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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
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J.. W. JARNA A GIN

no friends or relatives to claim the
bodies In the eastern extremity o.
the grounds is the cemetery. Hundred;
Of small crosses mark the last resting
place Of the unclaimed dead. AT the
beinning of the world war an othcers
training school for negroes was estaD
lished there and when the flu epidemic
made its deadly invasion scores of the
negro soldiers died and in but few cas-
es were their bodies returned to the
southland from whence they came. Al
of these were buried in portion OF
the cemetery set apart for this specia
purpose. After Fort Des Moines was
converted into United States Hospital
No. &C. and hundreds of crippled sol
diers were brought here from. FRANCE
numerous deaths occurred among the
brave boys who had no relatives and
who exposed a desire to he, buried
here. 1t has always been the custom
! of patriotic organizations in, Des Moines
to decorate all of the graves at tho
,, Fort but in some way this matter wa:
overlooked this year on Decoration Day
AS soon as this oversight was discover
| ed, action was taken at once, IA com
mittee composed of DIR. A.. w. Lowry
representing G. A. r., Mrs. Matte
Scott and Mrs. Charles Irish, represent
ing w. r. c., Mrs. j. II. Roovaart ant
| Mrs. e. A. Elliott, representing the
Daughters of Veterans. decorated al
| the graves at Fort Des Moines, botf
| those of the white and the colored sol
diers. Flags and flowers We're used OF
| the graves. The ritualistic service o.
the G. A. r. was read.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
AIRPLlANE ACCIDENT
Fred Smith, Ida Grove Photographer
Formerly Of Denison. Experiences
An Airplane Drop

PHOTOGRAPHER r. HI. Smith had a lit
tie excitement injected into his air
plane ride last Wednesday afternoon
He was taking a trip in the machine
that has been making ascensions al
Ida Grove for several days previously
to that. The pilot of the machine hat
O camera, of; German make, captured
during the war, and wished Mr.. Smith
to test it from certain heights above
the earth. Mr.. Smith took the TRIP
and snapped the camera eight time:
during the fight over Ida Grove. AZ
one time they asccnded over thous
and feet. AS. they We're attempting t.
make landing at considerable speed
on the golf grounds. and the airplan'
was Swimming along about twenty fee
above the ground. an air pocket wa!
suddenly encountered and the machine
dropped nose downward to the earth
The speed was sufficient to damage tho
biplane considerably. swapping off par
of each propeller blade, tearing loose
the landing wheels and ripping loose
some of the canvas #and wing frame
Neither the pilot nor Mr.. Smith rccciv
ed injury. The machine was detained
here several DAYS while the repairs
were made Mr.. Smith found. upon de
.yelopinE his plates. that they had fail
ed because the camera was equipped
with trigger that had to be pushed
before the exposure could be taken
This was overlooked. so that the whole
excursion with its near.serious terminc
ton had been for nothing Ida County
Pioneer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
FATHER yEITs AUTO ACCIDENT
Auto in Which Father Veit and Mum
ber of Friends Were Riding Goes
Through Bridge

