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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
RED CROSS ROLL
.CALLfOR MEMBERS
Miss Wilhelmina Harper. Field Repre-
sentative Of American Red Cross.
COnfers With County Chairman
MEMBERSHIP WEEK NOV. 1l.s5
Mrs. Geo. Richardson Appointed As
Local Campaign Director During
Roll Call-Organize County

Miss Wilhelmina Harper, field repre-.
sentative of the central division head
quarters of the American Red Cross at
Chicago, was in DenisOn today for the
purpose of comforting with Geo. NC.
Henry, chairman of the local Red
Cross chapter for Crawford county, and
the executive committee regarding the
plans for the fourth annual Red Cross
roll call for membership, November
18th to 25th.
MIS-. Geo. Richardson has been ap.
pointed to act as local campaign d.
rector during the roll call and she with
the field representative devised ways
and means of organizing the entire
chapter territory. which includes the
It is the purpose to give every per.
son an opportunity to renew their Red
Cross membership during the two
weeks campaign. In order that TINS
may be accomplished every community
is being closely organized SO that not
a single individual will be missed.
Arrangements have been made to
show Red Cross movies and slides from
time to time at the local picture show.
Publicity regarding the plans of the
roll call will be distributed throughout
the territory so that all may be kept
well informed as to the progress being
made
Miss Harper stated that the general
plans for roll call throughout Iowa
were progressing rapidly and that Red
Cross workers all over the state were
confident of meeting with a generous
response from the people this year. as
i'm the past.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
.AShUS GOING
OUT OF BUSINESS
Buck Grove Merchant Using Two
Pages in This Weeks Review Tell
ing Of ClOsin. Out Sale
SALE STARTS FRIDAY MORNING
Everything to be Sold, Even the Fix
lures, and the Store Building is
Also for Rent

H. J. Asmus, of Buck Grove, is using
two full pages of this weeks paper ad,
yertising f"Going out of business
sale. He has also ordered a large mum,
Der of hand bills, and intends to give
his sale all the publicity necessary to
get it before the public. The sale Is
billed to start Friday morning, Novem'
Der 5th, and continue until all of the
stock is sold. To assist in closing out
the stock Mr.. Asmus has secured the
services of the Western Sales company
of Omaha, and f. Brandt, a young
man of much experience in such sales,
has been scnt to Buck TFoye. By the
company and will render all the assist
ance possible To fully appreciate the
offering Mr.. ASmus makes one must
read the entire advertisement, and read
it carefully. We note in looking hur-
riedly over the copy that the stock
comprises mems and women's shoes, all
sizes and styles; mems rubber boots
and soyershoes: mems leather vests; un-
derwear for men and women: bedding
of all kinds; dress goods; muslins; fan.
nels; sweaters: in fact everything usua
ly found in general store, such as has
been conducted by Mr.. Asmus.
We are informed that Mr.. Asmus in
tends to move to a farm in the spring
and is anxious to close out his store
before the cold winter weather sets in.
1t would seem that he has made the
prices within reach of everyone, and il
will be An opportunity for the people OF
Buck Grove and surrounding country
to stock UP at little cost. Even the
store fixtures are to be sold and the
building is for rent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
CHOIR REHEARSAL
Splendid Choir OF Presbyterian Church
will Rehearse Thursday Evening
Much Interest by Members

Thursday evening choir rehearsal.
And we are pleased to note the special
interest taken by the members of the
choir, also the fine selections rendered
at our regular services. We take
pleasure in mentioning the fine enter
tainment given to the members and
friends of the Presbyterian choir at a
halloween party on last Friday eve
ming in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E..
McNeal, by their daughters, Myrtle
and Mabel McNeal Their spacious
home was beautifully decorated with
autumn leaves, orange and black
streamers, cats. owls, witches and a
skeleton. Candles furnished the light
and. lent a very spooky atmosphere to
the rooms The guests were met at
the, door by Margaret McNeal, dressed
as a clown, and were shown upstairs,
where they were greeted by ghost
who took each one through all the
weird things of ghostdom. The eve
ming was spent in the playing of games
and contests, the winners receiving
prizes. The four McNeal girls, all of
whom are talented musicians, delighted
their guests with few musical mum.
bers, after which a delicious two course
luncheon was served, fortunes told and
the guests, highly elated, returned to
their homes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
MISS BESS SELBY
BECOMES BRIDE
Former Denison Teacher Of Public
School Music Married Last Wednes-
day at MarshalltOwn
MR.. FRANK HAuPERT, GROOM
Bride Very Fayorably Remembered in
DcnlsOn by Host Of Frientts-Bridal
Party Now in Washington

