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BIG DAY FOR
OLD SETTLERS.
By Courtesy of Sioux C.lt Journal
In th aharta of the tall cottonwoods of
Clinton par, one-bait mils wrst of town.
joui ana ota a Re today romped to
gether at the twentr-thlrd annual re
union of the Ploneeri' and Old Settlers
Association of Dakota county.
The day of the old settlers' picnic l
the great day of the year for thousands
or people of all sires la Dakota county.
It la looked forward to for month. Plana
re made weeks ahead. Events of all
klnda are made to turn upon It. Then,
after It la all over. It la a topic for con
versation about the supper tablea and
around the ennlng lampa tor weeks and
weeka,
Attended by the moat perfect weather
and the presence of a crowd of 6,000 to
a.ooo people, the picnic wm a great suc
cess. "111 Dol'.Ka" loon.
The feature of the day wm carried out
t the noon hour, when huge banket,
which had lain hidden In the wagon boxes,
were unloaded and made to surrender
their generous contents. The people
gathered around the park In large groups
to take part In the picnic dinner. With
longing eyes and hungering stomachs, the
smaller ones waited, more or less pa
tiently, while the good things were being
spread. And when all was ready not
oven the gray haired veterans, who had
"come to Dakota county In 1855" and
knew about the Indians, were not a bit
backward about approaching the banquet
board.
While the mammoth feast was at Its
height, the woods fairly rattled with the
chatter of tbo dlnera.
While each year a formal programme of
addresses la presented, the picnic dinner
Invariably makes the event of the day.
The thousands of celebrators do not at
tend the reunion to hear speeches, but
rather to see each other, and meet each
other, and tell each other about things.
Mr. Charles la Gritty.
John H. Charles, of Sioux City, has nev
er missed a reunion of the old settlers of
Dakota county. For aome time Mr.
Charles has been In poor health, and It
waa feared he might not be able to at
tend the exercises of today. But he Is
still possessed of the old time determi
nation of the pioneer, and In comptmy
with Mra. Chnrlca he-made the trip to
Dakota City In hack, and as he was
helped to the stage upon which tho for
mal programme was being carried out he
was cordially greeted by tho other gray
haired pioneers. Mr. Charles enjoyed the
day Immensely, meeting many of his old
friends of nearly half a century ago.
Upon the stage aat a large number of
pioneers, tfrayhalred men and women who
have seen Dakota county and tho west
grow from unsettled, uncivilized country
Into prosperous territory, covered with
homes, and who never tire hearing the
tale of tho metamorphosis.
When tho presiding officer, Geo. D. Per
Vlns, Invited tho early pioneers, those
who settled In Dakota county In the
early 60's to come up on the speaker's
platform where they would be better ablo
to hear the addresses, the following stur
dy pioneers who had settled In the county
tn 1856, forty-nine years ago, walked up
the stops and took seats: Horace Dut
tnn, the venerable president of the asso
ciation: A. H. Baker, George T. Woods
and William Cheney, of Dakota City: Rob
ert Pilgrim, of Homer, and Mark Combs,
of Sergeant Bluff. All of these were res
idents of Dakota county In 1R55, and all
appeared to be enjoying excellent health.
Reed's Fourth Regiment band bad place
on the platform and discoursed music.
It furnished plenty of music throughout
the day,
Maay Slow Cityaas.
-' ' Among the Sioux Cltvant at the picnic
wero: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pinckney, T.
MrXf. Booge, Prof. Davidson, J. E. Dug
gan, M. Levleh, Harry Ball, John Adair,
Krsnk Gard, James McGlnnis, John Myers,
William Gordon, Miss Stella Gordon, John
M. Gordon, J. F. Wheelock, Geo. W. Kol
logg, E. A. Herman, Nick Maher, A. C.
Pfaff, M. Waters and family. John Dl-
oeen, sr., Charles Launsbacb, sr., Mr,
nd Mra. C. B. Hlgman, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
win H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brill,
Kev. John F. Watta, Dr. and Mra. J. E.
DeWalt. Mr. and Mrs. F. McGlbbons, Mr.
and Mra. D. A. Winnie. Mr. and Mra. W.
E. Lockhart. Mrs. John Hagy, Mrs. W. L.
Joy, Mr. and Mra. John H. Charles, Mrs.
U Wynn, Geo. D. Perkins, Rev. Dr. B.
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs, C. R. Marks, Dr.
and Mra. R. W. Miller, James Puck, Wm.
Z. Swarts, Albert O. Wakefield, John M.
McDonald, F. 1 Wlrlck, W. H. Farns
worth, Mr. and Mra. J. B. Humphrey, F.
u. Eaton, Mr. and Mra. E. C. Peters, Mr.
and Mrs. 1). L. Pratt, Mra. M. Hardy,
Emmet Hardy, W. C. Davenport, Thomas
Green, Frank P. Slmme, D. C. Shull, Har
ry Tlmmel, D. J. Hpencer, William I-iorch,
J. N. Weaver, Louis Mappes, Fred Lerch,
Jfsse Hubbard, Hteve Coleman, F. M.
Blagg. T. H. Oalbralth, M. E. Follla, C.
I Jackson, John Hchwlnn and family, Dr,
J. M. and Mra. Henry, Ed. Hlmmelmnnn,
Frank Vondrak, Miss Mary E. McCarty,
Mlsa Eva McCarty, Col. A. D. Collier,
John Deuschle, Louis Stevens, John Ar
ensdorf, James F. Booge, Mr. and Mrs.
