The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Old Soldiers of Mtnnesota.

The annual meeting Of the Old Settlers
Association was held at the State capital on
the 1st Of June. The following were present:
J. w. Bass, 8. ?. Folsom. B. ": Lott, =;
Y. Shelly. DR.. J. 81. Murphy. d. DAVID
Aaron Goodrich. John B. Spencer, H. L.
Moss, w. B. Quinn, James thompson.
William Russell, Charles Leonard, Capt. \.
Blskeley, W. P. Murray, Ed. Rice n. n:
Kellogg, Anthony Yoerg. Judge James
Locke, Joseph Robert, J. G. Terry, b. ":
Brunson, Nathan Myrick, D. Al BAKER, W.
G. Morrison, Samuel Sargent, J. D. Ludden,
w. G. Hendrickson, G. r. v. Lull, Lorenzo
Hoyt. John J. Hoyt, John Rogers, Jesse
n. Pomeroy, Fred Olivier, B. F. Irvine, all
of st. Paul; Charles F. Shmson, MlnneaRo:
Whitaker. Point Douglas; R. T. Russell,
Minneapolis; J. Cole Martin, Washington,
D. c.; David Gilman, Sank Rapids; John
A. Ford Red Rock; George ". Campbell,
Saltwater; Rueben Richardson, Morris;
Oliver Parsons. Minneapolis.
Mr.. avid Day, chairman of the obituary
committee, reported the following list OF
members who have died since the last meet
ing;
Hatch, Elan Greeley, Daniel B. Wl!nams'
joseph VII6u"oy AIcAdAOoA
Maj. John Kennedy. During the year 1883:
John Holton, Joseph W. Babcock. Capt.
John Rollins and William B. Dibble.
The following named officers were then
elected for the ensuing year:
President-B. w. Brunson OF st. Paul.
First Vice President-R. P. Russell OF
Minneapolis.
Second Vice President George W. Sweet
of Sank Rapids.
secretary-Aaron Goodrich of st. Paul.
Corresponding Secretary-J. Fletcher
Williams of St. Paul.
Treasurer J. H. Murphy of st. Paul.
This closed the business part of the
| meeting. DR.. Day announced that the
| usual banquet would take place at
the Merchants hotel at q. NJ, the lnenl-
bers from abroad being the guests of the
Old Settlers of st. Paul, The meeting then
adjourned and the members proceeded in
procession, two by two, to the Merchants
| where a fine banquet was served.
For the information of the public it may
be stated that no persons are eligible fol
membership who were not in Minnesota
! previous to its organization as territory
| in 1849.
Minnesota School Teachers in South
America.
Winona, Special, June 1.-Some three or
four weeks ago authority was received in
| Winona from the governor of the Argen-
tire Republic to secure and forward, at the
earliest practicable date, eight accomplished
| female teachers for important positions in
the Normal schools of that country. While
the negotiations were pending it was deemed
best, for obvious reasons, to make no public
mention of the fact. Now, however, the ar
rangements have been consummated. Thu
entire quota called for has been secured
and your correspondent is enabled to give {
conferred came directly from the minister
of public instruction, Mr.. Roca, through tn
inspector general of national colleges anl
normal schools. Sr. Jose M. Torres, ant
was addressed to Mrs. s. w. Morgan ne'
Miss Franc E. Allyn, who for four year
served with distinction in the national nor
NAL school at Parana, Senior Torres in let
ter to Prof. Phelps, referring to has distin
guished services in the cause of education
speaks in the highest terms Of tn
work done by his former pupils il
Argentine Republic. In writing to Mrs
Morgan, Senior Torres asks her to solicit tn
help of Prof. Phelps in selecting the mos
able and expert teachers that are willing t,
come it may be we'll to 1ecur to the fac
that Miss 8. E. Wade was the first represen
tative of the normal school at WinOna &C
cepting call to the Argentine Republic
leaving for that country in 1875. She wa
followed by Miss Clara Armstrong in tn
same year; by Miss Francis Armstrong il
1876; Miss Francis Allyn in 1873, and Mis-
ses Mary o. Graham, Kate Grant and CLAIR
sAllyn in 1879 The services of these wor-
thy ladies has been so satisfactory as Il
cause demand for further reinforcement
of eight, all of whom are graduates in tn
earlier classes, or have been teachers in tn
normal school. They are we'll known q
highly accom- plished and successful teach
ers, and they will bear with them the bea
wishes of hosts of friends in this city an
and state. The roster is as follows:
Miss Alcind, Morrow, Miss Sarah H
Strong, Miss Myra Kimball, Miss Sarah E
Mary Couse, Miss Bernice Avery.
They expect to sail about the first of July