The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
J.O.PETT|S
Well Pleased Wit His New
Home In Missouri.
THE REVIEW NEVER MISSES HIN.
He Tells Of Climate, Productiyeness,
Land Yaltes and Of The General
Conditions

DURHAM, MO.
Dec, 3rd 1903.
EDITOR REVIEW:
Since coming here in Feb last the
Review has not failed to reach US each
week with its news from all parts of
old Crawford and it's carefully written
editorials.
We located in Denison township in
the centennial year of '76, at once sub
scribed for the Review. and found it
clean republican paper conducted by a
man of much more than average ability
having at heart the highest and best in
teres,s of his whole community and
the whole nation as we'll Through all
these years barring one or two short
breaks-the Review has made us weekly
visits, maintaining from the first its
standing as a leading paper of western
Iowa. 1T has been IAN acknowledged
force in the material and intellectual
growth of Crawford and adjoining
counties, also in the politics Of Iowa.
Before locating here we looked over
Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota
quite thoroughly. We believed we had
found in this part of our Sunny South"
advantages to the general and special
farmer superior to those offered in the
states mentioned. We will say that
after residing here nearly a year we are
confirmed in this opinion. Here good
improved lands can be purchased for
fair price. Lands that produce good
crops of winter wheat, hay, corn, oats,
sweet potatoes and also an abundance
of fruit including apples, pears. peaches
plums. ounce, persimmon and many
others, every variety of small fruit
grows luxuriently Among our nut
bearing trees are the black and white
walnut shelbark hickory and sweet
chestnut. Grapes and pawpaws are
found in the timber on bottom lands.
Thousands, on thousands of acres of
timber make it certain that this country
will not soon want for fuel or lumber
We have the elm, maple, honey
locust, sycamore. lin, walnut, birch.
buckeye, white and red pine oaks.
Evergreens do we'll when planted and
cared for. For many wears our farm
ers have given much attention to the
rearing of fine mules. They are now
making up to value of improved breeds
! of all classes of farm stock. We learn
with pleasure that some of w. A. Nc
Henry's polled Angus cattle have come
into Missouri and are so liked more will
follow. We have quite large flocks OF
angora goats and sheep, the former are
used as ''sprouters,, by those clearing
new land Mohair brings a good pr c
the kids are good sellers and there is
money in the clean whites beautiful
animals. This would be paradise fol
up to date apiarists Bees are kept
here in primitive gum hiTes. These
are sawed sections of hollow log set or
end, Boards are thrown on top am
held in place with brick bats old pillow
shares and sometimes box is placed
for the surplus honey, tut usually the
bees are smoked out which is murder il
the first degree and the honey thus at
tanned is not all of the best quality, L
Ed. Miles was here with his thorough
bred and high grade Italians with hi
methods of working them he would
soon gather in fortune.
There are but few colored peopl
hereabouts. Have seen only three il
Durham and one of the trio, porte
honored the town by appearing on tn
platform of his dining car.
j. o. PETTIs.