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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
VAIL LADY IS
SEVERELY BURNED
Miss Florence Mitchell eurns Arm
of Hot Grease From Oven
When Attempting to Remove Pan
DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN HARrNET1
Doings Of Vail People During the
Past Week-Dr. /. e. Molseed in
An Omaha Hospital.

Miss Florence Mitchell had her arm
severely burned last Saturday while
trying to remove pan Of grease which
had caught fire in the oven at her
home. She is resting quite easily at
present, but nevertheless it is very
painful accident.
The remains OF John Hartnett, who
died at Clarinda Friday, arrived in
Vail Tuesday. Funeral services were
held at st. AIMS church Wednesday
morning, conducted by Rev. James
Murphy, followed by burial in st. AIMS
cemetery.
Misses Florence Vandesteeg, Clara
Krull, nellie Olson and Marian Short
spent Saturday in Denison.
Emmett Gallagher spent Sunday at
the Ed kalleen home near Denison.
Miss Regina Molseed spent Sunday
with friends near Denison.
NJ II. McGrath spent the first of this
week in Omaha on business.
Lawrence Guinan and Raymond
Mahlburg. of Dunlap, visited here re-
Gently with Mr.. and Mrs. John Walsh.
Frank North spens a few days the
past week at Lafayette, ILL.,, on bust
ness.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Houlihan and son. James,
We're over Sunday guests at the Frank
Fee home in Carroll.
Mearl Molseed spent couple of days
last week in Omaha with friends.
Miss Merle Harrington was Deni-
son visitor Saturday
Joe Duffy came down from Omaha
Saturday evening for an over Sunday
visit with his family.
J. Fl. kral was passenger to Deni-
son Monday.
Harry Allender and wife are now
nicely settled in the Mundy residence
on Warren and Salem streets.
Miss Margaret Flynn visited over
Sunday with friends in Carroll.
Miss Julia Sherwood, of Cottonwood
is. D.. is visiting here at the H. Nc;
Combs home and with other relatives
John Monaghan went to Omaha last
Thursday on business.
Mrs. Thos. FitZgibbOns was Deni
son visitor Thursday.
Miss Olga Wahlin came up from Ar
cadia Sunday for visit with her folks
Miss Margaret Regain spent Sunday
in Denison.
Charles Mccormick, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Mccormick, who is a stu
dent at Creighton law school in Qma
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
F,REAr WEST SIDE SUNDAY

West Side. Feb. Especial to the
Review)--A fire in the restaurant late
Sunday night called out the volunteer
fire department and for time it was
feared that the entire business section
would be wiped out. The fire laddies
fought valiantly, however, and man
aged to get the blaze under control be-
fore it spread to nearby buildings.
Flames were noticed in the res
taurant at about IL o'clock Sunday
night, but before it was discovered the
fire had gained considerable Roadway.
The entire ground floor was damaged
and all of the fixtures were total
loss. The exact cause of the fire is not
known. 1t is believed that insurance
will cover most of the loss,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
BRIDE VERY pRErr,Ly eowMEo
Mr.. AdoIph Winters and Miss Matilda
Broken Married in Denison on
Wednesday,, February I'd.

