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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
XMAS SPIRITS
!. IN NEWSPAPERS
Spirit Of Christmas Felt in Newspaper
Columns Long Before the HOli-
day-Interesting Period
1T HELPS PEOPLE TO DECIDE
Readers Look at Paper in a Spirit Of
Inquiry, Anxious to Know What
is Being Offered

The spirit of Christmas is felt in the
newspaper columns long before the hol'
iday. At no time in the year Is the ad.
vertising so interesting. The ad writer's
realize that the public wants to know
what the stores are doing for Christ
mas. The advertising begins to sound
more like a news story, with it's account
the store.
Stores that advertise in a rather
routine way a good deal of the time,
wake up to the fact that a good live
notice about Christmas stuff is going
to get a lot OF readers. They begin to
do what they should do every week in
the year, and that is to describe their
stuff and tell at what prices it is Of
fered. .
their friends for Christmas. They have
made certain standard presents year af-
ter year and don't want to buy just the
same kind of gift.
Reading of the Christmas advertising
helps a great many people to decide
what to give. They pick up the news.
papers in a spirit of inquiry, anxious to
know what is being offered. A mer-
chant who doesn't announce some of
his most attractive things must seem
out of the game altogether. The long
lists Of Christmas articles answer many
questions, and among the suggestions
everyone finds something that will be
Just what is wanted.
Christmas advertising has enormous
ly helped the buy early" campaign.
People generally believe in this idea.
but you have to appeal to their own self
interest to get them to act on it. When
the newspapers begin advertising Christ
mas stuff the public begins to get in
terested. The result Is to distribute
trade more evenly, to do it more eff
cietly, comfortably and economically. 1t
saves human wear and tear that is a
damage to any business.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
Still Misunderstanding"

Fuel Administrator Patterson over in
Denison has been breaking into print
again. One of the Des Moines papers
the other day carried an account Of how
he had confiscated coal in the cellars
of persons who were in California. He
is said to have indicated that he cared
little whether the houses were locked
or not; he'd get the coal If he wanted it.
It was a new idea and made good
newspaper storygsor there nre IA lot of
Iovgstffs who sit 1se 10 iits
time of year. Patterson had a great
time caring for fuel during the war and
got his name in print every now and
then by his zeal. He was so good at
''administratins" that he was reported
to have gone on the chautauqua plat
form telling of his copyrighted plan for
administering" He must feel good
to have job again and a chance to
test some Of his efficiency In admins
trating' and breaking into print.-Car.
roll Herald. ...r r.. &c.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17

ders, accompanied with remittance, to
Quartermaster's Retail Store, Chicago,
III. The only connection the post office
department has with the operation OF
these stores is to handle the parcel post
packages that are delivered to it. How
ever, on account of the Christmas bus
mess, these stores have closed doth.
inst temporarily, but will open again
Immediately after the holiday period.
On Christmas day the post Office will
be open to the public from $3.50 to 1890
a. m. BY special arrangement, all
Christmas parcels will be delivered, in
Guiding Christmas day. AS has been
the custom, incoming mail will be dis
tributed to box holders at intervals dur
ing the day. Christmas day is the only
national holiday that rural carriers are
obliged to make the rounds, hence rur-
al delivery will be uninterrupted. How
ever, there will be no rural service on
January 1st. New Years day.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
DEATH CAME AS
A GREAT RELIEF
TheobaId, One of the Substan.
tial Farmers and StOckrafsers of
Nishnab0tny Township, Dead
SUFFERED FROM DREAD CANCER
Had Been 4 Citizen of Nishnabotny
Township for More Than IS Years
Funeral Last Thursday

The funeral of William Theobald who
died at his home near Manila was held
last Thursday from the home, and was
largely attended by many sympathizing
friends and pioneer acquaintance. Mr..
Iheobald had been suffering for some
time with cancer. Everything that
medical skill could do was done for the
patient: he had made repeated trips to
Rochester, but all to no avail; the dread
disease could not be conquered, and
death came as relief.
Mr.. Theobald was one of the success
full farmers and stockraisers of Craw-
ford county, and came here in the year
1871 from Wisconsin. His early years
were spent upon the family homestead
in Wisconsin, and the district schools
OF that state provided him with an edu-
cation. After laying aside his text
books he engaged in farming with his
father and remained a member of the
paternal household until he became 2S
years of age. At this age he married
and removed to the place where he has
since resided. For his wife he chose
Miss Christina McCloud, a native Of
Nova Scotia, who was at the time of
her marriage teaching school in Craw.
ford county, in 1882. Nine children
were born to this union and they were
able to reach the fathers bediSe before
he passed away.
for more than 'thlrty-ftVe years Mr..
Theobald has lived on the fine farm
near Manila which comprises 32S acres
of land, and this land Mr.. Theobald
highly improved; not only had he erect.
Cd fine modern buildings, but he kept
the land in the best of condition. For
many years past he had devoted consid-
cradle time to the raising of purebred
stock and had on the place at the time
OF his death some very fine blooded
Hereford cattle. In this line of work
success crowned his efforts and his
stock became known over the county
and was much sought after.
The religious faith of the family has
been manifest many years through their
connection with the Pr esbyterian
church, while politically Mr.. Theobald
affiliated with the republican party. And
although a public spirited and progress.
i've man he never sought public office,
his time was always occupied with the
affairs of the farm and the raising Of
livestock. He will be greatly missed
by many friends throughout the county.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Chicago Wins Out Over St. Louis in
Contest for the Big National
Republican Convention

