The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-10-18
THE 3rd IOWA CAVALRY
Held their Annual Reunion at MouI-
ton Last Week and we're Roy
ally Taken Care of.

The Sd Iowa Cavalry has come and
gone and left pleasant memories. Many
of the old veterans left their overcoats
and canteens at home, but new made
friends warmed the cackles on their
hearts and seemed comfortable. No
dog-tents were in sight for the Sd Iowa,
but good warm beds and coffee and ham
and chicken took the place of the rigid
fare of 45 years ago. All told about 1 10
3D. Iowa boys registered and large
number from other regiments registered
or failed to do so-bringing up the
total attendance to about $50.
The advance guard arrived Monday
at midnight and the local pickets head
ed by Chairman Geo. p. Pulliam, soon
had these fellows in bed. Tuesday
dawned bright, but chilly as frozen
blanket. At 10 o'clock the 3D. Iowa be-
gan to drop in twos and squads and SO
on till soon the town took on martial
airs as blue coats, overcoats and some
with no overcoat at all assembled. g.
The President, John Elliott, made his
headquarters at the Y. NJ. G. A. hall
and the Secretary E. j. Sankey, of Leon,
registered at the Tribune lobby. Cigars
were on tap and army talks flowed like
water from leaky canteen. In the
afternoon the campfire opened at the
Methodist church and was largely at
tended. Col. II. H. Trimble, of Keokuk,
made the principal address after a
warm humorous welcome by the local
chairman, G. p. Pulliam. Col. Trimble
was also a Merican war veteran and in
the civil war received serious wound
in the battle of Pea Ridge. His address
xx,oc 10 rro1xy hicfonsoo1 nd ch1 l,
the nation had progressed from it's
birth, but more particularly from the
close of the civil war. The Colonel was
long citizen of Bloomfield and his
presence here was more like pioneer
than an old soldier.
In the evening the camp fire was re-
sumed and there was no standing room
for all who wished to hear the program.
After announcements Major j. A.
Picker, of Faulkton, S. D., was introduc-
ed as toastmaster and he made dandy.
He knew all the boys and about all the
old ladies present and with his own ex-
perience in early Iowa, and his war
times kept the big audience guessing.
Comrade Berry offered prayer and the
choir sang "John Browns Body. The
audience took up the chorus and led by
the big Dakotan the rafters fairly rung
with the patriotic air. The first speaker
was Captain w. G. Wilson, now good
Methodist preacher at Hedrick. He is
a scholarly, eloquent divine and in his
address referred to the three gasat
captains Grant, Sherman and Sheridan
and how it was only possible for them
to succeed by the brave soldiers who
marched after them, even down to the
privates in the brave Sd Iowa Cavalry.
The argument was conclusive and the
speaker was loudly cheered. Other
speakers were Captain Brown, of Leon
AL Powers, of Bloomfield, Tom Brown, of
Chicago, who along with Major Picker
kept the house in roar as they told OF
army life as found in the field or prison
pen.
Wednesday the veterans met at the
Y. NJ. G. A. hall and transacted private
business President Elliott and Sankey
were reelected and Fairfield was Sc.
lected as the next reunion place-lattel
part of September. One comrade made
a motion that he knew of town thirty.
five miles from Ottumwa, with two rail
roads, that was capital place. Captain
Elliott wanted to know, where that was;
"Moulton7 came the response and the
boys gave hearty cheers for tkeir host
Moulton.-Moulton Tribune.