John Naffxlger, Mr. and Mrs. John Les
at nlch, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Lessonlch,
(iru. T. Wood.
Who Claims to Be the I" Int.
gr., M. and Mra. Len Lessentch, Mr. and
Kr, Frits Seller, Mr. and Mrs. John
I.khly. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Selxer, E.
Mummcrt, Mlsa Rose Watters, Mlaa Ida
Carroll. William Maxelner, Goorge P.
Day, Mr. and Mra. J. F. Butters, Prof.
Alexander, Hank O'Harrow. Mtss Maine
t
' Malone, George GrlBln, Claude GhUotil,
I ' E. H. Stone, Richard Fitxglbbons, Ben
J Potter, Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Farnsworth,
' Andy F. Kegelmeyer. Spencer Lewis. Mr.
i ' and Mrs. John H. Charles, H. E. Rulster,
,' James Hamilton, Alice and Josephlno
6 , Lynch. '
1 Mr. and Mra. Ed Webster aud Mr. and
Mrs. ' C. J. Holtnan, of Sergeant Bluffs,
were In attendance.
'V . Tho opening of theitnornlng programme
j was jiomewhat delayed by the non-arrival
of the Sioux City train until 10: SO o'clock.
j The train had waited In Sioux City for the
; arrival of-a train from Norfolk, from
i ' which It was to take two extra cars. The
. Sioux City delegation proved good aJJt-
j tiou to the day'a eclvbratora.
i Bunl' .Uood Luck.
K ' a U BoaU. sr.. of 8outh Bloux CUy,
wsiehuil mtrrv-eo-round carrying load
after load of laughing little ones, and
, laughed with them. To Dysianaer u
i "l guess I am tucky nan to be here
I at all. I came to Dakota county Novein
' oer 6, 1KC5, and settled on land aix tulles
west of Dakota City. I broke up twelve
acrea with lour yokee of oxeu. I put In
i - torn on my oa the flrsl year and got 60
huslula to the acre. I knew right away
,' . such soil wag capable of great thing,
f 1 y that same soil la a good year win
i ' 1 0 bushels of corn to an aore. Bloux
; ' y tiiea ad two log nouaee. One was
1 od offlca and the other was used by
r Kroa. for poslofllce and board-
' r "1 I was lucky. Oue day I
)ti-' river, and while I-was
standing on the bank I heard an Indian
cocking his gun. I looked up and saw a
red skin with his shooting Iron leveled
at me. I knew how to speak several In
dian languages, and I addressed my
wotiM-be assassin In his own tongue and
walked up to him. We became friends at
once, and that'a how I happen to be at
this old settlers' picnic."
Programme of peerhe.
Geo. D. Perkins presided upon the re
quest of the venerablo president, Horace
Dutton, and briefly Introduced each
speaker. Rev. Dr. Bennett Mitchell, of
Sioux City, offered prayer. State
Sinator W. P. Warner, of Dakota
City, delivered the address of wel
come. W. F. Norrls. of Wayne, Neb.,
now a Judge In the Philippine
isianns, deliverer! an address on i
"The Philippines."
Tho afternoon programme Included
also the report of John T. Spencer, the
efficient secretary of the association, and
inn election or otneers.
The secretary's report In full and a
portion of tho addresses of Senator War
ner and Judge Norrls appear elsewhere.
Miller la Klotment.
After the dinner hour Geo. D. Perkins
Introduced Hon. Geo. L, Miller, of Omaha.
who waa the founder of the Omaha
Herald. Mr. Miller Is an eloquent speak
er and It appeared as If the people had
been waiting to hear his extemporaneous
discourse, for when he arose to speak a
large crowd gathered about the speakers'
stsnd and listened Intently to cvorv word
of his eloquent address.
Ill Time for "Klilx." J
Various opportunities were offered the
youngsters to get rid of their nickels.
There wore lemonade stands, whip racks
and other enterprises of a similar nature.
The men and the women who were too
old to aklt around contented themselves
with laughing at tho children and remem
bering when they used to have tho samo
kind of fun although It may have been
many years ano.
The niimhoe of hnrrnti hllannri ohnut iho I
park and about town would Indicate that
ine whole countryside had emptied Its
population Into Dakota City, which Is
MB. ANT) MPS. H
Mr. Dutton Has Been President of the l'i
iniKota woniiiy r or
quite metropolis today. John T. Spen
cer estimated that botween 6,000 and 6,
000 people were present at the picnic.
HAASB IS rHKSIDIi'T.
Old Settlers' Association Klrrts Oil-
cm (or the Year.
At a business meeting of the Pioneers'
and Old Settlors' association the follow
ing officers were elected for the following
year:
President A. T. Huase, Dakota City.' who
came to Dakota county In lKf7.
Vice President Gibson Hates, of Sergeant
Blulfs, who settled In Dukota county In
1804.
Hecretary John T. Spencer, of Dakota
City.
Assistant Secretary W. II. Ryan, of Ho
mer. Treasurer Geo. T. Woods, of Dakota
City.
Financial Secretary A. H. Baker, of Du
kota City.
HlKtorlun M. M. Warner, of Dakota
CUy.
Executive Committee John Baker, St.
Jehu's precinct; John Blessing, Covington
precinct: Mike Beneoin, Summit precinct;
)i. C. Ileflernnn, llublinrd; Thomas C,
t'lnpn.slinindl; Fred Ulume, Emersou; Jessu
Williams. I'lgeon.
