The National tribune., 1907-10-24
VETERANS in The CITY.
Talks With Comrades All Over the
Union.

Union.
Comrade J. P. Fletcher, Denver, Colo.
Comrade Fletcher served more than
three years in Co. 3, 4th Ohio, and
then entered the 19kih Ohio as a First
lieutenant, and was mustered out in
December, 1865, making over four
years in the service. He went to Den
yer from Newark, O., 20 years ago, and
has lived there ever since. He followed
the butchers trade. He is enthusiastic
about Denver. which he thinks will soon
reach the 100000 mark, and thinks that
1t has the finest climate and is the most
beautiful city in the world.
A. e. Ferguson and wife. Gibsonburg,
o., have been doing Washington. Com
rade Ferguson, who is Postmaster at
Gibsonburg and was here in attendance
upon the Postmasters' Convention, is
properly proud of having served thru
the war in Co. K. 49th Ohio, "Old Bill
Gibson's Regiment" The. 49th Ohio
was fighting regiment of the Army of
the Cumberland, and lost 202 killed
out of its total enrolment of 1,46S, or
1871 per cent.
Henry E. Conant. Concord, Mass.
Comrade Conant served in the 21st
Mass: is Commander of f. f. Sturte-
want Post, of Concord, and IS an Aid on
the staff of the Comnander-iE-C Chief
He has been in the Laundry business for
many years, but has now retired. He
is warmly interested in the knights of
Malta, beneficiary association which
is having rapid growth, and he has
just finished a term as Commander of
the jurisdiction of Maine lie was in
the city on his return from attendance
upon the meeting of the Supreme Com
m a nf nj icyI,t NJ al hall
at jamestown. He says that the enter
tainment at the Inside Inn was uasatis-
factory in the highest degree, and all
of the delegates complained of il. For
himself he had quarters il Norfolk, and
was well treated at moderate prices.
He does not think that The Exposition
compares with previous ones which he |
has attended. The United States ex-
hibit is the principal thing. and it Is
about the same as he has seen else
where.
c. Penn, Neigh, Neb Comrade Penn
was Sergeant in Co. c, I'd w. Va, and
is now Il ranchman, and IL trying to
hold down $500 acres of more or less
fertile Nebraska land. The town oil
Neigh is prominent one in the Elk
horn Valley, and has about 1000 inhab-
itants and modern improvements They |
have harnessed the Elkhorn River, |
which gives them power enough to
light their town with electricity and
run mill with capacity of 200 bar
rels of flour daily. Neigh is the center |
of a. fine agricultural region, which pro-
duces abundantly the best qualities of
wheat and corn. Thousands of cattle |
are fed in the County. There are a |
large number of veterans settled in the ,
country, and Neigh Post has over 60
members.
Gustavus a. Gessner, 72d Ohio. Fre-
mont, o. Comrade Gessner served thru
the war in the gallant old 72d Ohio, |
and made good record and was one |
of the unfortunates captured in Stur-
gis's sadly miSmanlged expedition to |
Guntown, Miss. He was about five
months in Andersonyille and other pris- |
ons. For years he was prominent |
business man in Fremont, and was ap-
pointed Postmaster of Fremont byt
President Mckinley, which position he
still holds. His town of Fremont, from |
which he went into the army and of
which he has been continuous resi- |
dent since, has shared in the remark
able development in the towns in that |
region, and has now II 900 inhabitants
or more than double what II had a few
years ago, They have a number of i'm
portant manufactures established there
on account Of cheap natural gas fuel
Among these is what is believed to be
the largest cutlery factory in the world,
the ClauS Shear Company, which makes
shears and raZors which are sold all 1
over the world. There are a number
of other cutlery establishments carbon
works and furniture factories. One of
its peculiar industries is the Tick Nit
ten Factory. which has a capital of
100000 IT covers a large tract of
land and employs several hundred peo-
pie. Its specially is making mittens of
ticking and canvas for the use of farm
ers in the Winter. Comrade Gessner.
in spite of his prison experience. is still
in excellent health and mentally and
bodily as active as ever.
Talcott p. Strong. oath and 18th
Conn, Durham, Conn. Comrade Strong
was one of five brothers who had served
his country, one being killed In the
Mexican War. He was too young at
first to be allowed to enlist, but came
TO Washington to see something of the
war, and took employment as teamster
during the Second Bull Run campaign.
He saw enough of soldering at that
time TO want to have musket in his
hand If he did any more, so that he
enlisted in the oath Conn. and after his
time expired in that regiment re-en-
listed in the 18th Conn. He is timer
by trade. and came to Washington to !
make prolonged visit to the battle
fields from here to Richmond
f. p. Hawkes., Milan, Mich, 5th Mich.
Cav. Comrade Hawkes. served in the
5th Mich. Cav, and he is in the lumber
business.
Casper Cooper. 7th Iowa Cav, Free
port, Kan. Comrade Cooper is a farmer.
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