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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07

D.3N. Moore and family motored to
/ Okoboji the past week to spend the
summer at their cottage.
Is Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chamberlain, OF
| Manila, liava been in town, the guests
of George Chamberlain and wife. While
here they all drove to Woodbine.
Mrs. la Anderson who has been
here for some time, left for jefferson
last week.
Mrs. Armstrong and daughter have
gone to Kansas and Missouri to visit.
Word came of the birth of son at
1.-The Earl Purcell home in Idaho. Mrs.
Purcell was known here as Miss Esther
Mullen. |E
The Happy Hollow club was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. David
Cruise last week and the election of Of
the choice as president; Wade Manches
ter, vice president, and Mrs. David
Cruise, secretary.
Virgil Beck has been in town visiting
the past week. He formerly lived here
and is visiting some of his old play
mates
Geo. Hall, of Omaha, was in town
from Saturday evening until Monday
afternoon visiting his mother, daughter
and other relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Helm was quite seriously
injured last week when she fell down a
flight of cellar stairs. She is getting
along nicely at present.
Mrs. j. u. Peters and daughter, Dor
othy, We're in Dow City several days
the past week.
Miss Marie Sloan, of Council Bluffs,
was in town a few days last week visit
ing at the Jim Dugan home.
Several of the people from here We're
in Woodbine "Wednesday to attend the
wedding of Miss Gladys DetWiler, for
merly of this place, to f. e. Davis, OF
Hershey, Neb.
Mrs. A. X. Jones returned last week
from the w. r. c. convention and re-
ports a fine time.
Miss nellie Ryan returned Saturday
from twaweek spent in Minneapolis, at
which place she attended an insurance
convention. The delegates were enter
tanned at an inn on Christmas lake ana
nellie reports one of the finest vacations
she ever had. y
The infant child of Mr.. land Mrs.
Henry Weber passed away last week
and was buried i'm Pleasant Hill ceme-
terry.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. p. Baker and family
and Joe Cover spent the fourth in Sac
City with friends.
j. r.. Murphy came home from his
work in Coleiidge, Ncb, Friday for a
weeks visit with the home folks.
Miss Elsie Schwarz, OF Ricketts,, is
spending several days with her sister,
Mrs. Albert LanGholdt.
Mr.. and Mrs r. M. Owens and little
daughter, Regina, were week end visit
ors in the James McGrath home
Miss Arleen Baker returned to her
home near Banbury Friday after en-
loving a weeks visit in the McGrath
home.
Mr.~and Mrs Emil sMiddlenstien are
caring for a baby girl who came to glad
den tfeirshom June 9th.
VIM. Hubel, OF Ricketts,; VIM. Nc
knight, of saltwater. Mimi; Robert
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL (yAI

ST. JUHN'S EPISIUFNL " AID
Services Sunday, July 18th.
Church school begins at 10 a. m.
At s p. m. evening prayer ana ser.
mon.
Will all members make an effort to
attend.
The bishops committee will remain
for a short session after service.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07

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harp, and cello, also by the chorus
choir, and the pastor will preach n
All members of the Sunday school
should be on hand at II, as we'll as all
teachers.
An interesting young peoples service
at 700 and one hour service at 500.
The house will be comfortable as pos
sible. Fans are being placed in the
church for the use of the congregation.
Everybody welcomed and, invited to all
services of this church.
Prayer meeting at the usual hour on
Thursday evening.
The July meeting of the w. f. M. S.
will be held with Mrs. John Siletto on
Wednesday afternoon, being meeting
of Importance and celebrating the close
of a successful contest, the losing side
entertaining the winners. Let all the
members be present.
e PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services will be held at the Presby-
fnrian church next SUNDAY. Rev,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07

