Telegram-herald., 1889-06-28

The Old Settlers Have Another
Pleasant Reunion.
SYNOPSIS OF TEE Blrs SPEECHES
Oas "a tas LaFSsss CFs~as Ever Pssssat
a. a Ks-.aioa ef Ots settIsr.-A Fss
Haas win shs Fathers aaa
Mothers of This VALLEY

L.frst 4Dd pleasure 90 tae cll people.
ba5 - tle.r sons and daughters and
tneir gFaulsons and gfanad4ughters
rho always assemble in .AFge numbers
r. witness TIE merry-makiag of the
fathers and mothers Of the Valley CITY
and the country round about.
Yesterday the Old settlers annual
pcHlc vas held a. has becn for a mum
heg OF years, az Reeds Lake. The
country portion Of the large crowd be-
gan u assemble early IA tue day, and
az o'clock ia the afternoon train.Ioad
after train-load began % arrise from
the city, each family orparty armed
WITH prodlgious lunch baskets niled
With az those t0oth~ome yiands which
are such a telling element IN making
Pcuics Huccess.
At O'Clock the assembly. which had
grown RAPIDLY and n0w numbered many
hundreds, Was called % order by acting
President L. g.. Wmsor. Dr shepherd
being absent from the city. Mr.. WmsOr
made few remarks and then called
on chancellor White for an histoxical
address on the Valley CITY and valley
of Grand river
Mr. White gave a detailed account of
the discovery amt settlement OF this
city and gave the location of some of
the very nfst buildings erected here
lie dwcit Tor some tire ou the hard
sAlp7 Of pioneer life. aud vet he said
these early settlers We're very happy
surrounded a. they were rs none of
the Injuries OF life and compelled to
1--we lu the most primitive manner.
lie told how enthusiastic Louis Cam
pau was when be first plated the
village Of tsrand Ksp.ds, aad how sure
he Vas OF ~ succcss as beng destined
e. become great city.
~ W johnson was next called to
tae platform, and opened up with All
HAL the Power 0f Jesus Name" 10
qaiet the crowd, which had become
resslVe futne sc0rchuig hot sun. Then ne
nushed them by shouting. "Hcre. come
tn.s way-meeting has commenced. -
He then attracted the attention OF the
crowd 0y informing them IN stentOrian
tones that ne was gong 20 make 4
speech Il they would listen TO him.
When he had succeeded in getting
al the people that could get within
hearingO ms voice IN a llughlng mood
he gave q lttle OF ms pioneer expe-
renee. Bows, said he. Il have been
poorer IN Michigan than any other hoy
.n TINS crowd. When / left New York
for the West l was = years old. and /
came out % pre-cmpl 2 flun Mother
packed an old chest with shirts and
hosC-st0ck kings, ! medu--Or socks. is
wt1t l want TO say, and some other
articles that l would need IN the viii
dcmess.
some OK YOU may rcmem Der the old
per in the river Just across from Toledo.
where the steamboats, used % dump
baggage. Well. right there they dumped
our stutf-thcre was another Young
man with me-aad maybe YOU have
been told, boys. that they did not steal
anything I'm those DAYS. fittv-three
years ago. III you tnlnk they did not.
tovs. come rgiit up here and I'll tell
YOU something. They stole every last
one of NY shirts. and socks. and
bFeeches-uO, pants-l mean panta-
looms, and they took my partner :
Caesr complete
Well, we were n a bad moss, I can
tell y0u. Ny mother had told me 20
b. sure % - to meeting Suudtv. and
tAcre / was without enough clothing ~
cover me-. You would laugh 10 know
what we did Co get ont OF this prcdics-
ment- Wen. SIR. we went and bought
some burksSins and made pants ont OF
them. Ny partner was q little proud.
and be- got a tailor 20 cut aud mako bis
tucksSu brooches, nut { made my Own.
ard. sir / went to meeting IN An old
school house in Toledo ~ buckskiu
trecChes shat I made myself. and Il
any hov thc crowd nas been poorer
than thlt want % hear from hum
Nr. Johnson story was told in h5
amusing way. which pleased the au-
oI.neC f.r much.
SION. a. +. Bel<ulo was called for.
and vas received with applause lie
sat ladies' and gentlemen. old set
tiers 7ud freuds-l dd not come out
hfr. today expecting to make q speech.
I am not member Of the old settlers
Association. Z came here only thirty
four years ago this month. q small hov.
I am not old enough 90 hc a member.
b'it. as the hovs sav am getting there
very fast. I used to come out here IN
the winter and catch some uice strings
of 6sh. ard { see before woe sonie of the
boys and vouc men that ; met at that
time mere today.
II see here some Of thcnen who were
then M the prme Of hfe Here s
Prof Evarts. who used ~ punish me
qute often. and 7 used 20 stv that r.
ever I got t0 hc a man would get even
with hun. and have Kept my word
f1r today I nave nothing IN my heart
for hlm but love aud respect SEE
here men who. I'M 1861. marched o. the
front tn help ssve the country. and
there are thousands # young men
grow ng up Who wi be- just as brave as
those of issf
81 can remember when some of The
now most prosperous business men
were carving papers on the streets
barefoot when they we're Is years old
and now nv their piuck have made this
city what e fs I have great Iove for
Michigan. I have greater love for
Kent county. aud 7 have the grestest
love for Grand Rapids.
There srr risnv things that vs. have
- thank these pioneers f0r-yps. W.
have al % Thank them for Many a
vc1fng man has hecnnlo sucressful hv
following the advice of such men n
II r. ~ bert. " T. 0ofluherrv. and a
score of others.
Il cannot censIrc Won for hemr nm
easv. for know YOU tid rot come out
bore tO rstcn to sposChes. bat to ~ vVf
ard have = gooi tirne Nsuv - vou
sea cash other hut once a wear ani
vo1r time Is vs'uabla 30 yOu. sud 7 VII
ne aefsin vou 'onUnr
A s7ogl a. the speeches were snshed
tie music, consisting ot tTo rotHns n
fat hssads IF Wsrren ~1uires and LoHrs
= Wheeler strurk uY sfe.V lEt trr. .ie.