Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-06-21
The Old Settlers Association of Grant
County.

JUNE II, Js7O.-The Old Settlers
Association. of Grant County met
pursuant to a call by the President.
Hon. John H. Rountree, President.
Hon. J. +. Dedge, lst Vice President.
Hon. WIN. McGonigai, Secretary.
L. M. Barber, Treasurer.
IL. S. Keene, Corresponding Secretary.
II. r. Golfer, Librarian.
/. W. BrunsS1, Executive Committee.
The meeting commenced at the
court houses at 2, p. M. The associa-
ton was called to order by the Pres
ident. The proceedings of the last
meeting were read. On motion of
John M. Rountree, Esq, the wives
and daughters of old settlers and
such other ladies as were pioneers in
the settlement of this county. were
invited to seats with the association.
James Durley and /. w. Brunson
were appointed a committee to see
that such ladies were invited and
seated. A large number responded
to the invitation and were an inter-
esting and interested addition to the
assemblage, The prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Eaton was appropriate and
impressive
The President made some remarks
relative to the objects of the associa-
ton, and gave brief but lively and
interesting history of the county
since 1897. He was followed by ].
Allen Barber, /. w. Brunson. j. f.
Dodge, Thomas Shanly and John M.
Rountree. These remarks, giving
as they did the personal observations
and experience of the orators were
listened to with deep attention and
were not only interesting but valua-
bic as forming brief compendium
Of the early history of Grant.
On motion Of James Durley those
ladies who wore themselves pioneers,
and also the wives of pioneers, were
invited to become members of the
association without charge.
On motion of L. w. Brunson. q
committee of 8 was appointed to
make arrangements to have the like
nesses OF the members of the associa-
ton, male and female, taken for pres
ervation. VIM. MeGonigal, John p.
Lewis, j. Allen Barber, James A.
Jones and John b. Calls appointed
said committee.
On motion Of John B. Calls CON-
mittee OF was appointed to draft
Resolutions; John B. Calls, j. A.
Barber and John p. Lewis appointed
such committee.
On motion the meeting adjourned
until the next day at 8 o'clock, A.
NJ, at the same place.
JUNE 70, 1870, 8 A. M.-Meetine
convened at the court house pursu.
ant to adjournment. Called to order
by the president.
The committee on resolutions re.
ported the following:
RESOLVED, That this association diselau
any political object in its organization, and
Will hold every man equally entitled to ouI
favor, II be be loyal and law abiding citizen
mo matter il he be of Southern, Northern
foreign or native origin or birth--and thai
qualification and true merit alone shall give
title to our favor.
Resolved, That this association fee! under
lasting obligations to Major Jno. II. Rountree
for his unttrlng efforts 10 organize this asso-
CITATION, and his rendering devotion to his early
associations IN this county.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee
be and they are hereby instructed TO make al
necessary arrangements for an Old Settler,
Dinner al -
RESOLVED, That each member be requested
to'turnish the Secretary with his photograph
and general sketch of his life in Grant Co.
that II may be filed away in the archives OF
this association for publication or future re.
ference.
RESOLVED, That when we adjourn TODAY
that we adjourn to meet al the Court House
IN Lancaster on the 18th day of September,
1870, and all Old Settlers of Grant County, be
and they are hereby urgently requested to
meet and participate in and partake of the
festivities Of that occasion.
RESOLVED, That this association invites
all citizens to aid them in the collection OF
the early Renaissance of Grant County.
On motion Of I. w. Brunson the
secretary be instructed to prepare
the minutes of this meeting and have
them published in the Grant County
Herald with request that other pa
pers copy.
On motion the secretary was in
structed to procure suitable book
to record at length the minutes of
this association, and that ho be au-
thorized 10 draw on the treasurer.
Onmotion the names of three ladies.
members Of this associations, were
added to the executive committee
Tor the purpose of carrying out the
resolution in relation to dinner at
the annual meeting. Mrs. M. Bland
ing, Mrs. 4. McGonigal and Mrs. NJ.
A. Clark were appointed.
wA. McG0NIGAL, Secretary.