We're down to spend the fourth with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. j.
Moeller.
John Kelley and family enjoyed the
fourth at Lake OlSoboii.
Otto Meyers was a Denson passen
| ger Friday.
Thos. Button, ST., was a Carroll call
err Friday.
Evelyn and Dorothy Voss of Aspin
| wall are visiting with their sister, Mr..
and Mrs Jacob Peters.
Otto Massman returned "Wednesday
| morning from Chicago.
NJ j. Campbell and family and Mr..
| and Mrs John Kruse and children
spent Monday at Lake View.
| Ernest Massman spent few hours
at Arcadia Friday evening where he
visited with his mother.
Misses Hattie and Grace Voss spent
Friday in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will White of Manila,
are spending a few days with relatives
here.
Mrs. E. Stiner called on friends at
Denison Wednesday.
Prof O. O. Vogenitz left Tuesday on
a business trip to Ames, returning
home Friday.
Miss Mildred Button who is attending
summer school at Carroll visited with
her parents between trains Tuesday.
Mrs. Herman Cornelson of Eayette,
Idaho is a visitor at the Detlef F'rahm
home at Manning. Both families were
up to the lake Sunday where they
spent the fourth with Julius Hagge
and family.
Miss Helen Jams Wasat Denison on
Thursday to have dental work done.
Steve Jams was an castbound pas
senger Thursday.
al Cfl J,ol
returned home from the hospital at
Carroll.
The A. A. A. club met with Pearl
and Alice Lahafer Saturday afternoon,
everyone present enjoying the few
hours very much.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07

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Miller of Sioux City, and Leonard and
| Cyril O'Brien, of Buck Grove, were
guests in the Jas. McGrath home Sun
day. &.
| n. III. Eube1 and family are moving
from Ricketts, to their new home in
Merrill, where Mr.. Hubel has taken up
his duties as depot. agent.
The young folks of this vicinity who
arc members of the Soldier church en-
joyed a picnic in Droegmiller's grove
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hopp, of Charter
Oak, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Below, of
Ute, were entertained in the Albert
Schneider home Sunday.
The section mans house and the ele-
vator in Ricketts, were struck by light.
ming early Sunday morning. Only
slight damage resulted.
Mrs. Geo. Purcell, of Oklahoma City,
left Wednesday for her home after a
pleasant visit at the parental, Hans
Michaelsen, home. q
The annual missionfest held at the
Soldier church Sunday was largely at
tended despite the heavy rain in the
morning.
Fred Dorale has been quite seriously
i'll FOR the past two weeks, but is now.
somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Truelsen and little
son, Harold, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ecoegar and family were guests in the
Win Schwartz home Sunday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07

will soon be all right again.
Miss Willy, of Manila, who has been
visiting her friend Ina Reiff.. for weefs
or so, has returned to her home.
II. A. Clinton and family visited rela-i
| tives in Deloit Sunday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Methodist rally on last Sunday
was all and more than was anticipated,
though the threatening weather hinder
ed the attendance in a measure, but
people came from Dow City, Manila,
Charter Oak. Dcloit, Odebolt and Moor
head, the church being well filled at
each service. the decorations of flags.
bunting and flowers, special music.
great messages from Bishop Homer C..
Stunt christian fellowship, all com,
bining to make a day that will be long
remembered.
The regular services next Sunday.
At the morning worship we will be
favored by special music by Mr.. Bar
borka and DR.. Clifford Barborlia on the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07

Baskerville, Of Belleview, Neh.. will oc.
cupy the pulpit at both the forenoon
and evening services. Morning service
at 1890 and evening service at 500.
Sunday school at the usual hour.
Evening star., 1920-03-28

buried there in lead coffin. accordinS
to Barbadan custom. Several years
later, when the vault was opened
again to receive another BODY. the
| coffin had been removed from it's
original position.
Upon the second occasion special
precautions We're taken to seal the
vault. Several times thereafter. though
. seals were unbroken and there SEEM
ed no other mode of entering the
solid rock and masonry, the collins
were displaced. Finally the mouth
of the vault was cemented, and when
it was time to receive another hody
officials of the island and an immense
crowd gathered for the ceremony
once more all the leaden caskets were
found to have been disturbed and the
family had their dead removed to an
other buying ground. No satisfactory
solution of these strange occurrences
has been offered.
"Bridgetown, the island capital. is
hot. dusty city of about 30, 900 peo-
pie. 1t is especially busy on FRIDAYS.
when planters flock TO town for busi-
ness and buying. Its cathedral was
built principally by funds obtained
from a lottery authorized by the leg
islature. after the original building
had been blown down by the hurri-
cane in 1880.
"A natural curiosity of Barbados is
the Animal Flower Cave the So
called flowers being sea worms. Not
so agreeable are the Mauchneel. or
poison trees. along the shores. whose
leaves blister the skin and contami-
nate the water.
Labor is so plentiful that men
compete with beasts of burden But
this condition was greatly improved
by the use of considerable Barba dos
labor in building the Panama canal"
Evening star., 1920-03-28
Notes of Art and Artists

