davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-09-06

capturing eight prisoners. The
reinforcements then renewed their
efforts to gain the fort, and Gen.
Forrest says they fought with
"great gallantry and desperation. "
They pressed ON, but found the
Twenty-first Tennessee, command
ed by Jesse Forrest, between them
and the fort. This gallant regi-
ment opened fire upon the advanc-
ing enemy, and during the engage
ment Col. Forrest fell seriously
wounded in the knee. Col. A. n.
Wilson then engaged the rein
forcements and Gen. N. B. For
rest ordered Col. G. N. Nixon and
Col. j. E. Carter with their re-
spective commands Numbering
about $50 men each) to move rap-
idlv to his relief. They did SO and
the enemy surrendered, and were
marched up to the fort Just in
time to see the garrison march out
Of it and stack arms. There was
some loss Of life on both sides in
this fighting between the railroad
and the fort. Every year, with
the returning summer, the local
chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy strew flowers on
those graves of the Confederates
at the Athens Cemetery, and their
burial place will soon be marked
by beautiful monument.
OF the two blockhouses mem
toned, one located mile and a
half from Athens. south, snrren-
dered without any fighting, but at
the other, almost within the cor
porate limits of the town, stout
but fatal resistance was attempted.
Here Capt. Morton showed the
skill as an artillerist which won
him much praise in the war. The
occupants of this fort had an exag-
gerated idea Of its strength. Gen.
Wheeler had before this tried to
take it and failed, and the inspector
of the department had pronounced
it impregnable. Positive orders
against surrender had been posted
on the outside and on the inside.
mo surrender under any circum-
stances. An afiicer who shall sur
render a blockhouse will be guilty
of gross cowardice and dismissed
from the service in disgrace. "
Capt. Morton had informed him
self somewhat, and remarked to
Gen. Forrest that, Notwithstanding
the thickness of the walls of hewn
oak timber, by firing at the joints
be might penetrate within and
make it so warm for the occupants
that they would be glad to come
out. He placed Mayson's battery
in position on Coleman Hill, some
200 or 300 yards southwest of the
blockhouse, and WaIton's section
about 600 yards northward. When
Maj. Strange went to ask the SUR
render Of the fort the officer in
charge hooted at him. The Major
assured him If the surrender Of
he fort, and presented the folly |
If refusal 10 the presence of such
lumbers. II care nothing for the
9ert. owe but one debt to God
Il can pay this IN my blockhouse. !
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-09-06

brought his command up from
Verona, Miss, to Corinth, at that
stage of the war the eastern termi-
nus of the Memphis & Charleston
Railroad. At Corinth he made
every preparation for his raid, and
left that place with ten days
rations in the knapsacks of the
soldiers. At daylight on the morn
ing of September q his command
moved forward, and on the even
ing of the 23d Athens, with its
formidable fort, was invested. The
fort was a square redoubt with
parapets from eight to ten feet
high, and deep and wide meats.
An abattis of sharpened boughs of
large trees madei it unapproachable
by cavalry. The slaves of the
people of Athens had been inn
pressed to build the fort, and
many Of the garrison wece form
erly the property of Athens citl-
zens.
When Forrest entered the town
by the Florence road the main
body of the enemy was encamped
in Casters grove, in the north
eastern part of the town, three
quarters of a mile away from the
fort, which was in the southwest
tern part of the town. As Forrest
approached from the west the
pickets of the enemy were encoun-
tered about a mile out and were
rapidly driven in, and the enemy
opened on the Confederates from
the fort with two pieces of artil-
lery. When the Confederate Gen
eral heard the whistle of locomo-
tive at the depot he ordered the
Second Tennessee, commanded by
Col. G. r. Barteam, and Maj. An
derson, of his staff, to take his
escort and move rapidly to the
north of the town and cut the rail-
road and telegraph lines. This
order was promptly executed, after
which the escort captured about
100 horses and some other prop
erty. While this was being done
Col. I. H. Bell occupied the cas-
tern part of the town. CROSSING
the railroad south, he met the enc
my from the camp and after some
sharp skirmishing drove them to
the fort, and rested on the eastern
side of the railroad. Col. D. G.
Kelley, the noted Methodist divine,
was ordered later in the night to
take his position southeast of town,
his left resting on the railroad and
his right extending towards Bells
eft. Gen. Buford, with Lyons
remained on the west, his
eft on the Florence and his right
On the Browns Ferry road. Col.
w. A. Johnston, commanding Gen.
Roddy's men, that General being
III at the time, did not arrive in
lime to take q place that night,
but the next morning his troops
we're disposed along several streets
facing the fort, about 800 yards
rom it. The Twentieth Tennes-
zee Cavalry, under command Of
Lieut.. Col. Jess A. Forrest, and
he Fourteenth Tennessee Cavalry,
inder Lieut.. Col. 4. r. Viii of
kelley's brigade, has bee de-
ached on the way up fron Flor
nee the day before to destroy q |
Government car at Mcdonald Sta
ion, four miles south of Athens,
md, having performed that service I
nd destroying also the railroad
nd telegraph line, were stationed
outh of town as they approached
{. Thus was the town invested
IN the morning of Sept. "a.
Firing began at 7 o'clock, but
he general advance on the fort
vas not begun until 10 o'clock.
hen the flag Of truce already told
( was sent on its mission of mercy.
apt. John w. Morton says this,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-09-06

