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Number district townships 4
Number independent districts 119
Number subdistricts. 24
Number ungraded schools 136
Number graded schools. 36
Average duration in months.
7.12
Number male teachers employed .. 125
Number female teachers employed.
148
Average monthly compensation, males. $ 28.37
Average monthly compensation, females $
28.00
Number male persons between the ages of 5 and 21 years.
5,103
Number females between the ages of 5 and 21 years.
4,866
Number pupils enrolled in the public schools.
7,974
Total average attendance.
4,739
Number frame school-houses
134
Number brick school-houses
9
Value of school-houses.
$123,940
Value of apparatus.
$ 1,178
Number volumes in library
76
The foregoing statistics are for the year 1879 and the reader will observe that in giving the number of teachers we include all who were employed during the year.
During the year 1879 there were two hundred and forty-six applicanta
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examined, of whom thirty-four were rejected. There are eighty-nine first grade certificates issued, one hundred and ten second grade and seventeen third grade, making a total of two hundred and twelve certificates issued, or in other words that number of teachers commissioned.
SOHOOL FINANCES.
School-house Fund.
On hand at last report.
$ 4,094.34
Received from district-tax 9,605.70
Received from other sources
12,436.91
Total debit.
$19,136.95
Paid for houses and sites
$1,020.65
Paid for bonds and interest
8,551.08
Paid for other purposes.
919.08
On hand.
8,646.14
Contingent Fund.
On hand at last report.
477.02
Received from district-tax.
12,281.87
Received from other sources
552.19
Total debit
$17,611.08
Paid for rent and repairs.
$1,792.74
Paid for fuel.
2,061.93
Paid for secretaries and treasurers
1,348.43
Paid for records, etc
179.11
Paid for insurance
196.89
Paid for janitors.
608.77
Paid for other purposes
2,134,06
On hand.
9,229.15
Teachers' Fund ..
On hand at last report
$20,409.08
Received from district-tax.
25,380.12
Received from semi-annual apportionment.
11,355.40
Received from other sources
984.05
Total debit
$58,128.65
Paid teachers
$32,654.57
Paid for other purposes
273.35
On hand
25,200.73
The present superintendent of the schools is Z. T. Honnold. Among his other duties is that of holding a Normal Institute each year. The one for 1879 was conducted by S. J. Buck J. H. Applegate and J. W. Johnson were assistant teachers. Lectures were delivered by S. J. Buck, Mr. Scher- merhorn and A. Yetter.
The normal institute for the year was held at the public school building in Knoxville during the month of July.
Collins Jalife
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In his last report to the State Superintendent, A. Yetter, recently county superintendent, made the following observations:
"Farmning is the principal business of our county. Of this we feel proud, because it is the great source of subsistence to all other classes of men. The repeated failures, to a certain extent, of crops, have affected injnriously, not only the fariners, but all other classes of men. With us the complaint is scarcity of money and high taxes, and here may be found one of the causes why greater progress and efficiency have not been realized during the past two years. The compensation of teachers has been reduced, thereby compelling them to seek other business pursuits. Upon the whole, I rejoice in being able to report progress in the right direction. A few good school-honses have been erected during the closing year, and quite a number have undergone extensive repairs. The spirit of improvement and adorning has been aroused. We have not been standing idle, but quietly and slowly marching upward and onward. We have many active directors, together with a large number of interesting pupils, all ready to. perform their respective duties, when properly marshaled, wisely directed, and suf- ficiently encouraged."
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
From the last premium list of the Marion County Agricultural Society we learn that the fair held in August of this year was the twenty-sixth an- nual exposition; the society has, therefore, been in existence since 1854.
At the first exposition but few articles were placed on exhibition. The society, then in its infaney, had no fair-grounds, no stock-pens and no halls for the display of agricultural products. The exhibition was held in the public-square, and the old court-house was used as a floral hall. The next year the fair was held on the common west of Knoxville, and tables were set up in the open air for the display of vegetables and other agricultural products. In 1858 a joint stock company was formed for the purpose of purchasing grounds and fitting them up for the purpose of holding annual fairs. The grounds consisted of eight acres, situated north of Knoxville, the same being the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the north- east quarter of section 1, township 75, range 20. The first fair was held on these ground in 1858. Since that time many improvements have been made; commodious halls were erected, pens and stalls were built and an excellent half-mile track was constructed. Since the organization of the society till the present time the managers have not failed in a single in- stance to hold a successful annual exhibition.
