Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1910 — War Time Photographs on Display In Window of Princess Theatre. [ARTICLE]

War Time Photographs on Display In Window of Princess Theatre.

George Phumplxrey is the owner of a number of war time pictures .that have been nicely arranged in a large frame, each having little flags above them. They are some of the leaderK during the civil war and show tne sturdy kind of men who helped preserve the union. General Milroy is in the center of the picture. Above him is General ,U. S. Grant, and surrounuing him are Abraham Lincoln and Generals Logan, McPherson, Sherman and Sheridan. On one picture is our peace” conference, consisting of Sheridan, Grant, Sherman, Lincoln, Porter, Thomas and Farragut. The picture is attracting a great amount of attention and many have stopped to look over the photographs of the leaders of the great armies of the north and at the kindly, patient and enduring countenance of Abraham Lincoln. The picture suggests a feature for our 4th of July celebration and monument unveiling. There are doubtless many pictures of this kind in Rensselaer and probably several of General Milroy and it would add greatly to the interest if all the business houses would endeavor to have patriotic pictures in their windows. Jasper county soldiers in uniform as they looked during the service or prior thereto would prove interesting. Probably almost every home could contribute to this end. Old fire arms, swords, uniforms, and relics would prove interesting and a regular museum might be arranged if a responsible committee was placed in charge of that part of the celebration. That there will be many old soldiers here there is no doubt and also many of the children and grandchildren of the men who went out from Jasper county and whose names are to be placed on the monument. The writer attended a celebration on Lake Champlain, in northern New York last summer and one of the attractive features was a museum of relics of the war of the rebellion. The objectional feature of it was that it was started for speculation and an admission of 25 cents charged. It should have been free. Probably some vacant room could be secured for that day for that purpose and a committee should be appointed to carry out a scheme of this kind. - ■