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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01
i A FAMOUS FLY-KIILER.

often smile when remember my first earnings.
Mama is very much to flies and when the children
little many of them managed to get in thru the
doors, which kept swinging from morning till
night. It was not uncommon sight to with
her Killer Staying what called the 'innocent'
av en
what to do said, 'tBernce, viii give you penny
for every dozen flies that KILL So set to work,
thinking that should be rich before nghtfa. worked
hard for while often opening the door to let flies
in. At last called mama, and laid in two straight
two dozen flies! Mama asked if I killed them
all and had not picked up any dead Immediately
assured her in the Affirmative and she said she would
pay AS nickel was the smallest change she she
gave that, and very proud was of that nickell
When anyone asks me how earned my first money I
say, sSKiln' flies. - -Bernce Boss,
Eighth Grade. Wadena, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-01
ALAS FOB THE CANDY MAN!

When about three years old there was
butcher in town who liked buttermik drink One
day took ptcherful to him and he gave ten
cents I thought that was very rich then, and i'm
MES then went into grocery store get candy
and received about five cents worth for penny After
had all this went again, but only received three
or four pieces After while I went again and was
given only piece and in my hand at that. did
not go back again and felt tho could What
became Of the other pennies do not know but
they did not go into the till Of that grocery
Willie Brunsvold,
Eighth Grade NorthWood, N D.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
What About the 67th Pa

Comrade S. P. Miller. Go. L. 9th Pa,
now living at Barr Mills, Ohio, feels as
though he was the last survivor of his
regiment. II can not hear or see anything
in print of any of them," he says. Il
was born i'm Westmoreland Co.. Pa, Sept
l. 1843. Enlisted September, 1862. in Co.
b, 9th Pa; later was transferred to 60
l.. Served under Gen. Milroy in Shen-
andOah Valley till Lee made his raid ia
Gettysburg. | was captured in June, '63
near Winchester and was prisoner "a
days in Libby Prison and Belle Island !
rejoined my regiment in the Fall of '63; |
was then in the Army Of the Potomac
Second Brigade. Third Division, Sixth
Corps. When the army was reorganize,l
our regiment was engaged in the battles
Of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and
Petersburg, back to the Valley. all through
Sheridan's Campaign. l was again at Pc
tersburg and Sailors Creek, Va. Served
TO close of the war and was never
wounded. | moved to Holmes CO., Ohio
in 1867. | engaged in the mercantile bust.
ness in 1868. Moved to Bars Mills. in
1877, and am engaged in the mercantile
business i'll partnership with my oldcs,
son, James NJ. Miller. l held tie office of
Assistant Postmaster from 1863 to 1877
and have been Postmaster at Bars Mills
since 1877.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
A Bohemian comrade.

Comrade T. j. Rohann, Of Ladysmith.
Wis, writes: Il was born in Bohemia,
Dec. I. 1912. l came to this country in
1854. In the Fall of 80 started to learn
the harness trade, but in the Spring of
go found that the indoor work would not
agree with me. so l quit and started to
learn the carpenters trade. where |
worked till the Spring of 1862, when |
quit in order to enlist, but being under age
my mother protested l did not give it up,
but worked around until harvest. when
two of the boys of the town rode up to the
field where | was at work TO tell me they
would have a meeting that night, Aug. IA.
to organize a company. l was right with
them, but not being able to organize there.
six of us drove 10 Oshkosh next morning
and enlisted in Co. Il, list Wis. Aug. ID,
o. We were mustered into the L. ).
service Sept. >. and Sept. IL left for Gov
ington Ky. From there we were ordered
to Louisville, Ky. We started on our
march after Bragg Oct. /. and Oct. l
was taken down with typhoid fever. but
kept with the company till we got to
Bloomfield. Ky, where | was left abou.
two days before the battle of Perryville.
l returned to my company in about four
weeks. overtaking the regiment at Bowling
Green. and was i'll every battle lahout 2O)
with the regiment after that, with many
skirmishes Clipped in between, until the
battle of Peach Tree Creek, Ga, July 20,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
Long Journey on a stretcher.

