The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-05-31

lv1 Boomer. Okla. among the
first corners. and the nrst
thing he missed was the T. A. X. post
There were many other things that
Boomer lacked. but the cheerful one
armed veteran did not mind these
They were merely bodily comforts and
eonveniences or the Improvements OF
civilization. but the absence Of a q. 4
r most struck him in his most salient
SPOT IL hurt his one romantic vanity
and injured him in his one cherished
prite. lie loved the g. A. r.. and he
loved the old flag and his honest.
cheerful. hard working soul lived from
year 70 year in good natured unim-
nortauce. 10 hask for one day IN the
deserved honor that was his on Deco
ration day On that one day he had
always been. a. Water Glen. the
proudest OF the proud as he marched
Al the head Of the little procession 10
the resting place OF the veterans OF
Kiowa county His armless sleeve
was none the less empty because lie
lost his arm n the Water Glen SAW
mill and not in battle The arm. how
ever lost. was a veteran arm. and had
a bullet IN IL
Not that he cared about the arm
itself II was a left one and he had
his pension. and his tastes were sim
pie He could have lived Well enough
in his shanty ar Water Glen, but his
friend Foley got the oklahoma fever,
and sullivan went with him taking a
town-site claim in Boomer
The frs Decoration day az Boomer
PASSED rameiy for Timothy Sullivan
There was no band. no flag no flow
ers. no minister TO open the exercise.
no exercises 70 be opened. not even a
holiday. There were no schools 10
close. There was no town 20 speak
OF. There was not much OF anything
bat stakes 10 mark the claims. tents.
and pump. but when the second
Decoration day drew near Timothy
Sullivan grumbled audibly
i've a mind 70 send home 20 Water
Glen for my arm. said sullivan.
T could come in q box by tn ex-
i press company. and no harm done.
'Twould De fine object lesson 10 the
town OF Boomer TO have the arm OF a
soldier with a bullet Of rebel in il
buried near BY.
Twould so" Foley agreed. with
as much enthusiasm as he could show
while lighting his pipe Twould so
-Twould be the next best thing 10 hav'
ing Yourself buried here. Tim"
Get me a pen. ink and paper" said
Sullivan. It'll I write for it."
he wrote the letter 70 his friend
Larry Casey. az Water Glen
Dig up and send me the left arm
OF ne" he wrote by express. 10 b
paid for at this end. 'Tis buried IL
the back yard Of my old shanty, undei
the horseradish bed. in the big til
hax. And hspe you are the same
Timothy Sullivan"
Larry Casey did the wori. well. ant
ia due time a box arrived at Boomer
Sullivan did not open it, and he ant
Mike Foley buried il privately at tn
rear southwest corner OF Sullivan
claim They did not attempt nor evei
I dream Of anything ceremonial in TIT
/ act II was merely that Sullivan. a
one might say. was getting himsel
together No one likes TO be scattere
about the United States Tney sin
ply buried the box in the most cor
ventional place and went about thei
{ business. which was principally doin
. nothing and waiting for Boomer tow
lots 90 rise In value.
But as Decoration day drew neare
Sullivan dwelf more regretfully upo
the absence of memorial exerciss. n
felt a little delicate about himself pr
. posing exercises to memorable h
I. own arm. II seemed a little like see
= ing % sing his own praises. and he f.
r a natural reticence about proposing
\ procession He was glad therefor
= when Foley spoke Of the idea as
one chat had been fully decided upo
: Foley opened the subject by saying
Twill BE- hard 70 find flowers
r decorate the arm on Decoration da
Tim. Alissus Schwartz will lend a
loan Of her geranium plant but the
be no others except We pick the vi
ones OF the prairie
- Have We spoke 20 any one els
Mike. OF the procession. and all?" as
, ed Sullivan. Frightening UP.
Schwartz will b. proud 20 belof
70 IT, said Foley. with his accordiC
- And the Chaykas viii be in Il, thou
!, for why they don't know. except It's
l. custom Of their country. and them hs
Ing took ont their FIRST papers. Al
~ the Rooshun Schmenors will contr
ute themselves and II OF their ki'
two being sick with the measles.
there would be 10. And ole Olson
- one OF them that will do honor to I
90 left arm Of ye. Not one did find
"a back out. Tim"
"a Foley. surprised az his own Loo
city. pured vigorously az his pipe a
IA srownec
ANS all OF them" he added. VIII
- he had got the pipe to burning d
~ mall, again. all Of them would ha
CT ye DC grand marshal OF the lay. Tir
~ = cauld borrow a sash ribbon OF