We give the following synopsis of the premiums awarded at the annual fair held on the 4th, 5th and 6th of October, 1866. This was over four- teen years ago; the society was then comparatively in its infancy, and' it will be interesting to the reader now to see who were then the leading ag- riculturists and stock-raisers of the county and how the premiums then compare with those of to-day:
Class 1, Division A, Fine Horses.
Jonathan West, mare colt, Ist prem. . $ 1 00 Samuel Rogers, mare 2 years old, 2d
prem .. 2 00 W. G. Shoots, mare 2 years old, 1st 3 00 prem .
John Gamble, mare 3 years old, 2d prem James Gregory, stallion 4 years old,
2 00
lst prem ... 4 00 Samuel Ridlin, stallion 4 years old 2d 3 00 prem ...... A. J. Hanna, mare 4 years old, 1st prem. 400
28
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Morris Leonard, mare colt. 2d prem ... Daniel Smick, Morgan stallion 10 years old, 2d prem ......... 8 00
J. H. Crozier, stallion 2 years old, 1st prem . 3 00 1 00 Alonzo Jones, stallion colt, 1st prem .. Elam Parmelee, mare 2 years old, 1st prem . . 50
4 00 Abram Erb, stallion colt, 2d prem .... Asa Johnson. mare 4 years, 2d prem .. 3 00
Class 2.
Abram Erb, stallion 5 years old, 2d prem . 3 00 Elam Parmelee, mare 3 years old, 1st prem ...... 2 00 2 00
J. C. Odell, stallion 8 years, 1st prem. Thomas Bridges, stallion 7 years old, 1st prem .... 5 00 50 1 00
Alonzo Jones, stallion colt, 2d prem. . Jonathan West, mare colt, 1st prem .. J. C. Crozier, stallion 2 years old, 2d prem .. 1 00 W. F, Shoots, mare 2 years old, 1st prem .. 2 00
William Elliott, mare colt, 2d prem .. A. B. Stoner, mare colt 4 months old, 2d prem .. 50 1 00
50
John Benning, mare colt, 1st prem ... H. P. Robinson, stallion 1 year old, 1st prem .. 2 00
Thomas Aunspach, stallion 2 years old, ( . 1st prem . 2 00 W. H. Hamilton, stallion 3 years old, 2d prem . .. 2 00 Philip Mathes, mare 4 years old, let prem . 4 00 S. K. Bellamy, mare 1 year old 2d prem . 1 00 Samuel Rogers, mare 2 years old, 2d prem . 1 00
J. H. Cloe, mare 3 years old, 1st prem 3 00
Asa . Johnson, mare 4 years old, 2d prom . 3 00
Class 3, Best Stallion or Mare of any Age or Blood-Sweepstakes.
Abram Erb, stallion ..
5 00
A. J. Hanna, mare.
5 00
Class 4.
Elam Parmelee, saddle-horse, 1st prem 3 00 J. S. Cunningham, span matched car- riage horses, 2d prem ... 2 00 Chas. Perry, gelding 5 years old, 1st prem . 4 00
Thomas Bridges, walking-horse, 2d prem . 1 00 John Gamble, mare in single harness, 2d prem 3 00 John Gamble, mare in single harness 3 years old, 1st prem. . . 3 00 A. J. Mears, gelding 6 years old, sin- i gle harness, 1st prem .. 4 00 .As& Johnson, mare 6 years old, 2d prem 3 00
50
Thos. Simpson, gelding 6 years old,
5 00 heavy harness, Ist prem ... . .. A. Donnel, span mares, heavy harness, 2d prem .. ... F. A. Rogers, walking horse, 1st prem 2 00 3 00
Class 5, Fast Horses.
F. A. Rogers, stallion on time-time
made, 2:49. . ....
10 00 D. Smick, stallion on time-time made, 3:00 ... 5 00 William Johnson, stallion on time, 3 years old-time made, 3:13; he be- ing the best moving horse and rec- ommended by the committee to the stock-raisers of Marion county.
Class 6, Pacing on Time.
H. P. Robinson, pacing gelding, 1st prem. . 5 00 Orrin Canfield, pacing stallion. 2d prem. 3 00
Class 7, Families. Best Stallion not our 12 years old showing four of his own colts, or Mare showing two of her colts.
