The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-07-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM DOW CITY |

Supt. j. r. McVicker was here on
Wednesday and Thursday Of the past
week attending to some business 'af-
fairs. He has rendered his resigna-
ton to our school and the same has
been accepted with much regret. Mr..
McVicker has served in the capacity
of superintendent in the Dow City on
solidated school for the past year and
is generally recognized as an, excep-
tionally good .ar(l efficient educator.
During the year he was with us he
has accomplished great things in pro
motion to the welfare Of the public
school system, for which he ID deserv-
: ing of much praise and honor. He
worked hard and faithfully to make
Dow City an accredited school and it
was through his instrumentality that
this standard has been SO successfully
achieved. As a result the Dow City
accredited school is favorably recog.
nized and very highly recommended
by the State university, including
many Of the other leading educational
institutions Of the state. Mr.. McVick-
er Is graduate of the Iowa State uni
versity, having received from there
the degrees Of B. A., M. A. and L. L. B.
He is a graduate OF the high school at
Sigourney and has engaged in educa-
tional work as a teacher and superin-
tendent for nine years Dow, City is
very unfortunate in losing such SUI.
perintendent He has been offered, a
position elsewhere with consider
p, able increase Of salary. All wish for
him the very best Of success wherever
he may locate. T. "a
Mrs. Lloyd Crandall and two chill
4 dren came up from Council Bluffs the
!. fore part of the past week, to spend a
few weeks at the home of her mother,
y Mrs. J. P. Goodman, .,..,..s
a. F. w. Pearsaff and wife enjoyed a
i visit from their, nephew. Ralph Will
{ Jams, of Wendt, S. D., one day recent
! ly. He had just received his final dis.
! charge from service, having been with
!; the medical corps in France. He stop
!, ped here on the way to his hOme.i
=. tJohn Carey and little son departed
Friday for a visit with the former,s
) brother, George Carey, who resides in
Nebraska. ..~- ..-tt+4-
Mrs. Will Aldrich was a passenger
from Dunlap Thursday morning for a
short visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Cramer. I
Roy Shumate, son of Mrs. Lille Shu-
mate, who has been employed as cleo
y trio lineman at AriOn short time, has
been transferred to Carroll. t.,
Morris Wilder and wife. came up
from Omaha Friday and were pleas
= ant visitors at the parental, N. r.
Wilder, home over the week end.
: Mrs. John Mathys and little son, FL
drid, were passengers to Missouri VAL
: ley wednesday afternoon for visit at
I the home Of her brother, Fred Frame,
and family and with her parents also.
They returned Thursday evening.
Dow City friends will be interested
: to learn Of the birth of baby daush-
7. ter to Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Butler,
near Kiron, on Wednesday, June 25th.
: Mrs. Butler was formerly Miss Clara
Williamson, of this place. ..... q. :
Mi" and Mrs. r. A. Rae are enjoy
/ ing visit, from his sister, Mrs, John
iBramhall, Of Des Moines, who arrived
the fore part OF the past week.
w. W., Clark residing west Of town
several miles, made a shipment Of a
> car of cattle to the Omaha market the
! past week. GtHr 81" @ts4~sska sri,
8 Miss Elizabeth Leuck has been
& spending the past week in AriOn at
z the homes Of her sisters, Mrs. Fred
Z Mari and Mrs. John Furne. &-t
: Thursday while engaged in washing
: clothes, Mrs. ThOs. Munsey had the
misfortune to run needle into the
palm of her left hand, the same hav-
ing penetrated the flesh near her
thumb. After the needle was remov.
ed, it was found that it had broken
off and the point remained. The
wound although causing much pain
for time, is now healing nicely.
Miss Jennie Rae came up from Oma-
ha last week for visit at the home
Of her cousin, G. M. Talcott and with
other relatives. Miss Rae has been
elected to the position as shorthand
instructor in the Commercial High
school at that place, where SHE has
: been teaching for several years.
Mrs. Frank Crawford and daughter,
:, who have been visiting friends and
relatives in Denison, came down to
Dow City Thursday and, made a pleas
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