Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-17
y'rom Fridays Daily.

Eociation arranging for two days
meeting to be held at Agency in the
month Of August, 1908 dates to be
fixed later by the executive commit
tee of the association. The resola
ton contained the provisions that this
general meeting be styled the "Wapel
10 County Home Coming Meeting" and
that the Old Settlers association in,
wife all former residents of Wapellc
county to meet with them on the oc-
CASTOR. That all the citizens of Wapel'
10 county be requested to cooperate
with the association in extending In
vitations to relatives and friends and
former citizens of this county to at
tend the Home Coming" meeting
Added to this, another measure was
submitted before the assembly by G..
w Rouse that the old soldiers Of
Wapello county arrange to hold a
reunion in connection with the Home
Coming celebration on one of the
days set apart for the same. This
was adopted and an association styl-
ing itself "The eVteran Association
of Wapello county" was formed at a
called meeting of the old soldiers pres
ent Officers were elected as follows:
Veterans Association Officers.
Vice president-Major A. H. Hamil-
ton, Ottumwa.
Secretary-E Allen. Agency.
Treasurer-John Dwire Agency.
The other members Of the executive
committee chosen were G. w. Dickens
Agency; A. Smith. Blakesburg; w. L.
Davis, Agency; G.. w. Rouse, South
Ottumwa; W. G. Grow, Eldon; Captain
Kitterman, Dahlonega; Captain W.
Dinsmore. Kirkville.
J Townships in the county were re-
} auested to send in nominations for
\ vice presidents to be appointed by
the president, Mr. Creath.
Old Settlers officers.
Officers were elected by the Old
Settlers association for the year 1908
as follows:
President F. Newell.
Vice president-Jacob Lowenberg.
Secretary-W H. H. Asbury.
Treasurer-Major A. H. Hamilton.
Historian. L. Harmon.
The executive committee was ap.
!, pointed as follows: David Jay, w. r.
Daum, Jacob Lowenburg, w. H. c.
Jaques, Eliza Johnson
The township vice presidents were
elected as follows: David Jay Adams;
D. w. Sackett, Cass; George Haw Sr.
Center; A. Stuber, Columbia; Adam
Decker, Competine; William Johnson
Agency; John Giltner, Dahlonega;
John Rheinhart, Green; ]. NJ Elder
Highland; John Lawrence Keokuk;
L. S. Shepherd, Pleasant; M1llard
Upp, Polk; Ira Wilson, Richland.
Morning Program Postponed.
Owing to the sudden down pour Of
rain at IL o'clock the program was
postponed until 1880 o'clock in the aft
4 ernoon. Regardless of the threaten
ing weather fully two thousand people
we're present during the afternoon.
The program was opened by the
singing of "All Hail, the Power Of
Jesus Name" by the assembly This
was followed by the invocation By
Rev. Thomas B. Hughes. The reading
Of the roll call Of departed members
of the association was then heard.
In few well chosen words, Mayor
/, Humbert. himself one Of the Oldest
" settlers of Wapello county, bid vel
come tn all present in behalf of the
oitv of Agency. The response wa
given by w F. Newell president O
the Old Settlers association.
Mr. NeweIl's Address.
"Mr. Mayor and fellow citizens 0
the Wapelln cnrnty Old Settlers as
K ociation," Mr. Newell said:
.As chairman it becomes my pleas
sntSduty to extend to you a welcome
We are glad to have you with us to
cay to partake of our hospitality WI
\ want YOU. one nnd ALL to enjoy your
self to the fullest possible extent.
en- sire you will. for nothing give:
rs ninre pleasure in our old age thar
esDleet% together on an occasion .
bis Find and have an opportunity .
rasating again the friends of earl,
6aTs. Nothing gives to old age al
much enjoyment as meeting togethe
and talking over the old times s,
it is fitting that we should take da.
from the labors and cares of life ant
resemble here together and spend tn
faF inWisitina and renewing oil
friendships and acquaintance. w
hope all will do their part tc
ward making it one of the red lette
IN orr lives.
..'rhe early history Of the settlement
of Wanello county dates bnck into tn
ecrly '40's of the 18th century. Whe,
we see the wonderful progress an,
improvements made one would thin
they We're looking back for centurie
when the first settlement was mad
instead of only life time There ar
present today with lis a few of th
first settlers I see present DR. j. W
LrForce of Monrovia. Cal. who tells m
fa was here n 1871. Also Mrs Ema
Inc Denison McMinn. who was here i
1S43 and who is the oldest settle
& now living in Agency When this sc
eiety was first ORGANIZED in 1894 man
who were present and attended tina
meeting have long since passed ava.
According to the historian of this sc
cietyvthe annual death rate average
about 100 in this county Thes
figures show us how fast they ar
L RAISING over into the Great Ur
d l-nowa" and how few of them are LET
y teday. Only few short years at TIL
u est and these men and women. VIII
D with brave hearts and strong, willin
bands. left their homes and friend
and came into the then far wester