Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-19
IOWA BOYS IN BLUE
GREAT GATHERING OF HAWkEYE
VETERANS AT STATE CAPITAL
PROVES GRAND SUCCESS.
CAMPFIRE INCIDENTS ARE RET0LD
Ranks of Soldiers of Civil War Are
Rapidly Thinning as Shown by Re-
cords Of Posts of G. A. r. Presented
to the Encampment at Des Moines.

Sofos W rOstS OF ". -. ". presented
to the Encampment at Des Moines.
Des Moines.-The reunion of Iowa
veterans of this country's great civil
struggle, just closed in this city, was
a highly successful meeting from the
standpoint of the remnant of the old
guard themselves and proved most
instructive to the younger generation
as bringing forcibly home the history
or our nation now so great and a
still grander future awaiting. All be-
ing allowed us and following genera
tons to enjoy through the sacrifices
OF the noble men Of fifty years ago,
but few OF whom are still with us
In fact the recent gathering is
thought to be the last great reunion
OF Iowa civil war soldiers.
The ranks Of the veterans in Iowa
are being thinned at the rate of over
400 year. Statistics of membership
in the Iowa department g. A. r. as
presented to the recent state encamp-
ment show: December 81, 1911, there
were 337 posts with 9,2S6 members.
There were gains by muster 1874, by
transfer &C, by reinstatement 27.
One year later there had been Ala
deaths, honorably discharged 16,
transferred SO, suspended 201, lost by
loss OF charter SO; and the total men,
bership was 1907.
Tho noroIa ~ tha
was most impressive sight when one
stops to think that the youngest man
in line must be 65 and at that was
but II when the war ended.
Several of the boys carried their
old muskets in the line of march and
were cheered. They made a hit.
w. Simms, who was at Mission
Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Chiekamau-
ga, Atlanta and in other battles, wore
his canteen and cartridge belt.
Maj. A. II. Hamilton of Ottumwa,
who g Sc years old, marched at the
head of his regiment, the Thirty-sixth
Iowa infantry, throughout the parade.
B. F. Grail Of Fairfield, who served
throughout the war as captain of
Company F, Third Iowa infantry, was
one Of the Oldest men attending the re,
union. He is past his eighty-fourth
year and didn't feel equal to the task
OF Joining in the parade.
Henry Oxenreider Of Springfield,
Colo, was in Company G, Tenth Iowa
infantry. He had FIVE brothers in the
war. All came back excepting one.
who died from wounds received at
Vicksburg. He met here his brother,
Samuel Oxenreider of Tacoma, whom
he had not seen In forty years. The
boys enlisted at Indianola.
Governor Clarke has promised the
survivors Of the Nineteenth Iowa in.
fantry that he will investigate care
fully their arguments for the pardon
! of their comrade, Orman Mcpherson,
who now is serving a life sentence at
/ Fort Madison on a charge of murder.
Forty of the veterans OF the regiment
marched in body to the state house
and were received by the governor in
his private Office.
H. G. Senteny, now resident OF
Iowa, enlisted at Louisville, Ky. He
Joined the Twenty-eighth Kentucky
Mounted infantry. At the battle OF
Kennesaw he had to go to the hos.
pital. When the surgeons got through
operating he saw pile of arms and
limbs back OF the building as high
as a mans waist. at wasn't healthy
to limp to the hospital or carry your
arm in sling he said. They had
man on the operating table and took
limb off before the victim knew
what had happened to him."
Robert Johnston, aged 81, of Com
pany c, Nineteenth Iowa infantry, was
a drummer in civil war days. He
still has the mammoth bass drum he
used to beat back in the COS. had Il
in Des Moines with him. His regi
ment started to walk to the state
house Johnston, feeble after 81
many years. insisted that he marcel
too, and that he also be allowed Il
carry the drum. Arguments awaited
naught and the drummer had his way
He collapsed, though. before COINS
more than a few blocks.
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New Sanitary Law.
The state dairy and food depart
ment will have trouble enforcing tn,
sanitary law. according to the com
missioner The law becomes opera
tive July A. Mr.. Barney has instruct
ed his inspectors to report conditions
of those things which will come unde
the new law. Every inspector hai
reported to me that slaughter houses
are In bad condition" Mr.. Barney said
IT is going to be hard matter u
get the slaughter houses cleaned a.
they should be. The law is specific
on this point, however, and we shall
enforce it.
suffraglsts Plan State Tour.
The cross-state automobile tour II
the interest OF the suffrage politica
campaign will be held during tn,
month of August.
The executive committee OF tn,
Iowa Equal Suffrage association IL
session at the Roadside Settlement
decided to adopt the automobile tou
plan as submitted at former com
mittee meeting. Arrangements will
be made at once to route the tou
along the White Pole road and ar
range for speaking dates in the towns
en- route.
Gen. Dodge Gives Papers.
Iowa's collection of historical relic
and documents has been enlarged b!
an unexpected gift received from Gen
eral Grenville NJ. Dodge of Council
Bluffs. General Dodge has turned
over to Curator f. II. Harlan all o
his letters, war commissions and rel
ics collected during and following tn,
civil war, 1t is one OF the most valu
able collections OF fits kind in tn,
state.