Mr. Spencer has been the faithful
and hard working secretary of the asso
ciation for fifteen years. Each year he
modestly tries to have the association
n a tnt, a successor, but his work Is so ap
preciated that tho association absolutely
will not allow him to resign,
The next meeting of tho association
will be In Clinton park, Dakota City, Au
gust 25, lt'05.
troititi o!M i'iiu.iri'iKM.
tnilgf Delivers Address at Old Set
tlers' Itrunlon.
Dakota City, Neb., Aug. 25. Special
W. F. Norrls, who Is a Judge in the Phil
Ipplnca, but for years lived fn Nebraska,
and now Is visiting at Wayno, delivered
au address on "The Philippines" at tho
reunion of Dakota county old settlers to
day. He aald In part:
'What aball wo do with the Filipinos?
Some aay tbey are now capable of gov
erning themselves and we should glvo
them Independence. Others say they aro
a aet of naked savages who will never be
fitted for independence and that tho
United Statea should let them go at once
and unconditionally. The majority of the
American people are In favor of retaining
tho tslunda until the people are capable.
of self government and then disposing of
then. In accorJuuct) v.Uh the best Inter
eats of the Filipinos and thu people of tho
United States.
"A great work has already been accom
plished through the American courts and
the American public schools In the Phil
ippines. At the time of the American oc
cupation the defendant In a criminal case
was protected by none of the safeguards
thrown about tho defendant by tho law
tn the United States. He was virtually
presumed to bo guilty until his Innocence
wns shown. He was not conironteq ny
the witnesses against him, nor was lie
allowed counsel during the preliminary
proceedlnns. This was speedily changed
by an order of the military governor In
troducing the principles or tne Din or
rights giving the defendant In the Phil
ippines the same privileges accorded to
the defendant In the United Statea.
"The schools are changing the social
complexion of the country. It has been
said that a greater number of Filipino
people speak English than ever spoke the
Spanish language Willie tnis is nouui
ful. the language of the people of the
United States Is rapidly becoming the
tongue of the Filipino through the public
schools. Tho bovs and girls readily learn
English, which bids fair to become tho
BDoech of the next generation. The race
la waiting tor the adoption of a .'Ivlll.od
tonauo. which the Filipinos never huve
had. Spanish Is spoken by the higher
classes, but has not become tne speucn
of the common man. The most potent
Amerlcanlsor among this people Is the
EnKllsh language. In brief time tho
American teacher will accomplish what
the Spaniard failed to do in three cenlu
riea and make the lauguage of bis couu
try the eominon speech of the Filipino
race.
Fifty Years of Progress
Tribute to the pioneers who have helped
to make Dakota county nnd surrounding
fountlea the rich and fertile territory It
Is was nald by W. P. Warner, of Dakota
City, at the twenty-third annual reunion
of the Plonoers' and Old Settlers' asso
ciation nf Dukota county, at Dakota City
yeeterday. Great thlnga were predicted
for Dakota county in m mium.
m Wimar said In oart In his address
U- D.Lli.nl XlemlMTS of the 1'lnlieCr
sod Old bettlera' Association. ladles and
Gentlemen: For 'tweuty-three yvars tuea
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old settlers' plr-nlr-s hare bevm held In Da
kota county. The annual old settler' punk-
long ago In-iii nie an established IiimI
tilt Ion of this bounty. Our oricnnlsntloti
was the. first of Its kind In norlre-ru Ne
lrsrko and, I think, In the whole state.
The pioneers and old settlers hnve always
tnkeu an artlve Interest In Its welfare
fnim the very licginnlnf. Many of the
prominent men among the early settlers,
nt only of our nwn enmity, but of Wol
hury eimiity, In., have Ix-en Its officers,
and have liecn Inxtriiiiicnt n I In Its pres
ent aiicres. The people ,f our suburbs
Herginnt Bluff mid Hioux City hnve been
especially kind In sttemlnnee, and In nttl
Ing In every way Its aw-i-eas. We are very
grnti-fnl fur thl.i, and they and tbelr
frli-ncls. nnd their relatives, and all of
their wives' relntlon are more than wei-i-onte
at our gatlierlnf And 11 lll alwn
re in ulu eo
Welcome la Kxtended.
Our nnrHtlon extends to nil todnv a
henrtv welcome. We hope you niny n'j
enjoy th" occasion. We hope that Jon
War meet here ninny old friend end make
many new ones. Life that Is so ritxhnil by
the hurry, and bustle, and scrifuilile of
business that s few hours ennnot be spared
oeeanlonnlly for social enjoyment among
friend mill nelKlibors Is not very alluriiiii
or di-Hlriilile, to me at least, nor wns It so
considered by the piople of the n.xoelntliii
who are aiitliereil here. If there I;, nil)
iloiiht of tills, Just wait for the old settlers'
sterles and experiences that will be related
here today, and you will fully appreelntx
Hint they, even when surrounded by bard
slilim. always enoed life, and under all
i IrcuinstHiiees mid conditions were able to
make the most of It.
We ennnot nttend one of these meetings
wit hunt learning much of the early lilctory
of the eiiiiiniuelly. History Is not all made
by war. It Is true, the fteneral Impression
Is that most history Is written In the blond
of vnr. But the tragedies that have beet:
eiinrtcrt upon the frontiers, and the hard
ships borne there without n murmur In
the conquering of the wilderness, of the
grent prairies, of the plains, ami the strug
gling growth murk nn epoch In the history
of the west, that should nlwnys stand
prominent In the story of our nation's life
and birth ns bmg as our history euclnres.
West's) (irent Future.
