The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-26

Ger Friday to spend her vacation al
her home there.
Mrs. Fl. G. Scott was again taken III
last week and a trained nurse has
been secured to care for her
Floyd and Merrill Sharp and John
Bahr came home Saturday from Camp
Dodge and remained until after Christ
mas. The boys had quite time
reaching here as they were compelled
to travel in automobiles. not being per.
mitted to ride in steam-heated cars
They also returned overland.
The A. A. Birkhofer family have
moved and are now nicely settled in
their fine new home which was just
completed a short time ago, one mile
west of town. The Albert Miller fam
lily will move onto the BirkhOfer place
which was vacated. This place is To-
| Gated one mile west of town north of
| the railroad tracks. The new resi-
dence was erected on the land which
Mr.. BirkhOfer purchased of Eugene
Crandall on the south side of the pub
lie highway.
George Talcott and Vernon Rule
have recovered from their siege Of
small poX and the formers home was
released from quarantine Saturday.
Vernon Rule has been staying at the
Talcott home.
Miss Lille Gibson and little Ken.
meth Rowe were DenisOn visitors on
Tuesday Of last week.
Mrs. W. e. Mcdonald was hostess
to her Larkin club last week on Tues
day afternoon. An elegant one o'clock
dinner was served after which So
cial hour was enjoyed. Late in the
afternoon the guests repaired to their
homes, having had fine time.
Mrs. Mayme Mulvihill was up from
Omaha and spent Christmas at the
parental, Henry Bell home.
Our town was in darkness Saturday
night as the result of something going
out Of commission at the power house
which meant that the electric lights
could not be used. The glimmering
OF lamps soon came into evidence.
which reminded folks of olden times.
This was indeed ii great Inconvenience
as lamps had to be used in the bust.
ness places as well as the residences.
At a late hour, however, the lectric
lights were on again as bright as ever
AS had been previously announced,
he doors of the Methodist church were |
opened to those wishing to become
and at the morning service, |
Sunday, several persons united with |
he church. some coming in on prOba- |
ion and others into full membership. |
Rev. Adams is preparing to give
course of instruction to the probation
rs and any others who wish to take |
he course beginning sometime after /
he holidays.
Miss Josephine Stepanek was UNI
ortunate in losing five dollar bill
night Oh her way home from
own. At this writing it has not YETI
zen recovered.
Sometime ago it was decided among
he members of the Methodist Sunday
chOol that instead OF purchasing
christmas candy this year as had been
he custom in the past. they would do
Iate this money to the Armenians,
ONE other means being devised for
he Sunday school pupils Last Sun
ay at the session of the Sunday school
he collection for the Armenian cause
vas taken and responded to very lib
rally. |,
B. NJ. McElwain was in Denison on
sunday visiting at the parental. M. l..
fcElwain home
Charles Rigsbv and Alfred Hansen
IRE Omaha visitors the first of the
,eek.
Miss Birdie Metcalf was down from
'enison Sunday visiting at the J. r.
'rifiin home
Wilbur Thomas is home from Grim
ell where he is attending college and
I'LL spend his vacation here.
Miss Minnie Barger who had spent
everal weeks at the Chas. Horn home
l Omaha returned here Sunday.
Eugene Crandall and Harvey Ham
lex were business visitors in Denison
thursday.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II.
agan have recovered from tho small
OK and the home was released from
quarantine Monday
f. G. Howorth and wife visited at
he parental. NJ. B. Bailey home in
unlap Sunday.
On account of running short of coal,
re Baptist people cOngregated with
lie McthOdists for the evening scrvic-
5 last Sunday.