The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-03
\ WORD PERSONAL

sence at Mason City of fourteen wears
| am with the Review and the host of |
boyhood and manhood friends whom II
love so much. 1t has seemed good in
deed to have again the warm hand
shake and friendly smile Of men and
women have known for over thirty |
years.
NY mind goes back to the first
coming to Denison in August 1874
when, lad of fourteen. l left my dear
mother and the little brother and sis
ter in Washington City to start with
my father for far away Iowa. and to
the hopes and ambitions in my boyish
breast. | recall the little Iowa town
of Denison as found it then. with
few sidewalks. not even incorporated,
with the Baptist church on the east
side of Main street. no McHenry bank
building. court being held in the west
brick with Judge Stockton on the
bench while an addition to the court
house was being completed. that great
man for the honesty and early pros
perity of the county, A. D. Molony. in
the auditors office, of the founder of
the town j. w. Denison alive and on
the streets. of the young attorneys j.
P. Conner. Charles and Frank Tabor.
of Postmaster Hefflefnger. Mike Rid
die on the board of supervisors. E. S.
Plimpton the leading merchant.
Greenough & Bullock in the drug
store. Capt. Hamilton, taking out
land seekers. ]. P. Miller in the lit
tie grocery store. A. B. Keith and
Geo Stephens with the Bulletin. Mrs.
Matthews and the boys at the hotel
where now stands the German Meth
odist church. Claus Sievers hard at
work in his harness shop. M. Stone,
C. H. DeWolf doing business near
the depot; ]. B. Romans in the en-
thusiasm of his young manhood found
ing the great business. Milt Hen
bricks in the grocery. Jim Burk in the
drug store, Milt Virgins blacksmith
) ing, Deacon Wightmsn with his BEAM
! ing friendly face, L. c.. Goodrich on
the farm near the fair ground. Rev.
} Duboc in the Baptist pulpit and Elder
, Fegtley IN the Methodist. That was
) in the days long ago. when the county
) was new. Those pioneers of business
and the professions wrought we'll and
citi zens of the later time have much
2 for which to thank them.
} Mr.. j. Fred Meyers bought the
Review of Mr.. Ainsworth. the Office
, being on the site of the present one.
) and | began working in the composing
room. Frank King being likewise a
5 lad in the Office.
From that time onward have loved
Denison and the Review. and it was
but natural that having sold my paper
a at Mason City. | should much
rather remove to the old home among
. the friends of my youth than to &C.
4 cept offers and good opportunities ir
other places. will frankly confess
0 it being to friends. that the fact that
: on the hill over yonder are two
+ mounds in which have seen lait
It away a beloved father and mother
!. had something to do with considering
d favorably the decision to lvcate ii
S Denison again.
n In few weeks Mrs. Meyers an
the children will be here and we will
= all be ready to take our place in tn
A
:. for over twelve years / maintaine
W in the Republican Sunday schoo
II column. in which the internationa
h lesson was treated briefly. Such wa
S the popularity of the column with tn
Id readers that the gentlemen who sue
l. coed me on the paper have arrange
for me to continue to write. in til
future along the same line. This de
a partment will have place from nov
"a on in the Review. and in making
90 do all the good possible l ask the hel
!, and cooperation from Sunda
" school workers of the county. 1t wi
OF be in the course of my duties to Wis
the various towns of the county an
thus it will not be long before ! wi
Tn meet not only the old friends b.
IN many new acquaintance.
re Denison. with its magnifcel
III twenty townships in the county, sc
ne tied by the far famed Germans tn;
40 whom there are no better farmers, Il
10 warm hearted Irish-Americans II
industrious Swedes. and the enterpri
= ing native born people and the so
n and daughters of all of them. h
\ the making of a strong low
( city. Denison and Crawford coun
4 have produced men and women W
\ have taken high rank in the worl
a and it has boys and girls coming
\ who will not let the record of tt
A future be blank for deeds accol
a plished in many worthy fields. 1t
NV ambition to he helpful in the a