Logan Republican | 1908-08-05 | Page 4 | Woman Appropriately Honored

Womsn Appropriately Honored. A handsomo granite monument was unveiled recently In Rerlln, with much ceremony, though erected some- ; mi larouy, in memory or Johanna Stcgen, who distinguished herseir by her conspicuous bravery at Lueneburg In April, 1813, while the town was hard beset by the French under Gen. Morand. Johanna contrived repeatedly repeat-edly to convey cartridges and provisions pro-visions In an apron to her countrymen. country-men. Thrco times she was captured, and escaped disguised as a nurse. Several times she passed through the enemy's lines, and It Is believed that the battle was Anally won owing to her valiant efforts.