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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
ELEVEN BOYS IN
STOCK JUDGING.
County Agent Quist Doing Splendid
Work for the Boys In Arranging
for Stock judging Contest
PRELIMINARY HELD SATURDAY
Eleven Boys Journey to Different
Farms in the County and Judge
Stock Under Professor Day

County Agent Quist is to be con-
graduated for having arranged for a
number of stock judging contests to
be held at intervals during the coming
months in which the boys of the coun-
/ ty who are at all interested may par
ticipate and if sufficient interest is
taken team will be made up and
enter the state Judging contest at the
Iowa state fair this fall. A prelimi-
nary meeting was held Saturday last
and there were eleven of the county
boys entered, and they not only had
pleasant outing and good time, but
derived much information that will
stand them in good service In the fu-
ture. Five farms were visited, and
John Day, of the Ames experiment sta
ton, was on hand and assisted in the
placing of the stock and in the grading.
The farms of George Slater, Jacob
Weiss, c. w. Brockelsby, P. H. Sheri-
dan and A. Harrington & Son were
visited and stock judged at each place.
At the Slater farm cattle and sheep
were the subjects; at the Weiss farm,
beef cattle were Judged at the Brock
elsby farm, horses; at the Sheridan
farm hogs were brought into the ring,
and at the Harrington place cattle
were judged.
The markings were made on basis
of 500 points, and the outcome of the
markings is as fOllOWS:,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
DEATH DUE TO
DREAD APOPLEXY
John Il. seemann, Pioneer Of Crawford
County, Dies Suddenly at Home Of
His Son, Lutte, Saturday A. N. :,
WAS sEvENTY-sEvEN YEARS OLD
An Active Citizen During Earlier His
tory Of Crawford County-Served :.
As Sheriff and Recorder

John H. Seemann, pioneer resident
of Crawford county, passed away at
the home of his son, L. Seemann, on
North Locust street, Saturday morn
ing, May Gath, at the age Of N years,
months and 10 days. The death OF
Mr.. Seemann came as a great shock
to relatives and friends, for he seemed
to be enjoying the best of health. Fri
day evening he visited with his son
and quite early in the evening retired.
At o'clock his son went to the bed
room to awaken him and found him
breathing his last. A physician was
summoned, but before his arrival Mr..
Seemann had passed peacefully away
without having regained conscious
ness. The cause of his death was due
to apoplexy.
John H. Seemann was born in Den
mark Feb. IA, 1912. When eleven
years of age he came with his parents
to America. first locating in Clinton
county, Iowa. He was united in mar
riage to Catherine Meeves in the year
1863, to which union there were born
three sons: Henry Seemann, of Sac
ramento, Calf; Lutte Seemann, of
Denison, and Will 'Seemann, of Des
Moines. He leaves surviving him in
addition to the three sons, four grand
children. George McHenry Seemann
and Charles Edwin Seemann, of Sioux
City; Carmen Seemann, Of Sacrament
to, Calf, and Maxine Seemann, Of
Des Moines There is also one great
grandson. George McHenry Seemann.
of Sioux City. Since the death of his
wife, who passed away at Tempelton;
Calf, on the Goth of June, 1915. Mr..
Seemann has made his home with Mr..
and Mrs. L. Seemann of this city.
:, Mr.. rSeemann came to Denison in
the year 1874 and has made his home
here practically all the time. He took
an active part in the politics Of Craw-
ford county and was elected to the
Office of sheriff and later held the Of
fee of county recorder. He was a
member OF the city. council for sever
al terms and while he served in this
capacity the city waterworks sys-
TEN. was installed. At one time he
was member of the Denison school
board.
During his forty-five years OF resi-
dence in Crawford county he made a
host of friends. On account Of his
honorable dealings and progressive
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
THE ROAD Law PUBLISHED

The Review in this issue is printing
Ia summary of the new road law as
passed by the last general assembly
and which should be read with inter-
est by every voter in Crawford coun-
ty. This law provides for the hard
surfacing of the roads of a county and
the method Of procedure.
Six counties have already called spe-
cial elections to decide the hard sur
face road proposition, they being
Black Hawk, Clay, Linn, Johnson, Blu
chanan and Boone.
1t is probable that the board Of SUI.
peryisors Of this county will call a
special election at some time in the
near future to vote on the proposition
and every voter should study the new
law carefully so he may vote intelli-
gently. The summary of the new law
will be found on page one of the first
section. We suggest that it be clip
ped out of the paper for future refer
enCe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
BRIDGES OCEAN \
ABOVE CLOUDS
United States Aviator Brings Honors
to America As First Having Cross
ed Atlantic With Aeroplane
FLYING TIME 26 HOURS, ~ MIN.
The NC-4, Only Survivor OF the
Three Seaplanes That Essayed the
Trip Across the Big Pond

