The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-23
BEAUTIFUL
DOW CITY
A Quiet City of Churches
Schools and Cozy Houses
Business Men Uptodate and Inter-
prising. What the Review
Man Has to Saw.
Man Has to Say.

Located in the midst of dense and
unbroken forest its early life had all
the appearance of a frontier town, but
this soon took aphenominal growth and
continued to spread until now its popu-
lation is reckoned at 1000. This .beauti-
full little town is situated on the main
lines of the G. & N. W. and I. G r. R.
and is noted for its fine residences,
shaded streets, lovely parks and modern
business houses abreast of the age and
throbbing with progressive ideas the
town has in contemplation water and
light system to add to the comforts and
conveniences of busy city, it has fine
graded schoals the buildings used a,e
modern in architecture, ventslation and
sanitary equipments. Dow City has 8
churches namely the Baptist, Methodist
and Latter Day Saints each having an
auxiliary organizations and societies;
three rural mail routes; one bank; three
first class hotels; one, FIGURING mill; one
elevator, one newspaper, one brickyard
and four blocks of business houses. Its
business men are ahustling set of young
men who are always on the alert and
ready to help push the progress of the
town. The presiding officers of the
town are as follows j. w. Bonsell
Mayor; N. R. Wilder, Sidney Green,
Clark Sterrett. B. B.lKeith, Jas. Riddle,
and c. O. Miller are councilmen, M. ".
Whaley, city clerk: Thos. Muncie, street
commissioner and Henry Kent, mar
shall who are progressive and wide
awake class of men who pull together
and are always ready to help any enter
prise that will be benefit to the city.
The city has but one bank and needs
but one as the exchange bank of Dow
City is capable of handling the banking
business of the community in the most
satisfactory manner, las capitals ample
and its resources are sufficient to care
for all Legitimate demands made upon
it. Mr.. Chas. E. Booth is cashier and
as he was raised in this vicinity needs
no introduction for he is recognized as
one OF the best financiers in this part of
the country, he is well up in the bank.
ing business, Mr.. Il. S. Green is presi-
dent and proprietor and through him
this institution has been brought to its
present standing he is whole souled
man and stands high in the community.
There is probably not in the state a
stronger or more solid lot of general
merchandise dealers than those run by
the following men, T. P. Black, A. G.
Heath, Sarah vengrovitch and B. E.
Keith who are counted among the
strongest mercantile concerns in the
country their financial standing being
OF the highest, while their reputation
for honesty and probity being of the
best possible character, their stock of
goods handled embraces everything
known to the trade in the way of dry
goods, clothing, furnishing goods,
groceries etc. They enjoy good trade
and are very popular with all classes.
Mr.. M. g. Virgins the popular post
master is Grand Army man, it is said
of him that he made most excellent
soldier his record as soldier lis of the
highest character and one to which his
friends take pardonable pride in re-
ferring. a good soldier makes a good
citizen and generally good business
man in the case of Capt Virgins this
is true, he has managed the affairs of
Uncle Sam as to gain respect and con-
fidence of the entire community.
Mr.. Clair Butterworth is proprietor
of the leading meat market where he
carries nice choice line of the best
meats. He is very careful and is rec.
ognized as one of our reputable and
honorable citizens and is known as a
straightforward honest business man
he is deserving of the trade he, has and
his friends are glad to know that his
enterprising efforts have been rewarded.
We take pleasure in referring our
readers to Geo. b. Davis the popular
drug man his store is centrally located
and one OF the neatest and most hand