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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

has no intention of selling either. H,
will have public sale however dur
ing the month of February, before
moving to town. He bought the Ma,
Roeh property on West Benefit street
! %
Ora McElwain, of Dow City, informs
us that he has sold the separator he
advertised in the Review, He said
81 am very well pleased with the ad
in the Review. 1t brought me many
more inquiries than l expected and
I sold at tip top price," An ad in
the Review certainly brings buyer and
seller together. There Is not another
newspaper published in this section
with so large circulation, which NO
doubt accounts for the Reviews good
work as an advertising medium.
o. ...
Last Friday l drove around the
county in the vicinity Of Charter Oak
and found the pastures almost gone.
AS | saw the horses and cattle nibbling
at the dry roots in the pastures won;
dered if the livestock would not have
given their vote in favor of a silo, had
they been able to do so. With silage
to have fed the livestock it would have
been a real life saver. With a silo
on the farm there is not so much talk
ing about hard luck and the pastures
do not seem to get so dry.
DON'T BE CAUGHT NEXT SPRING
WITHOUT GOOD SEED CORN.
If you have ever found yourself COM
PEELED to plant corn that was not fit
for seed-a predicament many grow
ers faced last spring-do not be
caught that way again. Now is the
time to begin preparations for next
spring. Get your seed at ripening
time, when the best quality is most
plentiful Get an abundance-enough
for a second planting, if necessary,
and hold over supply. Next years
crop may not be fit for seed. Save
seed from the most productive individ-
ual stalks with the same care you use
in propagating your animals. Care
for each living kernel from the time
it ripens until it is planted, in a man
ner that will enable it to develop into
a thrifty plant. Do not expect germ
ination tests made in the spring to
restore vigor that proper gathering,
drying and storing would have retain
ed.
Canning clubs from ten states will
compete in weeks canning club
demonstration contest at the Inter-
state fair at Sioux City the week of
September 10Th. The team that will
uphold the Iowa end of the contest is
being selected at the Iowa state fair
at Des Moines, where nearly forty
county teams are competing against
each other for the honor of represent
ing the state at Sioux City. Besides
the team from Iowa, teams of three
members each and leader will be
sent to the contest from Wyoming,
North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin,
Missouri and Illinois. All expenses of
the team and leader will be paid by
the Interstate Fair association. The
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