John w. Ioomis, FairIaven, Mass.
comes from a patriotic family, iudriun
from its war record. -Four of us broth.
ers, my sisters husband, and nv wife's
two brothers were all in the service" Ie
says. Two brothers were wounded. nv
sisters husband was killed and my wife,
two brothers badly wounded. / have four
brothers living and my wife one brothe,
living out of these.
Il was brought all the way from Win.
chester, Va, on Il stretcher to Baltimore
Md, TO Jarvis Hospital. On hearing
was alive and in hospital at Baltimore
Nd, my wife Immediately came to take
care of me. and helped take care of Other
wounded soldiers as well The officers in
charge offered to pay her for her services
and fairly urged her to accept pay, but
she replied that she wished no pay and
would not accept any, as she was able r.
take care Of herself and husband: that al
she wished was the privilege of going on,
and in the hospital whenever she chose
and her services would be given freel,
without compensation. Her wish was
granted. short time since we passed
our 10th anniversary of welded life"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
Massachusetts, Ex-Prisoners.

The Ex-Prisoners of War of Massa-
chusetts had their Annual Meeting for
1904 at Northampton, April 10. and elected
these officers of the Association: Com
mander. Elias s. Bradford of Conway
Vice Commander. Geo. w. Dockham of
Springfield; Adjutant and Quartermaster
{. II. Head, Northampton; Chaplain. p.
A. Streeter. of Holyoke: Executive Com
mttee, +. G. Cowles of Deerfield, Ma
thaniel Smith of Springfield, VIM. A. Snow
of Belchertown; Delegates to the National
Convention, G. ii. Head, G. ii. Emerson
Alternates. John w. Martin of Florence,
Charles NJ. Smith of Worcester
Resolutions were passed in honor of the
late Commander of the Association George
III. Ray, who died last November. The fol-
lowing is one paragraph:
Resolved, That in his departure the
community, the town, the State, have been
deprived of the counsels, the services, the
fellowship of a strong and noble man; but
next. and akin to the family tie, is the tie
Of cOmradeship: the press has given ex
preston to public sentiment and sympa.
thy: but we mourn for q comrade and
brother gone.
Good comrade, sweet Christian gentle
man, Hail and Farewell!
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps,
Or Honor points the hallowed spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps"
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comes de year when de sun an de dry
weather busted up de corn crop, an bout
dat time, when l cum in from de field one
day, | heah'd noise in de cabin no
stranger to me, an | knows what happen
sho huff, an | goes in smiling, an say
'HOwdy' TO all de DOMAINS dat was dere,
an dey all look so cuyus at me. an smile
an shake dere heads. an dat rifle me up,
an | gin to look 'roun'. an most de fust
thing dat | pnt my eyes on was yalel
baby. Dat 'stOniSlI me, for all de odders
was as black as de pot dat's hanging ober
de fire. Old Sister Cherry lows dat de
chile be conjured. an anOder Old sister,
she lows dat it was de dry wedder, an
dat it change when de moons in de dark:
but dat chile nebber turn black. an dats
what bOdders me. Ny ole masSa. he say
dat he jst de color OBJ ripe p'simmons. an
OATS de name he made in de book. BY an
by, all de niggahs on de plantation git
or holt oh il an cum rOun' to look at de
boy, an dey goes way wunkin, one at de
odder, but after awhile nobody said nuf-
fin bout de boy, ceptin massa. he say dat
he lows dat dere's bin a female indescre-
shun in my family an said den it's all
right. but somehow l nebber took well to
de boy. but de ole CONAN sct heap by de
yaIIar coon, an lows dat he's de best one
on de plantation. an dat makes me mad
agin, an when de preacher tole us all las
night bout de Proclcma shun an dat we
gwine to hab rights. dat yaller coon
P'simmons bodder my head. Now. if Is
dat boys ladder, has right to bang
him wild a halter strap-dat's what de
Proclema shun say-an if faint dat-a-way
what he doin' in my family? OATS what
bOdders me. Seems like / bleeged to lick
dat boy, eff | has to die for it."
That night P'simmOns vanished in the
darkness. and along with him one Of the
Coloners best wool blankets. Every man
in the regiment had orders 70 look out for
him. not that he was valuable, but the
Colonel didn't want to lose the blanket.
1t was several months ere we set eyes
on him. and then he himself was sol.
der, a member Of colored regiment. He
wore new suit Of blue, and carried q
bright new mnsket on his shoulder
To our great humiliation he did not rec
ognize or remember any OF us. His bear.
ing indicated that he had borrowed nc
ideas from our regiment, and was not wOr
rying his soul with thoughts of the pas,
or fears for the future.
Black Bob went over the mountains
with us to "Chickamauga" When the
regiment was so nearly extermnated in
that cyclone of death near the Bloody
Pool. he lifted up in his strong arms one
| of our boy comrades who was seriously
wounded. and started for place of shell
ter. A few steps, when shower OF
leaden hail stretched them both upon the
ground under the trees, clasped i'm eacl
others arms, the soldier boy of Michigan
and the emancipated black man of Ten
nessee, each dying for the other.
CrO be contnued)
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
An Illinois Artilleryman.

