, would
"'''-y advantageous.
''ea at its most favorable possibility,
ne Allied side. the spring offensive
u aned the Germans ont Of France
oily result in making Belgium again
''Hls ground of all the great armies
& Western front. 4 pursuing Allied
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Alsace-Lorraine, and to do this it would
be necessary to break through the very
strong German lines that stretch from
Thionville and Metz to Strassburg and
thence. by the Vosges, to the Swiss from
tor
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PARADISE ITEMS.
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Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fox and daughter
Miss Ollie were callers at the county
seat on. Thursday. ,s, -. 81. IA
MisssLucy Healy is spending couple
Of weeks, at Lake Okoboji with rela:
tives. fSSs
Misses Agnes and Dollie Malone and
brother spent a pleasant day at the
Fred Wright home on Sunday.
The Nicholson brothers and Miss
Tuehla entertained a large. number Of
young people at their home Sunday at
ternon Those present ldeclaTed them
selves royalty entertained at this hos
pitable home. -s s. On. .- d.
Miss Myrtle Marks of Denison spent
q couple OF weeks with relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Miss Caroline PAIL of Denison was a
week end guest in the McCord home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeph Fienhold and
sons visited at the Milo Kelly home
near Arion Sunday. .-.......
Jas. Healy and family spent Sunday
1T the f. B. Healy home.
Miss Ada Mattson is spending a
couple of weeks at the home Of Oscar
Fienhold.
Mr.. and Mrs! John Rockwell enter
tanned her brother and family from
ONEIDA, Iowa. They made the trip over
land in their car.
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spend short time visiting friends and
looking after business interests.
Miss Veronica Adams left last week
for Charlton to resume her work.
Mrs. G. B. Coin returned Sunday
morning from Wheeling, W.. Va, where
she has spent the past two months Wis.
iting her son, DR.. Coin.
Mrs. Warren Brown left Wednesday
evening for Smith Center, kans., for a
visit with, her daughter.
Lew Colwell, former catcher for the
Oak baseball team, has been released
from his contract and has gone to
Yankton, S. D.
Miss Mildred Perry returned the lat.
ter part Of the week from her summer
visit with her sister in Omaha.
Fritz Neubaum came up from Wood
.bine for an over Sunday visit with his
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Probasco re.
turned Monday from Spirit Lake, where
they have been visiting their daughter.
Chas. Mackey has been visiting his
mother in Arion for several days.
Miss Laura Simmeonette came down
from Mapleton Saturday for visit
with her sister, Mrs. Helvik.
Miss Flo French is visiting her many
friends in Missouri during her vaca.
ton. ....
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NjsHNABOTNY ITEMS.



Mr.. and Mrs. Dedrich Vannier and
two sons spent several days the past
week at the Herman Sievers home.
Mrs. Henry Scheuerman spent a
couple of days the latter part OF the
week in Denison at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome DillavOu
James McGinn autoed to Carroll
to take in the sights at that city Tues
Gay and attend The Birth OF Nation
Herman Lockmiller and family spent
Sunday at the VIII Schneider home.
w. G. Mullenger and family went tc
Audubon Wednesday to attend the
wedding Of Miss Ethel Mullenger and
David Christensen.
Mrs. August Loewe spent a couple
Eof days the past week at the Fred Hast
home near Buck Grove. ..,.
Mrs. Francis McSorley and children
|autoed to Denison to see her father
Sunday and on their return called on
her brother, John Hasset and wife.
Mrs. Mary Scheuerman came out
Monday evening for a visit with hel
son Henry and wife.
Misses Ida and Ella HITLER were
guests of Ella Loewe Sunday.
+ Dave Comstock and sisters Mae and
Dollie spent Sunday at the lake.
Miss Luella Mundt was the guest OF
Miss Martha LentZ Sunday evening.
Hilda Lockmiller is spending severa
days with her aunt, Mrs August
Schultz.
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THOSE SUDDEN TWINGEs
Bring Suffering to Many Dcniso
Reader.


Pain is natures signal of distress.
A warning not to be ignored.
Those sharp twinges in the back
Those sudden, stabilize pains when
STOPPING ,-.sf. s..
Are frequent signs of kidney trouble
To remove kidney pains, you must
assist the kidneys.