I Joel Chandler Harris ("Uncle Remus"D
! Mr.. and Mrs. MacNeils who lately
| left for Italy, Mr.. MacNeil having ac-
cepted a professorship in the academy
in Rome. are both well known in this
chy. Mr. MacNeil by his Sun Vow,
pin the Corcoran Gallery of Art. and
Mrs. MacNeil. by. her charming little
bronzes of children.
X x X !:
Word has been received in this city
of the death last week in Baltimore of
John Ross Key. the we'll known artist.
who for some years past has had a
studio here. Mr.. Key was nephew
of Francis Scott Key and a friend of
Whistler's. He painted landscape and
fOwerS ard made d specially of
flowery gardens. His pictures of the
Octaeon. the old Key mansion and
Mount Vernon We're Autographed in
color. and are very popular He has
exhibited in the Corcoran Gallery
biennial exhibition and elsewhere. His
charcoal drawings We're peculiarly at
tractive. and he was one of the first to
use hNatiNe to make such wings
permanent. In painting sunsets he
achieved perhaps his greatest artistic
success. He was sincere artist low
ing his work. Geliehting in the beauties
OF nature. a courtly gentleman with the
simplicity and power of enjoyment of
Il little child. a delightful persona lity--
one whose passing creates 4 loss.
LEILA MECHLIN.
Evening star., 1920-03-28

| asset. Volcanic eruptions have con-
| tributed largely to the fertility OF
! Barbados When the sun was OBJ
scured throughout one day in May
1912, the Barbadans were panic
stricken. but when the gentle rain OF
| black dust subsided the deposit was
found to be ashes from an eruption
of St Vincent Soufriere. nearly 100
miles. to the west. which enriched
the soil.
Long before that time. though
barbados was productive. Oldest OF
Newfoundland. it also was the first
place in the British empire where
sugar cane was planted. Its average
crop of this now high priced commod
ity is $4,000 tons. 1t also has 1000
acres planted in sea island or long
staple cotton; raises 900 punches
yearly of the Chinese banana, and eX-
ports moiasses
There are no volcanoes on Bar
bados; nor are there any streams
of appreciab Bile size. Water seeps
through the porous soil and reaches
the sea by underground channels.
Bathers al Freshwater bay are apt to
experience a rocking sensatio on the
surf sands. like that at some of the
Island or Luna Park. The unduia- =
tions underfoot mark the outlets. be-
low sea level, of these subterranean
streams.
"One phenomenon of Barbados has
not been accounted for. For years
the so-called Barbados coffin story
furnished mystery which would in
terest present-day psychic investi
gators. In the yard of church near
Oistins Town is churchyard burial
vault hewn from rock and arched
with cemented stone. y woman was
Evening star., 1920-03-28

AMSTERDAM. March 1 tCorre-
spondence of the Associated Press).-
The correspondent of the Handels-
blad. who recently returned from a
trip in soviet Russia. gives the fol-
lowing account of his Investigations
of the activities of the Chinese em-
njoyed there by the bolsheviki as exc.
cutioners:
..Such horrible stories were being
told in Europe about these Chinese
that / thought it worth my whiie TO
learn more about them. AS joke.
asked every one who asked my opin-
ion of the bolsheviki to show me some
real man killing Chinese. but | was
always told that they couldn't produce
any lust now. because they had all
gone to the Denikine front.
Il was told the Chinese. IL COM
manded by their own officers were ex-
cellent soldiers. but they ran like
bares If their officers We're killed.
EXECUTIONS are now very rare IN
MOSCOW, but in August, when thou
sands of counter revolutionaries
were slaughtered. the killing was
Evening star., 1920-03-28
Bolsheuik Employing Chinese
To Perform Their Executions
Feared Russian Soldiers Would Refuse to Do the Kill
ing-Find Celestials Are Indifferent and Follow
Orders in Blind and Stohd Way.

