Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-02
INTEREST N IHE CASE
Veterans Profiting by Soldiers
Bounty Claim Order Anx-
ious for Money
PAYING THIS WEEK
One Hundred and Forty mine Interested
in Distribution of $s,17s.75 Amount
Now in Clerk kniseiy's Hands After
Deductions of Courts order-List of
Claimants.


Deductions of Courts order-List of
Claimants.
Clerk of Courts Knisely and Deputy
James Cammack will commence pay
ing. the latter part of the week, the
different claimants in the soldiers
bounty claim case, in which an ORDER
| of the court was received Saturday.
The Times-Republican stated, at the
time the order was made. that the work
| of paying would begin at once, and
| from this statement it seems that those
interested have accepted the words too
| literally. A great many have called
| for the money already. and expiana-
lions have had to be made. There are
great many little things to look after
before the actual cash transactions be-
gin, and to each claimant notice will
be mailed tonight setting forth the ex-
act amount of cash due each. and the
rule adopted in paying to heirs Of dead
soldiers.
The clerk will require, in case the
| claimant is deceased, that his helrs
| file certified copies OF letters of admin
| istration or guardianship, as the case
| may be, or sworn statement from
surviving adult heirs that they are the
only heirs of the deceased.
| There are 149 claimants to the
money, the total amount of which, as
turned over by the board of supervisors
| to the clerk of the courts, was S9,O5s.9e.
From this amount the courts order has
directed paid to j. M. Parker, as COM
missioner, $500; G. NJ. Lyon, for at
| torneys fees, $3.50; c. III. Brock, as
/ plaintiff in the action against the coun-
| ty, 500; Clerk of Courts knisely, for
/ extra work entailed, 500; costs taxed
| to the fund, S19; expense of distrlbu-
ton, postage, printing. etc., SS.15, to-
| tai of S877.15. This leaves a balance OF
ss,17s.75 to be divided among the Lag
claimants, or $54.S9 each.
While there has been much said
about the soldiers bounty claim in the
past two years, there are a number OF
people who still ask what the money
lis During the civil war, and the years
/ following the close of the struggle, the
board of supervisors of Marshall coun-
| ty created what was known as the SOL
diers' bounty fund, an appropriation,
raised by taxation, amounting to be-
| tween $4,000 and $4,000, that was to
| be paid to those enlisting from Mar
shall county. The fund was created be-
tween 1863 and 1865, and during, or I'M
mediately after the war, 255 Marshall
county soldiers were paid the sum OF
| $50 each. The balance was turned In
| to the county treasury and there 1t has
since rested. having been practically
forgotten. There were number of 9TH
/ er soldiers, it now seems 149. who did
not receive any money, and about two
years ago Cloud n. Brock began an In
vestigation by consulting some of the
old records in the clerks office and found
/ that there was a balance that could be
drawn upon from the treasury. He in
stituted suit against the county in his
own name year ago last August, and
| the case has now just been brought
/ to close.
The payment of the money is of gen.
teral interest, for there are some of the
veterans, or their heirs. entitled to par
| ticipate in the payment, whose places
of residence are not known. Their pro-
rata share will be forthcoming, howev-
i err il they will make themselves known,
and furnish the satisfactory proof, in
i case they are heirs of soldiers now de-
4 ceased.
! The list of names, shown by the
i clerks books as entitled to draw on
the fund which has been approved
by Commissioner Parker and likewise
the court, is as follows:D. p. Weather
lily, Clark Spindler, T. J. Spindler, J. ID.
il Richards, w. A. Large, j. Hughes, r.
I'D. Dent, II. c. Connolly, G. s,
\ Lane, Robert Denbow, j. III. Jarvis, III.
ZIP Williams, S. Miller, c. p. Davis, j. S.
Straight, John Hart, w. Beeson, S.
Mooney. A. B. Grewell. G. Garwood,
i r. B. Ball, John Reiber, J. Johnson,
lw. A. Johnson, /. w. Vertz, D. w.
j Woods, d. p. Lacey, F. j. Van Pelt,
John Pyle, Myron Woodland, e. d.
Mack, NJ. H. Mack, Q. S. Blaney, David
Il Gard, (Rebecca Kennedy S. r. Phil
Hips, w. Kennoyer, E. l.. Thayer, w.
lWass, B. A. Armstrong, G. A. Wescott,
,lG r. Haas, 7. Nichols, j. Garfield,
w. Mooney, e. Tuffree, G. d. Pegg, j.
Elliott, J. J. Cleayer, ]. King, M. V. B.
Evans, C. III. Brock, G. j. Hixson, j. s.
I Brook, N. III. Evans, j. Crawford, p.
Davis, H. c. Wilson, s. B. Hull, L. NJ
McKinnon, o. Caswell, r. Andrews,
J. Billman, J. Brush, M. v. B. Drum,
Herman Windish, A. j. Thompson, E.
Morrill, f. NJ. Thomas, w. Holt, A. w.
Arney, d. Haulter, j. n Arney, j. II.
Hamilton, j. F. Cox, j. Denbow, j. L..
Eakens, G. Wheeler. William Martin,
d. ID. Rockhill, l.. Chandler, L. Mills,
J. NJ Smith, w. Woodward, w. Ulery,
j. M. Hawks, j. I. Herbert, c. Gard.
III. S. Stewart j. H. Hunsdon,
L. Hunsdon. w. NJ. voris B. S. Starry,
f. A Weatherly, Il. Wickersham
IT. c. Williamson. w. F. King, ]. w.
Dickerson, II. Billman, P. FL. Nicode-
mus J. Van Allen, J. N. Hickey, D. A.
Williams, w. M. Thompson, Harrison
Hubbard, S. Dean, J. Dean, ]. B. Jes-
sup D. C. Bishop Albert Hobbs, ].
Spears, Edward Padelford, Alva Fl.
Hall, Jesse Rolston: J. Miskimus Bax-
ter; H. Hayne, Lage, Neb.; H. j. Per-
in, Baxter; B. F. Rose, Concordia, Kas.;
r. d. Woodward. Clyde, Kas.; Joseph
A. Shelledy CF'rances Shelledy), Hamil-
ton, I'LL; Nj. A. Hills, Des Moines; S.
B. Hockett, Leniderock, Neb.; Ben
Jarvis. Pasadena, CAL; j. f. Gillespie,
Nevada; W. r. Brush, Victor, Col; J.
Page, Pueblo. Col; j. B. Marsh, Mon
tour; j. l.. LaPlant, A1gona; A. j.
Frakes, Woodstock; w. Beaman. Con-