and other historians and local ira
dition confirm his assertions.
When the flag carried by Maj. 2.
K. Strange and Capt. Harry Poin-
ter, of Forests staff, brought Col.
Campbell out to the interview with
Forrest, the latter remarked:
"WelI, Colonel, | am not only
quite willing, but would prefer to
have you make personal inspec-
ton of my troops, which will sat
isfy you that | have fully 10000
men, charge from which you
could mot possibly withstand" The
Federal Commander replied that
|if he were satisfied such force
surrounded him be would not feel
justified in making defense. For
rest pressed his request for an in
spection, and finally Col Camp
bell, accompanied by several of
his staff, rode along the lines with
Forrest.
The first troops inspected were
cavalry, dismounted for the pur-
pose, and armed with Enfield rifles.
Forrest pointed to them with the
remark: There is my infantry
line" Several hundred yards to
the rear the horse holders were
drawn up and mounted as "cav-
airy" Said Forrest: "You see,
Colonel, | have 5000 cavalry"
A battery was observed in
one position, and during the re-
view it would be SO shifted as to
show four, then six, then eight
guns in different positions, the
same guns being seen repeatedly,
but not in the same position. For
rest had only eight guns with him.
-Four were at first placed on the
south of the Florence road, about
800 yards from the fort; two about
the same distance on the Browns
Ferry road, and two on the Buck
Island road. The infantry" and
cavalry" were also shifted so as
to do double duty. To strengthen
the ruse, just as the review ended,
Col. Wheeler, of the First Tennes-
see Cavalry, dashed up to Gen.
Forrest, saluted and said: tGen.
Wheeler, with two full divisions,
has just arrived and desires an in
terview." AS Gen. Joe Wheeler
had recently made a raid through
North Alabama, the announcement
of his arrival was not surprising.
Accordingly Col. Campbell decid-
ed to surrender, only asking that
his officers might retain their side
arms and private property. Soon
thereafter the garrison Of 1,400I
troops was on its way to Florence
as prisoners under command of
Col. Nixon. Besides the prison
ers, two pieces Of artillery, large
amount of small arms, thirty EIGHT
wagons, two a M b u ances, 300I
horses and considerable amount
of ordinances and Quartermaster's
and commissary stores were cap
tured. Two block houses and suaA
parts of the fort as could be con
sumed were burned by the Con-
federates, as were two locomotives
and two trains of cars, and the
Federals destroyed many of their
valuable stores during the night
previous to the surrender.
All bloodshed was not ayerted
that day. The Federals attempted
to reinforce the garrison from De-
catur. The enemy approached up
The railroad in their effort to make
The beleaguered fort. Col. D. c..
Kelley endeayored to intercept
them. The Federals took position
behind a pile of cord wood, where
The railroad runs through the first
cut belov athens. The Fifteenth
tennessee, COZ Thomas Fl. Lock
wood commanding, charged them
behind their breastworks, putting
hem to flight. killing several and I
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid from the Road and Bridge
fund:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19
The Doctor Awoy from Home when
Most Needed.