Republican leaders and committeeman
from all over the United States met in
Washington, p. c., last week and de-
cided upon Chicago as the place for hold
held in the early part of June, 1920. The
final vote stood "A for Chicago and for
st. Louis. Governor Mckelvie, of Ne
braska, delivered the last OF the key
note speeches at the great meeting, and
declared that Americanism would be
the outstanding issue before the COM
ing convention. Governor McKelvie de-
clared that the farmer had borne the
burden of the war and still was carry
ing more than, his share. He said ev-
cry effort the democrats had made to
aid the farmers had been founded upon
unsound economic measures which only
made matters worse.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
J. W. J ARNAGIN

boy and now a cadet at the naval acad-
emy at Annapolis, was the star PLAYER
in the big football game between the
army and navy Thanksgiving day. This
game was witnessed by crowd Of forty
thousand spectators of which General
Pershlng, General March and Secretary
Baker sat on the army side and Secre-
tary Daniels, Assistant Secretary Roose-
velt, Admiral Sims and Admiral Glen
non sat on the navy side. The score of
to 0 in favor of the navy was the re.
suit of the field goals made by King.
King is line man at the position of
right tackle. In the second quarter
and again in the fourth Clyde put the
plgskin between the posts and brought
home the victory for the navy.
The most fashionable wedding ever
celebrated in Des Moines was the cere-
mony and attendant social features that
united Miss Mildred Meredith and Fred
erick Owen Rohen in the bonds of mat
rimony. The event took place at Hotel
Fort Des Moines. Two ceremonies were
performed, the first by Catholic priest
in the afternoon and the second by an
Episcopal clergyman at o'clock in the
evening. The bride was gowned in
most elaborate creation procured in
New York City and costing. it is said,
$500. The gowns of the attendants
and guests were the most beautiful ever
witnessed here. The bride is the only
daughter of E. II. Meredith, publisher
of Successful Farming and a recent can
didate for governor Of Iowa. III
General Pershing and staff are to
visit Camp Dodge within a few weeks
1t is now expected that the commander
in.chief of the A. e. F. will reach the
city about January 7th. He will spend
January 5th at Lincoln, Neb., with his
sisters and his little son, Warren, and
will probably come direct to Des Moines
from there. Nearly thirty aides and
staff officers are said to be in the Perish
ing party. Maj. H. H. Polk, Col. E. r.
Bennett, C. S. Walker. Capt. F. w. Hub.
bell and j. N. Darling will sit on the
named by President James
B. Weaver of the Chamber of Commerce
to arrange for the reception here to be
accorded General Pershing when he ar
riveS.
ports that more smallpox vaccine has
been used in 1919 than in any other
year. Over 250 towns have adopted
the Des Moines law relative to compul-
sorry vaccination for children of school
age. The state department Of health
says there are but few reports of small
pox in the state, and attributes it to the
use of vaccine and the willingness of
parents to have their children vac
cinated.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
LATEST THlNGF0R
A DRY THROAT
Carroll Druggists Have Discovered q
Fine French Toilet Water That is
Better Than Lemon Extract
1T IS NO WONDER-76 PER CENT
Didn't Contain WOOD Alcohol, but the
Real, Old Fashioned Before
July list CsH5OH

