Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1892 — Page 5

The Ninth Regiment.

And Especially Company Gr* The Ninth Indiana Infantry Regiment will hold its regimental re-un-ion in Rensselaer next Tuesday and Wednesday. This regiment was first mustered in at ladinapolis April 25, 1861 under the first call for troops, and as three months men. Company Gr., consisting of 78 men, was wholly from Jasper County. Its first captain was Robt H. Milroy who, being appointed colonel of the regiment, was succeeded by Gideon C. Moody. Milroy became a major general during the war, and Moody was U. S. ~ senator from South Dakota, a few years ago. The 78 rhea in Company G. were all mustered out July 29th, 1861, when their term of enlistment expired, except William Girard, who was killed in a skirmish at Laurel Hill, West V., July 7. He was probably the first Indiana man killed in battle in the war. Dyson Boothroyd, of Carroll Co., Company “A” died 6 days later, of wounds received in the same fight.

The Ninth Regiment was re-orga-nized for the tiiree years’ service at Laporte, on the 27th of August 1861,and was mustered in at the same place on the sth of September, 1861. Soon after it was moved, in Command of Cox,. Robert H Milroy, to Western Virginia, proceeding by rail to Webster, where it 1 * disembarked and marched to Elk water Valley, and from thence to Cheat Mountain Summit, where winter quarters were built, tbeßegimer.t remaining there until the 9th of January, 1862. During this time the Regiment participated in the battles of Green Brier, October 3d and of Allegheny on the 13th of December, 1861. It then marched to Fetterman, Virginia, where it remained till the 19th of February, when it was transferred to Gen.Buell’s Army, being transported by rail to Cincinnati and from thence to Nashville by steamer. Here it was assigned to Gen. Nelson’s division, and matched on the 26th of March for the Tennessee River, reaching there in time to participated in the second day’s engagement at Shiloh. From there it marehed to Corinth, Mississippi, and after the evacuation pursued the rebels to Boonville. It then marched to Nashville by way of Athens, Alabama, and Franklin and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. From there it moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and back again to Nashville. From the latter place the Ninth marched to Louisville.Kentucky,and from there, in the pursuit of Bragg, through Bardstown, Perryville, Danville, Camp Dick Robinson, Crab Orchard and London to the Wild Cat Mountains, and turned to Nashville throtigh Crab Orchard, Somerset Columbia and Glasgow. During this march the Regiment was engaged in the battles Perryville, Danville and Wild Cat Mountain. The Ninth then marched to Murfreesboro, where it participated in the Battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862, and Ist and 2d of January, 1863; after which it marched across the Cumberland Mountains and the Tennessee River to Chattanooga. Oil the 19th and , 20th of September it was engaged in the battle of Chicamauga. After its return to Chattanooga it participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain November 24th, and Mission Ridge on the 25tlr of November, after which it v marched over the Cumberland Mountains to Bridgeport, Alabama, and from there to Whiteside Tennessee. At the latter plaie the Ninth re-enlisted as a Veteran organization, , on the 12th of December, 1863/ The Regmunt returned to the State on Veteran furlough, and on the 21st of February 1864, left Valparaiso, Indiana, for the front, passing through Indianapolis, Madison, Louisville, Nashville and CattanQOga to Cleveland, Tennessee. In the spring of 1864, the Atlanta campaign was commenced, the Ninth participating in all the marching of that campaign, through Ringold, Dalton, Resacca, Kingston, Calhoun, Cassville, around the Allatoona Mountains, through Ackworth, Big Shanty, Marietta, the nvesiment of Atlanta, in the flank movement around A'Dula. through Jonesboro and Lovejoy, and back ■ again to Atlanta, taking part In the

