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Show r The Henderson Library, kfBiiMiiiiyiiiiBH Near the old college building at Fayette, la., where forty years age he dropped his books and marched away to mingle in the tumult of the civil war David B. Henderson, speaker of the national House of Representatives, last week dedicated a beautiful library which bears his name in enduring letters let-ters of stone. The money for the library, li-brary, $25,000, was given by Andrew Carnegie because of his regard for Mr. Henderson, and the books and equipment equip-ment were donated by ex-Governor Larrabee of Iowa. President Lincoln s call for troops, after the bombardment bombard-ment of Fort Sumter, aroused the students stu-dents in the old college to the highest pitch of patriotic enthusiasm. A meeting meet-ing was held in the chapel the next day, and one of the first to speak was Henderson. He announced that 'he was going to the war, and called on those who would follow to muster on the campus. In three minutes the THE HENDERSON LIBRARY AT FAYETTE, IA. chapel was deserted. A company was i formed, which joined the Twelfth Iowa Volunteers, and Henderson was I made first lieutenant. He served two years and was honorably discharged after losing a leg at Corinth. |