The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-18
.PICK.UP"s COLUMN
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ASSOCIATION ACTED SMALL
LIT would appear from this distance
that the Iowa Press association acted
pretty small when it refused the mem.
bership OF zone James Pierce of Des
Motnes, There are a lot of us who do
not like Pierce very well, or at any
rate. do not like the, things he does, but
Just the same it is pretty small to re-
t9ct ton for membership in
the I. p. "A, and it will not hurt James
M Observer.
THE sedsetaryyr the Iowa Press asso-
ctltion pr6bablys made a tactical error
iHretASiIg the lSwa Homestead appli-
cG4ion for membership. While it is true
the Iowa, newspaper men. unfairly and
ms sid that yma jOrity Of the country
atlitofs Uff iowa were cheap grafters or
words to that effect, yet it is doubtful
IT. the association would have been
htmed by Mr.. Pierce's membership
an possibly he wOuhs have learned to
kpw and love us better If he had been
pbfmitted to join our ranks. There is
little to be gained in this world by hold
iIE grudges. Vindictiveness and re-
vengefulness nearly always react. The
publisher in question is a living exam
pie OF the fact that they do not pay.
He is a sOured, disgruntled old man
whose only apparent aim in life is to
aecumulate more enthusiastically
Journal.
Charles r. Witt, Of; Shell Rock, has
resigned as secretary to Governor Hard
~ and viii engage in the auto acces-
sorry business. Mr.. Witt will quit the
governors office February 21st, Major
Thomas r. HolloWell. Of Ft. i Madison,
hSs been chosen as Mr.. Wits success
o.
sWatt S. 5Kiner. whose death occurred
laSt Week Att Wall Lake, was; at one
fiss 's Rsya in seep 0s as
s a printer of ability and after leay-
Il the Review started, the. Ida Grove
j cord. now thk Record Erai and htaf
U rked for the naawR eenti4eR FRr a.
e connected p d'' titsl sMsl oseSeitt throM
q and had moved to Wall Lake about
,y,sslsl+4t,.silsA iii ~
movement il on foot over in Ida
ntk & sGsn r A1tt2'f Fey, sasf4 R
slbsstesla d|s ihe ss$b $50 fsa
4 Cherokee and Plymouth counties tiles
missouri Valley received bids for paw
iQg 49, 900 square yards of paving last
Wednesday, and after the four bidders
ptesent had filed their bids, the entire
hiding was rejected as being too high.
Tnr concrete paving there were two
h4s submitted, one for 1852 and one
81 $a,54.
Erhe, Breda News was not issued last
week for the reason that the editor was
Own with the flu. Mr. Schmidt was
nit seriously III, but 3was just taking
pfscautien, and remained in bed for q
49, Gays. De
s1is sLspfots !; u rnerly b. minis
Il Tat Ida Grove, but for, the past fif-
II y years employed by the state lectur-
r. for the prevention of tuberculosis,
AN3 whose work has been very success
falG has been given the superintendency
q lthe new institution at Toledo, Iowa,
awn as the state juvenile hons. His
ointment n4no, ss came ms from iiHR S8f
aisIew venture BY the stata land III Is
til intention of the board ,ofS fohtrolt I'd
h13Ase boys and girls there who should
NIT be sent to either Mitchelyille or Ell
a.. s.ss5...s
j, Everett Norelius, a soiInfG A: NOBEL
81 Of Kiron, and well kn3tN dhs DENT
60 where he attended, hIghs SSho0fs
~ been given first place Nal Second
~ college as a result 4faa t91tsasg
81 hrday. There were AYe tksfaffts
f3S3tle place and the requfTer
III y standing in college work md I'M
IT. to sing. The glee club WITH tour
dtS4ng the Easter vacation, gsHd may
The drive made at Sac City February
9tf. to raise 100000 for a community
building and a home for the American
IeEiOn was most successful and the
project will be put through.
Three years ago. Jefferson, a city of
ut,gards of 1000 inhabitants, considered
$4,000 enough to erect a school build
in9.. Now comes the little town of Rip
pey and votes 100000 for new school
bltalding.
Eella is one of the many towns of
tl1es state that will enter the paving
gHaue this year, and at a meeting of the
cnlaScil of that city on last Thursday q
caHsrsct was awarded t9sJ e Bunk, e
tahl to be used haingi brick with a four
it1e& base of concrete with sand cushion
All flushed with asphalt. The contract
p3Gb was $4.O7 per square yard, Thus
~ 1.-THE lettings over the state during
th&3 present year have all been higher
TIN the DenisOn letting
he contract for paving seventy
blt ks OF streets In Deflison has been
lets b Aiken & Flptter Of Corning. who
al, 3 to construct concrete pavement
fOlfAa3.49 square yard. The paving
war cost over 100000. Inasmuch as
the previous work was done four years
aSd at S1.47 square yard, there are
pleiJty, of people in the city to criticise
the letting OF the contract at this time,
butsthe council seems to have been for.
tuhate in obtaining bid lower than
n6ithboring cities have obtained in re.
cent ln0nths.--Sac Sun.
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Pat Grove has again been heard from
this time he is in New York City,
where he is prominently identified with
the salvation Army, and reports areI
he ia one of the very best of soldiers. |
It's been a long time since Pat has Wis
tied his old home in Crawford county.