Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-02
VETER Ans MEET
Members of Third Iowa Cavalry
at Bloomfield.
1O4 SURVIVORS OF REGIMENT THERE
Hon. Ellsworth Rominger Delivers Ad-
dress of Welcome and N. G. Will
son of Mt. Pleasant, Responds
Camp Fire Held in the Evening.

Bloomfield. Oct 2.-The flag of our
nation was unfurled in this city We'd
nesday in recognition of the reunion
of the Third Iowa Cavalry, which open
ed at this place Wednesday and is be-
| ing continued today. The services of
the Bloomfield cornet band having
been secured, martial music and ma
| tional airs were heard at intervals
throughout the day and evening. The
delegations of soldiers and visitors
that arrived in the morning We're met
at the depot by the band and members
of the G. A. R. Post and escorted to
the city park and later to the court
house, where the clerks office was
open for the purpose of registering the
name and company to which each sol
der belonged. The register showed
an enrolment of 104 soldiers of the
| Third Iowa cavalry and thirty-seven
soldiers of different regiments. The
visiting comrades are being entertain
ed during their stay in the city by the
Third iowa and citizens. The excel
| lent program previously prepared was
! well carried out, the exercises of the
afternoon being held in the court
room, which was deliberately decorated
with flags.
| The entertainment began at 2
1 O'Clock, with General Bussey presiding.
Miss Carrie Davies opened the pro-
! gram with the attractive vocal solo,
! I'm Captain of the Broomstick Cav
airy" followed by the invocation by
Rev. j. c. Wilson, pastor of the Pres
| byierian church. A motion was then
made by Mayor Gilpin. OF Winterset,
! that the secretary be instructed to
SEND greetings to the Fourth Iowa cal
vary, now assembled at Mt Pleasant,
and The Nineteenth regiment at Wash
ington. male quartet of seven voices
enthused the audience by singing the
patriotic air, Marching Through
Georgia." and responded to encore
with Else Backslidin'. Brudder."
The eloquent address of welcome de-
livered by Hon. Ellsworth Rominger,
in behalf of the city, was responded to
by w G. Wilson. of Mt. Pleasant.
| The principal address of the afternoon
was delivered by General John w.
Noble, of ST. Louis. The entertain
ment concluded about 4 o'clock
and was resumed at $780, when a gen
eral campfire was held at the court
house, in which the opening address
was made by General Bussey. All
throughout the day different trains
4 brought new arrivals, comrades greet
4 ed comrades. and the faces of the
boys in blue" beamed with happiness
as greetings were exchanged. The
program for today includes an adj
dress by Major Gilpin, of Winterset
| Col Trimble, of Keokuk, and Major
| w. G. Grow, which, if carried out as
successfully as the exercises on We'd
1 nesday, will make the occasion one
/ long to be remembered with intense
delight by the soldiers of the Third
Iowa cavalry and the citizens Of
Bloomfield.
Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Weiney spent
i Tuesday in Belknap, where they at
tended the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Mcconnell.
/ Thomas Davies has returned from
4 Moore's Hill, Ind. where he has been
spending the past two months with
. relatives. He was accompanied by
his daughter, Helen, who continued
the trip to Cincinnati where she will
spend month with her cousin, Mrs
Sproles.
H. E. Guy, OF Newkirk. Oklahoma
: former merchant of this place, is
| spending a few days here on business
MI Guys residence at Newkirk is
temporary. as he is putting up mill
at Kaw City, Oklahoma, where he in
. tends locating soon.
DR.. and Mrs. Maxwell, of Keokuk
are visiting at the home Of DR.. II. G
: Young.
: Hon. John P. Reese, democratic can
: didate for congress, passed through
l this place Wednesday enroute to Win
e terset, where he opens the campaign
that evening.
0 Charlton.
+ Charlton. Oct I'm the case o
Y Mary E. Higbee VS.. Larimer & Crocke
: and the First National Bank, the jur,
e brought in verdict last evening il
favor OF the defendants. Today tn
trial of ]. D. Hardin, Jr.. by his mex
friend, j. P. Hardin, against the Cit,
of Charlton is in full blast, ]. A. Camp
bell representing the plaintiff an
Stuart & Stuart the defendant. Thi
is a damage suit brought against tn
S city for injuries received on Decembe
+ II, 1901 by J. D. Hardin, Jr., by step,
II ping in hole in the sidewalk an
i breaking his leg, for which he ask
damages to the amount of $4,000.
The friends Of Will Martz will b
sorry to hear that he is lying very il
at his home near the depot. Fears ar
!, entertained for his recovery.
:, Gus Dillman of Oakley is count
ol seat visitor this week.
e. Mrs. VIM. Wick of Alton is spendin
le the week with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
e, Grant Shelton.
Mrs. Stella Brightwell returne