The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
THE OLD SETTLERS ANNUAL.
Over 5000 People at Broad Ripple
Yesterday.

The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Old Settlers Reunion took place at Broad
Ripple Park yesterday and was, perhaps,
the most enjoyable ever held there. There
were upwards of eight thousand people
present during the day. more in the after
noon than in the morning. While this is a
meeting intended primarily for old settlers,
1t was really attended by more of the
younger generation Many farmers all over
the county look forward to this occasion
every year as the great annual picnic, and
make arrangements to be there But there
were great many old people present, as
we'll as the younger.
Henry Warrum made an address. Mr..
Warrum is a candidate at the coming cleo
tons, and seized this opportunity to do
some electioneering for himself. When he
said that the farms in the West were
bonded for more than the assessed valua-
ton, w. 7. Long. of this city, shouted back
at him, THAT amt so,' which seemed to
cool the ardor of the speaker for the time
being. He spoke for about an hour.
DIR. w. II. Wishard was called on for a
reply, and he said he was not out for any
office and did not think that was place
TO make pol tical speech. In gentleman
ly way he deLlored the remarks that were
made His reply was very brief and to the
point.
Music was furnished by the Zionsville
Band throughout the day. Shaffer's Orches-
ira, of North Indianapolis, made the music
for the dancers in the pavilion. Boating
excursions dancing, swimming and games
OF various kinds afforded the amusement
There were number of prizes offered, as
follows:
Enlarged picture to the oldest lady on the
ground. awarded to Ann f. Irwin, age nine
ty-four. of Castleton: five dollars to the
posed of Blanche Elliott, Edna kirkpatrick,
Edith Whitesell Lulu Meiers; five dollars
to the girl under. fourteen singing the best
patriotic song. Maud Swearngen, of New
Augusta; dress pattern to the oldest lady
not heretofore receiving prize. Eliza
Large. eighty years old, North Indianapo-
lis: five dollars to the prettiest baby under
three years, forty-four entries, given to De-
we're Barker, city,. book to young
five. dollars to most graceful girl, Ella
Staley, Millersville; f1ve-dollar flag to any
edyyg eng snd 9s eg gve To
mower to oldest man on grounds, William
Fultz. eighty-eight years old. of Nora; 50
Nancy j. Browns family, Of Brightwood
three bushels of timothy seed to the farmer
longest on farm in Marion county, Henry
on farm; S. to father or mother sending
largest number of boys to the present war,
Mrs. John Roberts, Brightwood, sent two
boys and was given the prize; SIS to the lady
having on the grounds the best three
pounds of butter, Mrs. Emma Johnson, Cas-
tIefon baby carriage TO the Oldest man
seventy-one, baby nine months old; S. to
the member of the Old Settlers Association
making the best speech, Robert johnson,
Castleton; fve-dollar ring to the. girl un-
der fifteen making the best speech, Collice
Trotter. city; baseball and bat to the thir-
teen-year-old boy winning one-hundred-
yard foot race Russell yesterday, Millers-
VILE; pocketbook to the best-looking young
lady on the grounds, Cora d. Johnson, Cas-
Teton; washing machine to the Oldest
woman supporting the largest family by
washing, Mrs Jane Brooks, aged fifty-one,
five children, Brightwood: S. to winner of
Ripple S. to winner of hundred-yard swim
ming race, Will Scott, Broad Ripple; So to
winner of tub race, Clarence Metzger, Broad
Ripple; pair of shoes to lady living on
same farm where born and holding deed
to same, Mary Ann Swift, Alliance, sixty
years on same farm; whip to farmer rails
ing largest crop Of wheat in Marion coun-
ty this year, All Newly. Nora. 1850 bushels;
one years subscription of weekly to oldest
reader of Sentinel, Levi Bolander. Oak
on Ing