Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
1O4TH CIVIL WAR
VETERANS IN CITY.
FOR THEIR REUNION
OLD SOLDIERS VOTE TO HOLD
1919 MEETING IN STREAToR -
RANSOM MAN CHOSEN PRESl,
DENT OF ASSOCIATION

Twenty.seven members of the
l04th Regiment. gathered at the
Presbyterian church today for their
annual reunion Though other vet
Grams and members of the soldiers
families gathered TO bring the total
number of people attending the camp
fire up to about 200.
The annual business session was
held this morning following the regis
tration. at which time j. {. Deeean'
OF Ransom was elected president and
j. II. Campbell of Streator, secretary
Treasurer. IL was voted to hold the
next annual meeting in StreatOr
At this afternoons session a very
excellent talk was made by Lieut..
Harry Kelly, who recently returned
from France He was invited TO be
the guest of honor at the reunion.
Lieut.. Kelly told the story of the
pressive way, and urged the people
to support the Fourth Liberty Loan
Drive, by putting all their money into
bonds. He declared the boys in the
trenches must be supported by the
people back home. and said If the
government was asking for the money
as a gift instead of loan ii could not
be enough to expect from the people
FOLLOWING Lieut.. Kelly's talk the
annual reports were given and short
talks were made by various mem
bers:, .s.....4s..t
At noon today very fine banquet
was served in the dining room of the
church by the ladies OF the Ottawa
Relief Corps.
The vetrans attending the reunion
were.
j. c. Deegan, Ransom; J. II. Shay
Streator; Vim. Mccormick, Streator
W. IT. Conrad Randsom; j II. Camp
bell; Antony Smith, Grand Ridge
Theron Mooley, Chicago; John Rim
ker. Grand Ridge John Faith. Henne
mn; John Rresses, Streator; Marshal
BagwA4,t $Streator; c. c. Cartright
Sheridan; Frank Stru, Streator,
Hamilton Campbell Aneti. Iowa, Jos
Bhker. Ottawa; +. NJ Sapp. Ottawa;
Merritt Marley, Ottawa; S. G. Baker
Ottawa; n c. Snowman, Streator;
Major J II. Widmer, Ottawa; Jane,
Gatchell Seneca. larry Hossack OF
tawa; John Forde, Streator; Ben V
Winslow. Streator; George w Crit
nth, .Wenona; Joseph Burkhart. LII
Sale, and Frank Maurerm Peru
The Honored Dead
Sixteen of the regiments brave mel
Answered their last roll call a thu
following list of honored dead dis
doses.
Henry B. Anderson, Co. d, died a
Maize. Kan. July 30, 1917.
Harry A. Rood Co 6, died at Chi
cago, Sept. 10, 1871
Capt Chas X Brown, Co. c, die
at Red Lodge, Mont, Dec /, 1910.
Ruben F. Reynolds. Co. b, died jul
8, 1918 at Tennessee. Okla
j. Mccormick. Co. b, died at Pail
sade, Neb., Oct s. 1917 aged 50 years
month.
A. c. Brown. Co D. died at Soldier
home, Quincy, H. May Il, 1918.
William j. Anderson. Co f, diet
at 'Moorhead, MINI, May /. 1916.
F. C. Hess, Co C.died at Conrad
la, Nov %. 1916
James S. Work, Co. II, died at We
mona, Ill.,. May " 1918.
Samuel A.. Kiner, Co F. died Sept
8, 1918 at Grand Ridge. H.
William NJ Jones, Co. G, died AUG
20, 1918 at Soldiers home Dayton. o
John H. Kohr, Co. K, died April 2,
1918,
Frank Roedel. Co. x. died May 2.
1917"
Simeon Cleal. Co. d. l21th Ill. hor
orary member, died Feb. s 1918.
George Cleal, honorary member
Aug. Is, 1918.
Frank Frompeter, who enlisted /
Co. X, in Aug. 1862, was in the kel
lucky campaign ending with the ba
tie of Huntsville and with the reg
ment at Camp Douglas, where he de
serted in April 1868, died at his HON
in Odell, Feb. Is 1918.