The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-21
Bob parties are again in vogue.

Bob parties are again in vogue.
julius Harthun arrived in Denison
the first of the week for brief visit
with old friends. " a-> - 't
Mrs. Kate Christensen who return
ed Saturday from q weeks stay in
Chicago completed a course in cor
st fitting at the Gossard Corset fac
tory. Mrs. Christensen has charge
OF the corset department at the Bale
Brodersen store. asset
Mr.. Ed Phelan, of Omaha, is in Den
ison today at the letting Of the county
road work. Mr.. Phelan is contract
or. and only recently completed con-
siderable work Tor the Canadian Pa
cific railway in Canada.
Roy Gebert spent the past week in
Des, Moines visiting Earl Baum and
Harry Meyers, who are students at
Des Moines college. Before returning
home he spent a few days at lndianola
visiting his sister, Harriet, who Is at
tending Simpson college.
Chester McGrath, local agent for
the Bankers Life Insurance company
of Nebraska, is using space in this Is
sue Of the Review to advertise his
company. Mr.. McGrath has spent sew
eral years in the insurance business
and believes that the Bankers Life is
one of the best companies in the bust
ness. Note his advertisement in this
issue. .~.. ,.. <
We note in the news dispatch from
Ainsworth, Neb., printed in a recent
issue Of the World Herald that Mr..
Howard o. Wilson has been elected
cashier of the Brown County bank. To-
Gated at Long Pine. For seven years
Howard held the Office of county clerk
at Ainsworth. His. many Denison
friends will be pleased to learn OF the
fine position which has been rendered
him. t".. .- --,... = ~
The board of supervisors is in SEES
sion this afternoon for the purpose OF
receiving bids for county road work,
which will total close to half million
cubic yards. Several large contractors
have entered bids, but at the time OF
going to press the various work has
not. been awarded. This is the larg-
est amount of road work that will be
let at one time by any county IN the
state this year and Of course has at
tracted the attention Of some OF the
biz contractors. The members OF the
board anticipating that the letting Will
be at a very low figure.
John Silletto, Jr.. of Des Moines,
was in town last Wednesday visiting
his parents. John has recently pur-
chased an interest in a hardware store
at University Place, Des Moines, and
will now be in business for himself.
He has been interested in the hard
ware business for the past nine years
and is thoroughly familiar with every
phase of it, and has recently resigned
a position as manager Of the hardware
department for w. L. Spurrier, Jr. &
company. The new firm will be known
as the Schrader-Silletto Hardware
company. A'>
a We wish to call attention to the
statement Of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Savings bank located at Boyer,
which appears on another page in this
issue The statement is made to the
auditor OF state as required by law
and shows the condition of the bank
at the close OF business February 10Th.
This is the youngest banking institu-
ton of Crawford county. having been
in business now about year. During
that time the bank has shown heal
thy growth until the footings now total
almost 100000. Mr.. John A. Kovar
is the cashier OF the institution and
under his management it Is prosper
ing. Only recently the bank was
moved from temporary quarters into
a handsome brick structure which Is
fitted up with all of the modern fix
turea suitable for a business Of this
kind. No expense has been spared
in purchasing the best that the mar
ket affords and the people Of Boyer
and vicinity may we'll be proud Of
their bank.