Meat animals have been produced In
larger numbers, even when the price
did not pay for the feed. Nowhere
has the farmer failed to do his best
! to help speed this war to victory
The Manning Monitor reports the
following prices received for grain,
| livestock at public sale held in Car
troll county last week, which gives q
line on the prevailing prices right
now: "Nicy Schrum, who is in the
next draft, and who was compelled to
have sale that he might dispose of
his property, held remarkably good
sale Wednesday considering the time
Of year for a sale. There was a big
attendance and the sale amounted to
more than $4,000. His corn brought
$32 an acre in the field, his once cut
clover $6 an acre, his spring shoats
more than $40 apiece, and his horses
|sold higher than he expected. The
many friends are glad to know that
his sale was good one. He is sacri-
ficing a whole lot that peace, safety
and order may again prevail on this
|earth." .e
While visiting with George Nedder-
meyer, who seems to own most of the
land laying out of doors in the vicin-
ity of his farm home about one mile
east Of Charter Oak, the old gentle
man asked me concerning an eX-
change of wheat for -four at the local
mills. | took the matter UP with the
manager of the Doud Milling Co., and
Mr. Fitch told me that the producer of
wheat may now take wheat to the
mill and exchange it for wheat -four.
The farmer may have an amount per
month up to October first, at the ratio
of eight pounds for each member Of
his family. AS there are five men,
bers in Mr.. Neddermeyer's family,
and it is now one and half months
to October first, he could secure six
ty pounds of wheat -four at the mill in
exchange for his wheat if he desires
to do so. He would, however, be re-
CURED to sign card on which lleT
pledges to use substitutes. He is not
required to take substitutes with the
hour, for he may be long on substi-
tutes at home right now. He will al
so be required to state upon the card
signed at the mill that he raised the
wheat If he did not raise the wheat
he gets no flour. 1t is somewhat like
the sign in the Chinese laundry, mo
payee, no washee."
o. -4s4t
The Jefferson Bee says the old fash
Toned game of quoits or horseshoes is
staging quite comeback this year.
It would seem that Jefferson is real
high grass town. There is heap
more sport in pitching bundles right
now, brother.
John Bahnsen, who lives about five,
miles south Of Charter Oak, has been
giving his farm buildings coat Of
paint. An addition will be built to the
corn crib and other improvements
made to buildings.
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| w. but he should be acquainted with
and expert in handling, the tillage
tools. And such tillage tools should
be the best obtainable.'
While over at Charter Oak last Fri
day learned of the loss Chris Hagen
sustained when six large stacks Of
wheat went up in. smoke. | drove out
to the farm, which is located about six
miles south Of town. While l failed
to find Mr.. Hagen at home | visited
with his wife and son. The grain
was destroyed last week Tuesday
might. Mrs. Hagen told me she was
not feeling well the night of the fire
and decided to retire earlier than us.
ual. The men folks decided to work
late and finish the stacking. They
completed the last stack at about nine
o'clock and soon after went to the
house. No lanterns were used about
the stacks and no one smoked either
a pipe or a cigar for they have not
formed the habit Of smoking. Mrs.
Hagen, who slept in a room with an
open window on the side of the house
facing the stacks, says she imagined
she could smell kerosene or gasoline.
She dismissed it, however, with the
had lighted a lantern in the house.
About ten-thirty the fire was first dis
covered by the men in the house. The
alarm was given over the telephone as
quickly as possible and the men folks
rushed to the burning stacks. Each
man there succeeded in saving a
bundle of wheat, but that was all. The
neighbors quickly responded to the
call for help but could do nothing but
watch the flames lick up about $1,000
worth of wheat The origin of the fire
is really unknown, although al! sorts
Of stories are in the air Some seem
to think it the work of pro-Germans
who wanted to destroy the wheat so
it could not reach our boys over there,
who are fighting for the freedom of
the world There is only supposition
to substantiate that claim, and it will
be we'll if this supposition does not
grow into positive evidence, for the
man or men found guilty of perpetrat-
Ing such an act will surely get what
is coming. The penalty will be made
to fit the crime. l talked with several
Of their neighbors and found that Mr.
Hagen and family are respected by
all and stand high in their home COM
munity. It is certainly quite a mys-
terry and the loss falls heavily upon
Mr.. Hagen, as he is a renter and this
fifty-one acres of wheat would have
gone long ways to pay the rent, etc.
He put in an extra large acreage of
wheat this spring, mostly for patriotic
reasons, fer he wanted to do all in his
power to assist the government in it's
efforts to feed the world l certainly
hope this mystery will be cleared up,
and if it was set on fire, the guilty
party should get his.
o. ....- p, "..
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the utmost importance that Iowa re
spond to the call of the United States
department Of agriculture for an ex
ira large acreage of winter wheat thi'
fall. This is the word that Dean G
F. Curtiss of Iowa State college bring.
back to Iowa after an extended triI
through Canada. "This decrease il
the three northwestern provinces o.
Canada makes an enormous shortage,
says Dean Curtiss. 1T is more seri
GUS because these provinces have not
had a bumper crop of wheat since
1915, when the yield went to 305,000,
900 bushels. In 1916 the yield dropped
to 160,000,00O bushels and last year
it was 205,000,0O0 bushels. The &C
cumulated shortage is already heavy
and this years shortage makes it
worse. Manitoba, Alberta and Sas'
katchewan had to cope with serious
drouth this year. In the case of many
thousands of acres, no attempt will
be made to cut the wheat, because it
isn't worth it. l talked with for
mer Nebraska man who had 400 acres
of wheat; he left what did grow stand
ing in the field, because it wouldn't
pay " SuI IL. ~ VIM OlANC1A
through 100 miles of the wheat coun-
try told me that he didn't see field
that would pay for cutting. This
wheat failure in Canada adds to the
responsibility of the Iowa farmer to
grow wheat We must have it and
we must produce it in regions like
Iowa."
Several reports have reached us
concerning fires during threshing in
northwestern Iowa the past two
weeks. Too much care can not be tax.
Ell. If there ever was a time when
everyone should be interested in saw
ing the grain it is this year. The
Manning Monitor last week reported
the following fire Joss: while the
John Wiese threshing outfit was at
the Louie Miller home Monday a spark
from the engine caught the grain in
the extension feeder afire which
spread quickly to load of bundles.
The team hitched to the bundles was
driven from the machine and the wag-
on upset. Then it ran away. Fire
spread to the separator and straw
stack, but the former was saved after
some damage had been done to 1t. Lat
er the fire jumped to the hog house,
destroying it and several hogs Fire
fighters succeeded in controlling the
fire and saved the other farm build
ings."
-O-
Emil Jocks, who was born on the
farm he now owns, has decided it best
to move to Denison, where he has pur-
chased property. His wife has not
been in the best of health for some
time and, believing a rest from the
farm work would \be beneficial to her
health, Mr.. Jocks will leave the farm.
He is about forty years of age and
every year of it sAas.been spent on this
farm, which was, ffrst3his fathers farm
and now his own. 1t consists of 240,
acres and is located about five miles
northwest Of Denison. He also owns
the adjoining farm of zoo acres and
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Because Northwestern Canada is
facing a decrease in wheat yield this
year from an expected crop of about
S00,O00,000 bushels to an actual one
of about 130,000,000 bushels, it is of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

