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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-02
FUNERAL Of F.G.DAN- :
FORTH TOMORROW
Masonic Ceremonies
from Home
Native of NorridgewOck and Descend
ant of Prominent Family. Early Lie
And businesses Activities

Frederick G. Danforth, Proprietor
of the Danforth Green Houses and
Conservatives on Madison Avenue,
died Tuesday morning after period
of i'll health covering several years.
For the greater part OF the time, how
ever, he had been about his home and
place of business and even last Sun
day enjoyed himself with members of
his family during the evening. He
did not pass a comfortable night, how
ever. and Monday morning lapsed into
a coma from which he did not recoy-
er. Funeral services will occur to-
morrow (Friday) afternoon, from the
family residence at 2.30 O'Clock. Ma
sonic ceremonies will be conducted
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
LADY 0f CULTURE
and ATlAlNnENTS
Mrs. c, IL. MofSsn, at Ono Time, :
hesident of sDenison, Dies at Her
Homo In Hebron, Ncb.
HUSBAND A DEN1soN MERCHANT
Many Remember tho Firm. Of Penny
Il Msrxun Who Occupied the Room
Where Fred DerE is Located

Word reaches Denison of the death
Of fSMrS. C II, Morgan at Hebron, NeD
Many OF the older citizens will remem
Der Mrs. Morgan as a lady Of rare abll
ity and possessed Of many fine attain
nients. Her daughter, Miss Jessica
has often visited in Dcnison since inc
removal OF the family to Hcbran. Mr
Morgan died in 1916, and Mrs. Morgan
has been in failing health ever since
Mr.. Morgan was d member Of the firH
Of Penny & Morgan when the firm was
engaged In the dry goods business and
occupied the room now occupied by
Fred Berg. The following account Of
Mrs, Morgan's death is taken from the
paper at Hebron, bearing date OF Fri
day, September 24th:
The death or Mrs. G.. II. Morgan
marked the passing Of one Of Hebron's
distinguished ladies', who has had q
large place in Hebron circles A wo
man OF culture and rare ;graci0usness
her fine talonts and genial nature made
d lasting impression on all whom she
met.
n Al the time Of her husbands fatal
Illness The having died Jan. IL. 1870
Mrs. Morgan suffered paralytic stroke
from which she never recovered, and
has HAD every caro- and attention that
could sle bestowed by her only daugh
ter Miss Jessica. whose devotion and
loneliness brought forth the warn
sympathy Of hosts Of friends !,
Anna Elizabeth Young was born or
March s, 1885, at; Rose Hill stock farm
Chatitauqua Lake. N. Y. She was the
daughter OF Ira and Eimira lStrunk
Young and Is descended from Holland
b1tchi ancestors who fought in the rev
olItton, and one ancestor. Jonathan
Gardner. masdueraded as an Indian
took part In the Boston tea party. She
Was educated 'ins Miss. Stonemans prt
xate- school. Cnutauqua Lake, n. Y.
the State Normal college at Albany
at the age of nineteen years. She stu
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citation and give all possible assistance.
For some time there has been con.
siderable interest manifested in an
aeropane landing field in the close
proximity OF Dcniscn and this matter
came up for discussion. The club ap.
preciatc the necessity for such a Held
and IA committee composed OF DIR. e.
j. Turner, j. W. Miller Jr. and Martin
Runge was appointed to investigate
and look over suitable grounds and
make q report to the club at its next
The 'cixic committee was requested
| to cooperate with the Womens FEEDER.
alton IN tho matter Of the proposed
purchase of Grace Piirk, This samc
committee is to look into the matter
Of n camping ground for automobile
tourists and il possible locate such
ground.
The trades and transportation com.
mittec will Investigate the proposition
OF providing u suitable public comfort
station something which the city
lacks and is greatly in need of.
Six new members were taken into
the club Friday evening. they being;
c. Level, w. G.. Wilkins, w. NJ. Evers,
H. r. Saggau, Frank Paup and Zen
Brodersen.
