Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-09

listened to the sullen roar of cannon or the
sharper roll of musketry. He was mus
tered out with his regiment October 30, 1913.
ANIES II. PRATTON, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pratton, was born in Wales,
y England, October 16, 1866. Few of our
boys can show up better fighting blood
than him His father was captain in Her
Majesty's army. His brother Will is an
officer in the English navy. He has bro
Their John now serving in the English cav
airy in South Africa, while yet another
brother, Albert, of Hamlin township, this
county, who has served two years in the
Canadian army as a sharpshooter. Few
can boast of better fighting blood and the
inherited fighting qualities inspired him
tojoin the famous First South Dokota regi-
ment when it was first mustered in. He
joined Co. y and was with it through all
its long campaign in the Philippines He
was mustered out with his regiment at
San Francisco, October 5, 1899.
BURTON HARDENBROOK, son of
II George and Rebecca Hardenbrook
was mere boy his parents moved to Ext
ra where he grew to manhood. His father
and uncle served in the War of the Rebel
lion, thus infusing into the blood of Burt
that love and veneration of country that
impels men, at the first sign of peril to our
| institutions, to step forth in their defense;
aye even before events threatened our
land, did Bert attempt to join the regular
| army by passing successful examination
for West Point, but with second rank. He
/, Joined the hospital corps with the 10th Reg
,lar Infantry in 1897. He did service at
Santiago and Ell Caney, where he was
most needed, caring for the sick and woun-
ded. When the Tenth returned to the o.
). he returned with them, and then went
to his home in Oklahoma on furlough
When he returned to duty he was assigned
to duty at Havannah Cuba with the I'd L.
5. Heavy Artillery. He is now acting hos
pital Steward and ere long we trust that
through the steady industry and close
application characteristic of him, we will
hear of his being steward of his corps.
WILLIAM n. SMART, son of John
| w Swart, was born in Pennsylvania in
~ 1909. His father and two uncles served
during the civil war, the uncles being
severely wounded They served the One
Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Vol
lnteers. William Swart came to Audu-
bon county in the early sos. He was in
San Francisco when the war broke out and
enlisted in.the Fourteenth Regulars. He
served in all the campaigns and was hon
orably discharged at the expiration of his
term establishment, Aueus st 10, 1899
NJ
w Illinois September ID, 1866 He NOV ed
~ to Audubon county with his parents
| in 1858, where he was educated in the public
schools. He enlisted in Troop b." Grigs-
by's Rough Riders May 8, $685. and went
with them to Chlckamauga. He was dis
charged from this Troop, Sept.9, 1898. Not
satisfied with this short service he rein.
listed, October IS, 1898. in Company IN, ;"
Third United States Artillery which he
served until his discharge, February "a,
1899, by order of the Secretary of War,
! I ESSE l.. PARKER was born on March
| l, 1877, in Audubon county. Grew to
manhood in California where he was
educated in the public schools. He enlist
ed in the Eighth Regiment California Vol.
unteers and went to Vancouver, Washing
ton, where he done duty guarding Indians
His record is as honorable as those who
went to foreign lands. He was discharged
January l, 1899, by order of the Secretary Of
War.
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, ing evident in the text and illustra
: tons OF the National Magazine fo
November, for no magazine keep:
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