The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-09
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ul1lsfical WateA TsweE |
- oId settlers meeting nsxt |
.1aday 1t the Watch Tower
~ ~ q unusual interest bscauss
~ fhoee on the program have
- iii or the most Of their lives
- ~ Island county and are still
~ rated a. strictly home tai
The president, n. D. Hau-
- came to the county In 1S4s
H. ~ age OF IL years. and assist
r. father in clearing the stumps
~ forest from what is now Third
..ssne. Moline, and Filth avenue,
~ island. In 1853 he assisted
the building Of their new home
Z log house At Sugar Grove in
m tovnship--and he speaks in
ss,s6tingiy Of the great house
rieinr; the placing Of the logs;
~vins out the space for door and
~inlCvs. and of the neighb0rs who
- present on that occasion,
ssmely. Isaiah Marshall and his
~ bows. Joe, John. William and
10: Joe Martin and his three
~. John. Jim and Dave; John
1slfer and his son Tom; Hiram
Tslker and son Sam; Hiram Cain,
Iohn Marshall, Alec Abbott, Tow
ybvler and Thurlow Garrison.
Rev, First from Upper End.
Rev. Henry c. First, who will
sive the invocation, is an old-time
TIpper End" man, who welded Che
4 whip with its long stock and
| lager lash over the breaking
rams of six yoke to a pillow which
M Z furrow of two feet. He and
iAe late Amos Golden Of Coe town
woke the virgin prairie Of the
ssrly settlers for two years. Mr.
First says: I'VE got pretty expert
ii the use Of the OK whip. One
iay said to Amos Golden, I car
plck a fly off the left ear Of thai
OK That's nothing said Amos
I can pick the left ear OF Of the
n on the left ear Of that OK"
II. First says the hardest work he
Wer did was that Of fighting Z
\Drairie fire to keep it from reach
w and destroying the building
ozone Of the early settlers.
Hauberg was Water Boy.
Miss Mollie McEniry, who will
i've the address of welcome, is ;
laughter of the late William Nc
Entry Of Yuma township. He
hther was the pioneer brick manu-
hcturer Of Moline, and M. D. Hau
berg was a water boy in the Nc
Entry kilns there in 1882.
Rev. A. M. Drummer, who will Civ
he principal address Of the day, i
8 son Of the late Uncle Billy
Druner of Buffalo Prairie town
Zip who located there in 1888, wa
one Of the founders Of Zion M. I
church Of Edgington township. an
one Of the first township officer
10 be elected In his township. Re-
IN Byuner was for many year
10 field secretary Of the state al
pcistion of the Y. M. c. A. and
nov the head Of the Industri.
Isangelistic Foundation. holdin
nmpaigns in many states OF tt
pn;on. He is an eloquent speake
" subject being "The Evolutio
the Pioneer"
10 Inaugurate "Round Table"
In former years there used to |
scme time devoted to "voluntar!
speeches. This year an atteml
vii be made through the "Rour
Table Discussion" to be conduct
b John H. Hauberg Of the Coun
Hlstorical society, to discover re
elections and traditions, heretofo'
NEGLECTED, Of the days when Il
Dioneers shared with the Black Hav
Indians the present site OF Rock l
hnd and the Watch Tower vicinit
b means OF much effort a consi
sable amount Of material has be-
secured covering the old lndi'
trails; Captain Abraham Linco
Military camp site. Indian stori
which date back to Black HawH
Tine previous to 1882.
To Exhibit New Painting.
There will be shown at the met
hg, q fine historic painting il
finished, showing the Indians q
1embling for the National Dance
\ y Black Hawk called it, at the a
rsnt Sac Council lodge, viii
Wood Just below the Davis hydI
Sectric power plant at Searstov
Inc historical setting Of the pictu
M made under the direction OF
local historian. and was painted
Prof. Olaf Grafstrom of Augusta
College 1t shows along the wot
q shore Of Rock river large CT
usl building OF bar exterior; abb
. are tall poles having gourds 81
PENDED from them which had to
MN offerings to the Great Spir
= the foreground the drummers
: part Of the audience are seal
saile a brave, tomahawk in hal
sarting the dance. In the ba'
lound can be seen canoes III
II sNn passengers headed toward
csncil house, and at each side
ae picture are lodges of bark q
Ia, showing the Council no,