Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-10-15
The committee last appointed
came in and reported

For President Hon John n. Rountree.
Vice President, -Farnham Johnson.
I'd do do Ira w. Brunson.
Secretary, John B. Calls.
Treasurer, IT. NJ Barber.
Corresponding Sec'y-H. S. Keene,
Executive Committee-Mrs. John b. Calls,
Mrs. John G. Clark, Mrs. Geo. Utt. Mrs.
VIM. McGonigal, Mrs. |. G. Try, Mrs. F.
elise, Mrs. John Cover, Mrs. II. A. Burr,
Mra. Geo. Walker; Thomas Laird, Geo. UT
and James A. Jones.
On motion of James A. Jones the
following resolution was adoped:
RESOLVED, That the Constitution of this
Society be so amended that the annual meet
ing shall be held at the County seat, or in
such other place as may be directed at the
proceeding annual meeting.
The President being obliged to
leave, the 1st Vice President, Ira w.
Brunson, took the chair.
The meeting was then adjourned
until evening.
EVENING SESSIONS.
The Association convened pursu-
ant to adjournment. The President
being absent the assemblage was
called to order by Vice President
Brunson. He stated that four pa
pers had been handed in containing
historical account Of early settlement
and suggested that the reading of
them would consume the evening
whereupon on motion the papers
were filed with the Librarian for ref.
erence
Mr.. F. c. kirkpatrick, who came
TO the county in 1927, related his
first effort at blowing, being the first
blowing done in the present limits of
Grant county. He had horse and
harness, but nothing in the similiti-
tude Of pillow. The frame work no
easily manufactured similar to the
frame OF single shovel through
the beam he inserted a pick, com
monty called sinking pick. With
this and his one horse he broke about
two acres the two acres produced a
bounthul harvest OF corn. The corn
was taken to Armstrong; mill near
where Dickeyville now is and ground
or rather cracked the cracklings
were grated and the gratings made
into bread. In those days we went
to Galena for our supply Of necessa-
rles, such as tobacco, tea, sugar etc.
In the region where be located. set.
tiers were scarce but sociabie. Wild
animals were plenty and ugly, and
snakes abounded. Shaking was a
tavorite amusement, and on sun
shiny Sunday, from 100 to lSs rattle
snakes, could be seen collected to-
gether he bad known as many as
so killed in one day, and on not a
very good day for shaking either.
In 1927 he was at Galena to cele~
brate the 4th of July. A boat came
up from below and brought news of
Indians on the war path. Volun,
teers were called for to join Gen. At
kinson. One Dr. Morrow had q few
little towing pieces and these con-
sti uted all the fighting equipments
that could be collected. He, Kirk
patrick, was one of the volunteers !;
they started from Gra,iots Grove.
August LIST 1927 they had a map
drawn by squaw, this was their on
~ guide-and crossed the Wisconsin
river below where Avoca now is.
The march was tiresome and danger.
Gus, and he noticed that their knees
were apt TO become shaky. aud bul.
lets would drop out of their mouths:
but whether from fear OF Iadians or
some effect of the atmo phere upon
the system be did not say. rhey
marched TO Baraboo, recrossed the