Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-29
OF
COUNTY is RETOLD
Local Society Holds an Inter
esting Meeting at Rock Is
land Club Last Night.

A most interesting meeting of the
Rock Island County Historical society
was held last evening al the Rock Is
land club, an. was attended by 125
members and interested friends. W. /
A Meese Of Moline, the president of /
the organization, presided, and after .
calling the meeting TO order, the pro- 1
gram was taken up. By special re-
quest, Mrs. X. T. Anderson gave an /
article on Some "Reminiscences OF
Pioneer Rock Island" a paper she read |
before the state historical society at |
body. The paper deals with reminis-
cences gathered by Mrs. Anderson
from pioneer women of Rock Island
and vicinity, many of whom are now
dead. Some few years ago she enter
tanned Is ladies, none of whom was
under IS years of age, at tea party
at her home, and they then told of
their early experiences when Rock Is
land was a small village. Many inter
esting and valuable facts have thus
been preserved that otherwise would
have been lost. The stories as told
by these ladies have been woven into
an interesting paper. The society last
evening took steps 70 have Mrs. Ander-
sons story printed and put in book
( form.
J.. H. Hauberg then gave a number
of illustrations of local historical sig
nif1cance and urged upon the society
the advisability of procuring articles
OF historical interest in the county
and having a proper and suitable place
/ to preserve these relics. Mr. Hauberg
showed a number of deeds recorded u
the early history of the county, papers
of various kinds, lanterns used many
years ago, and then threw on the
screen pictures of local interest that
will some day be history. including
buildings, street improvements, the
Indian planting grounds etc. Mr.. Hau-
berg offered to take the pictures of
any work or place that will late be, or
is now, of historical interest.
Hugh Z. Curtis read a paper written
by Alfred Sanders, an eyewitness at
the Indian burial ceremonies over the
grave of Colonel George Davenport on
the island in 1916. Mr. Curtis has in
his possession. the original cedar pole
planted al the head of Colonel Dav-
exports grave on which are cut many
hiercglyphics, each having some mean
ing impaired by the Indians. The pole
is reproduced in stone and is al the
grave of Colonel Davenport in Chip
piannOck cemetery, where the body
was later removed The original pole
has been in the Curtis family for many
years, and last evening Mr. Curtis pre-
scented it to the society. together with
four books, ledgers and blotters that
were the property of Colonel Daven-
port and which are records of trans
actions with the Indians. These form
valuable additions TO the society's col
lection. Deacon Arson Hubbard. who
will be 50 years old on his next birth
day, was present and spoke briefly of
the burial service of Colonel Daven-
port, where he led the singing. Mr..
Hubbard is remarkably well preserved
and apparently spoke with no effort,
and his mind seems clear and able IL
retain the facts in connection with
early experiences.
Miss Faye Atkinson then pleased
!. with beautifully rendered vocal sole
and the program closed with stereop
, ticon views of early Illinois history BY
Mr.. Meese. Mr.. Meese has devoted
years of study and research in the
early history of the state and has &C
: cumulated a vast amount of informa
ton and many valuable pictures. He
last evening told especially of the
underground railway" and the slave
traffic in Illinois