New-York tribune., 1886-08-09
THE IOWA PARTY.

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The party tat siArtci for ~prui.vle AMI vicinity
con,is ci ~ twcnty-c sh; boy, ami ,oycn girls.
BRp.kuNN AirRfD. axe twelve anltivc of Sew York
and without father or ,iher ic hit l', homo
IL" Streets ~ Ncwio lie w's al Ircl with J.. h
Smith at sprinsslic. iowa, hrt nriihsr ho hor Mi.
Same party. wrote IN 1850 that Mr. smith TN ks
TIE worll ot Al'rcl." and " J. winanS wrote octo,
Der -. ISL, that Alircl Is well AMI mas" Sooi
home"
Coo,ga. EDWARD. age sixteen. native OF Ncw York:
iIa h.i worked on farm IN Otansc' y j., IA l
tenIci store aud wolks! In aprlnin; oaice Iie
placed with u. -. Gretn.n. slrnsviIe. iowa
mud wrote On February II. l-1l. " IA "ni pleased
with tn, Vast AMI with my place am LIVING with
Young married couple "nd IKE them hrstr.t'
". we iam of 40 acres Inl We have Loo mead ot
cattle. 30 ho ten horses and 100 hens iio mas
not written since.
rI\~>G>~ Jaw = This hov said he fourtscn ye ara
oli AMI An orphan It was not true; lie ma ilV" m a
false n.n and false account ~ himself. Tie was
dscont"utsi 40 at'r r'achins tho Wrsl and wrote
hi, mother to send MN money ror his RETURN Money
wls sent hu' before 1t reached him hc n"d rlln AWAY.
III rm'd lphia. Nrains. + 'tersrn ana New YORK.
and had tour times been to He ws pla ed with
- "a wro,,, r .oI".t To- srhooi at prrscnt
ana like ths country nrst-rAte"; hut Oh April
II. lsel member Of tie local committee wrote
tlr, j" had stolen 800 aud run away
Jon,so cHArLrs. sixteen, an orphan for four
years. during which t,nr he had supported himself
Wll-o". sprinsviiir. Iowa. WHO wrote February
~. 1850: charles is a likely boy and does hi his
lssl that he suil with Mr. Wilson and rked the
place very much; hut later h" wh- In New. "rk
npplying to tho Children's All society 10 SEND MN
West again.
LApnrY. HESRr. age twelve a native OF CHICAGO He
was returned To his mother Ia Chicago from New
York orphan asylum.
LAwETNCE. CHARIts. sixteen. was born on Long
Ilind AMI was an orphan lie was placed vitn'. -
Suih, pflngvlllr. ana rOte on January 3D. ioNo'
" have Il good home 4 itrpl am gong 10 starr
t. srhool next week" lie wrDt" "a ain on March
that hr hked farming aud his home; since tbcn ne
has remained silent.
SIC GNN CnAgIEs age thirteen It's father died when
hr wasa Nv months old. aud hi u'olher inhrtieh
acain. lie had sIpporrd himself from very carry
age. Charles seems to have been rHc-p ponally iorn
nate III his new homo unfortunate IA ll- lhahlN
I" appreciate IT, He WAS placed with Thomas Il.
IioIr. Srringylir Iowa. Mrs. loag wrote FEBRUARY
j.. 1850. We think "A great deal Of him ana w"nd
hardy know how to gel along without MN; lie Is
Iearnins quite fast mink h" Is "a dear nitle u"y,
aud thkca great deal Of interest IN him. lhlhA
fhrr" Il danger but that he Will be wiling to |tay
Win IA unt lie Il crown" Larry IN 1881. however
thr boy thought he - had too bosses y qua
went 1" live wi h Is. \. FIX. who on May 80 lNS'
wrote that Charrs had stnrtel for Nrw-lork.
RIGGS. ANNk. age fifteen. had b,on In New-lork work
lng hut hearing that her mother. who nFrd near
Toronto. Can. wAs sick, wished to to her. sac
lefi the party AT Blralo with ticket To her old
home She bias not written since her arrival
RILEY. Jo>. age twelve an American. HIS father was
drnd aud his mOtnrr got drunk and abused hm. lie
was placed with W. j. Hoyslrt, Hpringviiie, BAT be-
came sick AMI money sent hun with lnNtiuc Ions
To 20 10 The Orphan Asylum IN Chicago. ana remain
until Mr. Brace called for him He remained one day
ana went away. saying TO would 20 to priest VINO
would hhd work for him. There has been no report
from HIM fince.
ecHEkkr CHARLES age thirteen. an American hoy fton
Jersey Ciy. lie placed with II. W. Winans
fprnRyile; but soon lett his home ana on April o.
1880. wrote from Far,irw that h" had found place
and was doing well. ON October |, 1850. be was
with W. T. Turpour. Cedar Rapids lIo has not
written slncA