The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-02
TALK OVER DAYS
OF 50 YEARS Ago
Minnesota Old Settlers Hold
Their Forty-Sixth Annual
Reunion at Capitol.

The forty-sixth annual meeting of
the Minnesota Old Settlers association
was held yesterday morning. at the
capitol, in the rooms of the State His
torical society,"
Mgr. A Ravoux, who came to Min
nesota sixty-three years ago, was one
of the first at the gathering. He had
walked over from st. Joseph's hespi-
tai, where he's staying because it's
handy, IF / should happen to get sick"
I'm growing old now" he says;
| though, in fact, he is only eighty-nine
s. p. Folsom, whom the others called
.Sim," and John p Ludden, who is
eighty plus" We're also on hand
promptly.
You see," explained the monsignor
slyly, 1T was always our way to come
early. came up this way in 1S41.
some time before most of the present
population. Sim arrived little later
We'll, gentlemen" remarked Mr..
Ludden. IF we sit down and wait,
suppose those young fellows will be
toddling in before long"
Young Men Come Later.
Sure enough the secretary, A. l..
| Larpenteur, appeared soon afteFward,
and Mr.. Larpenteur is scarcely eighty
one. But as he has lived at st. Paul
SiEce 1843, he displayed little interest
IN recent gossip of the '60s repeated
by Junior settlers who were scarcely
eligible for membership. For every
member Of the association must have
been an adult resident of Minnesota
territory before the year 1885, that
is, he must be now about seventy five
years old or older.
When the nineteen members had
gathered, it was mentioned that the
present membership is about sixty
seven and that forty-two of ''the boys"
have died since June 1, 1896.
AS the session began, Corresponding
Secretary J. b. CLANCY opened the old
official record-a historical volume Of
great value, revealing the signatures
and biographies of nearly all the noted
Minnesotans of the early day.
Roll call showed the presence of
| Mgr. Raveux, w. p. Murray, A. t.
Larpenteur, D. A. J. Baker, Lorenzo
Hoyt, S. P. Folsom. A. H. Cavender,
j. d. Ludden, w. L. Quin, John Hinke-
ston, Isaac Labissonier. j. B. CLANCY
and Joseph Guion, Of st. Paul; James
Mcmillan and Oliver Parsons, OF Min
| neapolis; B. Fl. Randall, Of Winona;
Hugh Burns, of Saltwater; P. K. John
| son, of Brainerd, and Sylvester Statel-
er, of Faribault.
James Mcmillan Chosen President.
JduleS MCMILLAN, or Minneapolis, was
elected president; Oliver Parsons, of
st. Paul, first vice president; Joseph
Gu1on, st. Paul, second vice president
A. L. Larpenteur, st. Paul, was re-
elected secretary; J. d. Ludden, st.
Paul, treasurer, and J. B. Clancy, ST.
| Paul, corresponding secretary
The following committees were
named by Judge d. A. j. Baker, who
presided:
Executive w. P. Murray, S. p. Fol
som, Daniel Stanchfeld, Joseph Guion,
| Lorenzo Hoyt.
Obituary.. D. Ludden, D. H Ran
dali, j. K. Humphrey, A. H Cavender.
Mr.. Ludden read the names of the
members who had died within a year
| many of whom the listeners had known
as friends long before Minnesota was
state. These names were:
Nathan Myrick, Isaac N. Goodhue,
Chauncey L. Hobart, George L. Becker,
William III. Tinker, Edgar Folsom and
William McKusick
After the business session the old
settlers went to the Merchants hotel
and dined together, as they have dined
| each year at the same site, if not al
| ways in the same building, since they
organized their association and Gen.
Henry H. Sibley signed the first page
| of the old record. then so new, in 1853.