The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
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"Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Asa Ettleman was having den
tai work done in Dunlap Wednesday,
Relatives here received word last
week of the birth of a daughter to
Harry Davis and wife, of Mapleton.
Mrs. Davis will be remembered as
4, Miss Elizabeth Ebzery.
Mrs. w. A. Seemann was a shopper
in Denison Wednesday.
A miscellaneous shower was given
at the Albert Miller home last We'd
nesday in honor of Miss Lena Birk-
hofer. A goodly number were in at
tendance and the afternoon was very
pleasantly spent in a social way. The
home was lastly decorated in the
color scheme of yellow and white.
Light refreshments concluded the az
ternoOn and the guests after bestOw-
ing congratulations and best wishes
upon the bride to be departed for
their homes, having enjoyed themsel-
yes immensely. The guest of honor
received many beautiful and useful
gifts.
Carl Hansen who for the past sew
eral months has been employed as
Z !. c. telegraph operator at Hinton, has
been transferred to Denison. Last
week on Tuesday, he came down from
Hinton for short visit at the parental
Claus Hansen, home and left We'd
nesday evening to assume his work
4 at Denison. &-
Mrs. T. A. Beck came up from Coun-
Gil Bluffs Wednesday for weeks WIS.,
it at the home of her sister, Mrs. L..
s. Hatch. .e.. s,.
F. l.. Huffman and A. W.. Crouch
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day last week from Denison.
r. E.. Hoeffer and Linfred Ahart
have purchased new Fords of the
Houston agency here. gg #.3
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hopkins and
baby came over from Harlan Wednes-
day for visit with her sister, Mrs.
Dan Wingrove and family and also at
the home of their brother, Orvie b.
ham. s. -.
Miss Florence Miller entertained
her Sunday school class at Valen-
tine party Wednesday,. The after
noon was most delightfully."- passed
In playing games, etc. Two guessing |
contests in which prizes were award
ed also furnished much amusement. |
Clara Mae Munhey and Ruby Brown |
received the prizes each being award |.
ed pretty valentine. The rooms
we're nicely decorated with hearts.
Dainty refreshments very fittipgly
closed the pleasures Of the afternoon.
All reported jolly time.
Mrs May Ruddt and daughter, Ola
dys, and Mrs. L. c. Hatch and daugh-
ter, Lois, were Denison visitors one
day last week.
Mrs. B. G.,Lyman was down from
Carroll Wednesday visiting at the par
entail, ]. F Rudd home.
Mrs. F.: G. HoWOrth entertained her
friend, Miss Marie Daily, of Dunlap,
q couple of days the past week.
Mrs. w. L. Swatman returned the
first of the week to Omaha after a
y # e. several weeks e. the hssme ct
her; daughter. Mrs. Jess Agee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Crandall and
d. G. Virgins were among the county
seat callers Wednesday.
The regular meeting of the Stan
dard Bearers Of the Methodist church
was held at the home of Miss Fan
cheon Wiley, Wednesday night. A
large number about forty altold, were
present. Miss Helen Rule had charge
Of the lesson and conducted very
interesting study. After the lesson, a
social evening was enjoyed. Valen-
tine games we're played and in con-
test Of blowing hearts over string,
which was a book of Valentine verses.
It is needless to say that the occa-
sion proved a most pleasant one. At
the close of the evening, the company
was treated to delicious luncheon
served in Valentine hearts. The
guests then took their departure,
thanking the hostess for a very en-
joyable evening. 1<
Messrs. Pearl McElwain and Minnie
Birkhofer were in Denison one day
last week o. .r-
E Mrs. John Furne and baby were
down from Arion Wednesday visiting
at the home of her sister. Mrs. M. j.
Breen. asE. mi ~ l. .. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woolston, of
Denison, were guests at the Mott Nc
Henry home a few days the past
week. .a
The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist
church and a number of invited guests
enjoyed a Valentine party last We'd
nesday night at the home of Mrs.
Mary Harper. The evening was pass
ed in games and the like and very
nice time was had. Two guessing
contests were given in which Ralph
IgOu and the Misses Bertha TatrOe,
Ruth Lueck and Josephine Munsey
won prizes each being awarded a nice
Valentine. The home was prettily de-
corated with hearts. Very appetizing
refreshments rounded out the pleas
ures of the evening and the assem-
bly, broke up with much praise for
this popular and pleasant hostess.
Friday morning, Mrs. D. E. Brem-
ser left for Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
where she will join her husband who
has been there for the past two weeks.
They are to enjoy a visit at that
place with Rev. Joseph Stephen and
wife, formerly Of Dow City, but now
of Columbia, Mo. ~ i
M. A. Riley and family moved the
latter part of the week to the former
Ed Riddle farm which he purchased
last fall about one mile south of town.
The Riddle family have moved to the
place vacated by the Riley family,
Mr.. Riddle having taken the Riley
place on the deal made last fall.
4s @. j. O'Meara and wife were shop
pers in Denison Thursday. Sem
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