The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
MANY WERE PRESENT
officers Elected to Serve for tho
Coming Year and Date Of Next
Meeting Will be An
nounced Later.

W
Hiram Pickard OF Cottonwood was
elected president and Miss Emma
Potts of Fort Madison was reelected
Becretary.
The vice presidents consist Of one
representative from each township.
All Of these were reelected. j e.
Daugherty Is vice president from this
township.
Many years ago Daniel F. Miller Sr.,
lnaugurated the golden circle, In which
ali the old settlers join hands and
forming a circle sing Aud Lang syne..
This exercise closed yesterdays ses-
sion.
The exercises were held at Rand
Park and the day was pleasant for an
out door gathering. a large number
came from Fort Madison to take part
and pioneers from all parts Of the
county were in attendance to again re-
new old acquaintances, recite reminis.
cences and tell of the days Of early
life.
To Mark Historic Spot.
The following resolution was adopt.
ed at the meeting Of the Old Settlers
held at Rand Park yesterday; giving
to the Mississippi River Power Co..
the right to overflow and submerge
all or any part of the "Old Orchard
Outlot":
WHEREAS, on September 29th,
1874, one G. B. Denrison and wife CON
veyed to the Mayor and Aldermen Of
the town OF Montrose In trust for the
old settlers of Lee County, Iowa, d
certain parcel of ground in said town
of Montrose, Lee County. Iowa, com
monty known and called the "Old Or
chard Outlot," and
Whereas. the said Old Orchard Out.
lot Is OF historical Importance and in
terest by reason Of its being the site
of the first orchard planted In the
great agricultural state of Iowa in
connection with a small pioneer farm
and the second settlement in the state
Of Iowa by white man, and
Whereas, said property has hereto
fore brought no income and owing to
nts situation on the river front has
been regarded as of little value, now
therefore
Be It Resolved, by the old settlers
of Lee County. Iowa, in convention
duly assembled.
First: That we, the pioneers and old
settlers association of Lee County,
Iowa, the only organization of old set
tiers in said county organized for so
cial purposes and the preservation OF
local history and historic land marks
request the mayor and the town coun.
ell Of the town Of Montrose, Lee
county, Iowa, upon a request made by
the committee hereinafter named, to
grant to the Mississippi River Power
Company the right to overflow and
submerge all or any part of said par
Gel OF ground known as the "Old Or
card Outlet" and the right to use a
portion thereof in the relocation Of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Company right OF way
Second: That we appoint hereby q
committee composed of the following:
James F. Daugherty, ]. p Cruikshank
]. B. Kiel, A. Hollingsworth and Hir
am Pickard, which committee is au
thorized to confer with representa-
lives OF the Mississippi River Power
Company with view to having 9
portion of said Old Orchard Outlo'
filled in and raised above the new wa
Ter level which will result from the
construction OF the dam across the
Mississippi river, and securely rip
tapping and properly leveled suitable
for placing monument or marker
thereon and the place SO filed to bt
connected with the shore by perma
nent passageway, to the end that the
location OF said Old Orchard Quito
may be preserved on account of 1t:
historical value.
Third: That the legislature OF thu
State Of Iowa be petitioned at the mex
regular session to appropriate sun
OF money for the erection on sale
mound or base of a suitable monu
ment or marker and that tho commit
tee appointed be continued for TIL
purpose Of carrying out the provisions
Of this resolution with full power t.
act.
Fourth: That copy of this resolu
Ton duly signed by the chairman o
this meeting and the secretary hereo
be presented to the Mississippi Rive
Power Company and the mayor ant
Town council of the town Of Montrose
and that a memorial hereof be pre-
sented to both houses OF the state
legislature at its next session.
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