Our own west, from the time of the Louis
iana
"ma iiiir'-iuiKe, oiiiv nm yearn airn. II
n mw. .m mvm inl
"7, t. V'ii.l.l.r. 'l lT
jf A iierlnm energy and Ingenuity coutd
0
nnTTOW
miner' nnd old Settlers' Asroelutlon of
me fast iear.
nmlte of New England what It Is, whr.t
nmy wo not expect .u the auu.e time In
our mngiilllfcnt west with her wonderful
niituriil resources, and with the advance
ment that nave been mnde In all direc
tion lit recent years, and those that are
sure to follow." New England has 30u years
oi iiisiuiy pueu upon ner rocs ami inns.
nnni win one-iniril or mat time ilu for
the westV No living man ean tell.
I' or Itrty years after the around unnii
which we stand became territory of the
United Htntes, Mcrgcnnt Floyd held lonely
Vigil. And then came the pioneers. Many
of tlielr bone have returned to dust with
Ills, hut, like ills, their names will stand
prominent for years to come. Their irraves
are scattered everywhere. But their iiiouu
ii. cut Is our community, the results of
llieir liny years or toll. Wealth ami the
arts of lean could not erect a monument as
beautiful, or ns enduring. In years to come
in those or our children who stop tn tlilnU
the question will always bo whether the
noneers were nine to pierce the future or
whether only blind fortune led them here.
Nerve mid courage nnd determination were
possessed to the greatest decree liy the
luneers. They were n community of pro
ducers. They always advanced. They
never retreated, though it may not have
M'cmcd so at the time, for let conic any
obstacle that wmiiIu It was always sur
mounted, mid the community In general
whs n Utile a Head or it runner position.
Your worthy president here Is ( lit a fair
sample of them all. He came us a yoi.uv
ui.-iu, lust enterie.i! tire k estate one or
the vi ry flrsl, In 1HT5. There was then
not n settler In Dakota county. There was
a w ilderness of grass of monstrous prowl h,
and In the timber iiIoiik the stream Jungles
almost Imtietiel ruble. These marked to him
one of Oihi a tavored s tits. Tint soil was
rich and productive inmost t-eyonil nciici
the climate favorable. All It required was
work to inuke cultivated crops piodiice as
luxuriantly a the natural kiowUih He
was reaily tn supply that. It was what
he was here for. lie staked his claim and
built bis cibln with a determination to
May. In Ills i-iiM', a with many others,
wl.cn ttie clouds of war came In he
dropped ull personal tin'nlr and hastened
to the support rf bis country ami It Hag.
The KtulV of which the true pleneer was
made was such that he could lollow no
i llier coiiikc, except be was tied In such
nunitier that It was Impna-dhlc for him to
break away. Hut when piaee came no
place bad charms for htm but bis claim
on the prairies of the went, and be im
mediately returned. Me married a year or
so later, and to him and his coo l wife th
years have been kind, mid today they en
joy the comforts of one of the Illoft pleas
lint r.nd prosperous farm homes In the
Mate the fruits of tlielr toll and thrift.
The ceiternl hlstorvr of the uphulldlnj of
our community Is bit a repetition of the
experience of almost every community on
the unnt Missouri slope, and most favored
spots of th plains. In view-Inn It today we
tire Inclined to exclaim, "A miracle has
been performed!" I'orslhly so, but it was
n miracle of labor; a miracle of Inces
sant loll; t miracle of Industry, directed
by human Judgment, nnd by myriads of
well balanced ami unclouded bruins: a
liilrael.i that luls neide eeunllesM pray heads
uu kiiiiiu imi.ua and wrinkled iuowm.
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DR. CEO. L. MILLEB, OMAHA.
Favort.tf with Dakota Couuty Old Peltiers.
stiffened tnt'scle and nnnnilsr4 graves.
Th miracle you view tlnv In rmr splen
did country and -entrirriiltv Is th resalt
of hsmisit hopes end ktiraaa eforts crenynrd
by aiK-evss.
Many Pioneer Pitas Away
Amid the Joys of the annual reunion,
and the pleasure of again clasping one
another by the band, there was one con
sideration which threw mantle of teav
derness around the twenty-third annual
gathering of the members of the Pioneers'
and Old Settlers' Association of Dakota
county at Dakota City yesterday the
memory of those who during the years
niasi
Jnhn T. Spemr.
The AfnrkWho I'oe tae Work.
post have gone to that bourn from which
no traveler returns.
In the past year, as shown by the re
port of the secretary, John T. Spencer,
not a few of tho early pioneers have been
taken, and their faces were miased. Thu
secretary's report follows:
Mr. President, Plot rs, Old Settler and,
VlKltlng Friends: Vour secretary wlshi
to iiiut-ratlilate you on this the twenty
third annual reunion on the apparent pros
perity that has attended you all during the
ieist vial1, our annual reunion last year
had tn ne postponed or eeeount of the
weather, a thlnic that had never happened
l fore, vxeept once. In the w hole history
of the association, nnd, thanks to the dully
papers. 111" telephone and the telegraph,
we were uble to Inform the people of the
postponement, and very few mine to at
tend the ri'Kttlitv lneellnir. The adjourned
mcctlim. wns held SePti'lulier 8. H was
an Ideal day, ami the twenty-second annual
reunion proved to lie one of the most suc
cessful nnd enjoyable we have ever had.
As usual, the secretary has to report the
demise of a larire number of air members
and those entitled t membership.
Pioneers.
Mr. Michael Heffernan. formerly Sarah
Ann Skinner, danuhter of .lames I'. Skin
ner, one of our pioneers, herself a ploms-r
and horn In the county, the mother of el n lit
children, (Hod November Zi. She knew some
of thu hardship of pioneer life In her early
days, her mother beluu an Invalid and the
care nf the household devolving on bur lit
that age.
