The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-27
CROKER IOWA
BRIGADE REUNION
TO BE HELD IN oSKALoosA SEP
TENDER 9 AND 10.
INFORMATION FOR VETERANS.
A General Outline of Program and
Places of Rendezvous - Sights
and Pleasures OF the Re-
union City.

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Crockers' Iowa Brigade, made up OF
the 18th, 18th, 18th and 10Th Iowa In
fantry regiments, will hold its 14th
biennial reunion in Oskaloosa Wednes-
day and Thursday, September and
10, The following invitation and pro-
gram is being sent out today to every
survivor, and all soldiers and friends
will find hearty welcome awaiting
them in Oskaloosa.
The City's Welcome.
"The people of Oskaloosa have
given you an invitation to come to the
reunion of your historic Brigade, to
be held in this city September and
10, 1908, and they earnestly hope that
you will respond in person to that in.
vitation.
The beautiful city of Oskaloosa,
founded in 1874, soon after the In
dams had left, is situated on the rich
high divide between the Des Moines
and Skunk rivers, being about one hun
dred miles from the Father of Waters
and sixty miles from the Capitol of lne
state. Oskaloosa, sometimes called
the City of Trees" has a population
of 10000 patriotic, intelligent and in
dustrious people. Her educational ad-
vantages are exceptionally good, hav-
ing excellent public schools, two col
leges and University. She abounds
in churches, has a good public library
and an excellent Y. M. C. A. She has
many fine residences, well-kept lawns
nearly fifteen miles of paved streets,
about seventy-tive miles of cement
walks, electric light, gas, water works,
the water being brought from wells at
Skunk river, four miles north; three
railway passenger depots the Rock
Island, c. B. & Q. and Iowa Central;
there are i've railway lines, two OF the
Rock Island, two of the Iowa Central
and one of the c. B. G O.; a good
street railway and interurban system,
extending several miles over the city
and to the suburban town of Beacon,
nearly three miles from the city's pub
u park. She has a fine post office
building erected by the government,
good court house, new Jail, an
opera house, private hospital, a new
general hospital and two first-class
hotels, the Lacey and Downing, And
besides, she has a good Grand Army
Post named for that splendid soldier,
General Phil Kearney, who was killed
by a rebel bullet September 2, 1862,
while leading his division in General
Pope's celebrated campaign in Virgin
ia. Allied with the Post there are
about two hundred and fifty loyal and
devoted women; some belonging to
the Woman's Relief Corps, and some
to circle of the Ladies of the G. A.
r., nearly equally divided between the
two organizations.
This, in brief, is the kind of a city
to which you have been invited to-
spend a couple of days in reunion. We
hope you may come in large numbers,
and that your stay may be pleasant
and profitable. We will try our best
to make your visit one long to be re-
membered with pleasure. Accommo-
dations are provided for all at reason.
able rates. So come and see us. WlIl
you come? .t
Headquarters and Sights. ... 1
Headquarters of the Brigade will be-
at the Hotel Lacey, where members
should at once report on arriving in
the city; be registered, receive re-
union badge and be assigned stop
ping place.
Hotel Lacey-$2OO, $500 and $500
per day. yg
Hotel Downing-$2.OO, $3.50 and
$500 per day. ....
Arnold Hotel-European plan. Lodg
ing SOC single, 75c double.
Private Houses-Lodging soc; par
ties to arrange for meals.
Restaurants-25c per meal.
Places of Interest to Visit.
The National Holiness University
Penn College.
Oskaloosa Christian College.
Churches.
High School Building.
Y. M. c. A. Building.
Public Library Building.
Government Post Office Build ng.
Kemble Floral Company.
Forest Cemetery.
Oskaloosa Paving Brick Plant.
Base Ball Park; game each day.
Traction and Light Co. Power mouse. |
Office of Traction & Light Co.
Glenwood Park.
This park is outside the city and is
reached by the interurban railway,
which runs to Beacon, starting at the
Traction COS Office. All the other
places, OF interest and the railway de.
pots are reached by the city street
cars, running every few minutes. Troll
ley parties can make arrangements at
the Traction Co.'S office on High I've.
West, near the city's park, for special