skirmishing on the way and in the engagements at Taylors Ridge,Buzzard’s Roost, Dalton, Res* ca, Cassville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta. Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jbnesboro and Lovejoy. It then participated in the retrogade movement in the pursuit of Hood’s Army, to Dalton, and thence through Summerville, Ga., Galesville, Bridgeport, Stevenson and Huntsville to Athens, Ala. From thence it marched to Pulaski, Tenn., arriving there on the Ist of November, 1864. Falling bach before Hood’s advance, on the 26th of November, it was engaged in the fight at Columbia, in the heavy skirmiskingthat followed on the route to Franklin and in the severe engagement at that place. On the Ist of December, the Ninth entered Naihville, and on the 15 th, of December participated in the battle of Nashville; after which it set out with the Arrhy in pursuit of Hood’s retreating rebels, following them to Huntsville, Alabama, when the pursuit was abandoned. It remained at the latter place from the 6th of January to the 13th of March, 1865, when it marched into East Tennessee beyond Bull’s Gap, and back again, reaching Nashville on the 25th of May. Soon after it was transferred to the vicinity Of New Orleans and afterwards to Texas, where it remained as part of Gen. Sheridan’s army of occupation until September, 1865, when it was mustered out of service and returned to Indiana. Company “G” as re-organized consisted of 101 men; to these later were added 40 recruits, 32 drafted men and 6 substitutes, in all 179 men. None of the “cons” or “subs” were from Jasper Co. Of the original company and recruits, 85 were from Jasper County. Of these 85 JaSper County men, 9 were killed in battle or died soon after from wounds, 16 died from sickness, or from causes not specified and one died in Ander-sonvillc-prison; 24 were discharged for disability, some from wounds and others from sickness. Only one i§ recorded as a deserter, and he stayed with it nearly four years and until the fighting was Jail over. The following is the official program of exercises for ngxt Tuesday and Wednesday.

programme; T TUESDAY. FQRENOON. Comrades and their wives and children will report upon their arrival at the Hall of Rensselaer G. A. R. Post for enrollment and assignment to quarters, after which they will be at liberty until assembly at 2 p. m. ' ‘AFTERNOON. Regiment will assemble at the Rensselaer Opeja House at the sounding of the Assembly Call by Regimental Bugler, John Lathrope, at, 2 p. M. 2:10 p.m. —Call to order by the President. Invocation by Rev. ~%v.F. Drake, State Chaplain Sons of Veterans. Vocal Music. Welcome address by Hon. E. P. Hammond, of Rensselaer. Music by Rensselaer Cornet Band. Response by the President of the Ninth Vet. Association, Major John B. Milroy, Delphi. Music. Reports of officers and generalbusiness. Music by band. 4:00 e^M. —Recess. 6:00 p. m. —Evening. Pic-Nic Supper in Grove at Court House, participated ip by Ninth Regiment and the comrades of other regiments, and patriotic citizens. An old-fashioned put-door sapper and reception in the shady grove. 7:30 I*. m.—Campfire at Rensselaer Opera House. Col. John H. Gould will open the Campfire with a short speech entitled “Hoosier Heroes,” afier which the exercises will be under direction of the President or such toast-master as he may detail, and the evening will be devoted to short speeches, singing war songs by the Glee Club and audience, Solos and Quartette b_y Glee Club, Recitations, and musical selections rendered by the '■ Rensselaer Siring Band and Cornet Band. To conclude with Taps b> I John Lathrope, Chief Bugler. WEDNESDAY. U 8:30 a. m. — Roll call of members oi the Association and additions and

v corrections !*)' Roll of Survivors and the Roll of Honor, etc. 9:00 a. si.—Election of officers for ensuing year Fixing time and place of next meeting. Unfinished .business. ■ 10 a. m —Regimental Sketch by Capt S. P. Hodsden, “Ninth Ind. from Battle of Nashville to muster out . ' at Camp Stanley, Texas. 11 a. m. —Historical Address by Capt. Amasa Johnson, and short speeches from comrades, stories and incidents. Adjournment at either 12 m. or 3 p. m. as association may atythe time determine.

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

■ ; t The Local Union Christian Endeaver Society will hold an important meeting at the Presbyterian church, next Monday evening, August 29, at 7:30 o’clock. An interesting and extended prograni'of exercises will be rendered. The great project for draining the Iroquois and Pinkamink valleys, above Rensselaer, is not dead by any means, but has reached such a stage that a petition for the ditch will be piesented at the September term of the Commissioners’ court. Notice’ of a public meeting in the interest of the enterprise will be found elsewhere m this paper. Marriage licenses since last reported. j Zen Miller, j Almira Halstead, j Charles H Stultz, j Lyda Belle Paris, j Edwin S Rhoads, ( Emma Alter, j Frank G Prevo, ( Mdflfjc Harris.