West Side, Feb. Especial to the
Review)-Adolph Winters and Miss
Matilda Brocksen were married at
Denison on Wednesday, February I'd.
at 8 o'clock in the morning at the Of
fee of Justice OF the Peace w. c. Roll
Inns. They were attended by Miss
Margaret Brocksen, sister of the
bride. and Mr.. William Meyers.
The bride was prettily gowned in
white crepe de chine dress trimmed
with shadow lace. The bridesmaid
wore a most becoming and pretty
frock of pink chiffon.
They left Denison on the 10 O'Clock
train, stopping off at Vail. where the
bridal party had their photographs
taken, and from there drove to the
home OF the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Gus Brocksen where, at 2 o'clock,
a sumptuous wedding dinner was
served. The Brocksen home was pref
tily decorated for the occasion. ferns
and pink carnations being used in pro-
fusion. Eighty-tive guests were in at
tendance at the dinner and all en-
joyed the most pleasant occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winters were the re-
cipients of many beautiful and useful
gifts.
The bride is well known in West
Side. having lived near this place for
many years. She is a young lady of
pleasing personality with many ster-
ling qualities and will no doubt prove
a good helpmate to the man Of her
choice. The groom was born and
reared near West Side and his friends
are numbered by his acquaintance
He is an Industrious young farmer Of
upright character and bound to make
q success in life. &
The happy young couple will reside
on the Winters farm two miles south
of this place.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09
DEATH ENTERS
west SIDE HOME
Fred Sierks Passes Away at Metho-
dist Hospital at Oes Moines Last
Wednesday Evening.
WAS Ill FOR SOME TIME
in 1892-Had Charge of Jewelry
Department Of Patterson Store

West Side, Feb. Especial to the
Review)-The death of Fred Sierks,
which occurred on Wednesday evening
February I'd. at the Methodist hospi-
tai at Des Moines. caused great sor-
row to the many friends residing at
this place. Mr.. Sierks had been in
poor health for some time and it was
believed that an operation would be
the means of his regaining his health.
The operation was performed at Des
Moines, but it seems that he was so
weakened by his long illness that he
was unable to regain his strength.
The remains were brought to West
Side Thursday evening and taken to
the Masonic hall.
Frederick Matthew Sierks was born
April Ia, 1892, on farm near West
Side. Here he was reared and in 1909.
with his parents and brother and sis
ter, moved to West Side, where he has
since resided. Since coming to West
Side the father passed away and lit
tie later the mother was called. Fred
had been in charge of the jewelry de-
partment of the Patterson drug store
for a number of years and had a host
Of friends in this locality. His ever
ready smile and pleasing personality
were source of great comfort to ey-
eryone with whom he came in contact
For the past few years he has been
in failing health, but no one supposed
that his condition was so serious I'M
til an operation was decided upon by
the family physician. He received the
best of care during his illness.
He leaves to mourn his death his
sister. Miss Anna. and one brother,
Will. besides his grandmother and
other relatives.
Funeral services We're held Sunday
at the Masonic hall and the Masons.
of which he was member. and the
order OF Eastern Star attended in a
body. A quartet by Mr.. Randall, Mrs.
Fl. A. Moeller and Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Dannett furnished some very beauti-
full selections.
Those from a distance in attend
ance at the funeral We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Smith and daughter. of Car
roll: Miss Emma Sierks. of Grinnell;
Will Sierks. Mrs. John Nieze and son.
Fred. of Grinnell: Hans Peterson and
daughter, Miss Mable, of Armour. S.
d.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

There is no danger OF President
Wilson's being impeached unless he
should veto the pork and pile billie.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

/ When favorable business news is
announced, the guileless public rushes
in to buy stocks. Then the insiders
who knew the good news long before
and sold out at top prices, proceed to
put the market down.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

If you should keep your mouth shut
the first time you buy an automobile.
the dealer may not discover that you
don't know the difference between the
spark plug and the chassis.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

THIS PAPER issued in
Two Sections; Section
one-Pages to to 0-Lo.
cal news, stories, CORE
spondence and Denison
locals.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

When the Weather Bureau predicts
a storm for to-day, the prudent man
begins to think he must hunt up that
lost umbrella for use day after to-
morrow.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

The minstrel shows again demon
strate how fine an ancient joke
sounds. when it is pronounced by a
man BACKED up with burnt cork and
plenty OF rouge on his lips.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-09

1t is considered unfair in basket
ball to slug the opponents when the
umpire is looking.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