Comrade Samuel Scism writes from
Leora, Mo-: Il was born in Hawkins
County, East Tenn, Aug. Is, 1s41, and
moved to Stoddard County, Mo-, in 1854
| enlisted in Capt. +. w. Powelrs Com
pany (F), I'd iii. L. A., Nov. 16, 1861. |
was captured at Shiloh, Tenn, April q,
1862. and paroled at Libby Prison. Rich.
mond, Oct. 10, 1862. l was sent to the
general hospital at Portsmouth Grove. r.
l., and after convaescing l returned to
my company at Colliersville, Tenn, Jan.
Z, 1868. Our battery was attached 10
Gen. Ransom's Brigade during the Vicks,
burg Campaign. | was on the Meridian
Miss raid, 1864. In May, 1864, / went
to Georgia and took part in the Atlanta
Campaign, our battery being attached to
Gen. Belknap's Brigade, known as the
Iowa Brigade | want to say l would
sooner take my chances for life i'm battles
like Shiloh. Vicksburg or Atlanta than in
those Southern prisons. was discharged
at Springfield, Ill.,. Dec. IA, 1854; am .
farmer by occupation, and a Republicall
all my life."
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26

Is. Gen. Lee states that Hills attack
was made by two brigades, and eXtenuates
the result by stating that the assault was
against greatly superior numbers" But
Hills own Report shows that he had two
divisions OH the field. Warren met their
attack with little over 5000 men.
16. Lees Report.
II. This delay in following up was ow-
ing to the fact that since the army had
crossed to the north side, that stream had
become much swollen by heavy rains; and
previous to that, not anticipating that the
pontoon-bridges would be needed, they had
been sent with the other trains some eight
or 10 miles to the rear.
Is. Stuart says, great confusion" 81
pursued them from three miles of War
renton to auckland, the horses at full
speed the whole distance, the enemy re-
treating in great confusion. Re-
port. But the reports of Custer and Kill
patrick are naturally not so frank as to
avoW this.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26

Comrade Lee Lucas, Knoxville, ILL.,,
writes: Il am known on the war records
as Geo. NJ. L. Lucas. Corporal. Co. ID,
132d ILL.,, and hold an honorable discharge.
My father, George L. Lucas, lost his life
while Sergeant of Co. l. 18th Ill. My only
brother served about one year as a men,
Der of the band in the 47th ILL.,, and after
wards enlisted in the 9Th Iowa Cav. at
Davenport, Iowa. and was captured in the
Stoneman raid near Atlanta. Ga. Was
confined for several months i'm Anderson
vile, Florence. Wilmington and Colds
borough Prisons. and was so badly re-
duced by starvation and exposure that his
friends did not recognize him on reaching
home after being paroled. My grcat-grand.
father served through the Revolutionary
War. and he had one SON in the War oi
1872"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
holding Aggregation of Young Wolverines into Splendid
Regiment
By CAPT. c. E. BELKNAP, 2lst Mich.

was hot and wordy one, but all was for
gotten that night over n game of checkers
and a canteen of dew" at which time the
shouts of laughter and merriment were
ringing away across the river and heard
by the Johnnies, whose pickets said: The
ianks must he having a right smart of
licker-they feel SO gay"
Black Bob explained the cause Of the
trouble that evening to one of the Lieuten-
ants in this manner: You see, Massa, Use
Il old niggah now, but de time was when
| was young and peart and l coted an
married a likely gal: sho' huff you ought
to see dat gal dat ar time; she was a
powerful fine woman. but she's gittin ole
like me. now. Well. bout once envy Sum
mer deros a pickaninny cum to us regular
as de seZun, an dat's de way it was til
dere's so many it bodier me to find names
to know 'em by, an clar to man, can't
count dem chilluns but masSa he keep EN-
i'll a big book. so dat don't bodder me.
Well, dat goes OH likely like til dere
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1864, where l was wounded and sent back
to the field hospital. While there | lost
my knapsack with all my belongings, in
ending the picture of my best girl. l re-
turned to the regiment Sept. ~ just in
TIME to help chase Hood back towards
Chattanooga. Then | returned to Atlanta
and got ready for the march to the Sea
through the Carolinas with ST and Shorty,
and was in the Grand Review at Wash
ngton. After returning home tried to
work at the carpenters trade, and found
that | was nearly used up with rhellma-
tism and unable to follow that profession,
so | got a chance to finish the harness
trade. at which | have worked ever since.
have belonged to Geo. y. Morgan Post.
No. 4, Department of Minnesota, since
April 4, 1884. In G. A. II. circles and in
my army life was known only as plain
Tom Rohann.' have taken The National
Tribune since April, 1884, and it's 0. X"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
OF INTEREST TO PENSION ATTORNEYS

