Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-02
NO. l54
ciation adjourned, to meet at the banqus
table at the Merchants in the evening.
The Banquet at the Merehants.

ANc 41uH4ucC UL tLte 1cfCHOHtSs
Precisely at o'clock P. NJ, the doors of
the banqueting hall at the Merchants were
thrown open and the old settlers, to the num-
Der of eighteen, filed in and took their seats
around the well filled board, for which Col.
Allen is so famous. The colonel has an idea
that nothing is too good for an old settler,
and hence at these annual reunion banquets
be spreads himself to provide feast worthy
of the gods. The menu last evening was no
exception to the rule, and from the manner
in which the jolly old antiquarisns pitched
into the good things, it Is safe to assert one
of two things, or both, VIZ: That the feed
must have been moro than good,
or that the cid boys are
blessed with good appetites: Advancing
years does not seem to effect their stomaehs,
for looking about at the r1ddy faces and
staiwart forms of those present it was very
evident that ''eood digestion waits on appe-
tite, and health on BOTH"
President Randall presided, assisted by
Secretary Goodrich. The tongues of ali
present kept pace with their jaws, and as
tue eatables disappeared many an incident
of old times rolled out Nearly all those
present have been in Minnesota since the
Lua
to SPEAK, and the GLOBE is crediby informed
that Father Hennepin found some of them
well advanced in years on the occasion of
his visit to st. Anthony Falls. There is
some doubt about the last statement, how
ever. With the nuts, cake and
cream, slight halt in the gen.
eral talk was called, and Old
Settler Leonard moved that at all future BAN
fJTIof ha nl6 ha Il
necessary, required to bring their wives
along with them. The motion was seconded
by Old Settler Sweet, of Bismarck, and il Is
useless to say was carried without dIss <nt-
ing voice.
Old Settler Sweet suggested that some
measures be taken by which those who had
to travel more or less distance to attend these
annual meetings could obtain reduction in
railroad fare. e1
Old Settler Lull said that old settlers did
not ask any favors of the railroad companies,
but that the railroad companies did not hes
itate to ask for all the land they have of the
cid settlers, and they got it too.
President Randall called out Old Set
tier Day, who said speaking was not
his forte, and even if it was IL
would be difficult task to make q speech
before the old settlers. They knew all he
knew, and he could not tell them ANYTHING
but what they knew before. He missed some
familiar faces from around the festive board,
whom he would like to have seen present,
notably old settlers Ramsey, Sibley, Master
son, Mckuslck, Ludden, Larpenteur and
others. He did not want the interest in
these annual meetings to die ont, but hoped
that when the time came that only one of the
mn NQr rruoo Iaff hat
himself together and elect himself president.
secretary, treasurer, and fill all the other
offices, not forgetting to fill himself with
good things at the annual banquet also.
Old Settler Goodrich being called upon
excused himself from making a speech.
He, however, explained the matter
OF the railroad not once con-
templated by the association and concluded
by hoping that no old settler would ever ask
a favor of the representative of any railroad
corporation IN the State. There was differ
ence between asking and accepting favors.
he also said ne could not tell the old set
tiers anything new. They already knew all
he did and more too.
Old Settler Murphy being loudly called
for arose and made one of his characteristic
speeches, and. brought down the house by
saying that he disagreed with his learned
friends DR.. Day and Judge Goodrich about
the old settlers knowing everything. He
knew things that neither the Doctor or the
Judge would ever find out.
Old Settler Sweet gave very interesting
account Of his first arrival in st. Paul, and
history of his experience on the frontier.
Old Settler Presley said he never made q
speech in his life, but intimsted that when
he got to bea little older he did not know
but he should turn his attention that way.
There was plenty of time, and he was too
young yet to commence. e.--------
About IL o'clock the president declared
the meeting adjourned, and the old settlers
meeting of 1880 passed into history.