John Bahnsen, who lives about five
miles south Of Charter Oak, has been
giving his farm buildings coat of
paint. An addition will be built to the
corn crib and other improvements
made to buildings
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27
CANTEEN NOTES.

The Canteen continues to be the
home of the soldiers and sailors, but
we hear, with regret, that the soldiers
are leaving the first of the week and
that no more are to be sent to fill their
places. We hope this report is not
true. In the four months that the can
teen has been open the boys in khaki
have taught those in charge many les
sons in patriotism and cheerfulness,
and it is with sincere regret that we
see them leave. We consider ourselves
fortunate however, in having the Great
Lakes Station, and Camp Logan SO near
that the sailors can be with us week
ends, for the "Jolly Tar lives up to
his reputation and will make the can
teen continue to be worthwhile in
the future. Last week one hundred
and seventy-four boys made use of the
canteen. Contributions for the week
were as follows: Basket of apples and
bananas from Mrs. Lance; cakes from
Mrs. Keck Wheeler and Mrs. James
O'Connor; pies from Mrs. Nathan
Allen, Mrs. Seth Doan and Mrs. Lance;
Mrs. Grant sent short cakes and sugar;
Mrs. Frank Wells, doughnuts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27

Members of the Knights of Pythias
from all over this section of Wiscon-
sin had part in great loyalty demon
stration held in Racine on Saturday
night when following a great parade
with more than two thousand Pythians
in line, more than three thousand peo-
pie attended a great open air demon
stration held at Horlick Park. Mil
waukee sent delegation of more than
eight hundred members of the order.
Kenosha sent more than hundred. to
take part in the parade and there were
smaller delegations to join with the
big army of Pythians in Racine to
make the night the biggest night in
the history of the order in this sec
ton of the state The Kenosha Ply
thians were given a place of honor in
the parade following directly the great
delegation from Milwaukee.
Before the parade the drill team Of
El Wakodis Temple, d. O. K. e, gave
an exhibition drill near the Hotel Ra-
cine which was witnessed and cheered
by several thousand people. l'ho mn
sic for the drill and for the parade
which followed was furnished by the
band of FL Wadokis Temple.
John Eager was master of cere-
monies for the evening and the speak
ers included William H. Armstrong,
Racine; Leo f. Nohl, Milwaukee; Judge
Clifford e. Randall, Kenosha, and Judge
Henry H. Lewis of Seymour, Indiana,
supreme representative of Indiana in
the Grand Lodge of Pythians.
Features in the parade were signs
showing the number of men. the vari-
GUS lodges in this section of the state
had given to the army and the amount
that the same lodges had Invested in
Liberty bonds. The service flag for
Kenosha showed that five members of
the lodge were now with the colors.
These included Floyd S. Hill, Harry
Sykes, Gilbert Hagedorn, Clifford Sykes
and H. .Tuxford.
The great patriotic demonstration
held out at the park was stirring one.
The speakers all called upon the mem
bers of the order to do their part to
stand behind the President and behind
the men who had gone out to fight in
the army Of the nation. The principal
address of the evening was delivered
by Judge Lewis.
In his address Judge Lewis featured
the part that this nation had played
in every movement for the advance
ment of humanity and he declared
that the men who make up just such
great organizations the Knights of
Pythias were the .nen whose loyalty
was surest to stand under test.
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ELECT NEW OFFICERS

Officers for the Wheatland branch of
the Red Cross, which was organized on
Saturday night, June 18th, have been
elected as follows: Chairman, Mrs. J.
P. Quirk; vice chairman, Mrs. Huns
buscher; secretary, Mrs. H. w. New
berry; treasurer, Mrs. John Meyers.
When the branch was organized the
chairman of the meeting appointed
four of the ladies of Wheatland to be
the four principal officers but left it
to them to decide which Office each
should fill. They have met since and
arranged the 100000.
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JUNE NUPTIALs.
Emma Larsen to Become the Bride of
Yngve Bjorn, Wednesday,
June 26th.