The Stock Farm has a pair of Rensselaer Wilkes twins,bornMonday. Aremarkable circumstance was that one of the colts got into the next field and its existence was not known until the next day, when soine boys when fishing found it lying inwaterhalf starved and half drowned and the rest of it, eaten np by flies. A little attention soon brought it arcund all right, and it is now strong and lively.

There were about 110 of the surviving members of the 87th regiment at their regimental re-union, at Rochester, last Thursday, Company “A” had only six representatives present. They were Col. E. P. Hammond and Capt, Jas. A. Burnham,of Rensselaer;Hiram Jacks, of Hanging Grove Tp., Morris Jones,' of Brook, Newton Co., John Timmons, of Tippecanoe Co., and Rev. Martin S. Comer, Of Kankakee CoIllinois. ”

Miss Ura McGowan arrived horn last Wednesday from her visit in Canada, of several months’ duration. She reports a very pleasant trip, in all respects, and that her home journey was especially enjoyable, as she came by boat down the St Lawrence river, with its wonderful scenery, and the whole length of Lake Ontario, in the same manner. She also stopped for a day at Niagara Falls. She reports the Canadians as “all broke np” over the McKinley bill, with its resulting effects of American prosperity and Canadian depression; and that when, on top of all that, came the bill by Congress providing for retaliation because of Canada’s unfair descrimination against Americans in the Welland canal matter, the whole Canadian population were set buzzing like a nest of hornets hit by a brickbat.

The last detachment of Rensselaer’s Denver excursionists, namely A. H. Hopkins, Lonis Hopkins, James Chap man and B. F. Fcndig arrived home last Tuesday evening on the milk train. Sheriff Blue and W. J. Imes arrived some days earlier. The partv, especially the four first named, availed themselves fully of their opportunities for sight-seeing, in the vicinity of Denver, taking in the Royal Gorge, Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds, the mines at Crecde, Pike’BPeak Ac. There is a “cog’railroad np Pike’s peak, but owing to the vast crowds wanting to go up it, the Rensselaer boys were unable to I to secure passage, and they therefore I yaHaStly “hoofed it” up the mountain ; starting at 6 o’clock m the evening and reaching the top abou daylight The distance they walked /was 9 miles and the rise in altitude in that distance, was 9000 feet, The ; total bight of the mountain is some ‘ 14,000 feet

Rensselaer- has had a veritable strike, 1 and is putting on metropolitan ’airs,; in consequence, Monday noon, Platt Union Nd". 27, Independent. Order of Hod-carriers, working at the new school house, demanded an increase of wages from $1.75 to $2.00 demand being refused they all “walked out” The strikers were Charles W., Robert and Dave Platt, and Harley Shields. The first Darned resumed work Trfesday, but the others are out for good. As a consequence of the strike bricklaying wsssuspended from Monday noon until Wednesday morning. It Is said that if the boys had not been quire so “brash” they would have got the raise to $2 when the second story was "reached. A pretty large number of people from Rensselaer and vicinity, have availed themselves of tl*** cheap rates consequent iii < n 'lie Uniform Rank, K. of P. coLojave, at Kansas City, to take a western trip. Saturday, John O’Gonner and wife of Kniman, and Erastus Peacock, of Rensselaer, left by way of Chicago. Sunday the following left by way of Lafayette: Mr. and.Mra. Amzi Laßue, Mrs. Mel LaRue, Mrs. Geo. Morgan, Dr. V. E. and Miss Blanche Loughridge, David Und Miss Dorothea Goetz, Wm. "Bringle* Frank Deweese, Lewis Bull, Kirgie ' Spitler, Simon Kenton, and Frank Wood. The rate from Rensselaer for the round trip was only $8.50.

