Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-30
.PDN[SH|[K PIONEERS
An Interesting Meeting ofthe Old
Peoples Association Held at
Grinnell.
"reminiscences by the Early Settlers
of the Township and
County.
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The Spotted Fever Ravages Recalled
Tribute to Early Day Medical
Fraternity.
Special to Times Republican.

Grinnell, March 30.-The seventh an I
nual meeting of the Old Settlers Assoc /
citation of Grinncl was called to order (
at O'clock p. m. in the Congregational
church by the president, Professor La
F. Parker. President Parker offered
prayer, after which a choir of old set
tiers, consisting of d. S. Morrison, A.
&c. Hartman, Mrs. a. z. Mack, Mrs.
G. Hartman, Mrs. Isabella Brand, Miss
Ella Marsh, Mrs. Oliver Park and Mrs.
Wheelock, sang Aud Lang syne.1
President Parker appointed commits
tee on printing!. S. Morrison, +. Wy
/ att and Mrs Hartman on nomination.
and A. j. f3lakeley Crosby and Mrs
Parks. The presidents address vas
dedicated to the proposition that Grin
make his way. He said the best men
in a country. state, county or town are
i the self-made men. He cited Garfield.
/ Mckinley and Henderson as iilustra-
i tons Of the fact that poverty is a
4 stimulus to success. After speaking of
/ several men who are eminent in state
j affairs he referred 10 several Grinneli
linen as further proof of his contention
Sam Nelson. +. Snow, Joel Stewart. d.
w. Norris. Mike Austin, Albert Will
1 Jams and others5-who have risen from
poverty 10 afiiuence and influence.
The next rape, was by Mrs. r. N.
i Kellogg. Early "Reminiscences The
paper vas readily Mrs. A 3. Mack and
gave description OF some Of the dis
4 comforts Of pioneer life as wei!aas some
Of the enjoyments Of a new settlement.
q Her father calne here in 1855 \ lyce-
UNI was organizsa early in Which near
Is everybody particlnated.
A quartet III ladies. consisting of
Mrs vittum. Mrs. fieiael Mss Bart
lett and Mrs Whitcomp sang the
Carey Dance.
The Spotted Fever in cirinnelr by
a Or, w II Newman VINO secured the
facts BY questioning pd settlers. and
(. DIR. +. H Harris particularly. This
dread diseases made its appearance in
Grinnsll in 1862 The doeter being un-
+ able 10 attend al who took the fever,
& doctors from Brooklyn and Newton Of
fered theii. services. and pr. Wiliiam
Patton. Of Jasper county. came here.
stayed ten days al his own expense,
took the fever and died. as did another
physician. and DIR. Patton was never
4 paid FOR his sacrifices. DR.. Newman
, suggested that a monument TO hi:
3 memory Should be erected in Hazel
4 wood. where his remains lie, ioF New
Z man $ paper was intensely interesting
: and Will be preserved with the rest q
E the papers OF the association BY beins
printed
l.. g. c. Peircs traced the peaigret
! and history Of the Peiaee family from
+ 1929 10 date from Which i; aplsear.
{ ttata Peiroe was a favefite OF Edward
III Tho captain Of the MayhpNer was
Psirce. President Franklin Pierce
was also member of the family. Tbs
first newspaper published in America
was published bE4a PIERCE in 1899
Thomas Paircs, the first enc to come
10 America, came il ls9a33. ard eithe,. h
or a later Peirce left 30 shillIngs by his
VIII to Harvard college. The. variant
slehings of the name are Pierce
!. ,seirce. Pearse and PeaFee. An uncle 81
r L. g. G. commanded a brigade al Colo
EHarbor, other relatives wsre al Buena
Vista, Gettysburg and on other fields
!, Tins neurology nj the association VA:
" complied and read by Miss Ella Marsh
. The deaths number twenty and CON.
prise the following: Mrs William
! HAYS, A, l.. PROCTOR j, w satchelf
\ Thomas Brande. John Brown. w. II
!, Harris, D. C. Baller, j. w. Baker W
!. f Cardell. Thomas Shaekiey. Mrs. +.
Hubbard, Barney Wallace, j. Il. Furbei
Marshall Bliss. Mrs. Thomas Matteson
n G. Newman. Alonzo Steele Mrs
e Moses Meredith. Mrs. William Raj
!. and D. $. Mason.
Y Fhe committee on printing reporte,
:, IN favor Of raising 500 or $40 for III,
e purpose of printing the papers OF III,
II society UP 70 date, only the three frs
e years documents having been printed
IS The committee on nominations rec
v commended continuing the present off
q Gers for another year. which WAS done
= After singing Annie LalirieH hy "a
, ladies quartet, a committee was az
le pointed to select the date for neS
y years meeting, when dinner was an
" nounced To be ready in the leeiul
81 room. TO Which all repaired and pa,
le took of a meal such as Grinnell woine
alone know how to prepare.
q Death at Montezuma
- Special to Times Republican.
:. Montezunla, March s1.-Mrs. Cyrf
= Johnson one OF the pioneers of til