People are very often disappointed to
find that their family physician is away
from home wien they most need his SER
vices. Diseases like cramp collie and
cholera morbus require prompt treat
ment, and havein many Instances proven
fatal before medicine could be procured
or a physician summoned. The right
way is to keep ut hand a bottle of Cham.
herlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Kennedy. No physician can prescribe a
better medicine for these diseases. By
having it IN the house you escape much
p lin aud suffering anil all risk. Buy 1t
now; 1t may save lie. Fos sale ~ Ritter
Bros. Drug Store.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

Board Of County CommissloneTS ine1
pursuant 70 law Monday, July 9, Of 10
o'clock a. m, present, I. b. Levericn
chairman, Edgar M. Alfred and Samuel
E. Hy1uas commissioners. and w. n. |
Holmes clerk and DeMeade Austin
county attorney when the following
proceedings were had to.wit;
I'm the matter OF the petition OF David
Kans Ct al for q change in the county
road ruaning diagonally across school
section 90, township 10, forty-three East
Boise Meridian, and said petitioners
having filed all papers necessary Is re-
ouired by law,.i Is ordered that W. u.
Ream, Fred c. Evans aud Edward Y.
Bucher be and are hereby appointed
viewers tn view said road on this day
and file their report at this session OF
the board.
Comes now the complaint OF Fred
Staufger ct I'll that an obstruction hss
been placed in the county road where
it enters the premises Of n. NJ. Wal.
liarns; that this road has been travelled
by the public for the past twenty years
and praying that this obstruction be re-
moved and the road declared open &c
the public. The board being further
advised In the matter from the test
mony of present witnesses, 1t Ia hereby
ordered that the road overseer proceed
s TO open said road and cause same to b
cleared from all distractions 80 rs to D
I'D by the public as public highway
III the matter Of the application 0
John snyder, for support from to
county, he being first duly sworn Dc
poses and says that he is unable to sur
port himself for the reason that he
very aged and unable to work, tn
board, after hearing further evidenc
with reference TO the case, orders tha
the petitioner be allowed the snm
1890 per quarter for the present, Q
until further orders from the board.
For good cause shown the delinquen
taxes of Fred Blasser for the year 100
is hereby cancelled.
The official bonds of N. Fuchs roa
overseer, James F. Bum administrator
Thomas Williams constable, John I
Miles Justice of Peace, and the bond
Of the Bank of Montpelier and the Fir
National Bank covering moneys on d.
posit, are hereby accepted and ordere
filed.
Ordered that John H. Miles be an
is hereby appointed justice OF peace
and for Sharon precinct.
Ordered that Thomas Williams
aud is hereby appointed constable
and for Paris precinct.
The quarterly financial report OF Bel
Lake county lie hereby accepted.
The quarterly report OF w. l
Holmes auditor. II. J. Floyd ASSESSED
David G. Knnz probate Judge, Fran
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19
Railroad Excursion Rates.

y Excursion tickets will be on sal,
dSsy until Sept. IS to the Pa, ifc coast
Porc>Qd and Spokane.
opecN excursion east, rate one fare
TOT tne fo>2d trip, plus 81. Tickets On
sale july lNand IS. Transit limit ten
days IN each 9 Section with final return
limit Oct. 81, Nv
speclai ra'eS % Yestown exposition
diverse routes. Sea tickets on sale
daily until Oct Is, w 6naI No. - ~ e :
Is. sixty-day tickets saia 49, -.
Nov. 30, final limit so A 80 a'''is y
of sale.
For the summer normal ID
Pocatello tickets will be sold asate Of
one and third fare for rosl trip
on certificate plan. Tickets asale
JULIO 70 TO l6 inclusive, good retssag
Aug. q to 81 inclusive.
A. B. MATTsoN. a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19
Toke the Postmoster's Word For It

Mr.. +. NJ. Hamilton, postmaster at
CheFryvale. Ind. keeps also a stock OF
general merchandise and patent med
lcines. He says: @Ghamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy Is stand
ard here In its line. 1t never falls to give
e'>4lsfaetion and we could hardly afford
sithont tn For sale by Ritter
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

refunded to Matilda Trill account en-
roneous assessment, and the clerk ~
hereby instructed to draw warrant on
the Current Expense Fund covering the
amount.
Ordered that the board do now adj
iourn until Monday the 22nd day Of
July, 1907, at 10 o'clock .. m, on which
day the following business will be trans
acted:
Decisions to be rendered by the board
on various road petitions now under
advisement; consid Grafton OF bills pre-
yiously filed; further consideration OF
changes in the assessment roll.
T. B. Leterieh,
w r. Holmes. Chairman
Clerk.
The board met pursuant TO law JUL
the 18th, at 2 o'clock p. N. as a board 0
equalization, present, L. b. Leyericl
chairman, Samuel E. Hymas and e NJ
Alfred commissioners and w. R. Helme
clerk, when the following proceeding
were had toswit.
Il is hereby ordered for good caus
shown that changes be made on the a.
! sess = - =.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