Use a tested and proven kidney
remedy. -,
None more highly endorsed than
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Endorsed abroad; endorsed at home
Read Denison testimony. ... .ss,
Mrs. G. G. Frank, 214 L. Railroad
Ave-, Denison, says: II know Of moth.
ing better for kidney complaint than
Doan's Kidney Pills. They have done
me more good than any other medi.
cine. Sometimes l get almost past
going, as my back hurts me so much.
Whenever l stoop, get sharp twinges
across by loins and | am often dizzy.
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from
the Lamborn Drug Co., have always
relieved these ailments"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remcdy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Frank had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. :
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DOW CITY ITEMS {.
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Misses Minnie Voliersen and Grace
Edwards attended dance in kenWood
Saturday night. .-... . .......
Mrs Mable Shefford Of Foort Dodge
was visiting at the John Rudd home
one day last week. .a.st#. gr.:ssSI .g
Mrs. Marie Cheasboro is visiting rel
atives in Curly, Wyoming.
! Mrs. M. J. Breen leaves the latter
part of the week for Wetonka. South
Dakota for ten days visit with The
Joe Best family. IL.
| J. NJ. Goddard of Davenport was Wis
iting at the home of his cousin, E. V
Goddard and family, the first OF the
week.
| Mrs w. e. Fishel went to Maple
fton Sunday to visit a few days with
her sister, Mrs. Harker.
/ John Howorth sprained his ankle
quite badly last week while driving
cattle.
Miss Fern Farrelly who has been Wis
Lifting at the John Williamson home
several weeks returned to her home
| in Vail.
Harry Craw of Council Bluffs visited
with Wilbur Thomas Sunday.
/ Adelaide Potter spent Sunday with
Zonola McKelesen near Kenwood. vs.
Oliver Cook was quite sick severa
days last week but is reported to bt
getting along nicely now. ~
| Isaac Howorth and wife were dowl
from Denison Sunday. visiting at tn
Edmund Howorth home.
The corner stone of the new schoo
building will be laid August II by tht
Masonic lodge A splendid program has
been arranged and everyone should
plan to attend. The following lodges
Ihaye been invited: Magnolia lodge 1876
Charter Oak, 4O1, Woodbine Valley 23z
Missouri Valley. Hospitable. IA. Dun
lap, Devotion, 2S2, and Sylvan, 5O7 Of
Denison, Live Oak, SAB, Charter Oak
Setting Sun $40, West Side, Guardian
AL, Defiance. Golden Leaf, 595. Man
lilla Chrysolite, 400, Logan and also the
tSchleswig lodge. Judge Arthur of 10
Egan. John Cheney of Des Moines re
representative of the department OF pub
Ilic instruction, and Newton Parvin OIL
Cedar Rapids. Grand Secretary, Supt
f. N. Olry and Prof. w. c. VanNess OF
lDenison are among the speakers to be
tpresent. Music will be furnished by
1.-THE Dow City band and chorus. A large
lcrowd is expected. !.
Mrs. M. B. Bailey of Dunlap and
IShula Walker of Carson visited at the
Howorth home one day last week.
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BUCK GROVE ITEMS.
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Miss Margaret Finnigan is visiting
her brother, Tom Finnigan and family
at Harmon, Illinois.
Miss Josephine Smith. who has been
visiting her friend, Nora Finnigan fol
a couple of weeks, returned Friday tc
her home in Omaha.
Miss Mary Tate returned Monday
to take care of Mr.. White, after 9
weeks vacation, during which she went
to Des Moines to take the state exam
nation. a,@l
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Hams, Mrs. Lou
Use Arndt, with the Misses Marie anG
Jennie Pepper, Elsie Rath and Jay
Hemphill, also Messers Glenn Hemp
hill and Dean Hainsleft Sunday by the
auto route to spend a week at the
lakes. They have rented a cottage and
|are going to have a real vacation.
Mr. William Plagge and son, with 9
gentleman friend, autoed over Tuesday
from Denison. They took back sup
|ply of the famous Bonney honey with
them.
Bring your own container and gel
extracted honey, ten cents a pound
at the Bonney Apiary, Buck Grove, la
32-1t
Mr. Hoffman of Denison was bus
mess caller in town Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hemphill and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Brewster autOed to Den
|ison Saturday night to the show.
