The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-17

Will Picken, of Fairfield, who. was
elected vice-president, thanked the
assemblage for the honor conferred,
and spoke of the pleasure 1t gave him
&c be with his relatives on that day.
He noted the many gray heads pres
ent and admonished the younger folks
that it would not be many years be-
fore the burdens of keeping up the
reunions must fall upon their shoul.
ders. ."
Jas. PickeH, Of Cedar, said he was
glad to be entertained at the John
Picken home. The reunions bring to-
gether the different families and help
to bind the family ties. The elder
Pickens were born in Ireland, and
he said that God transplanted the
vine from Ireland and planted it in
free America and that the father left
it for the younger generations to cul-
tivate, and that they must bear the
burdens OF its culture. e. He praised
the work of President NJ. II. Picken
and told of the hard work done by
that officer in furtherance of the good
of the reunions.
Others speakers were Mrs. Ben
| ShSuI VI NOlIlnS, SOlO,y MT6. II dll-
ME Mckee, of Fairfield H. N. Noel
roy, of Ottumwa, and Ellsworth Nc
Fan, of Oskaloosa
After a few brief remarks by the
president the business session was
adjourned The balance of the after
noon was spent in visiting.
The different branches of the Pick
en- family present at this years re.
union are as follows:
Picken Branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Picken and
family, Mrs. Jasper Warner and two
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. James Pick
en- and two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Funk and son, Carl, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. g. Moore and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Funk and family, Cedar, Iowa; Mrs.
Harry Wright and three sons, Chair.
ton, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. Will Funk
and family, Fremont, :" Iowa; Ebert
Rupel, Kirkville, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs.
j. ]. Ludwick, Mr.. and Mrs. c. o.
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. John Picken
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Balm,
Ottumwa; Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Ali.
son and family, Mystic, Iowa. Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Ross and two sons,
White City, Iowa; Iris Funk, Mrs. N.
A. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pick
en-, Mr.. and Mrs. Burnie Picken, Mr..
and Mrs. M. Mckee and family, Fair
field, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. G. r. w.
Forsythe, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wad.
dington and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Ross, Mr.. and Mrs Wiley Brown
and family, Eddyville, r. 3; Mr.. and
Mrs. T. r. McDonough, New Sharon,
Iowa; Mrs. E. B. Picken, Boulder,
Colo; Mrs. Ben Picken, and Miss
Marjory Mosman, FIT. Collins, Colo. !;
Mrs. Mary Jane Cole and daughter,
Minnie, Fremont, Iowa.
Donahey Branch.
Mrs. Sarah McCleron, Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa; Anna Donahey, Washington,
Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. McDonough,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Groves and FAM:
lily, New Sharon, Iowa; Little Miss
Vida McDonough, What Cheer, Iowa
MeFadden Branch. ..
Mrs. Nina Goodwin and two chill,
dren, Avery, Iowa.
English Branch.
Bertha Mcdonald English, Ottum-
wa, Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Nc.
Fadden, Kirkville, Iowa; Mrs. S. r.
Canon, Mrs. Ollie Alderman, A. w.
McClain, G. w. Fellers and family,
Mrs. Geo. w. Arganbright, Fremont,
Iowa.
Fisher and Barton Branch.
Not represented,
Visitors.
l.. c. McDonough, Lacey; Mrs.
Nina HOuSer, Mrs. Hon and two chill
dren, Mrs. Lieut. and Mrs. Courtney,
Kirkville, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
C. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. viii Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshal and family, Mr..
and Mrs. H. N McElroy, Mr. and Mrs
A. D. McElroy and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Prowd, Mrs. Gaily and daughter, Mar
garet, Miss Dorcas Aldridge, Ben Tho
mas and family, Ottumwa, Iowa; Mr..
and Mrs. McCarty and son, Delonega,
Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. McFall, Jas.
| Roger, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mrs. NJ. E.
Cooper, Corning, Iowa.
Letter from W. A. Foster.
Snowbelt, Mont, Aug. 20, 1914.
Dear Cousin AIDA:
| received your welcome letter last
evening accompanied by an invitation
card to the Picken reunion, was glad
to get them both. Sorry ! cannot at.
tend the reunion. AS ! feel that my
days for attending such things are
fast passing, but as we must make
the best of everything, | answer your
letter so you can tell my friend Hello
for me, and that ! am in good spirits,
as We have good crop for this barren
land, which we always heard it talked
OF. Now We have been here three
years and must say that we have not
suffered from drouth. Last year,
was told by old settlers, was the dry
est year they had seen in twenty-five
years OF their stay here. My oats
made So bushels per acre, corn be-
tween Is and 20. So you see we could
i've on that all right. This year we
nave had rain as 1t was needed, so
We have a better crop than ever be-
fore, for we areI getting our land in
better shape TO produce. We think
this will be great alfalfa country.
too. | wish you could see our 12-aere
patch which we put in the middle of
May. It is very nice, yet we think
If we had put 1t in sooner we could
have cut larger crop from 1t, but
everybody said that was the time to
plant, as the freeze would kill it. Next
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