Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06

and one or two in the upper. Proba-
bly, some senator wanted to make a
reputation for economy. Some politi-
clans would chip marble off their mo-
Tiers tombstone to make reputation
The monument was built in 1895. 1t
is of granite, and is a beautiful col
umn, probably seventy feet high, and
upon the sides are various inscriptions.
On one side, and the one which natur-
ally attracts you first, are the names
of the victims of the massacre. l give
the names not because it is specially
interesting, for lists of names are apt
to be but dry and Indifferent reading,
but whoever reads these lines may run
across familiar name, ind besides it
seems to me they are worthy of per-
petuation. l know of no history that
contains them. The only place where
they are recorded is in the official rec
ords of the state. The names are:
| Robert Clark Rowland Gardner,
Frances M. Gardner, Rowland Gard
ner, Carl Granger, Jos. Hasseleman,
Isaac H. Herriott, Joel Howe, Mile
Howe. Jonathan Howe, Sardis Howe,
Alfred Howe, Jacob Howe, Philetus
Howe, Harry Luce, Mary M. Luce, AL
bert Luce, Amanda Luce, William
Wood, James H. Mattock, Alice Mat
took, Daniel Mattock, Agnes Mattock,
Jacob Mattock Jackson Mattock,
William Marble, Robert Mathieson, Ly-
dia Noble, Alvin Noble, John Noble,
Enoch, Ryan. Bertell A. Snyder, Josh
ua Stewart, wife and two children, Eliz-
abeth Thatcher, Eldora Thatcher, Geo.
| Wood. This represents the pioneers
and the members of their families who
were massacred in that early spring
in 1857. AS stated, the Indians came
protesting friendship and caught the
whites absolutely off their guard. One
of the settlers who hau been away
from home. returning found that the
settlement had been destroyed and he
fastened to FIT. Dodge, the nearest
settlement, to spread the alarm. A
relief party was sent out from FIT.
Dodge and Webster City. Among the
soldiers you will recognize many who
have since become prominent in the
states history, From the monument
we got the names of the relief eXpedi-
ton. There were three companies
under command of Major William Will
liams. He was an experienced Indian
fighter, sixty-two years old. Company
|
AS officers and men were: Captain G.
B. Richards, First Lieutenant F. A.
Stratton, Sergeant L. K. Wright, Cor
poral Scion Mason, Privates w. e.
Burkholder. G. w. Brace. G. c. Car
penter, L. D. Crawford. julius Conrad
Henry Carse, Henry .Chatterton. VIM
4 before, ]. w. Dawson, VIM. Ford j ohn
Farney, John Gales, Andrew Hood, D
Westerfield. August McBane. VIM. Nc
Caully. Mike Maher. E. Maher. w. P
Pollock. w. F. Porter. B. f. Parmen
ter, L. B. Ridgeway, Winton Smith. R
A. Smith, o. S. Spencer. G. Stephens
Elias Donahue, R. U. Whelock.
Company B was under Captain j.
F. Duncombe, First Lieutenant Linn,
Second Lieutenant S. c. Stevens. Ser
geant w. N. Rooms, Corporal Thomas
Callahan. Privates Jesse Arlington,
A. Burch, Hiram Beniamon, d. H.
Baker, Orlando Bice, Richard Carter.
A. E. Crounse, R. L. Carter, Michael
Cavanaugh, jeremiah Evans, John
Haley, o. c. Howe, D. F. Howell, A
S. Johnson, Jonas Murray. Daniel
Morisey, G. F. McClure.fr A. H. Ma
combe. Michael McCarty. ]. N. Nc
1 Farland, Robert Mccormick, Johr