The mystery connected with the “mysterious hole” dug on Frank Carson’s farm over in Benton county, of which mention was made in these columfis, continues. It will be remembered, a hole was dug two feet wide, seven feet long and about -four feet deep during the night of July 2Stb, twelve feet due north of a-very large boulder, by parties unknown, pulverized sulpher being scattered quite freely. On last Friday night unknown parties again went there and dug out alpthe dirt between the first digging and the boulder to the same depth, sulphur being again scattered about, there were also evidences that a small rod had been used in exploring the bottom and sides of the excavation. On Sunday P. M. a company of neighbors blasted the bor.lder with dynamite and explored the premises by digging, but their efforts were fruitless so far as unraveling the mystery is concerned. — Kentland Enterprise.

The public generally is not aware of the pi ogress made in dentistry, during the last few years- Nowadays instead of extracting roots or brokendown teeth, they are restored to their former usefulness by crowning. Irregular and crowded teeth may be sti-f iahtened, and made to present & regidav and attractive appearance. Teeth may be extracted, then fillecl and replanted, successfully. Teeth may lie supplied from one tooth to a full denture, without plates, thus getting rid of the unpleasantness caused by them. Dr. Brown, the new Dentist is introdueingg||l these latest devices and and can render any services in his line. The nervous and delicate receive most careful and gentle treatment. Office over Ellis <fc Murray.

IROQUOIS DITOH.

All interestedtn the Improvement of the valley v&f the Iroquois river are invited to meet in the Court house on Saturday September 3 1892 to take action on the following 1 matters: — 1 st. To determine who are and will be petitioners, secure bondsmen, arrange for the presentation of the petition, and appoint such agents and committees as may be deemed proper. 2nd. To canvass the question of the probable work which ought to be done, and to whom it ought to be referred for execution- v Each land owner is invitecl to attend, and take part. .

Lafayette Business College.

Cor. 4th. <fe Columbia Strs., occupies the enviably position of being the leading college of Book-keepingi Sbort-haDd, and Type writing in the( state. It employs progressive, sensible methods, has a large faculty of experienced teachers. It turns out competent book-keepers and shorthand writers, by which it is enabled to procure good positions for ail its graduates. Its Normal Department is unsurpassed. Write for catalogue. ‘Address, / J.Cadden, Pres., Lafayette Business College, « Lafayette, Ind.

For tho Campaign.

For the purpose of helping along the good cudse of Republicanism in Jasper County, Xhk Republican will be sent from how until November 15, to residents of Jasper County for 35Jcents, in advance, and to persons ordering a number of cop’es some further reduction \. ill be made.

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NOTICE TO TEACHERS The annual session of the Jasper County Teachers’ Institute will be held at the Court House in Rensselaer, August 29 to Sept. 2. Prof. R. J. Alvy, and Prof. E. H. G riggs, both of the State University will be present the entire week. State Supt. Vories has promised to visit the Institute and will address the teachers. The teachers’ annual reunion will be held Monday evening. Lectures will lie given on other evenings of the week. All the teachers of the county are expected to be present All others interested are cordially invited. J. F. Warren. County Supt The Best Tank Made. Water tanks, round, square or any sbsje desired, made of Michigan White Pine..and the best tanks made. Also dealer in windmills, pomps, piping Ac. Miltou Chipiiak. 7 Rensselaer, Ind.

Be Quick!' - And select lots in Leopold’s Addition the “New Oklahoma.” 31a are going fast and on favorable term A. Leopold* English Spavin Liniment removes- an Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, King-Bone, Stifles. Sprains, all Swollen Throats, Cones, etc. Save SSO bv use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Alemisb Cure ever known. Bold by B. F. Long A Cb., Druggist, Rensselaer lad. Two Harrest Excursions. August 80 and Sept. 27, 1882 -'win the Wabash Line. One fare for the round trip to points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas, etc. For further particular write to 3JL McConndl, passenger Agtot- WABASH RAILROAD CO. LAFAYETTE, IND. oiu-tt. Smta Bm. CMaaf*, Try Bnßam'a Great German,’SLewA . Cough Care at Long * Ot.