The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-05
AaGREA1ll EVENT !.
SETTLERS REUNION AT ROWLAND
-. = 7 r: LAST FRIDAY. p ~. q

The Day Spent Feasting and Merry
making and Studying Questions>o
Local. State !. snd National Con
Germ. :. >:& ~ $3.50. -:
Tie weather was ideal-the delight
FIJI moonlight evenings the best that tn,
local weather man could provide.
A small delegation arrived On the Bon
Ami Thursday evening. one homesteadel
con ing from Mankato. On Friday loca
teams scurried around thru the countr,
to bring In the women and children, ant
the men and boys filed in during The
day on snowshoes and skis The vari
ous commit tees bad everything under
full swing BY noon. Dinner was served
IN Mrs Jacqbson's large new addition tt
her home, the large double table having
to be reset several times to accommo
the Attendance.
After dinner the crowd repaired to the
schoolhonse, wheresa program in>wlllcL
nuch interestWas manifested was car
ried out, Town Chairman H. E. Eliaset
presiding.
Several selections of instrumental mu
sic were rendered during the afternoon
by John Eliasen and Mrs Bray. t.
1t was voted to change tile name OF
the central committee. from Clt;zsns
Committee Of Hovland to the Citizens
Committee of the First Commissioner
District. in order to include the new
town of Concord and he reservation
etc.
The town board and town clerk OF
Concord were added to the COMMITTEES &c
represent the interests Of that town. A
w. Stevens was chosen to fill Il *vacan cy
from Hovland, and Knute Seagrove and
Ole Aim, FROM the reservation. were add
ed. The committee now consists of II
r. Eilasen, chairman, A. S. Carlson, sec.
rotary, A. W. Stevens, assistant secre.
tary, Andrew " esterlund and g. @. Gar.
rlson, of Hovland; John Massmann, Ole
r. Erickson, e. A. Johnson, Roy Dan.
iels. Concord; Knut Seagrove and O!e
Aim, reservation.
The privileges of the floor were votec
to the visitors present from outside the
district: in order that the benefit of thei1
counsel might be received. \
Preliminary to the discussion that
was TO follow, Infringing in the Sheayes'
was sung by the audience
x discussion, on "County Fair--Ad
vantages and Disadvantages" was thel
opened by O. f. Erickson; followed by
the reading by the chairman OF a lette1
full of helpful suggestions and usefa
information from the state agricultural
society secretary, Hon; 3, W. Randall
who expressed his best wishes: for sue
cess and his wi1lin gness to further assist
when called upon.
Resolutions were then adopted en-
dorsing the proposition 20 organize ar
agricultural society; asking the severa
commissioner districts to ascertain the
local sentiment in regard thereto: re-
questing the county board to call :
mass meeting for some convenient date
to consider the proposition; and also re-
guessing the county board, in the event
Of such an organization being perfected
to appropriate $3.50 for its purposes
thereby securing to the society it's share
of the state appropriation for the en-
couragement of county fairs.
The past work of 0. E. Erickson ir
having this county represented at the
state fair were recognized by the adop
ton by standing vote of the following
resolutions:
Whereas. our e}low-townsman,
l. Mr.. Ole E. Erickson, has been I'M
firing in his efforts, practically un-
aided, in the past to advance the :,
agricultural interests and possibil-
tiles of our county and in calling
the attention of tf1e state to the
same thru our annual state fair
gatherings; therefore, be it
Resolved, that our thanks are
nereDy rendered TO MI. ErlckSOn
for his labors and efforts in this ie-
spect and for his unfaillng interest
manifested.
Resolved. that a copy signed by
the chairman and secretary be pre-
sented TO HIM and that copy be.
engrossed W Jon our records.
Responding, Mr.. Erickson apt1y made
use of the following appropriate scrip
:ture reading, which he had just at thai
moment picked mp by. chance:
Livery good gift and every per-
/ feet gift is from above, cometh down
from the Father of Light, with
whom is no variableness. neither
shadow of turning. -. j.
HE watereth the hills from Ills