To the United States belongs the
honor of first having crossed the At
lantic ocean in an aerial passage. The
naval seaplane, NC4, under Lieutenan,
Commander Albert Gushing Read, ar
rived at Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday at.
ternoon, having successfully crossed
the ocean under it's own power The
total elapsed flying time OF this mon
ster plane was 26 hours and Al min
utes.
The plane took to the air at Ponta
Delgada, Azores, at 6:18 O'Clock yes.
terday morning (Washington time) on
the last lap Of it's trip across the
ocean from Rockaway Beach. l.. l.,
and covered the 500 miles in 8 hours
and 43 minutes, maintaining an aver
age speed of better than 80 knots an
hour.
The NC-4 was the one survivor of
the three seaplanes that essayed the
trip, across the Atlantic. The naval
planes NC-1. NC-3 and NC-4 started
from Rockaway Point, New York, on
May Sth, on the preliminary leg of
their flight across the Atlantic. The
NC-1 and NC-3 made a continuous
flight to Halifax, reaching there in
safety. The NC4, however, encoun-
tered engine trouble and was forced
to alight on the sea of Chatham,
Mass. 1t was towed into the harbor
and repairs were rushed there and
the machine was put in shape to con-
tipue its voyage.
On May 14th the NC.4 left Chatham
and arrived at Halifax in safety. The
next day it continued it's flight to
Trespassey, N F., where it Joined the
NC-1 and iNC-3 which had reached that
place May 10th.
The three seaplanes left Trepassey
May 10th on their trip to the Azores
and the NC-4 arrived at Horta, in the
Azores, the next day, having been in
the air thirteen hours. The NC-1 lost
her way in the fog and her crew was
picked up by a Greek steamer and TAX
en-. to the Azores. the plane being lost.
The NC,3, after losing her bearings,
alighted On the sea and was unable to
rise again and finish the journey. At
ter being missed for So hours the -NC-3
entered the harbor at Ponta Delgada.
Azores, under her own power. She
was so badly battered by the seas>she
encountered, however. that she ~retir-
ed from the contest, leaving the NC-4
the sole survivor of the trio.
The navy department took every
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

The Review is issued in three sec.
tons this week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

. Agent Quist is we'll satisfied with the
outcome of the preliminary contest,
and thinks the boys did fine and
showed for the most part exceptional
Judgment. It will be noticed there
were two different ties in the mark
ings, and the high contestant was CIV
en- marking Of 434. Other contests
will be held soon, the dates for hold
ing to be announced later. 3
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

precaution for the safety of the air
men, destroyers and, battleships being
stationed every fifty miles along the
course to be followed by the planes.
Wireless communication was kept up
between the planes and the ships.
From Lisbon the NC4 will fly to
Plymouth, England, distance OF IT'S
miles. This will not be hazardous
trip as the boat will follow the coast
of France. American destroyers, how
ever, are stationed along the route
should some mishap 'befall the plane.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
BEN BRoDERsEN HOME
After More Than Two Years in Serv.
ice, Year of Which Spent Overseas,
Ben 1rodersen Returns Home.

