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*►4 »fMaj# r General Frank J Herron, whoarrived her** Saturday, was given an »r flt;*mia! reeeption at the Hotel Julian Saturday evening, and it was one that made the general feel that he still had many friends in Imbuque. About olt; look ih* rotunda began to fill with pan pie and in a short time there wasa large number present, intruding rep* lesentatives of all the newspapers in the city. Prominent among those in alt end a nee were Messrs. J. H. Howard.*f Galena h »* Pool#* G. B. Qrmvr*ntn, Frank Cai berry, IS. M »v jtomb, of the old Governor's Greys, th*♦ «*hij.any uhich, as captain, thlt;* g»‘H rrul commanded at the memorable bat tie of Wilson’s Creek; and among otli-•r* Col. Hayden, whose father commanded the Third Iowa battery, which was attached to the Ninth infantry, of which (len, Herron was the first lieu-, tenant colonel. A large number of i other veterans and citiaens were also 1 present, and were introduced tlt; the general, who received them with a cor- ; diallty that brought back th#* old days. Mayor Duffy was also among the call-► tw. and the general received him with * marked manifestation of delight, fur i the mayor’s brother, Major Pat Duffy, had been with the general in the Arkansas campaign. In shaking hands with him the mayor remarked; ‘ 1 see general, that i{ ... not necessary to glv■? you it formal welcome to I »u-* fam*!* *1/EM*vt////'a*****. *•»fiff-I 9, 4Tlt; • *r ; $/.6 \ ■ • vr-\)Mr• Jn.jjm iitito'/Wo iTiiH*-*■tGEN. HERRON IN WAR TIME.■■■ m u—Mwn H in i ■■raaww—a1bui|is#. Th** love which the people |bu\e *«»r you is only too apparent In tbla impromptu demonstration; and 1 rum u liat I ha v«• l ead uf you* valiantdeeds In defense of our country and beard Mr. Graven and your old komrdi*# In arms say, 1 am sure it is \ khly merited.The gem Tabs modesty was he* * thown, when he simply remarked that 1 tried to do my duty. Mr. Mayor. The general then told the mayor that i o reception lie had ever before re* #ivtd was s * highly appreciated asihits one, and none hud filled his heartwith so many delightful recollectionsu£ the past, both as to his civil and military life. After more than thirty* five years,* there stood the man v, ho had responded to the call m 1 Ah country before the Mnioi ** of treason's gum?Ov n u afted away, man \\ ho had wou riMiie at Wilson’s Ci -ek. \\h«»sr blood Hag ied Oil the field of Pea Kidffe;• 1 there * * d the man wh«», as «nm-i.andej of the union f^iro, had seat* ered Hindman and his reb#l cohorts m th# famous tb-ul of Prairie Grovevhere many of Iowa's sons went dow n0 death. Frank Herron, the gallantwig major general rf *81, was nothere, hut Frank Herron, the honored iero with hair of silver, stood there, Chivalrous and manly as In the dayshen he breasted th# billows of war. dearty were the greetings which he reived, and there was general re-pret that n?i accident prevented h»1 ue and tried f riend. Hon J. K ;? avlt; s, from b#fng among those proaWhen the general was wounded at Pen Kldge lie fell into the hands of the enemy, and when the latter asked for an armistice, three days after the battle, to bury the dead, the genera) sentin a note with a rebel officer askingGen. Ourtis to have Sam detailed to remain with him. The general remembered Sam, and tie* meeting, as may well be imagined, was affecting. After the introductions tin* general’s attention was called to the portrait of Gen. William Hyde Clark, who was his chief • f stuff. Facing the* portrait, tie gaated at it silently for a few minutes and then said: That Is a fineILa?t and all the time Hood's Sarsaparilla has been advertised an a blood purifier. Its great cures have been accomplished through purified blood — cures of scrofula, salt rheum, eczema, rheumatism, neuralgia, catarrh, nervousness, that tired feeling. It curts when others fail, because Itwhere glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.The party then returned to tlie city. Iuring the afternoon the general made several soi*ial calls, and among others ho called on Mrs. Col. McHenry, whose son Hamilton, a member of Gen. Herron’s company, was the first man killed in the First Iowa at Wilson's Creek,Sunday evening the general attended divine rerviee at the First Congregational church. He was accompanied by Mr Howard and was given an informal reception.Capt. M K Erwin Will give the general a gavel made from a piece of the counter used in Grant s store at Galena before the war.At the Julbn Saturday' evening Frank Carbcrry who was a member oftin* general's company, asked him if he remembered giving a drink of water In a young soldier who was sufferingb r a drink. After a few moments1 tin ught the general said he did, re-marking, *! have not se«*n that young man since the war. I should like to see him once more. “Well, he*.* he is, general. said Frank, and t;*enthere was an old-fashioned handshake. Hisu 8mnj?'*r Th#*r# sn k lt;1hadthtStrike* ut the root of tUe disease and eliminates every perm of impurity. Thousands testily t absolute cures of blood diseases by flood's Ha .sa par ilia, although discouraged by the failure ofother medicines, ilembmber thatSarsaparillaIs the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier.■M' i iwf i vgfwc *' ^'I*vi Vi* cany to buy. r.isy to take,S I IIIS « o5 t4» opi rate. 25c.floodI )«* r IHfli I’I\cd its flu* Tittlelor t!»«* S«* filing, of (hi* Con it I in ihr lt;onttsifd Klprtlfti lt;n*«* til \ h.Miclicl.i’hairniin Iuinn of the board lt;»t su*P rvl^ors ha# ♦*lt; t 1 m rrnlntr 18 as the tun** fur tin* fitting uf th** t:ourt t‘*coiihld**! the t»»nt* stelt;l ebu tion iuh»» of Je.ey v:i. Mich* ! foi the oflkof county :itt *i *m y, Mi. Gunn will be president tu th*- i out*I and **ach *f th«* interest* d pai tiiH w ill iutve a i ♦oo‘eHt*niatlvc to lot k after his sl*lc of tic* t use. TheKCHHlon.s will be held in the supervisors' room s.
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Daily Times
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Tue, Dec 01, 1896
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