The presidential succession Is fixed
by chapter Of the acts Of the Forty
ainth congress. first session. In case
OF removal DEATH resignation or in
ability Of both The president and ID"
vice president the secretary Of state
shall act as presidcnt~until the diSabi-
ily of the president on vice president
~ removed or president IS Gle tel.
Il there be no secretary of state t.ien
the secretary of the treasury will act
md the remainder Of the order Of sue
ossion is as follows The secretary of
war. attorney general. postmaster gen
eral. secretary Of the navy and sccre-
tary Of the interior The acting prcsl-
dent must, upon taking Office convene
congress. if not at that time IN scs-
son. In extraordinary session, giving
twenty days notice. This act applies
only to such cabinet officers as shah
have been confirmed by the senate aud
are eligible under the constitution to
the presidency.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19
TX or. Pistol csso I'M,

az short ra.i,c an eSpc.i VIII keep
y yam moving until h.S gan Is empty.
either by shootih" Ihrou.ii ii or sirk
ing the ground dire ily LJi9mieath H..
Ii ihe nature Of the gl0und Is right
this latter i-et..Cd riaEcs thc c;,n jump
ia the mir. the etIe lciny qaite spec
tacular. Bottles o. cans Grown IL the
air are not particularly Il iiicuii TO hit
if thrown 80 rs to make il rs easy as
possible for The shooter ana almost
any fair shot can put two bullets
through I'M old hat thrown in the air
before it reaches the ground.
In general tie secret Of hitting OBJ
Jects thrown ia the air is TO aim the
pistol underneath them and fire as the
Object is falling into the line of sight.
one really good at this class Of work
win throw al object into the air, draw
his pistol from the holster with the
same hand with which he threw aud
hit the object before it reaches the
ground. There are few who have the
speed to do this. however, Outing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

"Awfnlly sorry. old chap said the
host. greeting his guest, who had ar
rived for week end with the guns.
but shan't be able to come out to-
day However. a sportsman like you'll
lie able to set on Ivy yourself. 'Ere's
= gun and 'ere's bag o ferrets. Keep
well IN the wood and you ought L.
ave plenty OF sport
SO away went the cockney sports
man, gloriously aprayed in elaring Leg
rings. deer stalker and Norfolk jacket
At aboGt umpty-um p. M. the mighty
iuutor returned
Well, ovid y,a get on. ole chap?
asked his host
"Oh. grad Capital sport, Got any
nnre?'
amy more what?'
"N'hy. any more of those squirrel
Kings Won gave me- IA That Lag. we
',oi tia lot" I0nlon Mail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

Al the primary In Vermont the
pemoc 3tie candidate for senator re-
ceiycd much smaller vote than that
cast FOR the other candidates On his
party ticket apparently ebout 5000
Democrats voted in the Republican
sonetCrial primary, probably some of
them Tor Page and some OF them for
Fletcher This is condition that
ought net 70 he possible II govern
ment by party IS TO be continued, each
perty must be free to make its own
nominations unaffected by votes from
opposing parties. Bellows Falls
Time:
TLaorg aeaily the Times is correct
but with the tremendous increase in
independen; voting the theory OF party
government is aoi as strongly sustain
cd as il used to be- The Banner has
made sons effort TO find out the wish
es OF voters in this respect and is as
tonislel o fad the number who are
firmly and lrsnkly in favor OF the wide
open primary with the privilege Of
voting anywhere they choose en- any
ticket These voters are not the part
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19
Rheumatism Follows Exposure

In the rain all day is generally fol-
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other minor injuries to children are
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Get bottle today at your Druggist,
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

isans of either party but quite largely
among the large and growing number
who, while they may be nominally Re-
putlcans or Democrats. actually vote
with the widest range OF independence.
The Banner would like to have the
papers in other parts OF the state in
yestigate his matter in their sections
and see if thia situation is peculiar to
Bennington or whether It is really the
wish of a majority OF the voters that
they have the same latitude in the ri
mary that they have at eeot;on.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

cally makes him the next governor Of
Vermont Compare this with the
100000 which the successful candi-
date spent in 1892, and we have a
pretty gcol illustration OF the progress
Vermont has made in Kidding itself OF
the odinm OF bestowing high office on
the man with the largest bank account
The result o. the recent contest Tor
United States senator is another case
il point-FCrsenucs Enter prise
Ii is manifestly unfair to consider
Horace Graham's eXpense account as
OF any yalue as standard TO 80 by for
he had no opposition and therefore no
excuse to spend money. but after all
the returns are IL a.ter a primary or
an election isn't 1t fairly clear that ex-
lrayagant expenditure IA a political
campaign is gonerally moneJ thrown
Way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

