Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE couRiEE. PRINTING CO.,
oTTuMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEVEREAux.
EDITOR.
THE LINCOLN VOTES.

Dear Juniors. We are going tc
give you all another chance to send IN
the names Of some men whom you al
know voted for Lincoln. You all know
by this time that the Grand Army
men are going to celebrate this great
day and we thought it would be nice
for the Juniors to assist the old sol
diers in hunting up some of the men
who voted for Lincoln and send the
names to the Junior, together with a
little history Of each veteran.
We think that this will be splen-
did contest If all the Juniors will work
hard. No doubt many Of you have
grandfathers, uncles, or perhaps your
own fathers who voted for Lincoln.
The following list of Lincoln voters
will give you some idea of what we
want:
Il The Men Who Voted for Lincoln.
Pascal Holmes lives two miles east
of Croton, Iowa He was one of the
first settlers there. He lives on a
Farm which he owns.
Isaac Wear who died in November,
1905 lived / Y miles south of Farming
ton. Iowa. He was our neighbor at one
time.
John Underwood lives 2a miles
northeast of Croton, Iowa. He was one
Of the first settlers in Lee county.
Bradley Kellogg lives az miles
northeast of Croton, Iowa. Mr.. Kellogg
and Mr.. Underwood join places ana
are brother in laws.
James Vest lives 16 miles north OF
Kearney, Nebraska. He was one of the
first settlers in Nebraska. He is my
uncle.
David Anderson lived 16 miles north
of Kearney, Nebraska, Buffalo county
He was one of the first settlers in
Nebraska. We lived neighbors to ME-.
Anderson at one time.
Abraham Anderson lives 16 miles
north of Kearney, Nebraska, in Buff
falo county. We lived neighbors to
him at one time. He is an old set
tier.
John Gravely lives Is miles north
of Kearney, Nebraska, Buffalo county
H moved from w. Virginia. He is an
old settler.
Sam Charter lived Is miles north of
Kearney, Nebr. He was an old set
tier and moved from West Virginia.
Charley Gentry lives II miles north
Of Kearney, Nebr. He is an old set
tier.
Isaac Simmerman lives 17h miles
north Of Kearney. Nebraska He is an
old settler.
Bob Antheny lives in Croton, Iowa.
He was on of the first settlers in that
place.
Frank Waist lives 4 miles southeast
of Croton, Iowa. He is an old settler
of Croton.
Martin Hensen lives 4 miles south OF
Croton. Iowa. He was one of the first
men to settle at Croton
Jacob Matheny lives in keokuk, Ia
He is not a very old settler In Keo-
kuk.
William Grooms lives about 2 miles
east of Avery, Iowa. He is an old set
tier.
John Scott, who died in 1903, lived
8 miles south of Warren Iowa, and
was an old settler.
Joe Rogers lives 31s miles south of
Keokuk, Iowa. He is an old settler.
John Smith lives miles north of
Pleasanton, Nebraska. He is an old
soldier and an old settler.
Will Grant lives 61a miles south of
Pleasanton. Nebraska. He is an old
settler.
Jacob Seth lives 10 miles from
Portsman, Ohio. He Is an old soldier.
He Is my great uncle.
Hiram Dickman lives IL miles from
He is an old soldier and an old set
tier.
John Maple lives 10 miles from
Pittsburg, Penn. He is my uncle. He
Is an old settler.
Joe Maple lives 10 miles from Pitts
burg, Ohio. He is my uncle. He is an
old settler.
Roy Seth lives 10 miles from Ports
man, Ohio. He is my great uncle. He
is an old settler.
Hubert Seth lives miles from
Portsman, Ohio. He is an old settler.
Bert Maple lives 8 miles south of |
Pittsburg, Ohio. He is an old settler.
am a Tri-Weekly Junior.
Leona Vest,