One of the many weddings of the
season that is of great interest to Ken
oshans, is that Of Miss Emma Larsen
and Yngve Bjorn which will take place
at the Swedish Lutheran Church, We'd
nesday, June Goth at $3.50 p. m. Miss
Larsen is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Larsen of Market street, and
is well known in local circles, having
taught here for some time. At present
she is employed at the Wisconsin Gas
and Electric Co. Mr., Bjorn is the only
son of John Bjorn, general superinten-
dent of the Nash Motors Co. The
young couple will make their home in
Kenosha.
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HOLD COURT UNDER TREES
While Having Good Time the Partici-
pants Do Not Forget TO Do Some
thing for the Benefit Of Those Who
Are Helping the Soldiers.

Carrying out the wartime spirit of
service even while enjoying summer
frolic, close to 800 department. heads
and executives of the Nash Motors
Company raised 1920 for the Red Cross
Saturday at their annual Foreman $
picnic at Camp Lake.
A court like those of the Dryads of
old was held underneath the trees,
and when it's session was concluded,
G. B. Voorhis, juror and acting clerk,
held the sum Of 1920 in fines which
will be turned over to the Bed Cross.
Even Judge G. w. Nash and the
jurors were numbered among the VIC
Tins, for there was no security in be-
ing a member of the court. The Judge
was fined $25 for failing to conduct his
court according to rules Of law. W.
FL. Afford, a juror, objected when H.
J. Mellum, fellow juror, called the
judge a "corpus delicti' and the re-
suit was fine for Medium. Voorhis
was hailed before the court for accept
ing money for the Red Cross without
having given a bond.
Judge Nash s court sets new stan
dard for picnickers and shows well that
even while at play the members of the
Nash organization are considerate of our
boys over there = and are always will
ling to do their bit.
The picnic was as full of surprises
and novelty as the life of an aviator
in France. The weather-man came
through with some of his best brand,
which contributed to the size Of the
crowd and the enjoyment of the occas-
ion.
Automobiles carried the big crowd
of grown-up boys to Camp Lake short
ly after noon. The procession was
headed by the new Nash band of 80
pieces.
Arriving at the lake, fun ran riot
for the afternoon. Some new members
of the Nash organization were unhappy
recipient IF Especial attention. at the
hands of the husky initiating commit
tee.
There was a tug-o war, baseball
game, a barrow race, athletic events.
The Office huskies won the rope pull
and the ball game.
The big feature was the creased pig
race, which turned out surprise for
everyone. When the porker started
lodging through the crowd with the
contestants aftef him, a deputy sheriff
Oh duty at the lake objected, especial
ly when Charley Silcock caught Mr..
Pig by the heels. HCruelty to an
imals,o said the wearer of the big
star, and everybody knew the sheriff
was not one of the fake policemen.
During the excitement that followed,
81 J. Mellum, company attorney, took
Silcock' part and almost got "pinch-
ed" also. Then the affair was dis
covered to be hoax. Some trouble
was experienced by the "coppers" in
haling victims before the court, which
consisted of G. W. Nash as Judge, w.
FL. Afford as foreman of the jury, and
Fl. j. Mellum, John Bjorn, r. P. Bis
hop, G. B. Voorhis, and Silcoek as the
! jury.
After more fun and big chicken
dinner, the picnickers returned home
late Saturday NIGHT
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CONCERT.
Grand Conservatory of Music to Hold
Second Of Series OF Free Con-
certS Tuesday Night.

