The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-31
DOW CITY ITEMS
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Miss Thelma Meyers of Denison was
= pleasant guest Of Misses Virginia
and Myrtle Marks several days last
week.
Mrs Z. p. Goodman was very pleas
antly surprised Tuesday of the past
q week when her son, Foster Tillett ar.
\ rived from the Great Lakes Naval
Training camp having been given ten
days Through. Foster enlisted in
4 April, 1917, since which time he has
1 been in training there. He was one
Of the first boys to enlist from Dow
City and this is his first visit home
His friends are all glad to see him
looking SO we'll.
4 IA MI. and Mrs. Ed Riddle and son, Ell.
lner and daughter, Mrs. D. E. Bremser
and children, spent Wednesday after
3 noon In Denison.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Retman were
passengers to Denison Wednesday eve.
ming.
The Elmer McElwain family are en-.
j0ying q fine new Paige car which they
purchased from the local dealer.
at q meeting of the county board of
+ supervisors held last week, A. l.. Jack
son was chosen as coroner for Craw-
ford county in the place of A. H. Ros.
burg of DenisOn, who moved away.
Miss Lucinda McHenry was in Den
isOn last week where she enjoyed Wis
It with Miss Marie Helsley and other
friends and relatives, returning Fri
day.
5s B. M. McElwain, wife and daughter,
Pearl started Thursday overland on a
sight.seeing trip. Mis- mother, Mrs.
9 M. ~. McElwain, of Denison, went with
them us far as South Dakota where
L she will remain for a visit with her
daughter. The McElwain family will
include Colorado and other places Of
interest on their trip and expect to be
gone several weeks. b. +
"A number of ladies, about dozen
Ill told, perpetrated surprise on Mrs.
j. H. Young Tuesday afternoon, the
occasion being her birthday anniver-
Sary. Mrs. Young was calling on a
nearby neighbor at the time. When
she came home, she found the guests
who had assembled there and to say
the surprise was complete would be
putting II mildly. A very pleasant
Social hour was spent together and
IT the close of the day, refreshments
which. the guests had prepared and
/ brought with them, were served. The
guest Of honor was presented with sew
eral beautiful and useful gifts from her
friends which she prizes highly.
Mrs, "A. H. Harper and Miss Florence
MILLER returned the fore part of the
mast week from visit Of over two
weeks duration at the home of the
latter's aunt, Mrs. C. A. Copeland and
other relatives in Council Cuffs. They
alsO visited in Omaha and spent few
days xtIhe home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Hiitts, former Dow City residents, but
now at Greenwood, Nebr. They report
Il very pleasant and enjoyable time.
Burton Tillett came home Wednes-
AAy from Perry. to spend several days
G ~ the home Of his mother ,Sand also to
4 10 III brother, Foster, from Great
lFrank Glassburner took his thresh.
Ing machine to the country Wednes'
Day and has started work for the sea
IN. ,
MI. and Mrs. John Edwards, ST., and
her sister, Mrs. Malissa Merrick, OF
Kansas, who is here visiting, motored
tO sDenison Thursday to attend the pa
tri0tic program which was put on for
i Tie men who left for Georgia Friday.
Nae and Dorothy Edwards went with
them to Denison.
Elder Sidney Pitt, Of Logan, was a
brief visitor in town one day last
week. He was on his way to Arion
where he had been called to give an
address at the service flag dedication
there that evening.
fsS Ben Wingrove motored down from
Denison Thursday. His mother, Mrs.
Thos. Munsey and sister, Mrs. Jay
Baber and little folks went back with
\ him to take in the patriotic doings and
4 also to make short visit at the Win
grove home. They returned Friday.
"a farewell was rendered Harry and
Guy Argotsinger Wednesday night at
the George Keairnes home west OF
u town. a goodly number of friends
+ were present and all enjoyed them
Selves as best they could on such an
occasion. Games were played and
dainty refreshments served as clos
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y i large number of friends in this vlcin'
ity III whose circle they will be greatly
missed but all wish them the best OF
K luck! and a safe return. They departed
h Friday for Camp Gordon, Ga.
Mrs. Sophia Jenkins entertained her
brother-in-law, Chas. jenkins, of Car
roll one day the past week.
Mr.. Stoker, of Woodbine, spent a
few days of the past week here re-
lieving Agent J. G. Graul at the G.
IL IN. w. depot during the latter's i'll
ness. Mr.. Stoker had charge OF this
depot several weeks last spring.
BSs. Mrs. F.. L. Roberts, Of Arion, came
"wednesday to spend few days with
her daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Brown and
h family.
Frank Benson was up from Dunlap
4 short time last week. He left Fri
day with the company of drafted men
Tor Georgia.
Mrs. 4. e. Fritz went to Denison on
Friday morning where she visited the
families Of DR.. L. A. Larson and John
\ Fritz returning Sunday.
Mrs. Wilson George and three chill
dren returned the first of the week
\ from q few days spent with relatives