Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-09-04
BOOM
A. Magnificent
Successl
Forty Thousand Peo.
pie in kirksviues

Biggest Demonstration, Ever
Witnessed in North
Missouri.
NOTES AND ITEMS
The second day Of the re-nnion
opened auspiciously. N night long
people had been coming, by railroad,
in wagons, buggies and on horse back.
By noon streets. alleys, roads and camp
ground were teeming with people, and
We, they continued to come. An ac-
tual count of the wagons alone from
the post office north and west amount
ed to 5,ooS, which with an average OF
six to each wagon would give fully
THIRTv-FrvE THOUSAND
to say nothing of those who came hy
other conveyances.
There were people here from as IA,
east as Indiana, north as minnesota,
and south as Arkansas.
THE CROWD
was all day remarkable for its good
humor, its orderly character, and the
absence of complaints and fau. find
finding. The greeting of old COM
rades was in some cases most touch
ing.
THE MORNING PROCEEDINGS
at camp were limited TO the presen,a-
ton 10 the representatives, ofthe differ
ent Missouri regiments,..,hc banners car
ried by them during the war. The
Twenty-first had three SO presented to
its representative, Gen. David Moore.
The blood stained banner of the Eigh-
teenth to Capt Brantner, its original
bearer, who told how he had carried it
at Lookout Mountain, through the bat
ties around Atlanta, where five men
standing within arms length of h.m
were shot at his side. and along with
Sherman in his march to the sea.
The flag Of the Tenth Missouri was
presented to Col. London, of that
corps, who in behalf of the remnant
present, accepted the sacred pledge,
and gave the flags history at Shiloh.
Corinth, Vickshurg, the first to enter
that city. In concluding the colonel
remarked that officially the soldier was
apt to be somewhat forgotten in these
degenerate days. The people elected
too many suffers and camp followers,
forgetting that the country was safest
in the hands Of those who preserved it.
Cheers.
The flag OF the seventh--known as
the Black Hawk cavalry-was to have
been presented to Maj. A. Slingerland
but he was too sick to take part.
Other flags were presented and Gov.
J. S. Phel ps was presented to the audi
ence and received with cheers.
The Glce Club sang rally round the
flag bays, and Miss Nellie Davis the
ciocutionIst gave recitation of Whit
tiers Barbara Fritchie.
After dinner Governor J. S. Phelps
delivered an address. much of it good
but some Of it scarcely pertinent to the
occasion. The Governor thought the
time might not be far distant when the
southern limit OF the republic should he
the 1sthmus of Panama and its north
ern border the Frigid Zone. He spoke
teelingly Of the dead soldiers who had
under providence fought to save the
country. Pleaded for equal rights to
all under the amendments to tie con-
stitution. though he had opposed them.
and advised all to rem ember that thev
were achieving the glory of the country
by all they did for It's advancement
now, just as they had III the DAYS of the
civil war
After four o'clock there was review
of some fifteen hundred soldiers. b.,
Gov. Phel pS. and in the evening num-
Der of informed soldiers meetings were
held on the ground,
We learn that Gov. Phelps was free
to admit. after witnessing the day
proceedings that reunion like this
one would do more to advance the in
terest of the state than dozen imirra-
ton agencies.
| FRIDAY MORNING
Opened with heavy rain cooling the
atmosphere. which more than compen-
sated for the temrorarv mud it made
IN the streets and roads. At an early
hour the clouds broke away and another
glorious day was vouchsafed this the
grandest reunion ever held in Missouri.
The crowds was immense but scarce
ly as large as it was on Thursday. A
number of speeches were made at the
grand stand, while the various military
organizations made preparations to
take part i'll the sham battle.
n THE AFTERNOON.
at two clock they commenced taking
position for the battle. on the eighty
acre track north of camp. Thousands
of people encircled the perhaps
thirty thousand in alias interested
spectators in the mimic parade and i'm
itation Of war.
TIE LINES
Were formed facing east and west and
opened with skirmishing, followed bv
"a general engagement +