The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-08-27
A LOGAN COUNTY BOY
At the Iowa Soldiers Home


J. Q. A Campbell. Editor Bellefontaine RE-
PUBLICAN.
Comrade-Since we have been read
ing your paper regularly, there has
come to us an increased interest in the
old home of our youth, more particu-
larly the memory of youthful asso-
and as these are recalled by
seeing the names in print of those we
were associated with, we wonder
how the old places would look after
these long years. Many have gone
here and there. Many have passed to
the silent beyond, and to our mind
the whole face of the country has
surely changed. The oath of this |
month is to me milestone in life with
a double marking, one marking OF
three score and ten years and one OF 40
years since was mustered into Uncle
Sans service. How short those 40
years have been. 1 was very much in
terested in an article from your pen
in an April number of your account OF
the Champion Hill battle, and wished
1 could know just where your position
was that day. AS near as l can remem-
ber ours was just to the right of the
road leading from Vicksbnrg to jack
son. I remember we lay two days
camped on the top OF the hill. We
wore different coat from any of the
rest of the troops. 1t was cutaway
/ IL bnt od from,
top to bottom. We were known as Lew
Wallace's zouaves. Hovey was our di-
vision commander at that time and
Geore F. McGinnis brigade commander.
/ sent you last week a marked copy
of the Mashalltown Times-Republican
that you may see an article from the
Chicago Record-Herald in regard to
the canteen question at this home.
Mrs. Carson and came here the 10th
of last February, and are very nicely
and comfortably fixed in what is termed
the Old Peoples Building. There are
4S women in this building. 1t is two
stories, and dining room and kitchen,
in basement; each room consists OF liv'
ling room, with large alcove for bed
and large closet for extra clothing
large room 12x16 and alcove KIP
closet 4x12; steam heat and electric
light and modern up to date in every
respect. There is not a hotel in the
State that would fit us out any nicer.
We came here that Mrs. Carson
might be freefrom the cares and bur
den of housekeeping, and she is enjoy
ing it very much.
Our duties here are very light, and
if we want to hire it done will cost III
not to exceed Is cents per month. Oul
only daughter, Maie Routh, lives il
the city eight blocks from us; that, ant
many friends in the city, make it yer.
= pleasant for us when we want a littl
change.
A fine grove, called Cottage Grow
Park, is a great resort from all owe
the State for picnics. A half mile @
water front on the Iowa river, wit
plenty of pleasure boats, is quite an a,
traction. I'VE have one of our own
We spend many an hour on the waite
with our friends.
1 talk every day with nephew {
=. William Shannon, that ran agains
: Tom Corwin for Governor of Ohio i
. 1910. He is five years older than
! and can remember more of that can
lpaign than I, but there are things
have not forgotten, especially the 10
cabins, coons, hard cider and the song
: This Capt Shannon received his bal
ltism at Shilo. Were you there?
> was, with Lew Wallace. We Il mea
Iowa) have just come out of one of th
, hardest fought political battles that hs
been waged among Republicans for
llong time. 1t is fun for me to guy th
old rock ribbed Democrats. tell thel
that they will have to take their med
cine this fall-it is either vote for
= Democrat on Republican platform {
;. with the Populists on a radical prob
bitionist ticket. I don't know wh,
! their platform may be as yet. I te
the prohibs they had better just kee
! saving wood and the rest would ju
make it unanimous for the Democr;
>, man on the Republican platform.
,rl / will send you copy OF the IT,
:. with the ticket, full face value, on fir
=. page. Four out of the five voted an
worked for Boies, but strange thins
:, happen in Iowa as we'll as in the goo
h old Buckeye State.
\ Comrade, come over to the Old Sc
"A tiers picnic on the Home grounds tn
18th. / will guarantee you a roy
= good time and l will talk an arm O
rs you. So hoping you, yours and all {
h the old bonnie good home of our yout
,s may have the best of all the good.
:, am yours in F. G. and L.,
"a w. J. CARSON AND WIFE.