The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-12


on twenty-five years, by conspicuous
service In the war he had risen from
the ranks to tho Ollie, OF first Iieuton-
ant and there never was a doubt in HE
mind that II tho war had held out long
enough he would have been u colonel.
Asit was, he wa, called captain by all
his noighbors, some OF whom had also
done patriotic service during the stormy
times Of the rebellion,
When peace was declared Luclus wNs
honorahly discharged from tho army,
aud no went back home to engage in
farming once more. but Ito was not
long in finding out that the home place
had grown smaller while he was absent;
very aoon he began TO feel Cramped and
restricted, and no developed presently
n violent case OF tue western lever, so
Ito said Gooi.by 10 the homestead ono
day and started westward. Reaching
Iowa, he purchased, upon reasonable
terms, u farm ui Two hundred acres, and
this he proceedsd al once to I'LL in the
most approved fashion. The place was
about tiys miles from tue hamlG, oil
PrSlre Home; his nearest nelghbors
were the Bealleys. Old man BeGsley
was one OF tue pioneers 10 Iowa; he had
been elected to the legislature three
successive terms; had rna for Congress
and been beaten, and, all in all, he @a9,
at the time oil which We speak, full OF
years and OF honors. LucIui married
the old mans socoui daughter, susan,
IA likely virgin with drab ring,ot' aud q
bilious complexion. Her dowry con-
sisted of trunkiul Of house linen aud
u spotted COW.
Fortune smiled upon Lucius, Crops
were good aud market prices for grain
were fair. In short, the young couple
Jared SO pro,perouily that tho second
summer OF their welded life they were
able TO buy buggy to ride to town in
on Sunday'S and on other occasions. In
duo time, too, Luclus was enabled to
add to the number OF his barns, stables
aud granaries; no had not been farming
1t in Iowa moro than ten years before
iolks had him worth ten thousand dol
lars, and no must have boon, for when
the agents Tor tho new pictorial history
Of the county came along hO subscribed
for tive copies and paid extra for hav.
ing his portrait put in the book.
One day Neighbor Higgins drove by.
Lucius haloned to him and asked him
wha. was going on up at town. Higgins
allowed that there was nothing now un'
lesI 1t was that some OF the boys wera
talking about organizing a Grand Army
post; they had decided to have an 10.
formal meeting Saturday night TO dis
cuss the practicability Of the scheme,
lhis was pleasant uOws TO Lucins. The
one thing that LuciuI pinned for was
ASSOCIATION with the BOYS. and by "tho
bows" he meant las We mean tue val.
orous men who did service In tho war
for the Union. LucluS pinned tor oppor.
tunities TO talk over old times. to rO'
count tho pr1disies no had performed
in yalor, aud to review Ia tho compNn.
ionship OF kindred souls tho old'tlmU
spirit and enthusiasm.
Upon tho following Saturday night,
therefore, Lucius hitched up tho buggy
and went to town. The meeting WAS
neld In tho room ovor Simm-' general
store. There Wero only nine OF the boys
there, but others said they would join
the post as soon rs the organization was
completed. So the post was organized
amid great eHihnsiasm, and 1t was
known TO the world as Corporal Tanner
Post, No. l03, Il. 4. H. With their iirs.
money the mombors Of the post bought
a flag, n mclodeon, and dozen copies
OF patriotic Songs for Male Voice."
This was all the uquipmon. neediui.
For number OF years tho institution
prospercd to be more explicit. for tho
period Of six years Corporal Tanner
Post No. 1875, q. A. L., elected every
official in the county, and 1t camO to DO
suapiCioned that nobody had show in
BRyonet county politics unlesi he was
u member OF that Grand Army Of the