Our Boys in the Philippines Letter From Fred Carpenter
A veteran correspondent writes from San Roque in early 1800s style camp life detailing Dewey’s orders to insurgents, the quick surrender, and a hospital setup with Gatling guns. The letter mixes vivid field description with housing, food, and daily routines amid ongoing Manila area fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rovavr
P.T
Dewey
San Rouque
Cavite
Manila
McCrae
A. Edicum
Around the Town highlights from Newton and nearby
Local notes recount Rev C C Harrah’s Harlan preaching visit, long-time merchant Milt K Campbell, bank cashier, and a 240 acre farm. Various neighbors face illness, travels, and family milestones, including marriages, moves to Clear Lake and Seattle, new construction in West Main, a Dawes Commission appointment for P H Cragan Eny, and community updates on schools, churches, and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C. Harrah
Harlan
Milt. K. Campbell
Monroe
Shelby County Bank
Alex Gibford
Thos. Jones
Far West
Massoula
Mont
Warren Gibford
Warren
Newton
F. M
Spain
Alex
Tom
Towa
I. H.gorrell
Free Methodist Church
Lockridge
Iowa
Gorrell
P. H. Cragan Eny
Colfax
Major Lacey
Dawes Commission
Jake
Indian Territory
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Phin
Lionel W. Belson
Austin
Texas
Kellogg
Enterprise
N. J. Johnson
Parsons, Rich and Co
Sycamore
David Scholes
Parsons, Rich & Co
Ill
John Manning
Vaughan
Parsons
John
Jonathan Lister
Valley Junction
Clark County
John Dickson
Lister
E. A. Brown
Kaw
Mershon
Des Moines
Sully Town Booms with New Homes and Ventures
In Jasper County Sully shows revival with new two story ten room Gothic homes like T. L. Gove’s, W. J. Nicholson’s rival, and firms Boat & Varenkamp and Reerink & Van Spanckeren expanding lumber and general merchandise. Local leaders include A L Randall and Wm S George opening shops and a new hotel. Also reports note tragedies, including deaths of sisters Allie Cowles Lappens and Fannie Cowles Witte, and a barn fire at W E Ervin's farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
Jasper County
T. L. Gove
Gove
Boat & Varenkamp
Boat
Reerink & van Spanckeren
Pella
Encoding Su
Adam Ormston
Lou Blodgett
Flanigan
Randall
George
Galesburg
District meeting draws two hundred in Grinnell anniversary event
Members of the I. O. O. F. and the Rebekah orders with friends, nearly two hundred strong, traveled to Grinnell for the district meeting and anniversary. A large crowd attended and enjoyed the program as the E. T. bandled the parade and won the musical honors as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie City
White
Harry White
Fonda
Will Ryan
Des Moines
Judge Ryan
Will
Newton
Lee Westbrook
Sam
N. Townsend
J.B. Ryan
Bloom
Ora
A. H. Howard
O. W. Browning
Iowa City
Blackwater
Seneca
Kan
Rebekah
Grinnell
E. T
Also Mentioned on This Page
OUR Boys
Philippines
Fred Carpenter
Frisco
Dale
Thos. Stonehocker
S. H. Wilson
Battle Fieia
Col. Longley
E. E. Warren
Col. L
Vicksburg Military Park
Jackson
Logan
West
J. D. Zink
Murphy
Buena Vista Grange
Geo. Lee
D. D. Pryor
Pryor
Mr. Lee
C. W. Hinshaw
J. G. Brunner
Southwestern Mutual Life Association
Marshalltown
Hinshaw
George Armentrout
Stuart
David Jorgenson
Lena Jorgenson
Clear Lake
Frank Hean
New Mexico
Pearl Hoblett
C. V. Cowan
Tobias Shafer
Joe
Black Diamond
Seattle
Washington
Carl Hinkelman
Leo
Mr. Hinkelman
Carl
West Main Street
Theo. Callison
Joe Miller
Callison
Fred Eaton
W. ©. Foster
YW. O. McElroy
Will Morse
Mesdames Chas.b. Ritter
Craig Vasbinder
Aaron Hammer
Anamosa
Treman
Sam Oldaker
John F. of
Offill
News-Kodak
Ofill
Third Iowa Cavalry
Lynnville
W. K. Wagaman
Craven
North Skunk
Johnny Sparks
P. D. Wagaman
F. F. Fuller
Land Office
Nebraska
Frank
Mr. Failor
Frank Cavell
Ames
Winslow
aMasses
Alice
Julia King
Pierre
Dak
W. E. Ervin
Mutual
Billie
Brunner
Ollie Brunner
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