Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-11-30
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of the directors of the Eisteddfod and
he declared that the Eisteddfod next
year would not 1e held on Thanksgiy-
ing, but earlier, in August or Septem-
ber, and would be held in the big
Chautauqua tabernacle, which will ac-
commodate 5000 people. Larger
prizes are to be given, with purse
of $3.50 for first prize in the grand
chorus competition, and $3.50 for the
second prize. In the church choir
competition prize OF $1OO will be
given and piano to the winners in
that competition. No solo competi-
tions will be for less than s25. In
stead of holding the Eisteddfod for.
only one day it will be held for three
days. If the idea of the supporters is
carried out, it will be the biggest Els
teddfod which ever took place in
Iowa"
The Courier is a great newspaper"
said R. Williams, Of Olivet, who spent
Thanksgiving in the city with his
daughters, Mrs. A. Long, 604 West
Second street, and Mrs. John Freder
ickson, .230 Holt street Mr. Williams
has been a correspondent for the
Courier as well as for a number of
other Iowa papers, for years. .'I read
a large number of daily papers, he
said, land l have been reading them
for years. I have been immensely
pleased to see the Courier keeping in
the forefront like the way the Cour-
ier grasps the Importance of the big
news events and features them.
always feel assured that when there
is big story the Courier will have it
in full Mr.. Williams, who was ac-
companied by his wife, returned home
yesterday afternoon.
Editor Courier:
In future wars fathers can say to
their sons, don't be prompt in volun-
! teering Wait, the government will
pay larger bounties later, and if you
wait until the last few months of the
war, then go for hundred days, you
will receive the same recognition in
pension and bounty laws as the vet
eran who takes part in weary marches,
perils of the siege, horrors of battle
carnage by placing himself living
breastworll, between freedom and her
assailants. For years during the Civil
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of battles were being fought, and thou
sands of soldiers shot in battle, then
volunteered for a hundred days during
the last months of the war. Most OF
their hundred days service was spent
in an excursion to and from some
peaceful camp, not combative enemy
in a hundred miles of them. These
| latter day saints that went from Iowa
took q steamboat ride to Memphis,
| Tenn, and back, ever afterward re
manning the most CONSPICUOUS mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Re,
public.
Soldiers who enlisted under Lin
coins first call for volunteers received
s1O0 bounty. Those who volunteered
later received not less than $500
bounty True there was a so-called
Equalization bounty act granting the
first volunteers an additional S100, but
it did not equalize by at least $100, vir
tually fining the first 100 or more fol
being prompt in volunteering. After
serving the first term of three years
and re-enlisting as veterans, If the!
had been good enough soldiers tc
merit promotion to commissioned
officer and received the promotion
the unpaid part of veteran bounty was
stopped The court of claims having
. decided Dec. q, 1903 that the honor
of being a commissioned officer
coupled with the emoluments attach
ed thereto was deemed sufficient to in
duce veterans to accept the honor il
lieu of bounty Honor! Holy Moses,
veteran soldier did not have to be
promoted to get honor. He was chucl
full of honor. Honor hung on all tht
bushes about the veteran. The wood:
was full of honor With musket IL
hand the veteran made honor. He wa:
manufacturer Of honor. Everything
/ about him was made to honor the mar
behind the gun. There is honor in al
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