Geo. Hill, stallion with four of his colts, 1st prem ... 9 00 Abram Erb, stallion with four of his colts, 2d prem ..... 4 00 A. B. Stoner, mare with two of her own colts, 1st prem. 8 00 Phillips McClain, mare with two of her own colts, 2d prem. 4 00
Class 8, Jacks and Jennets.
D. L. Bennett, jack 2 years old, 1st prem. 3 00 S. K. Bellamy, jennett 4 years old, 1st prem .. 4 00 S. S. Pearce, jennett 4 years old, 2d prem .. 3 00
1 00 S. S. Pearce, jennett colt, Ist prem ... James Gregory, jack 4 years old, 2d prem. . 3 00 D. Smick, jack 7 years old, 1st prem. . 5 00
Class 10, Lady Equestrians.
Miss Fanny Smith, 1st prem
5 00
Mrs. E. Parmelee, 2d prem.
3 00
Class 11, Boy Equestrians.
G. H. Botsford, 1st prem.
2 00
W. R. Hanna, 2d prem ...
1 00
D. O. Collins, 3d prem, by committee. .
50
W. A. Jones, 3d prem, by committee.
50
A. B. Walters, 3d prem, by committee
50
Class 12, Cattle, Short-Horns.
W. H. Dawson, cow 3 years old, 1st
prem ...
3 00
Class 13, Devons-No Entries made in this Class.
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Class 14, Grade Cattle.
W. H. Dawson, heifer 1 year old, 1st prem ...
Thos. Kennedy, bull calf, 1st prem ... A. D. Wetherell, cow 3 years old and
2 00 1 00
upwards, Ist prem. 3 00 W. O'Neal, heifer 2 years old, 1st prem ... 2 00
L. O. Donley, best yoke of oxen, 1st prem. 5 00 T. H. Cunningham. heifer calf, 1st prem .. 1 00
Class 15.
A. J. Hanna, yoke oxen, 2d prem. 3 00 A. J. Hanna, breaking team of not less than 4 yoke, 1st prem ... ... 5 00
W. H. Dawson, fat steer 3 years old, 1st prem .. 2 00
W. H. Dawson, fat cow 4 years old, 1st prem.
2 00
John Hanke, fat ox. 2 00
5 00
L. O. Donley, yoke oxen, 1st prem. .. L. O. Donley, pair steers 3 years old, 2d prem ... 2 00
L. O. Donley, fat steer, 2d prem. ... .
1 00
Class 16, Herds-No Entries.
Class 17, Families-No Entries.
Class 18, Sweepstakes on Cattle.
W. H. Dawson, cow, 1st prem .. 5 00
Class 19, Full-wooled Sheep.
J. W. Knowles, buck 2 years old 2d prem .. .. 2 00 J. W. Knowles, buck 1 year old, 1st prem ... 2 00
J. W. Knowles, buck 1 year old, 2d prem . 1 00
J. W. Knowles, ewe 2 years old, 1st prem. 2 00
J. W. Knowles, ewe 1 year old, 1st prem ... 2 00
J. W. Knowles, ewe 1 year old, 2d prem ..
1 00
J. W. Knowles, pair lambs, Ist prem. 2 00
J. W. Knowles, pair lambs, 2d prem. 1 00
W. J. Waugh, pair ewes 3 years old, 2d prem. 1 00
H. L. Barnes, buck 2 years old, 1st prem .. 3 00 H. L. Barnes, eight bucks, prem .. 1 00 Class 20, Long-wool Sheep -- No Entries. ' Class 21, Sweepstakes on Sheep.
J. W. Knowles, buck $ 5 00
Class 22, Hogs, small breeds.
Jonathan Jones, brood sow, 1st prem. 2 00 John Crumwell, 5 pigs under 6 months old, 1st prem. .. 1 00
F. A. Rogers, one pair pigs under 6 months old, 1st prem. 1 00
Class 23, Hogs, large breeds.
