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418 Ohio Arch

418         Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications.

 

exercises of the day were presided over by Mr. Emil Schlup, retiring

president of the Pioneer Association. The election of the officers for

the ensuing year resulted in the selection of Mr. Amos Nye as president

and of the re-election of Mr. Mark Karr as secretary. An interesting

program  of music and speeches was successfully carried out. Music

was furnished by the Adrian Cornet Band, composed of E. K. Ewing,

Eugene Ewing, Fred Ewing, Thomas Reardan, Fort Presler, Burt Al-

lion, Derf Ringheisen, Earl Snyder, George Myers, Karl Truby, Ralph

Green and C. C. Haines; and the Carey Male Quartette, composed of

Jesse Stombaugh, J. D. Ewing, R. D. Hilty and W. L. Baker.

Interesting reminiscences of "ye olden tymes" were given by Presi-

dent Nye, Mr. H. K. Inman, Postmaster Hiram Miller of Wharton, Mr.

F. L. Feltus of McCutchenville, Captain A. P. Cutting of Kenton, Rev.

T. J. Carey of Wharton and the venerable Isaac Burke of Crawford,

whose memory went back to the days of the "Indians, rattlesnakes and

blacksnakes of the Tymochtee"; in his boyhood days Mr. Burke spoke

the Indian language and became acquainted with many Indians, visited

and transacted business with them and the following Indians were some

of his personal friends: Big Solomon, Little Chief, Charles, Fider, George

Wright, Armstrong, Peacock, Mud-Eater, Stuckey, Grey-Eyes, Between-

the-Logs, John Seneca, Warpole, Spybuck, Guard, Mononcue, Bullhead,

Porcupine, Bigelow, Walker, James, and Deer. Mr. Burke "was raised

on Tymochtee Creek and always loved to live on its banks; in its earlier

days it was considered one of the best streams in the state, but it is

different now, being damaged by oil and salt water."

The speakers of the day were Hon. Grant Mouser, member of

Congress from that district, and Mr. Randall, the Secretary of the Ohio

State Archaeological and Historical Society. Mr. Mouser made an elo-

quent address on the marvelous growth of our country and its present

prosperity. The Secretary of this Society dwelt upon the historic events

of Ohio, the various races contending for supremacy in the Ohio Valley

and the bitter contest between the white and the red people.

It was a day long to be remembered by those who were fortunate

enough to be present.

 

 

WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

By the appointment of a financial committee of three, the trustees of

Western Reserve Historical Society, in their first meeting for two years,

took definite steps at their meeting in May last, toward raising a per-

manent endowment fund of $150,000.

W. H. Cathcart is the newly elected president of the society. When

it became known that L. E. Holden, president of the society since 1902,

could not serve another term on account of other pressing duties and

Mr. Cathcart was elected in his place, the president-elect frankly told