Rev. Father Welt met with what
might have proved a serious accident
recently on the road from Dubuque to
Holy Cross. when about II miles out
OF Dubuque. In the auto with him
were Father Sweeney, of Sheldon; Miss
Sweeney, also of Sheldon; Miss Alice
Dalton, of Manson; Rev. Fathers
Schwertner and McCafrey, of Holy
Cross. Father Sweeney was driving the
car and was going down a hill, at the
end or which was a rickety Old bridge.
When the car struck the bride the
structure collapsed and fell into the
stream, carrying the car and all of its
occupants down about twenty feet. The
car alighted right side up and the only
casualties were 4 broken bone in the
shoulder Of Father Schwertner and
some cuts on the neck of Miss Sween-
ey who also suffered few bruises
about the back. Father Sweeney was
thrown against the windshield which
was broken into pieces but he received
only a slight cut in one hand. Miss
Dalton got a slight bruise on the chin,
while Father Veit escaped injury.
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home Of the brides parents. 20S West
Fourteenth street, where the decorative
scheme was carried out in pink peonies
and gladioli throughout the entire low
er floor. Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford and
the bride and groom were assisted In
receiving by the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. L. Voss. Mrs. Stafford
wore an exquisite gown Of white satin
yeiled with corn colored thread lace
with touches of green and one Inn
mense pink rose at the girdle. Mrs
Voss was beautifully gowned in French
blue taffeta with an overdress of filet
lace and touches Of orchid in the gir,
die. The members of the bridal party
assisted in receiving and in the dining
room. [
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Voss left for
New York and the northern lakes
where they will remain until July 8th
when they will sail on the Olympic fol
Liverpool and three months tour OF
England and the continent.
The bride, who Is one of the most
beautiful young women in the state
as we'll as one of the most popular
members Of the younger social set in
Oklahoma City, received her education
University of Oklahoma and Columbia
University in New York. Mr.. Voss is
a graduate of the University Of Iowa
and member of the Delta Hau Delta
fraternity.
'.out of town guests at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Voss, ST., and Mr.
Kuehnle Of Denison, Mr.. and Mrs. D
NJ Stern Of Humboldt. Iowa, Miss
Anna Jacobs of wellington, Kan. Mr.
III. NJ. Fryer of Fairfield, Iowa, Mr.. j.
S. Ashby of Fairmont, Neb."
= y TN1y ~ finn n,t
young men. He was born and raised
here receiving his education in the
public schools and graduating from
the State University at Iowa City but
when war broke out he enlisted in the
naval aviation service and was sta
toned at Pensacola, Florida. His
record while in the service was ar
enviable one and he was not long ir
securing his commission. After re
ceiving his discharge he returned tt
Iowa City to complete his course there
and graduated from the University
early this month. Loyal has always
been popular with the people OF Den
ison, who know him to be a youne
man of the highest type-honest ant
straightforward in all his dealings po
sessed of those qualities which make
him favorite with people in every
walk of life. The bride Is not 6
stranger to the people Of Denison hay
ing visited here on several occasions
She is most charming young woman
with a pleasing personality and held II
high esteem by all with whom sht
comes in contact.
Loyal and his bride are now In New
York City and July Sth viii sail FOL
England and two months tour q, O
Europe. Upon their return they vii
make their home temporarily in New
New York, where Loyal will accept 6
position with one Of the leading bank
ing institutions.
The Review joins with the many
Denison friends of this estimablt
young man in extending hearty con
gratulations and wishes them many
years Of happines and prosperity.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23

DEs MONIES. Iowa, June 20. 1920
-One Of the big problems confronting
the state board of education Is the sal.
ary question. The members of the Ia
culties in the State University, the
State Teachers college and the Iowa
State college are seeking employment
in other vocations because OF the smail
salaries paid. There was time some
years ago when the remuneration re.
ceiyed was regarded as adequate but
in recent years the yearly stipend mas
not kept pace with advancing prices.
Superintendents In many high schools
in towns of from 500 to 1000 popula'
ton are drawing, n higher wage than
arc the heads of some of the depart
mei,ts I'm Iowa,s great educational insti'
tutions. 1t will require a legislative
Eennctmcnt to relieve the board of edu'
cation from its dilemma.
That; Iowa land increased in value
s63 an acre during 1919 is shown by
n report of the United States depart.
ment Of agriculture. Land through.
out the United States averaged IN IN
crease ,21 per cent. In Iowa the aver,
age increase was 80 per cent. Whie
there were few sales at unusually
high prices, less than g. per cent OF
the land sold, brought more than Jaw
an acre, Contrary to general behef
the report adds, less than 10 per cent
OF all farms in Iowas changed hands
during the boom. Farmers constituted
65 per cent of the purchasers and only
56 per cent of the sellers. About two
thirds of the increase in value on farms
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23

| has completed twelve years OF schooi
| life absolutely perfect in attendance
| In 1911, the Peshak twins, Lorene anc
Irene, graduated and set the high mark
| for perfect attendance. In 1918 Miss
| Bonnie received her diploma and now
Joy rounds out the forty-eighth yeal
/ of perfection. The girls believe this
| is the worlds record for perfect attend
,nce in any one family and challenge
all comcrs.
| The sale of squad huts at Camp
| Dodge, which was authorized by Sec
retary of War Baker. will be held at
the camp at 10 A. NJ, June gath. Col.
onel Riley, camp supply officer, VINO
has charge of the sale for the govern.
ment has released SIS barracks, 20x2C
fifteen 20x32. and six larger barracks
| These buildings are all in the addition
which was started at the north end OF
the camp and never occupied. They
were constructed at a cost of about
| s325, but the cost Of duplication at the
present cost of material would be about
| S475. The buildings can be easily NOV
, ed from the camp as they weigh about
| five tons each. Every one will have 9
| chance to bid for the buildings art
they may be bought individually or In
| lots.
A fine legal point is involved in tho
satt,ement Of an estate in the courts
in Plwmnuth county. Henry Hicks, A.
vaors old wealthy farmer who LIVED
, tt,ve miles south of LIE Mars disaps
peared January 23d His decomposeC
iodv WAS fonnd in the Floyd river G
co,,n,e If miles from his home the
other day. Three days after his dis
appearance, his wife, from whom he
and who had brought action for divorce
charging cruel and inhuman treatment
was rranted a divorce. Now II is be
Iievod that he was dead before the de
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
CHARTER OAK NEWS
Taken from The Times .
J. = = / = : ! + ** = =

