Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-10-23
MEDALS FOR HEROES
AWARDS ARE MADE az cARNE.
GLE FUND COMMISSION.
MONEY TO AID THE NEEDY
I.Ivt Of Those Who Performed Brave
Deeds includes Many Resi-.
dents Of the Mid.
die West.

sons as having performed acts of
heroism deserving recognition under
the rules governing the fund provided
by Mr.. Carnegie. Each of these per.
sons was awarded a medal, bronze.
silver or gold-and a number of them
were also awarded cash for educa.
tional and other purposes. The cash
awards made amount to about SAC, 900.
Following are the awards made:
Frederick Goebel, Pittsburg, silver
medal, $3.50 disablement fund and $3.50
towards purchase of home.
Keith A. Cato, Decatur, ILL.,. stu.
dent, bronze medal.
Erwin J. Roller. Manchester, Mich.
bronze medal and $4,000 for education.
Edward A. Biber, Lansing, Mich,
bronze medal and $4,000 for educa.
ton.
William A. Schneider, Colwein, a..
bronze medal and LOO towards nav.
ing debts.
William A. Cross, Grand Forks, N.
D., bronze medal.
Judson H. Lamb, Cleveland. O..
bronze medal.
George s. Mason, Toledo, O., bronze
medal and $500 for purchase of home.
Charles r. Leonard, Elyria, O.,
bronze medal and $1,000 for purchase
of home.
Edwin A. Crolins, Chicago, bronze
medal.
Frank F. Berg, Peoria, ILL.,, bronze
medal and $4,000 for education.
Jens w. Jensen, Oak Hill, Mich,
bronze medal and $1,000 for home.
Walter S. Slear, Tecumseh, Mich,
bronze medal.
August H. G. Hansen, Owatonna,
Mimi, bronze medal and $4,000 for ed.
Acation.
Walter H. Cotter, Cleveland, O.,
bronze medal and $1,000 for home.
John F. Carroll, Cleveland, O.,
bronze medal and 5000 to pay mort.
gage on home.
Adolph LaCroix, Cleveland, O..
bronze medal and $500 for education.
William H. Baker. Cleveland, O.,
bronze medal and $500 for education.
Olaf A. Young, Viola, ILL.,, bronze
medal and $1,000 towards a home.
Jacob G.. Caster, Cassville, N. j.,
bronze medal and $3.50 to pay debts.
William N. Williams, Alpharetta,
Ca, bronze medal and $1,000 to pay
debts.
William Walsh, sewickley, Pa,
bronze medal. tH
Samuel H. Jamaison. Chicago,
bronze medal. o,. To- ar.-.s
William J. Rheinfrank. Milwaukee,
silver medal and $1,000 towards home.
John w. Frain, South Bend, Ind,
bronze medal.
Hershal E. Eaglebarger, South
Bend, Ind, lost life trying to save
drowning boy; bronze medal to Henry
F. Eaglebarger, his father.
Marion r. Lux, Lincoln. Neb., silver
medal and $1,000 towards home.
Philo G. Plummer, Lansing, Mich,
silver medal, 5000 disablement bene-
fits and $1,4O0 to pay debts.
Helen l.. Stapp, Indianapolis, Ind,
silver medal and $1,000 towards home.
Franklin H. Holdridge, Neponset,
ILL.,, silver medal.
Ward w. Bennett, Glen Haven,
Mich, silver medal. $1,000 towards
home.
Joseph G. Barr, Joplin, Mo-. silver
medal.
Earl A. Ames, Olathe, Kan. silver
medal and $4,000 for education.
Thomas A. Herman, Blue Mound,
Kan. silver medal to J. P. M. Herr.
man, his father.
Rollo w. Eastman, Harper, Kan, sill
yer medal to G. w. Eastman, his ia
Their.
Mime l.. Meyers, Riverton, Wash,
silver medal and $1,000 for loss sus.
tanned in fire.
Marie v. B. Langdon. Tellma,
WASH, silver medal.
Frederick Hiser, Hessel, Mich, sill.
yer medal and $3.50 disablement bene.
fits.
Patrick McAleer, st. Louis, silver
medal to Mary McAleer, his widow.
$50 a month and IS a month for minor
children.
Charles H. Cosgrove, Center Point,
Ind. silver medal to widow, $50 a
month and IS for each minor child.
Max Suess, North Mankato, Mimi,
silver medal to his mother, Eleanora
Suess, $50 a month and SIS month for
child.
Gilbert W. Gibson, Riverdale, Mich,
silver medal and $50 month to his
widow and IS month foc each minor
child.
August Schultz, Brainerd, Mich, sill.
yer medal and $50 month to his
widow and IS month for each minor
child.
Noted Railway Builder Dead.