The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-06-12

Henry \. Kiichli. Jacob linden.
{ &cstuaie. William Tretheway.
Henry Miller. II b Nielaui.
r r. Marvin. ALBERT Wielald
II y Pcyton. I'd " Wakelin.
James y Ray. II 2 Wielaud.
NIeiand.
[Itis noteworthy fact that with the exception
Of r. F. Marvin, all the other Duluthians present
resided in Superior in the early days, and many
of them until recent years.l
ONEOTA.
W Wheeler Fred Ienargie.
Ell H Han. ALFRED Merritt
Freeman Keene. L F Merritt
Martyr Wheeler.
FoNDDULAC.
John Smith. Charles Krause. c \, Peterson
VERMILIOS LAKE,
George F. Wheeler.
CLEVELAND, o.
Waiter C. Behlcn.
ST PAUL MINI
Wm. Netileton. D. Schultz Richard Reli
WASHINGTON, PA,
Rev. J. II. Barnett.
INVITED GUESTS.
Hon. 5. II. Clough, Superior,
Gen. J. II. Hammond, Superior.
Edgar Nash, Minneapolis.
UULCTT GLEE CLCB.
Frank Burke, Jr.; P. Doran; Geo. Sherwood
Frank McWhorter; Thos. F. MCGOWAN
THE PRESS,
. C. A. Lounsberry, Duluth News.
D. E. Woo lhridge, Duluth News.
James Goss, Duluth Tribune.
J. L. Christie, Superior Times.
NJ. c, French, Superior Inter-Ocean.
4 business meeting was held in the
hotel lobby at which the membership
fee was fixed at 500 and annual dues
at 81, after which, at about four
O'Clock all repaired to the dining room
where a sumptuous repast awaited
them which WAS partaken of with the
usual relish of an old settler fer the
good things of this life. Mine host
( Philbrook and his estimable lady GER
tainly did themselves proud in the
/ abundance of we'll cooked food served
by their efficient walters to the guests.
1t was the frequent expression that a
better dinner was never served in the
old hotel.
After the dinner letters were read
/ from Hon H NJ. Rice, E. c. Becker,
/ George Eaton and James Starkey, St.
Paul, Thomas Barion Ashland, Leon
I idas Merritt Oneota, Thompson Ritch-
lie Philadelphia, Chas. Witte Minnea-
/ polls John Grant and John Laughlin
Tower, Mimi, John W. Bradshaw
River Falls, and Others.
The set speech of the occasion was
made by Col. Hiram Hayes. 1t was
entitled "Why | came West? and
/ prepared with his usual care. The
Colonel was followed by Rev. J. NJ.
Barnett, Gen. Hammond, George r.
Stuntz, Hon, John Dunphy, Hon. |.
w Gates, and several others. James
Bardon read extracts from the files OF
the Superior Chronicle published here
ini1S55, giving what is at this day a
deeply interesting account of the early
settlers and their dolngs.
The Hon. H. NJ. Rice of St Paul
was on motion of DR.. V. Smith made
an honory member of the association
An interesting incident was the pre-
sentation by Capt. ]. ]. Hubbard Of
canes made from the wood of the old
schooner Algonquin to Horace Sax
ton, K. g. Coburn, Dr. Y. Smith, 5 C.
| McQuade, II. w. Wheeler, |. w
Gates, John Dunphy, Rev. J. NJ. Bar
nett, J. R. Carey, r. Relf, J. F. Bish,
off Sr., and Thomas Kocher
Messrs Foster of Duluth, and Bald
win of Superior took several photo
graphic views OF the assembIage.
Mr.. Baldwin very kindly decorated
the dining room with the elegant flow
.ers from his conservatory, and hung
upon its walls photographs and penci
paintings of many of his subjects, a lif'
size drawing of Mr. Denis Dean being
especially admired.
About dark the members in body
preceded by the band, marched down