The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-12-27
AMONG THE HOLIDAY VISITORS.


sisteI and TO note how the old place
look after the many years. To each
an ALI the community extends the
Id of welcome and is prepared to
joice with them over their success
Is and to inquire with friendly solicit
tude as to all that has happened to
them since they left the home nest.
We too have been through that ex-
perience of returning to Denison as a
youth at school and as young man
starting the battle of life and we
know just how good it feels to walk
up the familiar street, stopping every
few feet to return the greetings of
those we had known and respected
for so many years and we know how
it warns ones heart to feel among
friends again, and how it almost
brings tears to ones eyes to have
some old white-haired man stop you.
extend his hand, ask how the world
has used you and express an interest
in what has befallen you. The best
part of it is that the feeling is gen.
uine. Denison people seem to have
a special pride and interest in their
youth and so long as this is so. Christ
mas time. the home coming time.
will always be a season of JOY and
blessedness.
Luke Weeks is back from Monett,
Mo. He is fire. outstanding boy.
with health and energy to throw to
the birds if he wanted to, which he
doesn't. He is working for the Frisco
and is as proud of the road as if he
owned it. Outdoor work has given
him fine tan. He has good position
and permanent one. He came
around to the Review Office with his
father for a visit and it was hard to
tell which looked the prouder, Al or
his son. and both of them had good
reason to be proud.
The dapper looking city chap with
the pretty little boy by the hand. is
Julius Piper. His wife is with him.
1t is five years since he has visited
Denison and he says it is mighty good
to be at home once more. Julius is
travelling salesman for wholesale
shoe house with headquarters at
Denver. He was brought up in the
shoe business. he ought to know all
about it and evidently he does.
o-l Exo,ol, n No
here from Chicago visiting their
mother and their sister. Mrs. e. l..
Boynton. They are typical Chicago
business men with minds evidently
alert and well-trained. Occasional
visits have kept both in touch with
Denison friends although it is long
since they left Denison. Frank has a
lovely wife and pretty children. but
George is still on the eligible list.
Mrs. Van Steenburgh and son are
up from Marysville. Mo-. the guests
Of Mrs. w. j. McAhren. and the two
sisters are having a splendid Christ
mas visit.
Mrs. A. j. Seabury is back from
Nebraska visiting her mother Mrs.
H. w. Could and her sister Mrs. j.
w. Mills. Mrs. Seabury has lost
none Of that beauty for which the
Gould family was always noted il
this county. and she is greatly enjoy.
ing her visit with old friends.
Henry Kelly is back from Memphis.
He is the same jolly boy and tells us
that he likes the south very much
and that he expects to return to Ten
nessee after short vacation.
James Snouffer came down from
Vail to spend Christmas with his sis
ter Mrs. H. G.. Laub. Mr.. Snouffe,
is undecided as to whether he will
rent a Crawford county farm this yeal
or go out to Nebraska where he has
homesteaded section of land.
Johnny Bagge and wife are here
for the holidays. We suppose it il
disrespectful to call HIM Johnny fol
he is Prof. now and good one. Sc
long as people call us Willie however
we think we have right to Johnny
somebody else. just to get even.
Johnny has gone at teaching. as {
life work and he is making
good". We have noticed that it il
only the men who go at things te
make them ''life work. who d.
succeed in any line. Mrs. Bagge ne.
n Craft is just as welcome and as popu
lar visitor as the Professor himself
They are now at Garner. Iowa.
Mrs. Will Sievers is another vel
.ome Christmas guest. She tell
hat Clarinda is a splendid city il
which to live and that her husband
4 is doing finely in his new bushes.
venture.
Miss Marie Matthews. now sue.
cessful Des Moines teacher visited her
aunts. Mrs. D. o. johnson and Mrs.
J.. H. Mahoney and her grandmother