Several families spent Sunday at the
klakes from this vicinity, among them
Ben Quathener and family, who took
Mr.. Finnigan with them, Joe Shields
and family, Frank Suffer and family
and E. Stegeman and wife.
q, Will White and family of Sioux City
came Saturday for, an over, j Sunday
visit With his father, Mr.. Thomas
White, and his sister, Mrs. J. P. Welsh
and family.
Sunday as the school house, where
meetings are held, is undergoing lie
pairs. nj. j ~ : = &#
The photographers proposed strike
has been averted and the operators
ARE to get what they have asked for
Mr.. Morton, our agent here, says that
means raise in salary for him.
Cards from Mr.. McGreene and fam
lily, mailed at Butte, Montana. state
they are seeing the sights and having
a good time.
Mrs. p. F. Clinton returned home
from a hospital in Sioux City Sunday
where she has been for several weeks
following an operation. Her many
friends are pleased to see her home
again. ... ...t..
John Duff of near Denison was shak
ing hands with old friends on the
streets Friday.
Mr.. Ray Craig autoed up to Deloil
Sunday. .r. .'.tst
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DELo'T ITEMS.
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Henry Thompson won first prize il
1.-THE auto race at, Arion Saturday witt
his Haynes car. <:,s ig.$, 81, .S "A ! Is
Mrs. Fred Moeller s:isss very III at hel
home. Her many friends hope for
speedy recovery. .a' -l..
A number of Deloit citizens spen
/ part Of last week at Lake Okoboji
Those going were Mr.. and Mrs. Lac,
Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schiller, HI
man Newcom and family, Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Miller
and Mr.. and Mrs. Mearl Myers.
Mrs. Jas. Spence and son, Vernon
went overland in the car to their ne"
home at Alton last Thursday. Mr.
Spence had gone ahead with the house
hold goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luff Richardson wen
last week to Crescent to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frost.
{ Mr.. and Mrs. Chester McGrath ant
Fred True motored to Lake View tc
spend the day Sunday.
Milton Johnson and Tracy Jordan
have each purchased a new Overland
Several people from here attended
services at the l.. D. S. church in Deni
son Sunday afternoon, among the mum
Der being Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Winans, Lacy
Myers, e. X. Patchin, c. w. Whey and
Mr.. and Mrs Mearl Myers
Mrs. G. S. Jordan has been visiting
the past week with her daughter, Mrs
F. N. Barrett, near Denison.
Mrs T. c. Dobson and daughter and
Guy Johnson autoed to Lake View Sun
day afternoon.
Robbie McKim, of Des Moines, Wis
tied with relatives here last week.
Ray Winans, of Percival, visited rel
atives here last Wednesday.
Jas. Turner is building an addition
to his house.
Percy Brown and wife, of Dow City
have been visiting the past week at
tho Il. II. McKim home.
A crowd of boys from here went to
Lake View Sunday, among the number
being Glen Kelly, Ben Patrick, Fred
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-09
TEXAS AND PENNSYLVANIA,

The first distribution of money from
the federal treasury to the states fol
the construction of good roads is about
to be made. and by, the computation as
published the state of Pennsylvania
will get $23O644, while the state OF
Texas will receive $29t.9 27
Last year the state of Pennsylvania
contributed to the federal treasury in
corporation and income taxes, the sum
of $8I72,550.7S.I The state of Texas
contributed $1,57G127.07.
This year, under the presidents call
for troops to patrol the Mexican bord
err, the state of Pennsylvania sent H.,
600 men. The state Of Texas sent g.
500. Hs7
The, state Of Pennsylvania with all
its commerce and industry and tinan.
cial activity, has no branch Of the fed
eral reserve bank within its borders.
The state Of Texas has one.
The state of Pennsylvania has one
member of the presidents cabinet. The
state of Texas has two at present and
had q third.
The state of Pennsylvania has no
representative on the supreme court
bench The state of Texas has.
And yet there are democrats who
grow exceedingly angry when, anyone
remarks, even casually, that their party
is sectional. p
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Weber, Frank Priebs, Clifford Browne,
Don Wilkinson, Ray Streeter and Cal.
win Whey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe True and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson went to
Dunlap Sunday to visit at the Robt
Robertson home.
Mrs. Stanley Browne and daughter
Edna, were Denison shoppers Friday.
