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THIS PAPER lUIMdin
Two Sections. Section
One—Pages 1 to 8.
SLOW TORTUROUS
PAINFUL DEATH
To Have Slightest Amount of Ground
Glass, Such As Has Been Found in
Food, in Stoirjach Very Bad
GLASS IS FOUND IN THE RICE
Warning Sent Out to All Army Camps
to.Have All Food6 Closely In
spected Before Serving.
DIVISION HEADQUAKTURS, Camp
Dodge, Dec. 31—Gorman ruthlessness
und Hull butchery Imve come close to
the soldiers of the liighty-eighth di
vision of tho national army here.
The men from Iowa, Illinois, Minne
sota and North Dakota training here
to aid Uncle Sam in establishing world
democracy and the defeat of kaiser
ism, have been threatened with a death
probably the most horrible and pain
ful that could be conceived.
Small particles of ground glass have
been discovered in certain brands of
canned tomatoes and in rice which
government officials purchased for
the soldiers.
It has been practically established
that the glass was put in the foodstuffs
by German agents working in the fac
tories where the goods wen prepared
for .shipment.
To have the slightest amount of
glass such as has been found in those
two varieties of foods lodged in the
stomach means a slow, torturous and
paiuful death. The membraneous lin
ing of the stomach and intestines be
comes irritated and inflamed and grad
ually festers, causing death which
sometimes lingers fpr weeks before
finally coining.
The canned tomatoes in which the
glass was found are known as the
"Air Line" brand. Large quantities
have beeu purchased by the arnjy. AU
of this brand which has been issucQ
•to regimental and separate .organisa
tion commanders here has been r(B
called and will be discarded. Similar
net ion probably will be taken with all
rice which has been issued.
venfam^uinLT^
before them.
The glass found in itlie rice indi
cates that the preparattons were gope
'.ito in the minutest detail. The smal
4|»
MOINES
The recommendations were restrict
ed to the ^personnel of the enlisted
men now in camp. It is not known
whetheh such training schools will be
conducted.
Soldiers successfully completing
the course will be commissioned pro
visional second lieutenants and awiiil
the time when they will be called to
active duty as officers.
The quarantine which kept mem
bers of the remount depot and Co.
of the 366th colored infantry regiment
confined to their barracks for more
than a week has been lifted..
In these two organizations cases of
menengities were found and a quar
antine immediately invoked to pre
vent a possible spread of the disease.
The patients were removed to the base
hospitals with about a dozen other
men whom it was feared were what is
known as carriers of the disease or
persons whose tonsils were infected
but who otherwise showed no outward
signs of infection. The latter will be
kept under observation for a time un
til a report can be made by the divis
ion bacteriologist who is making ex
aminations of the men.
Private Sam G. Bonner, a negro sol
dier* died at the base hospital of pneu
monia. He was ill for some time be
fore succumbing to the ailment.
There have been no other deaths
for more than a week.
The general health of the men is far
above the average. The weekly re
port from all national army divisions
received by Lieut. Col. J. R. Shook, di
vision surgeon from Washington,
show the division to be among those
with the least diseases.
The big barracks buildings have
withstood the test of severe cold
weather and the heating arrangements
in practically all buildings have proved
satisfactory in every way.
On January 1st general court mar
tial for practically all regiments will
convene to take up any cases which
may be brought before them.
They comprise the second group of
general court martial which have been
appointed. The first were appointed
September 13th and have served
since.
JOTCH HAD MOVIE ASPIRATIONS
It is not commonly known that Frank
otch, retired wrestling champion, who
Hied recently., aspired to be a motion
The, closest scrutiny is being main- ....
tained in the preparation of all food- Ipjctuj-e star. When Gotch went to Los
Plaml
The first warning of the plot cum* the Sells-Floto circus, the Balboa stu?
to Brig. Gen. R. N. ..Getty, acting tli- dio would most certainly haje'wfln
visiou commander, .from Maj.. Gen. AV. nount-ed Frank Gotch as thfljM»weit
H. Carter, connnandiBK the cantralgde-.l Him luminary. VVe had putMPiceliir
partment at Chicago, saying offlCIasio department at workJjfff the stories
of the district attb|poy's office there
This plot jWfs to culminate some
lime diirinjf/tli* Christmas holidays,
but thus^ffir no evidence of its being
Ciii'ri^«Nout has been discovered here.
