The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-10-31

| w. W" SoSCS 1OWd llldll was SC
lected, Claud r. Porter. He will &c
to Chicago to help in the nationwide
attempt to destroy the order.
| A Manning boy who is serving Un.
Gle Sam at Honolulu writes home that
a little fairy who resides in Indiana
got hold Of his address and has sent
him sweaters, tobacco and a IS money
order. This ought to help the enlist.
lment.
The Jefferson city fathers have pur.
chased chemical fire engine. 1t is
mounted upon Buick chassis and,
besides the chemical devices, contains
a rack for the fire hose. The old hand
hose cart and the bucket brigade have
become ancient Jefferson history.
Frank King, we'll known theatrical
man in Iowa and neighboring, states,
and the husband of that popular
actress, "Chic" Perkins, has leased
the Princess theater at Ida Grove.
Frank left the road" a few years ago
and has been in the moving picture
show business at Estherville.
Mrs. Ann Crilly. ninety years Of
age, has recently knit two pairs of
woolen socks for our soldier boys and
sent them to the Manson Red Cross
chapter. She is q resident of Calhoun
county. Knit and the world knits
with you, tat and you tat alone.
Scott Mcclure, Of the .Pomeroy Her
aid, has purchased an interest in the
Storm Lake Register, which is owned
by John r. Bell, and stock company
will be formed. Mr.. Bell will have the
business management and Mr.. Nc
Clure will look after the editorial de-
partment.
George Krosha, an 1S-months.old
Storm Lake boy. swallowed two one
and one-half inch safety. pins which
were linked together and open. Sever
al hours later the mother suspected
that the childs' suffering was caused
from swallowing the pins. He was
operated upon and the pins removed.
He has chance to recover.
Earl c. Bundy, who has been editor
Of the Carroll Times the past two
years, has purchased half interest
in the Madrid Register-News, located
in his old home town. The owners of
the Times will find it no easy task to
secure man to keep the Times up to
the standard Of perfection it has been
during the time Bro. Bundy has been
in charge of it.
The Lake City Graphic tells the fol-
lowing Ford story: George Miles, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Miles, was CON-
ing down the road at about fifteen
miles an hour in Ford Tuesday when
Ill at once he found he held the steer
ng wheel in his hand unattached to
he steering post. The wheel had
slipped off the post. The car immedi-
ately turned turtle. but young Miles
without scratch"
The first examination to fill the Of
Ice of postmaster in Sac county under
he new competitive civil service rule
will be held in Sac City on November
-4tl, when the vacancy at Auburn will
'e filled. The Auburn post Office has
,een vacant for more than year fol-
owing the death of Eugene Reardon,
md during the intervening time Miss
\. Reardon, his daughter, has been
lcting postmaster. The office carries
| yearly stipend of $11O0.
The Webster City Freeman reports
hat DR.. X. w. Max editor of the Fool
Killer, who has been in the Webster
county Jail at Ft. Dodge about three
weeks on a charge of writing seditious
'rticles in his magazine, has been re-
eased ON his own bond. He has been
II part of the time during his Jail sem
ence. DR.. Max was released upon
he advice of F. A. O'Connor and Seth
Thomas. United States district attor-
leys for the northern district of Iowa.
Ie signed his bond before U. S. Com
missioner James Martin.
Base burners may be driven from
sioux City homes this winter by an
cute shortage of hard coal, according
o Charles w. Forbes, member of the
Trades and Labor assembly's collect
We buying league, who has made de-
allied survey of the coal situation.
soft coal heaters may have to be
dopted where stoves are employed in
rivate residences, and houses equip
ed with hard coal furnaces may have
o be refitted with heaters burning soft
oal, unless reasonable amount of
coal is received soon.
However much we may regret the
ituation," says the Glidden Graphic, Ii