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Westfall, Joel - plays fife

Source: Weekly Review May 20, 1909 p 4

Wednesday evening a drum and fife corps was giving a concert in front of Graham’s Busy Store on Washington Street.  An old soldier stood by listening. “Let me have a try at that,” he said to the fife player.  How he did play.  It made people sit up and take notice.  A big crowd rapidly collected who gave him hearty applause. The old soldier was Joel Westfall of New Richmond.  He served during the war in Co D 63rd Indiana Infantry under Col. IN Styles of Lafayette.  He still has the fife he played during the war and proudly exhibited to the crowd.

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