The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20

II he would talk about himself. For
that reason. he said, he would do The
same. Mr.. Lee has had some -eil
pioneer experience, starting out very
young. He was born near Vernon,
Ind, and when less than year old
his parents started out in a covered
wagon with him, bound for the west,
although he was at the time very
sick and not expected to live. His
father though fed him on ginger CAKE
and brandy and he soon got well. He
said that he has hated brandy ever
since. He then told of the old days
OF the stage coaches. relating the diff
ference between the flrst, second ami
third class passengers.
He came forth with the inforn1a-
ton that when the coach came to
muddy hill the driver ordered all third
class passengers to push, all second
class passengers to walk and allowed
the first class passengers to ride. In
closing his remarks he said that he
was glad to see so many of the pion
GERS present.
Singing by the girls glee club of
Donnellson was next listened to it be-
ing much enjoyed. There are about
twelve young ladies in the club whose
names are as follows: Beulah Mem
hardt, Caspa- Strothman. Katherine
Wigginjost. Anna Temple. Irrna Holde-
fer. Julia Roth. Elma Bank, Leila Mat
tern, Rosa Buyan. Edna Buyan, Leona
Heffner, Elizabeth Schock, Clarice
Mattern, and Luella Frank
President pro tenn Daugherty then
induced Hiram Pickard who was sceh-
uled to speak in the morning but fail
ed to arrive. As the audience had
been getting somewhat noisy he pro
claimed that he could talk as loud as
most any person but that he could not
talk as loud as whole assemblage.
This hint was taken and quiet pre-
vailed for while. He announced the
old settlers meeting In Salem next
week. In the course of his remarks
he believed that pioneers were braver
than soldiers as he had had expert
ence in both lines.
AS the speakers on the program had
all had their say some of the other
old settlers were called upon. J. X.
Cooney of Montroge was the first to
respond. He made lengthy speech
which interested the crowd very
much. He told of the old pioneer
customs: of having seen the Indians
in war dances, and incidentally he
gave an initiation OF an Indian chief
talking which made quite hit. He
told several humorous stories con.
nected with the pioneer life. He said
that in the early days 1t was nothing
for the ordinary women to jump over
fence. but now the women can only
walk short distance let alone doing
anything in the jumping line. Buffalo
wallows he says can still be seen near
Montrose where the animals were
loath to stay.
Mrs. 3. Grollenger was the next and
told the occupants OF the platform of
! her "reminiscences concerning Chief
Black Hawk. The speaker said that
/ she remembered him we'll
| A little diversion in the way OF
/ fancy rifle shooting was next witness
ed the rifle artist being resident OF
Washington county by the name oil
Captain Harrow and who claims the
championship Of the world in shooting
for man of his age, he being fifty
years old. He tried to initiate Buffalo
Bill by shooting at green peaches OF
some other fruit with an ordinar,
rife. He connected with the objects
every now and then holding the CUR
at all angles. This concluded the pro
gram on the stage.
A. memorial meeting seryice for thu
dead was then held by the pioneer.
the following members of the associa
ton having died during the last year:
Casper Stroltman, Katherine Wig
genjost, Ed Hoffman. Howard Tucker
Martin Fierney, Catharine Moeller
Henry Judy, Lewis Turner, Eliza Don
nell, Jacob Renwald, Charlotte Eric
son; Palmer orion. VIM. Carver, VIM
Best, VIM. Bonmell, Mrs. r. T.. Par
dell, VIM Winters. James E. Bricker
Daniel Schafer, PauIma Leazar WIN
Moran, Geo. w. Burgman. w. A. Ross