From the Marshalltown Times-Repub-
lican of last Thursday we take the fol-
lowing account of the wedding OF Miss
Bess Selby, who taught music in the
Denison high school last year. While
in Denison Miss Selby made many
warm friends, who join In extending
hearty congratulations.
Mrs. r. N. Selby, 405 Fremont street,
became the bride of Mr.. Frank Hau.
pert, of Belle PLANE, at s o'clock
Wednesday night at the Presbyterian
church. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. James "A. Laurie. Miss Esther
Selby, a sister of the bride, attended
as maid Of honor and Edward Snyder,
Of Belle PLANE, was best man.
Henry M. Stove sang Until" by
Sanderson, just before the ceremony
and Ralph Pyke played the wedding
march from Lohensrin as the bridal
party entered the church. The four
ushers. Hays Main. of VintOn. and Har.
ry Gabelman, Dudley Gregory and
Michaei Roskorpf, lead the procession
and were followed by the ring bearer
little Era Loyanne Haupert, and How
er girls, little Grace, Elene and Jose
phine Haupert, twin nieces of the bride
groom. The matron Of honor, Mrs.
Hays Main,. of Vinton, and bridesmaids,
Misses Dorothy Balch, Mary Helen
Ketchum and Lucille Hauper. the latter
of Perry and a sister of the bride.
groom, preceded the bride and the
BRIDES father
Following the ceremony Mr.. Shove
sank For You Alone" by Geehl, and
ME- pixie played Mendelssohn's wedding
march as the bridal party left the
church. The bride was charmingly
gowned in white charmeuse with brid-
al veil, the crown OF which was fash
toned of a piece of hand made lace
brought from Luxembourg. She carried
bouquet of white roses. The matron
of honor and bridesmaids were dressed
in attractive shepherd costumes ana
the entire procession was impressive
and elegant. The church was decorat.
ed with ferns, palms and white chrys'
anthemums.
Following the services a reception
for the pridal party and intimate
friends and relatives was held In the
dining room of the Pilgrim hotel. MIS-.
b. r. Cummins and Mrs. David y.
Smith were parlor hostesSes ana MIS-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
WOMAN sues man,
GETTING $l4,805
Sensational Breach of Promise Case in
Carroll County Ends i'm
Feminine Victory
P. W. HARDING PROSECUTOR
,Wilda Wilson, Of Coon RAPIDS, Sues
~ w. ii. Prettynlan, Also Of Coon
Rapids, for $4,000
W. HARDING PROSECUTOR

Attorney P. W. Harding won case
in the Carroll county courts last week
when the jury awarded Wilda wilson
a verdict of $14 sos from w. II. Pretty.
man, on breach of promise case. Inc
Wilson woman charged Pettyman with
breach of promise, and under his prom.
ise q more serious Offense. She sued
him for $25,000. SO that the jury. gave
her more than SO per cent. 1t Is I'M
derstood that Prettyman will appeal the
case to the supreme court.
Miss Wilson Is said to be In her tnlr-
ties and Prettymans has grown emf !
dren. 81
He admitted that they had been
friendly and sprung on the court a set
Element between himself and the Wo.
man--at least it was signed by her. un.
der which she waived all damages Tor
the payment of $195.
But. she told the jurymen, she dld
not know at the moment she signed
the document that Prettyman had 1t In
mind to marry another. Had she sus'
pected such thing she would never
have signed it.
Prettyman said that the woman had
agreed to the dissolution Of the engage
ment because his married children o.
iected to their alliance.
Miss Wilson has had matrimonial ex-
perience She was the wife or George
Classen. whom she married in 1907,
and they were divorced in Oklahoma
in 1915.
The Prettymans and Wilson's live at
Coon Rapids. Most OF Coon Rapids
came over to Carroll to hear the trial.
It was not uninteresting. For instance
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FATHER PAYS
BOND FOR son
Corliss Bruntlc.t, Allesod LanestorO
Bank Robber, Forfeits Security,
Which is Paid by Father
c. MOORE RECEIVES SENTENCE
Self Confessed Partner in Crime is Civ.
en- Ipdetcrminatc Sentence BY Judge
Albert--Gocs to AnamOsa