Ben Brodersen, son of Mr. and Mrs
B. Brodersen, returned home Friday
evening after more than two years in
the service, a year of which he spent
overseas, serving on six different
fronts and participating in most OF
the big battles of last summer and fail
Ben enlisted in the artillery at Dav
export, April 26. 1917, and at the time
was student at the State University
at Iowa City. He was sent to Dem;
ing, N. NJ, for training, where he re-
manned until March, sailing April g.
1918, for France. He went over on
the steamship America which happen
ed to be the same boat his parents
took when they visited Germany few
years ago. Ben was a member of
battery e 147th, of<the 32d division,
and first saw action in the Alsace sec
tor July 6, 1918. He participated in
the battles of Chateau Thierry, St. Mi
hiel and the Argonne forest. The bat
terry was ordered to the rear two days
before the armistice was signed on &C
count of the fact they had lost so many
of their horses it was impossibel for
them to move their artillery pieces.
Ben received but one WIND, that be-
ing a shell splinter which struck his
little finger on the left hand. He has
many Interesting tales to tell of his
experience while over there, but like
all of the other boys is mighty glad to
be home again.
The annual Memorial services were
observed Sunday morning at the Pres
byterian church in fitting and beau
tiful manner. The church was packed
to capacity and large representation
of Civil War veterans, world war vet
Grams, Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of
Veterans and boy scouts were present.
for which sections of the church had
been reserved. The altar was beauti-
fully decorated, flags and flowers be-
ing used in profusion. The Presbyter-
ian choir rendered several beautiful
and appropriate musical. numbers, and
a selection by d sextette Of male voic-
es is worthy of special mention. Rev.
Karr delivered a most eloquent SER
mon, giving the origin Of Memorial
day, and paying high tribute to the
veterans of the Civil and World Wars.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Riggleman, of
near Deloit, were in Denison Satur-
day last.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Riggleman, of
near .Deloit, were in Denison Satur-
day last.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

Every page Of the Re-
view Is a business get
terror the man who adj
Wertises and the more
one advertises the
more business he gets.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28

Business men Of Deni-
son report splendid bus
mess and they are tax.
inq more to advertising
the more they realize
results.
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spirit he was esteemed as a most
worthy and useful Citizen ts Fst}t
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the home of
his son, l.. Seemann, in the presence
of the members of the family and a
few intimate friends. The service was
brief, consisting of the obituary no.
tice, prayer and the reading of the
twenty-third and ninety-first Psalms
an dthe fourteenth chapter of John,
by Rev. Robt. Karr, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. Interment was
made in Oakland cemetery.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
LANDLORD JACKSON ARRESTED
Ralph Jackson, Of Hotel Crawford
CHARGED With Assault and Battery
Charge Made by His Wife

Ralph ID. Jackson. proprietor of the
Crawford hotel, has been arrested on
charge of assault sand battery the
information being filed against him
by his wife, Mrs. Emma Weber Jack,
son. ai
The case was brought for trial yes
terday afternoon before Justice q. 7.
Cochran in the county attorneys Of
flee and several witnesses testified.
The trial was continued until this at.
ternoon, but has not been completed
up until the time OF going to press.
Family troubles are at the bottom
of the present action, which are being
we'll aired at the trial.
Jackson returned to Denison from
Illinois early this spring after a sew
eral years absence. Since leaving
Denison, he fell heir, to an estate, SO
we are told, which brings him in a
nice income. He rented the old Mari
on hotel property from the Denison
Improvement company, which has
been conducted under the name OF
the Crawford hotel.
C. E. Humphrey VIII leave the lat
ter part of this weSk for Ottumwa,
where he will be an Instructor in the
state summer school at that place.
This summer school, is in charge OF
the Cedar Falls Teachers College. and
is similar to the one held in Denison
last summer.
The many church friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. E. Gaylord will be glad to
learn that they are now nicely located
at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to which pace
Mr.. Gaylord went early last fall. Mrs.
Gaylord did not joinsher husband when
he first located at TINT place, but re-
NAMED in Iowa in order to visit a
number of relatives throughout the
state. Mr.. Gaylord has very fine po-
sition with the Daily Post at Idaho
Falls, having charge ef the advertising
department, and likes 1.-The work real
we'll. In writing to friends here, he
says his concern will erect modern
printing Office building this summer,
and install a new press similar to the
one used by the Review. Idaho Falls
is a city of about 5000 and is one of
the growing cities of the west. Mr..
Gaylord was formerly in charge OF
the ad alley Of the Review.
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The program to be carried out is as
follows:
Called to Order by Commander G. A.
r. Post. = ~ XIV
Prayer -
Music ........ High School Quartet
Reading Of the Roll of Honor 49,.
................. TheO. Walker
Recitation :. ......... Lydia Marshall
Address. .Chas. r. Blair, Omaha
Music ............. Camp Fire Girls
BenedictiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
KAISER TO WEAR BEARD;
BARBER RETURNS HOME
German Personnel Leaves Ameron-
gen and Extra Precautions Taken
to Protect Ex-Emperor.