T. Fred Landon and John Cose attend.
ed the auto races in AriOn Saturday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. O'Banion and family,
of Woodbine, motored to Deloit Sun
day and spent the day with their son,
M. B. O'Banion, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cose spent Sun
day at the home of their daughter:
Mrs. Alfred Hutchinson. ''|
M. J. Turner and John Miller, of
Denison, attended services at the L.
d. S. church Sunday morning.
A good sized crowd witnessed the
ball game last Wednesday afternoon
between the Chicago Union Giants and
the home. The game resulted in a vic
tory for the former by score of to
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EcHARTER OAK ITEMS
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Miss Grace Mains returned Sunday
morning from Cedar Rapids, where she
has been visiting her brother and fam
fly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Amstein and
Mrs. Dustin went to Smithland Sunday
morning to spend the day. .......
Edna Baak was over from Ricketts,
Saturday calling on friends.
Miss Bethel Coin returned home on
Sunday from Des Moines, where she
had been attending school.
s Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Smith spent
several days in Omaha the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Bolien, of Los An
geles. Cali, came Saturday evening to
Miss Bertha Thomson left Sunday
evening for st. Louis.
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DUNLAP ITEMS.
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Mr. George Brown had an accident
turning home from chautauqua. In max
ing turn, the car upset, seriously in
juring Mrs. Brown. breaking her
shoulder and several ribs.
The people have been enjoying the
chautauqua the past week and have
had the pleasure of listening to some
very able addresses and lectures. The
work with the children has been car
ried on in much more systematic
manner this year than before The Chill
dren presented a pageant, Uncle Sans
Experience" near the close Of the chau
taugua The attendance has been good
and under the able supervision OF DR.
E. c. Newland. platform superintend
ent, the spirit is very good among the
people for another seasons work.
Another glorious rain visited this vi
entity Sunday night and 1t was a vel
come visitor as the dust was unbear
able.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Taylor and
children and Mesdames Bowman and
Edwards were Denison visitors one
day last week, making the trip BY auto
Mrs. Robert Moorehead and family
of South Omaha motored here to Wis
it relatives and attend chautauqua.
The rest room maintained by the
Woman's club at the park has been
greatly enjoyed by tired mothers and
Their children. .
Miss Henrietta Schmidt of Milwau
kee, who has been a guest at the r.
Wettingel home returned to her home
Saturday.
Al Burlington and family spent Sun
day here.
DIR. H. A. Cobb and family returned
Saturday from their Dakota trip.
w. A. ChauHcey and family are
pleasantly located in their fine new
home in the north part Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Howorth of Dow
City visited at the home of M. B. Baily
on Sunday.
The largest crowd of the season was
in the tent Sunday night to hear Mande
Sheerer in war Brides" followed by
DR.. Herbert in his strong lecture on
Ia Man Among New"
/ Miss Lottie Bixler of Dow City was
calling on friends for short time Sun
day. .a.. -. ...-....a
l.. X. Moore motored to Lake Okobo.
| il to spend Sunday and bring the fam
lily home with him. Vs. % ..- &
Father O'Connell is the guest of his
brother in Boone this week 1T
Mrs l. Wilson is visiting her sister
Mrs. Ellis of Ida Grove. .,.l.l..
I Mrs. H. I. Cecil returned Saturday
from Plattsmouth, Nebraska, where
she has been visiting. her parents.
1t is with regret that we learn of the
decision of L. NJ. Hunt to leave this
vicinity, having traded his farm for one
in Douglas township on which the sor
will live, Mr.. Hunt making his home In
Woodbine. 80 H.,
Lee Patricks Edwards celebrated his
sixth birthday Thursday by having q
party to which many little folks were
invited. &
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Some time3ago the war department
advertised for bids for furnishing the
government with about 100000 yards
of khaki duck, cotton cloth and mel
ton. Quite number of manufacture
crs sharpened their pencils and pro-
ceeded to make estimates of prices at
Which they could supply the United
States quartermaster with these goods
Conformable to regulations each bid
der had to furnish guaranty bond.
There is considerable work required
in submitting proposals to the govern.
ment for supplies. The bids for these
cloths were opened the latter part Of
July at the Schuykill arsenal. Now it
develops that all bids have been re.
jected because congress had made no
appropriation available for entering
into the contracts. This is just a lit
tie sample of the slipshod methods
with which the democratic administra-
ton handles government business.
