The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-07-05
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framing of the constitution and in the
solution of the problems of States
Rights, and expressed himself in
favor of strong federal government.
He told of the great work that had
been done by President Roosevelt and
expressed his satisfaction with the
steps already taken to "clean house,
in America. We shall be pleased
to give our readers more complete
synopsis of the address in our next
issue, for we feel that it contains a
message that each reader should take
to heart. One of the very best things
the Judge said was that he hoped the
day would come when people would
look at problems without partisan bias
and with the same business judgment
with which board of directors would
examine the affairs of bank. The
morning exercises concluded with the
singing of America" in which all
the audience joined.
And Then 1t Rained
We wish we could stop here. After
the rain with the streets full of mud
everything seemed to fizzle. 1t was
impossible to pull off many of the
races and sports. The Granger Trio
was fzzle, the amusement company
evidently having substituted bunch
of players who could not play at all.
The day fireworks were fizzle, the
company sending a miserable little
box full with the curt comment
'.This is all we have left. - The fire.
men did noble duty in trying to save
the day; the water fight was i'm
mense, Otto Christensen winning the
prize after a fifteen minute fight.
AS many of the sports and races were
run off as possible, but showers of
rain interviewed and spoiled the pro-
gram.
An attempt was made to run some
foot races in the mud in front of the
court house. The boys 100-yard foot
race was called on. Eight boys enter
ed and made the dash, Clarence
Hutchinson winning first, Willard
johnson second and Charley Fineran
third. The free-for-all relay race
was then called. Eight of the Deni-
son fremen entered for the $40 prize,
making two teams Of four men each.
Each man ran fifty yards carrying a
stick, and the prize was won by the
team captained by Jas. Walker, and
made up of Walker, Joe Fisher. Rob,
Romans and Ray Randall.
A boys egg race was tried, eight
boys trying for the money. The,
carried eggs fifty yards and back il
spoons. Fred Jurgensen won frs
money, Blackman second an Car
Caswell third.
Rudolph Hollis and Chas. Hanna
the Denison fremen's coupling team
then gave IAN exhibition which wa
new and interesting to the crowd
A run of fifty feet, detaching hos
and attaching pipe was given. Mr.
Hollis had bad luck in the mud an
lost the first trial or two, but finall
made the coupling and run in a
seconds. He then made STANDING
coupling in very quick time.
This ended the sports as anothe
shower came up and sent the peopl
scattering.
Denison has no apologies to offer
it's business men spent their none
freely and tried to give the people
first-class celebration, but the raj
would not have it so, and our onl
consolation is that the crops neede
the moisture and that what was Der
ison's loss was the farmers gain.
The free show was so bum that tt
committee would not put them c
again at night and the band entertain
ed the crowd until the confetti
throwers got to work. After that til
crowd was happy and almost riotou
in good natured way. This mornin
the corner of Main and Broadway we
fairly paved with confetti, leavin
out the amount forcibly eaten b
those who did not keep the
mouths shut.
The dances given by the Germani
Verein and by the Militaerische Brut
derschaf were we'll attended and higt
ly enjoyed.
The fact that the court house We
not open caused much disappointment
but this was solely chargeable
the board of supervisors who played
petty trick which will surely re-at
upon them. The Review has bee
prone to treat the board with MOI
than fairness, to overlook all tt