The true northerner., 1900-06-20

ing shower compelled the adjournment
of the meeting from the park TO the
opera house. The president OF the as
sociation, Hon. j. j. Woodman, gave a
short talk, which was followed by solo
by Miss Iris Blodgett,
Rev. Russell offered prayer, after which
a quartette was rendered 10y Mesdames
Baughman aud Conklin and Misses Bope
and Cornwell accompanied by Miss Ellie
Cornwell entitled Moonlight will come
again"
Eight of the Is vice-presidents re-
ported on the townships of Antwerp,
Porter, Bloomingdale, Lawrence, Keeler,
Hartford, Geneva and Paw Paw From
the latter township, David Woodman re-
ported the following deaths of pioneers:
John Lyle, Robert Orr, Mrs. L. b. Irwin,
Mrs. Ira johnson, Mrs. Smith Hinckley,
John Abrams, Samuel Holmes and b. Nj.
Luce.
Mrs. Katharine Heyman Miner of Ge-
neva township arose from the audience
and presented the association with an OK
horn, inside of which was a paper that
read as follows:
a PIONEER HORN.
In 1917 Fri Eaton and Andrew Miner,
with their families, consisting of II per
sons, settled in the wilderness near the
center of Geneva township, where all
lived happily in good log house Just
north Of Buckley's corners stands an old
pine tree in the shade of which the little
children played with their tame fawns,
while the women and older children
burned brush. We were the only people
in the township except Mr.. Clark
Pierce and family. We enjoyed the rough
life in the woods, chopping, clearing
fishing, hunting deer, and fighting wolves,
etc. Father and Andrew obtained from
Elijah Knowles tannery this horn.
Many times we have blowed the old horn
all night long when some one was lost in
the woods 1t has been heard seven
miles OF those u persons, there are
but six living at this time: Mrs. Kate
Heyman of Gratiot county; Mrs Sophia
Fuller of Lawrence; Mrs Jane Beebe of
Geneva; Mrs. Hiliard Of Bangor; Mrs.
Roxan Jones of Kansas;and Mrs. CLANCY
Eaton of Benzie county
Mr.. Woodman requested those who
were present and eligible TO membership
to join the association, after which it was
moved and seconded that all persons
who desired whether they had reached
the age of 20 years or not, might become
members, the gentlemen paying the
usual fee.
The treasurer \. S. Haskiu, reported
r.
Sl946; received during the year, 1915;
expenses, Sl075; balance on hand
at end of year, Sl2.46. He also re-
ported receiving this year $3.50, max
ing Sl596 on hand; expenses SHOP;
leaving a balance now on hand of S4.94.
Misses Hess and Wakemanand Madame
Blodgett rendered an enjoyable trio, en-
titled sour Sally"
After the election of the vice -presi
dents of the different townships, the
meeting dispersed. for dinner, with feel
ing of pleasure that the outlook of the
weather was more favorable, and that
from the appearance of the crowd
already gathered, it would not be the
means of preventing great many peo-
pie from being in attendance upon the
afternoon meeting
Fifteen persons, most of whom were
pioneers, took seats upon the rostrum at
the opening of the afternoon session, !
who were present at the organization of
the pioneer association at Lawrence 80 |
years ago.
The audience was entertained by a
quartette composed Of Messrs. Abrams, |
Bope Cornwell and Miss Barrows, ac-
companed by Miss Ellie Cornwell, which !
was followed by prayer 10y Rev. f. E.
Wood.
II. A. Martin, president of the village, |
gave an address of welcome and said he |
experienced great pleasure in welcoming !
the people to Lawrence, the birthplace
of the society, on the Both anniversary of |
the association and in listening TO the /
"reminiscences of pioneer life. Hon. j. j. |
Woodman, president of the association, |
gave an appropriate response, which was
followed by music by a quartette, com
posed of Mesdames Baughman, Conklin, |
Abrams and Barrows.
A. G. Glidden read well written pa |
per on "The farmers of the Doth century"
He said that farming and manufacturing
had been marching side by side in thelast |
half century, and named some improve |
ments made within that time in farming
facilities, of advantage to farmers of the
present day over those of years ago.
The audience joined in singing "Amer-
ica," and Rev. l.. g. Herbert of Grass
Lake gave lively, exhilerating speech,
which received close attention. He said |
that he was pleased to have the privilege
of speaking to such perspiring audience,
and would try in the next three or four
hours to add to their misery or pleasure.
He thought that aside from the accom-
plishments which have been and are be-
ing achieved, there were yet some things
left that must be done. The West must
be brought less than a weeks distance
from the far East, and the North in closer
proximity to the South, chasms must be
crossed, mountain tops scaled and the
like. He said the other day a new railway
record was made, a train travelling Az !