The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-04
Old Satilnrs Raunion.

of June A. ID. 1889, with the follow
ing officers and members present,
President Samuel Larson presiding:
President, Samuel Larson, Wee
Hon. J. ID. Good, Treas
urer, J. L. Walker.
Members, Hon. Il. NJ. Richardson,
Hon. II. W. Stone, ST., II. t. Bevans,
CnaS. Winlermute, 'rhoS. ThomasSon.
Henry knipple, w. W. GriSwold, +.
Wahldick, c. J. CruonQuist. w. Is.
Hancock, A. Trantow, Julius ZAhi,
and VIM. Walker.
On motion w. w. Griswold was
appointed secretary prO-,em.
The minutes of last annual meeting
were not present TO be red.
Thos. Thomasson and II. Il. Bevans
us members of the Obituary Com
mittee, presented reports upon the
deaths If Christian Jacobson and
Henry UltchinS, and on motion re-
ports were ordered filed, and copies
directed tn he furnished the Morris
Tribune and TIE Sun for public alton
The Treasurer made his report,
showing fifty cents TO be the balance
in the treasury.
On motion the election of officers
for the ensuing year was ordered
which resulted as follows:
President, Hon. J. ID. Good; Vice
President, Hon. w. Stone, ST.; Sec
rotary, W. w. Griswold: Treasurer,
J. L. Walker.
The President appointed the follow
ing standing committee:
Committees of arrangements-Il,T.
BevanS, Chas. Wintermute and O. c.
Hanson.
Obituary COMMUNICATIONS. II. w.
Stone, ST., Thos. Thomasson and
Samuel larson.
1t WAS unanimously ordered that
hereafter the annual meeting of the
association he held on the third
Thursday of June in each year; also,
that the Place of meeting for 1890, be
fixed 10y the committee of arrange.
ments, and that due notice be given
Of such meeting.
New members admitted as follows;
l.. Z. Pear:e, J. G. II mcock, G. c
Towmer, c. y. Smith, Herman kerI
Il. f. Casey, Chas. Walker and l.. Ii
! PushOr.
Paid into the Treasury, $ll.8(
On hand faom last year, sc
Total, Sl2.3C
On motion adjourned.
w. W. GRIswOLD, Sec.
OBITUARY REPORTS.
To the P eSident of The Old Settlers
Association of Stevens County
Minnesota.
SIR:-It gives us pain TO chronicle
the death of Mr.. Christian jacobson
of the township of Framness, Which
occurred on March 23d last.
Mr.. jacobson was born in Norway
and WAS at the age of fifty-seven years
1T the time Of his death.
lie emigratcd aud came to thi
country in the lifLies, and settled il
the Shell Rock settltmt ut in TIL
neighUorhoOd of NOrthwOod, Iowa,
then very -far-out-west advance
frontier settlement.
In the spring of 1868 he, in com
Iany with Il few families, moved t
this county and WAS one of the frs
who took up claims, and built Il small
house on the lovely and pictm esqu
north shore of Lake Moore, wher
now is found one of the finest farm:
with its cOmmUdious farm house an
buildings, a talking memento of wha
All industrious and contented settle
of limited means can achieve an
bring it to in this county.
lie loved his fellow men, he love
our county, and specially that par
thereof where he lived and died
lie loved and WIS true and faithful t
his friends, aid he loved God. III
WIS a good husband and father, an
by his always cheerful and joyou
mood he made his home ard all III
surroundings happy. To mis- neigl
bors lie WAS kind and courteous an
always ready to lend his helping an
dexterous hand wherever and wher
ever it was needed.
This large family is entitled to an
should receive the cincere sympath
of the association.
Respectfully,
Tuos. THOMASsON,
Committee.
June 9th, 1889.
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