Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-09-21
Lew Mason, Mexicau sword captured

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by his father, Capt. Mason, in the Mexi
can war. He was member of the LIST
Iowa and was killed at Wilson's creek.
P. Q. Howe, cavalry sabre worn by him
in half hundred battle fields of the war.
M B. Doolittle, an Indian tomahawk, q
rebel revolver and stone AK, wooden
spoon, buffalo horns and Indian pipe of
peace and piece of stone taken from a
Mexican volcano crater, that hoated in
water.
ON Flagler had large framed collec-
ton of money, stamps and war letters
that we're very interesting.
w. K. Barker, musket, bayonet and
cartridge box carried by him during the
war. Its face was blackened by age and
the brass ~. 81 blinked forth as if just
ready to tell the story of blood and earn
age of these years of horrid war and of
the wonderful developments of peace since
he stood that faithful old musket up in
the corner at home, when he fin
ished his service in Uncle Sans Grand
Army.
Jay Van Slyke, testament carried
through the war, ring made at Hilton
Head, s. G., in 1861 aud one the canteens
that inspired the song, "We've drank
from the same canteen."
Walter Mintey, an army canteen that
stayed by his side through thick and thin,
lways refreshing and soothing compan
ion during the war.
G. Ell. Miller, mallet made from
piece of wood from the Chickamauga
battle field, bullet Judged in its head,
and piece of tree about twenty inches
long from the same Georgia battle field
that had four pieces of she'll imbeaded
in it, besides Mimic musket ball, show
ing how fierce the battle ragged. One can
hardly understand, looking at this battle
SCARED piece of wood, how anyone es.
capped death who stood in line and faced
the fearful storm of lead aud iron that
roared and whistled and Numbered
all over the field of Chicamauga, Ga.
| JE Barber, some valuable and inter-
esting coins.
Dan Vinegar bible printed in 1876
and piece of hard tack brought from
Nashville May 25, 1865, that made our
teeth ache to look at.
Mrs. Howard, photos and a.silver fork
found in an old shoe at Athens, Ala.
George Watts, badges, photographs
and q pocket book carried through the
war.
w H Patterson, officers coat, sword
and sash that had seen service on many a
we'll fought field. Army tactics, bayonet
exercise, army regulations, 1861, adjutant
generals report, 1e64.5, a basket of shells
and percussion cap for shell-a most
interesting collection.
! g. A. B. Howell, $lS7 in confederate
mouey of different denominations.
O. B. Ashley, cavalry carbine and
sword, canteen and grape shot captured
at Gettysburg, three bullets from Pea
Ridge, piece of she'll from the field of
Petersburg, badges, photo and bible, all
relics Of his war service, also copy of the
Vicksburg Daily Citizen published two
. days before the surrender, printed on
wall paper, which attracted general at.
tention.
Charles Strawn, pictures, testament
gold pen knife obtained in the war and
buckskln belt
Charles Meredith, a half dozen speci
mems of confederate money of various
denominations.
Frank Richards. picture of the can
nonade at Richmond, bullet and some
war photos.
MIR. Seeley, powder horn worn by hit
great. grandfather in the Revolutionary
war the ink stand he carried through
: those eight years Of suffering and hard
: ship.
A d Combs, collection of petrifaction
= from the South Dakota bad lands and ;
= ;, pair of buffalo horns.
Mrs. John Farnsworth, paper print
. ed by the boys of the LIST Ia, Init, a
= Macon, Mo-, called sour Whole Union
= sent to that lady at Muscatine, Ia, by
member OF the lst Iowa enlisted from
Muscatine-a record of incalculable val
ue and interest.
Back of it all hanging on the wall wer
:, pictures of Washington, Lincoln, Grant
Sherman, Sheridan. Logan, Garfield, Nc
Klnley, glowing lights in the galaxy G
y American heroes, and picture of Andel
W sonville prison that wildly presented til
y horrors of that hell upon earth, pictur
10 of Libby prison with the window marke
y where @. I. White of Cresco had his be-
I" while in the prison, also picture of tn
~ prison at Point Lookout.
The collection entire was one of histori
~ interest, mute evidence of hardship, sui
ferlng, danger and death, of unselfsh d.
OF votion to the cause of the Union thu
impressed everyone more sensib)y tina
D. ever before of the great debt they owe
er to the veterans who fought for the 81
g. premacy of law, that their children
g. children to the latest generation migl
ny enjoy the fruits of the liberty perpetuate
g. aud sanctifed by their blood.
on One year ago the Junior Editor Of tn
So paper suggested an exhibit of war relic
Ill by the old soldiers, two exhibitions ha
rs been had, aud if another two exhibi
AZ show such an increase the boys will ha