The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-22
WHO WANTS Them
Ninety Handsome Bronze Medals
Go Begging.
G. A. r.. Gives Up Trying to
Find Claimants.
UP TO GEN. HUGHES.
He Will Try to Locate the Men
Named.
All We're Members of Famous
Twentieth Kansas.
UP TO GEN. HUGHES

Ninety handsome bronze medals, the
property of missing members of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, were to-
day turned over by the Grand Army of
the Republic to Adjutant General J. w.
F. Hughes, who will try to find the
owners of the medals.
The go medals are all that remain of
the 1900 originally struck for the Grand
Army of the Republic for distribution
among the Twentieth Kansas members
on their return to Topeka November 2,
1899. For eight years the Grand Army
of the Republic has been trying to
find the owners of the medals, but
since the first general distribution,
which occurred shortly after the regi-
ment's return, the work of locating
missing members has beer slow. When
Adjutant General Hughes became head
of the National Guard, he gave the G.
A. R. some valuable assistance and
managed to place Is or 20 more of the
medals. Now the G.. A. r. has given
up further efforts and has turned the
whole outfit of medals over to General
Hughes, as he is in closer touch with
the young soldiers of the state than
is the Grand Army.
The bronze medals were made as a
result of a resolution adopted May "a,
1899, by the G.. A. r. council of admin
istration. This resolution provided hat
the Grand Army shout undertake to
raise funds and secure suitable medals
for the returning soldiers. Through the
assistance of Col. Metcalf, the govern-
ment turned over to the G. A. r. an
old bronze cannon captured from the
Spaniards at Manila. This cannon was
converted into medals by the Pettibone
M ~ 70 ~ in o0pnnor Tho modal
consists of a heavy bronze bar, with a
sunfower pendant, backed by a Greek
cross, and surmounted by a hand with
two fingers ~raised-the high sign of
the Twentieth. On the arms of the
cross are the words, Manila, BagBag,
Marilao, Polo, Caloocan, Apalit, Malo-
Calumpit"-the battles in which the
Twentieth participated. On the re-
the patriotic people of Kansas pre-
sented to - through the department
of Kansas G.. A. r." Each medal bears
the name of the soldier for whom it
was intended.
The Grand Army of the Republic
raised money to pay for the
ture of the medals by means of a
penny collection in the public schools.
Some outside contributions were reciv-
and the aggregate amount collected
was 81, 533.64. Of this mount about 81
400 was expended for medals, and the
rest went for expenses. The financial
end of the whole enterprise was at
tended to by Col. w. w. Denison, a
member of the Grand Army,
and now assistant adjutant general of
Kansas
The ~adjutant general today gave out
a list of names of Twentieth Kansas
men who have medals coming" to
them. In case the soldier himself Is dead
or missing, the medal will be turned
over to his nearest relative. Any mem
of the regiment, or any other per-
- - ;.Fo-r, thn o6iiIto nt Onn-I
eral of the whereabouts of any OF the
men should do so, and thus
aid in the distribution of the remaining
The list follows:
Hospita steward-Coryell
Quartermaster sergeant-James A.
Young.
els, Fred Shanfel, John D. Young, Ed
Bremen.
Robert T. Boyd, John Ben
son. Ed Barrett. Balm Dennis; Cook F.
9. S~harland; Privates George M: David
]. D. Sampson, Monte
Yeaky. Charles w. DeBeQue, J. j.
Mike Jupetich, George Nc
Mechin, Francis McCrea, ]. M. McFar-
and, John w. Prince, George G. Robin
son, liver J. w
Company Corporal Jay Thomas;
Privates Ralph Gehrett. F. E. Head,
Frank Slaybaugh, p. c. Golf, w. p.
ledger, W1lllam MCCOTII11Ch, M. w.
sweeney, w. B. Sprague, Park True
blood.
Company D-Artificer Edward Bow
IN; Sergeant j. Robinson; Private
Kelley.
Company E-Captain Charles Chris
V; Corporal Guy ]. Farrell; Privates
Joseph F. Harrington, Peter Epp,
Ralph L. Roberts, Frank Mccoy, An
lrew w. Evans. Frank D.. Hartweil,
Thomas F. Larson, Charle Swisher.
F@Corporals H Sands,
G. Mccain, Jesse B. Thomas;
cook James Luks; Privates Fred Culk,
Ralph jerks, Isaiah NOEL. Henry E.
0arie, Frank M. Jones, Eddie B. Woo.
Company Cook John Sherrer;
orivates ]. E. Baker. Arthur H. Kee. j.
'adden, Martin Rinza, A. A. Stinson,
Dexter.
Company H-Private Otis H. Chase.
Company Musician Charles b.
ieId; Privates T. Dunn, Augustus
Lee Gambler, Lawrence Rice.
1dwin H. Weed, A. S. Bell, Horace
hobart. !
Company K-Privates Walter B.
ones, Elijah Simpson, H. V. Cham
ers. Allen B. Simmons. F.
Company L Sergeant Joseph
rivates Adolph Abrahams,
L. Grogan, James w. Wilson,
rank Wilson, Benjamin Squires. Peter
!. Griffin, Henry M. Parr.
Company M-Privates Harry NJ.
'rouse, Orville W. Wood.