Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-25
old GUARD LEAVE
FOR BIZ, REUNION
GATHERING OF aRp CAVALRY AND
soTH INFANTRY DRAWS
GREAT THRoNGs.
C A r L S ENTERThINS
ENTERThlNs
Well Known Ottumwan Sings for the
Boys En- Route; Bloomfield VIII
be the Mecca for Many Of
the Veterans.

A large number of the boys in blue
and their wives, as well as widows Of
those who fell in the struggle that
made the union intact, left over the
Wabash yesterday for Bloomfield
A jolly and care-free crowd they
seemed as comrade met comrade and
the "reminiscences Of the bitter days
of '61-'65 were recounted. No room
was given the pathetic, for all We're
bound for the big reunion of the 3rd
Iowa Cavalry and the Goth Iowa In
fantry and Joy at meeting was made
leaving of those who had gone before.
Michael Carlos, well-known as an old
soldier about Ottumwa and southeast
ern Iowa, led the spirit of joyousness
by singing when Johnny Comes
Marching Home" and number of
other popular soldier songs to the
crowd in the smoking car. One old
veteran startled the passengers in the
chair car by standing in his seat and
asking. it there happened to be Dem
ocrat in the car Il want to borrow a
corkscrew.' said he and then wendell
his way to the smoker, where the can.
teen was typifed by water cooler
full of ice water.
The crowd who boarded the Wa
bash in Ottumwa yesterday came
from various places about this sec
ton of the state and a few came from
distance out of the state. All were
bound for the reunion and the cars
presented huge camp fire at which
all present seemed Old cronies who
soon knew each other and talked and
lived other days over again.
Some Of the Veterans.
Among those bound for the reunion
We're the following:
J. ]. Galloway. Eldon, member 81
panied by wife.
M. Willard CT Avery, member of Co.
*. of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
John Trisler, Miner street and Glen.
wood avenue. member OF Co. D, 10th
Missouri Infantry.
w. f. Crum of Birmingham, mem,
Der of Co. D, 30th Iowa Infantry.
w. o. Crawford of Eldon, member
of Co D, Ord Iowa Cavalry.
J. E. Cummings of Fairfield, mem
Der Co. F. 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
/ Mrs. S. J. Kirkpatrick of Fairfield.
| Mrs. w. D. Houghland of Eldon.
E. R. Pfoutz of Fairfield.
Mrs. r. J. Hertzler of Griswold.
Mrs. E. McAllister of Fairfield.
| Fl. C. Smith of Fairfield, member OF
| Co. G. S0th Iowa Infantry.
Milton Fisher of Batavia, member
! OF Co. H. 3Oth Iowa Infantry.
! N. C. Calhoun of Birmingham, mem
Der of Co. H, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
B. F. Grail of Fairfield. captain Co
A. P. White of Richland.
F, Srd Iowa Cavalry.
Rev. F. S. Eitelgeorge of Alton, III.
accompanied by wife.
Andrew CAN'T of Fairfield. membe1
OF Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry, accom-
panied by wife.
7. M. Brown. 100 South Willard
street, accompanied by wife, >memba
of CO. F, 30th Iowa Infantry.
r. e. Taylor Of Creston, accom-
panied nv wife, member of Co. G, 30tl
Iowa Infantry
Mrs. j. S. Huffman, 229 Nortl
Moore street, and daughter Mrs. T. E
I Bates of Denver.
w. Edwards of Armour, S. D., mem
Der of Co e, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
]. W. Grady of Milton, member Z
/ Co. H. LIST Ohio Cavalry.
Newton Williams Of Fairfield. men
( Der of Co. e, Goth Iowa Infantry.
/. Lyman G., (nicknamed Lord God
Stanley Tonawanda, n. Y, membe
of Co. E, 30th Iowa Infantry.
w. Grow of Eldon.
Michael Carlos. sos Ellis avenue
who entertained the boys en- rout
with martial airs
w. H. H. Asbury, 100 East Mapl
; avenue.