Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1875 — Old Settlers’ Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Old Settlers’ Meeting.

At a meeting of old settlers, held on the Fair Ground at Rensselaer, Sept 17th, 1875, Alexander Roan was called to the chair and H. O. Bruce chosen secretary of said meeting. On motion of Addison Parkison it was resolved that the contemplated Old Settlers’ Meeting for the counties of Jasper and Newton, be held at the Indian Village, in the grove on the farm of Jared Benjaman, five miles west of Rensselaer, on Saturday, October 9th, 1876. A committee Of arrangements were appointed consisting of the following persons: Jared Benjamin, Stephen Nowels, Abraham Freeland, Wesley Henkle, Milton Makeever, and Thomas Barker, all jW settlers who have been citizens ofcthe counties named for 20 years or more, are expected to be present and a cordial and pressing invition is extended to the publio. Come one and all with your wagons well filled with provisions for a grand picnic dinner, and we will have a grand reunion. Moved that the editors es the papers of each county be requested to publish the

above.'

H. C. BRUCE,

Seo’y.