Kxt«l guards have beeu placed around
JHro big quartermaster's warehouses
^aud the supply of stores of regiments
and separate organizations.
an
io^- kjJliAmerican soldiers and civilians
by pljMng glass in canned tomatoes
\nnd eeftaiii. brands of homin\ ,1m
'mediately, "'precaulionafry nu^istires
were taken" to* protect the soldiers.
This communication.' however,
tained 'no warning against the
bllity of'finding glass in rice.
Further warning of German
contained in a letter to General Getty
from tiie council of national defense,
saying alien enemies urald attempt to
destroy, probably Iruiffre. all foodstuffs
stored in the Uluted States.
Another message has been' received
by the adjutant general of the state
from Provost Marshall General Crow
der saying no mom men wi\l be called
to the colors until February :15th, o#
later. Thisvitieans that the^organiza
tions her^'fahich were reduced by
transfers nattttial guard feomps and
the new national arm.v division at
Camp Pike near Little^JjtocJk,. Ark.,
will not be brought up ta War strength
until early next-spring. I
The attitude of the wait department
as indicated .by (lie message is taken
with varying degrees of Jlby and dissat
islaction by the men land- officers.
Sonne believe that withholding the tin
iiI increments t, providfe the division
witirits full qtyHa will [greatly retard
tho actual dale wlien th» division as a
unit will be orderau **broad for ser
vice.
.This view is taken bl»cause it is be
lieved the soldiers will'
sufficiently tvslned bet
suinniec for ^cbyv uio
not have been
ore late next
ve.
Of others that
b«iCau6e)jai 4neIenj.j0iU ^t-uther cqudi*
^iSar. it'^OUW
of
1 fttle pjj. "no use
to. hava'jttie meii'.^ejp wt tcyr *"service
before next spring, att^^hat because
tlwv ineiL now here,.are«!^ipldly, develop
ing Jtfvf ,learning jness p.f, on-.
ductmg juilitiM'y.jwaj^ife wi\l r(etqiij#.
but.'a'sbort tlm% _«#». fMi the iiew..re
cruits. into shape atj$.,be' ready to
move. Confinement the barracks
iiuring cold weather also conducive
to the breaking out|
0f
an epidemic
of contagiott» Jlsea»e,
It is practtcatiy.asshred that wen se
lected for service..fit^ the Eighty
eighth division, w»|irttv,1t called to
the coiorsfewtu nof^ pip.uDtfortUni'
ty to attend the office/^ training school
to be opened here ajout January 5th.
Recommendations for this course
have been made by regimental com
manders!
"to" a board" Cf^olBcers'Appoint
ed to make the final "elections and
^.announcement of theSiamds' of the
sujcessful can'didates is e.Wc sd'soon.
wrestlc
Demetrel at the Los Angeles Athletic
Club.,lie had a conference with H. M.
Horkheinier, presidents of the Balboa
.Motion Picture Company, in "which
particles of glass had been made ta re ,the matter of the famous wrestler
somble in shape the rice kernel an
by .contact wjtii the i'e in bulk ha
bccoiUjBcotfired
entering, the films was'idtoclimcd
Crotch's idea was to appear fr a se|ieH
most l»nique,''
es of tdfass
eisily found,. Wlien this was done,tho| "It presented possibilities for sbme
rice dtist was washed off and the littles thing absolutely new in the way of
glass particles being heavier than tlinf picture plays. Had it not been for the
grain, settled to the bottom. bffer which came at that time from
had nearly coimiWfecl a supporting
Ji^d been apprised of a German plot cast for the big jjflfete. when he can-
celled negotiations, stating that he be
lieved he cgtfld make more money for
himself of the circus offer. After
his toj#r with tho circus, however, we
~aiff took up the matter of his screen
pearance and plans were under con-
Iderntion at the time of his death."
A REAL PATRIOT.
Patrick 'Meade, Residing East of Den
ison Has One'Son in Service and
Three Subject to Call.
Patrick Meade, prominent "farmer
residing .east of Denison. is a real
patriot. Mr. Meade jlias a son now in
the service and three who are sub
ject to selective conscription. The
three boys have already filed their
questionnaires with the., local board
and each one of them. waived any
rights which they might have for de
ferred classification and will be classed
in..the .-first class.
vMr.