.lames W. Virtue died nt hi home in
Portland, Ore., about December 1. lie wu
a very prominent man in the affairs of the
vllbitre of Dakota City and of Dakota
county. HI name appear ofteuer in the
record nf the county than any other man
of bis time, aud hi name Is mentioned
oftener than any ef the other old timers
when two or more of our pioneers came
together. He wns county clerk for severul
years and held other offices.
A. tironlnecr. of Sioux City, passed away
December 15. He was born lu Germany,
settled In Klnux City In 1857. He wns u
member of our association, aud a frctiuent
attendant ut the reunions. He took a grent
Interest In them. Ills active business life
hrotiKht him la frequent contact with the
old settlers. He was always Interested In
whntever was for the upbuilding of this
country. Ho will be missed more tbuu
most. ;
John J. Tracy passed from enrth March
31. at the residence of his sod at Wln
slde. Neb. He wss 82 yearn old. He first
came to Nebraska with his brother, Father
Tracy, June ', 1STA, and selected a place
for the location of a town and colony, nnd
on June 2, 1K5B. lie returned, and during
that month he and Ills brother located and
platted the old town of St. John. He waa
one nf the owners of the townslte nnd was
prominent In the early affairs of the coun
ty. He wns one of the first county commis
sioner aud according to the records held
the ofllce for the first six years of the
county's history, in 1S81 he moved to
Wayne county.
One nf our numlH'r will not be present.
Ills tall form and white hair and beard
and line personal appearance always made
him conspicuous. One who especially en
joyed these occasions. I allude to Tho. .1.
St one. lie settled ill Sioux City In ISM.
lie wns prominent from the llrst In the
building of Sioux City and the surrounding
country, and his Inst work was the presid
ing at a session of the Historical society
in Sioux t'lty. of which he won a vice pres
ident, and pusMcd away a few minutes after
arrlvlnit at hi home the same evenlug,
April IX He was born In Nlnvara, N. Y.
Home time In May Mrs. Georire 11. Vlets
died at her home in Berlin. Conn., of apo
plexy. She married Mr. Vlets In the latter
s00s and lived with him till tn the early
Mis on what Is now known ns the Iloilen
bender farm, northwest of Dakota City.
Site was a sister of John and Steve Joyce.
Francis Asbtiry ltohiuson received the
siimuioiiH lie hod long been looking for
May 31. He was born nt Manchester, lad..
January 12, S2u. and settled In Dakota
county .May is. l&jti. Ills mention brings
tender recollection to those who attended
the llrst reunions. At the meeting of those
selected to luiiKc arrangement ror the llrst
annual reunion he was appointed chaplain,
and held that position or assistant chap
lain for several years, lie probably never
missed n meet Int. lie lert a good name.
(n June 4 Stephen O'Nell. son of Patrick
O'Xcll and wife, who hnve the distinction
of hcltiu the oldest married couple In the
county, passed away after several years of
se.iTcrliii.'. lie was born at Sin luullchl. (I.. In
1KM), and came to Dakota county with his
larcnts May 10. lK."s. 11" crew to manhood
In the hcluhhorhnod of .ickson. tautrlit
school and kept store. He afterwards lived
In hloux City and was an active, enter-
prlHlntf cltlxen, euiiau'ed III lame anairs
lie was a man of hluh character.
.lull n Duuuun. of lluhbnrd. died June 12.
He was born In Ireland Tt yen is hkii; mar
ried Miss Kate llomin In IMS, came to
America In ls-'d. to Sioux City In l.viO, nnd
to 1 la kid a county In lM,2, und moved tn the
farm In 1NU. He was a man with n pleas
ant word always w lien you met him.
Old Settler.
Mr. John L, McKean wns called home
September 19. She was born lu Marlon
county, lo.. mid wa near v 35 veins old
She came tn Nebraska several years prior
to her inairhiKe lu JSK3. December 12. She
t
r
wt a woman nf rstacatlasi and rewnenwat,
-. 4uim uq.w Akiqi A ..UrtM q.iuui
ij s.s pus j.itMU pas yu4
qnaluted with her. -
MiiV klx, a native o4 Cana4a, and resi
dent ( Nelxaska sin lWs passed owsy
heptcrolKor 1, 118. Ha was s sreat sufferer
for soiue time prior to k4a death. He irved
a lls.ftl life,
John llMKhe. tbe lA-yea-nld nun nf Mrs.
Norman I'oweUL died Hcptcmliev 22.
C. 1'. Iiw died at his rldene in Slnnx
City SeptemlHr 27. He rauie t Dakota
unty in the early 70e snrf settle In Cov
luaton. lie and his famliy have resided
there most of the time slnee. Iltr was a
guod cltlxen sod waa held in much esteem
Mrs. Km Hie HeUriever, mother Fred
six! Carl Scltrlever. received a suditea call
Sunday nliiht. Oetnlsrr 4. She was Iwrn lu
lioriusiiT Hcptrmlier 27, IMo, was married
Ihsrcuiher . 1X.H. Her husband (114 In
M aud she and her sous came tn Auwrrlca
In tvc anil to Dakota county. She was a
gowl mother and inui.b repccto4 by tkoee
who knew her well.
Mra. M. Depew, an ft-ld resident nf Swath
Sioux CUy, a woman loved by those who
knew her best, aud respected bv nil br
iiciiualutaiiccs. passed away at Whitewater,
Wl.r where she bad icooe hoping to be re
stored, to health, utotsr 8.