The Carroll Herald says that the drug
gists of Carroll have discovered a new
article that has been selling for booze
recently, unknown to them. For a
month or so past the drug stores have
been having a big run on a certain
brand Of French toilet water. Many bot
ties of the stuff were sold. A certain
druggist began to wonder the other day
why it was that different men who new
err used toilet articles all at once be-
came particular and started to buy a
choice brand Of French toilet water.
The sale of the stuff grew rapidly un-
til travelling man walked into the store
and told the druggist the toilet water
was the best booze he ever drank. The
druggist was dunbfounded and then it
dawned on him why the boys had sud
denly become so particular in their toll
ct desires. The toilet water in question
was labeled as Containing 76 per cent
alcohol. No wonder it sold!
1t didn't contain wood alcohol, but
the real old fashioned, before July 1st
kind Of C2H5OH. The stuff came high.
but the boys wee willing to pay $1.25
for a little over / pint, and at that, it's
sseanss shs ls Pm Issey E 'ls quart
The Carroll tiurggista has put damp
er on the sales of toilet water now and
if you want booze you have to be able
to look him square in the eye and tell
him your wife wants it for her dressing
table. Then he won't believe you. The
druggist thinks 1t is as much of a joke
on him as it is on anyone and he has
discontinued the sale Of the choice
brand. -l..g,i .-.I.,,
It's all right, boys. Come around and
we'll tell you what brand it is and all
about it. When we came down to the
Office the other morning there was an
empty bottle of beef, iron and wine on
the walk near our door. The label on
the bottle said 25 per cent alcohol. Wen
bet the contents of the bottle weren't
drunk by any sick person, either.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17

whereby Mr.. and Mrs. Bolichek, parents
of Mrs. Blizek. will receive third of
the estate. The remainder will go to
the brothers, nephews and nieces OF
Blizek. The estate represents a small
fortune as it includes more than 200
acres of land. Various theories of the
fire have been drawn. Some will always
enza, killed his family and set fire to
the house. Others believe the fire was
brought about by an explosion.
The campaign now on, featured by
credit anti-American propaganda and to
drive from the state the disturbing in.
terlopers, is meeting with an enthusi-
astic response from all sections Of the
state. At Estherville, Rev. c. H. Tay
lor and Hon. A. Fl. Avery, of Spencer,
addressed great mass meeting in the
interest of the Americanization of all
elements. 1t just took three minutes
after the addresses to raise $1,000 for
the work, state wide in its endeavors.
Fifteen men gave $50 each. four $25
each and when $40 donations were call.
ed every man in the house responded.
Ralph Miller, of the First National
bank, man who saw service overseas,
was the originator of the mass meeting
at which every precinct In Emmet
county was represented.
Aided by police officers who gave him
enough money to reach his home near
Nashua, Julian VanderHayden, age 6S
years, left Des Moines by train to COM
plete the last lap of his journey from
Connecticut to the little farm in north
eastern Iowa where he will spend the
winter with his mother, age 80 years.
Two months ago the man started walk
ing from his home in New England.
On the Belle Plaine branch of the
c. 4 N. w. railway between Deep River
and What Cheer is the little town OF
Tilton. The place is named after the
late Elvin Tilton, who represented Pow
eshiek county in the 18th and 18th gen
eral assemblies. And now this town
has come into prominence in the movie
film Crooked Straight" Chas. Rays
rector. working in far off California to
reproduce Iowa folks and Iowa seen
cry is shown through the fact that one
familiar with Iowa folk and Iowa rural
scenery viewing the film, finds not n
false note in the bit of Iowa that is set
forth on the screen. Its story is that of
country boy, driven by hunger in a
big city to a career of safe cracking
later reforms through the death of a
pal and goes back to that pals farm
home and there confronted with the al
tentative of saving his future father.
in-law from a confidence man, or of
being given up to the police by that
confidence man if-he interferes with his
game
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
MAKES BIG .FUB PURCHASE I
Ida Grove Man Purchases S2.679.66
Worth of Raw Furs at Sac City
Last Week s4s

I. M. Wintroub, Of Ida Grove, is an ex-
tensive dealer in raw furs and spent
the past week in Sac City, where he
purchased more than $2,697 worth Of
muskrat, mink and skunk furs from
Peacock Bros. There seems to be an
unusual activity in the trapping occu-
patton throughout Iowa this season, and
the fur bearing animals are more plen-
tiful than in former years. Around the
lakes, ponds and along the streams Of
Iowa many trappers are making good
bunch of money. ..T-s aI-3a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
ROAD PAVING IN GREENE
Supervisors of Greene County Award
Contract for Paving First Six and
One.Half Miles of Road

Bids for the first county road paving
in Greene county were opened by the
board Of supervisors Of that county last
week, and the contract for six and one
half miles of paving was let to the
Marsh Construction company Of Jeffer-
son. The bid was $3.50 per square yard
for concrete paving 8 inches thick in
the center Of the highway and inches
thick at the outer edges. The width is
1S feet. Engineers from the state high
way commission We're present at the let
ting and pronounced the bid a satisfac-
tory one, though it had been hoped to
get the bid within the $500 per square
yard limit
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17