Howard McAllister is travelling on
crutches these days owing to an in
jured ankle. In jumping a fence al
the Arthur Hofard home he alighted
in such way as to turn his ankle
and break one OF the small bones in
it. The injured member is growing
together as fast as possible, but that
does not help put up hay.
Lowell Woodward came the last OF
the week to spend his holiday vaca
ton with Dad in Charter Oak, but
lust about the time he landed here
Dad was taking possession OF store
in northern Wisconsin. Lowell Is
likely to spend his rest months work
ing llD there instead of having goot
time. Soon after he came home, his
sister, Miss Winnie, came for visit
and brother and sister are having grea'
days together.
Edgar Amstein has finished the rea
work of the school year at Ute anc
accepted position in the Farmers
store where he will spend at least the
summer unless it gets his healtf
again. q"
DIR. Shumway and his family leave
tonight for a visit with his people a,
Rockford, Ill. They expect to be gone
about month. While the doctor Is
away, his dental business will be at
tended to by Dr.. ]. r. Waterhouse
who has been working there more OF
less all through the spring.
4 brother of E.. w. Timm is In this
part of the state this week and wher
he returns to Clinton he expects te
take their father with him.. The home
in Ricketts, has been sold 80 there !:
nothing more to hold the old people
here. They will make their home witt
a son and daughter. ysE
C.. J. Jordan went to Manila TINS
morning to meet his little girls, wht
have been visiting in Perry couple
of weeks. He returned on the after
noon train.
Rey. A. Amstein left Sunday eve
ming for an absence of couple o
weeks, which will be spent attending
general conference Of his church a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
WEIGHT OF BREAD REQUIRED
w. II. Barney, State Food Commission.
or Makes Ruling That All Bread
Must Garry Weight on Label

w. B. Barney, state food and dairy
commissioner. In q recent decision and
order, requires that all bread wrapped
and sealed BY the baker or manufacture.
er thereof, mustS carry a label setting
foth the net weight of the loaf.
In statement made last week, thc
commissioner said, I'VE have had this
question up with the bakers and also
the federal authorities. The order is
therefore, that bread wrapped and seal
cd by the baker or manufacturer, mus
be labeled. the label to show the me-
weight Of the loaf Old wrappers now
on hand in many bakeries may be useG
until January l, 1921. providing the
loaf enclosed In such wrapper weighs
as much or more than the wrapper i'm
print declares. But If $the loaf weight
les sthan the weight printed on the ole
wrappers. such wrappers cannot be
used. The order viii be rigidly enforc
ed at once in Iowa by officers from this
department"
This order has been made because ba,
kers have been selling bread. the wrap
pers bearing an Imprint. met weigh;
twenty ounces" when the loaf weigh
ed but sixteen or eighteen ounces, Bar
ney saws
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
JOHN Z. BLEAKLY DEAD
Former Auditor OF State and at One
Time Citizen Of Ida Grove, Dies
Following An Operation

The death OF former Auditor OF State
John l.. Bleakly in the Methodist hos.
pital at Des Moines on Thursday. June
nth, following an operation for gall
stones, was distinct shock to mis-
many friends and acquaintances ovel
the state. FIis Illness was of short du
ration and was not generally known.
He served three terms as state auditor
from 1908 to 1914. Since his retire.
ment from Office Mr.. Dleakly has been
prominent In business, organizing tho
National Fire Insurance company,
which he was president. siIe was also
president OF the Pyramid Portland Ce,
ment company and was at: the head OF
large building and loan association.
He was G3, years old, and was born ir
Fcrmanagh, Ireland, In 1882 he Wen
to Ida Grove to take position In tht
Baxter & Rule bank and three year:
later entered the mercantile business
in Ida Grove.
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News and Comment About Iowa People and Events