T. H. Cunningham, brood sow over 6 months and under 1 year old, 1st prem .
3 00
T. H. Cunningham, brood sow, 2d prem ... 1 00
T. H. Cunningham, 1 pair pigs under 6 months old, Ist prem ... 2 00 Daniel Bristo, boar over 6 months and under 1 year, 2d prem .... 2 00 Daniel Bristo, brood sow under one year, 2d prem 2 00 Jonathan Jones, brood sow under one year, Ist prem. . 2 00 David Mason, boar 1 year old, 1st prem 3 00 David Mason, brood sow 1 year old, 2d prem. 1 00
David Mason, pig 5 months old, 2d prem ... 1 00 W. F. Campbell. boar over 1 year, Magie stock, 2d prem 3 00
Class 31, Agricultural and Household Pro- ducts.
F. J. Brobst >< bush. Neshannock pota- toes. . 50 W. O'Neal 1 bushel white seed corn .. 50
W. O'Neal sweet pumpkin. 50 W. O'Neal cashaw. 50 W. O'Neal citron. 50 50
W. H. Brobst }{ bushel rye.
W. H. Brobst }{ bushel oats. 50
W. H. Brobst 1 gal timothy seed. W. O'Neal > bushel yellow seed corn. T. E. Botsford large beet .. 75 W. H. Brobst 1 gal flax-seed. 50 50 F. M. Scott }% bushel seed corn 50 50 50
A. J. Hanna, >% bushel turnips.
Thomas Kelly, > bushel spring wheat. John Gamble, 1% bushel sweet potatoes. Jonathan Jones, celery. W. F. Campbell, white beans.
W. F. Campbell, butter beans.
W. F. Campbell, winter peas. 50
William Stone, 6 heads cabbage 50
W. C. Dickinson, squash. ... 50 W. F. Campbell, Early Paris cauliflower 50
Class 32, Fruits.
George Conwell, show of grapes, 2d prem .. 1 00 Mrs. M. C. Kimball, show of grapes, 1st prem. 2.00 Edward Baker, show of pears 2 00
John Gordon, specimen new winter cooking apples. 1 00 John Gamble, best variety of apples named, 2d prem. . .. 2 00 John Gamble specimen fall cooking ap- ples, 1st prem. 1 00 John Gamble, specimen winter cooking apples, 2d prem ..... 1 50 Mrs. L. M. Johnson, Bellshazzar pear .. 1'00
F. M. Scott }{ bushel winter wheat. . . F. M. Scott apple-melons. . 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
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A. Donnel, best show apples, 1st prem. 3 00
A. Donnel, best show fall eating ap-
A. Donnel, best show fall cooking ap- ples. . . . 50
John Gordon. specimen winter eating apples. 1 00
Class 39, Sorghum sugar and Molasses.
Mr. Charles Smith, 1 gal. sorghum mo- lasses. . 1 00
No statement furnished of how made.
Class 40, Field crops.
Premiums to be awarded at the January meeting of the board.
Joel Campbell, best 10 acres of spring wheat.
Joel Campbell, best. 1 acre of spring wheat.
Class 41, Miscellaneous List.
George E. Conwell, best sorgho evapo-
rator. 2 00
Daniel Smick, 1st prem. 3 00 Gardener Betterton, 2d prem. 1 00 Dr. A. D. Wetherell, 3d prem. 1 00
The last exhibition of the society, which was the twenty-sixth, was held at the grounds at Knoxville, August 24, 25, 26 and 27.
The officers for the year 1880 are as follows:
J. H. Cloe, president; J. Ramey, vice-president; T. R. Brown, chief marshal; P. K. Bonebrake, treasurer; A. M. Brobst, secretary.
The following were superintendents of departments at the last fair:
Grounds, John Robinson; gates and tickets, A. J. Briggs; forage, H. T. Cunningham; class A, horses and mules, H. T. Cunningham; class B, cat- tle, Geo. Harsin; class C, hogs and sheep, J. Hanna; class D, poultry, H. J. Scoles; class E, vehicles, tools and hardware, M. D. Woodruff; class F, implements and machinery, S. K. Bellamy; class G, grain and vegetables, Daniel Smith; class H, fine arts, fruits, flowers and pantry stores, A. W. Collins and F. J. Brobst.
There are probably other agricultural societies in the State which, at the present time have larger and better improved grounds, and which pay larger premiums, but there is doubtless no other county agricultural so- ciety in the State which has enjoyed so long a career of uninterrupted pros- perity.
The following is the constitution of the society:
" ARTICLE I. The style of this society shall be the Marion County Agri- cultural Association.