Federal Judge j. G. Pollock, of Kan
sas City, whose decision revoked gov
ernment restrictions and released a
large volume of boose at st. Louis, be.
gan his career as an attorney at Monte.
yuma, Poweshiek county, being the res.
ident member Of the law firm of Wins.
low Varnum 4; Pollock of Newton. He
was new in the business and practice
did not come his way to any great ex-
tent, so he accepted the agency Of the
United States Express company at
Montezuma, the income from which was
used to meet his board bill and person
al expenses. After leaving Montezuma
he opened a law office in Kansas and
matters soon were coming his way. He
was appointed judge of the United
States district court by President
Roosevelt. Dr..
In an early day w. r. Davis pre-
empted a quarter section of land in
O'Brien county under the homestead
laws. Scott Logan laid claim to the
land under a purchase from a railroad
company which held title to it from a
land grant by the government. That
was 30 years ago. A lawsuit was start
ed at that time and the case has been
pending all of these years in state
court, government land office, before
secretary of interior, then in United
States district court and finally in the
supreme court of the United States. Lo.
gan finally winning title to the land.
Then Logan started suit to recover
damages for the use or rental of the
land by Davis during the years of liti-
cation. Judge Hutchison tried the case
and rendered judgment against w. r.
Davis for $4,000 as rental value of the
land for thirty years. The supreme
court now sets this judgment for some
$500. The court holds that Logan's
claim is outlawed except for last five
years and so reduces it to the smaller
sum.
When the influenza was raging year
ago Frank Blizek, a Bohemian, owner
Of fine farm in Jones county, took
sick with the prevailing epidemic. One
by one his wife and children came down
with the disease and it was impossible
to obtain the services Of a nurse and
most of the neighbors were down with
the same affliction. The faithful fam.
lily doctor gave all the assistance pos
sible. On a certain day he made a call
and left the entire family in bed. He
had not been gone a great while until
neighbors discovered the house on fire
and every member of the family was
consumed, all beyond recognition ex.
cept one boy. 1t was thought that he
died last and predicated upon this the.
ory relatives of Mrs. Blizek brought suit
to recover a part of the property. Com.
petent legal advice was secured and the
relatives of both parents made prep
aration for a legal battle in which num-
erous fine points of law We're involved
But finally a compromise was reached
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
News and Comment About Iowa People and Events

A district court jury has placed the
valuation Of the middle finger of a
young girls right hand at $1.75O. Dam.
ages to that amount were awarded to
Nancy Ancel, a II year old GIRL who
was suing William Ragan, a we'll to do
farmer of Wapello for damages for the
loss of her finger. The girl was employ
ed at the Ragan farm and while operat-
ing gasoline engine received the in
finger. w.
In 1874 when the greenback party
came into existence Ham Kaufman
espoused the cause and for several
years published a newspaper at Guthrie
Center and later at Winterset in advo-
cacy of the doctrine represented by the
adherents of that political faith. And
now from the state of Oregon comes
this press dispatch: Ham Kaufman,
whose case has attracted the interest
and sympathy of the Oregon Editorial
association, has refused to accept a con-
ditional pardon from Governor Olcott.
Kaufman, who is Y years old, and was
editor of the Columbia Herald. was i'm
prisoned for sending improper matter
through the mails. He still has year
to serve" Governor Olcott's pardon
was granted after an investigation
made at the request of the editorial as
sociation. 1t was conditioned on kautz-
man giving up the newspaper business
and leaving the state. MY newspaper
has suspended publication and am vir-
tually ruined, but my only hope of max
ing living is in the newspaper busi-
ness" said the old man. IF 1 must
leave the state and have no more to do
with the only trade know I would be-
come public charge on some other
state. I prefer to stay in jail
In the penitentiary at Anamosa there
is Il raving maniac whose collapse has
come after the tortures of a guilty
Oct. 9, 1887, that William Mundfrom
arose from his slumbers as had been
previously agreed upon by himself and
an aunt and grasping his uncle, Chris.
tan Hemme. by the throat choked him
to death and deposited his body in an
old well. Hemme was old and decrepit
and his nephew, aged 90, slept with
him in little farm house six miles
north of Waterloo. Mundfrom con.
fessed to the crime after his arrest and
the late Judge Couch, law partner for
Boies, sentenced him to the penitentiary
for life. In recent years he has been
receiving visits from the spirit of his
murdered uncle. so he claimed. and fin
ally his mind gave way and now he is
dying, and during the awful torture of a
guilty conscience he enacts over and
over again in imagination that awful
Clyde w. King, a former Montezuma
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
WILL TOUR THE WORLD
A. j.. johnson, of Ida Grove, Acconpan-
led by His Daughter. Miss Jessie,
Will Tour World

A. j. Johnson and daughter. Miss
Jessie, who live at Ida Grove. have gone
to California. where they will spend the
winter. Before leaving Ida Grove Mr..
johnson made arrangements with Coun-
ty Clerk Scott to apply for passports
at Washington and these will be for.
warded to Mr.. Johnson at California.
About March first he and his daughter
will leave for Japan, Korea, China, New
Zealand, Australia. Burma, Siam, India,
Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, France, Hol.
land, Belgium and Great Britain.