The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-09
NJ. D. Graham Attends Reunion
Spanish American War Veterans

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Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Graham Of
Burlington returned Sunday from 9
three weeks visit to their old home at
Oskaloosa, Iowa where they went to
attend the biennial reunion Of Mr..
Graham's old company of Spanish
American War Veterans which was
held in that city in February this
year. Mr.. Graham informs the indie
pendent that this years reunion was
the best the organization has held.
The city of Oskaloosa, out did itself
this year in the way of entertainment
for the visitors. One day the Asso-
citation of Commerce banquetted them,
the day following they were the guests
of the Rotary Club and the next day
the Kiwanis Club did them the hon
ors. At all times the wives of the
visiting veterans were shown especial
favors and attended all the public
gatherings with their husbands;
Many social affairs were arranged
for the visiting ladies by the social
leaders of the city, making the event
a most memorable one.
Mr.. Graham stated that their colo
mel, who is now a retired attorney
and spends his winters in Florida
came nome to greet his boys"
Out Of the LOG members who march
ed away in '98 there were 60 present
at the reunion this year. Practically
every man is now substantial man
of affairs and married. Quite a
change from the stalwart youths
many not having attained their ma
jority, in some instances just from
college and high schbol, when
Dewey's fleet sailed into Manila and
defeatedthe Spanish. The Oskaloosa
company was among the first of the
volunteers to be despatched to the
Philippines. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham were highly elated by their
splendid entertainment Of this years
reunion.
The Grahams remained in Iowa for
three weeks visiting relatives and old
acquaintance. This gave. them am
pie time to. study conditions in that
state where the average North Da
kotan had always supposed that pros
perity and ready money grew on
Iowa is not painted in. such rosy
hues. The stimulus of prices which
accompanied the boom Of the war
period is now showing its fearful
reaction in Iowa. Hundreds of farm
ers have taken refuge from their
financial difficulties under the shell
tering wing of the Nelson Act: Mr..
Graham says that here we think we
have been having hard Shedding" yet,
in Iowa, they are up against the real
thing. Our troubles are but shadows
compared to theirs. The Iowa farm
ers have been bled white Of all per-
sonal property such as stock, etc.
The country here is stripped bare of
stock. Mr.. Graham saw 60 acre
pasture lot with grass knee high
together with an immense stack of
timothy straw sold for $1,000 enough
to have wintered rs or 80 head of
cattle. Many corn field with the
stalks untouched. No stock to run
into it. At the present time there is
an attempt being made to raise hogs.
Hogs, young, old, lean or lank are
bringing fabulous prices. This is
particularly true of sows, good sow
will bring a mighty long price any
where in Iowa today. j ~
The Iowans feel that North Dako-
ia will be the first state to recover
from the present depression as her
debts are paltry as compared to other
states where inflated land values have
simply swamped the banks with Sc
curities that are worth but fraction
of their face value. North Dakota