carried on by the Chinese. because the
authorities feared the Russian SOL
diers would refuse to do the work.
THE Chinese do this work indifer-
ently-as they do all other work they
are ordered TO perform. They are
blind, stolid tools in the hands OF the
men who feed them and pay them.
and who raised them from the position
Of coolie in which they came to Rus
sia. to the rank OF soldier OF the
guards.
"If the 'boltsjak.' his name for boil
shevik. orders something. the Chinese
does it. and he does IL in his typically
practical way. He first makes the
victim dig his own grave and then
shoots him with his revolver. He Is
not cruel about it. just practical.
when the boltsjak says kill. then he
kills with an unperturbed face. And
when the botsjak says You may stop
now.' with the same cool face he let's
his victim GO
The correspondent. after some
weeks in Russia. left when he WAS
refused permission TO make invest
cations freely as he pleased.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
BARBADOS SMALL.
SOIL PRODUCTIVE
0ne.Eighth the Size O
Rhode Island With Record
Population.

barbados is one the most interest
ing and less well known of the pos
sessions which William G.. McAdoo
would have Great Britain offer in
part payment of her debt t. the
United States" says a bulletin from
the National Geographic Society.
Pear shaped, solitary. farthest east
of the West Indies. Barbados gem
orally is accounted the most health
full of the group. even though it is
the most populous country in the
world. per square mile, except China
and George Washington carried to
his grave the marks of the smallpo \
contracted on visit there.
The island--there is but one. de-
spite the misleading plural name
is but an eighth the size of ou.
Rhode Island, but has twice as many
inhabitants per square mile as our
smallest and most densely populated
state.
Seldom does volcano become an
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
Mallory Association
Held Here Last Week.

The Mallary Association held at
I.eesburg last Thursday and Friday
Oct. 18th and 10Th afforded gIour-
ious spiritual feast for the large num-
Der of delegates and visitors attend
ing.
After the enrolment of delegates
Mr.. Ferrell, OF Albany, was chosen
by tie body as its moderator.
DIR. Majors, Of Atlanta, preach
ed the introductory Sermon, several
subject of vital Importance to the
denomination were discussed. 1t
seemed to be the Conventions Slo-
gan, The Christian Index In
Every Baptist Home. :"
BY vote of the body Albany was
selected as the next convention City,
the convention meeting with the LIST
Baptist Church, date to be announc-
ed later by Executive Committee.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
Albany Primary to
be Held Nov. 29.

ALBANY, Ga. Nov. 1.-The white
Democratic primary for the City OF
Albany will be held Nov 80, it was
decided by the City Executive Com
mittee Monday afternoon, when
rules and regulations for the pri-
mary were adopted. The general
election is Dec. 6. The places on the
City Council are to be filled. Coun-
Gilman E. H. Kalmon and w. B.
Haley have announced for re-elect-
ion and George ]. Galloway has an.
nounced for the place now held by
A. P. Vason, who has not came out
for reelection, Indications are the
three now in the race will be elected
without opposition. Albany has not
had a contested municipal election
in ten years.
Women will vote in the primary
and general election for the first
time here, the city attorney having
ruled they are eligible. The coun-
Gil accepted his opinion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
Amazing Coincidence
in Connection With
Fair Auto Accident.

A coincidence so extraordinary as
to be almost believable occurred in
connection with the auto accident
at the fair grounds Saturday after
noon.
One Of the travelling concessions
who had a stand near the race
race track was among the first to
reach the scene after the car had
plunged through the fence and
struck the little Stiles girl. He
had been there only a few moments
when he was handed a telegraph
envelope, but was so concerned
over the child that he thrust it
into a pocket without opening
Later when the excitement was
over he recalled having received
the telegram, and this is what he
read:
Come at once. Your sister has
been badly hurt in an auto acci.
dent. ALBANY Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
Americas Fighting
Gas Rate increase.

