Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Old Settlers of County
Having Annual Re-
union Today.
AT THE WATCH TOWER
Ranks Have Been Thin
ned by Death Dur
ing Year.

One of the most pleasant meetings
ever held by the Old Settlers associa |
ton of Rock Island county was the |
3Sth annual session which occurred !
at Black Hawk Watch Tower today.
The meeting was well attended and
the fine weather added much to the
pleasure of the day. During the year
40 new members were enrolled and
the affairs of the association are in
very good condition.
The morning session was opened
with Il prayer by Rey. T. II. johnson,
of Edgington. After the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting the
address of welcome was delivered by
Mayor William McConochie, and the
| response was given by NJ. J. McEniry,
of Moline. The election of officers
was deferred until the afternoon SEES
sion. \ picnic dinner was served, af-
ter which the business of the associa-
ton was continued. the program be-
ing carried out as follows:
Music.
General business of the association,
consisting of reports of officers and
report of deaths.
| Nalcdictpry of retiring president.
Inaugural of new president.
Address, II. w. Olmsted.
Music.
Original poem, Mrs. Abbie \. Gould.
Voluntary speeches, etc.
Closing with "Auld Lang Syne."
| The list Of those who passed away
during the year. as read by the secre-
tary, is as follows:
The MOrtuary List.
Jacob First. Andalusia, Sept. ., 1903;
Mrs. Mary {. Blowers, Moline. Aug. p,
1908; Maj. j. NJ. Bcardsley, Rock Isl
and. Aug. -. 1908; Samuel Bonner.
PORT Byron. Aug. II, 1903; Samuel De
vinney. Hampton, Aug. Il, 1908; Mrs.
Henry Curtis, Rock Island, Nov. 10.
1902; Mrs. w. NJ. Brasher. South Rock
Island. July $. 1908; George ID. Moore,
Port Byron. July 81. 1908; Mrs. Louise
| NandrufT. South Rock Island, July Is,
1903; John h. Wells, Rock Island, July
Is. 1908: Mrs. =. NJ. Zeigler. South Mo
line, July l.. 1908; Mrs. Ellen Boney.
| AndaluSia. June II. 1908: Thomas
Hutchinson, Bowling. May Is, 1908;
| Abel {. BufTum. California; L. L.
Hemenway, Moline. April -, 1903;
Mrs Z. McGce. Rock Island, April =,
1908; II. \. NereiCh, Moline, May 10,
| 1903; james q. Blythe. Rock Island,
April p. 1908; David Kell. Andalusia,
April Is. 1903: George Groth, Bowles
burg. April p. 1908; Charles f. Bur
rail-. Rock Island, March II, 1908; Will
liam J. Gamble. Rock Island, March
IA. 1908: J. W. Maxwell, Port Byron;
V. w. Colgrovc, Hampton, March :,
| 1908: Mrs V. NJ. Colgrove. Hampton.
March :. 1903; Mrs. Mary Bowen, Rock
Island. Feb IS, 1908; Charles \. Stod-
tlard. Rock Island. Feb. Il, 1908; John
Marshall, CordoVa. Feb. Is, 1908; Mrs.
NJ. Beardslcy, Rock Island, Feb. II,
1908; Mrs. Hannah Haines. Coaltown,
Jan. II. 1908; Mrs. NJ. y. Buford. Rock
Island. Jan. 1908; Judge G. w. Pleas
ants. Rock Island, Oct. -. 1902; Mrs.
Nancy Harold. Moline, Sept. Il, 1902;
Mrs. Sarah b. Ellis. Rock Island, Sept.
| Is, 1902: Mrs. Sarah Gregg, Coal Val
ley. Sept. Is. 1892; Il. Hutchinson,
Bowling. Sept. 10, 1902.
Officers for the year were chosen
as follows:
President-R. G. Hollister, Coe.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Prick, Rock
! Island; Daniel Gordon. Moline.
Secretary-J- II. Cleland, Rock Isl
and.
The prize offered for the pioneer in.
attendance who has lived the greatest
number of wears in the county was
awarded to Mrs. Bailey, of Hampton.
She has been in the county since 1882.