Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21

'DoIliyer was brohen-hearted, vet n
continued to be q brave, manly sol
der TO the end Of the war. The da7
we were mustered out he said to sey
eral Of his friends:
During the balance Of nv life
shall ever be on the watch for m,
chum, or information that will tell O
his fate
Two CT three years after the wal
lEere was wedding, in which one
ol tie sisters became Mrs. Dolliver.
Their first boy was named Natha,
Morgan Dolliver.
hen boy of Is his father told
Llm the story of Nate Morgan and
their friendship. You We're FAMED
after him. said Dolliver. Taking from
his pocket corps badge bearing the
name, the company and the regiment
IN which his friend Morgan had served,
lie gave it to the young man, with o
request that he never part with It,
explaining that when he and his
young friend were in the army they
exchanged badges, he taking Morsan's
and Morgan taking his.
a week later this patriot father
died, and his family and friends be-
lieved that his life was shortened by
his ceaSeless mourning, a sorrow that
was keen for quarter Of a century.
"One Of the things that made a
deep impression on my mind, as well
as my heart, at the beginning Of the
SpaniSh-American war was the
promptness with which the sons and
grandSons Of the men who fought in
the civil war, on both sides, offered
their services and their lives, if need
be, in that new war.
Among the first to enlist in tho
Wisconsin city where be lived was
the first-born Of Patriot Tom Dolliyer.
His command reached the Philip
pines in time to get into tie hottest
Of the fighting in 1899, and remained
there until the hard fighting was over.
Private Dolliver became a sergeant on
the way to the far-off islands. and
when the regiment was mustered out
he was captain Of his company, an
honor Won by conspicuous bravery.
The summer Of 1902 he was a first
lieutenant Of regulars and quartermas-
ter Of his battalion.
I'm the performance Of his duties
he was called upon TO make occasional
visits to various points on the island
o. Panay, department Of the Visayas.
The trips were made on a small trans
port which got along very nicely
when the weather was good, but did
all sorts OF dancing and capeaaug
when the water was rough.
He was going up on the east side
Of the island in September Of that
year when a sudden Storm, a yeritable
typhoon, put in an appearance, rem
dering it hazardous to continue. With
great difficulty they reached the har-
Dor Of refuge, near Capez. Most of
the stores on the transport and two
Of the natives were washed overheard
and lost.
las the little transport made her
way into the quiet waters Of the har-
Dor ali sorts of craft hurried to her
side. The head man of the first banca
that reached the storm beaten trans
port, q handsome fellow, asked, in
very good English, If there was any
thing he could do for the officer and
crew.
Lieut.. Dolliver expressed desire
to go ashore. When they reached land
the newlyfound friend invited the lieu
tenant to ride with him to Capez.
On the way to the city the lieutenant
discovered that his friend was the
presidente Of a neighboring city. He
had been On visit in that part OF
the province. Upon discovering the
transport in its perilous position he
had gone out to offer assistance.
MY father said the presidente,
often told me Of an experience he had |
when he first came to the islands, |
many years ago. He was caught as
you were, Ia a typhoon, and his YES
Sci was wrecked. For a day and a |
night he was on the ocean, clnging to |
a spar, and was then rescued by ma
tives. as l feared we might have to |
rescue some Of your crew. He landed |
just where you landed, and found his |
the wrecked passengers. He had |
CONS from London with an exploring |