Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-06-30

OLD Settlers AS@Ocia ion.
within u grove, where naples Strovc
TO keep their sweet-tongued goods,
Met worn with years, some pioneers
The Old Guard of the woods;
Who came once more to linger DER
The grim work of their primes,
Renewing here the grief and cheer
Ofhappy, hard old times"
The Old Settlers association met in
l.. l.. Highlands grove last Thursday.
There was an ampleprogramme, plenty
to eat and drinkand therewas goodly
number of old settlers and invited
guests who enjoyed it all. Among
the members of the association present
were the following:
J. ID. Good, NJ Calvin,
r. M. Richardson, Anton Anderson,
a. Thomasson, w. w. Griswold,
+. Wahldeck, n. A. Nilsson,
VIM. Dragoo, III. B. Wolff,
l.. l.. Highland ST.. G. Jacobson,
M. Diedrichs, y. Frisby,
+. Austinson, l.. l.. Highland Jr.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIED FOR MEM
BERSHIP:
Henry Knupple, Jas. Eagan,
II. Herl, 10. Rickert,
Erie Solseth.
J. ID. Good was chairman, and O. G.
Hanson secretary. The reading of the
followingreport was one of thefeatllres
of the programme:
To the President, officers and Men,
bCrS of the Old Settlers association OF
,Stcrcns County, State of Minnesota.
The undersigned committe extend
cordial greeting upon this, another
anniversary of this society.
We greet the President for his hearty
cooperation i'll sustaining our yearly
meetings, his cheerful sociability and
and-his modesty.
We greet the Officers for the posi-
tions they hold through the favor of
the members. We greet the members
for their smiling faces and sympathiz-
ing hearts.
We greet the women before us this
day, for they have much to do in the
correct formation of society, and for
the further reason that we find it best
to keep on the right side of our wives.
We greet the lads and lasses and the
little ones, for they too, will in time
become "Old Settlers
The past year has been one of gen
eral prosperity, although there may
have been individual instances of
troubles and financial difficulties.
The death angel has not entered our
| fold, but there have been some removals.
Thomas Thomasson and family have
gone to the state of Oregon, and Henry
Foss is now vending his way with a
packhorse, pioneer style, northward over
| the Rockies to find home for himself
and family. Those two "Old Settlers"
have found the population of this coun-
| ty is becoming too dense, and are seek
| ing places where there is more land to
the acre. And lastly, but not leastly,
| William Dragoo and W. II. Perry have
stepped aside from the beaten path OF
success and located in the wilderness of
Pope county, at place off, on or near
the railroad, and they hope to prosper
there. We hope SO too, and if Dragoo
will be as successful in business there as
he was in catching fish here, his fortune
is assured. We shall expect good re-
port from them.
The father of this association, Hon. X.
NJ. Richardson, is still spared to US, Civ
ing evidence of a good conscience and
honest dealings with his fellow men, and
he, with many others whose heads have
been tinged with the frosts of many
Minnesota winters, we hope to see at
several more of these pleasant gather
ings. Hoping that this day may prove
such as to hereafter ever be a reminder
of those hours of solid comfort which
we would never desire to forget, your
committee will yield to something more
entertaining.
v. W. GE1swo1D, Com.
Nils A. NILSSON,
Morris, Mimi, June %.
The following are the officers for the
ensuing year.
President-L. L. Highland, Sr.
Secretary-O. G. Hanson.
Treasurer-P. Frisby.
Obituary Committee-R. M. Richard
son, W. W. Griswold, n. A. Nilsson.
Committee of Arrangements M.
Richardson, n. A. Nilsson, H. B. Wolff,
P. Frisby, M. Diedrich.
The next meeting will be held on the
last Thursday in June, 1884, in Ricketts,
grove