The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
MANILA ITEMS
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Mrs. P. J. Collins left last week for
Little Rock, Ark, to visit her son,
Private 'Thos J. Collins, at Camp Pike.
She was accompanied. by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. P. J. Ryan. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. j. Barrow enjoyed
a visit the past week end with his
brothers, DR.. J. B. and w. A., and
other relatives.
Mrs. J. B. Schmidt was called to
Lytton Sunday to be present at the
funeral of the wife of her husbands
brother. The deceased left two small
children.
The Misses Lillian and Ida Saund-
ers have been home several days the
past week from their school duties,
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edw. Saunders.
Ben Dougal, who enlisted some
three months ago in the navy, is here
on short furlough from the Great
Lakes training station. He says he
likes army life fine.
Attorney w. S. Moore went to Wis
consin last week to look after some
legal matters for the Flint brothers.
Mrs. Ethel Montgomery, of Clear
mont, Wyo., arrived Saturday for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. John Schram
and other relatives.
Superintendent Hartman attended
an educational meeting in Des Moines
last week.
A. J. Melton and family moved this
week into the J. r. Copeland home.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Laurence. of
Sioux City, were here between trains
last Thursday while on their way
home from the Bluffs, where they Wis
tied the latter's mother, Mrs. Rose
Jackson. t.
The Philathian society met this
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. F. L. VanSlyke.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hook went to
Rochester last week to consult spe.
cialists.
Last Friday at the hospital where
he was taken some months ago for
treatment, occurred the death Of Hen
ry Wandisch of this city. The deceas-
ed was born in Saxony, Germany, Dec.
7, 1854 and died March 8, 1918. He
leaves a wife and three children, Mrs.
II. p. Wichael, Miss Blanche and Hen
ry, of Manila. The funeral services
were held last Sunday at the Metho-
dist church, conducted by Rev. A. r.
Miller and interment was made in the
Nishnabotny cemetery.
At the school election Monday there
were five candidates for directors,
Frank Bohlander, E. c. Baker, Cicero
Morgan, VIM. Goddard and Frank
Proescholdt, and one candidate for
school treasurer, F. L. VanSlyke For
90, Morgan &c. Bohlander 81 and
Proescholdt 40. and VanSlyke 1876 for
treasurer. The candidates elected
therefore were E. c. Baker and Cicero
Morgan for a term of three years and
VIM. Goddard for term Of two years.
A. E. Jordan, who spent the winter
in Florida has been here the past
week visiting his brother, James, OF
the Electric theater. He left the lat
ter part of the week for Adrian, N. d.
Miss Arlene Deter went to the coun-
try to work at the Richael home, the
children of the family being sick.
H. Hessling arrived here the latter
part Of last week from Hale Center.
Texas, to join his wife, who is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Geo. Deter.
Guild was entertained at the home
of Mrs George Disburg with Mrs.
John Curler assistant hostess
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. lilies and daugh'
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Peterson,
!, Of Sioux City, were guests at the J.
j. Martin home Sunday.
Red Cross notes: Mrs. A. Barber, |
chairman of the Red Cross knitting !
committee. reports the following for
the month of February: Manila, II
sweaters, 2S pairs of socks, 16 pairs |
mtts. helmets; AstOr % sweaters, |
13 pairs socks, 8 pairs mitts, l helmet |
and wash cloths. Shipped March |
9th, SO pounds of knitted garments, |
230 pieces, 5 boxes Of knitted gar
ments have been shipped since June. |
There are 81 sock knitters and 522 |
sweater knitters; 522 sweaters have
been knit by Manila and Astor since |
June. !.
Allen Olson, of Aston, twelve years
of age, knit a sweater in ten evenings
all by himself Miss Mabel Thompson |
who teaches the Pleasant Hill school
has given to the Ted Cross 8 wash !
towels knit by some Of her small pu- |
pills. They have just learned to knit |
and furnished material themselves.
A large number of young men have
been passing through here the past
week from the Dakotas and further |
west, enroute to Jefferson Barracks, |
Mo-, to join the colors.
Private Leo Perion is home on a fur |
Tough visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Perion. Leo is enroute |
from Jacksonville, Fla, where he has
been attending mechanical school
to San Francisco, from which point |
he expects to be soon transported east |
to embark for France.
Mrs. VIM. Goddard went to Omaha |
Monday noon to take treatments.
City election is to be held March |
25th. At citizens caucus held at the |
city hall Friday evening the following |
nominations were made: Mayor, John |
Hannah; councilmen, r. Rasmussen, |
John E. McCracken, c. NJ. Krogh, J. C.
Dyson, NJ. H. Berkemeir; assessor. M.
J. McNertney: treasurer. Edw. Theo- !
bald. On Saturday evening another
caucus was held and the following |
ticket placed in the field: Mayor, Jas.
McCracken; councilmen, Ed Schram,
w. q. Saiter, Geo. Disburg, T. N. Case, !
w. H. Conrad; assessor. H. F. Nc. |
Cracken. treaSllrar Ed TheObald