Show DUCK HAWK WAR the I 1 he survivors holds bold a R e H mi 0 us OLDEST officeholder OFFICE HOLDER he be his ment Z ro K president bonu quincy adams special to tur THE ENQUIRES 1 KENT ill june 28 23 sixty ona yeara have elapsed since the prairies of hilll z neis ineis rf re sounded resounded with the war whoop of the red men but the name and fame of black hawk still live ilya and today old settlers sett lera whose memories are still clear on those trying times and survivors ot of the B lacks black hawk war are fraternizing in the little city which boasts of the only black blackhawk hawk war monument in the world woid today is the gist anniversary annoyers iry of the battle of kellogs kellogg Kel logs grova where col demerit dement and his tn mu u fought a d decisive A c ve engagement f that brought it defeat and disaster to black hawk and his hia hordo of rp red 1 skinned followers follow follo sn and itla it ia being observed observe dby by a P general reunion of tho settlers and veterans vet arans the began this moraine with A a procession ion formed wen arrn th main bret of peirl pearl cita and wh cu ch beaded ray ay a band proe proceeded ded to r the old batt e ground of kellogy Kel eo loga grove the remnant nant ol of the octogenarian warriors riding in carriages at the grove an old fashioned picnic was inaugurated until one when tho the gathering was waa calipa to order antl and prayer offered by rev B R 11 cartwright the black hawk survivors about a dozen in aum berbere ber were seated upon tle tie platform orm after afler patri patriotic ote music by aba band arl an address of weoma we welcome oma w was delivered by JE bimms of kent kant to which response i was made liv bv gen smith W athius of freeport bhart addresses bereth wereth werft then made by congressman cour gressman R R hitt i i col peter pa parkinson ma cobain co john thomash thomas H S town I 1 send and several others at the con elusion of the addre esea the am aisted by of the grand array army of the republic decorated the graves of thome who fell more than half balf a century ago in the struggle with the red men it was a notable and touching scene and I wis was attended with a hind aind of rv fsr holy in the fact thal yet vi v i w pf af the survivors oi of the black hawk war var that pa 1 11 1 ed today are likely xo to be ba on earth 11 when 1 the next anniversary rolls round amencia offlie holders Hol Hold deri tro special Y june 23 thia is a proud day tor as R irrl of north lansing Lan aing to county sixty five years ago aeo or orto to bo be precise on june 2811 1828 he ha received bi alg a commis as postmaster from dent john quincy adams he has held j the office ever since without interruption and ia still duina boiu business busine es at the old batand he was in in his nineteenth year when be received I 1 his appointment and is IB consequently four gu r years old his hia unbroken service is ia the long eat in the be history of american office hol holding dinst five years aizo when his bis corn corns mission had bad reached its sixtieth year be was wag offe offered reds a large figure for the document by the new york goo Geoa raph ical society the offer refa refused A the old Rent gentleman leman between his post office and ahli aw country tere etere known as beardsleyy Beards Beard leya says corner AS u amassed an independent compe competence in nis his last ast quarterly return to the postoffice poat post office department pa part ment he referred to the fact that he bad mailed letters for some of the lam iam alioa in his bia neighbor neighborhood bood fur for five asner actions for many any years yeara the revenues from the office did not exceed twenty d dollars c liars annually and it iti is considered a big thins when the corning coming of a railroad increased this to sixty piety dollars do llara like benator hill postmaster beardsley loves to proclaim 1 I am a democreto Demo cret t but it has been may many years year a behe manifested any pernU boua oua activity new york leasne Conva tica special to tits ENQUIRER I 1 A NY anne 28 tha second dayle daya session of the sixth annual convention cf the republican leard club opened at 10 hon hn E A mcalpine pree presiding kling the day is to be given over to te a general discussion of league work the planning of ef the campaign and iha election of officers the delegates to the national convention to held at denver next year will also be elected there thera are numer numerous oui candi dates for the offices of president deat and secretary the present oth officers cars abao cutely decline reelection election re for the presidency george E groene the new mayor of Bine hampton 0 C bharne and edward B harper fl arper both of blew kork bavo each strong sun SUD port lt it is probable that the offices will will be located in now new york city the magnificent banner donated by the new york mail and a nd express fir or the or on havila lia hi lar li gost gest number nning r ot ol members at tit lh present convention will bo be awarded tilts af by Y a committee commit tea of five yesterday by the convention convection Ali alicca oca special to CHICAGO june 28 29 session ol of the national congress conn reBa of build building ilig and loan joau associations was largely at tended an addrean i embT embracing aCin a re view of the tha evolution of the various premium p and non plans was waa delivered by charles K clarke of san francieco Fran cicco while al coggan of mas president ot of the lealue league of operative cooperative co banks spoke of ane value of state and national organization oil some oine of the methods failures and dangers of so called national building and loan associations were ware commented upon by judge A A winters of dayton 0 president pred ident of the ohio suite lez league the national convention then took a to ra ceba and reorganized as the worlds congress of building Bail ding and loan antoci actions the opening exercises consisted a d of addresses of rel ir eleoma coma lateral liml pith special to tue THE EN Quisma CLEVELAND 0 bjane J 28 S this city is filling up with delegates to the farst international conference of the epworth league and which will he be in session from five days day a tomorrow all the local accommodations have been reserved the boarding house facilities farill tie are practically exhausted and large lares numbers of al citizens citizen have thrown iden their resi real dences to tho the delegates this will be the first occasion upon which rr natives of the methodist epi episcopal church ol of this country of 0 canada and england have fraternized together delegates are expected |