The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21

SA Va e'iC eu"'4 11pn. u. w. DGulSOi
was here and agent for the Providence
Western Land Co. Mr. G. +. Cas-
sae:sg was in business and among the
blacksmith we're e. 4. Liddls and the
Virgins Brothers. Green Mc!.hren
was the city drayman and sold coal.
and about tina. time had for one OF
his drivers boy named D. O. John
son recently arrived from Marsahal
county. AT the aepo. j. w. and
Frank Strohm and N. Stone were
buying grain and soon Mr.. Spreclaer
began his modest grocery down at the
Navy Yard c. II. DeWo!f sold
lumber and cement with Mr.. Carpen-
ter as his bookkeepe-. S. P. Gardner
was in the butcher business and also
ran the hotel called the Highland
House which stood on the site of the
German Methodist church. c. C.
Lytle was the depot agent. In those
days there were advertisements in
the Review from Strong & VanDeu-
sen at Vail. Cook & Lewis. l.. E.
Hardy. W. H. Mcconnell and Geo.
Lawson at Dow City. and House &
Laub at West Side.
The pastors in that year weressA.
Nj. Duboc at the Baptist church. Rev.
Jacob Fegtley at the Methodist and
Rev. Carroll ct the Presbyterian and
Rev. Il. Hasr at the Lutheran.
Prof. z. T. Hawk was the leading
school man. The Bulletin was con-
Quoted by Stephens & Keith. Mr..
Burk was propr etor Of the leading
hotel which was OF the site of the
present Merchants hotel. The doctors
then were tVEn. Iseminger. w. w.
Holmes and David McWilliams at
Denison and Ed. Darling at Deloit
and Middleton at Dow City.
The new editor. Mr. j. Fred Meyers
had bought the Review OF Mr.. j. d.
Ainswo.th Who was the son-in-law of
Mr.. Laub. IN the issue Of Aug. II
1874, he mace his announcement. 1t
was in his terse positive style. He
told of his career was an abolition
editor in Indiana. Ohio and Wisconsin.
before the war, and the place he had
held in Washington during the @xeie
ing days OF the great war rebellion
of his devotion 10 the Republican
party which had sprung up under the
great Lincoln 10 crush the South. He
told of his ambitions to be helpful to
the people Of Den!son ard the county,
by aiding proper settlers to take up
our lands. OF his desire for lectures.
lyceunls. the encouragement of educa-
ton. good will and good fellowship.
the ornamentatlon Of the farms and the
homes. planting grove and orchard.
In closing ne spoke of the scripture
injunction which he so often quoted
"Seek We first the Kingdom of God
and all these thing will be added unto
you.' He declared his belief in the
great central truths of Christianity.
The Review Office in those days was
not the fine we'll equipped printing
establishment it is now, but one
story affair with basement where
stood the Potter press. The building
as long and narrow. Later on many
additions were made. when the post
Office and express Office were brought
to be conducted there.
The boy after a vigorous use of a
scrubbing brush a number of times
and plenty of hot water and soap
brought the color of his skin back to
white again. and began to learn to set
type in the Office. The other boy
was Frank King e lad ore year older.
Frank in the goodness of his heart al
lowed his new friend just from the
city to ride bareback through Basset S
grove and back. One experience OF
that kind was enough for the boy,
for he did not sit comfortable after
that for a week. However Mrs.
Bond and her daughters, Julia, Kit
tie and Lima were very good to him,
Mrs. Bond being kind OF a SECOND
moter until the true one came in Dc
tober. He became acquainted with
Carrie Plimpton. Laura Purdy, Mat
tie Wagner. Azora Palmer. Nell
lie Cowdry. Carrie Fegtley. Earnes
Scott Lon Chspia. Willie Denison
Ancil Wheeler and other bovs ant
girls of that day and enjoyed life
very we'll. That was thirty-t three
years ago. Now the boy is the
father of girl about his age wher
he came to Denison: the respected
father after an editorial career in
Iowa of honor has died. the beloved
mother who was ready to sacrifice
her full strength for her children aae
loved ones. lies by his side on the
hill. the little sister is a woman