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About Talent news. (Talent, Or.) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1893)
a « VOL. 2 JUNE I, 1893. NO. 9. The TALENT NEWS is published the has since kept it as an interesting me mento of the war. not having respomivi. Is!, and 15th. of each uiuiith. EI'WARD ROBISON E ditor . to Cleveland’s call for the return of al. battle flags captured in the Rebellion. SVBSCRII*iTON RATES. 4 One year. . . . It is proposed by some of the citizens 25 cents Six months. . 4 of a dollar, of Talent to make the attempt to cstub I’sh a telephone connection with the neigh Three months Two bits. i boring towns. Good; and in the mean Fntered at the Talent Post Ottico as second time, while the spirit of euterpri*“ .* clays mail matter. upon us, let’s have a money-order oil ce. Postmaster Hammend of Ashliii.u mentioned it to us the other day and ex AN INTERESTING TROPHY. pressed surprise that we did nut mak». application. He stated that his recom There was brought into this ofl’ce the mendation could be counted on and >f wi other day a battle flag that was carried could obtain the recommendation of tin .by the 61st Tenn. Infantry in the late postmaster at Medford or Jacksonville wt Rebellion, and captured at the battle of should have no dillcultv in seeming it. Black River, Miss. May 17th 1863, by I We hoi .e that the aoove stigge.- ti<*h to Capt. W. Rawlings, commanding com establish a money order office at Talent pany F. 23d Iowa infantry, volunteers, will not be looked upon as a purely sei and who now resides in this vicinity. fish proposition on the pari of the N ew * The flag is 5x7 feet, red white and blue, True it will be a great convenience tv with eleven white stars on the blue ground. us ami to our subscribers, yet thus far w» It was evidently home made, a close are not above taking postage stamps ui inspection showing that the stars were par on subscription (at then mder’s risk ;. worked upon it by different hands. and as we make frequent trips to Ashland We may easily imagine it to have been and Medford we « an get along as before presented by several ladies to the regi but in the aggregate would it not be :» ment, accompanied by their earnest hope.» great convenience to the people o’ (hi*, and prayers that it would never be wres vicinity ? ted from the hands of its proud bearer . by a northern foe. Giving full play to Miss. Ella Terrill’s private school pre the imagination we can almost view the maturely closed on the 19th lilt. scene, and feel a symj athetic thrill of en thusiasm in response to the stirring , Andrew Brinerand family have mown speeches and rousing cheers on the occas to Ashland. ion of the presentation. For reliable Fire Insurance, in lii-t- As the donors saw the beautiful flag b-»rne proudly away at the head of the class companies, farmers should call on g:J!ant regiment, what would have been tl » r consternation could 1 they, thev for one E. V. Carter at Bank of Ashland. K.viu brief moment, have been gifted with the Low. power t<»-foresee its fate to have beheld Mr«. Anna Fairdo, wife of H. G. Fair it torn by shot and shell, stained with southern blood and finally Imrue away in do, who taught school here a ft w • vcai* * triumph by the hated enemy, never a- ago, is stopping for a time at John lb »lion • gain to greet the gaze of the fair givers? But such are the fortunes of cruel war. in Ashland, her Im bind being in l’J Mr. Rawlings was severely wounded, fonda. II -r two children are with her but not fullv •r disabled, on the occasion of ncr p lace volli subscriptions with the capture, a confederate soldier having the Ashland N**W Slami l«»i the ti««u* shot at him after his company bad sur papers ami magazim * width xoiid'Hi» rendered. As the captor was bearing bis to take nml you will save co*! m’ mom \ trophy from the field,General Grant hap j order ami postage. pened along and demanded what lie was Oscar Stearns and family hav< iw.nl currying under bis arm. Upon being told, he rode on w ithout ordering the flag out'» Mrs. Rot»t. Gray's place mar \\ to be brought to head quarters. Mr It tier creek.