The National Tribune is prepared to fur.
nish to attorneys and others blank forms of
application under the recent order of the
commissioner OF Pensions. Price. IS cents
une. $3.50 Pa. Ave. N. W.. Washington,
ID. C.
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10. On this point, see Birney's testi-
mony: Report on the Conduct Of the War,
second series, vol. |. p. 372; Warren's tes-
timony: Ibid, p. 1856.
ITO be continuedl
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
FIRST UNION FLAG ON LOOKOUT.

John Tribe, Q. M. s., 9Th N. Y.
Cav, writes from Nicholas, N. Y: I'm
your issue Jan. Z, Serg't Hummel, Co. H,
9Th Ind, gives roster Of the Johns Of his
Company. am very glad there were so
many fighting Johns during the war; I'm
Gle Sam needed every one; there were none
to spare. modestly call Comrade Hum
nell to halt until make a statement of
the Johns in the 9th N. Y. Cav; Total
number enlisted men, 2.13S; the number
Of Johns in the several compa mics was:
A, q; B, %; G, "a; ID, 20; e, %; +, 10;
Total Johns in the regiment, 268 About
one-eighth of the total enrolment were
Johns. / cannot tell what has become Of
them all, but hope they have severally done
az well since the war as they did during
the war. think Serg't Hummell will
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
Notes of Ball Game.
Ike Oswald umpired and gave good
satisfaction.

Ike Oswald umpired and gave good
satisfaction.
The Menominee boys are nice lot
OF fellows and took with the crowd.
Every opportunity afforded the crowd
to cheer the visitors was heartily
embraced. That's right, give the
visiting teams good usage
Bes has in him the makings of a
good pitcher. What he needs is coach
Ing by an experienced hand and with
a year or two in such training he will
be heard from.
Iron Mountain won two games from
Menominee the score on Sunday being
4 TO and on Monday 20 to IL.
Nemacheck has decided TO 20 with
Iron Mountain Tor this season and Will
appear for the sand burr town from
this out lie is a fair pitcher and
ought to do well at the Mountain. 1t
must not be thought though that
Crystal Falls is hung with Grape over
his departure. lie is a good boy but
there are better ones and Crystal
Falls think they have the goods.
Carter. the new man from Champion,
made good He is ball player and
stands high with the fans. If ne
keeps on IN the gait he started out In
be is fast enough for any Of them.
Ed. Scott Is still ON the pitching
tan OF the Calumet team.
Rumors say that Strom is now hold
ng down field position for Bing-
iampton- his arm being too sore for
battery work
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

WANTED: A circuit-manager, To
represent the Wis. & n. Mich, Branch
OF Milwaukee OF the WORLDS FAIR
GUARANTEE ASSN of st. Louis 1t
provides for Worlds Fair visitors
First class accommodation, such as
Transportation 10 st. Louis and re-
turn; Lodgings for days at the Ass m;
Hotel and 81 meal tickets good at the
hotel and restaurants on the Fair
grounds; Admissions To the Fair for
one week: 10 Admissions TO the best
entertainments on the pike: Street
car and transfer tickets; Itinerary
daily programs during the week;
Steamboat trip on the MiSsisSippi;
One Souvenir Emblem Of identih.
cation; Two Berths ON Sleeping cars;
4, e or tickets for meals while en-
route. Our hotel is across the street
at the main entrance and is connected
by a private yiaduct with the Fair
grounds, All this is furnished from
your home at one fixed rate. We re-
quire weeks notice before you start.
live have no agent In your city, apply
10 our Milwaukee Office. The Man
ager we want, must be responsible and
have an established business, real
estate, loan or insurance preferred,
banks rate most desirable, none but
first class man need apply our ar
engagements are for the benefit OF our
members, and are guaranteed by the
Missouri Trust CO. Of st. Louis.
Write TO PAUL Q. BIERsACH, Man
ager, 325 Germania Bldg Milwaukee,
Wis.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
Special Excursion Rates to Colorado,
Utah and the Black Hills,

