The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-26
THE SOLDIERS REUNION
MONUMENT DEDICATION.
An Immense Success.

The reunion at Military Park, il
,ear Jasper, last week was a very, t
gathering OF veterans ana :
he number of army stories told
would FIJI a book. There was 22O
veterans in line on the 18th. and a
though the hair Of most OF them
was white, and some walked with
canes. they all seemed for once 70
forget their ages, and step with the I
martial tread they acquired IN the
army. Lieut.. W. w. Kendall mus
tered them as commander, and sew
eral color-bearers carried the hags
of different Posts OF the u. A. II.
On Wednesday morning an artillery
salute ushered in an ideal weather
day for the Monument dedication;
and as its echoes reverberated
through the valleys and over the
plains of Dubois county, they awak-
ened the thousands to the TACT that
il was dedication day" Jasper
was handsomely dressed with flags
and bunting for the occasion, ana
early the people began to come IN
squads, till over 5000 people were er
on the streets-some said 1O,OOO.
They came from all the neighborlng
counties, and many from farther
away. to do honor to the memories
Of brave soldiers for the Union
1 The wires were down between Jas,
2 per and Huntingburg, SO 1t couio
! not be found out here which trair
! Gov. Matthews and other speaker
were coming on, and at $3.50 a pro
cession went to the station to NEE
the first train, and escorted two car
loads of people who had come owe
10 the exercises, but the Governo
'e was not amongst them.
The procession returned to IN
Square, and looked at the Monu
is ment, almost completely covere
$ with a large flag and many yards
bunting. In a short time the crow
or was called to order by G. Doan'
IL and those who understood the Ge
e. man language were requested
v-take seats in front, as they VOL
d, be addressed in that language .
ed DIR. C. G. X. Moutoux, OF kassol
ne and who was corporal in the 29'
lyIbatterv. n. Y. State Vols. durlr
e. the rebellion, and was also an e.
member of the Indiana Legislator
The DR.. is very fluent and foI
in ible speaker, and for about 80 mi
~, utes held his audience in mann
y. ~ which showed they were deeply
= :. Iterested in his recital Of the ever
10 Of the war, and his commendati
Of the patriotism and public spIr
o. edness Of the citizens OF Dub'
- county, shown by the erection
such a splendid monument TO !
sor memory of brave deeds OF val
He received liberal applause.
After he closed Col. John Me-
al linger. Of Louisville, KY, was
are troduced as former Auditor
Dubois county, who resigned
= Office in 1861, to take out Co. n
: the 9th Ind. Vols, the first org
lied company Of volunteers recr'
ed in Dubois county.
20, The Colonel was heartily gree
.go, ,by a large number Of his old frie'
YER and former comrades, and spoke
ktra them for a few minutes, recall
ost- the time when he and few otf
fa- Of Dubois county, volunteered
IS. the Mexican war in 1916, aud at
line wards how, with the aid OF Ca
med Welman ard Jerger, both now
tac- der the sod, Co. X, Of the 21th,
e OF recruited for the last war, and
they volunteered with high he
Of coming back victorious in a
months, but determined to ach
ng victory, no matter what lengt'
over servic. they must endure. NJ
nsus recollectlons Of the war were bro'
men, to mind by him, and then he str
llv cOmIleHucu sho oP"
cat, honored the patriotic services o
}, l36 soldiers by the erection OF the n
nuslc some monument they were m
'ook- dedicate. At the conclusion OF
mer, Mehringer's remarks many old
and zens crowded around him to
each his hand, and congratulate mi
his good appearance at his age
Lieut.. Kendall then annou
,.l athe program for further exe'
~ '~,;,s after dinner, and that proce
- [ ~ would be formed Immediately
as,ow 90 to meet special train at tn
eS, vorr ton, upon which Gov. Matt
~ Col. I. n. Walker and Hon.
Sweeney were coming. The
erans and citizens in large nun
led BY the Star Band, and I
N. X. Of A., led by the Union
sssss'' .scot;. marched to the depot, where