The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-09-04
HIS 18Th
BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED

Last Sunday, August thirty first, was
Lieut. o. N. Mills eighty-eighth birth
day anniversary and the occasion was
celebrated by q commemorative din
ner at the home OF his daughter. Nr4
E C. Hiatt. e31 River street, at noon
at which were present. in addition to
the Canon City relatives. Mr. and Mrs
NJ. L Mills and family OF Denver. In
the afternoon a more formal observ-
ance of the event took place on the
lawn about the Hiatt residence at
which fully score OF the members Of
Greenwood Post. No. 10. Grand Army
Of the Republic. and OF Greenwood
woman's RELIEF corps were In attend
ance. There was also present a num-
Der Of the immediate neighbors and
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiatt. with
whom Lieut.. Mills is making his home.
The afternoon program, which was
one of unusual interest. consisted In
part Of an address by Judge I. w.
Ibbotson. talks by Rev O. O. Reed and
g. g. Courtney and q paper By Ma
N. N. Sheetx on Personal Reminis-
censes-- Comrade Courtney was In
attendance at the recent reunion OF
the Blue and the Gray on the battle
field at Gettysburg and he described
In detail some Of the incidents Of that
famous gathering Of the veterans q
the Civil war. Mrs Sheets was .
spectator OF the ceremonies connected
with the second inauguration of Abra-
ham Lincoln a. president OF tie Unit
ed States ana heard one Of the debates
between the .'rail splitter" and
Stephen A. Douglas In the contest for
the senatorship from Illinois in 1sss.
Her paper was brilliant one and re-
called many Incidents Of an historical
character nov almost forgotten
Lieut. Wills was Of Quaker ancestry
and was born In Wayne county Indi-
ana, August II. 1s25. He enlisted In
the One Hundrsdth and Thirty-Fourth
Indiana infantry during the War OF
the Rebellion and served under
Fighting Joe Hooker whose bravery
and skill as leader he recalls after
a lapse OF nearly half a century. For
two years OF the war Lieut. Mills was
detached from field service at the In
stance of Governor Oliver p. Morton
of Indiana and assigned to duty In the
quartermaster's department at Indian
apolis- Later he was made a recruit
ing officer for the army: a position
he held for a long period
Lieut. Mills has voted I'm sixteen
presidential campaigns. missing but
one in sixty-seven years. He FIRST
voted for General Zachary Taylor.
candidate OF the whig party at the
close OF the Mexican war Of is4s-s. OF
the sixteen presidential candidates
voted for by Mr.. Mills twelve wera
elected: one of the defeatsd ones be-
ing the redoubtabie Teddy who went
down to defeat last year.
Besides the guests already mention
ed as being at the celebration of Lieut..
Mills birthday anniversary last Sun
day there were present Mr.. and Mrs.
williams of Iowa, Mrs. castator and
daughter Of Ponca City. Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills OF Denver and Mr..
Peso Of Dayton. Ohio.
Refreshments were served to the
guests Sunday afternoon and the af-
fair was voted to be q more than or
dinarily pleasant one to all. Mr..
Mills received many gifts. tokens and
messages OF congratniation from
friends here and elsewhere to remind
him Of the recurrence of his natal dny
and the manner OF Its observance.