II is the present plan of the club to
arrange. for. the receiving Of election
returns and n light luncheon is to be
served Members Of the club and their
wives will be invited to attend
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
TX. C.'S BANQUET
AT DES MONIES
Ia a5. 8t '*s gtt.F
knights Of Columbus Will Hold Il Big
| Banquet at Des NIoines October
| l2th-sy omen Guests a
PLATES FOR SIX HUNDRED
One Of the Features Will be Fourth De.
gree disqualification Prior to the
Big Dinncr-i00 Candidates

One of the features of the big ban.
Quet to be served at Hotel Fort DeS
Moines Tuesday evening, October 18th,
following the Knights of Columbus
fourth degree exemplification, will be
the presence of women guests. 1t will
be the first time the ladies ever have
been permitted to attend fourth de.
gree initiatOry banquet and it is ex.
pected a large number of them will be
preseEt. not only from this city. but
also from various parts OF the state.
The local committees are preparing
to take care of about 600 at the dinner.
The number of candidates will be
around 400 as it undoubtedly will be
the largest Fourth degree class ever
initiated in Iowa.
Lee j. Dougherty of Davenport, for
mer mayor of that city, who is Mas.
ter Of the Fourth degree for Iowa has
lust received word that Martin II.
Carmody of Grand Rapids. Mich, dep.
uty supreme knight, Will be one of the
speakers at the banquet. Mr.. Car
nlody has recently returned from the
'K. Of G.. pilgrimage TO France, where
Il statue of Lafayette was presented
to the city of Metz and he will tell
about the trip. Other speakers include
Bishop r. w. Drumm OF Des Moines
Ed McAIanns of Keokuk. Eugene
Walsh Of Davenport. j. J. Meyers Of
Carroll. supreme director X. Of c.. r.
G.. Dunn Of Mason City and Sandy
Chapman OF Boston. Mr.. Chapman; Is
an old time actor and was a Is. Of c.
secretary in France.
Those who will assist Mr.. Dougher,
ty in exomplifying the ritual are Judge
M. Il. Donegan, j. Q. Hall. A. +. Car
roll, Very Rev. W. L. Harmon and p
NJ. Sharon of Davenport: Frank A.
O.Connor and Hugh Stuart Of Du.
buque. Erwin Swindell OF Davenport
will be in charge of the music. All
Candidates and members of the Fourth
degree are required to appear in full
evening dress. October IL is Land.
ing Day"-the 42sth anniversary OF
phcr Columbus.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
ot LOSS FRIDAY AFTEHNOON
Earn and Shed Belonging To Mrs.
Rachel Clarey Destroyed By Nro
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock

J Fire. completely destroyed the barn,
and shed e belonging TO Mrs. !sacheli
Clarcy located on, the corner Of state
ilSlti Dyer streets Friday /. afternoon
about Il three o'clock. The fire had
I gained considerable headway when II
was discovered by neighbors and the
| alarm sent in and when the fire de-
partment arrived the buildings were
bOtl, enveloped in flames and no
chance to save them.
The loss sustained by Mrs. Clnrey
was considerable. Only few days
previously she had stored $4,000 worth
of coal, her winters supply in the
shed. In the NOV of the barn she
had'.a number Of rabbits and these
were burned.
1t is not known what caused the
fire. The loss was a total one there
being no insurance.
A strong south wind was blowing
and buildings in the neighborhood were
in jepordy. A garage just north across
the alley caught on fire but prompt
action on the part of the department
saved this. A spark fel on the roof
Of the Ed Erlcr homo a half block
away and started, a small blaze but this
was extinguished before any damage
was done.
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A Greek named Martin plcstina i,as
brought suit against Fred Buchanan,
owner of the Yankee Robinson shows,
for 800 900 damages because rs II Is
alleged in the petition in court Bucban.
an had with his circus n BOhemMn
wrestler who went by the name of
Plestina. thus assuming name that
gave great prestige TO the impOstor pc
cause of the reputation Of the Greek.
