The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-13
DEFIANCE ITEMS
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Miss Kathryn Kirschbaum and Hen
ry MertOns were united in marriage
at 8 o'clock Monday morning, Febru-
ary llth, in st. Peters church. Rev.
Berkheiser performing the ceremony.
The bride was attended by Miss Marie
MertOns, sister of the groom. and
Michael kirschbaum, a brother OF the
bride, was best man. Little Adeline
Kirschbaum was flower girl and Xys-
tus Peters, a nephew of the bride, was
ring bearer. The bride is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kirschbaum
and the groom a son of Anton Mer.
tons. Both young people are we'll and
favorably known and have many
friends who wish them happiness. A
wedding reception and dinner was held
at the home of the brides parents. The
young people will make their home in
the residence recently vacated by Mr..
and Mrs. Fay Reynolds, the groom hav-
ing purchased it some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lanning re-
turned Sunday from their wedding trip
to different parts of Ohio. They will
make their home on the Warren
Reams farm northwest of Defiance.
c. G. Ruffcorn an dfamily have mov-
ed from near Harlan to his fathers
farm two, miles north of Defiance,
which he has rented for the next
year. :; R5
Michael Nol,en.s Jr.. was united in
marriage Monday, February nth, to
Miss Thielen, of Panama. We did not
learn where they will make their fu.
ture home.
A. A. Simunaci is having his build
ing in which the meat market was for
merly located repaired and will move
back into it as soon as the repairs arc
completed
The patriotic meeting at the audi
torium Sunday night was well attend
ed. w. r. Orchard, of the Nonpareil,
was the speaker of the evening and his
address OH patriotism was pronounced
splendid by those who heard him. Mu-
sic was furnished by mixed choir.
Sunday afternoon a Y. w. c. A. was
organized here. the following Off
GERS being elected: Chairman, Mrs.
Fonda; vice chairman, Mrs. w. w. Jen-
kins; secretary, Miss Celia Peterson;
treasurer, Mrs. Boylen. The commit
tees have not yet been appointed.
A trained nurse is at the John Ros-
man home caring for the oldest boy,
Roman, who is quite i'll with pneu-
monia. Urben, another son, is suffer
ing from a badly sprained arm which
he will be compelled to carry in a
sling for several weeks.
Miss Anna Loehr, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Q. e. Loehr. was taken to
st. Joseph's hospital. Council Bluffs.
Sunday for treatment. having been i'll
for several days.
~ Mrs. Fay Reynolds and baby left on
Wednesday for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Hulsebus, OF
near Merrill, before going to her new
home near Porter, MINI. Her sister,
Anna, who has spent the winter here,
returned to Merrill with her.
' @. e. Loehr and family expect to
leave the hotel about the first Of March
and have purchased the residence prop
erty at present occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Harmon.
Miss Mamie Carroll returned the lat
ter part of the week from Sioux City,
where she had been to attend the fun
eral of her little sister.
Quite crowd from Defiance attend
ed the initiation of the Daughters of
Isabella at Earling Sunday.
It's about time for the people who
won't observe the wheatless days to
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