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010 THIERS OF TOOL’S POIHT36 TubaI* MHarry 8. Hall.ovn aooo raoPLi oiliibatbUle Townsend. Tenor drum - Wesley Kerr.Bass drum -- Harry Loar.New members under instruction:IPioBHrissSTossf AairlM Jot a |Say of yioaoase Oos4 ipoookss.B 6 Cornet— Ed far McComasB6 Clarinet—Ed.Vamler Ploo,THE OLD TIMERS.Last Thursday was olA settlers day M. W. Bateman kept a register atat Monroe, and the good people ofthat town fairly “out-dld” themselves the early settlers registeredhis office, In which a large number oftheirin entertaining and caring for the | names and the year they came to 11The two who have been thej 1immense crowds in attendance. Mon-1 Iowa.roe never does anything by halves; longest in the state are Dan. Rater 1rather when she undertakes an affair who came in 1837, and Mrs. M. W. 1of this nature, she generally goes Bateman who has lived in Jasper 1away beyond the original calculations, county—since long before Iowa be- 1and no one ever goes to Monroe for a came a state. She knows the wholegood time and comes away disappointed: if he does the fault lies with him-history of Monroe ever since its firstsettlement and answered to the prettylt;self alone. The trouble is, one can name of “Tool’s Point.”never take in all the hospitality that We give below the names of most I lt;is crowded upon him over there; if he of those who came here prior to 1854;attempted It there would be danger there were quite a number who didof his collapsing beneath its generous not give the date of their coining onweight,the registerThe crowd last Thursday was estimated up in the thousands -probablynear five thousand—and a happier, ormore orderly crowd never assembledanywhere. We did not see a singledrunken man, and there was not an arrest during the day. This surelyspeaks volumes of good for the townand for the people generally of thecounty—nearly every neighborhoodin Jasper being represented in theattendance.There were r* ally more “old settiers’* in evidence than onany previous occasion, although many faceswere missed who had smiled upontheir friends apassed over theyear‘borderago—having land.’tTheday was pleasant, and the park—thepride of Monroe was cool, shady andinviting. The Monroe band gave aconcert between 10 and 11 a.during which timq, a general handshaking was enjoyed, old friendships renewed, and a pleasant exchange ofcourtesies between old time neighborsand friends. When the noon hourcame, hundreds of people enjoyed abasket dinner in the park, whileothers were well taken care of at thehotels and by friends throughout thetown. No one was allowed to sufferfrom hunger. The procession plannedfor after dinner was ommitted. therain of the night l»efore having leftthe streets somewhat soft. The bandcalled the people to the park at 1o’clock. Rev. J. A. Tool presidedover the exercises, and Rev. ilelmickinvoked the divine blessing. Theprincipal address was delivered by J.W. Jarnagin, editor of the Monte/uma Republican. Joe was among hundreds of his kith and kin andoldfriends, was on his good behavior,therefore, and felt that he had tomake a good speech, which he surelydid. He was followed by brief talksfrom Hon. K. E. Dotson, Rev* Tool and others. After the exercises at thestand came the coon hunt, whichstirred up lots of amusement. Thecoon had the odds against him, butescaped from the hounds into the topof a big tree and everybody’s sympathies were on the side of the coon. At4:30, Prof. A. Vos of Pella, made hislloon ascension. The balloon startup all right, but, for some cause orother, did not reach a sufficientheight to allow the professor to makehis parachute leap. He came down afew hundred yards from the startingpoint, disappointing the crowd, buthe couldn’t help it.THE MONROE HAND.As a round up to tke day’s enjoyent, the band gave a fine concertin the evening. If Monroe has any one thing she is prouder of than another, it is her excellent band, andwell she may be, for it has few superiors in the state.John R. Hall, the veteran bandmaster, has lived in Iowa sincd 1849, and nearly all thattime in Monroe; we can scarcely remember a time when he was notatthe head of a band in his town. Heis its leader now and has three sonsin its membership and a daughter,Mrs. Lulu Long, who occasionallyplays with them. The band boys area gentlemanly set of fellows, havehandsome uniforms, and a set of silver instruments that will comparewith those of any band in Iowa. Following is the personel of the organization:E6 Cornet—J. It. Hail, leader Solo B6 Cornet—S. Tice.U ii itFredG. Hailu1st Bb 2nd “1st Bb Clarinet** U IkWhittedKoscoeJohn Murry2nd “4ftJerry Highland.E644Harry PorterSolo Alto4kJacob HighlandJ. R. Hall Jr.1st2nd4 lt;Raymond McCroskey.Jas. Dunawav.w1st Bfc Tenox—Giles Gaston.2nd4444ToolTrombone—Robt. Loar.Bb Baritone—Harley Helmick.J. H. Woody1852Mrs. J. H. Woody...............1845M. W. Bateman185*1Mrs. Bateman1839Ellis Gifford.....................1843Mrs. Gifford.....................1850A. D. Brass fie Id and wife.......1853John R. Hall....................1849John Seay and wife.............1846Warren Seay1846H. C. Lyon..................... 1847Geo. Schenck...................1852Mrs. Schenck.......... 1853Mrs. W. S. Honnold............1850W. H. Woody...................1*49John Hiskey and wife..........1845Mrs. Hugh Morrison............I860John Williams and wife.........1H43Mrs. R. A. McKee........ 1845Mrs Ellen Port.................1850J. W. Whitted..................1850Mrs. D. Hiskey.................1851Mrs. W. Howard............... 1853Mrs. .T. K. Fudge...............1850Mrs. II. C. Lyon.................1842Dr. A. Fry......................1848A. Hoxel and wife..............1853C. C. Worth....................1840Sara North and wife..........1843-5Mrs. C. Rinehart...............1850F. Summey....................1850David Tice......................1843Wm. Tice.......................1849Wm. Thomas and wife........1850-2Mrs. Jesse Ilonnold.............1853J. T. Woody....................1849Mrs. Woody.....................1852Lucy Whitted .............1849Dan Rater......................1837Mrs. Rater.....................1849J. M. Williams..................1843Matt. Mullins..................1849Chas. Tool and wife............1848F.Butin... ...................1848Mrs. F. A. Latham..............1844James A. Tool..................1843Pres. Brown....................1844J. W. Johnson..................1849John Sheeler....................1849Mrs. Sheeler....................1853Mrs. Minerva Lewis............1846Mrs. Patsy Springer Yates 1840C. W. Harp.....................1848Mrs. R. H. El wood.............1850J. L. Harbour1848Mrs. J. Hummell................1850Mrs. Riffie.......................1846Mrs. H. Brunner.................1847Mre. S. Worth..................1849—--a---------- . .... ... .—.
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Newton, Iowa, US
Thu, Aug 31, 1899
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