MrSv Pbllo Graves, whose maiden nnnw?
was Alta Carpenter, nnd well known- to
many nt our number, dlnl at her home li
Pnsiidena. Cal.. October 1. The family
had lived In till county and nt Wakefield,
Dixon comity, nnd at Sioux City for nianv
years. They moved to California a few
year ag.
Copt. William P. Altenma. after an- III
ne of several week, passed over the
river nt bis home south of Dakotn Cltv,
October 21. lUnl. lie was born In Indiana
county. Pa., April 19. 1KW. He enllated In
lKiil, July 24. was wounded aud discharged.
He afterward Joined a mliltia company
snd was commislsoned captain bv the (jreat
war governor, Andrew- . Cartln. June 23.
1M13. In 1NK4. he nirnln volunteered nnd was
made lieutenant of Company M. Twenty
sixth Pennsylvania volunteers. He was a
brave soldier and was a eood. rltlxcn. He
en me to Dakota county In 1SH9. worked et
hi trnde as n blacksmith for several years
In Dakota City and then moved onto bis
farm.
Mrs. John .lessen, of Emerson precinct,
died November 12. She bad' lieen n resi
dent of the county for unite a- number of
year. It Is reported of her that abe wns a
good neighbor nnd very kind In case of
sickness or trouble.
Wm. Brown, one of our members, nnd
nearly always present at our annual reun
ion, passed nway unexpectedly November
24 at his home southwest of Ditkots City,
lie wns born In llarrlsburg December 27.
lM'S. He followed railroading most of his
mature life before comlnu to Nebraska In
INTfl, lielnif n conductor on the Pennsylvania
Uio for years. He was n well to do farmer
and took much Interest in public nffulr.
h
Mr. and Mra. Robert Pllstrlm.
He Came in IRK; She In 156.
He was county commissioner for nix Tears
and took grent pride lu the performance of
his duties.
Mra. Florence Shores, dnmrhter of Mr.
aud Mrs. Bullock and grunddauKhter of the
bite V.. D. Martin, one of the very early
settlers of the county, died ut her home In
tinge county, Neh about December 1. She
was born lu Dakota county, but her par
ents moved to Wisconsin while ahe wus
very young, but returned to the county In
me enny vim. mie married a number or
years a no and moved to Gage county.
Edwurd Thorutou missed awsv llccomher
6. He was born lu Illinois In lk&. came to
iuis county in i.vsj, and In ltZ was married
to tdleu u Connor. lie waa au energetic
man and had many friends in the com
munity where he resided.
Mrs. Arthur Ilanlon, of Summit precinct,
died December 12. Her maiden name was
Annie ltush, a sister of Peter Kuali, an old
tinier of the same precinct. She was born
lu County Tyrone, Ireland, May 22, 1S42,
was married In Illinois and came to this
county In 1872.
Fred Illede came to the I'nlled
States In 1SU7 from Germany and settled
on his homestead lu Dakotn county In Ixill,
wnere ne una resided mi in death, which
-sVy
Geo. I,, lloul.
One nf the Very Earliest.
came suddenly January 4. He had been a
great nirTerer for years.
Mr. Mann, nil early settler of the county,
having lived at Covington, Jackson and
Dakota City, died at Lyons, Neb., January
r. She was 77 year old.
Cbiratopher Irwin died January 22. lie
was Isii'ii In Mercer county, Pa., June 20,
1SLt. He was married lu 1M2 und entered
the army In lSisl, becoming n member of the
Thlrty-lirst Iowa regiment. The family
settled III Covington In the spring of 1871.
Mr. Irwin held many offices of trust In hi
coiuiiiuulty, nnd hla life and character was
respected. He wua generally present at the
meetings.
W. A. Bllvcn. a Dakota county boy, son
of C. B. Bllvcn, a very early pioneer, was
l llled by a railroad train nt Aiberiiuriiiie,
N. M., February 1. lie was au energetic
young man, mid by Industry ui.d frugality
had accumulated unite a fortune. Hi- was
universally roscctod, and his uutlmciy
taking off was n great shock to bis friends.
He was 32 years old.
"Oramlma" Kllle. a she was known lu
the community, mother nf Oeorgo r. ltllle,
former county clerk: Jehu C. Bllle and Xlrs.
John Johnson, died fit the re.ddenee of
her son John Februniy 19. She came to
Dakota count v In 1874. She was 84 year
old. very active until a few uiiy before
death came. She expected to go tn t'nll
fornln with the member of the family, and
wns looking ahead with grent anticipations.
Tommy ltlley en me to Dakota county
nlxiiit twenty years ago from Illinois, lie
died February 23 at a hospital In Sioux
Cltv.
Mrs. Michael Culn, of Hnhhnrd, died
March 1. She wns married to Mr. Cain In
Massachusetts In lhiW. nnd came to Da
I oln county in IMS and settled In Jackson.
The family remained there till 177. when
they moved to the fiirni near Hubbard.
After the death of her husband she moved
Into the vllluge. She wus mourned by many
flb'llds.
Nellie Hyiiial was born In To! -do O., No
vember l"i, 1873. came to Nebraska with her
parent June 1S79, and passed to her
reward March 4. She wa a girl of strong
Chrls'lan character and always let her
light Milne.
Mrs. Hansen, mother of Sheriff Hansen,
dhxl nt the home of her daughter, Mr,
ltneinu Frederlckson. March 17. She was
n native of Denmark and wa M years of
-o. nnd had resided lu ttie tounty niiotit
twenty veurs.