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The Spencer News-Herald believes
that the railway trainmen, hazardous
as is their work. ought not to have to
work more than eight hours a day. 1t
also is; of the opinion that railroads can
afforti to pay the same wages for eight
ho,irs' work that they now pay for nine
and this with no increase in passenger
Or freight tariffs. Everything else is
going up. Why not cut the, time of the
worry day down." the' News-Herald
adds. r.- q i 's''
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-09

The Worcester Pressed Steel com.
spany is assured of full capacity opera.
etion for the next five months. The
company: has a war order from the
Russian government for 100000 one
pound shell cases and from the British
government for 100000 howitzer shell
cases. The one pound cases are for
use in rapid fire guns OF American
make. Democratic prosperity
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doubt it will be a treat to all attend.
ing. Make plans for attending this ser
vice.
Threshing commenced in this To-
cality and reports give yields from AZ
to IS bushels per acre, the quality be-
ing varied but satisfactory to the farm.
ers.
Rev. N. M. Morton and his brother
DR.. c. e. Morton returned on Friday
from their auto tour and visiting trip
in the state of Minnesota.
Miss Cora Eckman went to Omaha
Thursday afternoon for a short visit
returning on Friday, accompanied by
her mother, who has been spending
the past week in that city.
Richard Lillieholm and family and
| ed at the o. Il. Clausen home Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Peterson and Miss
Elsie Lindstrom arrived from Chicago
on Saturday afternoon for a visit at
the Mrs. S. A. Palm home. .''.~
From last weeks Svcnska American
sen published at Chicago, we CLEAN the
following account of a former pioneer
of this locality, residing for some four
teen years in old Kiron on the farm,
now owned by Mrs. Chas. A. Larson
Mr.. Lindblom, the fine old gentleman
will be remembered by many of our
| older people.
"John Olaf Lindblom died last week
at Portland, Oregon at the age of 81
years. During the past weeks he had
been taking electric treatments for
rheumatic trouble and in connection
with the electric applications, was be-
ing rubbed with gasoline. Dnring one
of tho treatments by a DR.. Harrison
a spark of electricity ignited the gaso
| line, receiving therefrom severe burns
which apparently fastened his death
He was born at Attmer SoclIen, Swed,
en-, came to America in 1862, locat.
| ing in Isantia county, Minnesota, tax.
ling a homestead near Cambridge. Dur
| ing , the Civil war he enlisted
i in the northern army, where he suffer.
ed the. hardships and priyations of
army life He served in the Hans Matt
sons, it being the third Minnesota
regiment. After the war, he remained
| in Minnesota until the year 1870
when he moved to Kiron, fourteen
years later locating at La Center
Washington, following the farming oc
cupation, owning fine 800 acre farm
During tho past eleven years, he re
sided in Portland where his aged days
were spent i'll peace and quictness at
the home of his daughter and her hu:;
band, Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson. He
was united in marriage on Il midsum
mcrs day in 1860, to Helena Daniclson
in Hassel, Sweden, and who died in
1895. lie is survived by one son, six
daughters, and twelve grandchildren
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-09

Does publicity of campaign contri
buttons mean that tho newspapers
must publish all the campaign poets
offer them? N-''. ".+'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-09

The only trouble with the present
British offensive is that they had to
give the enemy two years, notice be.
fore beginning it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-09

The rural credits bill, which the
president signed with so much eclat.
was drafted chiefly by w. w. Flanna-
gan, of Montciair, N. j., he being a
banker of wide experience and much
good sense-whicll he exercised to the
marked advantage of the Nbill as
against the wild and silly notions OF
the Joint committee of which he was
secretary and which took the credit for
the measure. In the natural order OF
things and under an administration
capable of recognizing merit and of re
Wardng, service, Mr. Flanagan would
have been named member of the rur.
al credits board-as indeed he hoped
to be. But he evidently does not pos.
;ess the requisite political backing or
else New Jersey must consider it's
quota filed by having the president
from that state, or something. At any
rate, Mr.. Flanagan was not named !;
and the gentlemen who were appoint,
ed, if VIC may judge by the prcss-no.
tees which Tumulty gave out with
their names, will probably be soon try
ing to get him to act as secretary of
their board SO that somebody in the
outfit may have some knowledge of
what is attempting to be done.