Meade is Justly proud of hi's
sons. When at the court house last
week he stated that while h6 might
be called upon to give four sons to
this war for democrary he would will
ingly offer his services to Uncle Sam
if lie thought there was the slightest
chance of his being accepted. Not
being of the draft age Mr. Meade did
the next-best thing and subscribed foi
ls,000 worth of Liberty bonds. He
has donated liberally to the Red Cross
and Y. M. C. A. funds and can be
counted on to do his "bit" in the fu
ture.
REAL TSTATE TRANSFERS.
Tuesday, December 18—
Frank P. Foster and wife to
12. G. Wetzel—Lots 5. 6 -und
8, block 23, Manilla. Con $2500
Martha Weber, formerly Oleson.
and husband to Frank P. Fos
ter—Lots 5, 6 and '8. block 23,
Manilla. Con
Wednesday, December Hi—
fle.rinine Reetz. widow, to Em
ma Martens—Lot 3. block 3,
Charter Oak. Con
•Viola S. Keairnes and husband,
Enos Cross and wife, William
.1. Cross and wife, et al to
3,000
Bessie Holconib—Und. 6-7 of
lots 4, 5, 6, block 12, Dow City.
Con
Saturday. December 22—
Al Sterner, widower, to Augusta
2,000
Henkel—Lots F, G, H, I and
of outlot Bat Berne, Iowa.
Con
Monday. December 25—
Asmiis Friedrich Jochlms and
wife to Broder Petersen—
4,100
Lot 12 and E 50 ft. lot 13.
block 7.' SchlSswig. "Con. ..
George W. Stephens to Julius
4,50.0
B. .Kurdelmeier—Lot 3, block
80 Denison." Con. ....,
46 OFFICIALS
START JAN. 1
Small Army of Men Will Take Income
Tax Returns of Perions Subject
to Income Tax Law.
HERE AT DENISON JANUARY 3-17/
Well for Every Unmarried Man Whose
Income is $1000 and Married Men
With $2000 to Call at Court House
DUiBUCJUlO, Dec. 20—It will require
a small army of men to take the in
come tax returns of persons subject
to the new law.
Collector of internal Revenue Louis
Murphy today announced that 46 offi
cers will start from his headquarters
on January 1st and on January 2d ev
ery one of them will he on the job in
the county assigned him. to meet the
people and help tiieni make out their
income tax returns. The officer as
signed to this county will be at the
following places on the dates given:
Court house, Denison, from January
2d to January 17th, both dates in
clusive.
First National bank, Charter Oak,
from January 18th to January -25th,
both dates inclusive.
"It will be well for every unmarried
person whose net income for 1917 is
$1,000 or over, and every married per
son living with his wife or husband
whose net income for 191" is $2.0(10 or
over, to call on the income lax man
and learn whether or not they have
anv tax to pay," Collector Murphy said
today. "The person subject to tax
who doerin't make return in the time
prescribed is going to regret it. The
government will get after all income
tax slackers.
"There's hardly a business man.
merchant or professional man who
won't have to make return of income.
Farmers, as a class, will have to pay
the tax. The safe thing to do is for
every person who had a total income
of $1,000 or $2,000 as the case may be,
and who isliot sure about what deduc
tions the law allows him, to play it
safe by calling on the income tax man.
"The man in the field will have
forms for everybody and persons who
expect to call on him need not trouble
themselves to write to my office for
forms, but when they call on the offi
cer they should bring with them all the
figures and data relative to their in
come and deductions for 1917. Unless
they have this data at hand and prop
erly assembled, it will be impossible
for the field officer to extend to them
the aid, which he might otherwise
give."'
CHARLES HEtSj^Y MARR|BD
n's ftley was -rr
*rc. A. Worker Wed*
Miaa Sybil "Woodruff In Ontaha on
Tuesday—Reside at Des Moines
JJeuisoii people will be interested
,ja* learn of the marriage of CharlCs
Helelev, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Helsley or this city to Miss Sybil
Wao4ruff which took places in Omaha
Tuesdayl afternoon at the home of the
bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.? S.' J."
Woodruff The wedding was a quiet
affair, only the Relatives and "immediate
friends being ill attendance.
The bride is well known in Denison,
having resided here for several years,
her father. S. J. Woodruff, being con
nected with the Fairmont Creamery
plant at this place. She is a charming
jfoung lady with many accomplish
ments aud for the past several years
has been a. public school instructor.
During her residence here, she made
many warm friends.
Charles Helsley was born and rais
ed in Denison and needs no introduc
tion to the people of this community.
He graduated from the high school
with high honors and later was an
instructor in the local schools.