Cleo Moore, of near Glidden, plead
guilty before Judge Albert last week
to the charge of robbing the Farmers
State bank at Lancsboro. and was Civ.
en- an indeterminate sentence at the re-
formatory at Anamosa. He was taken
to that place Friday night. Atothe same
time Judge Albert declared the $4,000
bonds of Coriss Bruntlett. alleged to
have been implicated with Moore in the
robbery, forfeited. The bond was i'm.
mediately paid by Henry Bruntlett, the
father, who put up the money to Sc
cure the/release OF his SON.
So far no trace has been found or
young Bruntlett. A rumor that he was
in Gidden was unfounded. as it proved
to be brother who was seen. The
sheriff of Carroll county has been u.s.
ing every effort to locate the fugitive.
but without success.
+ In sentencing Moore, Judge Albert
gave him some fatherly advice. The
young man has made good record as
a prisoner in the county jail. and for
this he was complimented by the court,
The law provides penalty of from ten
years to life for the crime Of bank rob
berry, but the judge is not allowed tc
fix the term Of sentence. Moore. will
be at Ananosa until the board Of pa.
role sees tit to parole him, which they
can do If they choose.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
JAMES N. PIERCE
DIES SUDDENLY
Publisher of Iowa Homestead and One
of Best Known Publishers in COun-
try, Dies Suddenly Monday
ACUTE INDIGESTION THE CAUSE
Was Talking Over Business Matters
With Son When Death Came With
out Warlling-Funerl Thursday

James M. Pierce, editor and publish
or OF the Iowa Homestead. the great
agricultural paper, died very suddenly
on last Monday while discussing bust
ness matters with his son, Dante M.
Pierce. He had been stricken with an
attack OF acute indigestion a week ago,
but apparently recovered and was back
at his desk in the Homestead building
last Friday and Saturday. Monday
morning he awOke and complained Of
being tired, and remained in bed during
the forenoon, planning on going to his
Office after the dinner hour. While dis
GUESSING business matters with his son
he fell back, unconscious, and in "a few
minutes passed away. He Is survived
by his wife, two sons and one daughter.
Mr.. Pierce was in his seventy-thiru
year, having been born May s, 1854, in
Richland county, Ohio: His early days
were spent on a farm, and when fifteen
years of age he enlisted in Co. B, For
ty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, en-
camped at Wooster, o., and he saw ac-
tual service during the border raids
then in progress. He came west when
nineteen years of age and located in
Missouri, going into business with an
elder brother. While n hoy in Ohio Mr.
Pierce had worked in different print
ing offices, and later in life 1t was one
OF his proud boasts that he had done
everything connected with the print
ing and publishing business. He fire..
quently related that he started out in
the publishing business with no more
capital than four steers which he had
fed and fattened through a winter
Realizing about $50 on these, he added
the little sum that was due him from
the country printer for whom he had
been working and bought his first print
ing plant, the Grant City (Mo.) Star.
At the time of death Mr.. Pierce was
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03

One of the show places in northwest
ern Iowa is the Adams ranch near ODE.
bolt. There are around 5000 acres OF
corn on the ranch this season and IT Is
now being harvested One hundred Wag
ons drawn by 200 mules line up every
morning for work in gathering the corn
There is a hospital on the farm ana
the place resembles q village because
of the large number of buildings re-
uuired to house the force of farm labor
ers. This is the big farm once owned
by Hiram C. Wheeler whom Boies de-
feated for governor some years ago.
Mr.. Wheeler died few years ago IN
Texas.
Iowa's three beet sugar factories are
now running at fun speed. These fac
tories are at Mason City. Belmond ana
Watevrly, the latter being the Oldest,
having been erected some twelve years
ago. but for number OF years was
Idle. There were grown the past seas
on in the territory adjacent to the rae,
tory at Waverly $500 acres OF beets. Al
the big facory three shifts OF men. Win
200 in each, will work throughout the
season, Beets are arriving by train
loads and field men are working TO hur-
nv the harvest from the farms to rae
tory. 1t is expected that the factory
will operate until February In order to
care for all beets available
Homecoming at the university OF
Iowa for the alumni and former stu
dents will be held this year on Novem-
her 18th and 18th: Prof. F. G. Ensign,
secretary of the University of Iowa
association, has been named chairman
of the homecoming committee, by Pres.
Walter a. Jessup. Ia fat hasu y
- trtt.s 10 z4as.
An Iowa primory road guide. cover
ing all the important numbered high
WAYS is being printed by the state high.
way commission. All primary roads OF
the state are now designated by num-
hers Ninety.seven of the 80 counties
are either painting the numbers on the
Telephone poles or have already COM
Melted the job. The numbers are ex-
pected O displace the use of tourist
trail names except on the more import
ant routes. The guide will give the
number of the roads and will make 1t
easy for the person travelling out of his
own home community to pick his route
by numbers.
Five hundred thousand automobiie
license plates for 1921 have been order.
ed by the secretary of state. Hair OF
| these he has already received and the
other half is expected by the first OF
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
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J. w. JAR N AGlN

