The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-04
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DOW CITY ITEMS
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Dow City is now experiencing rea
touch of Spanish influenza The cpl
demic has certainly gained strong
grip on the town and surrounding
country during the past week and is
constantly increasing Those up tc
the present time suffering with the
disease. are F. C. Howorth, Mrs. F. M
Cole and daughter. Mabel, and the
families of C: H. Best, John Mathys
Jim Henry, Martin Wieland, O. A
Cooper, J. H. Young, George Rule, Mil
ford Sharp, Lee Cramer, Clarence Bry
an, Ward Mcdonald, Carl Nickelsen,
OlWie Boharh, o. J.. Judd, T. &. Raber
Thomas Walters. ]. H. Bonsall, Wal
!, ter Cole, also Misses Mae Houston
and Josephine Stepanek and the lat.
ters brother, Howard. In nearly ev.
\ cry family mentioned each member
is a victim of the drea ddisease. Rev.
G.. A. Barker, of the Baptist church,
several of the l.. D. s. people and
Rev. VT Rink the Methodist pas
tor, consulted together Saturday eve.
ming in regard to the Sunday church
services. After having considered the
matter it was decided that under the
conditions prevailing the only thing
to do would be to close the churches.
The big patriotic prayer meeting that
was to have been held at the Metho-
dist church on Thanksgiving evening
by the Baptist and Methodist people,
was called off School closed Wednes-
day for the usual Thanksgiving vaca-
ton and Monday it was decided to
close the schools until the prevailing
epidemic has become abated. During
the last two or, three days of school
the majority of the pupils were alb
sent on account of illness and sever
al Of the hack drivers did not make
their routes, not having pupil to
bring to school. AS yet no fatalities
have resulted from the disease and 1t
is hoped that all will make a rapid re-
covery.
Mrs. Arnold .Thoren returned to her
home in Woodbine Sunday after a
pleasant visit at the home Of her sis
ter. Mrs. w. F. Hulburd, and family
west of town.
Mr., and Mrs. Will PETIT and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jay Thompson, were Deni.
son visitors Monday.
Mrs. John Ahart has returned from
Danbury, where she had spent a few
weeks, having charge Of her husbands
furniture store.
Mrs. Earl Ettleman and son, Will
lam, were passengers from Dunlap Sat
urday evening for a visit at the War.
rem Ettleman home. Mr.. Ettleman
came up Sunday morning and they all
returned that afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Lloyd, of Ute,
were pleasant guests at the Pearl
Wore home several days the past
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd are a new
" welded couple, having been mar
ried on Thanksgiving day. The bride
was formerly Miss Mearle McCoid and
will be remembered no doubt by quite
number OF Dow City people as she
has made frequent visits at the Wore
home and also worked in the telephone
office several weeks some time ago. u
Mrs. Henry Roy went to Denison on
Sunday morning upon having receiv-
ed word that her son-in-law, Pearl
Servoss, had passed away, the victim
OF influenza. Death came to him on
Saturday afternoon. The hearts of
oil 20 out in sympathy to Mrs. Ser
voss gsS this, what might be termed,
doublSEbereavement as only short
time ssgo their little five year old
daughter, Lola, was taken from the
home by death. Mrs. Roy returned
Sunday afternoon and Monday she
went up again to attend the funeral
which was held that afternoon.
John Edwards, Jr. and = daughter,
Mae. spent Thanksgiving day at the
John, Retman home in Denison.
John Smith left Friday for his home
in Clarke, S. D., after visit OF nearly
I two weeks at the parental, Charles
Smith, home. His wife was unable
to accompany. him home on account
Of having taken i'll with case of the
flu. She is being cared for at the
home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. }.
f. Potter Joseph Smith has also
been very sick with influenza.
O. o. Collins went to Dana rSatur-
day for an over Sunday visit with his
wife and little son, who have been Wis
!. ting her folks there for the past two
| weeks. They all returned together
Monday.
Il Robert Wright and Owen Kuyken-
DAN were passengers to Denison Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Bentley returned to her home
in Ames Sunday after pleasant visit
at the home Of her son, 0. R. Bentley,
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. James Baber and
children were, up from Dunlap Sun
day visiting With relatives.
Relatives and friends here received
! the sad news the latter part of theA
week of the death of Dean Collins,
who died in training camp after a
siege of pneumonia. Mrs. Collins will
be remembered as Miss Minnie
Brake, the daughter Of Mr., and Mrs.
Ed Brake, former Dow City residents,
but who now live in Missouri Valley
Mr.. Collins had been in the service
since August. We are told that his
body will be taken to South Dakota
for burial. Dow City friends wish to
he numbered among those in extend
ing, sympathy to the bereayed wife
and relatives,
Nate Hahn was a visitor in Denison