Charles is now engaged in Y. M. C.
A. work and at present is making his
hedquarters in lies Moines where he
and his bride will make their home.
The Review joins with the friends
of this popular young couple in ex
tending hearty congratulations and
wishes them many years of happiness
and prosperity.
PARTY AT DELOIT CHURCH
M. E. SUtoday School Gives Christmas
Program at Church—Collection
for Armenian Relief Fund
DELOIT. Jan! 1—(Special to the Re
view)—The. Christmas party at the M.
E. church in Deloit Monday eveulng
was something different than ever be
fore iiad been given, being only schol
ars and parents aiwl members of the
congregation, and was greatly enjoy
ed by those present. A. D. Winey, the
Sunday school superintendent, and
Fred True furnished the treats. There
was a short program as follows:
Song Mrs: Hutchinson's Class
Recitation Mabel Ehiers
....' James Anderson
Recitation
Song
Recitation
Recitation
Song
Recitation
Recitation
Recitation
Refutation
Song
Recitation
Recitation
2,700
Mrs. Hutchinson's Class
Ralph Allen
... Mabel Ehiers
Frederick Mauck
Cecil Huckstep
...... Rev. Allen
... Alice Darling
Kvelyn Anderson.
Choir
Beulali Darling
Leo Wlney
A collection, amounting to $16.00,
was taken for the suffering Armenians.
The turkey gobbler thijt remains
alive after Thanksgiving, Christmas,
and New Year's, mifct feel, pretty, well
ashamed of his personal appearance.
The people w'ho Hick on shutting off
electric light signs probably came from
countryi towns where It was, consider
ed a great improvement, when they
1,300 got oil street lamps.1*
THE PAPER YOU TAKE HOME
Total acceptadccs of recruits for the
army December 13th numbered more
than 14,300—the largest number ac
cepted in one day in the history of the
country.
More than fifty night classes has
been established to train radio and
buzzer operators for the United States
army, with an enrollment of about 3,
000 men.
Proposals to save coal by closing
schools in uorthern and central states
during January and February have not
been met with favor by the fuel admin
istration.
According to new regulations in
England, women's shoes must not
have uppers of Jeather exceeding 7
inches, nor of any other material ex
ceeding 8 inches in height.
Cantonments throughout the coun
try are being .searched to secure all
colored men with technical training
now in service for the formation of an
artillery regiment at Camp Meade,
Md.
Within twelve hours after receiving
news of the Halifax disaster the wo
man's committee of the Council of Na
tional Defense had equipped a relief
steamer and started it to the scene of
the disaster.
The war has called back into ser
vice nearly 500 retired officers of the
navy and 138 former officers who re
signed to enter civil life, including
22 rear admirals, 188 commodores and
34 captains.
Retail dealers of insecticides arc
exempt from the licensing regulations
covering trade in white arsenic and ar
senic insecticides. The only compan
ies required to obtain licenses are
vholesalers and jobbers..
Late reports on health conditions in
aripy camps and cantonments show
the epidemic of measles to be greatly
decreasing. In several camps where
measles has extensively prevailed the
mpnber of cases of pneumonia lias de
creased.
Ml official motion pictures on war
activities in the United States bear
the name of the committee on public
information, and are distributed only
through the coniinittee's divisional
headquarters or by state councils of
defense.
Dancing- is one form of amusement
being provided on a large scale for the
'men of the army andmury. It is one
of the wuys the war camps .coiumun
ity service, under direction'of the war
and navy departments, provides whole
some pleasure for the troops.
There are now approximately 19,000
speakers in the "Four Minute Men,"
the nation wide organization of volun
teer speakers who assist the govern
ment in the work of national defense
by presenting messages of vital na
tional importance to motion pipture
theater audiences.
The officials iaven't gpt any big tuns
to protect onr ^oldiers, but they take
lots of satUnction that the order for
them was at last got out in the con
ventional red tape form,
DENISON REVIEW
DENISON, IOWA. WEDNESDAY,-JAN. 2, 1918.
THREE SONS IN U. S. ARMY.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Claucsen, of Car
roll County, Have Given Best of
Their Family to War.
MANNING', Dec. i29—Herman Is in
Washington state, Harry in Kansas
and Herbert in France. A short his
tory follows of tliei man who has giv
threc sons forf the country's dc'
en three sons
feuse. H. C. Clai
Germany, Nov. 5,
America in 1884.