The turmoil in Greece shows that
the nation is Miily evenly divided on
the war issue. We hear and read a
great deal about the power Of empsr-
ors. kings, kasers and presidents but
meme Of them have any powe. TO speak
OF nowadays unless they are working
in harmony with and with the support
of strong popular party u tire
Greeks were agreed TO any degree they
would be found arrayeI en- The side OF
their choice. Indications point to the
theory that the Greeks are about as di.
yided in their sympathy as though
they had a presidential election coming
next month
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19
Notice

The stockholders OF the BENIN Ton
& Glastonbury Company are hera5y
notified that special meeting of the
stockholders Of said company for the
election Of directors and other officers
of said company necessary to be elect
ed by the stockholders, VIII be held
at the First National Bank of North
Bennington, Vt. On Tuesday, the 9Th
day Of November, 1916 at ten o'clock
in tho forenoon.
o. NJ Barber, Clerk.
Dated North Bennington, VI, Oct. IA,
1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19
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.,l cycsocc NJ splrmc- If ], is left I'M
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screen J.. 20 cut q s'cer qf wire netting
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tcmwe to wires a,olrl the edgo Of
the latch Tor lair an inch or moro.
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pcoc of linen. Bend tAe rcsa'tins
prcntS e rirht angles and e. tho pa,ch
in place with The wire cuds ST king
ifirn1,h The sce ~ Press 'hc FGtch
fat asaiast tho larger su"facc then on
the other Sidc prcs' the cnds back 70
heir original POSITION This secures
the patch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

Thursday October 10, 1916.

Inexperienced people who write ad-
yertieements usually have their mind
on the main issue and often lose sight
OF some OF the lesser details. Then
If the newspaper prints the thing as
sent in folks Of course laugh at the
laundering editor The lollowing is
the copy Of a For Sale advertisement
received and printed b. the Mon
mouth, III, Review For sale--A
Guernsey COW, gives q good quantity
of milk, also, hay. fork, rope and pu!
legs and small refrigerator
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-19

1t cost Horace Graham only S2S.lS
TO get the nom lIa ION witch rractis
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-13

ST. Louis fans don't object to an
open~date now and then. They have
been known to go whole seasons at
a stretch without any baseball to
speak of.
The announcement that Jack Cur
ley has scored a hit in Buenos Aires
is not surprising. They like torea-
doris down there.
Even the weather-beaten tobacco
store redskins have to smile when
they contemplate the uprising of the
Cleveland Indians.
Billy Gibson threatens to take a
crew Of good Yankee fighters to
South America. He'd score an ever
lasting knockout by shipping a lot
of oUf heavyweights south-on one
way tickets.
Golf and fishing are sports in which
good lies improve your game.
Mickey Sheridan, Chicago, and
Jack Torres fought II rounds to
draw at Kansas City.
Willie Beecher and Hal Stewart
fought 10 fast rounds to a draw at
Dayton. Beecher forced the fighting
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-13
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

w. L. Pct. w. L. Pct.
Br'klyn IL 5 .688lCin'ti. =. II II 800
Boston. II 6 .667lPhila.. go Ala
Chicagd13 II .542IPittsb'h. GIG $50
StLouis u II .522N. York. 613 .316
American League
w. L. Pct. WI Pct.
Clevl'd. II 9 .654IBoston. u 13 .480
Wash'n IA 9 .6O9i Chicago II IS ~
N.YOrk. Is 10 .565ISt.Louis 814 1854
Detroit. 13 II .52OIPhila. 815 .348
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-13
BASEBALL SPORTS OF

