The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-10-28
DOWNIES ENTERTAIN QlD
SETTLERS REUNION
EARLY DAY RESIDENTS OF RIG
STONE CITY ARE GUESTS
AT THEIR HOME


The passing of the years to those
who have been more or less associated
in their earlier life is always matter
OF interest and pleasure when the par-
ticipants in these are enabled to get
together in later years. In the earlier
days oi Grant county's history there
were several of these communities
where the pioneer settlers remained
intact for a number Of years, and
among whom more or less Of q fra
ternal feeling grew out of their asso-
citation together.
One of the communities in whicn
this was particularly noticeable was
that o. Big Stone City, where practi-
caily the first settlement in the county
was made. The shifting tide of hui
man events, ebbing and flowing for
more than forty years, has still left a
number of these old timers within
striking distance of the county, and
for some ten years past it has been
customary for as many of these az
possible to get together once during
the year and spend an evenir. in re-
newing old acquaintancss and friend
ships and talking over the incidents
Of early days-keeping alive TIE mem
ories Of eye olden tines" when love
was in the making. and when little
cares were unable to annoy, and the
greater ones could always be dissi-
patel by good nights sleep. Last
Tuesday evening a number Of these
good people met the horne
of Editor Downie and wife in
this cit! and enjoyed the evening in
going over some of the old memories
of when they We're giddy boys and
girls, shortly after the community
had emerged from the chrysalis of
Inkpa City into the permanent cor
poration of Big Stone City. Forty
years had placed white symbol on,
the upper deck Of man. Of those Who
were present, and the knighthood Of
grandfather and grandmother had
been attained by all, still the spirit
of eternal youth was evident in the
cherished friendships of their early
life together.
Those who were present at the re-
union we're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas. Dawson, of
Appleton, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Neill, Of All
erdeen, S. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. A. Munro, and Mr.. and
Mrs. d, S. Cable of Wilnot, p.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Gold, Mr.. and
Mrs. l. w. Thorndike, and Mr.. and
Mrs Conrad Puder, Of Big Stone City,
S. d.
Mrs. Fanny Smith, of Dulut,l. Nina.
a cousin Of s. c. Jones Of Wiinot.
Letters of regret were received
from Miss Mary Movius and Mr.. John
Movius Of I.idgerwood, n. D., who it
IS said We're residents Of Big Stone
during the reign of Inkpaduta, but
who for many years past have been
in the banking business at Lidgerwood
N. D.
A most interesting and enjoyable
letter was also received from John s.
Craig, now connected with the First
National bank of Minneapolis, but
who will De remembered as '.Jack''
Craig of the Eldredge & Craig firm
Of Big Stone during the sos, in which
he called attention to the fact that
his partner Eldridge had really done
better than he had himself, as Frank
now had a little family circle Of ten
boys and one girl around his hearth
stone at St. Paul.
A letter OF regret was also received
from Mrs. Sarah Bean Haight of Min
neapoiis, who was one of the first
young ladies to make her home in
Big Stone.
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