The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-06-28
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This wAs followed ny Il song from
thN Lime Springs nlee Club. Merslly
W Alne. (which wns fsalslcssly f~n.
a~r~d.
TIE opening ad,lras Was hs Chas.
n. nusvllrk. And considering thr fact
that thr Invitation III appear In tina,
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tneNt hceosr, n was appropriate anil
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aettl~s u thu county, McHusr ~
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tAacc from th~ place where thc pro.
PIE we're aas& mOlesl.
Rev. e. II. Brown, moved thu ap.
polMtment NJ = committee of thf~e tn
nominate officers for the ensuing
ycAr with instructions to report nj.
Ter dinner. The chair appointed Rev
q. =. Brown Hon. T. IL Perry, and
VIM. q. Nichols Esq, M such com.
mittce.
The neeting then adjourned one
hour f0v dtunrr, occupying fully the
AllOeese tins~. assembled In ncirhhor.
hood and family groups. making
proper disposition oi the bonntcous
repast prepared for the dclcctation
and to appcAsc thc appetite Of thu
assembled multitude.
The ample rcpnst enjoyed. the
mccting Was called 10 order where.
upon tho committee appointed to
present the names ri persons for Of.
0cers Ol the society for the ensuing
year reported the following named
persons which report on motion was
accepted and unanimously adopted.
Prcsllcnt--C. II. Wood.
6~cr~tMry--W. II. Mead.
Trcasurcr--(lco. w. Hollistcr.
coaMirrxx ~ AnaAxaEMENrn.
Albtcn---Jas. Nichols.
Forest City--JAs. Irwin.
Chcster---L. Hnnbnrn.
OAkdAlc---A. IL. Thomson.
JAmcstown--D. Beclcy.
Alton Chas. kcefe.
Howara---D. r. Potter.
Paris--E. I. Isbcll.
New Oregon VIM. woodward.
Vernon Bt,l tnGy-~1ndgr Upton.
Howard Ccntcr-~T. r. Perry.
Saratoga. q. Chamberlain.
Ex. Sheriff James Carpenter hay.
Ing been called for related nm Incl.
don't illustrating tho early assertion
Ut tho doctrine ri womcn's rights In
Howard county. An old bachelor
deplorinR the scarcity ~ milk had
imported two barrels 81 whisky con.
tending TINT II wns quite ~ cheap,
and m excellent substitute for that
Indispensable luxury and necessity,
In which opinion mnny Of the muir.
ricd men 81 the county seemed 10
concur. A general neglect Ut hume,
its associations, md the duties Ii
should impose was daily becoming
more and more apparent, husbands
often remaining awny from their
homes and families over night I'm
drunken cArousMl. The neglected
and injured wives held Il consulia.
tlon, and utter u full discussion and
consideration of the subject and Me
gravity OF the situation resolved To
cxsernlinate II a. u public enemy.
The ensuing day they met Mt thu
ahAnty where Il WIN. kept. found Ii
locked ind thu owner away. but In
tent on thu fllflllment of their crfand
they pried open the door. knocked
IN the heads of thc barrels and |
spilled the scIpcnts and blue devils
they contained.
r. h. nlathArt, Esq, of B0nnir, MP.
pearcd ON the ground with 4 banner
bearing the flgurcs "iN62," and WAS
introduced ~ give his experience ri |
Howard county, ~ that early dry. |
Al thAt early dMy Mr., ulnthArt wns Il
member Of the surveying purity |
which came OMt from Dubuque to
sub divide the townships into sec.
tl0ns, working I'm subordinate rA.
paclty under Mr.. Burke, who held d
contract under the government.
This work wAs % buddy done that
the surveyor Gen. fthc venerable
Warner Lewis n Dubuqnr) refused
n pay Tor Il or accept Ut II, n rc-Hur.
Wy alt0rWMrd Leing made. This In
The occasion Of double corners
being often found In tho county.
burke had taken from I'LL those In
hls employ on that survey NIL In
structions issued by the government
Tor their direction, thcn requiring III
Thorn that they should swear 10 such
facts m would Answer thr require.
monts Of the law. This onth Mr..
0lAthArt and one other refused 10
make, and they two were the only
ones pMid by th~ United States.
This work MAS began In July 1864.
tho party breaking camp near the
big spring on the farm. formerly no.
oUnlNd hv tho father ~ Judge nur.
dick, the 9TH " December In that
year.
Hon. Judge Hccley being called
Tor said hs hnd h~cn Il resident of
tho county twcnty.Onc years. didn't
think hN WAS much older than when
~ came here. don't wnnt d, leave
but fears will have 10 10 10 soon.
Thought the old settlers looked ~ II
they had farcd pretty we'll.
Tho Lime 6prings ulcr Club gnvc
flne piece III vocal music
when Judge DUrdirk WINS called and