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second with PIT miles Of brick, ani
O'Rrien third with 21.5 miles OF con
crete. Prices range all the way from
$3.50 to $437 per square yard for con
crete and s5.43 to $3.50 for brick. These
contracts were approved by the county
supervisors and while they have not
been approved by the highway commits
sion. it is expected they will be. State
road officials had approximately 35C
miles of paving in shape for letting ir
1920 but due to the lack of contractors
and materials it was thought that Sc
miles would be the limit. However
Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin con
tractors came to the rescue and have
SO far taken 40 miles Of the work.
Judge John c. Cook died recently in
a hospital at Algona. He began a sue
cessful professional life lat Newton
Jasper county and was elected district
Judge for several terms. He also serv
ed two terms in congress from the
Sixth district The first time he ran
he had as an opponent, M. +. Cults, OF
-OskalOOsa. Cults was given the, certi
ficate of election but Cook contested
his seat because of some alleged crook
ed work on election day at the mining
town of Muchakinock. in Mahaska
county. The contest before the com
mittee on elections at Washington hel(
fire until the last day of the session
March 8. 1888, when the seat was given
to Cook and the salary went to both OF
then. Judge Cook was attorney for
the C. NJ. & st. p. for many years
with headquarters first at Marion anC
afterwards at Cedar Rapids. Years
ago he bought lot of raw prairie lant
in northern Kossuth county. and in his
declining days. spent all of his time in
that county. He never improved his
land, except to fence it. 1t is still ar
unbroken stretch of virgin prairie, the
hay cut from it each season keeping
up the taxes and other expenses.
Teaching of latin in high schools OF
the state increased in the school yeal
of 1890, according to information
gathered by the University of Iowa
There were S22 high schools teaching
latin in the school year just closing
while 311 taught it the year previous
Latin is the leading language taught
and the only one to make a gain in the
year, the report showed.
The state food and dairy commission
er has sent notice to those interested
in the baking industry that on and aft
er July ISL, All pTeiu WfappeIS Illus
have plainly and conspicuously printed
on the body of the wrapper the net
weight of the package" Commissioner
Barney advises standardizing the size
of the loaf of bread. making price tt
fit the size of a loaf rather than Loaf
to fit the price. He suggests loaves
be 16 ounces, "a ounces and 80 ounces
When Miss Joy Peshak was grad
uated the last week, in May from tho
high school at Manley, Cerro Gordc
county. a total Of 48 years of schoo
history was completed in one family
without either a case of absence or tar
diness. Each of the four Peshak girls
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Detroit In his absence, Prof. Bahlt
will conduct a service and read ser
mon.
Gus Mansen, of Randolph, Neb. ans
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kruger, of Fiol
stein, have been visiting their brother
and sister and brother-in-law, OF Johl
Hansen.
Mrs Stella Arff Foster and mother
came from Minneapolis last week where
they had been visiting Katherine. From
here they will go to Des Moines tc
visit Alice before returning to theil
homes in Dakota.
B. c. Herschberger is enjoying a Wis
it from his sister. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A
Studebaker come from Tippecanoe, O..
Tuesday morning for a visit with rela
tives in the west and made their first
stop in Charter Oak.
Word from Mapleton tells that DR.
Waterhouse is very sick again, with
an ailment very similar to that of las
year-blood poisoning. He is said to
be in a very critical condition.
Chas. Robertson went to Sioux City
this morning for consultation witt
medical specialists concerning the
state of his health. ~
Mrs. Paul Mildner and her two little
folks are here from Madison. Neb.. this
week visiting Grandpa and Grandma
Rogers at the hotel.
4 Mrs. N. c. Thompson and Mrs. Louis
Kelm went to Sioux City this morning
to consult q specialist concerning the
state of their health.
Fred Bchling is spending the week
in Charter Oak, having come from hi
home in North Dakota about ten day
ago, accompanied by his little girl. to
get his car, which has been here since
he went north. Fred thinks he strucl
n bonanza country in North Dakota
but says he has to learn how to farm
that land and raise North Dakota crops
The main crop there is potatoes, with
barley a close second. Nevertheless
he has big field of corn. The one
thing he sees bad about the country il
the help that is available. Most of the
men are I. w. W.'s and will not work
more than a few days at time, and
then they bear watching. About tho
only way to do with a man. he says
is to work him like a brute for cou,
pie of days and figure on his being gone
by that time. Fred came to Sioux City
early last week and is waiting now 70:
the bad weather to get good, so he car
take his car home.
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The Country BOWS creed.