determine the point an amicable suit
was started and the decision in the low
or court was in favor of the college and
missionary society. But the state SUI
preme court reversed that decision and
gave the increment to Mrs. Sherman. /.
Mrs Isaac Spores, 10S years old, SAID
to be the Oldest resident of Iowa, died
at her home in Waterloo following a
short illness. She was active until q
few days ago when she was injured In
a fall Mrs. Spores was married when
she was IA. She was the mother Of
twelve children, six of whom survive.
Her husband died several years ago. At
the age of 100 Mrs. Spores was convert.
ed by Billy Sunday. She lived in Iowa
most of her life.
State Supt. p. E. Mechanism an
nounces the appointment of George A.
Brown. for several years engaged in
educational work in Iowa, but for the
past year a resident of Denver, as in
spector of consolidated schools to sue
coed Geo. S. Dick, who has recently ac-
copied position in Wisconsin. Mr..
Brown will assume his new duties the
coming week. The new appointee has
devoted much time to consolidated
[school work. He has held school posi-
lions in Shenandoah. Grinnell and Bur.
I1ngtOn. There are now ABOUT ffO coIi-
solidated schools in Iowa and new ones
are being organized practically every
month.
Federal funds to the amount of
SIS. $50 will be available in Iowa in 1920
for public school work in agriculture
and the trades and industries. That Is
the sum allotted to this state under tn
Smith Hughes act. OF this sum $31 200
will be used for salaries Of teachers. SUI
pervisors or directors of agricultural
education. $4,000 for teachers of trade,
home economics and industrial subjects
and $21 ,780 for the training of teachers.
In 1926 the sum of federal money avail
able for use in Iowa will be at least
1872 There is now a greater de.
mand for teachers to carry on this vo.
cational work In 1owa's public schools
than can be supplied satisfactorily. As
la result salaries to those who are quail.
fed range from $4,000 to $4,000 per
| Two of the four convicts recently in
dicted for escaping from the state re-
formatory win legally contest the add
tional terms for that offense. The two
who will contest are Fred Thrasher anG
Frank Collins. Two others. Earl Stick
ney and Carl Perry. pleaded guilty an6
Twill serve additional sentences.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03

November. The new plates Will be alum
mum lettering on q black background.
More than 465 900 were used this year.
An Increase of $4,000 automobiles in
the state during the year is assumed
in determining the number OF the new
licenses. Government statistics recent
ly compiled show that there are more
automobiles per unit of population in
Iowa than In any other state. Iowa
now has one auto for every 5.5 persons.
Nebraska ranks second with one auto
to every CT persons, South Dakota is
third with one to every &C. persons, ana
Kansas fourth with one for every 7.4s
persons. New York Is tenth In the list
and Pennsylvania twelfth.
DR.. o. II. Longwell, director of the
teachers placement bureau of the state
department of. public INSTRUCTION., de-
MES report declaring many schools
are closed because of shortage OF
teachers. DR.. Longwell, stated reports
from IS Iowa counties showed a short
age of but 20 teachers existed and that
several counties have more teachers
than are needed.
AS an indication of the passing of the
soldiers of the rebellion there were on.
~ forty-four members OF the ola Ihira
Iowa cavalry at the reunion of the regi-
ment at Bloomfield a few weeks ago
It has not been many years since sew
eral hundred responded on such oc'
casions.
Des Moines was recently favored with
a visit from the Chicago Grand Opera
company, composed of 200 members,
People came from all over the state to
witness the several performances, the
price of tickets ranging from 50 to $f2
From Des Moines the company went
Ito Sioux City and onto the Pacific coast
Full scenery and equipment are being
taken on the tour. A recent inventory
of the store houses of the company
showed that scenery. properties and
costumes on hand total more than 81,
900 900. and a great per centage OF
these fill the train of baggage cars that
make up part of the special trains. fol-
twenty-eight cars are needed to trans
! port the singers and their baggage.
Graettinger, Palo Alto county. is ex
cited over natural gas discovery.
driller, p. l.. Johnson. struck vein o.
natural gas at depth of 2S5 feet or
the farm of J. r. Show. A flame has
jbeen continuously burning at the mouth
| of the well since. The plan is to de
yelop the we'll and use the gas for heat
ling, lighting and cooking purposes
| Several years ago on farm in the neal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-03
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADVERTISING

