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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

house is advertising for another dane
to be given soon.
| A deal was consumated the pas
week whereby Jacob Gessman an
son, Charley, disposed of their 12O acr
farm southeast Of Manila, formerl
the E. A. Packard place, to Joe Eiglel
of Defiance. Consideration 1924 pc
acre. They purchased this farm las
fall and sold it at an advance of $4,000
Mrs. Chas. Saltwell, of Mapleton
| was here visiting relatives last week
Last Saturday morning six more o
our young men left to join the colors
They were Carl Grimes, Frank Hook
Matt Dougherty, Emmett Barrett, Mil
an Schweiger and Thomas Mcmahon
They went from here to Denison where
they were entertained with the othel
recruits from this county, and from
there left for Camp Dodge.
w. c. White went to West Side last
week to attend the funeral of the 1C
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith who was run over by an auto
mobile last Friday.
G. F. G. Kehr has been appointed by
the county organization as city direct
or for the merchants and retailers
campaign for the sale of War Savings
stamps and thrift stamps. An effort
is now being made to get all business
houses to do all they can along this
line Of selling. The big drive opens on
June 22d and continues until June
28th. Everyone should try and give
this great work boost.
Ralph Gleiser left last Thursday for
Adair, where he will visit with DR.. and
Mrs. E. D. McLaren, formerly Of this
place.
Miss Lucia Jordan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Jordan, celebrated her sew
enth birthday last Thursday, June
goth. She invited number of her lit
tie girl friends in and they all had a
kerry pleasant afternoon. Games were
played and light refreshments served.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Wood received
word last week of the safe arrival of
their son, John. in France.
Rev. H. Wendt and family and Mrs.
Kaufman, sister of Mrs. .Wendt, from
Waverly, spent last Monday at Lake
View.
Miss Grace Bidlack, of Sac City, has
been visiting among friends here and
taking in the O. NJ. C.
State Agent E. J. King and wife left
last week to visit among trends at
West Union.
Rev. w. H. Parker and A. w. Gala
han autoed to Omaha last Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Loomis went to
Omaha last Friday
Miss Julia Waldren, who has been
visiting for the past few weeks with
Miss Rebecca Parker, returned Satur-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26
GERMANY TO MEET EMISSARiES
Want to Discuss Treatment and Ex'
change Of Prisonere-1eutons
Had Agreed to Il. ..

WASHINGTON. D. c., June rs
Germany has been asked through the
Spanish diplomatic channels to send
representatives to Berne. Switzerland,
to meet American representatives
there on August to discuss main
tenance, treatment and exchange OF
prisoners. In response to q proposal
from the state department the Ger
man government recently signified its
agreement in principle to such con-
ference. The United States also has
asked Germany to permit Swiss
commission to visit German prison
camps to determine what American
prisoners may be classed as invalids
and released for internment In Switzef-
land. Reciprocal privileges are pros
missed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26
tie Voss autoed to Storm Lake Sum