/ I believe that the country, which
God made, is more beautiful than the
city, which man made; that life out OF
doors and in touch with the earth IS
the natural life of man. / believe that
work is work wherever we find it, but
that work with Nature is more inspir-
ing than work with the most intricate
machinery. believe that in the dig
nifty Of labor depends not on what you
do, but on how you do it; that toppor-
tnnity comes to q boy on the farm as
often as to boy in the city: that, life
lis larger, and freer and ,happior on the
farm than in the town; that my sue:
cess depends not upon my location.
but upon myself mot upon my dreams
but upon what can actually do-ilot
upon my luck. but upon pluck. | be.
lieve in working when you work, and
playing when you play, and IN giving
and demanding square deal in every
act of life.-Edwin Osgood Grover.
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bought and resold during the boom waE
appropriated by residents Of towns ant
cities. According to the survey, 1t wa.
impossible for any but the exceptions
farmer to make more than 3 per cent
his Capitalization and this fact made II
out of the question for large proper
ton OF the tenants to buy land on Dor
rowed capitals with fair chance OF
paying out.
The active campaign being waged
against tuberculosis in this state mas
resolved itself into a thoroughly or.
ganized system and examinations. OF
speaking in medical TERMS clinics are
being conducted in every county in
Iowa. The plan of the clinic, is tc
have the physicians of the county
bring. any patient who may have. or
be suspected of having, tuberculosis
for a free examination, to be made by
AN expert on chest diseases. All per,
sons who suspect that they may be
afflicted with tuberculosis are also in.
vited TO the clinic. DR.. X. =. Green.
OF. the Greater Community association
is director OF the service.a The chill.
drer,'s section Is directed by DR.. A. r.
Watts, also Of the Greater Community
. association. DIR. Watts was formerly
associated with DIR. Albert Byfield, OF
the State Children's Hospital at Iowa
CITY. The Iowa tuberculosis associa
ton will cooperate with the state de.
partment and ssend q field nurse to as
sist the doctors in assembling the ma
terial for the clinic. A. p. kepford
state lecturer for the department or
tuberculosis of the board of control
will be superintendent of the clinic.
The children's clinic will be for chill,
dren of any age and will include chill
dren that are too tall, too short, under
weight, over weight and irregular In
measurement of any part OF the BODY.
Dorothy Banks. of Burlington. has
been elected president of Stan and
Circle, senior honorary society for
women at the University of Iowa, by
virtue of receiving the most votes from
her girl classmates of the junior class
from among twenty candidates fol
Staff and Circle membership. The 9th.
er women members of the honorary SO.
ciety for next year are: Leone Barn
grover, OF Adel: Marion Brierly, of in.
dependence: Margaret Dolliver. of Fort
Dodge; Marion Dyer of Des Moines'
Esther Macintosh, of Iowa City; Mar,
garet Muironew, of Fort Dodge; Helen
Peterson, of Keokuk: Marion Smith, OF
Winterset: Helen Won Lackum. of Dy
sart; Alveretta West. of Iowa City; ant
Claribel Wright. of Houghton. Mich.
STAFF and Circle assists the dean Of
women at the university and works
among the underclass women, aiding
all in getting acquainted with each 9th
er and with university traditions and
regulations.
So far Iowa has let contracts for 10G
miles of brick or concrete for country
highways and $50 miles will be com
pleted this summer, according to fig
ures furnished by the Iowa highway
commission. Cerro Gordo county leads
with g8n miles of concrete Scott Is
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The College (iraihtate's Attitude

Fhe editor OF q leading American
newspaper once said. speaking of col.
;lege graduates. that they knew so much
that it was awfully difficult for anyone
else to get along with them. They felt
they had had exceptional advantages
giving them great superiority, so that
other people must defer to them.
Anyone that takes that attitude ere,
Eates irritation. and throws obstacles
in the wav of E:s ewn success. III
Tho college a.rssdatcS would better
go to work with more humility. He
should reflect that those who did not
go to college, have been learning valu
able lessons in the hard school of life
which teach things not pnt down in
the university coursT'. Tho college
graduate will show his superiority. by
a willingness to learn from all kinds
oe peonlc. The man who has learned
that thing. has acquired the highest
lesson Of culture.