The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-03-07
WRIGHT COUNTY.
All About the Old settlers-AIoet ings-
MISUNDERSTANDING

CLEARWATER, Mar. 4th, 1872.
Ep,ron JouRNAL-The Old Settlers
ISOLATION, met at this place on the 22d
ult., but az was absent, will have to give
you "hearsay" description. First, ev-
cry body agrees in saying. that
s'Sime" never cooked beans so we'll before.
The conclusion in regard to the beans is
inevitable; viz, that nobody ever cooked
any that were better. It is said that about
800 persons psrteok each Of 80 hssty plate
of"-beans, in addition to the other viands
under which the stables groansd'' in the
most orthodox style. How many bipeds
groaned ON account Of putting themselves
''outside Of an undue quantity Of said
viands, deponent saith not. Dinner was
served at Walkers Hall, at 2 P. NJ, after
which the crowd adjourned to Kinks Hall,
to attend the "feast Of reason" ''Auld
Lang Syne' with original words begun the
exercises, and other original words to the
tune Of John Browns body" ended them
while toasts and short speeches in response
by Rev. Mr.. Stesrns, Rev. Mr.. Abbott, Mr..
David Cambell, F. E. Baldwin and 3.
Whiting, Jr., filed in between. Mr.. Hen
ry Kries, of Monticello, was elected Presi-
dent Of the Association for tho ensuing
year: W. W. Webster, Secretary; s.
Whiting, Jr. Treasurer; and N. Walker,
A. =. Barker of Monticello, and VIM.
sleight of Franklin, were elected an Exec
utive Committee to arrange for q meeting
in 1873. There was a dance in the evening
at the Morrison House, and PERCEPTION"
at the house Of 8. Whiting, Jr. The
Old Settlers enjoyed themselves finely at
the latter place, recounting ''hair breadth
Escapes by food and feld'' in the early
days Of Wright county, when "the grass
hopper was a burien;" when potatoes
were scarce and salt luxury when wo'
men wore moccasins to meeting; when b.
bies wore short-sleeved dresses and went
barefooted in the dead Of winter; when
guests at the log tavern were allowed half
an hour to get fairly to sleep, that they
might be stood up around the room to fin
ish their nap, and make place to start an
other lot asleeping; when the men that
slept at the boarding houses had to turn
over in concert or run the risk Of having
their backs broken if they "spooned" tie
wrong way; whom We called in tho other
old settlers and had q grand jubilee if by
extra good luck We got sack Of -four from
'S'nanthony - and SO on ad minimum. No
doubt the Young Settlers were we'll suited
also at the dance, where the dulcet strains
of the violin contrasted faverably with the
inharmonious "hi-yah, hi-yah" Of the
Sioux braves (?) which was echoed from
these hills to the ears Of admiring squaws
and awe-struck papooses, only sixteen
years ago.
Aprotracted meeting by the Methodists is
in progress, and it is understood that an
other by the Campbellites is to be begun
this week. The last-named Society have
new preacher, Michigander, to take
charge Of their meetings at present, but ]
have not been able to ascertain whether or
not he will locate here.
Another 6rst-class runaway has excited
some interest during the week, biped in
stead Of quadruped doing the running;
though where he ran to has not been as
certained. We don't anticipate much Of q
smash up, as he wasn't hitched to any,
thing. II is tho old story, ''stern father,
erring son" (gone to SOW wild oats.)
A noted apiar,st Of Silver Greek, having
sold himself short Of honey, went for .
supply for his domestic hive to Blooming
Grove, Wsseca county, from whence he
brought blooming bride. Salisbury
Rowell and Ina Davidson are tho happy
parties. LO0OS.