. tie Voss autoed to Storm Lake Sun
; day.
; Gus Brockman and Otto Pacolk'
) autoed to Minnesota Wednesday.
Frank Wieland and family of Galva
spent Monday at the A. j. Kelly home
Miss Evelyn Kelly returned home will
them for visit.
Saturday was childrens' dance a
West Side. Over hundred children
were in attendance. The boys shot fOl
prizes while the girls hit the crock
Ronald Sheldorf won first prize iI
the boys contest and Grace Schoen
jain first prize in the. girls contest
The band was on hand to furnish
plenty of music and the children also
enjoyed delicious lunch. The grown
folks dance in the evening was also
well attended.
Mrs. H. j. MOeller went to Omaha
Friday to visit her husband who is in
the hospital there. Mr.. Moeller is
getting along as we'll as can be ex
pected.
| Hannah Petersen who has been max.
/ ing her home with Mrs. Adele Broth.
ersOn went to Denison to make her
future home.
Henry Wiese and family and Mr..
Zerzareck and family, of Perry, visited
Saturday at the John Wiese home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lamp returned
Friday from Minnesota where they
visited their daughter.
Otto Pacolke and Henry lessen ex.
pect to leave Wednesday for the army
being in this draft
Aug. Voss sold his residence and
hoo hCvinp hnsinoss IN Julius Ha 900
for $4,000.
Mrs. Adam Luckhardt is visiting at
the Louie Schomberg home in Nc
Lean, Nebr.
Henry Decker is driving a new
Dodge car.
John Kruse went to DenisOn Mon
day where he joined the band and went
to Charter Oak to help play for the
lot sale.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fonken
at Springfield, Mimi, son.
Theo. SchOenjahn and family and
Peter Lamp and family of Mapleton,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
VIM. Thies and family, of near Deni-
son, Sundayed at the VIM. Noelk
home.
Henry Schlueter, Jr., is now employ
ed at Patterson & Campbell's garage.
Art Peters was passenger to Sioux
City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pacolke visited
their daughter, Mrs. Staley in Denison
Saturday.
VIM. Ewalt was passenger to Oma-
ha on business Tuesday.
Misses Evelyn and Erma Kelly,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26
WEST SIDE ITEMS
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Hans Schlueter, Sr., of Carroll, spen
Wednesday with his children here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Book and daugh
ter, Dorothy Jean, accompanied by
Miss Grace Martens, left Wednesday
for their home in Dayton, Ohio, after
a visit at the Fred Book and H. G
Martens homes. Mr. and Mrs. Wheel
er and children also left for Charles
ton, Mo-, after visit at the parental
Fred Book home.
Otto Pacolke and sister, Mrs. Anna
Gordon were passengers to Denison
Wednesday.
VIM. Goetsch received a carload OF
corn from Omaha Wednesday.
Adolph Schwartz and family have
left West Side and will make Dow City
their future home.
Mrs. Log Sherwood and son, OF Lake
View, are visiting with Mrs. Della
Brotherson.
Miss Bertha Kolln went to Fairfax
S. OAK, Thursday to attend the we'd
ding of her brother, John
Chris Book and VIM. Mooney went
to Omaha on business Thursday.
Aug Voss and family and Miss Hat.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26
WHY REGISTER BABIES?

| The Weighing and measuring test oil
babies under six which is going for
ward in thousands of communities as
first step in saving 100000 lives dur.
ing children's year has shown the
women who are organizing the work
| and the communities in which it ia
being done that the municipal register
| OF births Is not as complete as it must
be If the local officials are to have rec.
| ords Of all children who are born in
their neighborhood.
In New Orleans, for instance, the
test started with house to house can.
vass to find all the children under six.
In several other places chairmen have
reported it as their intention to take
this means of locating children.
Such canvass, which Is but Incl.
dental to the weighing and measuring
test, is part of the procedure recon-
mended by the children's bureau of the
United States department OF labor to
test birth registration. House to house
canvasses have been necessary as pre-.
liminaries to the children's bureau
Intensive studies of infant mortality.
When the results of such canvasses
are compared with the lists of reg.
istered births on file at the office of the
local board of health it is possible to
learn the per cent of births which are
not being registered.
The children's bureau has received
reports of more than $4,000 births that
have been looked up by volunteer
workers investigating birth registra.
ton. Twenty-Five per cent of the births
investigated were found to be not reg
istered. The tests were conducted in
81 states and more than 400 cities.
Parents, community and the child
himself profit by having the baby's
birth registered. Prompt registration
makes it possible for the public health
nurse to render more efficient service
to the community. 1t may enable her
to reach promptly a baby who would
die without her care.
The child himself as he grows older
may have many different reasons for
needing to prove how old he is, and
his birth certificate is certain proof.
When he is old enough to come within
the compulsory education laws it en-
ables him to prove his right to school.
ing. While he is young enough to be
protected from labor which would
harm him physically and prevent his
getting his share of education his birth
certificate is his protection. When he
wants an insurance policy, q marriage
license or passport he can prove his
right to them by his birth certificate. !
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that
German aviators are becoming so
efficiently Hunnish that they can drop
bombs ON hospital without the aid
Of moonlight"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

The Council Bluffs NpApareil. motto,
ing that an epidemic OF black small,
pox had broken out among the work.
ers in the Krupp gun works. remarks.
1T ought to break out among the own,
ers. and If 1t will they will get their
just deserts on this EARTH" I
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

Theresa Nickelsen and Mr.. Tolomeo
motored to Carroll Friday. 3
J. H. C. Peters and son, Ed, were
in hiron on business Saturday eve.
ming. '
Chas. Schoenjahn shipped two car.
loads Of cattle to Omaha Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Martens spent
several days in Omaha this week. -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

Somewhat later in the season, the
Review proposes to give some reports
Of a new organization formed here.
The Bury the Hammer Club.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

