The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-28
The Ola Settlers of Henry,


county had jolly, good time, and the
following clippings of the meeting, taken
from the Republic. of Geneseo, may be
Interesting to Rock Island county people,
as follows:-
At 1892. u. President A. w. Perry,
who is the moving spirit and leader-a
man the association could not do without
called the meeting to order. He gave
them happy New Year greeting. and
expressed his gladness at meeting with
them-old friends and new friends-famil-
lar faces and unfamiliar faces. He then
called upon the Rev. 2. X. Hanna, the
first licensed minister that settled in Hem
ry county. to lead in prayer. Then came
q welcoming song by quartet composed
OF Dr. j. FL. Sale. @. n. Searle, Mary
Searle and Clara Searle with Mrs. J. ii,
Sale at the organ. And just here we will
say that the quartet was az excellent one.
The address of welcome was given by Hon.
w. W. Warner. of Orion. (Mr. j. p.
Hand had been appointed for this duty.
but was not presently
The following COM mlttee oil five were
appointed TO select officers for the coming
year,. ii. Paddleford, Chas. Crane, J.
Il. Wells, R. A, Smith and Jas. Glenn.
Music followed by the Hampton Brass
Band. fine body of fourteen mep, under
the leadership of Mr.. Eugene McNabney,
They have been organized only year, yet
few better m usicians will be Found in the
state.
A number of letters of regret were read
| from members who could not be present.
when there was more music by the Ham
pton band. followed by the report of the
committee on the selection of officers
They reported as follows:
For President, Lewis Shearer; Vice
President T. 2. Brown, John Potter, d
B. McHenry and Geo. W Buck; Secre-
| tary, Thos. E. Davenport; Treasurer. Nj,
B. Lloyd, All of which was approved.
A committee of arrangements was select
ed as follows: +, g, w elton, A. w
Perry, r, H Human, T. j. Jordan and
| Thos, Viewers, Jr.
The next meeting is TO be held at Cam.
| bridge.
r. A. Smith, D. B, McHenry and Geo
Buck were appointed committee to re
ceive new members, While the recruit
were coming forward the band played,
aud th } meeting adjourned for dinner.
| The committee on neurology for 1879 81
then reported:
Eliza Painter. Phenix. aged Sc; Mar.
A. Gibson, aged 7S; Moses Sharp. Ke
vance, aged 70; Eric Olsen, Bishop Hill
aged 10; Mrs. NJ. A Soule. Geneseo, aPet
81; John Gillyam, Bishop Hill. aged 65
| Amelia Boone. Geneseo, aged "a; Fri,
| Miles, Galva. 90; Chas. Cameron, GeDesec
SO; Jonah M. McCulloh, Burns, aged So
G. M. Swanson, Lynn, aged 70; Nell
Swanson, CISCO. aged "a; Rachel Mealman
Orion. aged 54; George Dugan. Galva
aged so; Royce Allen, Muuson. aged 81
Catharipe Anderson. Andover, aged 90
Lyman Snow. Cam bridge, aged 70; DayiC
Parks, Sr,. aged So; Mrs, Neuman ORR
GU, aged CO; Mrs.:Jaue Piatt, Western
| aged SO: Mrs Nj, G, Michenor, Grin. aged
20: Norman Sharp, age not given,
Promiscuous speaking and a general
good time was started by President Perry.
who held up Tor would if he could have
lifted i'll the mould board of the first pillow
ever used in Henry county. or between
the mouth of Green river and Prophets
town. Jas. Glenn was the owner,
and he made it in May. 1885. It took
six yoke of cattle to pull the pillow, which
cut twenty inches and the mould board
was of wood. The tools with which he
made it were an axe and augur. MIR.
Glenn also built the first house in Henry
county, just south of Colona village, and
he lives on the same site to-day.
nj. B. Lloyd said he saw that pillow
when he first came to the county. He
thought he could do better Than that and
sent to Peoria for an iron one, but it
wouldn't work, so he had to fall back on
Glenn's plan of a wooden one.
Judge George Brandenburg was intro
duced as the first hotel keeper in the
county. He has lived on the same spot
in Dayton for IS years. When he came
there were but FIVE families in the county.
j. NJ. Allen and Joshua Harper were
among his boarders in the early days.
The Rev. p. K. Hanna being called,
gave the origin of the Old Settlers organ
izniion. In 1875 he concluded to 60 on the
3th of August, take lunch and eat it
and drive q stake on the place where he
first landed on the county. His wife
found out his plan and declared she would
so along. Woman like she told others,
and it spread from mouth 70 mouth, so
when the date rolled round there were
1000 persons there with him to celebrate
the event. And that was the first Old
Settlers meeting We had.
Mr.. NJ. A. Hubbard. of Moline, one of
'he original Gepeseo colonists, gave a
short history of his settlement there.
Uncle Beal. of Rock Island county. who
settled Just across Rock river in 1886, was
introduced. and six or eight others spoke
more or less freely, and ct the close Col.
Perry called for vote to see whether
those present had had good time or not.
The ayes had it loudly and unanimously.