The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-19

| MT anu MIS-. FRANK fIdTF, MrS. L.
D. Ley, Mr.. Dybbro, J. H. Hall and F.
w. Buncher autoed to Harlan Sunday,
where they spent the day with friends.
John Nehls is busy these fine days
erecting some new buildings on his
farm out in sections 3 and 4, NiShna-
botny township. He is building large
hog house and splendid cattle barn.
Miss Elina Nelson, a sister of Ed
Nelson, who has been visiting in Den
ison, returned to her home in Cali
fornia on Thursday. While this far
east Miss Nelson took occasion to go
to jamestown, N. Y. and visit sister
whom she had not seen for many
years.
George Boeck, living eight miles
south of DenisOn, is the pOssessOr Of
a new Victrola, purchased from e. C.
Chamberlin on Saturday last. The in
strument is one of the best Mr.. Cham
berlin sells, and no doubt the BOcck
family will greatly appreciate the fine
music rendered.
Il Fred Soehl, Of Guthrie, Okla. who
has been visiting his parents in Den
ison, returned home the latter part of
the week. While he was in this neigh
borhood he and his father. Peter
Soehl took occasion to make a trip
to the west, going to Seattle and 9th
err western points.
Mr.. and Mrs B. Brodersen and fam
lily motored to Camp Dodge last Fri
day, where they went to visit their
| son, Walter. a member Of Co. G, First
Battalion Engineering corps. Arriv-
ing there they found that Walter had
just been granted furlough, and he
came home with them and remained
until Monday morning.
! Ed Quade, wife and son, Leslie. of
Comfrey, Mimi, were in Denison on
Saturday last, driving down from
Stockholm township, where they had
visited with relatives. Mr.. Quade is
operating a farm of 100 acres in Min
nesota, and reports splendid crops
| this season. His oats threshed 60
bushels to the acre, and he says the
corn crop will be bumper.
| Fred Riclers and family, of Jackson
Center, We're in Denison Monday
transacting business and doing some
shopping. Mr. Rickers says the crops
in his vicinity are looking pretty well,
although the corn is somewhat UNI
even. Numerous real estate transac-
tons have taken place in and near
Jackson the past few weeks. some Of
| the land selling at seemingly eXOrbi- |
tant prices.
Alfred Wright is again connected |
with the Nicholson Ice & Produce |
company, acting in the capacity of |
manager and secretary of the cream |
cry department. The gravel pit at |
Boyer has been closed for this sea
son, or until next spring. This bust
ness has been very profitable to the |
owners the past season, and indica- |
tons are most favorable for next year. |
Mr.. Wright still maintained his inter
ests in the Nicholson Ice 4 Produce
company when he became postmaster |
and is now able to give his time to |
the company.
John Hugg, of the treasurers' office, |
returned last week from trip |
through South Dakota, where he has |
land interests. His farm is located |
in Charles Mix county, and consists |
Of 100 acres. He is at present having
new house built, and other smaller |
improvements made. The crops when
he left were fine, with every indica-
ton of bumper harvest. His broth
er, NJ. NJ, owns fine quarter in the
same section as that owned by John,
While in Dakota John visited at the
James Tranter home near Armour,
and found the Tranters all we'll and
prospecting. A visit was also made
with cousin. Walter Hugg, at Ethan,
and with Fred kusler and Harry
Lang at Geddys.
The children of Mrs. p H. Breen
rendered her a surprise on Sunday
evening. the occasion being her 10Th
birthday. Among the children pres
ent were Mrs. NJ J. Burke, Mrs. Sam
Mccullough, Mrs. Jim Collins. Mrs
VIM. Kraul and the two sons. John
and Mall. 1t was a happy event and
one in which Mrs. Breen entered into
with a vim equal to one of younger
children Mrs. Breen has lived in
DenisOn about ten years, occupying a
nice home on Dyer street. Prior to
moving to Denison she lived in Mil
ford township where she and her hus-
band resided for twenty-four years.
Mr.. Breen passed away some eleven
years ago.
For time Saturday noon the peO-
pie of DenisOn and vicinity were Civ
Ell a taste Of a practice so prevalent
in Europe, OF gazing into the sky i'll
search of invading air craft. About
1890 balloon passed over the city
and alighted on the Jacob Weiss farm
just at the outskirts Of the corpora
ton. The balloon was of the long
distance type and carried four passen-
gers, pilot and three students. 1t
started from FIT. Omaha at $50 in the
morning and sailed by way Of Persia,
and up over Buck Grove. The mon
ster airship was in charge of Lieu
tenant Frank w. Goodale, Of the avia-
ton corps, and he was accompanied
by Prvates E. L. Tomstem, Rea Muir
ply and V. B. Caldwell. The balloon
was of $4,000 cubic feet capacity and
when near Buck Grove reached a
height of 1000 feet. 1t was returned
to FIT. Omaha by express.
C. l.. Ducander, who returned from
Chicago last week where he had gone
on buying trip, states that the wool
and cotton markets are in a chaotic