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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-09

high school and grades three, five, six
seven and eight to be 100 per cent
strong in paid in membership. The
report of the thrift and war savings
stamp director, Miss Martha Weiss
showed that the high school and
grades five, six, seven and eight are
| 100 per cent war savers and that the
pupils of the Dow City schools own
$4151 in war savings and thrift stamps
A special feature was the Junior four
minute men contest participated in by
| the following contestants: 4, Donald
Allen; 6, Evelyn Buss; s, Pearl Cor.
nelius; 5, Charles Smith; Z, Marian
Carlson; s, Verna Walters; 8, Clara
Potter; 10, Alice Thomas; II, Virgin
ia Marks; ~, Mae Houston 8, Viola
Gibson; 10, Louis Buss; II, Ruth
Lueck; IL, William Honz. The follow
ing named visitors otficiated as judges
of the contest: Mrs. F. L. Hoffman,
Mrs. J. l.. Boyd and County Supt. f.
N. Olry, all of Denison They award
ed honors as follows: First honor
grades to Verna Walters of the eighth
grade; first honors high school to
Louis Buss of the sophomore class;
first honors over al1 to Louis Buss.
Junior four minute men certificates
from the government were conferred
by Supt. j. R., McVicker. :, A number
of excellent live patriotic addresses
were made as follows: On behalf of
the Red Cross ladies of Dow City chap
ter, Mrs Barker; on behalf of the
board of education, Pres. F. c. Buss
and Sec E. G. Virgins; by the county
! chairman of the Junior Red Cross, F.
Il. Hoffman; by County Supt. r. N. o.
I ny and by Rev. J. l.. Boyd.
Sunday, October 9Th, M. G. Virgins,
Mrs. S. E. Wiley and Mrs. Frank Bin
nall celebrated their birthday ami
versary. The formers daughter, Mrs.
Eugene Crandall, entertained at an
elegant dinner in honor of the ,Occas-
ion. Besides the honored guests pres
ent were Mrs. Jeanette Crandall and
daughter, Lulu, and Rev. 7. A. Rink,
the new NJ. E. pastor. Saturday Mrs.
Frank Binnall pleasantly entertained
at dinner in honor of this event, Mrs.
M. G. Virgins and daughter, Mildred,
also being present. This birthday an
niversary has been similarly celebrat-
ed for several years past and all sim
cerely hope that these people may live
to enjoy many more like celebrations.
Mrs. L. e. Wright and little daugh-
ter came up from Dunlap Saturday
evening for visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Art Randel. Mr.. Wright and
their daughter, Hortense, came up on
Sunday and they returned home to-
gether.
Miss Sarah Keairnes spent Sunday
night with her friend, Miss Leone
Coleman. - D.
A meeting of the Red Cross is call
ed at the Dow City opera house for
Tuesday, October 18th, to elect an ex-
ecutive board. ~,
Mrs. Fred Coleman and children,
accompanied by Mrs. Frank Coleman,
OF Carson, visited Sunday at the Tim
Coleman home in Arion.
The people Of Dow City and vicinity
were aroused by the sounding of the
fire alarm Sunday morning at $3.50 and
were soon notified of the report that
the German army had surrendered.
The event was celebrated by the ring
ing of church bells, dynamite explos-
ions, bonfires, etc. ~
Quite a serious accident occurred
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guests present and all enjoyed the at
Mrs. Clark treated her guests to a fine
luncheon at the close Of the afternoon
Mrs. Gid Hawley and Mrs. Swanson
of Omaha, are spending this week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jack
son. y
Mrs. Snowd Thompson was in Camp
Dodge last week visiting her husband
who is in military training there. He
is just recovering from an attack of
influenza.
Rev. G. A. Barker, the Baptist pas.
tor, has received a call from the mem
bership to remain for another year.
All hope that he will accept and the
family will continue their residence
here. ~
Misses Bernice and Bessie Alexan-
der were up from Omaha making an
over Sunday visit at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Alexander.
Lee, Wesley and Arden Cramer mo.
tored to Wall Lake Sunday and spent
the day.
Mr. and Mrs. August Mesenbrink
and children were down from Denison
Monday visiting at the J. r. Griffin
nome. Little Ina Mesenbrink, who had
been spending the summer here, went
home with them.
Claude Mcdonald, went to Cedar
Rapids Wednesday to attend the ma
tional swine show, returning home on
Thursday
Miss Ethel Merritt, who is at the
Frank Binnall home, was an Omaha
visitor Wednesday.
The w. ~Schouten family motored
to Charter Oak Sunday and spent the
day at the home of her sister, Mrs. B.
l.. Wright. ......,
The Baptist missionary meeting was
held at the church Saturday afternoon.
A very interesting lesson study was
enjoyed by all present. At the time
it was decided that hereafter the
meetings would be held at the homes
Of the members instead of at the
church. The next one will be held at
he4home of Mrs. A. H. Harper on Sat
urday afternoon, October Goth. Lunch
is to be served at this meeting.
L.. A. Wore and son, Charles, and
wife and Mrs. Pearl Wore attended the
Ak-sar-ben last week, as did also
Misses Stella and Marie Riddle, Mrs.
Arden Bell and R. w. Houston.
Ray Field, wife and two children
were up from Woodbine and spent the
Sabbath here with his brother, Jay,
and wife and also his sister, Mrs. VIM.
Spence, and family.
Mrs. P. w. O'Meara and little son, Of
Iowa City, have-been visiting relatives
in Dow City. They had been called
here some time ago by the illness Of
her motherJ Mrs. Slattery, who passed
away last week at her home near
Buck Grove. "
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mcdonald were
in OmahaLFriday to see, her mother,
Mrs. Warehouse, of Dunlap, who is
ill in hospital there. Z,
Mrs. j. W. Cramer returned the first
of the week from Omaha where she
had been called by the illness of her
brother-in-law, Mr.. Shotz. who is now
reported to be improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Vollersen were
down from Denison Sunday visiting
relatives and friends.
Ralph Roy and the Will Roy family
were here from Denison the first of
the week visiting their. folks.
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Monday morning between 8 and 10 at
west of town when Mott McHenry
who was coming to town in his car
and Mr.. Farrelly, the lineman who was
on gas car on the track, collided. The
gas car was thrown from the track
and badly damaged, Mr.. Farrelly be-
ing thrown in such a manner as to
strike his head against steel rail. He
was rendered unconscious and a train
which came along at the time stopped
and brought him to town. With the as.
sistance Of two other men he was able
to walk from the depot to the Office of
a physician who administered the. nee
essary aid, after which he was taken
to his home at Denison. He received
several gashes in his face and also
sustained other injuries, but luckily
no bones were broken. Mr.. McHenry
very fortunately escaped uninjured,
his car being considerably damaged
The accident is said to have resulted
in the drivers of the cars net being
able to see each other on account of
the embankment near the crossing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pegg, Mrs
VIM Ettleman, daughter, Lois, and
Mrs. j. H. Hargens motored to Dun.
lap Sunday and visited at the home OF
the latter's brother, Fred Volquartsen
who resides near that place.
The K. K Black family, who had
been residing on the A. H. Cook place
about mile east of town for several
months, have moved back to Missouri
70 inn h
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. v.
Goddard was the scene of much pleas
ure Saturday when their daughter,
Lois, entertained the members of the
Palo Alto club. There was an unus-
ually large attendance upon this occas-
ion. The afternoon was spent in WIS.,
iting and doing Red Cross work and a
general good time was had. A tempt
ing repast very fttingly closed the af-
fair. Mrs. E R Adle, Of Denison, was
an out of town guest. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clark and chill
dren were in Kiron Sunday visiting at
the home of her sister.
Mrs. Gid Wright has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
p. w. Harding, OF Derlison, was a
Dow City business visitor Monday.
Mrs. George Ahart and baby, Mar
garet Regina, were in Charter Oak
Sunday, where they visited at the
home Of the formers sister, Mrs. Ed
Lyons, and husband. T.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Schouten enter
tanned several days last week her un-
Giles, Jerome Buchanan, of Peterson,
and Will Umphrey, of California. The
latter had been visiting at Peterson
before coming here. Miss Blanche
Martin, of Peterson, was also guest
at the Schouten home. They all went
over to Charter Oak Friday for Wis
it at the B. L. Wright home. .-,
Harry Bramley aand BARLEY Healy
shipped stock to Omaha Monday night.
Mrs Wayne Mulyihills came up from
Omaha Saturday for an over Sunday
visit at the parental, Henry Bell,
home. e.
Milford Sharp accompanied his faith
er to Texas Friday, where he went to.
put in a crop. The former will return
in few days, while his father will
probably, remain during the winter.
{ Mrs. WV, Clark was at home to
the G. HES Saturday afternoon.
There were also number of invited
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-09

