Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-25
OLD SOLDIERS DAY
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTEND
CLOSING DAY OF REUNION.
ADDRESS BY JOHN T, LACEY
Many ottumwans Present-A Great
Crowd Attends Afternoon Exercises
Address by J. B. Sullivan of cres-
ton-To be Permanent Affair.

SFoWo ATTENDS AFTERNOON EXERCISES
Address by j. B. Sullivan of Ores.
ton-To be Permanent Affair.
Five thousand people were present
in Blakesburg Saturday afternoon to
attend the second and closing day of
the Blakesburg Old Settlers and Old
Soldiers association. Many Ottum-
vans were in the great throng that
joined in the exercises and filled the
streets Of the little city
Every train that passed through
brought hundreds of people from the
neighboring towns and the thousands
of wagons and vehicles of every de-
scription brought the residents of the
country for many miles.
Adjourned to Meet ottumwans.
AS on the previous day the train
which brought the Ottumwa crowd and
the speakers of the Nay Congressman
John F. Lacey of OskalSosa and j. B.
Sullivan of Creston. were met by the
band and officers of the association and
several hundred already present.
Morning Program.
The morning program which had
been carried out according to the pub
lished announcements consisted of an
address by G. N. Udell. band concert
by the Cornet band and number of rec
itations and declarations which were
of unusual merit. The meeting had adj
journed at 1880 to meet the coming
Ottumwans to participate in the line
Of march.
The Dinner Hour.
AS on the first day the visitors scat.
tered throughout the big tent in little
parties of a.dozen or more and enjoyed
their picnic dinners. Hundreds were
invited to the hospitable homes of the
little town as the hotels were utterly
unable to accommodate those who
clamored for their dinners.
The Afternoon Program.
The afternoon exercises began
shortly after l o'clock with concert
by the band and this was followed by
an excellent address by Hon. J. B. Sui
Ivan of Creston. Mr.. Sullivan's adj
dress was an eloquent statement of the
proud position held by Iowa among the
states Of the union and he paid glow
ing tributes to the hardy manhood OF
the early pioneers through whose
hardships and struggles Iowa was en-
abled to lay the foundation for her
present greatness.
His address was followed by musical
numbers from the band. an Grafton by
Master Jacob Abegg, a recitation by
Miss Maude Parker. song by the
Munterville church choir and the clos
ing address of the day by Congress
man j. f. Lacey. In the evening at
the Blakesburg opera house there was
"a big ball held under the auspices OF
the association.
Are Highly Pleased.
The officers of the association are
highly pleased with the results of their
first effort at holding a reunion and it
has been determined to make this a
regular yearly meeting. Officers have
been elected and an effort will made
to make the organization permanent
one. The officers are as follows: Pres
ident, l.. Terrence, vice president Wal
ter Abegg, secretary, 7. j. Raymond,
treasurer, David Waterman.
The Death Roll.
To the deaths of the association as
published Saturday there must be
made two additions and one ,correc.
ton. The name of John Riddle should
be omitted and that Of his wife Mrs
John Riddle substituted. The add.
tional names of pioneers who have
passed away during the year are Mrs
Lydia Arnold and Mrs. Mary Baker.
Pioneers Present Saturday Afternoon
There were present at Saturday aft
ernoon's meeting practically all the old
settlers whose names were published
in the list as present at the Friday
meeting. A few corrections We're made
in the dates of the Friday list and
about sixty additional names were
added. Where the same name appears
in both lists, the presence of the
name in the second list may be taker
as correction upon the date as given
in the first. Where no address is Civ
en- it is understood that the home of the
old settler is in Blakesburg or upon
some one of the rural routes from that
city. The additional list is as follows
1S44-Mrs. Sarah Townsend.
1S45-Nelson Derby.
l846-James Derby.
lS47-Dr. R. R. Arnold, Humeston
Joshua Cloyd
1S48-Mrs. E. B. White.
M. Roberts, Bidwell.
Mrs. John Beagle, Ottumwa.
lS49-James Walker.
Mrs. A. Mounts.
1S50-Mrs. B. It. Chisman.
Benjamin Garfield, Bidwell.
Everett Johnston, Bidwell.
j. M. Woodruff
L. M. Carpenter, Ottumwa.
w. H. H. Asbury, Ottumwa.
1S51-Rich West.
Frank L. Finney.
lS52-Lewis Albright, Ashgrove.
1884. G. Miller.
Squire Marts, Ottumwa.
r. w. Mann.
S. Koontz.
Audrey Pierson.
Charles Johnston, Munter.
vile.
M. Oswald, Ottumwa.
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