The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-19
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CHARTER OAK ITEMS
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sam PaSSman was business visit
Or in Sioux City Thursday.
Miss karger went to Coon Rapids
Friday evening to spend the week enc
with her people. She returned Mon
day morning in time for her work il
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Helvik and chill
dren came down from Mapleton Sun
day evening after spending a few
days visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown Romans autOed
over from DenisOn Sunday for visit
with relatives.
A company made up of Drs. Huber
and Thomson and Messrs. Borchert
Warehouse, Romans and Kirkpatrick
autOed to Blue Lake Saturday evening
for few days hunting and fishing
Part of the party returned Sunday af-
ternoon with a hundred ducks.
Leo Adams returned Sunday from
a two weeks visit with relatives in
Chicago.
Mesdames A. J. Mackey and Ross
Sheldon, of Denison, spent Sunday in
the Chas. Mackey home.
Miss Sophia Thomson went to Cor
rectiOnville Friday for visit with
her sister, Miss Bertha before return
ing to her school work at Des MOines.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wright and
little daughter returned to their home
in VermilliOn, S. d.. Saturday after a
visit with the lady's sister, Mrs II. H.
Sturges.
Miss Agnes McGrath went to Maple
ton Saturday morning for an over Sun
day visit with her mother. She re-
turned Sunday evening in order to be
ready to teach school Monday.
Mrs. Anna Todd and little daughter.
Eileen, returned to their home in TT.
Dodge Sunday after spending the week
in the VIM. Rae home.
Mr.. and Mrs. RachwitZ, of Denison.
spent Sunday in the Thos. Thomson
home.
The o. E. s. club met Wednesday
her home on Main street. Fourteen
house was beautifully decorated in
bowls of gold marisOlds were placed
throughout the rooms. In the dining
room ribbons of purple and gold ex-
tended from the chandelier to the cor
ners of the table in the center of
"HlEu was pluNCu d bpWl VI tuc
beautiful gold marigolds. Purple as
ters decorated the buffet and china
closet. After visiting and games q
delicious luncheon was served by the
hostess assisted by Mrs Huber and
Misses Jessie and Mabel Marshall Dur
ing the afternoon the club presented
Mrs. Citizens with a beautiful souve
mir spoon as a token of their esteem
To- hot do, ,tt
late hour the guests departed for their
homes, each one voting the afternoon
as one of the best lad this year
Dr. and Mrs. Waterhouse and daugh-
tes Lucille, were down from Maple.
to Sunday calling on old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Eaton, daugh-
ter. Agnes. and son, Francis, autoed
to Ute Sunday.
Miss Florence Mains, sister Of the
late l. A. Mains, and Mrs. Boiling
came from California Tuesday eve
ming for a visit with their relatives" in !
the Oak.
Misses Alma Jacobsen, Gusta Vogt |
and Anna Halstein left Tuesday for |
term in the normal college at Cedar |
Falls.
People in and around Charter Oak !
will be pleased to know that Bert Hell |
Vik has been reinStated as second |
trick operator at the station here. A |
few months ago q mistake was made !
in a train order that Mr.. Helvik copied |
and as a result the limited train due |
here at $50 nearly crashed into a !
freight train near Ute. nine miles west |
of Charter Oak. Mr.. Helvik proved to
the people here that the mistake was
no fault of his, but the mistake of the
conductor on the freight train. Mr..
Helvik told the conductor, prior to the
investigation of the mistake. that if he
could retain his position by Mr.. Hell
vik's discharge that he. Mr.. Helvik, /,
would 60 as the conductor had worked
sixteen years for his place. Mr.. Hell
vik was discharged after taking all
the responsibility on himself and
Charles Bristol given the position. A
petition from the local people, de-
handing Mr. Helvik's reinstatement
with back salary was sent in to Sioux
City. The petition was granted. Mr..
lIelvik came here four years ago and
has made many friends who were glad
to aid him by signing the petition The
chief dispatcher in a recent statement
Landed Mr.. Helvik's work while here
and pronounced him as one of the
most efficient operators on the divis-
ion.
Mrs. Will Kuhlman is enjoying 4
visit from her sister, Miss Caroline
Ostenkop, of Manning.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith, of Chica
go. have been visiting the Weed fam
lilies the past week.
On "Wednesday afternoon Miss Mar
tina Kock and Paul Christensen were
united in marriage at the st. John
Lutheran church. Rev. Amstein Off
ciating The bride looked lovely in
a dress of white satin serge and wore
a veil She carried bouquet of vel
low and white roses. She was attend
ed by her sister, Miss Laura KOck.
while Max Christensen acted as best
man. After the ceremony the bridal
party retired to the home of the
brides parents where a wedding feast
had been prepared. The young couple
will make their home on a farm east
of town.
Miss Laura Millman, of Vermilion,