EzaseBy dppoEnteU viewers 10 view SAID
rad and file their report by July %.
10 bill of e. S. Hart for IS %, bal
ance due for quarter ending January
IA, allowed and warrant ordered drawn
On Current Expense Fund.
For good cause shown the delinquent
taxes of Carl Hansen for the year 1901
assessed to Andrew Beargreen is hereby
cancelled.
Ordered that the delinquent taxes for
the year 1902 assessed to Charles Lyons
be and they are hereby cancelled, ac-
count unpatented land.
Il is ordered that the delinquent taxes
of Mrs. Elizabeth Buckley and Mrs
John Kelley both of Montpelier, be and
they are hereby cancelled.
Ordered that the amount of 1890 be
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

Old Shawhan whiskey. the acme of
the distillers' skill. is snld only at the
Capitol saloon. Try it. Il
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

Z he board decides to hear all OF tae evf-
lence in the matter and take saee unsa
Ter advisement until the adJournt Use
don of the board on July p.
Comes now the petition OF Nns
Knnz ct al for change in the county T
road running through school section
thirty-six. The road viewers having
fled their report in this case, and said
petitioners appearing 10 person with
their attorney T. L. Glenn Esq, and |
A. M. Rich ct al appearing against the
granting of said petition; wherenpon'
after hearing all the evidence III the
case, the board takes same under ad
visement until July %.
Adjourned until Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock,
Wednesday. July 10, the board met
pursuant to adjournment, present, same
az on yesterday, and the following pro-
ceedings were had to- wit
The following bills were allowed and
4 ordered paid from the Current Expense
Fnnd:
sophia Hansen, INDECENT. ..$ ~ W
Tohn SNYDER II 90
Montpelier Livery Co, ,........ 3 w
+. Floyd and Son, Mdse.... z w
MI Flovd. EXPENSES .. 10 so
Omaha Printing Co., Supplies. 20 Al
Scar Lake Valley Ry. Co. lights "a "
Elliot Fisher Co., machine 80. 1872 5t
Bell Telephone Co, telephone ser. 163 Ot
Pioneer Bindery & Pub Co, books lbs q
Bushong q Co, books, etc -. 27O Il
Montpelier Livery Co, team hire y OF
Ann johnson, witness. ....,.... o q
The following bills were allowed ant
: ordered paid from the Road and Bridg
Fund.
), George I. Thornock. timber :. 8 10 0
- Sharon Lumber Co, plank. 80. 63 !
- Maroni Dunford, labor. ......... 81 z
~ ~ c. w. & M. Co., material. ...... 40 2
~ =. w. sleight. labor. ........... 231 7
~ ~ Appropriations were allowed as TO
"a lows:
- ~ st, Charles road district. -. 800
20 Fish Haven. g. "........s... Oh Y
90 Saenes" -.
OK In the matter of the petition of Ere
M C. Evans ct al for road commencin
M at the North West Corner of the Sont
10 East quarter of section q, township |
on South of range 46. east Boise meredia
OK and running thence north four az
M four fifths miles to Geneva. also ros
k0 from Raymond TOWNSHIP running ca
OK one-half mile along line between 81
5o northeast quarter of the southeast qua
90 ter Of section ", ana nortnWes1 q '1s.s.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

Wright sheriff, and Hermoine Hart
aupt.. are hereby approved.
Reports from the following road over
seers are accepted:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

= IL Z Undefwood tod soldlerl x
es cancelled; valuation under $1,000.
Joseph Lewis cold soldierl valuation
r, duced $1,000
Ordered that this board d. now adj
jouln until July %, 1907.
L. B Leverich.
W. r. Holmes, Seefe.ale.
Clerk.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

