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

scHLEsWIG ITEMS


d many relatives and friends Of Mrs.
Henry Backhaus when on Tuesday
morning the news was received of her
having passed away at their home on a
farm near Ida Grove 1t was only a
~ year and four months ago that LeOna
Paulsen. was united in marriage to
Henry Backhaus and spent this short
1 time together in health and happiness,
and on Tuesday, the week before her
death. she gave birth to a baby boy
and then became seriously ill and in
spite of physicians attending her con-
stantly she passed away after the dead
4 ~ disease of pneumonia had set in.
Everyone who knew Mrs. Backhause
had a Kind word to speak for her as
she was of an affectionate disposition.
She leaves to mourn her loss her sor-
rowing husband, her infant son, her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mic Paulsen, and
several sisters and brothers, besides
q number of other relatives. Funeral
+ services were held at Frieden's church
at 1:15, Rev. Wetzeler conducting the
h services, and they were attended by
very large number of sorrowing
friends who wished to pay their last
respects to their loving friend. She
was laid to rest in the Morgan GENE.
terry.
The vacant place, the empty chair,
We see them day by day;
And oh, it fills our hearts with care
Since our loved one went away.
Mrs. VIM Baak accompanied Mr..
and Mrs Julius Christensen, of Rick
Y etts, to Denison Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. Wolfram, OF Royal,
and Miss Clara Walking, OF Mapleton.
! ia nv I IN
n Monday.
Paul and Walter Firnhaber, who
attend Seward college, at Seward, Neb.
7 With their parents, Rev. and Mrs. Ed
Firnhaber. #
After a pleasant visit in the Albert
. Baker home, Matt Krischler returned
to his home at Chicago the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Stoltenberg and
daughters motored to Denison Friday
evening to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter H. Paulsen. and
son, Ed, of Denison, came up to attend
! the funeral of their niece, Mrs. Henry
Backhaus.
Chas. Baeth left for Content, Mont,
Tuesday to report for military duty.
Mrs, Earl Rinehart, of Omaha, is
spending few weeks here with her
husband, who is repair man in the
SchleSWig Auto cOmpany's new garage.
Herman B. Schultz spent a few days
this week attending business meet
Ing OF the Consumers Irvine company
at Sioux City.
3s Miss Clara Schultz was shopping in
Denison Monday.
VIII and Fred Kruse, who have been
working near here for some time, have
left for their home at South St. Louis,
an.
Mr.. and Mrs, Claus Rusch and Mr..
and Mrs. John Claussen and daughters
went to Bronson Monday to visit in the
Albert Naeve home Mr.. Claussen also
vent Ito Sioux City.
Dick Backhaus came back from
AmeSs on "Wednesday to attend the
funeral OF his sister.in-law, Mrs. Henry
H4ckhaus, Held here on Tuesday.
III. Emma HoElander and two chill
dfen. Phyllis and Phillip, of Spencer,
waited her, father. VIM. Baak, here
the Afst Of the week.
~ Dr. WalteTs, of Sioux City, was here
Thursday on professional business.
DR.. enkinsei, of washington
Springs, S. D., was visiting here on
Thursday in the DR.. H. d. Jones home.
John Boil came up from Camp Dodge
to spend the day with his moth !
or and brother.
Miss Title Berndt left for Denver,
Colo, Sunday to spend the next year
With her sister, Mrs. Guy Hadsell, and
family.
Herman Schultz motored to Sioux
City Saturday, where he transacted
business, returning Saturday evening.
Miss Elsie Ehlers underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis late Thursday
night at the home of her father, Julius
Ehfers. Miss Anderson, of Omaha, is
takfng care Of her.
The new garage owned by the
SchlesWig Auto company is now open
to the public and the new building is
certainly nice one, made Of rough
face pressed brick, has three sections,
an once and show room, finished in
oak with Office fixtures to match; a
mefhanical and repair room equipped
with all the best and latest improved
machinery and a large room for the
fstofage of ears, this room holding SO
CTS. The building is lighted through
out by electricity, heated by steam
and the floors are all Of cement and
each room has steel ceiling. Out
sid the building are the gasoline, wa
ter, air and oil service The prophet
ofs are Chris Lafrentz and Barney
B0yBen and are we'll known to every
one hereabouts, having long been in
Schleswig, and they will do all posi-
BILE TO make the new garage a sue
CESS and everyone will be welcome
to call at their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Christensen of
Ida Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Leep-
ger and children, of Ute, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Watson and children, of
fSchleswig, we're entertained at the
country home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
IRens Sunday.
Miss Alvena Kroeger and Miss Dora
! Nielsen spent Sunday at Lake View.
Miss Hattie Stegeman has been con-
fined to her bed the past week with a
severe attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Henry Iwens and Miss Frieda
Schmidt spent a couple OF days last
week visiting with friends in Deni-
son.
Herman Rusch has resigned his
place as clerk in the H. w. Schmidt
store. MI. and Mrs. Rusch have gone