PIest;na AYERS that great crowds turn.
cd out to witness his marvellous
wrestling ability. not being aware OF
the deception. a, He claims that the
Yankee Robinson show made q largn
sum Of money off of his reputation and
this Is what he seeks to recover. Tho
suit was originally brought in Council
Bluffs, but was transferred TO Polk
county district court at Dcs Moines.
Cascade, in Dubuque county, is the
terminal Of the only narrow gauge r1tl
way in Iowa. The road starts from
Heeleyue, and makes a sdetour across
the country to Cascade. 80 miles In
land. The road. is operated by theS z.
M. & St.gP. whose standard gauge lines
r,in along the. west bank of the MisaiA'
sippi river from Davenport ito Dubuque
and then north to MeGregor. : NJ
IA drum belonging 10 AARON sAIcMtH
Osccola, which was carried by him dur
ifE Shefmari's march to the sea. has
been added to the state historical 70
ciety's., collection of war relics. The
drum was presented to society by
T.. NJ. Sanders. grandson OF Lewis
Lewis was member Of Co. *. 3sth IN
fantly, and served as drummer all dur
ing the civil war. In October, 1858
Lewis lost his drum at Altoona Pass
when all Of Co. X was either killed ~
taken prisoner except himself. Re
cruits mustered in to build Co. + recQv
erred the drum after considerable srat
egy. tif fa iT .iij 4
/ Jasper Baty, of JASPER county. q fei
low with the gun habit. is chucklins
over with Workmanship in that he was
enabled to shoot a bald eagle one Of the
rare specimens that will soon be ex
tinct if enough Jasper Batys can get
shot at them. An account Of the at
fair published in n local paper states
that "the big bird measured feet from
tip to tip and when he few he looked
like a baby airplane. He new SO close
to the dog that he gave a queer yell
and when Mr. Baty went to see what
was the matter this big bird few up
He Immediately got the shotgun ant
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
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Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p. O,Erien and fam
lily attended the reception given IN non.
or Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Houlihan,
who were celebrating their fifticth we'd
ding anniversary last Monday.
Rudy Rath and Otto Waite were
Sioux City fair visitors the past WEEK.
Mrs. Dan McGrath was q visitor at
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto W0tje and family
were visiting at the Lee Winn home
Mrs. Lee winn had her tonsils re
moved Tuesday. She is getting along
nicely.
ed the fiftieth wedding anniversary Of
their grandparents. t,, s..
Frank Biernes was a week end visit
or in the parental home In Denison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard O'Brien were
visitors at the home OF his uncle. Jas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Siegner were
visitors at the Leonard O'Brien home
Sunday
Mrs. Jess Bennett and daughter.
Mava. and Mrs. Willis Virgins and
son were week end guests ut the r.
Griffin home.
lily were visitors in the Lawrence Fin
negan home Sunday.
Frank Jacobs has returned snome
from northern Wisconsin. where he has
rented a large farm and expects to
move there next spring.
John Smith improved his fine farm
with a new fence the past week.
Miss Alice Waite and Forest Winn
were week end visitors at their parent.
al homes. They are attending school
4 ~
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BOYER ITEMS
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Mrs. Chas. Campbell. of Dcloit, was
GALLEY. at the Fred Scumann home on
Tuesday.
calling on relatives in Deloit Tuesday.
Mrs, Claus Frahm, daughter. Sadie.
ard soa: Fted. were shopping in Dcri-
Neis Taylor was a Dcnison business
caller Thursday. @
Claus Frahm, was Dcnison business
caller Wednesday. g
"A Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neumann at
tefldcd "a birthday party at the Fred
Grpnau; Home near Kiron "Wednesday
evening.
= Quito a large number of young folks
wednesday night and report q good
Mrs Claus F'rahm, daughter. Sadie.
and Mrs. Anna Habincht. were calling
ON: friends in SchlesWig Tuesday. .