The second of the June series of
concerts by the Kenosha Grand Con-
servatory Of Music will be held at the
Simmons Memorial church Tuesday
evening at Sis P. M. These concerts
are free to the public and all lovers
Of music are welcome. The program
for tomorrow night is as follows:
song-The Star spangled Banner. Key
Conservatory Chorus.
Two Pianos-La Baladine. =. Lysberg
Miss Maxine Painter and Miss
Celia E. Tuttle.
Vocal-(a)-A Warrior Bold. Adams
(b)-Out on the Deep. Lehr
L. FL. Hedstrom.
Piano Grande Valse 1890. Chopin
Mrs. Charles Henderson.
Vocal-The Rosary tenement. .Nevin
Miss Lauretta I. Peters.
Piano--Stabat Mater $50. Verdi-Liszt
Mrs. James +. Green.
Inou MY Wy eHerkofn
E. o. johnson.
Piano-Sonata Appassionata .........
Miss Beatrice Kort.
VocaI(a)-Ah Let Me Dream Taylor
Ozone Spring Morning. 49,.
Miss Olga Bergstrom.
Piano-Mid Summer Night 5 Dream.
Miss Hildur Bergstrom.
Vical-(a)-The Bird -. .Neidlingler
(b)-Selected ...... :. -. -.
Miss Minnie G, Ericsson.
Vocal Duet :. Selected
Miss Myrtle Wall and Miss
Ellen Englund.
Piano-Silver Spring ......... Mason
Miss Blanche /. Driver.
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Edward Christensen of 421 Lyman av-
enue left Sunday night for Tomahawk,
Wis, to take up the experimenting of
the Tomahawk tannery, being trans
ferred from this city to the northern
city; Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen expect
to move their household goods north in
the near future, having sold their home
here today. Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen
have lived in this city for the past six
years, Mr.. Christensen having had
charge of the sole leather department
of the N. R. Allen Son s Co., tannerY
here.
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TO MEET TONIGHT.

Troop Two of the Girl Scouts ard
Miss Northway's K. II. S. troop will
meet at the Frank school tonight to
discuss the w. s. S. campaign. al
members are urged to attend this
meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Vincent A. Kraft of Massillion, Ohio.
and Alice Versilas Henry of Kenosha.
Joseph A. Giles of Kenosha and
Madeline STREET. Of Chicago.
William Schmeckel and Helena
Amanda Wienke, both of Bristol.
Eugene Madergrano and Gelsomina
Lamacchia, both of Kenosha.
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DAY NURSERY SOON TO OPEN.
Kindergarten Room of Weiskopf School
Being put in Readiness for Keeping
of Little Ones During Work Hours.


Kenosha 5 day nursery is getting in
readiness to open for business. Mrs.
Mary D. Bradford, city superintendent
of schools has received sufficient num-
Der of responses of cots, cribs, and
other necessary things to be used that
she has put house cleaners to work
cleaning up the kindergarten room of
the Weiskopf school and placing the
furniture so that it will be ready for
use in very short time.
She also has a list of the names Of
the women who have children and who
are employed at the factories and when
the nursery is ready to open its doors
to the children they will be notified.
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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Twenty Three Graduates Receive Di-
plomas at St. George Hall
Sunday Afternoon,

T11uon+v three ,,y7,ils racaivad din1o-
mas a. The Animal commencemen+ F,x-
oro;sos 80 +bn s. Gaoroa school had
81 St Gooroe,s Hall a+ 2 o,c1ook SIM
dow of+ornoon and LARGO crowd Of
friends and relatives gathered to hear
the splendid program offered by the
graduating class. Joseph Funck gave
an inspiring address on "Days Spent
at st. Georges School, Rev. A. j..
Nickel also addressed the graduating
class and presented the diplomas.
The program for the afternoon was
as follows:
Duet. ..............E. and G. Busch
Welcome. Lawrence Joerndt
Ave Maria. .................. Chorus
Wisconsin ................ Graduates
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RED CROSS FIRE.

All those who have helped in the
Home Service Department Of the Red
Cross are urged to march with that
group in the parade July 4th. In
signals to identify them with the
Home Service section will be worn.
Phone the Red Cross and register for
the parade.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27

Lieut.. and Mrs. J. J. Daniels of In
dianapohs, who have been spending
their honeymoon in Mr.. Holidays cot
tage on Park Row, left Kenosha this
morning for their home. Lieut..
Daniels expects to be sent abroad for
service in the next few weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27

Mrs. z. Westphal and daughter, Mrs.
B. Frank and family, Geo. Frank and
family, Albert Mai and family, Charles
Westphal and family, Bernard West
phal and family, Mrs. Dan Spencer Of
Milwaukee, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. J. DeVine of South Sheridan
Road on Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27

Little Vivian Irving, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Irving, is quar-
antined with diphtheria at 423 Edward
street.