The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-19
HONOR THE HEROES
The G. A. R. Will Remember Their
Dead Comrades.
ADDRESS BY JUDGE FRANCIS
All Societies VIII Unite In the Me-
mortal Services A Sermon
Sunday, May 20. BY Rev.
Clark-The Death Roll.

Missoula, May 1S-The officers and
members of Fred Winthrop post, G..
A r., are making an earnest effort to
insure the complete success of the OBJ
servance of Memorial day in this city
this year, and the arrangements, as
far as completed. indicate that the ex-
ercises will be the most appropriate
that have ever been held here. II is
the earnest desire of the members of
the local post that all citizens join with
them In making the day what II should
be. Memorial day is fraught with a
deep significance. which should not be
overlooked. II Is a solemn occasion.
and Is a sacred day. 1t Is more than
a mere holiday to be devoted to recre-
alton and idle amusements. IT. car
ries with Ii a lesson which should be
carefully considered by everyone. For
that reason, its observance should be
general, and young and old should lend
their aid to the veteran soldiers. to
make the day all that IL should be.
Samuel Bellew, commander of Win
throp post. will act as president OF the
day. and Judge Francis has consented
to deliver the Memorial Grafton. Invi-
tations have been extended to all of
the local civic organizations to partici-
pate in the days exercises, and ac-
ceptances have been received from the
Knights OF Pythias. Odd Fellows and
the Ancient Order OF United Workmen.
and IL is expected that the school chill
dren will turn out. The Fort Missoula
band will be detailed to assist in the
exercises. and IL is expected that the
four companies of infantry from the
post will take part in the parade.
On Sunday, May rs, the Grand Army
and Women's Relief corps will attend
memorial services at the Congrega-
tional church. where Rev. o. c. Clark
will preach an appropriate sermon.
The members of these organizations
will meet at their hall and proceed in
a body to the church.
Judge Sloane has furnished the STAN
dard with the following list of old sol
diers who are buride here:
Warren r.. Turk. first sergeant Co.
ID. Sixth Iowa infantry; Peter Hanlon,
Kansas cavalry; Thomas Williams. Co.
j, Second New York artillery; Russell
Earl. Michigan infantry: David DAN
forth. first sergeant Co. #. Twenty-first
Missouri infantry; Frank b. Tanner;
John Johnson; John Anderson; James
Waldorf. Co. X. 116th Indiana infan-
try; John Lang; w. ii. Rodgers; -
Bean. Third California infantry;
Charles Shoft. regular army; John II.
New York infantry; Walter s. Rails
ton. corporal Twenty-sixth Illinois In
fantry; Major Christmas, Eleventh
Iowa Infantry; w. j. Livingston, Q. M.
sergeant Seventy-second New York in
fantry; Timothy Craney; - McCau-
geant u. s. dragons; William Kelso.
Co. M. Twelfth New York cavalry
Wallace w. Fvikerson. Third New
York Infantry; Jacob Bailey. Seventh
infantry, regular army.
OF these the remains of G. =. Hig-
gins and Major Christmas lie In the
Higgins cemetery; w. J. Livingston is
buried in the Catholic cemetery; WILL
lam Kelso in the Fort Missoula ceme-
terry; Wallace j. Fulkerson at Victor;
Jacob Bailey at Grass Valley. The
other bodies lie in the city cemetery.
In the cemetery at Fort Missoula are |
buried the remains of 40 soldiers who |
have died at the post, as follows:
Third Infantry-Lieut. Thomas s. |
Wallace. Co. II; Lieut.. Edward A. Bel
ID; sergt. David Cronin. Co. e; Pri-
Yates William Gericke. Co. H: Charles
Burleigh, Co. b; James j. O'Neill, Co.
ID; Walter X. Zentzer. Co. H; Charles
Beck. Co. ID; John Mahan, Co. i: John
McMahan. Co. b; John Smith. Co. f;
Co. b; Patrick Doyle. Co. I.
Second Cavalry-Sergt. william Ba-
ker. Co. f; Privates John C. Gray, Co.
II; Michael Cullen, Co. H; Henry Koe-
mig. Co. ID; Michael Kimmelsbach, Co.
X; Henry Christian. band; Christopher
William Stiltzner. Co. l.; Charles
Schuer. Co. H; Thomas Calvin. Co. i.
Seventh Infantry-Sergt. Albert Din
cher. Co. c; Sergt. James McClaren.
Co. c; Corporal William II. Field, Co.
Il: Private John G. Skibba. Co. c.
Twenty-ffth Infantry-Sergt. Jeffer-
son Walker. Co. X; Privates Charles
=. Wheeler. band; Andrew Jackson,
In addition to these there are also
buried at the post: Private Thomas
Kane. Co. c, Thirteenth infantry: Hos
pitai Steward Henry Garland; sergt.
James Bohan, Co. b, Eighteenth infan-
try; an unknown private OF Co n
sixth infantry; an unknown soldier:
Private Frederick weise. Co. X, Fifth
infantry.