Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
TO SEE DEDICATION
COL S. A. Moore Will Attend IN
yelling of Shiloh Monuments.
SEVERELY WOUNDED ON THAT FIELD
Bloomfield Man Will Witness the Un.
yelling of Iowa Memorials to Its
Soldiers - Helped Pass Appropria.
tions for Their Construction.

Bloomfield, Jan. 19.-Col. S. A.
Moore of this place will attend the
dedication exercises of the soldiers
monuments, to be held on the field of
Shiloh May 30. For various reasons
these exercises will possess unusual
$ interest for Col. Moore In the first
place the colonel is one of the most
patriotic of men. In the next place
he was badly wounded upon this same
field of Shiloh and was borne from
the scene of action by comrades, Gen.
j. B. Weaver, then a lieutenant, being
one of the number who helped carry
him to the rear. And again, the col
onel's voice was heard in the state
legislature in support of the bill ap-
priating money to procure the
monuments to be dedicated. And still
again, it is understood here that Col.
Moore will be a member of Governor
Cummins' party to attend the dedica-
ton services. One monument will be
dedicated for each regiment that par
ticipated in the battle of Shiloh and
one for the state at large. Col Moore
made an able and eloquent speech in
the legislature last winter in support
OF the bill apropriating money to Sc
cure these monuments, and only
enough money was appropriated to
cover the actual expense of monu-
ments and of properly dedicating
them; hence there will be no needless
expense OF the public money in con-
notion with the monument commits
sion. The object for which this mon
ey is to be expended is so worthy and
the purpose so patriotic, that no loyal
citizen should take exception to the
action of the legislators in regard to
the matter.
Y. M. c. A. Defeats High School.
The high school team was defeated
by the Y. M. c. A. team in basket
ball game at the association building
Saturday night by a score of 33 to IL.
The line UP of the teams was as fol-
lows:
High school Warrington, Earring
ton, Swank. Stevens and Colven.
Y. NJ. G. A.-Magel, Scoles, Games,
Bond and Hatton.
Other Items.
Mrs. L. S. Miller of Perry township
met with a very painful accident Sat
urday by falling, whereby she sustain
ed broken limb. The limb was bro
ken just above the ankle.
Miss Edith Lyons closed very sue
cessful term of school Saturday at the
Bridges school house.
Mrs. Henry Mendenhall is quite Sc
riously i'll at the Mendenhall home in
this city.
Mrs. w. HI. Dillener is confined to
her room on account of a severe cold.
Miss Jessie Ferguson departed Sat
urday evening for Des Moines, where
she will visit her sister Jennie for
few weeks, and will then go to Oska-
loosa for visit with her sister, Mrs.
Coca Ferguson Chapman.
Dr. T. j. Selman of Ashgrove visit
ed his father, DR.. j. ]. Selman, here
Saturday
Daniel 7. Dunlayey of Sioux City
is visiting relatives in this county.
Attorney Robert E. Duffield of
Guthrie Center came in Saturday for
a weeks visit with his mother and
sister, being a brother of County SUI
perintendent Anna l.. Duffield.
David Jay of Blakesburg was here
Saturday as d witness in the case of
Brown VS.. Huff
Jacob Goodlander of Drakes,HSS
transacted business at the couL.5
treasurer's Office Saturday.
E. Dillinger from near Milton was
business caller in Bloomfield Saturday.
Will Shreeve from near Tracy came
up Saturday on business.
p. g. Dickson of West Grove was a
business caller in Bloomfield Saturday.
Charlton.
Charlton, Jan. 19.-John Carson of
Belinda spent Sunday in the city, a.
guest Of his son Frank and family.
A meeting of the republican central
committee was held Saturday for the
purpose of setting the date for the pri-
mary election. June 6, was the tdate
fixed.
j. w. McDougall returned home Sat
urday evening from North Argyle,
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