Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-10-26
Off on a Trip.

Off on Trip.
Last week occurred the annual
convention of the Rebekah Assembly
at Cedar Rapids. Among those for
tunate enough to be present as dele.
gates was the wife of the editor who
was accompanied by Mrs. lanes
Chandler of Audubon.
They report the Assembly as the
largest numerically that has ever
been held in Iowa and the largest
amount of work as being done "for
the good of the order" The four
days of the convention were DAYS OF
study and learning and were indeed
Instructive.
AT the close of the convention, Mrs.
Lancelot went to her old home, the
home of her girlhood and her young
womanhood where she went to school
in the old log school house and attend.
ed college in the Upper Iowa Univer-
sity. For % years she had not seen
the land marks that were SO familiar
in those days of long ago. Fayette
Iowa is very old town and the home
of Northeast Iowa's famous college.
the U. 1. U. 1t was at this college
on Halloween night years ago that
the college boys stole the presidents
buggy, 1--WE think it was while Prof.
Bissell was president), hauled it out
in the woods while each of the boys
expressed his sympathy for the Prof
IN the loss of his buggy in very ora
torical manner and declaring that
"the old man" would never see it
again, etc. When they were ready to
start home, to their utter astonish-
ment, up rose the Prof. from among
his wraps and said "Boys, you gave
me fine ride out here and your ex-
pressions of sympathy were very
affecting; but now / must ask you to
take me home again." which they
did with alacrity.
On the college grounds is erected a
lovely building, a present to the town
from Carnegie. The shelves are full
of books, a present from d. B. Hen
derson. The old U. L. U. looks about
like it did 50 years ago and the old
memories are still fresh with it's par
Elephants. Its shadow will never fade
away. May it endure forever! One
honored character of national repute,
Hon. D. B. Henderson. Elk Speaker
of House of Representatives, received
his education there. In the stormy
days of the great rebellion it was he
who raised q company at this place
and was elected their captain and
later marched his men or caused
them to assem- BILE at West Union, the
county seat, where they were muster
ed into the service and augmented
into one of the bravest regiments
that ever faced the enemy. The boy 8
proudly walked down the streets of
Dubuque, 1000 strong. At Vicksburg,
they were cut to pieces. After this
battle, the remnant of this fine regi
ment was incorporated into the 3Sth
Iowa. They went to the front 1000
strong, determined men. They were
mustered out about four years later
with only $50 of the original number
present. Last week at West Union,
this regiment held it's Reunion and
there were only fifty of the original
1000 present. Captain Henderson
who, by promotion for his brave acts,
was made Col. of the regiment, is to,
day lying on his sick bed at DUBUQUE
awaiting his final summons. What q
sacrifice of human life was this! A
1 number of those who attended this
reunion are still suffering from the
terrible hardships of that memorable
battlefield, scarcely able TO do manual
labor. They are suffering and en-.
during, that the coming generation
may enjoy the perpetuation of glor-
ious union of states. For these dis.
comforts, many of the boys are re.
ceiving So per week, payable every
three months from our government
If q fixed rule is applied here in
measuring out the dollars according
to the degree of disability; rather
than estimate the number of dollars
Il man could earn for his family if free
from these aches and pains, a new
rule should be established and oul
battle Scared veterans should be
handsomely cared for, during their re.
naming days on earth.
Not only the old warriors but the
old friends and neighbors have
changed in appearance. Men of IS OF
40 on the last visit, are now so dis.
crepit as to use canes. A few of the
old buildings still stand but only q
few. The nine rail fence, stake and
rider has entirely disappeared aud in
it's place is found the modern barb
wire and up-to date woven wire
! Where were large trees in those days,
now we find cornfield or fine grass
pasture. Where stood the giant OAK
and the stately walnut, which would
often measure four feet in diameter
now stands crop of corn or a trac,
we'll set with grass.
Such marks the effects of civiliz
| ton on the march of time.