The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-29
FORT DODGE OPINION.
Papers Have Nothing But Good
Words for Our City.
DEN1soN IS THE BEST.
Is the Verdict of the Excursionists as Ex.
pressed by Fort Dodge Papers-Our
Hospitality Appreciated

Is the Verdict Of the ExcursiOnists as Ex-
pressed by Fort Dodge Papers-Our
Hospitality Appreciated.
The following notices are taken from
the Fort Dodge papers and show that
our guests of last Wednesday were APP
preciative friends. While Denison is
glad of the advertisement given it, our
people still more greatly appreciate the
gentlemanly character of their guests
and the spirit of friendship so auspic-
iously inaugurated between two of the
best cities in western Iowa. Tie Fort
Dodge Messenger says as follows:
The train arrived at Denison where
the party was met by large delegation
of citizens with about eighty convey.
ances. The visitors were driven about
the town which has many picturesque
spots and were shown the principal
points of interest after which they were
given luncheon at the leading hotel.
When they offered to pay at the office
they were informed that all had been
paid for. Cigars we're passed around
among the visitors and everything pos
sible was done to crowd as much pleas
ure into their short stay and each in
dividual took it upon himself to exert
every effort to that end. "They just
would't let us pay for a thing" said one
of the party this morning, 81 tried to
buy some cigars but they wouldn't take
my money? greatest lot of people ever
saw" During the course of their stay
numerous speeches were made, Messrs.
Robert Healy of Rockwell City, T. D.
Youker and Charles Duncombe of this
city, responding to the addresses of the
Denison orators. The stay at this point
was so cordial and pleasant that the
party was loath to depart. 1t was the
unanimous verdict of the visitors that
should Denison's business men ever Wis.
it Fort Dodge, they would be given a
royal welcome.
From the Chronicle we take the fol-
lowing:
'sWell, you should have been along
has been the sleepy exclamation of one
hundred and twenty-five thoroughly
tired, played-out but absolutely self
satisfied Fort Dodgers, all day to the
curious of the city, who were not per.
mitted to go on the business mems ex-
cursion to Omaha Wednesday. ssDid
they treat us right? Well they couldn' Il
have treated us better, it we'd been
kings we couldn't have got more royal
welcome than the people of Denison
gave US. Say, everything in town was
ours. If we could only have stayed
longer" < But it is Denison
the home of Governor Shaw, that nur
sery of good men and great where hos
| pitality is breathed in the atmosphere
and is made one of the cardidal virtues
that knows how to entertain. A long
line OF carriages was waiting at the de.
pot when the train arrived and the Wis
itors, 125 strong, we're driven about the
city, which is, by the way. one of the
most beautiful of the smaller cities of
western Iowa. 1t is certainly one Of
the best. Being near the noon hour,
all were taken to the two fine hotels,
where magnificent dinner was wait
ing. After the good cheer the company
arose and found to the establishment of
all, that the way to the office where bills
were to be paid, was blocked and strong
right arms of Denison's citizens pre-
vented an exit that way. Cigars were
passed around and to their great aston
lshment, the merchants found that they
were unable to spend cent in the city.
Everything was theirs for the asking.
Everything was free. That's the way
the people of Denison entertain. They
have won forever the good will and
kind offices of Fort Dodge, and if there
is anything in Fort Dodge that they
want, it's theirs.
From the Fort Dodge Post comes the
following:
We got to Deloit, "otf again on again
gone again-Denison,' All, Denison.
will we ever cease to remember the
greeting at Denison. About IS carriag-
es were waiting to convey us all over
this magnificent city. This is the
home of the chief magistrate of Iowa
Governor Shaw, and where in all this
realm of cities with magnificent streets
beautiful avenues and enterprising
people, could he find a more ideal place
for home, than this modern flower in
the illustrious garden of Iowa. Attor-
ney Lally resides here and he is the
kind of genial man for such a place.
After we were shown around the
town we were taken to the two
fine hotels which were waiting to pro-
vide that where-with-a that touches a
mans heart through the capilarles and
lymphatics of his conscience. Every
detail had been arranged to make our
entertainment perfect and all was ten
dered free of charge. A few toasts
were given during the chewing exer-