Via the North Western Line. Be
ginning June LIST excursion tickets will
be sold TO Denver, Colorado Springs.
Pueblo, Salt Lake City, Hot Springs,
Deadwood, Lead and Custer, 5. d.,
etc, good to return until October 81.
A splendid opportunity is offered for
an enjoyable vacation trip. Several
fine trains via the North Western
Line daily. Apply 70 agents Chicago
y Northwestern R'y.
Cows For SALE: have choice
lot OF COWS which will sell at reason
able prices Inquire AT my farm west
Of the Columbia mine.
ANDREW RUNDQUIsT.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

At regular convention OF Crystal
Falls Lodge No. 12s, X. Of p. held
June LIST, 1904 at Castle Hail. the
following preamble and resolution
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, IL has pleased Al
mighty God TO take from this earthly
life, the spirit OF our beloved brother
Adolph Justified.
WHEREAS, the relation OF our de-
ceased brother with the members Of
this Lodge render it proper that we
should place on the records our
appreciation of his membership, as a
X. OF p. and his merits as a man, who
provided for the widow and the orphan
BE il therefore resolved, that while
we bow with humble submission TO
the will of our Heavenly Father, we
do not the less mourn for our brother
who has been called from our humble
midst 10 that city, not made with
hands eternal in the Heavens.
Resolved that this Lodge render It's
heartfelt sympathy TO the bereaycd
wife and family in their sad affection.
Trusting that infinite God, who has
taken their dear one away will send
them that comfort which alone
springs from the fountain OF Heaven
~ Grace.
+. w. Brown.
CHAs. Nj. FORsETn. Oo.ii'''l' Wy
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
Notice Of Dissolution Of Co
Partnership.

TO An Whom 1t May Concern You
are hereby notified that the co.part-
nership heretofore existing between
Cannon & Miller, has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent that
Abraham Cannon has withdrawn from
said firm and that Ely Miller will con
tinue the business under his individ-
ual name, that all debts due and ow-
ing to the firm of Cannon & Miller
must be paid to Ely Miller, and all
debts owing 10y said firm shall be paid
by the said Ely Miller.
The creditors OF said firm OF Cannon
& Miller are respectively requested to
call on Ely Miller and pay all debts
and obligations due the said fri OF
Cannon * Miller
Dated at Crystal Falls, this 2nd day
OF June, a. ID. 1904.
ABRAHAM CANNON.
Ely MILLER
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

Amasa celebrated decoration day
I'm proper manner. In fact. from what
we can learn, ii was about the only
place in the county that observed the
day in proper manner.
To begin with the cemetery had
been put in very presentable condi-
tion through the efforts Of Supervisor
Gibson and the township board in
general. Workmen had gone over the
grounds, cleared away the debris that
naturally accumulates during the
winter season and rounded up all OF
the graves so that the place put on an
exceptionally fine appearance.
Promptly at 1870 pr jcesSion was
formed ON the main street OF the VII
lage and line Of march taken 10 the
Cemetery. Fully 100 people were In
the line OF march. AT the cemetery
the lone soldiers grave was handsome
ly decorated. Alexander McDougal
is the name OF the soldier, and the
memory Of no man who wore the blue
was more solemnly kept than was his.
The Swedish minister was present
and gave an address and after the
ceremonies were over with the pro-
cession was again formed and the
march back TO the village made.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

Whereas, The Angel OF death has
entered our order and borne from the
home OF our Sister, The spirit OF her
beloved husband, brother A. Justified
be IL
RESOLVED. That we hereby express
our deep grief for the loss which our
Temple has sustained OF an esteemed
and cherished brother, one whose
wise counsel often guided and whose
words OF encouragement ever cheered
us. and that the removal of such a
brother from among our midst leaves
a vacancy and shadow thai will be
deeply realized 10y all our members.
RESOLVED, That we extend TO our
bereaved and beloved sister our
sincere and heartfelt sympathy In this
severe trial OF her life and commend
her TO the care and protection Of Him
who has promised TO be refuge and
strength In time OF sorrow. j.
To his dear children, bereivcd OF the
love and guidance OF wise and
affectionate father, and TO all other
grief stricken relatives we offer our
tendereSt sympathy.
Resolved, that our charter be drap-
ed in mourning for thirty days that
a copy OF these resolutions be sent TO
the sorrying family ami one spread
upon our minutes.
EMMA DUNN,
EDITH Voos,
Committee.