" ART. II. Its object shall be the fostering of agricultural, horticultural, mechanical and household products.
" ART. III. The officers of this society consist of a president, vice-presi- dent, secretary, treasurer, chief marshal, and board of eleven directors, who together, or a majority of those present when regularly convened, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business connected with the so- ciety.
" ART. IV. It shall be the duty of the president and vice-president to discharge the duties usually devolving on such officers of such societies. The secretary will keep the minutes, books and papers of the society, and
Mrs. Mary E. Ake, leather worked pic-
ture frame .. 50 ples. 1 00 D. E. Hedges, sewing machine. 1 00 Nicholas Guys, hand loom. .. 1 00 Wm. McCracken, hedge plants 1 00 Mrs. W. F. Campbell, ripple work, di- ploma. .
Mrs. W. F. Campbell, shell work, di- ploma ..
Mrs. W. F. Campbell, wax flowers, di- ploma. 1 00 Miss Hattie Bennett, cage of canary birds. . 50 Mrs. Laura Kelly, cage of canary birds. 1 00 Alonzo Jones, cage of wild birds ...... 1 00 Mrs. Jonathan Jones, Mango peppers .. 50 Mrs. W. F. Campbell, herbarium flow- ers . 1 00 Mrs. W. F. Campbell, collection of med- ical plants 1 00
Wheelbarrow Match Competitors
Blind-
folded.
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report annually, as required by law, and perform such other duties as from time to time may be required of him by the by-laws of the society.
" ART. V. The treasurer shall keep the funds of the society, and dis- burse the same on the order of the secretary, countersigned by the presi- dent, and report annually to the directors the financial condition of the so- ciety.
"ART. VI. The board shall hold annual fairs, determine the premium list and rules of exhibition, and publish the same by the first day of May annually.
" ART. VII. The officers shall be elected annually on the evening of the second day of the fair, by ballot. Each member of the society shall be entitled to a vote at said election.
" ART. VIII. The board, when regularly convened, shall have power to make by-laws and regulations, and alter the same by vote of a majority of the members present, and shall have power to fill any vacancy that may oc- cur in their own body, which appointment shall extend to the next annual meeting of the board.
" ART. IX. The officers of this society shall be entitled to a vote with the directors in all business transactions or meetings of the society.
" ART. X. This constitution may be altered or amended at any annual meeting of the officers and directors by a majority vote of the members present."
OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
It has already been stated that the hardships and trials of the pioneers were calculated to make the first settlers of this county unusually friendly and sociable with one another. In those early times it was frequently the case that Mr. A. was out of provisions, and, having undergone the bitter experience of want, his heart melted toward Mr. X., whose ox-team had just arrived from the far East, and immediately lights his cob-pipe and saunters over to the place where the latter is encamped and inquires if there is anything he can do for him. X., in the course of a few years, gets com- fortably fixed, and when Mr. W. arrives from Indiana he remembers the kindness of Mr. A., and, prompted by that philanthropy which is common to humanity, when humanty iscalled upon to assert itself, Mr. X calls upon Mr. W. and renders all the encouragement and help he can. And thus was laid the foundation of a friendship which, by the force of circumstances, was strengthened from year to year. A., X. and W. are practically com- munists, for what one has that has the other also. They grind their coffee in the same mill, hull their corn on the same hominy-block, and when the new man with money attempts to jump A.'s claim, X. and W. are on hand with the tar and feathers. In future years, when by rigid economy, indus- try and patience, each is comfortably fixed and surrounded with all the lux- uries of life, we would naturally expect to find a close bond of union be- tween them, and while there is no vain show of friendship, no hypocritical display of attachment, yet the tie remains unbroken and is strengthened by age. When A. dies and is buried in the old graveyard the bond of friend- ship becomes still more, binding on the two remaining members of this confederacy. And thus, as time goes on, the early settlers of the county become more closely united, and thus it is that during recent years in many counties have been formed old settlers' societies.
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The first old settlers' society of Marion county was formed in 1868. The record is as follows:
" At a meeting held at the Lutheran church, in the city of Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa. on the first day of January, 1868, pursuant to a pre- vious notice given, the following persons; viz., B. F. Williams, F. A. Bar- ker, D. T. Durham, C. Walters, G. W. Harsin, R. R. Watts and O. H. Durham, assembled together. After consultation it was deemed expedient to form an organization to be known as the Old Settlers' Association of Ma- rion County, the object of which is to cultivate social intercourse, and to collect and preserve the early history of the early settlers of the county.