HOME RUNS TO BE PLENTIFUL
IN NEXT FOUR DAYS
BY Mark Shields
Residents of Sheffield avenue
should dig themselves in and pre-
pare for a. terrific bOmbardment
within the next four days. They
should screen their windows in prep
aration for the onslaught that is
promised on the fronts of their
houses,
All because the New York Giants,
boasting a bevy of hitters who plug
Justify and frequently in the direction
of right field, will appear on the
North Side this afternoon and remain
for four afternoons. Boston scribes
who have seen the Giants in action
freely predicted that the right wall
will be a point of vantage to Nc
GTaw's people.
They picked Bennie Kauff, Robert
son and Larry Doyle as the fellows
who would shoot a few over the gar
den wall.
As the Cub players also have the,
range of the barrier, home runs
should be no treat to the North Side
fans I'M short time.
McGraw's people are coming here
trimming with confidence. They
have just taken four victories from
Pittsburgh, each being gained through
some very excellent pitching. AS
this department was the only one
that held the Giants back earlier in
the season, the task ahead of the
Cubs is no small one.
McGraws move yesterday in using
MathewsOn for six innings against
the Pirates may gum up a show that
was being talked Of for Monday.
There was agitation tn have MOrdp-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-13
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

National League.-Boston 8, Chi
cago 4; New York 8, Pittsburgh 2;
Philadelphia 5, st. Louis 4.
American League. - New York 2,
Chicago 0; Detroit 8, Philadelphia 6;
Washington 4, St Louis /; Cleveland
3, Boston 1.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-27

Miss Winnfred Richmond, who was
stricken suddenly with critical illness
on Tuesday, was taken 10 the sanato-
rum, and an operation was performed
which may save her life. Miss Rich
mond, it is thought, suffered severe
internal hemorrhage from the bursting
of a blood vessel, and the blood went
all through her system and ID became
necessary to remove this in order to save
her life. On Wednesday she was much
more comfortable, and more hopes were
entertained of her recovery.
Dr. A. c. Bailey, after being confined
TO his room for ten days by Illness, is
now able to be down stairs, and is max
ing good recovery.
Rev. and Mrs. w. +. Fowler, who have
been for the last six months with Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton Bowen, left on We'd
nesday, accompanied by Judge 0smond
Fowler of Wallingford, Conn, and Miss
M. l.. Prindell OF Bridgeport, Conn, for
West Haven, Conn. The pastor and
half-sister came up TO accompany Mrs.
Fowler, who is in very delicate health to
that place, she having been i'll all win
ter with heart trouble.
Silver Cross circle of Kings Daughters
held its regular meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Homer White on Tuesday after
noon with an attendance of l6. 1t was
reported at this time that the proceeds
of the late sale amounted to S65.
Levi Needham is again out, after his
several weeks illness, and is much inn
proved in health.
Mrs. Danforth came from Fabyans on
Wednesday for short stay with her
sister, Mrs. A. A. Priest.
The first ball game of the season was
held on the athletic park on Wednesday
afternoon, between the local team and
he state agricultural boys, and result
ID in victory for the latter, the score
being 5 to 6.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-27
SOUTH WALDEN

The spring term OF the South Walden
school viii commence on Monday, May l.
with the same teacher, Miss Ruth Love
Joy of Hardwick
Miss Anna Porter visited relatives in
town last Thursday.
Miss Glenna Perkins spent the week
end at home.
Miss Jennie Goodenough is working
at F. G.. Houston's in Hardwick.
Mrs. Brown of Westford came last
Thursday to spend several days with
her daughter, Mrs. G. j. Downer.
Miss Joyce Perkins of Hardwick was
a guest at the home OF her sister, Mrs.
Royce Talbot, Thursday and Friday.
Thomas Munson was visitor at G. j.
Downer's Sunday.
Miss Mildred Kittridge is assisting
Mrs. John Stevens. Mrs. Stevens is gain.
ing.
At the next regular meeting of Bell
grange Friday evening, May ), the first
and second degrees will be conferred on
eight candidates.