Mr. John Bike, of the western part nf
the eouiitv, a t.ermr-i lady iJ yem oi.i,
bid adieu to her family alsuit April 1. She
nn old settler of the county, baring
resided here for more than thirty years.
She was a gisMl woman, aud in ner uuuibie
it. iv .lid her Hurt.
Mrs. Frost, daughter of that pioneer
couple, John Itoouey and wife, after
months of suffering passed over the river
April 14, Bgis.1 27 yeurs. Many friends
mourned her departure.
John Bnler. tr.. wus drowned at Eugene,
S. D., May 2!. Ho was 32 years old. Ills
grandparent on tioth sides settled lu tho
couuty lu IV. bringing with them hi par
ents, then quite young. He was a sou of
Mr. and Mrs. John Holer, of Jackson. Ills
untimely taking off waa mourned by a large
i-lrcli nf friend.
C. V. Murphy, a resident Of South (Sioux
trv.6 i !
City nr srreral yeuts, a4 In a term er
nner C the manty, tfkd May ZX. He wiv a
luin who h4 seen nrvh nf the world itm!
formerly w eotinecte) with large affalrm
John C. Mats died nt hie tmiw In Dir
kota City June 17. He ramie from Germany
tn Amerlea la W72, and to Dakota county
sliont 1WX
Mrs. Wlnstlretl Mitchell, mother af Den
trtB alnl MMhael Mitchell, ef this county.
' at the resldMace of lr aon- Michael
July a. She waa k years old, an4 raine
tn the county tweaay-nlne yvnrs ago. She
wan Iwrn In Irclan. A woman of strong
uei-HnvMlity.
KafBHKid Slecum, son of M. B. Wneuut
snd wife, passed over tbe river August 6,
at the parental home la South Sioux City.
Me wan horn Id Minnesota In JK7S, nettled
la Nebraska In 1KH5V na4 South Sioux City
Irs 191, and had resides there slaee. Itny
nrotid a young man at Printline and hie
In Huenop was good.
John Boom, sob of M. Beacom,. of StM'
mlt, died at a hospital la Hot Sptlng. S.
1 1., WediMsday, August VK He bad been
n great fXerer from rkeiimatliMii for
months. He had been living at Itee
Ilelkiits, I. He leaves a large circle oi
relatives will friend. The chronicler
iitates "he had pcrsonnl qualities of mind
and heart that made him a favorite with
all who knew him."
At Colorado Springs, Colo,, on Augiixt 14,
where she hn4 Is en taken by her parents.
In hopes that a change of ctlninte would
'H'lieftt her, entered Into-rest) Miss LHUnu
K. IleeriiiRn. Sue was In her 22d year.
IltT pastor stilted at her funeral on the
17th: "She wan always ready and so will
ing to do what she could. She cheerfully
responded to every request for service a sd
any obligation assumed or task wndertak.m'
was sure to be accomplished to the full
lltalt of her ability."
Jnines Huddlevn, of Poneni wirll known
tt the pl.i.wer ns "Uncle Dick,!' died Au
gust 21 at bis home In Ponca at the res
old age of & years.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Warning Notes Calllntc the Wicked to
Repentance.
IBS hatch-, quickly.
Meek.neaa Is
might
Cane is mental
rust.
Choice Is the
hinge of dt8tiny.
Chrlxtology may
hide Christ.
Candor is the X-
Vsj., ipatr-'W' r-tty or honesty.
The atwpled-club-
Is the devil' own.
Elilhnslasiu is the badge of sincerity.
The-world needs human paracletes.
The best time Is- the-time best used.
Expediency dulls the two-edged
sword.
llecreation that desecrates cannot
recreate..
The shadow may be the best proof
of the sun.
A death-bed convert goes to heaven,
empty-handed.
Modesty is the saving salt of the
highest genius.
The Bible is- man's expression of
God's Impression.
There are no reserved seats In heav
en for rich people.
The worth of ai moral, force is meas
ured by its results.
An Anglo-Saxon sinner i no better
than one In Africa.
Worldllness isn't low ebb. Christian
ity; it is of the devil.
A -withered hand is not much heip
around, the "synagogue.."
Some men. mistake peace with, their
pastors for peace with. God.
People who like to .be told their
faults are growing In grace.
Joining a church does not mean
more than, being a Christian.
The stripes of the Christian's perse
cution are the marks of his promo
tion. You. can have morals without Chri
tlanlry,. but not Christianity without
morals.
Many a great battlefield is a monu
ment of folly,. Instead of a cradle of
liberty.
The Cross show's God's disapproval
of sin; the-empty tomb his approval of
the Sou..
If "line sermons" would have saved
the world, It would have been saved
long ago.
The attempt to reform men without
Christ is like making an engine with
out a boiler.
Men have their backs to their Mas
ter when thy talk about the "one
true church."
The man who says .there Is no devil
is usually a living refutation of . his
own statement
Many men are drinking salt water
out of a bottle while they float on a
fresh water lake.
People say they do not like the
preacher when it is the truth be
preaches which they dislike.
Men have piled up their books of
discussion about Christ so high that
now we can scarcely see Him.
It is not necessary to have tho
prayer meeting below zero to keep
your faith from turning to water.
Some forms of Bible study are at
tempts to Kittlsfy soul hunger by eat
ing the dishes instead of the dinner.
If there were more people willing to
be thrown out of joint as Jacob at
Peniwi there would be more who would
see Ills 'face.
Haiti to Tell Tlieni Apart.
