The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-10-09

OLD SETTLERS OF RED OAK GROVE.
FIFTH ANNUAL REUNIoN.-Ouce .
year for the past five cycles the early
settlers Of the vicinity of Red Oak
have been IN the habit Of meeting IN
social reunion. A kind Of informal
association to this end WAS formed,
and once having met and enjoyed the
manifold pleasures Of such meeting,
the practice perpetuates itself spon-
taneously.
The fifth annual gathering Of this
character occurred last Friday night ct
the residence Of Mr.. John 6sney.
The afternoon and early evening were
anything but pleasant. A cold fall
rain came steadily. But the men and
women who brsved the danger aud
discomforts Of early frontier life were
not to be deferred By such tritiing diff
hculty. At the appointed hour the
circle was almost compiste-oniy
few whom age or illness laid prohihi-
ton upon, being mi-sing. Deprived
by imperative circumstances Of the
pleasure Of being present At this
meeting. we are under obligations TO
Jno. Safely, Jr., for . sketch OF the
proceedings. which was accompanied
by bountiful supply Of good things
to be esten-including specimens Of
the .'Old Settlers Cake" Of 1887 and
1910, rs we'll ~ Of 1873. All these
kinds appeared upon the table proper
" labeled. The earliest was made Of
the old-time material-field corn
roasted, ground In . coffee mill and
mixed with little water and salt.
Eighteen-forty had arrived at the dig
nifty of corn meal proper, only very
coarse; and we need not say that 1873
produced as nice cake a. anybody
makes.
supper was served ut the early hour
Of seven. The roomy tables were
twice well filled by the company pres
ent. Between the sittings Mr.. Jno.
Ferguson remarked relative to the
material success hereby exhibited; and
the host. Mr.. Jno. Safiey, when supper
was concluded, responded, Yemarking
the peculiar circumstances attendant
upon each successive meeting like
this-the gray heads that still gather
and The pleasure they have In thus re-
uniting the present and the past.
Mr.. John Goodrich then related
some interesting and amusing incl
dents of his experience rs an old set
tier; after which Mr.. John Ferguson
took How the occasion was brought
about" as the subject for an interesting
talk-introduciDg leaf from the past
by referring to the good nsme ever
kept up by this settlement and the
peace and harmony always maintained
at any sacrifice. John Chapel added
an approving word. as also did Mr..
Geo. Safely.
"ln all thy ways acknowledge Him
and He shall direct thy paths,' was
made by w. A. Rigby the text for a
brief but excellent lay sermon with
pointed application to the hand of men
and women here met together, in
whom he evidently thought the
promise was exemplified.
Samuel Yule said, il the family bible
told the truth, he was born in 1915;
and being quite philosopher, he pro-
ceeded to give some Of the axioms
which the observation ofa long life
had taught him. Education without
proper moral training, he thought .
curse to any communicate the lste H.
naHcial crash being closely allied to an
effect of such cause.
Mr.. James Safely referred iD scme
feeling remarks to the fact that the
old settlers with great unanimity were
members of some christian church and
believers in divine providence. A
speech very strongly bordering on the
comic was made by Jas. Safely, Jr.
The speaking ut length subsidized
into the general flow Of social CONVEX
sstion, which was broken by music
aud singing-and we must not forget
Scotch reel which partook OF the
nature Of the 6 sthering by caring no
little dignity Of years, though in SO
doing it seemed to lose no vivacity.
1t is only, we think, on such especial
occasions that the elders renew their
youth In this way, aud we like to see
them do it. A leader Of Scotch reel,
we think Mr.. Iule is q success. And
Mrs. Coutts has evidently not forgot
ten tang syae, while Johnny Johnston
and Miss Chappeii had not so far back
to go, aud were of course expected to
acquit themselves we'll.
But the most pleasant occasions
must have an end, and after joining
again in "Auld Lang Syne," all went
their respective ways. having again
met and parted happily In spite o.
wind and weather.
JOSEPH WEAvER's SPEECH. -Ac.
cordiny to announcement Mr.. Joseph
Weaver spoke politically in the Court
House saturday evening. We say
spoke" but the fact was he read an
essay, to which quite fair audience
listened. 1t was mirth inspiring.
Mr.. Weaver had noticed that 1--WE are
drifting" and be wanted all hands to
help him cast anchor; but the direc-
lions Of his further effort seemed to
convince most of those present that his
anchor was only paper one and
wouldn't hold anything or anybody
should he succeed in heaving 1t over.
The speaker showed his bad feeling
toward the paper which had prom iseh
TO help the "Anti's," and then backed
out when their weakness became ap-
parent, by calling it hard names
viii ch was very uDpretty, especially
taking into consideration the many
strong words of commentator the
same gentlemen has written for the
columns Of the same paper.
Mr.. Viewers data were very bad
Arguments based on such assertions
a- that the Governors salary is SIT 900
it Is just $4,000, need little reply.
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