The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-08-03
Corner Stone is Laid.
Chairman H. c. Schroeder Performs the
Ceremony. Large Crowd Was Present.
Hon. ]. P Conner Makes Opening Ad-
dress, Followed by Other Speakers.

The corner stone is laid. The tin
'ooN with Its contents OF records and
newspapers is sealed and deposited for
the instruction of future generations,
the supervisors have had their day of
glory and renown and Crawford has
once more shown itself to be the natur-
al abiding place of oratory and
patriotic good citizenship.
Despite the inclement weather and
the wet and muddy grounds there was
8 large crowd of representative citi-
zens from all over the county. Denison
people we're, of fcourse. in the majority,
but many of the o.d settlers, these men
who shave watched aud aided the
growth of the county: the men to whom
the laying of the corner stone meant
more than passing holiday were at
HAND to witness the official beginning
of this new epoch in our county his
tory The crowd seemed to spring up
as if by magic after - O'Clock. AT
noon there were but few in town. at
one o'clock there was a crowd: by two
O'Clock every hitching post in town
was in use and nearly two thousand
people were gathered in the court
house square.
The Schleswig- -Kiron band had been
in the city during the forenoon and
their excellent music gave holiday
effect and served to call the people t.
the city hall. from whence the line OF
march was formed to the grounds
Several hundred people, farmers and
businessmen, made up the parade.
which. headed by the band, was the
initial function of the days program.
catering the enclosure large crow6
was found to be already present. Seats
had been arranged and temporary
platform bu 1t about the southeast
corner, while the corner stone with it,
grotesque inscription, the work, WI,
are informed. of Denison editor, Wa
ready for its final trowelling.
Auditor M j. Collins presided over
the ceremonies. and the Invocation
was delivered by Rev. g. e. Morphy
of the First Baptist church. After
some splendid singing by the chorus
led by MIR. Is. j. Sibbert, Hon. j, P.
Conner was announced as the ..rs
speaker of the day. Judge Conner's
address was brief rs were all the
speeches, but he took occasion to dwell
upon the history OF Crawford county,
its early daya, its struggles and Its
triumphs and its splendid resources as
it stands today. No touch of partisan
ship marred his speech. and he gave
due credit to the zeal and energy OF
democrats and republicans alike. He
spoke of the necessity for even-handed
Justice and said that reverence for law
had been one of the notable features of
our county history, so much so that no
lynching had ever blemished our fair
fame, and that no man had ever been
convicted of murder lin the county.
His speech was we'll received, enthu-
siastically applauded.
Mr.. E. H. Swasey, of Dow City, WAS
next on the program. His remards
were appropriate and we'll expressed,
but his voice did not enable large
portion of tae audience to hear him.
He spoke Of his pride in the court
house as an evidence of the progress OF
the county ana expressed his hope that
it would b. completed in "A manner
worthy OF the county. We are glad ic
number Mr.. Swasey rs among The
friends of the movement to compete
the court house at this time.
The next speaker was Theo. Roh-
wer, of Schleswig, who presented one
of the neatest best received speeches
of tha afternoon nrOpram He said iu