Encyclopedia Dubuque
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EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION
EARLY SETTLER'S ASSOCIATION. Successor organization to the DUBUQUE EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION. Founded on July 25, 1898, the association was led by such members as Alexander SIMPLOT, Theodore W. RUETE, and Peter KIENE.
Article I of the articles of incorporation stated the name of the organization and the principal place of business--No. 8, Facade Building. Article II stated that the corporation had rights to collect data on the early history of Dubuque; maintain the Dubuque monument; and buy, sell, and own property. The life of the corporation, fifty years, was included as Article III. Article IV described the assets of the company to be donations. A slate of officers including a president, five vice-presidents, one secretary and one treasurer to be elected at an annual meeting in June, was outlined in Article V. Annual picnics of the Association were held with traditional entertainment until around 1920 as the organization passed out of existence.
