Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-02
From the Daily of Nay S1st.
DECO1ATlOU DAY

Yesterday was duly observed by our
people - Decoration Day.
According to programme previous
y published cur citizens to The mum.
Der Of perhaps fifteen hundred assem-
bled 1t the Cemetery q 8 O'Clock, r. n.
The services were opened with singing
BY . volunteer Choir led BY Prof.
after which prayer was offered
By Rev. H. B. knight.
The Choir then sang coates Ajsr,"
Aiter which Rev. J. Sunderland was
introduced BY Rev. Knight and dsliv-
cred the following very appropriate
and eloquent address:
THE VOICES OF ouR HEao-DKAp.
Heb. KID: "Re being dead vt spuaketh."
We gather to-day within this sacred
enclosure In obedience 70 Q nation'e
viii that bids 20 do homage to 8 ma
tons heroes. Nay, W meet rather ct
The demand Of our own hssrts, whose
promptings bid 10 express what lice
deeply hidden there,-reveroaeo for
The saviors OF our nation. We strvw
eheso hoWere,-symbols OF our afIec-
oon,-oaly iAs too sphsmeral IN their
short lived beauty,-upoa he graves
Of our dead. We biad sround their
S syao. ~ Ms Wy ove1xfeee wreeshs en-
~ SA y. ~ Iss ~ svs ole, sne mem.
SSy s =. sos,s a9Cae es!I-saes1nos aad
s ~. w oI0P tear over thear
.n .I a., !" p"'Gae soe eeaness q
m 49,, =, ~ .1 sue ,ympasny ds-
;a1I ~. " ne porsonsily oesesved:-
. W. M : prayer 70 Goe. hnmbly
sSeo@iselve 70 An eu-wiee Provi.
ue.0 ~ ayma OF eteotuoo tcf
: nstlono denvesaace, and : nason'e
~ u.Nan sss ~ ciueoos 81
s sa,,n. s:., ns1cn, - ~. commoa WIN our
~ aoM.Ssu.sas oi 0e whole country,
70 sepemusf ana ncWiy ensnrtne n
ous aess ~, nas0ns deed. We
49, S'u.eas oI eur poaoveo Iowa,
R.vou ~ net Ie0oro - the nadons
n.. a.. e. sno Pt0ud 70 recognise
SSS usI ~ ~ savn9 tns oEavess OF tos
Ss.v ~ scsosE - seeaoeeo OK 2
~ ~. ..S. 0ssy, wnnose Rasxos ga
ac. ~ III "a S.,c, 0us ~ over ne
-" x.sn asiu @.ay otwAoee gtexee
soss~" 's =. ~ ~ s1ssee. nes9c. We
esaet IN ms oeoe4y, eeloctod By our
!..aefs ana o9roelve4 = ~ rsesiag
- sSs ous ~, Wns0 Il1ee ns!ul
" svsS. o We easnes 9 -
1872. y. vs. OMn-coIte0se y Ne
si"ssss .sS.s OSSos oFosocts 80
eathe.s "a n. e
Hse 10 8sevOe 81 eo0es
children % The graves OF parents,
and Viyen a. eha sravea n
.. AZ .W u M
more man pAsf3ouom That draws many
hoco ct thio tim0l II II afFaaainn
whose cords, W know .os vhieS q
~. Wnesoce 0e0kS0 OF made stronger,
0y 0ooeh. Mana ~ i0fm n nAfi0o n
nsanGof n, ali M Ss.S s~
our oW0 anew u our hearts. TO-DAY.
~ npcssea " tee GounIEs, twenty.
I've oaa9ss % ~ Uai0o, fepseoent-
suS Avo oseses, 9lsoea 0lneeoee Heg1-
:1o 80 SWo nasseelsA lte buried In
sc.s o.ssssy. 10 eemee OF toree OF
sasso s.ee:y.sWe afe unknows. Bot
s..u oest eemes 70 unknoWh,t0e1r
AVs'U !0S Osssos ~
socy snail % honored today equally
x .sa s"0 "'oss ssvosso ON sne soil Of
ns.-.u.
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h nm. n.sssnss 49,. ~ ~. se.s W va N
msksa thsse sarvics. ~ ~ w.;ra
An Amsricsn 49, ~. NUM-. en-:
vrittan '"'
Wy wsas shs client sir,
win noursfSi dirrs md symphony,
VIII "a tribute s, wS ord. taoass swsss and rare.
.o's wy ~
shoEK On . sasar az dssi y ,H :isep
IL iask e now 70 worf. nj veep,
Its present. sov. II future resp
"o. =. - 2 osooo'
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TIL ,.cs g 20 W. - Ss..shi
~ isSso ~ sc 81 oSP o@S tney esq"eath
..rn.v..r y ~. 80,
Ncr ss.a.ns. rse.ss .sr .ow;
on n z0c ~ v 80 s.. e thssr
Thy Who aTs viii hun now.
"Mhy. then. with solemn rite,
Mhsaa cs..ct g.. tssi. dus:.
xSss Sssss ~ is.p sSsir = sp@s ; more bright
Than ssorisd mn o. hast.
'ph. not u; bitsr days
~ ~ 1oeo t1e3 et1n8s