Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-13
GOVERNOR s TRAIN
LEAVES TONIGHT
WILL CARRY TO se..-a,r,s PAR.
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viii be Absent For Two Weeks-Trip
of $500 Miles Will be Made vicks-
burg, Andersonville, Lookout Mount
ainsand Missionary Ridge on Route.
Des Moines, Nov. 12.-Iowa's monu-
ment to the soldiers who served on
southern battlefields and in southern
prisons from 1861 to 1865 will be dedi-
Gated this week and next and formally
presented to the United States govern
ment, in whose national park they have
been erected.
The veterans of the war who will at
tend the dedicatory ceremonies will
leave Iowa tonight and gather in Chi
cago whence they will proceed tomor-
row morning for the south. The tour
of the national parks in which Iowa
has erected these monuments will take
two weeks, and the soldiers and their
friends who accompany them on this
occasion will not return to Iowa until
about December 1.
The governors train will leave to-
night at 10 o'clock. He will be accom-
panied by the five old soldier members
of his staff, the adjutant general, also
an old soldier, and the assistant adju-
tant general, a Philippine soldier, at
the expense of the state. The remain
der of the party will go at its own eX-
pense. The train will leave Chicago
tomorrow morning at 10, o'clock and
before returning will have encom-
passed more than $500 miles.
Leaving Chicago the train, which
will then include the mobolized party
of veterans, members Of the soldiers
monument commissions and their in.
vited guests, together with the per-
sonal party of Governor Cummins and
his staff, will arrive at Vicksburg at
o'clock Wednesday morning. The par
ty will leave Vicksburg the next even
ing at 5:45 and will spend the entire
day Friday at Andersonville. Leaving
Andersonville at p m. Friday the
train will reach Atlanta Friday night
at 10:45. Saturday will be spent in
that city.
The train will leave Atlanta next
Sunday morning and arrive at Chatta-
nooga at noon. The party will not
leave Chattanooga till Tuesday night.
The trip from townsville to Shiloh will
be by boat, taking all day Wednesday.
Arriving at Shiloh at o'clock on
Thursday morning, the party will re-
main until Friday night, going to Padu-
cab, where Saturday Will be spent. The
train will return to Chicago, arriving
there at $3.50 a. M. Sunday, November
1 25, and thence home.
1 Personnel of Party.
The personnel of the party which
will accompany the train is as follows:
Alonzo Abernathy of Usage, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Aldrich of Boone, T. G.
Alexander of Oakland, E. E. Alexander
of Oakland, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Alger
of Red Oak, e. B. Bascom, Col w. B.
Bell of Washington, Ia; Miss Bell of
Washington, Mrs. Hervey Bell of
Washington, B. G. Bishard of Altoona,
Col. and Mrs. L. C. Blanchard of Oska-
loosa, Capt. and Mrs. j. A. Brewer of
Des Moines, John Briar of Des Moines
Major S. H. M. Byers of Des Moines, H.
w. Byers of Harlan. j. w. Carson of
| Woodburn, Col Charles A. Clark of Ce-
dar Rapids, John F. G. Gould of Grun-
dy Center, R. D. Cramer of Memphis
Mo-; Frank Critz of Riverside, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Crossley of Webster City
Governor and Mrs A. B. Cummins OF
Des Moines, James H. Dean of Des
Moines, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ B. " Evans
of Beaman, John G.. Farmer of Cedar
Rapids, ]. D. Fegan of Clinton, Mr. and
Mrs. r. A. Finlayson of Grundy Center,
j. A. Kirkpatrick of Nevada, Elliott
Frazier of Morning Sun, S. G. Fink OF
Upton, Rev. A. L. Frisbie Of Des
Moines,, State Treasurer G. S. Gilbert
son of Des Moines. Col G. L. Godfrey
of Des Moines. Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ.
Grimm of Cedar Rapids, David A. Hag-
gard of Algona, Mr.. and Mrs M. w
Harmon Of Independence. Mr.. and Mrs
5. H. Harper of Ottumwa, Mr. and Mrs
John Hayes of Red Oak, Miss Hayes Of
Red Oak, Mahlon Head of Jefferson
Miss Head Of Jefferson, Mr. and Mrs
H. B. Hedge of Des Moiens, Rev. and
Mrs. Hedrix of Allerton. F. M. HubbeIl
of Des Moines. S. B. Humbert of Cedar
Falls, w. H. c. Jaques of Ottumwa, N
E. Kendall of Abba, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Kepler Of Mount Vernon, Louis
Kepler of Mount Vernon, General and
Mrs. Logan of Des Moines, Mr.. and
Mrs. w B. Martin of Des Moines. Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Matson of Mediapolis
Miss Matson of Mediapolis, Captain
and Mrs. ]. F. Merry of Manchester
A. ]. Miller of Oxfard, Jesse A. Miller
of Oxford, NJ H. Miller of Upton, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mitchell Of Des
| MONIES, Mr. ana Mrs. II. g. Moore OF
/ Wellman. Bernard Murphy OF Vinton
I H. w. Parker Of Des Moines, II. J.
4 Phelps of Dubuque, John Rath of Ack-
ley, J. w. Reeder of Upton, A. c. Reed
er of Upton. Franklin Riemer of Al
toona. Robert Reiniger of Charles City
G. W. Reynolds of Grundy Center, 6.
S. Robinson of Des Moines. Fl. H Rood
of Mt. Vernon, J. G. Ronuds of Des
Moines, S. H. Rounds of Cedar Falls
e. A. Sherman of Cedar Rapids, Miss
Anna Smouse of Cedar Rapids, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Spencer of Randolph, H. D.
Thompson Of Des Mcines, General and
4 Mrs. w. H. Thrift of Des Moines, Mr.
and Mrs. W C. Tompkins of Clear
Lake, j. F. Traer of Vinton, Mr.. an j
Mrs. Asa Turner of Maxwell, c. L.
4 Watrous of Des Moines, Gen. J. b
Weaver of Colfax- Mr. and Mrs. H. H
/ Wilson of Cedar Rapids. Col John A
Young of Washington. Fl. S. Young OF
/ WASHINGTON.