AMERICUS. Ca, Nov. 3 Another
accident" at the gas plant OF the
Americas Lighting Company has
resulted in Carr s. Glover, president
Of the Americas and Sumter County
Chamber Of Commerce, telegraph
ing the Railroad Commission, asking
that body 10 use its authority to
compel furnishing adequate gas
service in Americas. A copy Of
Glover's telegram, wired w. K.
Rogers, manager Of the lighting
company, by the commission, caused
a controversy between Glover and
Rogers.
The lighting company is seeking
increased gas and electric rates.
while business interest and citizens
are demanding adequate service
before any action.
City Council, Kiwanis Club, Cham
Der of Commerce and other organ
izations are uniting in demand for
better service.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
If You Are Pale and Weak, With
out Ambition, You Need a Tonic.
TRY TAKING PEP1O- MANGAN
Rich, Red Blood, Fights Off Dis
ease and Keeps You Well and
Enables You to Work With
Pleasure.

Serious sickness often comes when
you least suspect. You may feel a
little over-tired. You haven't been
exposed to contagion, yet all Of a
sudden you are fiat on your back
and in for siege of sickness.
Your blood did not have fighting
qualities. 1t was weak and thin.
Your vitality and powers of resist
ance were low.
When you overdo you use up
energy. Your blood is driven to
do more than it can. 1t becomes
cIogged with waste. The waste
acts like poison. Disease germs
get in your blood and dominate.
Don't let yourself get run down.
Take that good, tonic .Pepto- Mangan,
1t makes rich red blood that will
resist and rout out disease germs.
Pepto-Mangan is widely and
heartily endorsed by physicians
1t is effective and easy to take.
Come in either liquid or tablet
form. Both have the same effect.
Sold at any drug store. But be
sure you get the genuine Pepto.
Mangan- Guides. " Ask for il
by the name and be sure the full
name, Guides Pepto- Mangan, " i;
on the package. Advt.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
Superior Court in
Session This week.

The November term OF Lee
County Superior Court convened
here Monday, Judge IA Littleiohn,
of Americus, presiding as Judge,
while Solicitor julie FELTON,, Of
Montezuma, is looking after the
states interest.
The first OF the week was devoted
to the trial of civil cases, and the
criminal docket has taken up the
latter part Of the week.
The Grand Jury has been in
session the entire week and quite a
number of important matters of
interest to the county were brought
up before that body. We We're
unable to get the number of Bills
returned by them. Court adjourned
today.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
Hunting Season.

Hunters may bag squirrels and
'possunls from October to March 1
Fifteen squirrels may be killed in
one day and there is no limit placed
on the number of poSsums.
The quail season opens on Nov,
20, and continues to March 1. Hun
tiers may bag as many as twenty
five in one day. The dove season
opens on Nov. 20 undgr the State
law, although the Government law
reads Oct. 49, The state law leaves
the season for doves open to March
/, although the National law states
it closes ON 81.
The wild turkey season opens
Nov. 20, ploVer season Nov. 20, and
snipe Dec. 1. Deer may be killed
from Oct. to Dec. 1 Hunters may
bag two during the season. Accord
ing to the State law migratory duck
may be killed from September 1 tc
April 20, the limit being fifty a day
The National law reads that the
duck season is from November 1 tc
january 81, twenty-five being the
limit.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-05
NOTICE.
Tax Books Open Oct.
1st and Close Deem
Der Twentieth 1920.

I will be at the following places
on dates mentioned below for the
purpose Of collecting State and
County Taxes:
PALMYRA DISTRICT.
At ArmeniI James Bros, Store,
October 9TH, October goth, Novem-
Der 18th.
CHOKEE DISTRICT.
At Chokee Court House, October
18th, At w Fl. Laramore's Store
October 9th, At A. J. Hooks,
November 25th.
REDBONE DISTRICT.
At w. w. McDonald's store,
November 9th, At e. j. Stocks
Store, November 30tn, At Philema
December 1st.
SMITHVILLE DISTRICT.
Bank OF Smithvi!le, October 18th,
November 18th, December 18th.
Lean be found at Leesburg all
other dates.
R. R. GREEN,
Tax Collector Lee County Georgia.