Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-04

was accepted and the committee dis
charged.
COMMITTEES REPORT. as
We, yonr committee, appointed fol
the purpose of taking into considera
ton the present condition Of our com
ty. as it respects the Indian difficult
les now existing in the State of Min
nesota, having given the subject such
consideration as it's importance de
mands, arc Of tic opinion that the PEG.
pie OF this county need apprcl,cnd nc
immediate danger of an attack from
Indians but in order that we may be
fully and effectually prepared for any
emergency which may arise /; and that
we may be the better enabled 10 rem.
der assistance to those in our immedi.
ate vicinity. who may hereafter be eli.
dangered. would recommends.
First, That all males, over the age
of sixteen years, capable of bearing
arms. who are willing to volunteer, DC
enrolled, in the several townships OF
this county, as military organiza-
ton, for the purpose Of protecting the
people and property of the county
against attack by the Indians, in case
of danger and for the purpose of
making such organization more effect.
ual, your committee. would suggest
that committee of four he appointed
in each township to enroll all who
will volunteer for such purpose.
Second, That said committee make
lists Of the arms and ammunition that
will be furnished by each township
that the committee appoint place OF
rendezvous in their respective Town
ships and that the volunteers Of each
township meet at such rendezvous on
Tuesday, September 2, at two o'clock
p. NJ. that all arms which can be pro.
cured, be brought to the rendezvous
at that time I; that such volunteers
then and there organize themselves
into one or more companies, according
to their number, and select their Off
GERS each company may be either
mounted men or infantry, and that the
companies so formed, with their arms,
meet at Charles City, on Wednesday,
Sept. 3, at two O'clock p. NJ. to unite
and perfect their organization. far
Your committee would further sug-
gest for the consideration of this meet.
ing, that the aforesaid committees Of
the several townships, at the same
time make separate enrolment Of
such male citizens of the several town.
ships, as will engage to take care Of
the families and property Of the vol.
untecrs, in the event of their being
called from their homes in the dis
charge Of their duties. Hg1 III ..sEe-n'
We would further suggest that i'm
mediate arrangements be made for the
purpose of asccrtaining the true state
Of the present Indian war, and for the
purpose of obtaining the earliest in
formation concerning the movements
and events that may occur in relation
thereto and that for such purpose
persons be despatched North and
West in such numbers and to such
places as this meeting may deem
proper. t#4-"2!l F" ;4IgaasEf
We would also further Recommend
that the Board Of Supervisors Of Floyd
County be requested to make suita-
ble appropriation to purchase arms
and ammunition for the use of the vol
unteers from this county, should il
become necessary said appropriation
to be made at the Session of the Board
tomorrow, September LIST. u naoL
We would also suggest that COM
mittee be appointed to notify the citi-
Gems Of Rock Grove Township Of the
action of this meeting. VI mnE VI
After some discussion the report
was adopted without alteration. =.
On motion, it was voted that COM
mittce of four be appointed in each
township to carry out tho provisions
Of the report whereupon the follow
ing persons were appointed as such
committee r..8. a ..s.g.w sr.v
ST. CHARLEs.-Milo Gilbert, Il. A.
feeling, S. B. Starr. and S. o. Page.
FLoYD.-John Webster, B. b. Van
steenburg, Marshal Stow, and j. B.
Dawley. II ~ r. sa# .r-.s
CEDAR-Ira Smith, c. s. Otis, VIM.
B. Howard, and c. w. Smith.
Mics lilly Gilbert, Newman
butcher, Amos Refsnider, G. T. Bee
lar. Il aagl-uI IL e lrEhaat-
R1vERroN. w. Bean, WIN. Den
niston, John Shannon, and David Dyas.
UNIoN,--Chas. T.. Beelar, VIM. II.
Johnson, John w. Asper, and L. S.
Horr. n zs#- taeaaI.# i#hG
RocKroRD-J. j. Childs, Ralph Math-
ews, Walter Hartman, Washington
Whitney. .rtusysa,lt 4a zsr.T
ULsrER.--Geo. Border, VIM. Mutcl-
Ter. III. Sprague, and w. S. Henderson.
Rock GRovE,-T. 7. Gilbert, w, P.
Gaylord, A. J. Cottrell. ard Edison
Gaylord Il aajsuzuL bgg il5agp
On motion of L. S. Horr, ii was vo-
ted that a committee Of three be ap-
pointed by the chairman to make
heading for the enrolment Of volun-
teers, that there may be q uniformity
Of action throughout the county. Tue
chair appointed the following gentle
men as such committee L. S. Horr,
j. b. Dawly and S. G.. Patterson. /
On motion of Ira Smith, the meet.
ing voted that the chair appoint o
Of three, to be called a.
Vigilance Committee. whose duty it
shall be to obtain all reliable infor-
nation respecting the Indian disturb.
ances. g. g. aReiniger, E. BIC.
Wright and j. W." Lehmkuhl were
appointed said committee. On mo
tion. the meeting adjourned. J.
.9t'sm "A, B.F, HiDRErH, Chairman.
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