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lt;the-trarwas engaged wm «io the-lt;Jrog trade in this city, but as he was intensely loyal and full of vim with i it,he entered thp service in the 57th lt;Indiana volunteers, and was finally t promoted to the position of Major of lt;that gallant old regiment, for mcritor- Ijous services. When the war closedhis regiment was in Texas, and instead 11 of coining home he remained as an employee of the U. S. Q. M. Dept, and for near two years was general superinteu-denfc and business manager of the Galveston Houston railway.We have known him for a great many years, and in every position in life to which he was called, he always rendered complete satisfaction to all parties concerned. Three years ago hecpxe home to this city from the ; soutlj and while here he saw a copy :of the New York Tribune, in which that passage of advice that has now passed into current history was contained, viz Go west, young man, go west,” and as he was a young man, and no particular youth was mentioned he took the advise home and acted upon it.He settled in Salem (which means9peace—El); the capital of Dent county, state of Missouri, the state owned and lt;o itrdied by B . Gratz Browb, Carl Schurz and Frank Blair, where he engaged in merchandizing. \It appears that he took the advice of Mr. Greeley to “go west” in the most comprehensive sense, at least' wo are lead to so infer from the following which we got out of the post office last Saturday the 11th ult:Hr. S' Mrs. I• N. ZEHNER,invite you to be present attTNION CHURCH.SALEM, MISSOURI.Thursdayj Jan. 9th, at 7 o'clock, P. M.to witness the marriage of their daughterCLARA,toMAJ. T. II. LEEDS.Also another inclosure as follows:Mr S' Mrs IM ZEIfMER’SComvlimenls forti 1t Thursday Evening, January 9th, 1873at 8 o'clock.tThe above indicates business. That« 4he not only “ went west,” but determine ed to grow up with the cpuutry.During the late domestic infelicitybetween the two sections of this nation,to our certaiu knowledge the Major up-on more fields thau oue encountered regiments andeveu brigades of Missourians armed to the gunwales, but he never surrendered, yet wefind him now laying down his arms, sheathing and delivering his sword te a single Mis-souriancss.If we had received the invitation in j tiuic we would surely have been on hand, as there is nothing that affords us more real enjoyment than to see the old soldiers of the country finding aay-lumns, where they can enjoy to the fullest extent the joys of this world in their declining years.“Here is to their own good health, uuttoa]] therr family’s good health,j j unt may dey lif long uet brosber.”)iiThe democracy during the late campaign: attempted to cajole the colored men into the belief ..that they alone* were their friends, and a refusal to* stand with them was going back on their best friends* We now wis{i to
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Kokomo Howard County Republican
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Fri, Jan 17, 1873
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