•sen was born in
1851, and came to
had leen married
in 1875 to Miss Mfgdalena Buhmann.
He served three yfflirs in the German
army and was late called three times
to give his tif'e build up the Ger
man war machine. Now he is a whole
souled American, Wl if his country
needs him is rcadjpto follow the foot
steps of his sons.
Herman H. ClauJten was born April
13, 1890, at Mannii g. He enlisted in
the Fourth enginei
at Vancouver, Wa:
corps, stationed
May 9, 191". Af
ter drilling six wi sks he was trans
ferred to the he dquarters of the
Fourth engineers rps. He was trans
ferred from Vancoi ver. Dec. 19, 1917.
and now no doubt* is on his way to
France.
Harrv A. ClausaSn was born June
21. 1893. at ManniaK- Left the county
auditor's office. wWie he was deputy
auditor. Aug. 8. 19l7j to join the med
ical corps at Ft. Lfaan. Transferred
to the officers traijing camp at Fort
Riley. Aug. 27, 1917| and was assigned
to headquarters 9xth field battery
signal corps at Ft. Leavenworth. Kan.,
Nov. 21. 1917, afte#passing the exam
ination 100 per c^nt orally and 96
per cent in the written examination.
Was promoted to 'sergeant Nov. 28.
1917.
Herbert E. Claussen was born in
Manning March 8, 1896. He enlisted
in the Second engineer corps April
17, 1917. being one of the first to go
from Manning. Was sent to Ft. Lo
gau. Was assignw to the medical
department May ljth transferred to
El Paso. Texas. From there he went
to Ft. Jay. N. Y. He started on his
journey across the ocean Sept. 8, 1917.
for France and wife sixteen days on
the waters. Ho is' stationed at base
hospital No. 101, U. S. A., P. O. No.
701, A. E. F.
NOTES ON [THE WAR.
"Lightl^ss nightst' arc planned by
the fuel administration as an addition
al measure for saving coal.
The number oft men now being
served by Aiuericaii Rred Cross can
teens in Fraiuce is more Jthan 15,000
a day-
J'
Gasoline product*# in, the. United
States has increased .--from $35,000,000.
to 7^1)00.^90 barrels a year since 1914.
Discarded .civilian clotHln#f 'of .Na
tipnal army soldiers will tie shipped to
Belgium' for relief of sufferers there.
There has been?a heavy tfump in the
demand for grapefruit sinccr powdered
sugar for pweeting is ofteu unobtain
able. 1
MARRIED COUPLE
GIVEN SEND-OFF
Mr. and Mra. Earl Mallory, Recently
Married at Buck Grove, Are
Given Big Send Off
RED CROSS MEETS THURSDAYS
Busy Season of Corn Picking and Hol
idays Now Over and More Atten
tion Now to Red Cross Work.
BUCK GROVE, Jan. 1—Succial—
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mallory left on
tho 1:30 train Wednesday afternoon
for Sioux City, and were given a
gfcat send off by a number of their
friends. Mr. Mallory's suit case was
well decorated and the rice that was
showered upon theiu would make a
food conservation tear his hair in dis
approbation. Earl presented the
young folks with money for a dance
which was given Friday evening. Not
withstanding it was a very cold eve
ning thene was a good attendance,
and all present had a good time.
Mrs. Paul Weatherby went to Sioux
City Monday to spend Christmas with
relatives.
Mrs. Earl Chase went to Dow Citp
and spent Christmas with her parents,
returning home Thursday morning.
There will be a very satisfactory
change on the Milwaukee road Janu
ary 1st. No. 33 gets hero at 6:15 a. m.
which gives people who wish to go to
Sioux City all day to spend there aud
allows passengers for Dakota and
other points to take the ej^rly train
here.
Dr. Bonney and wife received for
Christmas some war souvenirs. They
were a crucifix .and paper knife, made
of shells and shrapnel picked up on
the battlefield, "over there," and made
by wounded French soldiers. They
are very unique and real relics of the
war.
The Red Cross still meets every
Thursday at Mrs. Hemphills home and
now that tiie busy season of corn pick
ing and the holidays is over each one
Is earnestly requested to try and do
their bit. Lots of filings are needed
right now and much more soon, when
our brave soldiers are In the thick
of tho conflict, and each one should
be willing to sacrifice as much of
their time as possible to knitting and
sewing for the Red Cross. Don't wait
for an invitation this is everybody's
business.