{, I'd Kropf was Dclolt business call
er Tuesday.
H. b. Hansen and son. Aug, were
DeTtisofr business callers Thursday.
7 Mis-. ,Wm. Hanse -nand Mrs. Vernon
Ncldon iwere calling on friends and rel.
attves at Kiron Thursday.
asEdfxsopf was a Denison business Wis.
!. Mrs. | osher Linman visited with rel.
attteS in. Denison Friday. !. Z 4
i Mr. and Mrs, II. b. Hansen motorvsl
tp.yehlesiEig Thursday evening TO visit
rcl3JveS. ls ~ .tsto s-f- : = x i ats.ft
!. III Krantz, OF Omaha. was a Boyer
bu3lheSs, caller Friday --s> Ss.
Mrs. Hen Peterson attended a meet
ii9 OF The. Aid society at the Paul An
defs0h fohe Friday. :.
mir. and Mrs. Louis. Kovar and daugh.
tkf,' III kidderla1e, were calling at the
Jofif. $ILovar home Friday.
Two grading outfits are busy here,
one working on the c. & N. w. tracks
north of town and the other just OIL the
street south Of town cnlarging the
creek which has caused so much trou'
BILE OF late. This creek has been so mar
row that 1t would not carry off the wa
ten. from our local rains and has caused
the tSwn to become flooded several
times, destroying and damaging proper
ty to great extent.
Quite. large number from here at
tended the wrestling match at Schles'
wig Friday night between Joe Ander-
son and walter O'Connor. They report
II very interesting and closed with all
,honors in favor of Anderson.
Miss Alice Ncllest spent the week
end with, relatives in Odebolt.
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j. w JARN GIN

the sound one hundred times and which
could detect the hum of aeroplanes at
three times the distance possible, with
the naked ear. 1t was proved possible
to separate two planes less than de-
gree apart. to detect the kind OF motor
in use on the plans and to hear the
sound Of distant aerplane motors in the
midst of all kinds of racket immediate
tly at hand.Sthc adjacent noises being
excluded by means of the peculiar de'
sign of receivers used. Using two lis
teninE stations it is possible to plot the.
course of the aeropanc. determine It's
speed accurately and regulate gun fire
accordingly.
Gov. w. l.. Harding has contributed
q notable article to the August number
OF the Review of Reviews concerning
Iowa's rural school activities. Among
other things he says: During the past
year two types of schools have had spe-
cial development in Iowa. They are
the consolidated school and the stand
ard one room school. The consolidated
school Is not, in any sense, new. but has
had unusual development and growth
during the year. On, July l, 1918. we
had in the state about 230 Of these
schools Since July-l, 1919, new con
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and hfty-nine have three.

I Z.
Two Iowa men Martin Sar. of Essex,
Page county. secretary Of the Iowa Co.
operative livestock shippers. and a.
Sylle, Of Ida Grove. president of the
Corn Belt Meat Producers association
have been appointed members of the
advisory committee of the nationwide
conference to reduce avoidab!e losses
on livestock. Losses of this sort not
only amount to many millions OF dol.
lars yearly but reduce the nations meat
supply by millions of pounds annually,
The appointments was announced when
Everett C.. Brown. president of the
national livestock exchange. and chair
man of the conference. made public the
constituency of committees represent.
ing producers. livestock shipping asso-
Citations. railroads. the institute of Amer
lean meat packers, livestock exchanges
and stock yards throughout the United
States. It is estimated that bruises
alone last year caused monetary losses
on. livestock and meat approaching $15.'
600 900.
