Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-01
Annual Reunion Of the Pioneers of
Rock Island County Held at
the Watch Tower Today.
TWO HUNDRED ARE PRESENT
Addresses by v. M. Banding and E
D. Sweeney-Twenty-Three Deaths
of Members During Year.

Hawk NaJcn lower. 1ueI6 are dDOut
200 old settlers present. The program
as rendered today follows:
Prayer.
Music.
Reading Minutes of last meeting.
Reception of members and payment
of dues.
Address of welcome-V. NJ. Bland
ing.
Response-E. D. Sweeney.
Music.
Election of officers.
Unfinished business.
New business.
In the Afternoon.
Music
Recitation-Miss Hattie Golden.
General business of the association.
consisting of reports of officers and re-
port of deaths.
Valedictory of retiring president.
Inaugural of new president.
Address-M. NJ. Sturgeon.
Music.
RecitatiOn-Mis5 Grace Bromley.
Voluntary speeches, etc.
Closing with "Auld Lang Syne."
Mayor c. P. Skinner, of Moline. who
was to have delivered the address of
| welcome, is out of town, while Maj.
c. w. Halves, who was to have made
the response is indisposed.
OIden Days are Recalled.
The day is one on which the men
and women who hewed an abiding
place in the wilderness, who trans
formed the great prairie lands of Hi
nois and Iowa into the garden spot of
Gods creation, get together, tell of the
old days, of the log cabin, pOne bread
and the spinning wheel; the days when
the cabin was loOp-hOled and the rifle
kept loaded; when powder and shot
were close together: when the mother
hoed and the father plowed, and in the
sweat of their brows and the strength
of their indomitable will and perse-
verance laid the foundation stones of
the western empire, firm and true
On the grounds tea, coffee, lemon
ade, sugar, cream and dishes were fur
nished by :he association. the other
provisions being brought in baskets
and access to the pavilion was allowed
by its manager, II. f. Krcll.
Death Roll for the Year.
The list of pioneers who have pass
ed away since the associations last
reunion as recorded by the secretary
contains % names. Year before last
the list reached 50 names. The list
for the year past follows:
Isabella Miller, "A, COe township,
Jan. 10.
Perry, NJ. Cheney. II, Rural town
ship, Nov. 16.
Sarah L. Gregg. 81, Rock Island,
Jan. s.
Sarah Garnett, 81. Port Byron.
Jan. 10.
Mary Walker. 81, Yuma. March IL
Henry w. Deal, e. Rock Island
June %.
Jacob Simmon, 81, Milan, March s.
Farley Williams, 20. Moline. July 8
Henrietta Buffum, II, Elgin, Neb
Feb 10.
John Lusll, 81, Moline, May so.
Susie Hutchinson, 20, Moline town
ship, Jan. 81.
J. VI Lloyd. IS, Edgington township,
Nov. IS.
w. L. Sweeney, 20, Wichita, Kans..
Dec. 81.
Benedict Latin, 70, Sears. March 8.
Almira S. Warren, 80, Hampton,
May 90.
David Findley. IS, Andalusia. Jan.
| 10.
John Stoltenberg. II. Moline. Jan. 80.
James w. Walter, 5S, Moline, Aug
! 90.
William NJ Thompson, 10, Park
Ridge, Moline. Aug. 81.
Patrick Henry Wilcher, 81, Creston,
! Iowa, June %.
Mrs. COrnelia Atkinson, 10, LaHarpe,
! H.. June %.
James G. Blythe, SO, Rock Island,
April 2G.
Mrs. Lizzie Bear, Rock Island, Jan
%.
New Officers Elected.
officers were elcted by the society
as follows:
President-Martin Frick, Rock Isl
and.
Vice Presidents-J. II. Marshall, Cor
dova; c. II. Deere, Moline: Coleman
Drayton, Drury; William Payne, Rock
Island.
Secretary. H. Cleland, Rock Isl
and.
Executive Committee-PhiI Mitchell
Rock Island; Thomas Campbell. South
Rock Island; Joseph Heck, Edgington
NJ. J. McEniry, Moline; J. H. Gaunt
DruTy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dunlap, of South
Rock Island. was awarded the chair
TO the oldest settler. She came here
in 1896
Oldfield Auto Deaths an Accident.
St. Louis. Sept 1.-The cononer',
jury which inquired into the dealt