In the matter of the complaint of
Chris Buehler for closing the road
running between Christian Kunz and
Chris Buehler. it is hereby ordered that
the road overseer peoceed to open said
road for public use.
The following bills were allowed on.
the Current Expense Fund:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19


Bank Of Montpehef,
duced from SIC, 900 10 $500
Bear Lake State Bank, yaluati IN re
duced from $7,5 to $1,000
Mrs Peter Krogne lwidow) valuation
reduced $1,000.
Mrs. Annie Jones .(widowl valuation
reduced $1,000
Mrs. Christian Berger widow taxes
cancelled: valuation under $1,000,
Mrs Sarah Phelps widow valuation
reduced $1,000.
Mra, Eliza Phelps Widow valuation
reduced $1,000.
Mrs. Jacob straubhaar taxes cancel
led. valuation under $1,000.
j. O. Mozart Told soldier1 reduced
1900.
S. B. staley fold soldierl tlxes cancel
led: valuation under $1,000.
/ Tnhn n IaErl old .e.xa1z 1is.asA
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

] Fl Denio. salary. $3.50 10
p N Hemmert. indigent. :. -. Is 90
Amelia Thornock. "........... IL 90
Hermoine Hart. salary and exp. 14l 90
DIN Austin. "......... a.. III 40
Jos Pritchard, INDECENT :. -. u 90
Jos Hebdon -. ".............. Is 30
Chris ChristofFersen, INDECENT. 10 90
John Humphreys, salary -. 95 90
James F Bum. salary and exp. ia 90
David G Kun9. ',...... a..
Emma Holmes. salary .......
w r Holmes -. -.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-19

STATE OF IDAHO
County Of Bear Lake ~
We, James F. Bum and w. r. Holmes, Tr
w. hereby certify that the above and foregoing is
AZ tina Ruances Of Bear Lake County as appears fr
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14
Catarrh and Deafness.

Mrs. K. ID. Lawson, Navasota, Tex.
writes:
at is with great pleasure that write
to tell you that my little daughter is
entirely cured of cafarrh and deafness
and is in better health than she has been
for the past two years. Peruna is truly
great medicine and / cannot saw too
much in praise of 1t. 1t has done for nv
little girl what doctors have failed to do.
She has taken not quite three bottles" :"
IF the practical women of the world
l. who use family medicines, were
asked which is the most reliable family
medicine in use today, a great majority
OF them would reply, without hesita-
ton, Peruna.
Peruna is especially praised by the
women because they have abundant op-
portunity to note its prompt effects in
relieving the various ills to which the
family is liable.
Coughs, colds, indigestion, collie, kid
ney and bladder trouble, nervous weak
ness, loss of appetite, irregular circula-
tion-all these and many other ailments
dependent upon the exigencies of cli-
mate are promptly relieved by Pcruna.
Peruna has been prescribed for the
family by DIR. Hartman for over forty
years. 1t has become q standard med
fcine throughout the greater part of
the civilized world.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14

State. 1t is unjust that a distinc-
tion is made between the class that
must be content with a common
school education and the more
fortunate ones that have the ad-
vantage of universities. Between the
two classes there is gulf un.
bridged by human sympathy.
The common people of our state
below a level which is above the
most are not directly nor are
they indirectly benefited by our
universities. The latter conclusion
has been reached after years of
study and investigation, yet these
institutions are levying a tribute
upon every home-none too humble
to pay for that which nothing
Is received in return.
The writer is ready to defend
his position upon system that
is nhilosorhical and will be recog-
ni2ed. He regards it as his duty
to expose that which he Is firmly
convinced Is erroneous and to call
to account those whom he regards
as but the servants of the
people The Ohio State University
cannot sustain its position. in
promulgating township centraliza-
ton The state Commissioner OF
Common Schools is now in his last
term and has nothing at stake In
discussing phases of education rel
ative to the common school. upon
the rostrum or In the press. The
writer takes issue with him upon
his position relative to the Box
well-Patterson Act. Township Cen
tralization of Common Schools and
state Normal system. These are
paramount issues and the people
should be interested in these ques-
tions.
Lecturers that are employed by
the state to address Farmers,
Institutes upon educational subjects
are necessarily in harmony with
the policy of the party in power
and must be recognized as partls-
ans upon the subject of education.