The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-01
swea City Herald.

Swea City Herald.
The writer had the pleasure of at
tending the summer session of the u.
D. M. Editorial Association at Denison
the latter part of last week. He found
Denlson peopled by a patriotic. enter
prising and prosperous people, and as
the city is set on a hill its citizens can
scarcely keep their lights hid. 1t has
able politicians, lawyers, ministers and
teachers, and two of the best news
paper men with fine printing establish.
ments to be found in any town OF five
thousand people in Iowa. The editors
had a good time, held a profitable ses-
sion, and the grace with which the
people helped to entertain the boys
was the subject of universal common
dation. We will long remember our
Denison meeting.
Sac Sun.
The most notable feature of the meet
ing was the banquet rendered by the
business men of Denison compliments
airy to the editorial association. The
banquet was served in Germania hall
and two hundred plates were taken.
The mem was elaborate and the cater
: ing hard to equal. The serving was
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young ladies had been specially trained
for the occasion and filed gracefully
down the aisles to their places of serv-
ing, keeping time with a march. thus
avoiding confusion and atfording
prompt service.
The hotels were not sufficiently COM
modious to entertain all the editors
and editors wives who went to Deni-
son, but that fact simply offered oppor-
I tunity for the citizens to show their
x accustomed hospitality. The best
" homes of the city were freely and
cheerfully opened to the guests. The
representative of the Sun was one OF a
number who were welcomed to the
comforts of the home of Congressman
j. P. Conner, whose accomplished wife
so capably meets the increased social
Responsibilities thrust upon her by her
husbands call to public life.
Editors Meyers. of the REVIEW, and
Caswell, of the Bulletin, were alert tic
make the meeting pleasant and profit
able to their guests.
Denisou, though near the extreme
southwest end of a district that might
be said truthfully to have been gerry.
wandered so as>to attach the steadily
Democratic county of Crawford to he
publican neighbors, is now the polltl'
cal center of the district, and it is the
home of Hon. j. P. Conner, who, is
making for the district a most credit
able and satisfactory representative IL
congress, having been chosen for th5
gSexpired term of Hon. j. P. Dolllvel
.ia;a1en Mr.. Dolliver vas promoted te
"a the United States senate by appoint
Ament of Governor Shaw. Though the
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the congressman of the district, the
people of Denison have not yet used al
of their able and available men fol
public service, but were united in favor
of the nomination of Carl +. Kuehnl,
for state senator by the Republicans.
Denison is a live little city approach
ing 5000 in population. 1t has a sub
stantial new high school building ant
two good ward sc%hoolhouses, a public
: library and many fine churches. 1t
situation is not naturally beautiful, blu
/ the citizens have done much to beauti
fly those prairie hills by the planting o
trees and lawns and the erection Q
handsome residences. Denison Nor
NAL and Business College, which i
supported in part by the contribution
of the citizens, is reported in a goo
condition at the opening of the fal
term.
Briefly stated, Denison is a good cit
in which to visit and to live.
Rockwell City Advocate.
Denison had POO population by th
1900 census, but now probably number
1900. 1t has a great deal of wealth
some the finest residences to be seen j
any town of it's size in the state, and
home of our governor, congressman an
many other bright and able men.
has q successful college, splendid pul
lie schools, elegant churches, and
trade territory that is fine, not only Q
account of its extent but because OF tn
Nsubstantial financial condition of tt
thrifty farmers that inhabit Crawfol
county. in which it is the princip'
town and county sea Denison has tt
finest rail road stations in this part
the state. The Northwestern and III
nois Central roads nave each spent b
tween $40, 900 and 500, 900 in erectir
elegant stone depot buildings that al
away ahead of anything usually see
out side of larger cities. 1t is a CT,
set on a hill, and is surrounded by tt
beautiful rolling country of CraWfol
county, whose fertile farm lands pror
ise certain support to a large popul
ton and insure the future of this pror
Using city.
Vinton Eagle.
The Friday evening meeting al
i,charge of the citizens of the town al
Kit was one of the finest banquets '
aver had the pleasure of attendin
Some 300 plates were laid. 1t won
be impossible to give to much praise
the menu and thirty young ladies wi
served. Carl r. Kuehnle presided
toast-master in his usual eloquent al
graceful manner Denison is one
the finest county seat towns in low
among it's prominent people are Go
Shaw. Congressman Conner, Hon.
E. c. Lally and Hon. Carl F. Kuehnl
These are indicative of the class
people who have settled the count
Their newspapers are the best a.
schools and churches rank with a
in the state. Taken altogether it W
one of the most enjoyable occasions
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