Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-27

claim to sixty-five years residence. Mr.
Foster was union defender and as a
member OF the well known 36th Iowa,
fought his way into the war prison at
FIT. Tyler, Texas, and did not get out
of the prison camp until the close of
the war.
i Another old timer present was John
Murray, 119 Ponemah street, who with
Mrs Catherine Murray his wife. has
attended about eight of the annual re-
unions He is now seventy-two years
Of age and has lived in the county
since 1866. Mrs. Murray preceded him
in the county some eleven years, living
4 here for fifty. five years.
i One cannot overlook Philip Stuber
when looking up the pioneers. This
resident of Columbia township came to
the county in 1S46 and Is sixty six
years Of age. He was member Of the
35th Iowa ard lives in Eddyvills.
George Dickens OF Farson who was
one OF tile speakers on the cd settlers
program, Justly claims the right to talk
on s!ni occasions from tho fact that
sixty three years residence makes
him an out and out old settler. Mr.
Dickens is sixty seven years OF age,
and regular attendant at the re-
unions.
And still another claims the year of
'43 as his advent to the county. This
is M. v. Leonard, $40 Carlisle street.
He is seventy years Of age and was
member Of Co. D, 18th Iowa Infantry:
Among the patriarchs of Wapello
county is John Parks, who has passed
the seventy eighth milestone of life
and is one Of the best known men in
Kirkville and resident OF the county
since 1889.
! A Slave Soldier.
Nor We're all of the old settlers and
old soldiers, white men. In fact one OF
those whose history has the tinge of
romance and is record to be priced
Iby anyone as a servant of his nation,
lis Charles Owens whose bOyhOod was
spent as slave in Missouri to one
John D. Bowen. He was born in slavery
on the Bowen plantation March 10,
1884 and his seventy-six years are
worn as lightly as most men wear fifty.
Charley, as he is known to his friends,
was one Of the slaves who ran away at
the outbreak of the war and joined the
union forces at Burlington. He served
under Col Fitz Henry from 1861 to
/ 1864. He is an old settler too. and has
lived on his flve-acre tract of fruit land
since October Is, 1854 The growth Of
the city of Ottunwa is demonstrated
in the life Of Mr.. Owens whose place
was once considered out in the coun
try, but now is on Caldwell street in
1.-THE west end. Mr.. Owens seldom misses
Ian old settlers meeting.
A veteran Of the civil war and an old
settler as well are claims of Laurence
Glenn 1917 Plum street. and incidently
at might be remarked that the Glenn
/ home is still situated in what was
known at it's building forty years ago
as Blake's addition. Mr.. Glenn came to
the county in June 1851 and except for
| his period in the war as a member of
| Co. G, 3Sth Missouri Infantry, he has
resided here since.
| Among the Dahlonegans who We're
resent as old soldiers and settlers was
Squire A. Fuqua, who has lived in the
county since 1866 and is IS years old.
| John Harness of Happy Hollow is
another who can justly lay claim to
l. the title of settler and soldier. He has
lived in the county for 81 years and
wounds received by him in the knee,
hip and left side during the war, which
have crippled him for life. make just
the claim Of an old soldier. Mr. Har-
ness served as member of Co. E. 36th
Iowa Infantry and is seventy years old.
| Adam Schwarna who was present
yesterday and Is now in seventy eighth
year Is another pioneer. Mr.. Schwar1n
J came to the city in 1857 after two
| years residence at Burlington. His
wife has resided here since 1s45
| Always on hand when the old SOL
diers have anything on and one of the
lSturdiest OF the workers, Is It. j. Hail.
generally known among the boys in
blue" as Jack Hall. He has made his
home in the county since 1865 and was
a member of CO. Fl, 111th Ohio, in
which he saw three years service and
4 was in twenty-five battles, among
them being Stone River. Jack never
misses an old soldiers meeting.
Major T. P. Spilman shares with
/ Mr.. Hall in the number Of years resi-
| dence in Wapello county. The Major
halls from Greensburg. Ind, and served
in CO. B, SIND Indiana and later was
made captain Of Co. A. 146th Indiana
lin which regiment he rose to the posi-
ton of major.
Daum Made President.
| Jacob Lowenberg, president of the
Old Settlers association. presided at
the business melting of the body this
Afternoon. The election of officers
was the chief business transacted.
The new officers are:
President-Sy r. Daum.
/ Vice president-W. A. G. Brown.
I Secretary--A. r. McCue.
/ Major A. H. Hamilton.
/ Custodian-Miss Msry Rodgers
i Rev. T. w. jeffrey, pastor of the
First M. E. church pronounced the in
vocation and Capt. S. H. Harper re-
s1onded briefly to the address of well
come by T. ] Phillips
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