" The meeting was organized by calling D. T. Durham to the chair, and appointing F. A. Barker secretary.
"The chairman then stated the object of the meeting, when the persons present proceeded to adopt the following brief constitution:
" CONSTITUTION.
"ARTICLE I, SECTION 1. This association shall be known as the Old Set- tlers' Association of Marion County; its objects shall be the cultivation of social intercourse with one another, and to collect and perpetuate the early history of the county.
" ARTICLE II, SECTION 1. The officers of the association shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and executive committee consisting of three members. The duties of these officers shall be such as are usually assigned to officers of this kind."
It was then resolved to hold a festival at Knoxville, on the first day of January, 1869, and the families of the members were cordially invited to attend.
The membership fee was fixed at twenty-five cents.
After' transacting the foregoing business, the association adjourned and there is no other record of any proceedings till January, 1869, when there was a meeting of the association and the festival which had been appointed for that day was postponed till the following May.
The association met again in January, 1870, when the following officers were elected: President, D. T. Durham; vice-president, G. T. Clark; trea- surer, B. F. Williams; secretary, A. B. Miller.
It was resolved that the next meeting be held at the court-honse, on the 3d day of May, that being the twenty-sixth anniversary of the settlement of the county, at which time the families of all the members were invited to be present and partake of the festivities of the day.
The next regular annual business meeting of the association was held at the court-house, on January 2, 1871. The following are the minutes of that meeting:
" President D. T. Durham in the chair.
"On motion, H. L. Bousquet was elected secretary pro tem.
" On motion to appoint a committee of three, to draft a new constitution, the chair appointed R. R. Watts, A. B. Miller and Jos. Brobst for that purpose.
" An invitation was extended to all persons qualified by the terms of the constitution, to become members of the association. H. F. Durham, W. F. Amsberry, F. M. Nutter, J. M. Brous and J. D. Bedell were received as members, upon payment, by each, of twenty-five cents as admission fee. "The chair appointed R. R. Watts as treasurer pro tem.
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" On motion, Wm. Donnel was elected an honorary member of the 8880- ciation.
"On motion D. T. Durham was re-elected president; G. T. Clark was elected vice-president; F. C. Barker, secretary; A. B. Miller, treasurer; F. O. Barker, Wm. Donnel and J. D. Bedell, procurators for the ensuing year.
"On motion of F. C. Barker, it was resolved that an old settlers' celebra- tion and festival be held at Knoxville, by the association, on the first day of May next-the twenty-eighth anniversary of the settlement of Marion county; that a hearty invitation be extended to all persons, together with their families who have for twenty years been residents of the county; and that a committee, consisting of one meinber from each township, and one additional from each of the townships of Knoxville and Lake Prairie, be appointed as a general committee of arrangements.
"The following named gentlemen were appointed by the chair:
" H. F. Durham, Clay; Thomas Curtin, Jr., Dallas; W. B. Ritchie, Franklin; D. F. Sherwood, Indiana; A. G. Young and John Conrey, Knoxville; W. Nossaman and P. H. Bousquet, Lake Prairie; Wm. Brobst, Liberty; J. M. Brous, Perry; Dr. Williams, Pleasant Grove; M. S. Rey- nolds, Polk; J. D. Bedell, Red Rock; Wm. M. Donnel, Summit; Daniel Hunt, Swan; Samnel Teter, Union; Daniel Sampson, Washington.
"On motion the chair appointed, as a special committee of arrangements, Messrs. Jos. Brobst, A. C. Cunningham and H. L. Bousquet.
" On motion of G. T. Clark, the press of the county were requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting; and again, a short time previous to the first of May, call the attention of the public to the celebration, and again announce the names of the members of the general committee of arrangments, that they may be aroused to action, and see that their several localities are fully represented.
"Mr. Donnel was called upon, and spoke in reference to his forthcoming book, 'The Pioneers of Marion County,' stating that the manuscript was now mostly in the hands of the printers, and their work would commence next week. It would be a book of over 300 pages, and would be ready for delivery to subscribers in April or May next. The price would be two dol- lars per copy.
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