Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
: Old Settlers Meeting.

SSttietS or Jefferson County WAS held at
Mi'iers Hall in the village of jefferson, on
the 2lst instant. The enterprise was sue
ardent friends. Upwards of three hundred
OF the Old Settlers of the County responded
to The call, and met with each @ her for
mutual congratulatou and sympathy aud
all. even the oldest, seemed as full of h ope,
of energy and of enterprise, as in the long
years gone by, of which they spoke, when
they first aised the axe to fell the fores /
and piled the logs to build their new HON e.
at two o'clock it was announced dinner
was ready Four tables, each one hundred
feet long, nicely decorated and covered
with all the delcacies as well as the SUBJ
stantials of the season were spread in Mil
| ler's capacious Hail. The large company,
| upwards of three bun dred were conducted
| to heir places and seated at the tables in
| good order, and without the least confusion.
| As soon as all were fairly seated the young
ladies and gentlemen charged with wait
| inc on the tables, commenced their duties,
which they discharged with surprising f.
deity The dinner WAS a fine affair. The
fist course consisted of oysters stewed and
trimmings then came pork and beans,
roast beef, roast turkey, chicken pie, fresh
fish, vegetables, tea and coffee, pies and
cakes. During the dnnr and Other pro-
ceedngs Puereurs Silver Band enlivened
the occasion with some OF their hest music.
After partak .ng of these substantial-
about hour, the meeting was formally
organized by the election of Luther A. Cole,
of Watertown, President and G. w. Bird,
of Jefferson, Secretary. Nj. Cole on taking
the chair. made some very appropriate re-
marks, relative TO the early history of the
county. which were received with hearty
applause by he audience. The different
towns in the county were then called Tor
re;narks, and responses were made hy the
following For WATERFOWL, VIM Nj. Den
mis- for Hebron, by Willard Grant; Pal
iiSIH. ~. t Hecu OOu -! mug ANCifiu
Flyer; Koshkonong, A. Wins!ow; Jeffer
son, A. Wing akland, Mr. Eustis Lake
Mills, Isaac Atwood; Aztalau, Harvey Eos.
ter aud j D. Waterbury; Pennington, Mrs.
Liyington; Milford j. D. Clapp; Water
loo, D. Folsom; Sullivan, Earl New ton.
After the cali of towna, E. Fl6eld ami
Ch2s Stoppen bach were also called and re
spended. The remarks Of all were repet-
with rem niscenees Of early days. ans
related with ali 'he attendant Incl tnts,
which called TO m ind many events which
happened in those days. when the uan who
lived in Palmyra was the neighbor of the
man who lived in Waterloo The Secrett-
~ then read letters from Oil .tlers who
were unable to attend.
The compaug were then dismissed with
the information that during I he evening the
pariorS would be at the disposal Of those OF
he Old settlers who desired to meet for far
Their talk Afterwards a meeting on per-
manent organization was called in one OF
the parors at which the following proceed
ings were had
Luther A Cole aud Geo. W. Bird were
chosen respectively President and Secretary
OF the meeting VIM. NJ. Dennis, of alter
town, moved that an association be formed
and styled "The Old Settlers Association
of the'Rock River Valley" Carried unani-
mously in motion the President and
Secretary of this meeting were made the
President and Secretary of the permanent
organization. DR.. Winslow of Fort Atkin-
son, moved that Jefferson be the place ut
which to locate and continue the meetings
of the association Carried unanimously
On motion Of Mr.. Earl, of Aztalan, the third
Wednesday in February next was fixed as
the of the next meeting of the Association.
On motion of Mr.. Dennis committee of
seven, three of whom shall reside in Jeffer-
son. to make all the necessary arrangements
for theinext meeting, was appointed by the
chair, as follows: Allen Fl. Atwater, of
Dodge County, G. Fl6eld, of Rock, VIM.
NJ. Dennis, of Watertown f; DR.. Joseph Win
slow, of Koshkonong; ira W. Bird, Chas
Stoppenbach and V. Foster, of Jefferson. On
motion the Presd ut and Secretary of the
| association were added TO the committee
and the committee instructed to prepare a
consttut lou and set of By Laws, and pre-
sent them at the next meeting, and also to
determine the amount OF the entran tse
The Committee were also instructed to
procure a record book in which to record
the namrs of the members of the Associa, ion
and of the Old Settlers of the Rock River
Valley. aSd as many incidents in thei r lives
| and history can be obtained 1t was then de
termned that all persons who settled in the
Rock River Valley upto the time of the
| organization of the Stat mi2dt become
members the Association. The Secretar,,
was then ms ructed to prepare and Mt a.
early day insert in the newspapers OF the
Valley, notice requesting such informa
ton from the Old ) tliers as would enable
him to prepare and comp,sl" the above
rccor beck The Association then adjourn
ed to meet III Jefferson on the third Wedue
day ~ february 1873
GEO. " BIRD Sec Y
Uhen y,ur DOR bell is pu led by
TREND }uu have invited to dim er, may uo.
t1At he c:iIiei IN engagem u r.n.