Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01

for the lowe Of country and for the
/ sake OF the dear ones left behind at
! home. But he was sadly and cruelty
brought back to the present as he ar
rived at the cemetery and saw stretch.
ed out before him, not the battle Held
on which to earn glory and honor, but
the resting place of beloved comrades,
where the flags he loved 80 we'll and
for Which he fought so nobly, was not
to be followed to execute deeds Of
valor but marked instead the earthly
tenement OF those who had gone be.
fore.
Meet at Court House.
J Those who participated in the march
to the cemetery assembled at tho
court house and at about o'cloc,. the
procession was formed and lott the
court house square to proceed to the
cemetery where the exercises arrang-
cd for the occasion were carried out.
The procession. composed as it was
of old veterans of the civil war, young.
er veterans of the late trouble with
Spain youthful members Of the ma
tional guard and others who had never
had any military training of any kind,
was quite difficult one to handle, but
this work fell upon the shoulders Of
man capable of handling 1t. Chief
Marshal ]. X. Dysart forming the pro-
cession and ably conducting the march
from the court house to the cemetery.
He was assisted by the efficient efforts
Of Emmett Work, who acted as his
alae. II Msk&Is
Police Lead March,
lhe neau ol tne proCessiun was
,olli,ea W sguau VI poiice t,ol. ~. .he
fo1,nwiny ofticers. ~ = '-'
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WV ~, D Ia;
y. w. haui.
Matt Mier.
Sheriff w. w. Jackson.
Nels Nelson.
Tom Holland.
Levi Noah.
Ed O'Brien.
{. Following the platoon Of police was
the Fifty-fourth regimental band and
4 this was followed by Company G. Of
the 54th regiment, Iowa National
/ Guard, Then came large squad Of
. school children. completing the first
part of the procession, representing
youth and life which was then follow.
ed by the aged and bent old soldiers,
barely able to keep lp with their more
Youthful leaders at the head Of the pa
rade.
Following the old veterans vera
carriages containing the speaker Of the
day, the members Of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps and other carriges and We
!, hicles in general.
. Old soldiers who were unable to
: march took the street car to the
,, south end Of the cemetery and there
Joined the ranka
,
EXERCISES at the Semesery'
). After the procession had reached the
, cemetery, the exercises, as arranged
and, announced, we're carried out, and
were enjoyed and appreciated. not only
= by the old soldiers and their friends
i but by all who were In attendance
: The graves OF the old soldiers were
/ decorated with flowers, flag having
been placed on each grave to desie
nate the last resting place or thos'
III f,,l1y ana wall hefore thew had beer
e Summoned to answer the LAST call al
z ,evei1le IN a hammer and better land
: where contention and strife Is un.
l. known and where the call for men
It p;ve tho ir lives for their country IL
e never heard
. ,... c..s
II Nose' a". esy ~
The decoration OF the graves was p,
very pretty and unique ceremony. I'M
:. school children. bearing mowers 1or th'
= purpose, were distributed tnrougnou
y the cemetery, each cn1ld stanolng De
= side the grave OF an old soldier. !, Nel
= the children mad all reached tnelr sta
., q tons salute was hred by the entir
= company OF local militia ana at IN
= same instant every grave was decoIa'
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