Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-01-23
UNDER ONEBLANKET.
Lancaster Boys who Have Made Their
n arks

\ ! QisINCLAF icEOilcCL THIS part OF Madison
Ihad beer in the army member of tn
Twenty Fifth Wisconsin under jerry Rusk
and was discharged in consequence of poo
health. got better rapidly upon receivin,
home are al when the call for hundred
day troops came. n 1864 / enlisted again
was to be the adjutant of the Forty-frs
regiment. but there was a misunderstood
ing and entered and left: It private Tn.
day we started for Madison 1 was married
My bride accompanied me to this city. A.
the train that was to bear me away was t.
leave early in the morning, we took quar-
tiers in the station hotel. This is one rea-
SON remember this part Of town. gentle
men.
Now will give you another reason;
Three of Us, who have been boys together
in Grant County. enlisted in the same COM
pany. were put on detached duty and did
not come back to the state with the regi-
ment. When they got ready to let US come
we were told that we would be paid off at
Madison There was just So in the party
and we had to travel from Memphis to Ian
| caster. We had transportation.
"A few hours before reaching Chicago
Adolph said: Boys, my pocket is picked
the last penny of our fund is gone and SO is
our transportation. We reached Chicago
in the evening penniless. with no transpor-
tation tosMadison. happened to think of
the Christian commission. We went there
and they kindly gave us supper and a place
to sleep and breakfast the next morning.
Then called on the provost marshal
stated our case and asked him if he could
| furnish us transportation to Madison. He
CURLY informed us that he could not and
went on with his work. The outlook was
gloomy for US three young fellows. but I
| had been in the army long enough to have
other resources and said We viii go down
| to the Northwestern station and have a talk
with the agent That is what we did The
agent looked US over carefully. He seemed
| to have satisfied himself that we were all
| right for he kindly said; 1 am sorry, but it
is not in my power to give you tickets. Wait
around here minute and / will go and see
the conductor; maybe he can do something
| for you When he came back he did not
| tell us what the conductor would do but re-
marked that If ! were in your places, boys
would get on that train We took the
hint and got on. When two or three miles
out the conductdr came along and said to
one of us: Are YOU the soldiers who were
talking with the agent in Chicagog' Yes
| 81 ludl II dll IlSut. anu ne passed on.
so did we We reached Madison after the
eating houses had closed hungry tired
knowing no one in the place. There was
one blanket for three of us. No dinner. no
supper We crossed the tract and in an
|. OLD shcd they had there then lay down to
sleep until morning under one blanket.
The next morning we met 5 Grant county
man who knew us and was glad to supply
/ n = wi VIII we lad
drew our pay and went TO our homes.
Two of US re-entered the service. went
out as a captain that time. The other one
was so well pleased with the south that he
settled at Chattanooga. not long after the
war and has lived there ever since He is
one of the foremost business men of that
city They tell me he is millionaire:
know he is very rich. In 1894 he carried
Tennessee for governor by a safe majority.
but they counted himsout for some reason
or other. Ofcourse you know l mean Fl.
Clay Evans.
Who was my other chum under that
blankets He is pretty well known in Chica-
so. He was one of the managers of the
worlds exposition and about as capable
man in his particular line. locker after
the finances. as there was in that BODY of
able, philosophical Chicago citizens
Adolph Nathan. Mr.. Nathan has been a
millionaire some time and shows mo signs
of letting up in the matter of accumulating
wealth.
Il remember that in 1860 he was poor
boy picking lead in the mines at low wages
he was young fellow of tireless Industry.
knew how to make money; knew how to
So We il. Twelve or fourteen years ago
when he left Lancaster he had $50, 900 to his
credit. l remember that when he took his
money and started for the great city. old
heads shook wisely and men said: 1t win
not take him long to run up against a stone
wall and lose his hard-earned dollars
But Adolph Nathan was not that kind of a
business man. He made that $4,000 spring
right into tbs business of accommodating.
suppose he is worth two or three millions
of dollars now. and he is better equipped to-
day than ever before for business and mon
ey making He is one of the best fnanciers
ever came in contact with. He was inval-
liable to the managers Of the exposition.
Il have thought of another thing / told
you that Nathan was a great fnancier. He
is one of the most methodical men / ever
knew one ofthe best posted men lever knew
Il has occurred t. me that If the next PreSi-
dent We're to name Adolph Nathan as Secre-
tarv of the treasury he would have able
a financier in the cabinet as has held that
position at any time during the past nifty
years. He would not be as wen educated,
would not be as much of a statesman as
some of the gentlemen who have held the
once, but he would be safe any of
them SO far the practical work of the
nlgh station Is concerned.
You know they are talking OF H. Clay
Evans for The republican nomination for
Vice President 1t is natural for me to
want TO see him nominated. He was my
boy friend, my army associate and we have
been in close touch ever since. These are
not the only reasons have for wanting him
nominated He is a level-headed man.
practical, a man of affairs, successful and
one OF the right kind OF republicans. He
would make superb candidate and a per-
tectly safe Vice President. TheSe 2-e good
reasons why he should be nominatCS;
these and the fact that he has been south
ern man tor nearly thirty years, is identi-
fled with southern interests, knows the
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