David Weatherby is not very well
lately. The cold weather is bad for
asthma, which troubles him very
much.
There were no movies at the hull
Saturday evening, as tho films desired
did not arrive. This was quite a dis
appointment as it is certainly a pleas
ure to have some place of amuseipent
to go to at least once a week.
Dr. and Mrs. Bonney and Foster L.
Hain were invited guests te dinner on
Christmas day at the pleasant home of
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Hain. Mr. and
Mcs. Joe BrewBter were also there,
and a very delicious meal was served,
and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Arndt, of Dal
ton. Neb., are visiting relatives here
and in this vicinity. Tltey like their
new home-very much.
The Jacob Greder home place in
Buck Grove was sold at auction Sat
urday for $7975. About 30 acres of
land goes witb the fine house. It was
purchased by Henry Didier. who will
move to town in the spring and take
life easy.
Tuesday John Griffin arrived home
on a ten days' furlough from the train
ing camp in Arkansas. He is looking
well and says he likes the army life.
He is anxious to go to France and
hopgs to be sent in the spring. Mon
day night a dance was given in his
honor which was well attended and a
fine time enjoyed by all.
The Arion Dramatic club gave an
entertainment in the hall Thursday
evening for the benefit of the Arion
Red Cqftss. It was such a cold evening
that tiie attendance was not up to tl^e
average, but the-play was well (ren
dered and the songs between acts were
well given and those present express
ed themselves as well pleased.
Henry Hast, Sr. died Saturday eve
ning, December 29th, at the home of
his son. Henry. He was about 65
years old.
Roy Docherty and wife, of Omaha,
were Christmas visitors with Robert
and Herbert Docherty and families,
returning home Christmas night.
$2,000,000.00 TO PRODUCE PLAY
"Intolerance," a Gigantic Photo Drama
to be Seen at Opera Houm Sat
urday—two Performance#.
D. \V. Griffith's "Intolerance" which
is said to be the most gigantic as well
as the most novel, daring, interesting
and beautiful new-art spectacle pro
duced. has been booked to appear at
the opera house for a period of one
night and one matinee, Saturday, Jan
uary 5th.
The fact that this remarkable work
supplemented its six months' run in
New York by record engagements in
Chicago. Philadelphia, San Francisco,
and other large cities, and that it is
being presented in London. England,
and Sydnia, Australia, is significant
evidence that it is what its critics
claih—an extraordinary entertainment.
"Intolerance," it is said, cost two mil
lion dollars, and 125.000 people took
part in it. Us leading roles are played
by. among other screen celebrities,
Mae -Marsh. Miriam Cooper. Lillian
Gish, Seena Owen, Margery Wilson and
Robert Harron.
Perfect unanimity is manifesto
every member of congress
off the machine gun shortage ome
one else. i.:: &
Vc LjF
DEFIANCE ITEMS
Frank Loudcnslager came up from
Carthage, Mo., to spend Christmas at
the home of his sister, Mrs. W. R. Til
ton. and to visit his mother who has
betiii ill for the past few weeks.
Ralph Frazicr and family, of Atlan
tic. and Raleigh Frazier and family, of
Shelby, were Christmas visitors at tho
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
R. Frazier.
William Hulsebus returned Sunday
evening from Kansas City, where he
had been at a sanitarium for the past
few weeks taking treatments for the
benefit of his health.
Jacob Sclieurman, of Ross, arrived
Thursday for a visit at the home of his
son, Walter, and wife.
A number of young peoplo were en
tertained at the Art Ahrenholtz homo
Christmas night in honor of Miss Alice
Muller, who is home from Couucil
Bluffs, where she attends school.
Miss Zona Reynolds, of Dunlap, was
a guest the past week at the home of
her brother, Clede, and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Wickersham spent
Christmas at the home of their son,
George, and family in Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Cynthia Nilges returned last
Thursday from Manning, having recov
ered from her recent operation.
Eddie Davis, of Bartlett, Neb., is
spending the holidays at the homes of
his aunt, Mrs. Kimball, and his uncle,
Rob Davis, and family.
William Gessman returned the lattor
part of tho week to his home in Coun
cil Bluffs after a few days' visit with
his son, Will and family and othor rel
atives.
G. G. Brewster lias resigned his po
sition as substituto mail carrier and
Claudo Howe will take his place until
a new carrier has been appointed.
George Burcham has moved from
the farm Just south of town to Harlan.
