The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21
DENISON Folks IN COLORADO.
Sone Of the Old Friends Met Will IN lie Cen
tenial State ard How Thy
ale Prosperous
(By ( has K. Meyersy

most to hear. and SO will make the
first contribution ab,at parsons, not
things. Duriag etay of ten days
at Salida. Col, was delightfully."- en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Foss. p. S. Plimpton, Jr.. and Rev.
Morphy. all we'll known to Denison
people. Salida is the home OF E.
s. Plimptun, Sr. few days be
fore my arrival he had started on q
long delayed trip TO he Pacific coast
to visit his dsueh e 9. Mrs Elite
Fisher, Mrs Lille Bls,k an I Geo W
Bond. his brother-in law On every
hand I heard euloeies If MRS. Piimp-
ton whose life had been q BLESSING
not only to the young people Of Denison
but to those of Sal,da az Nell. She
and her husband have resi1ed in q
very fine brick house on the principal
street Ut Salida and she WAS given
all the things which her tastes cov,st-
ed. Her son, Edward and fAmil,
have lived in an adjoining hnuse, for
many years. hut this month move i.,ta
the larger residence and on his return
from the visit Mr.. Plimpton will hav-
his home with the sons family. I
had pointed out to me the busiaess
houses with which Mr.. Plimpton had
been connected, and the mines of
copper. gold, lead and lime rock in
which he has been and 10 now inter-
eeted. OF course it was 6isappoint-
ment not to meet him.
Taking after the intense activities
of both father and mother, Els. Plim-
pton, Jr.. is wide awake and on the
60. He has managed q number of
mines, had charge of great depart
ment store, and now is partner in
the leading fruit houee at Salida.
He has most interesting family IF
four children and charming wife.
One of his sons, r bert, lad Of
fourteen took me under his wing
showing ms the sights up in the
mountains and valleys near by. l
ehall have lots to say about Robert
and his flying steed Flora" in later
articles.
Rev. Morphy, who was at one
time with the Baptist church at Dem
ison. is now with the church at Salida.
His wife who was 80 much esteemed
there. was at the TINA of my visit. with
her people in Geund, county, Iowa.
Taking advantage # her absence her
husband had gone to the barber shop
and had the clippers used on his head,
so was looking far from cleri:al, ex
cept when dressed in his br. ajcloth
for Sunday. They live in q hand
some coL,modious brick parsonage a
Joining the chur b which is Of. brick
also. Rev. Morphv has y . rony de-
voted band Of members behiad him.
and the prayer meetings and Sunday
services are we'll attended, noted
that his excellent sermon Of the Sun
day morning I was there, was given
liberal report in one Of the Salida pa
pers.
Toe I m,ly OF M. Fo,s seemed
we'll and pr ,spsri X. AS might b.
expected, NJ. Foss is Of work manaR-
ing good l,m5er b ,linsss. He is
as tall d slim rs ever AMI ha, tn
sams friendly smile Which m ,de him
so popular when hs lived in D sn,s,n.
His wife is one of rhs huay re ,idents
OF the place. teachiag il tis public
school, singing in ths Bapt at churcf
choir. prom nent in the prime pal
woman's club. Fl ancing the furnishi1 g
of the Carnegie library. The daueh
ter. Mis-, Evelyn I, wall aiyancsi in
the High School and showing aptnesf
in piano and organ music.
Fourteen miles Rarth of Salida il
Athe mining camp of rurfst, perchec
high UP in the mountains. shall
have later an interesting wsiteup Of
my visit there. OF course the trir
was made additionally attractive by a
call at the home OF Mr.. John Seemar
and wife. Mr.. Ssem1n and his
Brother n-law, Joha Meeves have
been mining there for soma 6vesyearss
but now have taken up farming in the
valley Of the Arkansas river They
were over on the ranch at the time Of
my visit Turret has 2 most sightls
location. AS my letter as to Turret
will have much to say aseut my cErl
an Mrs. Seaman. l will not antici-
pate the description BY relating it
now.
1t was my good fortune to be able
to spend few hours at Grand JUNO
aion, COL, on the great frGit farm
conducted by Ray Garrison and wife.
Mrs. Hattie Weeks Garrison and hel
two girls Dorothy and Emms, and
Miss Lillian Garrison met ms at the
train and Il seemed good to see thri,
smiling, friendly faces. The ride