The Manson Democrat hopes that
we get every bit of the billion bushels
Of wheat reported by crop experts.
It says: "A billion bushels Of wheat
sounds like more OF the white, faky
biscuit that mother used to make be.
fore the war" = =.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26

with each succeeding year we be.
come more and more disguised with
the primary law" says the MarengG
Sentinel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
HUNTING TIME NEAR
CHICKEN, GROUSE AND DUCK SEA-
SON OPENS ON sEPTEM-
BER 16

On July 81 President Wilson made
public the regulations under the law
which will govern the taking of migra-
tory birds in the United States. Under
these regulations the open seasons are
named, bag limits fixed, and other re-
strictions provided for. These are in
tended as the maximum seasons and
limits and do not supercede the state
laws unless the latter provide greater
latitude.
The open season in Minnesota will
begin Sept 16 and close as provided
for in the state law-Sept. 80 on prai-
rie chicken, sharp tailed grouse. Will
son or jacksnipe. greater and lesser
yellowlegs-Nov. 80 on wild duck.
geese. coot, gallinules. rails. The quail
season opens Nov. and closes Nov.
80.
The daily limit for shooting migra-
tory birds is from one-half hour before
sunrise until sunset This is federal
regulation only.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
Ll|DBERCH APPOINT
MENT WITHDRAWN
BOOK, ''WHY YOUR COUNTRY Is
AT WAR; SAID TO BE THE
CAUSE

Washington, Sept 11.-Charles A
I-indDergh, late candidate for governor
OF Minnesota, will not be appointed tC
4 position under the War Industries
board \ definite conclusion to this
effect was reached last ni@ht it was
STATED here tod0E. The reason for the
Withdrawal Of llc tender Of I. position
to AIr LindberlM T. vas that q prru5ai
.. his book on 'Why IOuI Country Is
at War;" convinced m@inDc!s Dt the
board that it would be unWlsc a. least
to give him a pI:tc" on the official
stiff at this time.
we are all agreed that in carrying
on war work We must all have the con-
Eucnct Of all the people, Mr. Bafuch
said "It was evident that there was
a lack of confidence in Mr.. Lndbergh
on the part Of many people, and 1T was
therefore decided that he should not
b.. :.ppointcd believe Mr.. Lind
bergh will agree with me that our ac-
ton was proper in the circumstances.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
TRAIN LOAD OF
WAR TROPHIES
IN LITTLE FALLS THIS ANBR.
NO0N-FOR TWO HOURS CAP
TURED FROM GERMANs

war tfophles-a whole train load Of
all klnds-will be in Little Falls mis-
afternoon from l until 3 o'clock
IN the display will be guns and ouIser
machinery Of destruction caDt,1rnd 4rnn,
the central powers. Acrompanyine. fhe
tram are i number Of mon WHO kava
returned tl"ul the front, and who will
explain the different pieces III, fi4hting
machinery.
y hand from the (iraat l1as train
ing school will accompany the train
Ihc train is one OF two which is be-
ing taken throuGh the Ninth district to
stimulate interest in the Fourth Iiber-
ty loan, and the occasion to view the
trophies should be taken advantase Of
ny everyone within reasonable dis
tance of Little Falls as only by urgent
request by the local committee the
train comes here
The train will be sidetracked near
the passenger station
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
WEEKS FOOD FACTS
SELECT SEED CORN-SUGAR TO
RAISE A CENT A
POUND

One million bushels of seed corn Sc
lcctcd now in Minnesota (Seed Corn
Time, September 10-20), will do lot
to help queer the kaiser quick. Every
corn growers share of this 100000
bushels of seed corn is one bushel for
every three acres he plants to corn,
1T SHOULD BE SELECTED NOW!
In the announcement Of the new
wheat flour regulations of last week, one
Of the "Victory Mixed Flours,' was
omitted. This was wheat, barley and
corn -four, in the proportion Of eight
pounds of standard wheat flour to one
Of corn and barley -four.
q q q
The price of sugar is to be advanced
about one cent a pound, says the
United States food administration. An
nouncement of the date Of the advance
has not been made, but will be made
soon. Jobbers are allowed to sell at
q margin of only 35 cents hundred
pounds in advance Of the price paid
for the sugar they have, and retailers
are allowed to sell at only 81, or one
cent pound in advance of the price
they paid for the sugar on hand. They
are not allowed to take advantage Of
the coming rise caused by increased
cost Of production of domestic sugars
and boost their prices. The food ad-
ministration is guarding the consum'
ers pockctbook as we'll as conserving
sugar.
q 8 q
To meet brave Frances grave need
for sugar and our army's equally grave
need for sugar for the next six months
sugar allowance. food administration
suggests six level teaspoons OF sugar
daily both for the preparation Of food
and table use.
Every county needs a price interpre-
tation board Such board, says the
food administration, is protection to
the consumer and also to the merchant.
It protects the latter against the posi-
BILE charge Of profteering.
=
Sugar is coal for the soldiers body
furnace. The rest of us do not need it
as he does. Let's let him have it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
SCHOOL NEXT WEEK.
TUESDAY Is OPENING DAY-LIsT
OF INSTRUCTORS FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR

The public schools Of Little Falls
will open Tuesday morning, September
II, at 9 o'clock.
Pupils on the east side, north of
Broadway, who attended 4th grade at
Central, will enroll at the Hawthorne.
Those south Of Broadway who attend
cd the same grade will so to the Column
bla. Necessary transfers will be made
during the first week Of school.
There will be a teachers 1lcctine
Monday morning at 8 o'clock.
Those IN charge of the Various de-
partmcnts are as follows:
+. ". DODDyE, superintendent
High school
6. i. GuS9isberg, principal English.
Winnie P'ummer, Asst. principal. Eng
li*h
Ruth Tupper, English, Spanish, Library
Helen Smith, mathematics.
irene GilScrson, Latin, English.
Regina EoWe. English, science.
Florence Molumby, history, mathema-
Clara Norgarden, science.
Olga Nelson, commercial
Florence Penhall, home economics.
Fl. NJ. Swift, agriculture.
j. p. GagnOn, manual training. 81
Anna Costello, normal. =
Mar!orie Nelson, music, all schools r
Nellie Garcet, girls physical training,
English at Junior high school.
Frank Hall. physical training for boys
Asst manual training.
Central School
Elorne t'ruetel,, principal, history.
Ethel Collins, language.
Ethel Patterson, history and geOgraphy
Alice McCann. mathematics, language.
ELLA Guam, mathematics, penmanship.
Clara Jc AnSrud, home economics, Eng
lish.
Flore.lce Compton, 4th grade.
Mrs. IL. ". DubbNn, Sd grade.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
PREP AIRING TO DRIVE
MEETINGS OF PRECINCT WORK
ERS BEING HELD THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTY

Preparations for placing our quota
of the Fourth Liberty Loan are pro-
crossing very well.
Last Saturday evening meeting
was held in Motley with the precincts
of Rosing, Motley, Rail Prairie and
Scandia Valley townships and Motley
These townships organized and
cot ready to make their allotments.
The townships of Rosing and Motley
have already handed in their allotment
cards filled out together with the names
and addresses of all nonresident prop
erty holders.
It is the intention of the chairman
to write all such property holders and
ask them to buy their allotment OF
bonds in the precinct in which their
property is located.
Monday night, of this week there was
a splendid meeting in Swanville, of the
precincts of Culdrum and SwanVllle
townships and Swanville village. These
precincts have started work.
Tuesday night there was a meeting
in the Business College rooms of the
majors and directors of the Board OF
to select q central commit
tee to act as Judges in case that a man
might complain that his allotment was
too high.
Wednesday night there was meeting
in Little Falls town to set the work go
ing, and Friday night there will be
meeting held in Bowlus of the pre-
cincts Of Two Rivers, Elm Dale ana
Upsala-
The work is going well and all pre-
cincts feel that they can make their
quota.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13

Ed Lauerman, who is with the ma
rines in France, in a letter da ted July
81, writes a friend here that he was
then back of the lines to rest up after
a. vigorous time at the front. He says
the fight in the Marine woods, named
after them, was his first and that he
fully agrees with Sherman when he
said war is hell" but that they would
fight the Huns to finish" He speaks
of the fine treatment given the SOL
diers by the Y. M. G. A. and Red Cross,
who brought them chocolate, cookies,
cigarettes and cigars right up to the
'front.' He says he would like to write
to all the boys. but that being impos-
sible, he sends greetings to them all.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
RED CROSS NOTm
; q q 3 . . 3 = 3 3 3 8 = q 8 <

