The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-18

better if it were voted down and new
proposition submitted Out of tota
of l35 votes, SO were cast by ladies.
DIED.
Lille Morris Smith, the beloved wife
of r. Benson Smith, died at their home
i near Dow City on April 18th. Hel
death is a great shock to her many
| friends who remember her SO recently
ruddy health. her genial kindness,
and affectionate winning ways.
She was born August 8, 1874, near
Denison and was nearly twenty five
years of age. She was married Sep
TENDER 8, 1896, and had been an efficient
helper to her husband, who mourns her
loss with sincere sorrow. She leaves a
husband and beautiful little daughter
almost one year old.
For one so young as she it was re-.
markable how useful was her life.
Uniting with the Denson Baptist
church at the age of 10, she was faith
full to every duty. Kindness, sympathy
unselfishness were the prominent
characteristics of her life. Everyone
loved her. Her happy disposition, her
gentle manner, her kindly smile, her
sweet voice were the true induces of a
loving heart.
After her marriage her home was
near Dow City, and both she and her
husband have been valued and useful
members of the Baptist church there.
She was capable and willing, and many
duties and responsibilities were placed
upon her. She served as Sunday school
teacher. as church clerk and church
treasurer, and no good work failed to
receive her cordial assistance and eff.
Gent help.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at the Baptist church of this
city at 2 p. M. and interment took
place in the Denison Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. McKim of Milford was the guest
OF Mrs. A.G. Myers, Saturday.
MI. ualpralln entertained his brother
from Nebraska few days last week.
Mrs. W. V. Whaley of Dow CITY was
calling On friends in this city last week.
Mr.. New returned from Arcadia and
again resumed his duties at the college
Tuesday.
Miss Cora Hester spent several DAYS
last week visiting with friends IN this
city.
Prof. Holmes, accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. Mccoy, took a speedy
drive to Dow City Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prof. Holmes made an
overland trip toll arlan to spend Sun
day with the latter's parents.
Mr.. Jno. Smith of Des Moines
arrived yesterday to attend the funeral.
OF his brothers wife, Mrs. Benson
Smith, of Arion, today at the Baptist
church.
Mrs. A.Currier returned last evening
from weeks visit in Mapleton. Her
son who accompanied her was taken
quite Ill while there, but is now i'm.
proving.
Mr. y. Beers drove down from Wood
bury Monday to attend college. Mr..
Beers was accompanied by his brother.
This is the second time he has attended
the Denison College and he speaks very
fayorably of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Rae came TO
Denison this afternoon to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Benson Smith. Mr..
and Mrs. Rae are helpful friends who
neglect no opportunity to show their
affection for their friends.
The Jubilee Singers were entertained
in some of the best homes in Denison
during their stay here. and we would
like to call the attention of few of
lowa's copper-head newspapers to the
fact that the color line is not drawn in
Denison. One Of the members said
they had never been south of Baltimore
as they had heard that the south was
apt to give the colored people bronch-
lal affection which often proves chronic
and fatal. In the south these ople
could not have stopped at first class
hotel, to say nothing of being enter
tanned in the homes of white citizens.
While the result of the Northern
Iowa declamatory contest was not as
favorable to Denison as was fondly
hoped, we are pleased to saysthat our
champion, Miss Carrie Chaplin, did ex
ceptionally we'll and is deserving great
credit for her hard work and for the
fine effort she made at Parkersburg.
Miss Chaplin was handicapped by hav-
ing but brief time to prepare for the