Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-07-15

/ with the fact that there has been q
great "swarming" from the homes OF
Dear Old Mineral Point" for each
week we are told of the going TO and
fro of this or that one from all points
of the compass, and almost invaribly
bearing the familiar name of some OF
the old families of from fifty to sixty
years ago honorable names, too.
In this letter | am going to tell of
some of these same fledglings | have
met in my travels. ! shall honor an
old boyhood workmate twill not say
playmate, for he knew but little of play
whose career ! have followed for fifty
years or since our first separation, he
To enter the regular army at 20 years
of age. and | to go my way wherever it
might lead This is Arthur Monahan
who lived on the hill close to the Pen
hallegons. This red-headed Irishman
(he would be if he had any hair on his
bald pate) served six consecutive five
year terms in the regular army, thus
emitting him to a liberal and we'll
deserved life pension, which he is now
enjoying as an "old batch" in the beau
tiful city of Los Angeles Twenty years
of this time was spent on the frontier
with General Miles in driving and con
trolling the Indians in Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona, when those states
were indeed wild and afar off. Arthur
and | have correspondent all these years,
and whenever opportunity afforded he
has spent little time with his boyhood
chum, which was always great pleas
ure to me. Arthur worked for my
father during most of his teen" years,
and he could always be relied upon.
His sister Kate stayed with the family
of Geo w. Cobb for fifty years. At
the end of that time she was given a
life pension from the Cobb estate.
About fifteen years ago while on q
business trip through Iowa, and on my
way for the third time to California,
met a number of the aforesaid fiedg-
lings. AT Dubuque, Thomas Karkeck,
who | think clerked for Gundry & Gray
and afterwards established himself in
Dubuque, and, if | remember Alright,
married Miss Jennie Keyes. one
of Mineral Points charming girls.
In the little German town of Belle
vue met an old German who skipped
from Mineral Point during the civil
war, having been drafted, and to avoid
the clutches of Charles Cox, the pro-
vost marshal, sought refuge in this
German settlement. He had prospered
as a cattle dealer. His wife. then an
aged woman, had lived in America
nearly all her life and could not speak
a full sentence of English | will not
mention this mans name, for a brother
of his sleeps among the honored dead
in a Mineral Point cemetery and was a
member of Geo. II. Legate Post.
While passing through Manchester,
with my wife, | was forcibly impressed
by observing sign over prosperous
looking blacksmith shop reading G. II.
Keyes, and | remarked, 81 believe that
must be George Keyes of Mineral
Point, and sure enough it was, and
we spent an hour or two delightfully."- at
his home We also met in that town
Tommy Given and his hospitable wife
who was Sallle Goldsworthy, daughter
of Abraham Goldsworthy.
In Des Moines we met w. n. Clark,
who, with his brother, long years be
! fore kept a meat market in our ole
town and had clerked for Joseph Deller
also there we met Mr.. and Mrs. Crellen
now of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. G. wal
formerly Miss Amy Hutchinson.
At Fort Dodge we spent day will
a lady and her family who was ones
one of the most attractive girls Of tbs
old town, nee Mary Ellen Martin. Sh'
was at the time of this meeting
woman of many sorrows. She now re
sides, a widow. at Cedar Rapids. w
also enjoyed the hospitality of he
sister, Florina, who has since passei
on to the Eternal City.
In Cedar Rapids met Tommy Beach
who, sixty years ago, was specia
fayorite among the girls Of Minera
Point, but for all that he was spendln
his closing years poor lone, lorr
critter.
In Chicago we were entertained
the home of cousin, Rob. GoldsworthJ
who was then assistant superintendent
: Of the Southside Chicago Steel Work.
: He was little fellow but chuck full {
practical activity.
II was also during this trip Of fiftee
years ago when | called on the Prime
boys and girls in Rockford, ILL.,, childre
: of my beloved departed sister Deal
and my old chum. Jim Prince. A