Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-19

the bugIe sounded the tattoo, but its
call wss UNDECIDED, ~ Gil were too
much engaged to think of sleep.
The 10 o'clock train brought more
recruits among whom were Gen..
Reynolds and Atty. Gen. Wilson Of
Madison, who announced that Gov.
Smith and Gen. Bry ant would or
rive on the morhing train.
This brought ont . squad from
camp who marched through the
streets with sJohn Browns body"
and sRallied Round the Flag" on
the different streets, Smelling out
Col. Clark, Capt. Simpson and 9TH
ers who had taken up their quarters
in the hotel. Quiet had begun to
settle over camp when suddenly
there was heard firing along the
picket linz, and thu camp was
startled by yell that brought out
the entire command.
1t was r OF the war whOop Of the
Willy savage who had cfept STEALTH.
~ into our camp, nor was it the reb
Ell yell that had 30 oft disturbed our
slumbers in by.gone years; but it
was the yell of . chicken, q email
force Of Shem having made q furious
assault on orr camp from the side
next town. The boys rallied and
charged on them, capturing the en-
tire force, and as q warning in the
future, they were mercilessly roast
ed at the stake. Quiet was not
again restored, as the bugle sound
ed the reveille at 3 o'clock when the
boys cooked and ate breakfast,
struck tents, fell into line and
marched to town. At 6 o'clock the
troops fell in for dress parade after
which we marched to the depot to
receive the Governor, and escort
him to town. Teams began pour
ing 10 from every direction, while
the cars made extra trips, coming
in wheeling and coughing with their
burden of human freight, until the
crowd exceeded any ever before 10
Richland Center. The Oh Battery
mustered 48 men-the largest num-
Der got together since disbanding
Other organizations were we'll rep
resented while s'Company @" made
up of the scattering forces of differ
emit regiments oxceIled all others in
Numbers. The bands from the Cen.
ter, Hillsboro and Boscobel furnish
ed excellent music; but prominent
among the many attractive features
was the lone Rock Drum Corps"
This was q band Of little boys.
ranging from 8 to IL yrs. of age,
beautifully uniformed and thorough
ly drilled; going through the vari-
GUS evolusions of the soldier with q
promptness and precision worthy OF
veterans. They were in charge OF
Billy James Of Lone Rock, who had
drilled them, taught them to use
the drum and took q just pride in
showing them off. They were high
ly complimented by the Governor.
The soldiers marched through the
principal streets to the music of the
bands, and at 10 O'Clock halted at q
beautiful park whore a stand bad
been erected and seats arrayed for
the speakers. The annual address
was made by Rev. A. J. Hood of the
Battery. He was followed by Gov.
Smith and Ed. Loomis. Next Col.
j. G. Clark was called out and re.
sponded in one of his happiest eff.
forts. Next came short speeches
by Gems. Reynolds, Bryant and
Wilson and Capt Dill,n. 10 all
this web thus woven by the many
speakers, there was naught to mar
the beauty of the army blue-not q
fragmentary shred of gray being
mixed in warp Or woof.
Dinner was ow served from the
heavily laden tables, where it bad
been prepared under the supervision
and by the untiring energy of Mess
danes, Bumkam and Pesse assisted
10 their efforts by other patriotic
ladies of the place. and the multi
tude we're bountifully if not mirac
ulously fed.
Richland Center is strictly q TEN
perance town, there being nothing
sold nor desired by the citizens that
can intoxicate. Still in this vast
aggregation of people there were
some who had thirsty longing look
which made the soldiers anticipate
mischief if they found anything 10
satiate their thirst
A scout came 10 and reported
finding several kegs of beer secreted
in q cellar, after the manner of the
notorious gun powder plot Of Guy
Fawkes. The exigencics of the case
required prompt action. so the com
mandant proclaimed mar tial law,
surrounded the place with his en-
tire command, and the vile contents
of the kegs were poured out cup
full at time, to prevent it's falling
into the hands Of the thirsty mob
From the beginning to the end,
there was not q jar--not an intoxi-
Gated man to be seen, unless intoxi-
Gated with pleasure-not q harsh or
unkind word from citizen or soldier.
The general expression was "the
best time | ever bad 10 my life"
The Governor and suite pronounced
it the best reunion ever held in the
state. But the separations had to
be made. the farewells spoken and
we returned to our various occupa.
tions with lighter hearts and better
feelings toward our fellow-men.
K. 9Th WIS. BATTERY.