The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-06
fFiFTiETHg ANNIVERSARY

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tFiFTiETHa ANNIVERSARY
ss This year is. the flftieth anniversary
Of the establishment of the Denison
Heyiews and. the readers of the paper
must pardon us if we mention the fact
with some degree of pride.
II Fifty. years is long time. There
are people now living who can recall
the llrst issues Of the paper and some
! Who will tell you they have taken the
Review from its beginning. The paper
mas seen Crawford county change
From q wild and sparsely settled por-
)3i6h 0f the state to the best improved
sand populous portion Of western Iowa
Iyand It il no exaggeration to say that
4 the Review is entitled to Its share OF
credit for the transformation which
has been brought about III this locality
during the last half century.
The Review was established by one
J.sD Ainsworth. d bright and capable
newspaper man and during the time
OF Ills connection with the paper his
abilityas d writer and manager were
rewarded by q progressive and up to
date newspaper.
About forty ne years ago Hon. ].
Fred Meyers came from Washington
and, became. the owner o. fthe. paper
aid directed its policy, He was q man
Of superior attatnrnenss5, a strong edi-
tof1f writer and for many years con
Quoted the paper. He was rewarded
BY gbufldfng up and strengt henfng It
aid extending rs influence not only
Locally but throughout the state. Be-
fore his death he disposed Of the pa
pr ITO the Wrisley Bros, young men
who came from Ohio and for a few
years owned and managed the paper.
Theyswere enterprising and ambitious
young fellows and kept the, paper at
the. front. during the, time they We're
connected with It. Afterwards +. W.
Meyers and H.. +. Tucker acquired the
oMnSrship Of The plant. and industrt-
QUAY operated It for q few years.
Later F.ssW. Meyers manaEed II alone
forsx while. These, young men were
active In a. business way and In pre-
senting ID iiewsy and Interesting paper.
F.s Meyers has since found employ
ment ina larger field where his abil,
it1s Us d writer ! no doubt Will attract
atts6ti0n He is one Of the brightest
and most scintillatiHg writer's found
aMoGe the younger journalists of the
ssTiie Paper came under the present
mans cement ID few years ago and 1t
ii psrh1ps .plrdona BE 70 say that its
atandifd hSs been maintained Il not
increased since the change was effect:
ed. TIKI, paper has the largest circu-
lIXibnS ofS any newspaper IN Crawford
66untys VI. any other county In western
IbRSGand its. moral standard is such
tiIat it rs - w eIconie visitor In the
h6heb 81 people not only in. Crawford
cba&&y but In other sections Of the
S9t6tfy. The plant Is conc ededly one
dfslkS Hest equipped chemically, of
al&xs 1Sskiy newspaper in the state.
I6e.m& Ssinents has no loftier 9ambi-
t6Gfhxn Is make It the best weekly
H9S SpS6ef Id the state and II this
N4Gt1e object can, be secured then
sS&eXfe content is tdey ote our time and
!; 1gg tsstc tte bsnsntt q the commun-
|f&s III IassbssK: y Ii Ii z, hand
is16bef sby ;thS iSct that this county
Ws&sdemocfatfc county and does not
ff,GV4 jof the democratic of.
EGtSis 6f the county. II has had. with
fSMsaxceptions, the support of repub.
lfclnss III the county. the exceptions
bGi6g. those who have not been loyal
t6 eS party Itself. ).