Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-24

popular current was opposed to veal
~ sessions Of the Legislature, and 70
know. Mr.. President, how accommo
dating politicians are in favorinr III
popular will.
Coming to speak Of this question O
Legislative sessions, Jesse raised him
scif to his utmost altitude and said
afellow citizens, the gentleman, MI
Hedrick, has told you be II in favor o
biennial SESSIONS Of tho Legislature, {,
% held every two years, and that /
elected he would vote for such q pro
vision Ia the constitution. But fellow
citizens, II ! shall be elected your del
egate, l will 20 further than Mr.. He'd
rick. ! will favor biennial sersions o
your legislature 10 be held once ever,
tAree years" Il 10 needless to cay ths
this brought down the house, but Mr.
Hedrick was elected.
But g raturn to an enumeration o.
the earlier settlers:
In Warrington township. were Jno
friest, Gideon Myers, Jos H Flint, S
u Wright, (now candidate for County
Supervisory, 6ilas Garrison, Thomai
Ping, james Acton, John Acton, l. A
Myers, @ D LAForce, Joseph Hayne
now livisg below The city In sight ol
whore stand, for many years Sheriff
Treasurer and Clerk OF the county, /
most competent officer, rood citizen
and an honest man, Demps Griggsby,
Thos Foster, Dan1 Dennison, Green
B 6svcry, '
In Keokuk township, were Joseph
McIntirc, Seth Ogg, VIM G McIntire,
J J Seaman, BENZ Young, VIM Ken.
drlck, Robt, II lvers, Cnrtis knight.
Jesse Wallace and others.
In Green township, were d II Mich
ael, once Sheriff of the county and
now member Of the Board Of Super
visors, Benj. Baum, Richard Jacksou.
Ezekiel Rnsh, Bsnj Powell, IshAm
Higdon, A ] Redenbaugh, once Clerk
OF the Board Of County Commission.
ere, . good ofIlcsr and honsst man.
Passing on around 70 Adams town
ship, We flud James F. Adams, for
whom the township is called, Theopi.
lbs Blake, Cyrus Van Cleave, Lawson
Bradley. Tho Brooks, Diapers, Raj
stons and others.
In the western part OF the county,
thsn not ofganlned into Townships q
now, wers Joseph 0arduer, Noses
Baker, Frank Bates, James Sales,
Abram Bntin, 6aml Webb, Bird
Pritehstt, Noah DofIlemeyer,ss Lewis
Myers, Geo. II Myers, L 4 Denny, Il
Stur7p, Saml Bush, j r Eddy, john
Abner Overman, Charles
Overman, jas Baker, Walter Clement
VIM r Ross, Joseph Roberts, Stove
Roberts, Lorenzo Roberts, VIM Black,
Richard Butcher, Henry Segur,
Michael Welch and ID. Campbell.
In Riehland township, Z NJ Kirkpat-
rick, DR. kirkpatrick, David Whit
comb. John Baker, ] G Baker, (Uncle
Gurley, you know, Isaac Fisher, VIM
Brim, james B Wright, John d Bev.
ans, the McGlassons, A J Spurlock,
John kirkpatrick, WIN A Winsell,
John n 6purgeon, Hugh Brown, once
Clerk Of the District Court, and d.
ways . good citizen, Thos Hardssty,
Hill and Ba1 1liss.
In Highland township, were J w
Geo Godfrey, VIM Evans,
James West, Jedidiah Scott, VIM
Harris. Warrington Williams, George
Robinson. james Van Winkle, M w.
AeChesney.
In Dshlonsga township, Jos II He'd
rick, Petsr KitteSman, Elias Kitssyman,
Martin KOontz, james Woody, w b
Woody, Benz Bratfain, JeAu Moore,
n ID Earl, n II 011ss, Petse Waite,
John and Joseph Kite, Alvin Lewis,
John W Caldwell, LAWS Coblsr.
In Center township, James n Peck,
Tafnum Whitcomb, Richard Fisher, j
G Fisher, Peter Fisher, Henry Hun.
man, Mason Roberds, Jno Alexander,
Reuben r Harper, J n Montgomery,
Dsttled out north. Philsster Lee, John
Clark, james Langshore, DR. Hackls-
man, Thomas III Wells. Jerry Smith,
Sr, Clark Williams in the eastern part
Of the township.
DR. G G Warden, Hugh George, VIM
Dewey, Paul G Jeffeie0, David Glass,
David Hall, Rev b A Spaulding, s 8
Norris, Sewcll Kinney, David p
Smith, John Myers, David Armstrong,
II r Graves, VIM III Galbraith, Levi
Buckwalter, in Ottumws, Jink Vasser,
Geo D Hackworth, Arthur Eakins,
Ammon Shaul, Jno Overman, ON the
south side Of the river, John G Evans,
Thos Reveal, John Humphrey, Sylves-
ter Warner, Paris Caldwell, G A Rde-
mer, VIM Harris. VIM Crawford, Alex
Craw wford, Thomas Crawford, Nathan
iel Bell, In the western part Of tho
township.
But can mot tarry longer to name
all those who firat settled In the coun-
ty. Nor can / tako mp Your time In
biographical sketches Of those named,
suffice It to say that n0bler set Of
men, of large hearts, generous impul-
ses, and true courage never lived
And whom call to mind tho many
times 1 have shared your hospitality,
"Old Setters," have been sheltered by
your humble roofs and protected from
the pftilsss prairie storms and parch.
ing summer SIMS when I look back
and am reminded Of the many and
kind friends ! found In you whom j
was but 8 youth, poor and : stranger
In . wld and strangs land, wonld
not II could and can not II I would,
suppress that "God bless you" which
springs up In my heart, made glad q
meeting with you this day. Poverty,
.adversity and pluck brought NJ tOgeth.
Or In the olden umo-A happy present
and hopeful fature have brought % To-
gethar to-day. And while Our mair
purpose In thus reunion 10 to talk oyel
the early days, and 70 rejoice together
I must b pardonsd Il I tarry II tn
shades OF the lamented dead, and will
yoa shed tear on their venerated
graves. John Hnmphrsys. Josspl
LoIghtou, George HArman, Lawis y
Tenple, John Hufstutter, JauAAs Weir
James Htephens, 8 8 Dwire, VIM 3
Coggswell, Joseph NcIntlre, Robt 8
IverS, Curtla knight, Benj BAum, TheO
philus Blake, Abraham Butin, AbneI
Oyerman, Chas Overman, Walter ca
ment Michael Welch, VIM Black, ,JohI
Baker, Isaac Fisher, James B Wfighl
John ID Bevans, A j 6purlock, Nm
Evans. JedediAh Scott, Richard Fisher
B A Hpanlding, 8 s Norris, yertI
6mith, John Priest, John G EvaAl
John Myers a D Whippls. These .
tho early settlers. And coming dow
Q little later Aaron Harlem, Alhes
Nudge, James HaWley, A % Woo
Nathan TindalI, John Stout, James
Noslsr, james Gray, Wm Lotspeict
James D DevIn, Thos Deyin, Charlie
n Blake. John Ayoro. Thomaa q Col