AMERONGEN, Thursday. January
former German emperor's barber re-
turned to Berlin today, his services
being no longer required. Count Will
liam Hohenzollern having definitely
decided to wear a full beard always.
Two other personal attendants accom-
panied him homeward.
The barber, whose name is Otto
Kruger. has been for several years in
close attendance upon the former
monarch, accompanying him on every
journey and shaving him daily. His
last duty today was to cut Count
Hohenzollern's hair and then intro
duce the village barber of Amerongen,
who will in the future be intrusted
with this service.
The entire German personnel is
gradually disappearing, but Court
Marshal Gontard remains, as does also
Gen. Won Esdorff, Count Hohenzol-
lern's close friend as well as Capt.
Sigurd Won Ilsemann, his private sec
rotary. Gen. Won Esdorff has leased
a house just outside the Won Bentinck
castle. which he will soon occupy,
thus indicating his intention to con-
LlnuS mere
Since the setting in of the severe
frost covered both moats surrounding
the castle with ice extra precautions
to insure TIE former emperorS safety
have been taken by the police. Count
Won Bentinck has given permission to
the villagers to skate the outer
moat, but the ice forming on the
inner moat is broken daily by the
police, who are armed with carbines
and patrol continually the ground be-
tween the meats, while the draw
bridge is raised Immediately after
Count Hohenzollern returns to the
house from his daily wood-sa wing.
Today the outer moat was covered
with skaters, some of whom obtained
a glimpse of the bearded ex-ruier.
AMSTERDAM, January 31.-Speak-
ing to his tenants near Potsdam on
the birthday of the former German
emperor, Prince Eitel Friedrich, the
second son of Herr Hohenzollern. said:
You will never see the kaiser
again Circumstances have wiped
him out of the worlds history. Lee
galiy speaking, my father is dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
HEARING ON NEWS PRINT
Federal Board Agrees to Reopen
Price Agreement of Last Spring
With Inquiry on February II.

At request of the Attorney General
the Federal Trade Commission has
agreed to reopen the news print paper
price agreement reached last spring,
and has set February Ii as the date
for a preliminary hearing.
The commission said in a statement
today the Attorney General had
brought to it's atteption the fact that
newspaper publishers. in accordance
with the terms of the agreement, had
presented a claim that lowering costs
of production. beginning August L.
1918 entitled them to a reduction of
prices. and had asked for reconsid-
Grafton.
The award was made with the con-
sent of the publishers and all of the
principal manufacturers for the pur-
pose of stabiiizing prices during the
period of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
REVIEW OF WAR WORK
DONE AT NOEL HOUSE
Sewing Glass and Mems Club Make
Showing of Activities in State
d ment Issued.

A review of war work done at the
Noel House of Settlement Workers,
1863 Kramer street northeast. is con-
tanned in a statement rom the insti-
tuition today. The sewing class de-
voted its time to knitting articles for
soldiers and making French candles.
scrapbooks and busters for the hos
pitfalls
The mems club of the home gave
135 bags of tobacco to the soldiers at
Camp Meigs. Plans are being com
pleted by the board of the institution
for a ball to be held the evening of
February 81. The board has long
list of patronesses.
War work was only one feature of
the activities of Noel House last year.
In January and February six tons of
coal were sold to people in the neigh
borhood who could not buy it from
dealers and $50 bushels were given
away to needy families through Noel
House.
The library of Noel House. which is
a branch of the Public Library, is is
suing an average of 1,100 books a
month
There is a women's clinic and a
children's clinic at the house once a
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
WILL TELL OF FOOD VALUES
District Chapter of Red Cross to
Open Class Next Week.

values, in mark citing and in the cost
and quality of materials Will be COM
prised in the curriculum of classes
to be opened next week by the teach
ing center of the District of Column
bia Chapter of the Red Cross. At
is now being taken. special attention
is to be given to ting preparation and
serving of simple diets for both sick
and well persons
Miss Anna J. Greenlees, director of
instruction, also announced the en-
rol1ment of new day and evening
classes in home hygiene and in first
aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
original lots and 10, square 2s7: $40.

