The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1872-01-12
DEALER.
The Old Settlers syee,inp
W. u. MEAD, Editu.

, o'd settlers Association Of Howar
D county Iowa. met at Liuc Spring
: Station on Monday Jan. s.h 1872
= In absence Of the President. til
' Vice President G. G. Hewitt Gale
the meeting to order whereupo
Judge Darius sccley was clecte,
!, President for the ensuing year, P. T
Scarles Treasurer and Fl. D. Nobl,
secy. Tie following gcntlemc c,
were elected Vice Presidents:
. Albion James Oakley, Forest CT,
/. y. =. Hewett; Chester, S. Radford
; Oskdale, G. Howe; jamestown, /
. II. St. John; Saratoga, T. j. Glib
hons; Howard Centre, J. f. Web
. |. stsr; Alton. D. L. Potter; Howard
i. James Hall; Paris, S. Herrick;
,. Vernon Springs, J. g. Upton: New
Oregon, S. NJ. Cole.
On motion it was decided to hold
tho next meeting Of the Association
on the second Tuesday in June 1872
at Lime Springs commencing at II
o'clock A. NJ.
AT this point about forty new nam
e. were added to the list of membc,
when the dinner horn blew and an
informal adjournment took place
The two long tables in tho spacious
hall OF the David's House were at
once hiled to overlooking with the
Joiliest lot of old settlers that eve,
got stuck in slough between here
and NcGregor. Once more the
plates were set and the dinner horn
blew and again the tables we're filed
while the balance Of the WAITING
crowd resolved themselves into q
corps Of nimble waiters--and then
alter awhile the welcome horn toot.
cd tor the third table which literally
groancd under its bounteous loads oil
pumpkin pie, corn dodgers, pork and
beans, beef, turkey and chicken,
cakes and tarts, jcllies. doughnut $,
and pickles, and if there is any other
satable that fair hands know how Ia
fashion, then that too. Everything
must come to an end and the fourth
horn finished the Old Settlers dinner
with its jokes, songs. rcpartcc, and
light "reminiscences Of old times. and
enjoyed by between $50 and 800
people. BY some mira culous means
order was again restored when Elder
y. =. Brown was called for and be
said 81 far as the evidence went be was
bora in log cabin. came to Iowa 80
years ago, loved frontier life and
gave racy sketch Of old times style
of living with open "frc place. and
roasting spare-rib, and sky-larking
OF 'ergans with rockers" and "up-
per crust to mothers Indian bread,
and roast potatoes in the ashes with
tho wing to brush them off AMI short
cake for company. He told about
those tow pants and frocks and call
cd on Mrs. Munger to show how the
hax-vhcel was worked, with it's dis
taft aud squash-shc!l, illustrated the
brake snd-swingliDg knife and hatch :
el. Said how NICE girls got Is
cents week for spinning, and that
= smart one could spin forty knots a
day or week, he forgot which but that
the girls now-a-days-be concluded
he wouldn't SANDER them.
Mr.. /. II ST. John related bis
FIRST experience in Howard county
and told a funny story about some
hody's getting sloughcd--don't re-
member whether it was Howard Cen.
ire slough. Shocks slough, the Nor
wegian slough or . BOTTLE that done
the business and broke the wagon.
Mr.. S. L Carey told very dark
tale about selling goods from his eel
lar before the upper part Of his store
was fit for use, which by the way 10
said was the frst frame house IN
Forest City.
Mrs. Gibbons was called upon to
give her experience in butter making.
Mr.. G. c. Hewett came to Iowa in
So to do big things the first Of
which was to melt off his coffve-pot
spout. He then took to hotel keep
ing as profession, and did we'll, in 4
popple pole shanty.
G. NJ. Van Lcuyen said it made
him laugh to see Mr.. Lick jump out
Of bed into two feet Of snow that
blew ia the bed room one windy night
which this reporter rem embers as be-
lug the Fourth Of July. or there
sbouts, anyhow it was about the
saue time he found the celebrated
ham.
After other addresses, stories. and