motored to Denison Saturday where
they spent the day with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Coleman, of Carson, was
guest Saturday and Sunday with
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fred Cole
man and children.
Word reaches here of the birth of a
baby son to Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Has
kins, of Denison. Mrs. Haskins is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Reeser.
George Keairnes, wife and son, Ward
and daughters, Ruby and Sarah, en-
jyed visit at the home of Mrs.
Keairnes' sister, Mrs. Harold Sails
bury, and family at Glidden. Their
niece, Maxine Holcomb, accompanied
them. ..'. 49,
E. L. Thomas and daughter, Alice.
were in Denison Saturday, the latter
having dental work done. .
Miss Josephine Munsey was hostess
to the ]. B. G.'s Saturday afternoon,
there being also number of invited
friends. A fine social time was en-
joyed and at the close of the day the
guests were treated to nice luncheon
Miss Byrl Odell, of Logan and Mrs.
Carl Kirk, OF Dunlap, were out Of
town guests.
The Jim Cowltham family came ov-
err from Odebolt Saturday and made
an over Sunday visit at the home Of
his aunt, Mrs. David Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Coleman and chill
dren were down from Arion Saturday
and visited Mrs. Fred Coleman and
children.
John Weiss is reported to be quite
sick at the home of his parents in
Denison. He was taken i'll there Sun
day while attending the patriotic
meeting.
Mrs. Eva Baber and Mrs. Jack
O'Brien attended the funeral of Lola
Servoss in Denison Saturday.
Mrs. Nick Aeberhardt who recently
purchased the residence property of
A. J. Wight, moved in from the farm
the past week.
A. e. Bryan was a caller. in town
Saturday from Denison. y,..
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Butterworth and
two children /mOtored to Ida Grove
Sunday. Her uncle and aunt, Harry
Schlieper and wife, of that place, who
had been spending a week here, went
home with them. Mrs. R. e. Lusk al
so accompanied them for the day.
Lee Clothier and son, Vernon, were
in Omaha last week. where they at
tended the Ak-sar-ben.
Mrs. Nellie Malery and two sons
have returned to their home in Aurel-
ia after several days visit with the
j. F. Rudd family.
Elder c. E. Butterworth left Satur-
day for Nebraska, where he will re-
sumo his missionary work at different
places. ..s..
A patriotic rally was held at the
high school auditorium on Friday at
ternoon attended by the pupils of all
grades and a large number of visitors
from this community and from Deni-
son. The occasion was the reorgani-
cation of the Junior Red Cross, and
f. l.. Hoffman, of Denison, county
chairman of the Junior Red Cross,
presided over the reception of reports
and the election of the school auxiliary
officers selected as follows: Supt j.
R. McVicker, chairman; E. G. Virgins,
vice chairman; Miss Marie Helsley,
secretary; Miss Mable Cole, assistant
secretary; K. E. Newkirk, treasurer.
The secretary's report showed the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-09

