Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-05
IOWA A| NIKSBURG
Col D. ]. Palmer Tells About the
Park and Location Of the
Monuments.
Iowa Soldiers Took Prominent Part
in the Siege Many Buried
There.
Col L M. Martin Home From In.
dianapolis Changes in Freight
Classification.


4 dianapolis Changes in Freight
Classification.
4 Special TO Times Republican.
i Des Moines, Dec. 5.-Col. D. ].
Palmer, of the Iowa railroad commis-
sion. is we'll pleased with his recent trip
Ito the south where he went asa men-
= Der of the Nicksburg commission to lo-s
\ cate the liens of the Iowa soldiers who
i took part in the famous siege under
4 Gen Sherman. Iowa people have great t
Interest in the historic city OF Nicks-
burg he said today, for many of the
:. Iowa soldiers lie buried in the beauti-
full cemetery which is low within the
national military park do not KNOW
3 how many Iowa soldiers We're burien
There. but there are the graves OF lV, uuJ
y Ssoldiers in the cemetery, and loWashau,
next to Illinois, believe. the largest
number of soldiers on the field. Illinois
+ had something more than seventy or
carnations; Iowa had thirty two. So.
4 You see, II was a campaisa western
soldiers investng the city the Iowa
:. organizations twenty-eight We're irfan-
$ try. two cavalry and TWO batteries. We
q traced out the lines occupied By these
Regiments as best we could and are pre-,
pared to locate the monument or nonu-
ements My regiment, ttlse Twenty fifth
4 Iowa was located right in the cemetery
8 land the trenches have been filled, but
there remains yet small mound by.
al ,f<+t,
tion
chased for the park at Nicksburg Is not
VERY good. Itis rough and has not been
{. cnred for, but in time Will make fine
park. 1t was all procured without con-
demnation. The people of ycksburg
and of Mississippi show little interest il,
q 1.-THE creation of a park there. They have
I not even extended their street car line
out TO the $cenete But while We
q were at vicksburg the Mississi ippi leg
). slature made an appropriation for a
I [state commission to look after the mat
f ter and this was greatly pleasing 10
IGen Stephen D. Lee, who has been
!, foremost in urging the park at Nicks-
burg Now they will become more in
tarested in it. There were thirty-five of
the members of the Iowa vicksburg
commission on the visit there ard We
had pleasant journey and were we'll
,ienrertained. Nicksbtrg IS q. slow old
town, but there is a new part which has
been built up since tise war.
Col. Palmer also went to Shiloh with
y the sshiluh commission. as he was iii
& THAT bss sJles as a member of the Eighth
iIowa Infantry. He says the govern
iment ought to build a good road front
C'orinth 10 the Landing. But the work
of placing state monuments is beifgg
we'll done there. as Well as at Chicka-
snsflga. Some ofsthe monuments erected
by The states on these southern battle
fields are Very fine and the sentiments
on them appropriate. Col. Palmer spoke
lsespecially OF the Kentucky monument
erected to the memory Of those who
: fought on both sides.
Col. L. NJ Martin is home again. He
:, lwent to indianapolis in September to
; sItake charge of the campaign for the
i gold democrats and remained there un-
{ til after the contest was ended. since
s which time he has been To Virginia on
a business trip and to Washington.
where he visited his son. He Will BE-
here but few days this time, as he IS
going TO Missouri TO look after his min
ling interests He is largely interested
in the Joplin district with other Des
NIoines men He Is also Interested
largely in the oil fields of southern Cali
lfornia and he is one OF the owners Of
{ the big telegraph and news company
which supplies Chicago people with
their commercial news and bulletins on
markets. sports. etc. MIR. Martin says
& he has no Intention whatever Of leav-
4 ing Des Moines. and his business inter
ests are new 50 varied that he finds this
& the best place from which to direct his
laffairs. When asked for an expression
in regard To the campaign and the cleo
ton. he declined.
Whats the use2 he asked in return
1T is too late 10 pass Judgment on the
Ielection. We all know all about it and
how it happened. We have all had our
say and nearly all seem TO be well salts
fled.
The country was never more pros
porous. the people are happy and they
are doing business. see no reason why
Statistics show that Iowa people arr
! So
party in Iowa next ti,ne2' was asked of
him.
Il don't know. We have no election
next year. I am glad of it. The people
will have two Years 10 think about 1t
before they vote again. 1t is better for
them. We have too many elections ard
Z too much to distract us from business,
4 ssa
At meeting of the executive COM
|mittee of the Iowa Retail Grocers' AS
sociation held here yesterday it was de-
ternlined that the next annual meeting
should be held in Waterloo, the date
named being April TO next year. The
officers of the association are. Presi-
. dent. Eugene Butler, Burlington; vice
president, n. S. Johnson. Bloomfield:
treasurer. ]. w. Ray. Des Moines, sec
|retary, Ira B. Thomas, Des Moines. Des
Moines. Cedar Rapids and DUBUQUE
We're candidates for the place of next
meeting. as these annual gatherings of
the retail groeers have come to be inn
portant state meetings. In connection
with their association meeting there will
be an exhibition for week where the
jobbers and manufacturers can show of
I their goods to fine purpose. sDes Moines
was ready to offer the new armory,
(which baA not vet been commenced for