~ HI. d. Dunn. working under orders
from the, state fish and game warden
IS getting his nets in order ready for
the. winters fishing in Spirit Lake and
the two OkobOjis. He is to relieve the
lakes Of what are known as rough fish,
principally buffalo and carp. In the
past seiIing was the method employed
early in the fail but that method it was
found dist urbed sponging beds and was
a detrinlent to ganie fish propagation
so 1t was determined to use gill nets
and this is now the plan in use: Some
times this method fails as was the case
last winter, the exVeme cold driving
the fish in deep water. Mr.. Dunn. who
has followed commercial fishing along
the Mississippi river for the past twen.
ty odd years, now has fully Sl0.0OO
worth of net equipment which will soon
be ready for the water. He will place
about 25 gill nets and about the same
number of pound hoop nets in west
Okoboji this fall which will necessitate
crew OF q dozen men or more in LOOK
ing after them. The Van Steen6urs
boys will also go into the fishing bust
ness on quite an extensive scale on
Miller's bay this fall as will other pri
vate individuals who have equipped
themselves in past years for the work
Mrs AIaude Il. Perry, of Ions
Beach. Calf. recently visited an Ole
friend, Mrs. Ethel NJ. Bessie, in Spen
Ger. Clay county. While in the city r
l.. c. White learned of her peculiar ex
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
News and Comment About Iowa People and Events

pcricnccs and q; very interesting inter-
view resulted. One day Mrs. Perry was
waiting for train In depot at Los
Angeles when, she spied an elderly Wo!
man with a dollar bin pinned to her hat
and under it was this inscription: This
homer Mrs. Perry told the strange
woman that she would accommodate
her and for eightsmonths she made her
home with hek newly found friend One
day she left huFricdly and that was the
last seen or heard of her for several
years. Mrs. Perry never expected TO
hear OF her again but one day she got
n telegram from q lawyer at iitti
town in Kansas notifying her OF the
death Of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Russell. whom
she recognized as the strange woman
She had befricndad. The lawyer in
formed her that she had been left $50.
900 in cash by the will of the woman re
Gently deceased. In her early woman.
hood Mrs. Perry and a man named
Cainard. q resident of New York, We're
lovers An enstrangement followed and
Cainai-d never married and when he
died he bequeathed to the idol OF MS
young manhood an estate valued at
$3.50. 1000 and Mrs. Perry was on her
when she stopped off at Spencer to visit
N, gi1lhood friend. Two fortunes COM
ing unexpectedly make Mrs. Perry's
experience somewhat out of the ordi-
nary. Although nearly 70 years OF age
Mrs. Perry was in the thickest OF the
fighting in France. When the United
States entered the world war she en-.
listed as Red Cross nurse, saw field
service at the battle of Chateau Thier-
ry, and although having had no pI'eyi-
ous experience in the nursing profess
ion. was decorated for her splendid ser,
vices by King George and Queen Mary
! whens Gen. Pershing reviewed the allied
troops at Chateau Thierry in 1917.
To Prof. Geo. W. Stewart, professor
and head OF the department of physics
at the University of Iowa. the United
| States navy ascribes credit for devel,
oping the accounts receivers employ.
ed by the antiaircraft station at the
| Pensacola naval base, the first com
pletely equipped antiaircraft station In
the United States. This apparatus has
| proved superior to all other types
| according to official statements and by
| tests has been demonstrated to be far
superior to apparatus used for similar
purposes during the war by the French
and British. Professor Stewart perfect
ed acoustic receivers which magnified
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
FAIR MEETING
Held FRIDAY
Executive Committee Of Greater Craw.
ford County Agricultural 6oC3Aty
Meet With Heads q Organization
DINNER AT THE HOTEL DENIsoS
Good Attea,lancc and the Movement
Was Presented to All Interests
Of Crawford County
DINNER AT THE HOTEL DENIsoS

The executive committee of the new
fair association. together with the news
paper, men of the county and the heads
of the various county organizations.
met together at the Hotel DeniSoht last
Friday evening to discuss future plans
for a bigger and better county fatr. !.
J, II. Healy. Of Manila, president Of
the Organization under way, explained
the purpose Of the meeting was to pre-;
sent to all interests the foirt movement,
C. j. WEIGH in behalf Of the Commer-
cial club, welcomed the movement ina
assured the gathering that tho business
men OF Denison could be depended up,
on to do their full duty.