SHORT WINTERS, MILD WIN
tiers, Cheap Land
SO acres, nicely improved. Price
$1,000; $500 cash. Balance to 10
years, -
12O acres, we'll improved. Price
$67.5O per acre. $1,000 cash. Balance
5 to 20 years. q
16O acres, good improvements, at
$65 per acre. $1,000 cash. Balance ike
renting w.. .s
240 acres, improved. Price $57.5O
per acre. $1,000 cash. Balance b to
20 years.
These lands are as good as you can
buy in Iowa for $3.50 to 1925 per acre.
Short, mild winters. Good markets
near Kansas City. This is chance
to stop renting-a few farms on which
clear city property can be taken as
part pay. Send for full information.
Address, The Allen County Invest
ment Co.. lola. Kans. 40-4t
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IMMUNE DUROC JERSEY bORHo'
Arc you looking for a good Duroc
Jersey boar this fall? Come down
and let me fit you out with good
rugged boar. These boars are sired
by my herd boar, Giant Model, one OF
the largest boars for his age in iowa.
See me at the fairs, Arion and Sioux
City; $50 head in herd: The Ideal
Duroc Herd, Fred Knop, Prop" CHAR
ter Oak, iowa. Ricketts, phone lSo;
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thee. Wunderlich and
daughter, Miss Nettie, visited Sunday
at the Henry Claussen home.
Miss Martha Mueller is spending an
indefinite time with friends and rela-
tives in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobsen and Miss
Alma spent Sunday here with friends.
Henry Mueller, of Chicago, came
Saturday to spend the week with his
uncle, Henry l.: Mueller.
Henry Jepsen and family were
guests in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Claussen Sunday.
Mrs. Louie Rohde and son, Lawrence
spent few days in Ute during the
past week. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Wendt return
ed to Ute Sunday after spending a
pleasant visit with their daughter,
Mrs VIM. Baak.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-09

