Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1908 — Old Settlers’ Day at the Kankakee. [ARTICLE]

Old Settlers’ Day at the Kankakee.

The old settlers’ meeting at Dunn’s Bridge Saturday could hardly be considered a success from the standpoint of numbers presenL The small attendance was perhaps due to the fact that the weather has been such as to keep people at borne. Tie country far and near Is a cloud of dust and travel Is unpleasant. The Medaryville band furnished the music of the day. There was a ball game between San Pierre and the Wheatfield second nine. There were several stands on the ground, a merry-go-round and other forms of amusement.

At two o’clock Roy Blue gave an address on the "Early History of tbe Kankakee’’ in which he related the pleasures and hardships of the early French explorers from the time of LaSalle down to the time when all the territory east of the Mississippi passed under English control. Mr. Blue closed his talk by reciting Will Pfrimmer’s poem “The Kankakee” which gives an accurate picture of the river and its wild life. The events of the day closed wjth a bowery dance at night. Dunn’s Bridge is an ideal place for a picnic of any kind and if the politicians overlook this spot as a place for a political rally they will be making a mistake. Why not have a joint meeting of the parties here sometime in October, when the political Issues, both republican and democrat, may be presented by competent speakers?