When, an ambitious concern sets out
to increase it's business the first essen
tial is to provide goods having superior
effort and aggressive enterprise feels
that it has gained that point, it then
has In some way to get recognition for
its superiority.
The only way to get that recognition
within any reasonable period is to go
direct to the public In some way and
tell the story Of what 1T has to offer.
A store might otherwise render SER
vice of the highest merit for many
years and people who never happened
to go there might never find it out. The
fact that store adyertises freely, thus
serves as a proof that 1t has been max
a determined effort to offer superior
service. Its eagerness to tell the story
of its business to the public is evidence
that it is winning in the competitive
struggle.
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News and Comment About Iowa People and Events

births, deaths, marriages and divorces
to be properly reported and recorded
or violators are subject to the penal
ties of the law.
Seven members of the Emmet county
war board have been sued for $4O. OOo
by the Lee brothers, who live just
north of town. They charge that the
war board caused a yellow bill board 70
be constructed and erected nthe PUBIC
square at Estherville, carrying the
names of Lee brothers In large black
type as bond slackers. The war board
is composed of thirteen members, SIX
of whom are omitted from the suit. but
it is said that they have gone In with
the rest Of the board of their own &C.
cord. and will appear as codefendants.
The war board adjusted the assess
ments made by the township boards Tor
liberty bond subscriptions during the
war. In the Lee case, which occurred
on the fourth liberty loan, the war
board upheld the assessment Of the
township board. The Lee brothers. 1t
was alleged, refused to take the quota
assigned them. AS a result the Dill
hoard was made, painted yellow and
the names of the Lee brothers printed
across the board in bold face type un.
der the inscription Bond Slackers
The sign was also carried ABOUT tHe
streets in Estherville in parades. Each
of the plaintiffs demands Judgment IN
the sum of $4,000 actual and $4,000
exemplary damages and costs OF the
action.
The supreme court of Iowa has re-
Gently decided Grinnell case which
establishes a new precedent In Iowa.
II has to do with the trust funds LETT
bv the late l.. N. Sherman. When Mr..
Sherman died he left two bequests, one
to his adopted son, Chas. w. Sherman,
and one to his adopted daughter, now
Mrs, E. NJ Sherman. The benenciar'
les were to enjoy the income from these
funds during their lives and at their
deaths the principal was to be divided
between Grinnell college and the Amer
lean Home Missionary society. 1t nap
pened that ~ portion of these funds was
invested by the trustee in stock In the
Merchants National bank of Grinneil
and when Chas. w. Shernlan died a
few years ago and the time came To
apportion the fund as directed II was
fo,,nd that this stock was worth twice
what had been paid for it. The ques
tion instantly arose as to who owned
this surplus, the college and missionary
society or the heir. Mrs. r. nj. Sher
man There was never any question
about the principal sum. In order &c
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GOODRICH CENTER NEWS

Fred Schroeder has been on the sick
list, but is much improved at this writ
ing.
Henry DeMay transacted business
lat the Henry Grill home Thursday.
| The little daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
l.. H. Christensen has been quite sick.
We hope for speedy recovery.
George Lind was a business caller at
Denison Friday.
Fred Dorale. Of Ricketts,. visited with
Henry christensen Thursday,
Nearly everyone in this vicinity en-
Gagged in husking corn, and all report
an excellent crop.
Mrs. Adeline Jacobs and daughter
Phyllis, spent Sunday at the L. IA.
christensen home.
/ Jurgen Jepsen transacted business
Fat Derispn Saturday. ;,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bybee and family
lspent Saturday evening In Denison.
I PETER jensen was in DenisOn Satur-
day. -.
led in and around Denison this week.
|4f Mr.. and Mrs. John Weiss spent sat
urday evening at Denison. :,
Asmus Petersen was a business call
err at Schleswig Monday.
Chas, Fred and Ernest Voss assisted
their brother, John, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ohde. sr. and
Miss Dora Ohde, of Manning. and Mrs.
Margaret Ohde, of Seattle, Wash, Wis
tied at the J. w. Miller Sr. home IN
Denison Friday of last week.