FOR SALE-EXTRA CHOICE RE
gistered Hampshire male hogs. chol-
era immuned. For descriptions and
breeding, write or come to Twin Ced-
ar Stock Farm. We will be glad to
show you what we have. Paul William
jain & Son, Manila, Route 2. Phone
Manning 24-D or West Side 51-AA.
Jl.eS '.ssr
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Crater Lake Road
Will Be Improved

The Jackson county court this
week decided to make several badly
needed improvements on the Crater
Lake road which will make travel
back and forth much more pleasant.
The improvements will be conduc-
tive to increased travel between Med.
ford and the lake and were desired
by the business men.
The court will have the road be-
tween Evergreen ranch at Flouncc
Rock, which is about SIX miles from
Prospect, and Prospect dragged and
will install 4 sprinkler TO keep It wet
down. A crew viii also be set 10
york at removing the rocks from
the road in the vicinity Of Union
creek and to level and FL up the
hGmps between WHISKY creek and
Silver camp.
Park Commissioner VIII G. Steel
reports that up to Saturday, Crater
Lake travel averaged about the same
as last year, although the park was
open earlier. \ total of 919 persons
had registered as against $40 on the
same date a year ago and 213 autos
against 213 in 1917.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Patrols Fighting
Bad Forest Fires

Various sections of Jackson and
the surrounding counties have been
resieged with bad fires during the
past week. Federal Supervisor Nc
Duff of the Siskiyou national forest
issued call Tuesday FOR five expert
enced f!refighters at once to work
on a threatening fire in Josephine
county.
Supervisor Rankin, who had been
subduins fires in the Rabbit Ears
district, reports that it is all headed
eff and will probably he burned out
within a short time. He left a corps
CT men working there the fore part
Of the week.
4 new fire was also reported burn
ing in the Flat creek region on the
ether side Of the Umpqua divide, but
H. is surrounded and it is thought
will soon he under control. The
Woodruff Meadows fire in the Pros
ncct district is reported as under con-
troll. Assistant Forest Supervisor
Harold Foster has returned from as
sisting in fighting the big fire on the
klamath reservation and in the Cra-
ter national forest. This fire is now
practically out.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Navy Continues To
Attract Recruits

The naval recruiting officers have
Leen busy during the past week en-
listing young men from the county
and nearby sections into the various
departments CT that service. Twelve
volunteers have left within the past
sly days and more are expected to
leave shortly. Those en!isting are:
Darwin NJ. Hoagland, Iral S. Stewart
and Leonard J. Freeman, all OF Cen
tral Point. who enlisted July ), in
the radio department, and have gone
tc San Francisco for training Ell
mer L. Kyle Of Central Point, Frank
Nayfield of Rogue River and James
Z, Butler Of Jacksonville enlisted
July 6, as seamen, second class. July
5, Henry A. Owens, Lloyd Stevens
of Medford, Fred Combest of Bun
com and Herbert r. Mitchell Of Jack
sonville, enlisted as seamen, second
class July 40, Joseph P. Hammer.
sley enlisted as fireman, third class.
end Louis S Merrill of Montague,
Cal, enlisted as seaman second class.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Shrapnel Shells
From War Fields

l.. J. 0rres is displaying in the
window of his tailoring establish
ment some shrapnol shells sent re-
Gently by Lieut.. Walter a. Phillips,
who is in the air service in France,
to his mother, Mrs. Lena A. Phillips.
Each shell contains $50 steel shrap-
neis about one-halr inch in diameter,
and these shells ON exhibition were
fired by Lieut.. Phillips
Another Interesting war relic in
Mr. Ores window is a sabre owned
by NJ. c, Edginston Of this city, which
his father carried IN the Civil war.
Mr.. Edgington, Sr, belonged to the
Illinois Volunteer infantry, and the
sabre still bears blood stains on its
ioint which shows that It had seen
active service during the War of the
Rebellion. These relics of the two
wars have created much interest dur
ing the past week they have been on
exhibition.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Ashland Boy Burned
When Boat Took Fire