Mr. and Mrs. John Loreuz, of White
Cloud, Minn., arc visiting at tho home
of the former's brother, Chris Lorenc,
southwest of Defiance.
An 8 pound boy arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Frazinr on De
cember 31st.
Mrs. Havick wont to Harlau Monday
for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Mar
ion Harlan.
Mrs. T. C. Ford aud son. Howard, of
Randolph, are guests at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Frank Hillis.
Mfs. Anna Knauss and youngest
children spent several days last week
with relatives in Kirkman.
Q. E. Lochr has been in Omaha on
business the past few weeks.
Ray Ferguson and family have re
turned to Defiance from New York. We
understand that his father, C. H. Fer
guson, and family are planning to ntoye
to California and will leave the farin,
five miles southeast of Defiance, for
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferguson to care for.
Mrs. Catherine Patsche returned the
latter part of tho week from a two
weeks' business trip to Florida.
J. M. Byers is spending the holidays
at the hoinp of his daughter. Mrs. Anna
Wurtsbaugh, in Neligh, Neb.
Mrs. Dahle is in Mercy hospital,
Omaha, where she underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis last Thursday.
Miss Jennie Muller entertained the
little girls in her Sunday .school class
at a taffy pull Wednesday evening and
a very enjoyable time is reported.
Max Mittlemeier held a farm sale on
December 27th and C. R. Roberts on
the 28th. The former is preparing to
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move to Texas and the latter to Wyom-
Mrs. S. S. Steers and daughter, Lula,
are in Churdan spending the holidays
at the home of their daughter and sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Smith.
Mrs. Wm. Brundage was an over
Sunday visitor at the home of Mrs.
Allen Maxwell. *She was on the way
to her homo in Altoona from Council
Bluffs, where she had taken her little
son back to school.
M. O. Brewster will return Wednes
day to his studies at the veterinary
college at Kansas City. After his grad
uation in April he will enlist in the
medical reserve corps.
Frank Schlenslg, who has been
spending the holidays with friends, re
turned Monday to the home of his par
ents near Laurens.
Mrs. C. A. Smith and graiidson,
Louie, are visiting rolatives in Persia.
Clean Food.
A few years ago the clean food idea
was regarded as old maidish. But now
business organizations are taking it up
and refusing to submit to negligent
methods of food preparation.
The Health Department, of Dallas.
Texas, recently has done Interesting
work on sanitation. They took up the
idea of scoring tho bakers, dairymen,
etc, for cleanliness. They asked the
public to decline the buy bread of bak
ers who scored under 75 points out of
a possible hundred.
One bakery-that scored only 40. lost
all its customers. It very quickly clean
ed up. Another that scored 90 increased
its business 50 per cent in a week.
It pays food producers to be clean,
more than they realize. Even if there
is no scoring system in Denison. the
public know pretty well what dairy
men and other food producers are clean
and which ones are not.
They distribute they patronage ac
cordingly.
The officials deny that there is any
shortage of munitions for the soldiers,
as the poor hard pressed French are
supplying them.
The man who comes down town in
a coat somewhat the worse for wear
is frequently the same one who will
take a good sized Liberty bond next
time.
Now if a little of that same explosive
with the long name that blew up Hali
fax could be accidently dropped on the
German munition plants, it would
have a wholesome effect.
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FIRE ALARM
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Fire Discovered in Mohf Hotel Thurs
day Afternoon—Entire Kitchen
Ablaze—Loss ia Not Great.
MOELLER SCHULTZ WEDOINQ
Miss Dora Moeller, Daughter of Mr.
and Mr*. Jacobaen, Beoomea the
Bride of Fred Schults,
SCHLESW1G, Jan. 1—Special—
On Thursday afternoon about 1:3V,
the fire bell rang calling help to ex
tinguish a fire in the Mohr hotel, A
where tho entire kitchen was ablaai).
The fire started in a \yoodbox In the ."
kitchen but no one can say bow, as
there was no one In the kitchen, at
the time, and it is lucky for the pro
prietor that it was discovered In tinje
a a a
in an alarm. The entire kitchen was U-j
badly scorched and part of tho dlnlna
room. The loss to Mr. Molir is not^'
very great.
On Christmas day, the woddidk,!ii
Miss Dora Marie Moeller, daugt
of Mr. and Mrs. Jacobaen, Schlosft
and Mr. Fred SchulU. son of
and Mrs. August Schultz. of OtU
Creek township, was solemnlcod. Only
the immediate families were present
to witness tho ceremony which was
performed by Rev. Wetteler. All Join
in extending heartiest congrftulaMMts
to the young people.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Hollander and
son. Leonard went to Denison to spend
Christmas day with her parents. Mr. .^4
and Mrs. A. B. Lorenien.