County Agent, Q,fist spoke OF the fal
as a necessity to the county from ah
social and economic view.
point. y Sears McIIenIy spoke on fair
administration, giving spsGesttonx On
Whist was needed for ~ sdcccss{ VI sor'
garlizatiou. Az.
N. Brodersen gave, the report OF the
ground committees which met Thursday,
|H,pte;tIl,cr 39tli, and Inspected the ASil3,
ous aSaiIable 1Ocat Ions. Tho fly6t
choice for grounds was a.tract OF about
fifty acres Of the Lehfeldt farm lytno
on the road that leads out OF town ol,
broadway and west of the Royer rayet.
Chas. Speck, chairman OF the bQtldtno
committee, gave q report of improve.
ments needed the first year. 5-s 81
Theo. Rohwer, of Schleswig, follow;
inx Mr.. Speck. presented the plan for
organization. His subject was financing
the fair Mr.. ROhwer's plan was Tor
action now. If the fair movement Is 70
go, declared Mr.. Rohwer, it must have
the cooperation, Of the papers. u. II.
Tucker responded for the newspaper
men, assuring that every publisher IN
the county would give space freely Tor
anything that would be beneficial to
the general welfare Of the county,
Before adjourning n general discuss.
ion was held. All agreed that a county
fair At Denison is assured and the spirit
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shot him. Where 1t came from no one
knows but It certainly strayed q long
ways from home" The big bird was
harming no one and what satisfaction
anyone can get out of the destruction
Of fowls so rare is one of the uncxplain.
able mystelie les. All forms OF wild life
must run the risk of wanton slaughter
A child belonging to Mr.. and Mrs
Rov. Holiday. of Coon RAPIDS. was at
nlay and while running stumbled, and
fell and swallowed it's tongue. The lit
lie fellow was at the point OF stransu
iation when the screams OF the frantic
two sons OF Dr. Jewell VINO We're pass
Ing the premises. They lmmediate,y M
rushed to the rescue ana soon .had stne
child's tongue out OF its tnroat ane
worked over the imp FORM untl preatn
inE was restored. the young m mel
each nave had Two years IN "a msuica
course at the state university ana tne
knowledge thus sained enalp1Su lhen ll
to save the iite OF the Child sInere are
not many such cases on recora. an tnt
young men were called upon 70 rcheye
Z -, Is. Z. ~,
: Mahaska county is soon to put on =
campaign for a larger ,.usc Of milk
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-06
LEONARD HAssETr INJURED
While Riding BICYCLE and in Turning
Out for Auto Was Struck by Car
Going in Opposite Direction

\ Leonard Hassett, the, seven year ole
son of Mr.. and Mrs; Patrick Hassett
figured in an accident, last, Thursday
evening which might have easily re
suited in his death. Leonard was rid
ing his bicycle on the road in front OF
his fathers farm south Of Denison
and in turning out for an automobile
was struck by a machine travelling in
the opposite direction. The car was
| travelling at high rate of speed and
threw the boy a considerable distance
The car stopped and the driver carried
| the little fellow into the house and q
| physician was called. 1t was not un
til several hours later that he regained
conscience, but fortunately no bones
were broken. 1t was a close call in
| deed.
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CLUB APPROVES
THE Fair PLANS
Meeting 0s Commercial Club Friday
Eyepltx w ell Attended and Much
TALK OF AER0PLANE LANDING
CoOpcsaate With SNoa,ssis Federation ill
tho Matter Of tho RrOp0sed Pur.
Il chase Of Grace Park I l. !, Z

/ The regular monthly business meet.
ing OF the Commercial club was held
Friday evening of last week with a
goodly number insattendance and much
the club.
The matter Of the proposed new
county fair grounds ut Denison was
discussed at some length and the club
decided to cooperate i'll every way
possible with the officers of the new
association and q resolution to this ef-
feet was passed. Clement j. WEIGH.
president of the club was authorized
TO represent the Denison Commercial
! club and confere with the new assO-