Rev. Paul Tkach and the following
members of the Russian Orthodox
Greek Catholic church. Steve Plafkin
John Kotzur, Mike Kotzur, George
telegy, John Broda, Tom Plafkin. Su-
san Habas and Julia Habas each gave
$1.O0, amounting to $500 to the Red
Cross.
Elizabeth and Lee Folsom, Jane and
IIuntley Meyer had u play and gave
; 75c to the Red Cross
Frank WesenberG. the proprietor Of
the local roller skating rink. donated
the Red Cross, which amounted to
S1135.
Mary, Genevicyc, Esther and Ger
t1uue krausc, Hcicn and Hattie Sobiech
and Lucille HanoW5l1i gave q play and
sold ice cream. The proceeds of $3.75
they gave to the Rcd Cross.
The next garment allotment will be
late in reaching chapters as allotments
Will not be sent out until materials are
on hand for making the articles. The
units should be kept intact ready for
the next call The National organdza-
tion will lose no time in sending out
instructions for the fall allotment as
soon as circumstances will permit
The M. B. A. lodge gave a dance and
donated $500 to the Red Cross.
The following articles were shipped
the first Of September: SO pajamas, 70
bed shirts, 10 helpless bed shirts. 1863
comfort bags, 35S refugee garments,
675 pairs stocks. sweaters, s237 sur
gical dressings.
Protests have been made against
the extra time and money required in
Ia abeling all articles made by the Amer
ican Red Cross, with the American
Red Cross label. The commission to
France have asked that this be done
to uphold the morale of the French
people through reminding them Of this
great power caring for and protecting
them while they struggle for victory.
There is an urgent call for men to
do active Red Cross field work in the
try. This work includes giving etner-
gency relief with the cooperation of
the military authorities, helping SOL
diers who are worried about famf4ies
and affairs, keeping in touch with pa
tients in the base hospitals. supervis-
ing distribution of all Red Cross sup
plies, doing clerical and stenograpaaic
work. The qualification demand men
of such ability that the acceptance Of
these positions would doubtless involve
a pecuniary sacrifice to men qualified.
Red Cross representatives in the camps
have the status of officers. The call
is urgent and offers a peculiarly de-
sirable field for constructive patriotic
work. All inquiries concerning the
work should be addressed to Pureau OF
PERSONAL, American Ped Cross, AsSex
Building, Minneapolis, Mimi.
4 gift of $50.25 has been given the
Red Cross by Mrs. JOS. Gaboury from
the sale of a quilt and a pair of socks
that she made. Mrs. William Bever-
idge got the quilt and Miss iona
Bracke got the socks.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-13
DRAFT BOARD D0INCS
MEN FROM 18 TO As REGISTERED
-C0NTINGENTS
LEAVING

Registering of all men between the
ages of 18 and As started throughout
the country Thursday morning at 700
Up to p. m. Thursday afternoon 336
men of the city between these ages
! had registered. There were a large
number who registered after 4 o'clock
as they were unable to do so on ac-
! count of their work. The registering
places stayed open until o'clock in
the evening.
Following is the report Of registrant-
Of each ward: First ward, 1870; Second
ward, Sc; Third ward, 70; Fourth
ward, II.
A call has been received by the local
draft. board for six men to be sent to
Dunwoody Institute at Minneapolis,
where they will receive training as
auto mechanics, carpenters, electricians,
radio operators and sheet metal work.
ers. They will entrain for Dunwoody
on Thursday, Sept 19. Following are
the men who will entrain: Norman N.
Elvig, H. N. Elvik. Lester Wiper,
Harvey Smetzer, Ben Eckerson and
Arthur R. Peterson.
q q q
Four men from Morrison county en-
trained Tuesday afternoon at 2:42 for
Fort Smelling, where they will receive
office training as clerks, stengraphers
and accountants. They will probably
be stationed at headquarters and vari-
Gus district and local boards and Med
ical Advisory board, where they will
hold government positions. Following
are those who left.
1918 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dunn and
Leo Minchow.
1917 stration-IIerman Kaatz
and Ray D. Riegel
y 4 4
All men who have reached the aSe
OF II since June 5, 1918, and who reg
i&tercd on August .24, are TO meet at
tic court house at o'clock this morn
irl:: wherc they will be cEa1nn2l
Wurl has been received IL this city
that Corporal Mrn%or G. Mvrnan. who
is With the ambulance corps, has arrlV-
cd safely overseas.
Inger A. Johnson cashier Of the bank
at Hattol1, n. D., and . former resident
Of this city, has sent a pair of tame
coons to VAL f. Kasparek to be
put in the Pine Grove. They arrived
Thursday morning.