The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-06-18
STEWART LUMBER COMPANY
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DENlSON, UWA
Wall Lake has the money to do any
thing they go after, but unless they
ret the sewer system that is so badly
needed there will be many who will
regret the putting Of SO much of the
town money into. something that could
have waited its turn and hurt nothing
but civic pride, 4 where the othef, al
though. less SNOWY, Is certainly MORE
essential. ID al pass& ~ ;'ias
! Last Thursday forenoon the Boyer
river concluded that it was fed up
with the rains of the preceding after
moons and overfloWed into Its old res.
.ervoir, tile Goose ponds AS there had
been no provision. made for draining
lit back through the dirt thrown out
when the drainage bitches were made
lit stayed .'on the corn fields In the
pond, which were. looking fine before
then, until: they were completely ruin
ed. 1t has seldom rained as hard for
Eso long "a time as it did last Tuesday
Fand Wednesday afternoons. and from
Fall reports 1T was much worse farther
Eup the river valley, SO there Is not
much wonder nor cause for discourage
Fment in the fact that it filled up the
pond again, and thus gives those who
opposed drainage a chance to say Il
Etold you So" ~ 8@stsaft ttf#4F @.e
Some of the Methodists of our town
Iare, planning to join the Methodist
caravan that will !, go to Columbus,
leaving here probably. next Monday
The. W.iH M, s, will hold their reg,
EularY meeting ,one week earlier this
month than lis printed in the calen.
|dar, on account of the centenary at
Columbus. As this meeting is pic
mic. and should be held at the lake.
lit will be changed and the picnic held
later in tile year.
A3sfareWell party for Mrs. Druyor
was held isht the Maurice Maroney
home last Nv edhesday ~ -. 4
Mrs. John .McClurg went to Omaha
Tuesday to- see her sister-in-law, Mrs.
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Wayne Bradley, who has recently
been discharged from service, came
Saturday to visit his aunt, Mrs. VIM.
Claussenss i, z4s .aasl,s :. s4r qsszsis n
Lynn McClurg came up from Under,
wood last Saturday and drove his car
home from here Sunday.
Miss Wanda Sifford went to Ottum.
wa Friday to attend house party
given by a college friend and will re.
main a little longer. to visit with her
cousin, Miss lone Brown, who is the
10y" secretary there. y.
Mrs Chas. Goodenow entertained
the members of the N. N. c. and some
invited guests last week Thursday.
Circle No. 3 of the M. E. A. S. en-.
tertained in honor Of their president
Mrs. VIM. Freeborn, who will leave
in the near future, at the church par.
Tors last Thursday, afternoon, the
meeting having been postponed, a day
by reason of the heavy rain the after,
noon before. 49, =! .fqF.Y i
The rains of last week washed ont
the. track west of here. on both lines
to Sioux City and kept the trains from
being on time. Passengers who came
from Sioux City Wednesday and left
there on the forenoon train about 8,
arrived here about..9 in the evening.
IA small bridge was washed out also
on the Central track just west OF the
depot and trains We're held here in
the forenoon. III 80. "a Es5,3s
A number from here attended the
firemen's tournament at Sac City last
Thursday. Il ~ t.ft q, a.I4,as
Harry Wade came up from Cedar
Rapids last week and visited at the
Wade home west of town from Mon
day until Thursday evening.
Chas. Emmet, of Brookfeld, Mo-, is
the new baker at the McThompson
bakery. s'..
Mrs. Catherine Stuart has sold her
farm northwest. of town to Marcus
Lange ahd Adolph IHerrig.
Mrs. Pat Dalton and child, of Sgd
ney, Neb., are visiting at the Pat
Quinn home east of town. f-
Vera sifford. of LaSalle, Mimi, was
visiting relatives here last week.
Miss Dena -Huendling came up from
|her home near Breda to remain with
the children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Gum, while their mother is in the
hospital at Sioux City, where she went
Tuesday and will be operated upon
"Wednesday.
Mrs. Clint Roop and three daugh'
tiers were over from Lake City Friday
and Saturday visiting at the home OF
her brother, F. J, Dean. ..-., .-..
Mr. and Mrs. Claus Flick came down
from jHolstein last Wednesday to at
tend to matters here. They visited
with her son and family at Breda ov'
er Sunday and are planning to have
IA sale of household goods at the home
south of :the Methodist church on Sat
urday of this week. e.,
Rev. WV E. Ellison went to Morn
ingside last Monday to attend some
|of the commencement exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Martin and
children went to Omaha Sunday. X,
Fern Burnquist was down from Ode
bolt to visit her aunt, Mrs. Kullman,
who was ill last week. M