Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1910 — Some Recent Contributions to The Milroy Soldiers' Monument [ARTICLE]

Some Recent Contributions to The Milroy Soldiers' Monument

Nathan Eldridge, of Barkley township, contributed 210 to the Milroy Soldiers’ monument fund a few days ago. Mr. Eldridge was himself a soldier and takes a great deal of pride in the monument that is to be erected.

Louis Leopold, of Wolcott, son of A. Leopold, of Rensselaer, and a successful merchant, sends $3 and writes as follows: “It is with great pleasure I enclose my check for 23 to be applied to the building fund of the Milroy monument. I trust that the efforts put forth by my home people, for I always call the old town of Rensselaer home, will be successful. General Milroy and the other brave soldiers who went out from Jasper county are certainly deserving of this recognition."

A. K. Sayler writes from Big Rapids, Mich., as follows: “Our thoughts still wander back to old Jasper and although we have made many friends in Michigan, we like to hear from our old home. We are very much interested in the Milroy monument. Enclosed find $1 to pay for having my brother’s name placed on this monument, S. B. Sayler, a member of Co. D, 48th Indiana. He died in Cartersville, Georgia.”

The King Floral Co. has sent $2 to Mrs. Thompson, accompanying it with the following letter: “It is with much pleasure that we herein enclose our little mite in the form of a check to the amount of 22.00. For the same please have the names of Sidnial King and Franklin T. Xing placed upon this grand monument, a monument we should feel proud of; a monument which will not only be an honor to this brave general and soldier of old Jasper, but a thing of beauty to our city and an honor to those brave women who fought the battles of hardships at home while their fathers, husbands and brothers fought the battles in the south that this, our great and grand country, should be free-from one of the greatest curses our country ever knew, slavery.”

From Chicago came 21-50 each from Alice J. Dunlap and May Flowers Dunlap. The former writes: “I am glad Rensselaer is to have this monument,

a constant reminder that though the tread of their weary feet is hused, “thier souls go marching on.”’ Mrs. W. B. Teagarden, of San Antonio, Texas, sends 22 and writes: “It is a highly esteemed privilege to be allowed to be allowed to join the people of my native city in erecting the proposed monument.” Frank J. Mayhew, of 955 Clayton street, San Francisco, writes as follows:

“I am pleased to add 21-00 to the Milroy Soldiers’ monument fund. The writer Ib a son of Rev. H. A. Mayhew, who. was pastor of the Presbyterian church of Rensselaer, from 1860 to 1866, and I was in the Sunday school class of General R. H. Milroy from the spring of 1860 until tho time he formed the volunteer company for the war in 1861; therefore knew the family intimately. I also bad the pleasure of visiting the family in 1888 at Olympia, Wash. “Jasper county can do no act more worthy than to erect an everlasting' monument to the memory of the large number of men who enlisted in the Army and served the Union so faithfully.” Calvin Coppess, Michael Robinson and John t P. Faris, of Medaryville, each contributed 21Maffy have asked recently about the amount of money that will be required to build this mpnument and place all the names thereon. It will probably take 22,500. About 21.700 of this amount has been raised. Much more money, therefore, is needed and it is urged that relatives of the soldiers contribute at least enough to defray the expense of placing the names on the monument. Hasten the assistance in. Money may be sent or given to any of the following authorized persons: Mrs. Mary E. Thompson, Mrs. C. A. Roberts. George H. Healey, Dr. A. G. Catt, S. E. Sparling or C. J. Dean, or it may be left at either of the Rensselaer drug stores.