The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-06

IN III came down from " akrf
O Glen, Nina. and settled ~
- Boomer. Okla. among the
first eomers. and the firss
thing he MISSED was the q 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
conyenienees or the improvements OF
civilization. but the absence OF q, a.
r.. post struck him In his most salient
spot. IL hurt his one romantic vanity
. and injured him in His one cherished
pride He loved the g A. r.. and he
loved the old flag. and his honest.
cheerful. hard working soul lived from
year 10 year In good natnred nnim'
porfance, TO bask for one day In the
deserved honor that was his on Deco
ration day. On that one day he had
always been, at Water Glen. the
proudest OF the proud. as he marched
at the head Of the little procession 70
the resting place of the veterans OF
| Kiowa county. Ills armicss sleeve
was none the less empty because he
lost his arm In the Water Glen saw
| mill aud not In battle. The arm. how
| ever lost, was veteran arm. and had
bullet In H.
| Not that he cared about the arm
| Itself II Was left one, and he had
his pension. and HIS tastes we're sim
/ Pile He could have lived well enough
In his shanty at Water Glen. but his
| friend Foley got the Oklahoma fever
and Sullivan went with him. taking 1
town-site claim In Boomer,
The first Decoration day At Boomer
passed tameiy for Timothy Sullivan
There was no band. no flag, no fiow
ers. no minister 10 open the exercise
no exercises 10 be opened. not even !
holiday There were no schools a
close. There was no town 10 speal
but stakes 10 mark the claims, tents
and a pump, but when the seoon,
Decoration day drew near Timoth,
Sullivan grumhied audbly.
I've a mind 10 send home TO Waite
Glen for my arm" said Sullivan
1T could come Ia box by the 81
press company. and no harm done
'Twould be fine object lesson 10 tn
town OF Boomer 10 have The arm OF
soldier with bullet OF rebel In
buried near by"
"'Twould So" Foley agreed, wit
as much enthusiasm A. he could sho'
while lighting his pipe, 'Twouid 81
Twonld be the next best thing 10 ha'
ing yourself buried here. Tim"
Get me a pen. INK and paper" sal
Sullivan. ''till write for it,
lie wrote the letter TO his frien,
Larry Casey. at Water Glen.
Dig up and send me the left arr
paid for al this end 'Tis buried
the hack yard Of my old ahanty. und,
the horseradish bed. In the big Il
box. And hope you are the sam
Timothy Sullivan"
Larry Casey did the work well, an
, ia due time box arrived At Boone
sullivan did not open II. and be m
Mike Foley buried II privately AZ n
rear southwest corner Of sullivan
. claim They did not attempt nor evs
dream OF anything ceremonial In a
I act II was merely that Sullivan. /
, | one might say, was getting himse
, together. No one likes 20 BE- Acatfers
/ about the United States They sir
ply buried the box IN the most co
!. yentional place and went about the
/. business, which WAS principally DOH
nothing and waiting for Boomer tow
4 lots 10 tise ia yalue
/ but as Decoration day drew near
I sullivan dwelt more regrelfully ups
: the absence Of memorial eKereiss.
felt little delicate about himself NJ
a posing exercises ia nsemprallge h
!, own arm. II seemed little liSe see
ing 10 sing bis own praises. and he Il
a natural reticcnce about proposing
procession. He WAS glad. therefor
b when Foley spoke OF the idea as
! one that had been fully decided apo
J. Foley opened the subject BY saying
) Twill be hard to md flowers
d decorate the arm on Decoration ia
: Tim. Mlssus Schwartz will lend :
u loan Of her geranium plant. but the
I. be no others except we pick the wi
"a ones on the prairie."
u Have ye spoke TO any one eli
n Mike. of the procession. and ALL" "a
70 ed Sullivan. Frightening up.
u Schwartz will be proud 20 belo
" 10 H." said Foley. with his accordiS
And the chsykaS will be 10 #. thou
r. for why they don't know. except lis
custom Of their country. and them b.