The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
No. Due DeposItors.

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Swine Breeders to Meet.
The National Swine Breeders assoc
citation will hold convention at Ames
during the first week in June. A large
number of breeders from all parts of
the country will attend and addresses
from prominent hog men from all over
the nation will be heard. One day will
be set apart for judging and the award
ing of certificates as expert judges, to
those meriting them. The work will
be under the direction of Prof. w. j.
Kennedy, who has charge of the ami
NAL husbandry department. of the
State Agricultural college at Ames.
This department has just effected
new arrangement of material advan-
tage to the students, and large num-
Der have been provided with places for
the summer vacation, at very fair sal
aries, on prominent stock farms in
Iowa and adjacent states.
Exposition Commission.
The St. Louis exposition commits
sion of Iowa will meet in Des Moines
On call of Gov. Cummins about July 1.
1t will then organize by the election
of chairman and a secretary. For
mer Gov. William Larrabee has been
mentioned, particularly, for chairman
of the commission, but it is understood
that he does not care for the place.
Several candidates for secretary have
appeared. Among them are Ora Will
liams, a Des Moines newspaper CORE
spondent; j. S. Crawford, of Cherokee,
r. III. Moore, of Ottumwa. The com
mission has full power as to its own
organization, and may elect a secle-
tary at any salary desired. The place
will continue for almost three years
and is extremely desirable.
Died in Washington.
Word has been received in Iowa of
the death at Washington, d. c., OF
Prof. Thomas Wilson. Mr.. Wilson was
i'll charge of the archaeological depart
ment of the Smithsonian Institution.
He was an lowe man. He fought in
the Second Iowa cavalry during the
civil war, being a captain. He was
sent as consul to Marseilles, France,
Immediately after the war, and there
became interested in archaeology. Re
turning to this country, after eight
years, he secured a position in the
Smithsonian Institution, which he has
held continuously since. He was an
authority on this branch of historical
science. He had assisted Curator
Charles Aldrich, of the Iowa state his
torical collection, very materially in
his great work in this state.
Portrait of Judge Springer.
During the past week the portrait
of Judge Francis Springer, of Louisa
county, was presented to the state
of Iowa by his children and received
at a public ceremonial at the state his
torical building by Gov. Cummins. Rev.
William salter, of Burlington, made
the presentation address. The chill
dren were all present, including Frank
Springer, of Las Vegas, N. NJ; Arthur
Springer, of Wapello, and Mrs. II. M.
Let's, of Columbus Junction.
Francis Springer was born in Maine, April
10, 1911, and was admitted to the bar in
Portland in 1898. His'grandfather was killed
in the service of the colonies in the revolu-
tionary war. He came west in 1888 and
stopped week at Burlington, walking from
there for private reasons to Wapello, De-
cember 81 the territory of Iowa having been
organized in the July preceding. 1t was not
until several years later that he removed
from Wapelo to Columbus Junction. In
1861 he was made registrar of the United
| States land office at Fairfield and served
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attorney of Louisa county; the county
judge dying he was made county judge and
was elected to this, office the succeeding
year. He served in the council of the
third fourth fifth and sixth territorial as
semblies. He served also in the senate of
the first and second general assemblies.
He was elected a delegate to the first re-
publican national convention and served
He was a delegate to and president
of the third state constitutional conven-
ton In 1857. He was elected without solicit
tation or his knowledge. He was voted for
as the wing candidate for United States
, senator by the second general assembly,
receiving Is votes % SO for j lanes W. Grimes.
In 1858 he was elected judge of the district
court and took his seat in January. 1859, at
Burlington lie was reelected in 1862 and
'6S; he was then appointed collector of inter-
nal revenue. serving until 1876. He died Oc-
tober 2, 1898.
Editors Going West
The editors of Iowa propose to take
a trip to the west, lasting eight days,
beginning June 10. They will go over
(. the Burlington road from Omaha to
/; the Black Hills, and to Sheridan, Wyo.
The greatest scenery in America is
!, , said to be ground Spearfsh, S. D, in
the Black Hills. At Lead City is the
great Homestake mines, owned by
Mrs. Hurst, mother of the editor of the
Chicago American
LEON BROWN,
: Disguised with lawyers because OF
: their inability to win his case, Johr
! Ecford will go before the district court