Mrs. Fred Schmidt and daughter.
Esther, wert here from near HerrlBarS&"
to spend the week end with Iter niolh-^r
er, Mrs. Anna Schweim.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Andrea en andf^|
baby, of Traer, la., arrived laat week"
to spend the holidays here with tUelr
.man» relatives.
Paul and Walter Fimbaber who ara
Miss Caroline Baak was at Ricketts
last week visiting her pa roots orer,
Xmas.
Mrs. Paul Wilson and children o£
Chicago came Monday to make an e*
tended visit hero with her paranta, £|K "ir
and Mrs. Witt and also witb ber°otb& f\
relatives. -fe
Mr. and Mrs. John Bruggen and beUr Vaa
ate Christmas dinner with
his parents.
at Denison.
Olry. Their son, BusQh Pmhm,
near Missouri Valley, was also fiift
ing at the Olry home.
John Elhlerts was before* the ea
emption board in Denison Wednesday
answering his questionnaire.
Mr., and Mrs. Wallace Budplff of
Auburn were guests here last week
in the Henry Buck home.
Alice Jepsen of Deloit visited-here
last week with her grandparents, Mf.
and Mrs. Jepsen.
Joe Schlingen went to parkston, S.
D.. to spend Christinas with hla par
ents and although he expected to spend
Xmas. whon he arrived there be lesnj
ed the sad news that bis cousin
just been killed in an auto accident.
K. Ivensen and famlljt were herb
from Charter Oak to spend Christmas
with their sons, George snd Hans and
their families.
Mr. Paul Schurke, clerk in Schmidt's
store, spent Xmas with his family at
Charter Oak.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Williams are
entertaining his parents, Mr. and.Mifc
Williams, of eastern low#. -i
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Jacobsen of. Id* ,'ijf
Grove, came Monday for a visit with
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attending college at' Seward, Nebr..
arrived Saturday to vlaif tbeiiwareatM
Rov. and Mrs. Ed Flrnhaber.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mphr vpre baat
ness visitors in Denison Wednesday.^
Mrs. Otto Schwenn retui
urday from a tew days v|«lt
sister, Mrs. Fred Schmidt at
Hugo Keller, who attend^
University at Des Moines, Is (w
a holiday visit with his pirn
and Mrs. Franc Keller eaat of
Mrs. TTWrfg' and sua,
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Sioux City and E. K. Dure)!, and
ten Helen, of Dealaojt,, ctpie
to ajpend Xmas with tbo Air5
tennerg family. I fc:
Cyrannus 8chmidt, who is V.i
at Camp Perry. III., with the wlretafs.
division of the U. S. Army iMl
a few days here last week with lua^|
mother. Mrs. Marie Schmidt.
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Miss Thekla Hollander cane bow
last week from an extendedr
relatives at different parts of er J^rE
Iowa. IS
Mr. and Mrs. Jurgen Schroe/i andM^
son, Raymond, went to Denial
day to visit their daughter.
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her parents. Mr. aud Mrs. Hans Lohse. \t
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Mrs. J. T. Lee of Eddyvll|e, camfe 13$
Monday for a visit witb her daughter,
Mrs. John Bruggen.
Miss Viola Paulson observed 'kwr
birthday in a very quiet way Saturday.
December 29th, with only a few rcla- S
tlves preseut.
Master Albert Mohr celebrated hia -V
birthday on Wednesday. a&SL
Mrs. Louie Frahm observed hefSft
birthday on Saturday where she enter*
tained a few friends at a social hour.
Mrs. Anna Schwenn observed her
birthday on Christinas day by -fyater
taining Mr. and Mrs. August Paulson. V\"
and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Hansen and children and Otto Scbwlem
at a six o'clock dinner.
The Puellae club girls entertained ill
at the home of Miss Louise Retaking ffim
on Friday evening in honor of Mrs.'
Ennis Stoltenberg (Alma Lorcnsen)
who was a former Puellae girl At'
close of the evening.' a cut glass water
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pitcher and glasses were' presented 'f
to Mrs. Stoltenberg in honor of thfe
popularity in the club and also as a
farewell gift, before she goes to ber
new home at Onawa.
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