Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-02

! the trumpets and the east the crossed
guns. 1t is made from beautiful gray
granite and each corner running up and
down has been carved light artillery
cannon. The east and front side and
| the west face have been left rough
while the north and south sides are
used to record the names of the heroes
of 81 who have been members OF
Winslow post or who fought in the
civil war, enlisting from the country
surrounding Agency. Many are buried
in unknown graves in the south while
others rest in private graveyards and
smaller cemeteries nearby. A band
concert by the Ottumwa regimental
band given in the stand near the town
hall from 1880 until $3.50 concluded
the exercises for the day.
Names Of Hero Dead.
The names Of those who are
F., buried in the cemetery at Agency
and those who rest In unknown
graves in the southland follow:
Earl Allen, J. E. Allen, 7. Archer,
John Beach, A. w. Bear, N. Bennett
jT. E. Best, G. A. Bryan, Jas. Camp
bell, A. l.. Chamberlain, R. Clements,
/ A. Coiburn, l.. Coverson, G. M.
, Cowger, L. B. Cremer, M. L. DAVIS.
u. @. A. Dawson, William Dillon. G..
E. Ducharme, E. J. Dudley, J. G. Dun
bar, NJ Fulton. A. A. Giltner, j. B..
Goodall, John Henderson, II. c. Hum
bert, Jos. Jennings, F. King, Jos. Law
son, w. R. Love, r. T. Lowrie, w. n.
II. Lynn, H. Mace, ]. L. McCowen,
(; J.. w. Mccoy, T. v. Monroe, John
Murray, B. D. Parker, ]. F. Parkhurst,
!. A. Reeve, ]. T. Reynolds. A. Rob.
erts. D. r. Robinson, John Robinson.
| w. G. Rifle, w. II. Ryan S. V. Samp-
son, H. F. Shearer, T. Y. Shearer, E..
jC. Shoemaker. N. Sibarts, R. R..
Steiner, Evan Thomas, G. D. Ulrich,
H. B. Wagers, F. R. Walker, William
+. Walker, j. Weaver, Henry Webb, J..
wv. Wier. T. M. Wilcoxen, w. M.
Van Zandt.
| Mexican - David sautbine, P. Nc.
Sparren.
! Spanish American - Todd Dunn, j.
T. Thomas.
Unknown Buried in South.
! I. Anderson, H. II. Archer, I. Galley,
IL. Brewer, T. Y. Cremer, S. Dudley,
| B. V. Enyart H. D. Enyart, S. S. Gar
rison, G. Giltner, A. H. Green, B. F.
Hale, R. B. Kellogg, H. Under, B.
Lyon, e. F. Lynch, A. Magee, l. NJ.
Macklin, w. r. Millisack, I. f.
! Newell, J. S. Parkhurst, NJ, NJ. Park
hurst, r. Parkhurst, j. "A. Naney, l..
Robinson, j. G. Robinson, ". K. Rush,
A. w. Turner, H. Turner, w. Wag-
nsr, M. Walker, l. L. White, J. F..
Wiley.
Rorninger's Address.
Tho lives npI IT Of Tho
men who braved the perils and priva-
tons during the Civil war and urging
the spirit of patriotism, Hon. Ellsworth
Rominger spoke at the memorial ex-
ercises and unwilling of the soldiers
monument at Agency Saturday. The
speech of Mr.. Rominger follows:
Mem cral Day Address.
t l have pleasant memories of for
mer meeting with the old soldiers and
citizens of Agency. I was with you
few years ago, on Sunday after
noon and saw the Grand Army march
through your cemetery, and decorate
the graves Of their comrades. To me
that hour was filed with interest as
watched the expression Of reverence
and respect for your Memorial day.
Il do not remember the number Of
graves upon which you laid flowers
of love and kindness. But in looking
over your cemetery this morning /
could see that the number of hags had
increased very rapidly, in the inter
vening years. The Grand Army will
today decorate about 10000 more
graves than they did one year ago.
The lines of blue are fast fading into
an endless eternity; and the sacred
ness of this hour, and its duties, are
increased by the additional number Of
graves occupied by our soldier dead.
The great arch angel of time has
sounded taps to SO many Of your COM
rades that the march today from grave