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BUNKS' NEW CiliiRCHFoundation Ready and $4,000 Raised for Structure.thui apron ono cent for each inchOLN!StrDAWSON'S EXTENDED EQUATORcircumference of our respective aqua-; tars and return tho apron to you, the amount, of such collection to bo applied on the building fund of the new church at Brooks.. Well, now, 'Mrs. TNewton, I.was surprised that you, knowing !hoth Mrs,D. and myself, would ever provide (Ar such a small receptacle to contain sufficient'pennies. io correctly representFprm^n -SrqokcUe^ Pays According to our /‘girths- and :\WQ', have: thkrotoroL'Hff; ■Declares.Ovor at~Brooka they arq hulldiug a new church to take the pined of the one that was burned down in that town on November 26th. last... Thefoundations of the new structure aro about .completed, and it Is expected the ncvr house of worship Avltl ;bo ready for.occupancy and dedication by October 1st, Of course, everybody Is interested in the success of the project, and each person has donated liberally, as far as we are* advised.' Various plans have been emploj’c-d torai^u.^numey.-ri.:ui _a mung-.llituu—EIlcladles havo hit upon :i scheme to send out a little rhyme and a miniature apron on which Is a pocket about tho size to hold a quarter or a little larger piece, asking the recipient to measure his waist anil snri a penny for each inch of'his girth, Ira I*. Dawson, in the employ of Uncle Ham in the post office depart merit _at. Washington, D. C„ lu a former resident of the Corning suburb, and of course he came in for his rythmic invitation to assist in the building of the church. Ira Is a real genius—what may he termed a character, v/c guess. When In the American army in the ’ Philippines he gained the soubriquet of “Dismal Dawson, because he was universally goodnatu rod and kept the hoys trom this community from getting homesick. He can think of more funny quips to spring on his unsuspecting victims I ban any fellow In the posLaXd ee_deua rtm ent,__an d„_w tLLL Jl2i1 htrmeasUrlhg^pyoeesa was concerned, but when it camo to getting all thoso ^panfffesTrrthat pocket oh your apron I t avas too muchijLQ,.Mr9r_Dawflpn went down town and purchased somo gingham and madejUp a real apron” with a real pocket on It and I am Bending It to youbyinsured*parecV-^fltt6da\Wo tried all tlio tape measures wc had In the house, but they wouldn't reach, so we tied them together nml they broke upon being stretched a bit, so I finally got a surveyor to bring his chain* along uiul measure us and when ybu count the pennies In the pocket of the apron you will arrive nt jda Diiie^daJlnite ;cuiii• I~qsnax\ nr tho iton- f noH}dannbatiranble we had in ascertaining our~cor-roci measurements. We’re regular representatives of the “Beef Trust and you should have known die Iter than to send along that little dolTs apron and expect to get the correct returns from us.11 owev v r. wo w 1 s h you n bu h d ziq t success and continued prosper By in your efforts tp build another church In Brooks ami you shall hear from us Again before you get through with it! I am often carried back In retrospect to the scenes of my boyhood ilnya at Brooks and it surely will be a source of great plea sure to conic back home some of these days and dud a nice new church standing there where the other was burned. Truntlngihat youCOgl1cl'JitfluprA.inour old hat on it.Well, when Dismal got .the Invitation he also got busy, as will bo noted from his letter, given below. lie secured 1,000 brand new pennies from the treasury department. * anti sentlip# re t4--post ■win receive the apron I am sending 1st today, and that 7 may be able to get idout that way before long to see my I ft friends In the old home town, l|lt;'( remain, Very sincerely.Ira P. Dawson.733 5th 9t, X. W.P. S.^-The penniea are brand . rte-wv right from the I'J. H. treasury, so you see. there’s no danger from handling them. i„ i. j#committee in an apron be had Mrs. Dawson make, which was 26 Inches long, with a G6 Inch walat, and a 12 Inctr arquarcrpocket. Tho penniesweighed seven pounds, and It took several, hours to count them, we guess. Mrs. John /Tucker, Mrs. Daw-fion Ura*s mother), ifra. Vinnedgo and Mrs. Gordon cnjoyctj the task, and i everybody enjoyed Lhe letter. The • commltteewItlfThTI~particular Rclierae ] In chargo has raised $240, Mr. Daw- j fion’s letter la as follows: .■Washington, Juno 11, 1923. Mrs. I. Newton.M. E. Church Soliciting Committee, Brooke, Iowa.My Dear Mrs. Newton :-^S onto time ago I received a Communication from you In which was inclosed a mlfijature ladles’ apron, with the request Uxat Mrs. Dawson and I each measure our equatora and plac^ in'the pocket onPaper Late.Our paper Jh reaching you ono day late this week. We purposely caused a Utile delay so we could give you .the news of tlio firemen's day program. Tours for service.Lc Mars Man Head of G. A, R.Charles Freeman, of Lo Mars. Town, was last week Installed as department commander ot fhe. G- A. Rr }{c assumes the office made vacant by the death of W. TV. Glsf, of Cedar Falls.ilCo-Operative Club Banquet- -Tho Corning Co-Operative club will hold their monthly banquet Wednesday, June 27fh, presumably at tho I. O. O. F, hall. This will bo the Jut one durin g the summer months,- Svcry member is urged to bn there and to do'his share in finishing up the business. C. hT. Hftlght* President.
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Adams County Union Republican
Corning, Iowa, US
Wed, Jun 20, 1923
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