"in the old days, when the capital
of Alabum.i wits located at Tuscaloosa,
there was a good deal of open gam
bling at that seat of legislation," said
1. M. Ixnvrey, of New Orltvuis. "It
wus the custom in those times for men
of all grades of society to risk their
money at games of chance, nnd the
lawmakers who gathered ut Tuscaloosa
were among the best patrons of the
gaming tables.
"The proprietor of one of those re
sorts, wishing to keep the State solona
separated from the ordinary customers
of his place, put up a big sign iu tha
apartment devoted to faro, poker, rou
lette and the like which read:
" 'Members of tho Legislature, please
take the table to the right; gambler
take the table to the left it's bard' to
tell you apart.' " Washington Post.
If a man doesu't acquire the reform
ation germ when he is sick there Isn't
much nor- for Mm.
Oat ai ai-lrat,
"Bxcas at, sir," tsraa tk
Mt. "but 1 aTt a littia wars ksra "
"Berry," tatsrrupted Ut kaay aaaa,
"Vat I kavt a fraat dal at wark kere
Geac storalaf ."
'dsn u Aiou oaoqj oj juiituti
aja))(d jo SeBJd ( pipcq lutJvp
uuta pus tapR jo sajnpid ot; ajBM
nm jo sudtupdds pio 'suoijaa tu
-JiS'j oqj iq psu wjs Sosjd pas ts
jqtna sj D)i4t3 q jojq lucrj
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PkggSANT MD MMT IgrfCTITI.
T. J. ChamTn, Ed. Vindtotor.Lib
ert, Texas, writes De. 6, 19G?f "With
plasare and nnslicirel hj jot,! bear
testhwemy to the etratrre power cl Bal
lard' Hot eh out d Byrup. I have- toed
fl in my family and can efaeerfnllj' af
Bra it i th most effective and pfsw
ant remedy for eoughs and olds I hare
ere used. 25o, 60o and $1 Bold W
O Xf McUeath.
DisTNca Awrtn ATioffiio
Judge W. T. Holland of Greens
bmg, La., who is well and favorably
known, says: 'Two year ago I suf
fered greatly from indigestion After
eaticg, great distress wonli invariably
result, lasting for an hour or so and
my night were restless, r concluded
to try Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it
cured me entirely. JJow my sleep ia
refreshing and digestion perfcotl" Hold
y O. V. MeBeatht -
puwoATtvr ivgaoRC.
If you ever took De Witt's Little Earfy
Rmers for biliousness- or consMpatioa
you know what a purmiti ve pleasure isv
These famous little pills cleanse t he
liver and rid the system of all bito
witbeint producing unpleasant effects..
They do not gripe, sicken or weaken
but give tone and strength to the tis
sues and organs involved W. II. How
ell of Houston, Texas, says: "No bet
ter pill can be used than-Little Early
Risers-for constipation) sick headac) r
etc." Sold by O. W. McBeath.
Thoroughbred
Hereford Bulls
For Sale.
I have for salo sir head of thor
oughbred Hereford bulls, all reg
istered. They are of the D. O.
Dibble herd, and jpst as- fine as-silk-.
I will make terms and prices
righi. Call at my farm or address-
jdo a Jackson Nebraska.
FRANK. DAVEfT.
t'npi otltable (inests.
"There fire hundreds of city men who
enjoy a lo of hotel in-ivlleges for
nothing," said a hotel clerk. "They
read tlielp papers nnd wrtte-thelr let
ters here, usluat our stationery, enter- .
tain callers-In our reception rooms and
make thenuelvcs at home- generally.
To all tbl we do not object, if they
aro -respectable and inoffensive, but
there is one feature that goes a little
beyond, the limit and that, is rather
exasperating. That is the- pilfering.
Penholders with pens und. without
pens,, pens, new and old, and . blotters
in all stages are curried iway inigreat
quantities. One man I recall used to
sit around a writing table for a long
tlmo every day, pretending- to read;,
but he-really watched for an oppor
tunity, to caticeal a new blotter, in the-
folds of hi paper. When this had been.
accomplished he folded up the paper
and walked out. What he-wanted the
paper for I don't know, because- he
did alt hi writing here. One day. I.
sailed! him. aside and told him. that; he
must stay away. He asked, no -questions,,
but he understood why.. I ami
sure, however, that ills place-as-blotter
pilferer has been tilled.
'Ln thu- winter these hotel loungers
make the public rooms their club, and
in warm, weather they cannot be dis
tinguished from the real guests in tbe
tresh air parts of the hotels,
"Of course. If we allowed everyone-
to make our house his headquarters
we should soon have no room for our
guests, but we do not. Our 'sitters' are
reputable people, who have- no busi
ness to occupy their time; old men
whose day has passed or men. who-are
waiting for something to turn up and
I am sure that they are all honest peo
ple, even if they do occasionally take
a few pens nnd other articles of sta
tionery or the daily papers."
DeWitt )
Do Witt Is ths tume to look for wkaa
you co to buy Witch Hizol Sthr.
DeWltt's Witch Hazal Salva la tfca
original snd only genulns. In fact
DaWltt'sIs ths only Vltch Hazel Salva
that Is mads from tho unadulterated
Witch-Hazel
All others ara counterfeits base Imi
tations, cheap and worthless even
danrerous. DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salva '
Is a specific for Piles: Blind. Bleedlnf,
Itchlnc and Protrudint Piles. AlsoCuts.
Bums, Bruises, Sprains, Lacerations,
Contusions, Boils, Carbuncles. Eczema.
Tetter. Salt Rheum, and all other Skia
Diseases,
SALVE
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