The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-06-13
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DEFIANCE ITEMS
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| Dedication services for the new
ICatholic church and school building
were held Wednesday, May 30, at tel
a. M. Bishop Bowling of Des Moine'
officiating. He was assisted by thu
resident pastor, Father Burkheiser ant
/ number of visiting priests, A elias!
of about twenty-five was confirmed
La. good sized crowd Twas present, bu
on account Of rain and bad roads, The
new building has two stories and base
ment, is electric lighted and steam
heated 1t is built OF brick and is 60
x 81 feet. The school rooms and
apartments for the sisters, who will
teach, are on the first floor and in
the hall drinking fountains for the
children have been placed. There are
two large rooms in the basement, one
to be used, for winter chapel and the
other for a library. Also a dining
room, kitchen and pantry for the
sisters. The second floor will be used
for church and has been fitted with
new alters, seats, etc.
Tuesday morning, June 5, at eight
O'Clock, Miss Mary Herman and Mr..
James Noonen were united in mar.
riage at the Catholic church. Rev.
Burkheiser performing the ceremony.
They were attended by Miss Helen
Noonen, sister of the groom and Bert
Herman, brother OF the bride. The
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs, Mat Herman and the groom
is the second soAepf MT.aand Mrs. Tom
NoOnenrsA treception for 'they imme!
date, rrelaatiyess and friends was held
TAT the home Of the BRIDES , parentsI
Hive miles northwest Of Defiance. The
yeuHg people. VIII make their home
near tftata6ta,l Nsblb,p oll a farm which
the groom and his brother, John, have
frented.a EFsC ..as 01q@I 81 : ~
+ O. f. Loehf,9 who was formerly en-
ployed lin JIM. Mayors meat market,
has rented the Downing hotel and is
now in possession. Mike Foxhoven has
moved his family from the hotel to
the house vacated by Mr.. Loehr and
family. .,.. t 49,.
Rev. .Scoggan will attend the dis.
trict convention of the Methodist
church at Randolph on Tuesday and
Wednesday and the District Epworth
League convention at Shenandoah
Thursday and Friday. From there he
will go to College Springs, his old
home, for few days visit with rel.
atives and friends.
Miss 10y Rubin, who has been teach.
ing school near Defiance, returned
Monday to the home of her parents
near Corning. s'NvA.''''.
T. w. Konkle has sold his residence
in the northeast part of town
to Mike Koboid. '..'. r. =" g.
i DrtV.TJ. Meyer returned Thursday
from visit with his brother in Pra.
que Okla. '2.N -, r.. +tP -
{ Mrs. Lyle Williams and children OF
SD, are visiting her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. G. M.fHannon.
i Misses Mildred and Evangeline
Francis of DesH Moines, are guests of
their aunt, Mrs! F.. M. Blakeslee.
y Mrs. "A. C. Weis went to Omaha Sun,
day to visit her husband in the''Iester
where he recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis 4.
William, Jr., and Burns Young OF
Omaha. spent Sunday with their par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Young,
s.. n .s.. g. a''=t gH d..
; Miss Anna Hall has returned from
Lansing. where she taught school the
past year, and will leave soon to at
tend summer school at Des Moines.
Jake Scheurmann was an over Sun
day visitor with his parents at Ross.