Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
TWO PICTURES.

TWO PICTURES.
A movement has been inaugurated for
the organization of novel military COM
pany intended to be one OF the military
features OF the worlds fair. The compa-
ny is to be called Company A, First reg
iment, United States Blue and Gray.
1t is to be composed of fifty ex-Union
and fifty ex-C Confederate veterans, the
former uniformed in blue and the latter
in gray.
The telegram brings the above bit of
news from Kansas City, which presents
remarkable picture, when hung side
by side with the following southern in
cident as related by the TT. Madison
(Iowa) Plain Dealer. There is surely
a striking contrast:
Joseph @. Morrison is enjoying visit
from his brothers, John Ell. Morrison, of
Waco, Tex, and w. +. Morrison. of
Plattsmouth, Neb. John H. Morrison in
company with Eli Thomas, left this
county and went to Texas in 1857.
When the war broke out and jeff Davis
was made president of the southern con-
federacy he issued an order or proclama-
ton that all who were not friendly to
the confederacy should leave the south
ern states within sixty days. Mr.. Nor
rison and Eli Thomas were at that time
living in Hood county, about twelve
miles from Palestine, and they, with
about forty other men, were getting
ready to move north when they were
arrested, with the exception of Mr.. Nor
rison, who had married southern lady,
and forty of the number hung on one
large elm tree on the prairie in Hood
county where they were left until their
flesh dropped from the bones and moth
ing was left but the skeletons. Mr..
Morrison saw this with his own eyes.
When the first opportunity presented it
self he started on horseback for the north
travelling only in the night time and and
hiding during the day until he had
made distance of 1900 miles on his
faithful steed, finally reaching Fort Mad
ison by boat, almost naked and sick from
exposure and prigations. He then en-
tered the union army and when peace
was restored returned to his southern
home to find everything in ashes. In
1870 when member of the state legis-
lature of Texas he introduced and had
passed bill authorizing the purchase OF
one acre of ground surrounding the elm
tree and appropriating money to build
an iron fence around the spot where his
forty friends and neighbors were hung
and their bones left to bleach under the
scorching rays of a southern sun. The
fence stands to this day, surrounding
the mound where the bones were buried
a burning, singing monument to So
Scalled southern chivalry.
Ex-senator Mcdonald died at hi
home in Indianapolis, Ind, on the 22ne
inst. Joseph Ewing Mcdonald was borr
in Butler county, Ohio, August 20, 1919
His father died while he was an infant
and the latter was taken to Indiana il
1926. He was educated by his mothe
until his thirteenth year, when he wa
apprenticed to saddler at Lafayette
From this fact he was nicknamed, il
after life, sold Saddlebags." He en-
tered Wabash College, at Charlottesville
Ind, at the age of eighteen, supporting
himself by working at his trade at ODD
hours, and between terms. He was a
Asbury University 1840-42, and afte
leaving college studied law, being ad
mitted to the bar in 1914, locating a
Charlottesville, where he established
prominent practice. Mr.. Mcdonald wa
prosecuting attorney from 1843 to 1S47
and was elected to the thirty first con
gress from the eighth Indiana district
He was elected attorney general of tn
J state in 1856, and reelected in 1858, re
moving to Indianapolis in 1859. FL
was the democratic candidate for govern
Eor in 1864, Oliver P. Morton, by whor
] he was defeated. He was chairman @
the state democratic committee in 1877
reorganized his party. and was chosel
senator in congress by majority c
J one vote to succeed Senator s. d. Pratt
} republican. He took his seat March
1876, and served until March 8, 1881
, when he was succeeded by Benjami
] Harrison, now president. He had sine
: Econfned himself to the practice Of Law
!. having a branch Office at Washington 9
the senior partner Of the law firm I
! Donald, Bright & Fay. While in II
8 senate Mr.. Mcdonald took promineI
!. part in the debates of that body, an
9 was regarded as sound constitution
: lawyer. he favored ''hard money" an
Z a limited protective tariff.
z Another one of our many Wonderfl
Z resources is being utilized ii. O., stoI
8 for the manufacture OF grindston
3 Quite number of the stones can be see
/ at Mr.. Anderson's, and those who ha'
T used them claim they are far superi,
! to the eastern product.
! Stenographer Fred Brown, with ]. y
:. Fowler, was up yesterday from the Ga
! City on business before his honor. Jndss
ID Thomas