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hall received 4
letter today from their son Orville
who is chief master mechanic on
loard the submarine chaser No 210,
stating that his craft had taken fire,
and he with many others was badly
burned.
According to some newspaper clip
rings which Orville had enclosed
with his letter, the craft was on the
marine railway at the plant of the
Essington Shipbuilding company on
the Delaware river, in Pennsylvania,
where it was awaiting repairs. 1t
was reported that the boat was fill
~ with torpedoes, and the residents
Of Essington village, fearing an eX-
plosion. fled from the river front.
The fire was eXtinsuished by sub
merging the stern of the beat.
Oryille stated that he was badly
burned on the back and leg, and
that his clothing and money were
dl' destroyed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Assures No Danger
O. Sugar Famine

Definite assurances that there is
10 danger Of sugar famine were
given hy The food administration last
Tuesday and tho food situation gen.
orally was declared TO be better than
at any time since America undertook
the feeding Of the allied world.
The American public, however,
will be expected to observe closely
the new regulations limiting the
household per capita consumption Of
sugar to three pounds monthly and
to continue all other conservation
measures. Whatever saving other
than provided for in the regulations
that may become necessary to re-
rove all danger OF famine, will be
done by manufacturers.
1t was pointed out regarding the
wheat situation that even with the
prospect of 800 900, 600 bushel wheat
crop. there can be little If any lessen
ing of present conservation measures.
a reassuring wheat reserve must be
luilt here and abroad, officials de-
dare. and maintained against a pos
sible short crop neXt year,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Found Rattlesnake
In Rabbit Warren

Mrs. W. H. Paul, who lives on up
per Granite street, had thrilling eX-
pecience last Friday morning when
she discovered huge rattlesnake in
her rabbit pen. She had gone out
to feed her Belgian hares, and saw
several young rabbits lying dead in
the pen, some of which we're crushed,
and in the corner was the immense
snake that had already eaten one of
the rabbits.
Mrs. Paul summoned a neighbor,
Tom Praytor. who shot the intruder.
The snake had seven rattles and
hutton and is the first rattler seen
in the canyon for years. 1t is sup
posed the dry weather had brought
his snakeship down from the noun
tains after water.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Boy Lost In Forest
While Fighting Fires

George Mansfield, the i7-year- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. and Mrs. George
4. Mansfield OF Prospect, was lost
in the forest at Rabbit Ears near
ihe UmpQua divide from 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon until Sunday
morning at 0 o'clock
Young llansfield was a member Of
the fire fighting crew and was sent
Lack from the fire line at p. m. to
take an Ak to the cook at the camp
headquarters some distance. away.
N some manner he soon got off the
trail and was lost When night cam
and it was discovered that he had
not returned to camp the fire fight
ers began a search for him which
did not end until 10 a. m Saturday,
Mansfield was pretty well tired out
with his wanderings and was glad to
sec his recuers show up. He was
only three miles from camp when
found.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Park Restored to
Pristine Freshness

The park commissioners have been
busy this week removing the debris
left after the three days celebra-
tion last week. The concession stands
have been removed, the walks and
grounds swept and cleaned, and the
Place has been restored to its usual
appearance.
The camping grounds for Chau-
tauqua attendants have been staked
cut, and arc ready for those who will
come in and spend a period in this
delightful manner. Already one tent
has been erected ana is occupied by
Mrs. Eliza Caldwell and Miss Sabrey
pookor Of Rogue River, who have
come here to ettend the session of
Chautauqua.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-07-11
Bad Smashups On
Pacific Highway

Two bad smashups occurred on
the Pacific highway Sunday night,
in which fortunately no one was In
iured. The first occurred at about
9 o'clock between Medford and Cen
trail Point, where a large automo-
bile ran into the wagon belonging
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Belding. To-
gether with Mrs. Belongs brother,
Glenn Coffee, this couple was travel
ing from Bandon to Mcdowell, Cal,
in a wagon drawn by two horses.
The impact threw all three occu-
ants out and the wagons other con-
tents were spilled and badly dam
aged. Fortunately the people fell
On pile of hay and bedding and
were not hurt.
The driver, who was the only oc-
cupant of the car, took Mr.. and Mrs.
Reldlng and Mr.. Coffee to the Dow
hospital in Medford, but they were
in no need of medical attention. The
Identification of the driver of the
CIR is not known.
Late Sunday night Vera Orr was
driving Mr.. Owen of Grants Pass
from the latter city to Ashland. when
between here and Medford their car
and that of Mrs. Josie Offenbache-
collided. Both cars were wrecked,
BIT no one was injured.