original lots and 10, square 257: 80
NOS. 1924 AND 1926 STREET SOUTHEAST
Dodge, lots 229. go and part lot 231,
square STA: SO.
METROPOLIS vIEW-Henry J. Eggby, jr.. ct
ux. to Mary A. Flood, lot IL. square $3.50;
ELLASToN TERRACE-Archie W. Cummings
ct ux. and Hugh B. Callahan ct TX. to
Mary 81. Taggart. lot 10. square 42os; $40
NO. 2s52 18TH STREET SOUTHWEST
George ". Reik to Anna L. Reik. lot 80,
INDoLENCE-Charles z. Wire, Inc. TO Bur
No net st s. Reynolds lot A. square FOG so;
lot 81 square $685. $40.
NO. 541 21ST STREET NORTH EST--Mary
r. Pearson to Alice c. w. Briggs, part lot
105. square 104; $40.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS L. Wire. Inc, to Lester
NO N cq pg ,ss 4t 2Tot s9
George Sachs ct NIX. to George W.
Thomson, lot L. square 1882: SO
GRAMMAR'S ADDITION TO TAK0MA PARK
Herman f. Lrcke. jr-, ct ux. to Edwin
S. French and Priscilla G. French, lot s.
square 3274: $40.
no. $50 IRVING STREET NoRTHWEST-
William E. Perry ct ny. to Anita NJ. Rem
noe. lot 1879. square 3052; $40:
NO. all EIGHTH STREET NoRTHW y ST
Patrick ID. Holmes ct uN. to Leila Il. Ram
sey, lot A. square 3138; $40.
NO. 10 n STREET NoRTHwEsT-Ida NJ; shr-
mate ct yir. William o., to Mary Il. Ryan,
lot 142. square GIT; SO Il
r STREET NORTHWEST between 18th and
18th streets-Georgeaana D. Van Fleet and
Florence l.. Chambers executors and trus-
tees. TO Edward J. Gardiner. lots ID, IA
and part lot -. square ZIG.
ELLAST0N TERRACE Robert w Werth ct
Tx. to Michael Shapovalov, lot 10. square
421s: $40.
NO. BIT S STREET NORTHEAST-Susan A
Nishols deyises TO 70 10 Ionse NJ Green lot
NO 1881 18th STREET NORTHWESTERN
V. Carey, Harriet X. Carey and Katherine
=. Curre. to Marshall l.. Thomas, lot A.
square 2o5: $40.
NO. 40s TENNESSEE AVENUE NORTHEAST
Helen c. Sheckels to Frank s. Ridgiey,
lot 26. square 1890; $40
NO. T07 20rH STREET NORTHWESTERN
crime d. McGrew~ ct vir. John L., to Fred
erick l.. Payne, part original lot 8, square
120; $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
BUILDING PERMITS.

Lorenzo c. Bitters, to build private
garage rear 312 10th street northeast;
estimated cost, $500.
X. f. Batty, to build private garage
rear 1907 Iowa avenue; estimated
cost, 5000.
Mrs Ellen Hatfield, to build private
garage rear POPS 10th street; esti-
mated cost. $500.
H r. Howenstein, to build four
two-story brick dwellings, 712-71S 18th
street southeast; estimated cost,
$4,000.
A l.. Haggerty, to build private
garage rear 4314 sth street; estimated
cost, $3.50.
Nathan Goodman, to build one-story
brick store, 2019 18th street; esti-
mated cost, s1,750.
Frank Cellan, to build private
garage rear 1904 Illinois avenue; esti-
mated cost. $500.
Harry w. Hahn. to build private
garage rear 2s12 27th street; estimated
cost, 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
To Extend Employment Service.

The purpose of extending the United
States employment service to Ameri-
can insular possessions was announced
today by the Department of Labor.
Porto Rico tomorrow to develop the
work at San Juan. The department
announcement declared that working
conditions on the island are bad,
especially as regards women. and that
in establishing a branch of the en-
ployment service there it is hoped
that certain industrial standards of
the department may be introduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
LEFT $500, 900 ESTATE.
Michael Gatti Made No Will, His
Widow States in Petition.

Michael Gatti left an estate valued
at about 100000. according to the
petition of his widow, Mrs. Rosa
Gatti, for letters of administration on
his estate.
Mr. Gatti died January IA but left
no will He is survived by five chill
dren. More than twenty parcels of
real estate. including premises 90S,
go, 174o and 1742 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, were owned by the
deceased. His stocks and bonds are
estimated at S27,0S0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
GRADUATED AS OFFICERS.
Five District Boys to Be Lieuten
ants in Reserve Corps.

word has been received here that
five residents of this city were grad
uated at the Field Artillery Officers
Central Training School at Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky, last
wednesday and will be commissioned
second lieutenants in the Reserve
Corps of the Army.
They are: Joseph E. Gallery, II
Seaton place; Edward Mcintyre, IS41
Kalorama road; Edward NJ. OBrien,
Ridge road; Frederick III. Sasscer, 2125
r street, and Samuel J. Solomon, 413
r street.