The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-04-05
IOWA.

Mastering Officer Charles ii. Fish, Newton,
Iowa sends us the following interesting letter,
which shows the rapid multiplication of Posts
in that Department: :" 1t is some time since
sent you any report of the growth of the De-
partment of Iowa. / left home on the morn
ing of the 9th ut. and started for Lisbon, sit
uated in east part of the State | made sad
mistake in stopping off at Grinnell when l
should have gone to West Liberty, and then
north, but this was another case of misplaced
| confidence / tried hard to reach Lisbon before
dark, but only arrived at Cedar Rapids at $50,
and no train east until $3.50 p. M, and it late.
I Immediately wired Comrade Davis, asking
him if the boys would wait-that if they would,
| would come ON that train-and they waited.
| / reached there little before midnight and
found thirty-four true and tried comrades hold
ing the FORT enjoying themselves eating apples
and telling camp stories. AS all preliminarieS
| had been gone through with, soon had them
| mustered and installed the officers of John A.
| Buck Post as follows: Commander, Henry
| Sailor; S. V. c., J. S. Candy; j. v c., c. w.
| Kepler Adjutant, H. C. Kurtz: Q. NJ, d. S.
| Fouse; Surgeon, w. G. Power Chaplain, n. b.
Shirk Q. D., G. w. Davis; o. c., William B.
| Kynett; S. NJ, W. L. Davis. Taking the early
train next morning reached Iowa Falls at
| 2:30 p. m. / found everything there i'll readi-
ness for muster and soon had forty-tive recruits
to the G.. A. r. The following are the officers
of Charles Payne Post: Commander NJ. Van
Buskirk; S. v c., w. Carpenter; j. V. c., w.
I'll. Oviatt; Adi't, T. B. Knapp; Q. NJ, L. f.
Stoddard; Surgeon, +. J. Evans; Chaplain,
| w. X. S. Hillhouse; 0. D., W. w. Buncei O..
G., j. Hartinger; S. NJ, C. B. Taylor; @. NJ.
s., o. III. Mcmillan. l sat up until after mid
night and then made rs far as Ackley, where |
staid until 10 a. N. on the Sth when l took the
train North arriving at Northwood at 2 p. M.
| In the evening the boys met at the
court house, to the number of thirty-three,
and perfected the organization of Randall Post,
No. 142, with the following officers: COM
| mander, G. +. Watson; S. V c., |. NJ. Bolton /;
J. " c., William Young; Adjt ID. G. Bigalow
| Q. NJ, Samuel Pickle; Surgeon, L. X. Hun
deby; Chaplain, NJ. u. Paul; o. d., L. X. w.
Fleming; o. d., Charles Brebner; 5. NJ, A. L..
Towne; O. M. s, NJ S. Perkins. l want to
say to the credit of Comrades Henry Esherick
and Gilbert r. Shannon that they drove sixty
miles with a team and sleigh that day in order
to reach Northwood TO muster, and also a. e..
| Blackmore' who drove twenty miles to be pres
| ent. OF such men are lively Posts. made up.
l intended to go from Northwood to Went
worth, Wayne township, Mitchell county, but
not hearing from them, and fearing l could
not reach them on account of snow blockades,
| travelled leisurely down south, hating on
Monday the 18th, at Richland, Keokuk county,
where was mustered Charlton Post, No. lis,
with twenty seven charter members, with the
following officers Commander w. w. Allen !;
S. V. c., j. d. Haworth; j. V. c., j. II. Woolin !;
Adj't, w. III. Smith; @. NJ, G. A. Haycoek !;
Surgeon, l.. ]. Bales; Chaplain, S. Il. Fergu-
son; o. d., James Gregory; Q. g., A. I. Reams !;
S. NJ, M. NJ. Bristow; O. NJ. S., j. III. Jacobs.
Next morning took livery team and drove to
Keota, then by rail to Delta, then by hack to
What Cheer. Here | found Comrade ]. l..
Matthews, S. Y. C. of Ed. Hamlin Post, No.
49, at Wellman, and Comrade Story, of same
Post. AT p. m. we met aud mustered in
thirty-one recruits, instituting Humes Post,
No. LA. The next day the 14th) l mustered
Brcker Post, No. AS, at Ladora, with twenty
three charter members and the following roster
of officers: Commander r. w. Rosenberger !;
s. V. c., c. Gates; J. V. c., j. NJ. Gardner;
Adj't, j. L. Leisure; Q. NJ, n. +. Kline;
Surgeon, w. s. Foster; Chaplain, j. d. Kohl !;
O. d., j. j. Coats; o. g., Isaac Bricker; S. NJ,
B. Mason, Jr.; @. M. S., ]. w. Rumph. On the
18th ult. mustered Compton Post, No. 14S, at
Churdan with twelve charter members and the
following officers: Commander, J. II. Hunter !;
S. V. c., A. j. Dudley; J. V. c., PhiIo Minis
| Adjt, G.. W. Coleman; @. NJ, NJ p. McCready
Surgeon, f. d. Cass; Chaplain, ]. w. Esher
o. D., II. II. Fitz; o. c., II. G. McBurney |
reached Goldfeld on the 10th and mustered
Hartman Post, No. 149, with twenty charter
| members and the following officers: Com
mander, c. ID. Fields; S. " c., j. III. McCurry
| J. V. c., Milo Plumley; Adjt, S. C. Farmer;
! @. NJ, G. l.. Agars; Surgeon, j. L. Tyler
| Chaplain, S. M. Huyck; o. ID, A. A. Taft; o.
g., w. f. Kimball; S. NJ, f. Hartsoek; @ NJ.
| S., T. Il. Gould. At $50 p. m. on the goth |
/ arrived at Emmettshurgh and mustered Dillon
/ Post, No. 100, with twenty-five charter menu
| bers. ! reached Forrest City on the 2tst and