The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-01


found sheitar ma fcoi n varioms nsrts
Of thc city. Viewed from ths
Amphitheatre az Grand stsnd an ihe fsi,
Rrounds. presented picturs 10 BE- always ne.
n,euobersd M hunsiraIl M S,etv %enfs sln,nst
completely filled M The spsce inciosed ~ ths
ing bsnnors MIC piesssnt nictnre unon ~
bSckeround Of the pfain Here mi thers silien
banner Of elegant design foated from Tho tents,
md marked ma headnns rters ~ = stats Az.
CATION. In The town headousrters were estaS
fishetl in hotels for The various states. Which
were Continually thronped Ly oitirens and soIii-
ers in search Of fields aud former c som
AZ the etreefe snil hm;idinVs vero .leSorstasI n
the most elabor.te and tastefni mannsr. = =
There were many srriysls ON Sunday. and on
Sunday night and Monday, trains wers CON.
music were playine In eycrv iirection ~
yetersns march;no "a their rasnect;vs nnsrtsrs -
while distinatisSed oficers vere fsken in
charge by citixene Who were prnnd "a entar-
tain them. Al noon on Tuesdsy those who IN
come e .:se a. = s5s grind .mphi.h.s.
stand was Allied with he officers Of The Nskonsj
Encampment Iinnesots Depsrtmsnf iocsi
posts, md with the speakers. The lsttsr var
Commander-in- chief Besth. Depsrtment Con-.
mander Babb, Gov. Hubbard and Mayor Pils-
4 kusk, Of Wisconsin, and body guard con.
sisting Of six one armed and ok one-lseeed
veterans. En- Gov. Lucius Fsirchiid. Of WiScon.
Gin, Gen Paul Vsndevoort. post commsniar.
Senior Vice Commander Warner. Of Nislouri.
Gen Chaa. Groevenor, Of Ohio. Gen, John iii
+. Hubbard, made : welcoming adore on IS.
half Of Minnesota, and commsnder- .ohief
Gen. Beath respoptled Navor Piishnrv' ~
Minneapolis gave the city,s Welcome. ia 4
response was made by Senior COMMANDER
Warner, Of Missouri. Other speeches aud res
n
Of blue coated men we're landed In the citv a
almost every hour during Monday night The
TUESDAY, morning trains came similar5v Ina6ea
the noon trains resembled tho Others fhat hsd
preceded them, and troop after troop arrived
BY the trains that came % the day wsned. In
the streets of the city the scenes Of Tie pre-
oeding day were re-enacted, save that tie t6or-
ouHhfares were more crowded and The numher
Of Grand Army boys had been increased from
probably ID. 90 to @OOG Wisconsin came up
with Gov. Rusk and Gov. Lncius Fairchild.
Gen Tom Allen. Gen. Ross Of Washington (ac-
six with one leg gonel Gen. VIM, Tecumsch
Sherman eluded the 'sboys' who we're In watt
for him and found his Vay to Tho
head quarters Of the State Of Miss ouri. where
hundreds called 10 see him. Their badges re-
called the remotest Of states. from the Atlantic
ary to the Gulf-tlie far away frontiers being
conspicuously well representa- At . late hour
Gen Logan, Grand Commander, Gen. NeQley
and other noted officers arrived A large num-
Dor Of citizens surl onnded Cen I0gan's car
,sgs and led the cir Nth cheer. which
the West hotel and in, the vicinity. Some Of
and natural q life!" added the sueeesHon'
Lets carry him into the housed" and move
naent was made with that objectin view. but
the carriage started of toward the residence Of
E4ov, Wya sEh,, Cauar.Oo ...S N..l..
being his guests In the evening Of Tueejisy
there Was 4 scamp fire. on the Fair Grounds
attended by Q vast crowd. The speakers were
. little belated, but in due time Gen. Logan vss
introduced aud made . patriotic speech. He
Was followed by ex-Gov. Lucius Fsirchild Of
Wisconsin, Gen. Warne, and others. After the
speeches many retired 70 their cots, but others
did mot, and there was emusic in the sir" until
nearly morning.
On Wednesday, the day Of the grand process
sion, it is estimated there were 10000 strang-
its 1900 in line gave the first index to tie num-
Der Of old soldiers in the CITY. The roster Of
many of the Departments demonstrste that on.
ly about one-half If the entire number in A.
tendance upon the reunion participated in tie
parade, many being physically unable to stand
than twenty in number, notinciuding the drum
corps, seesned to enter into the Sest Of tho
thing. The blsre Of their trumpets vas NOT
confined TO the nnsrchino Eerensdcs And nar-
sdes mon their inSividn.l sccnnnt verc f re-
onent Cr"vi. ~sthared iHn~ hasora e' . r.o,
he advsnce ouas6 ~ tha n,oce.s;ou ma
begun 10 form Manv fousa ton wss
crowded with peonie .nr;ams n rF;trsss
the grand spectacle. and the briliiancv
enhanced ~ the;r Sindows 'I wh;cIs ave
crovie;I WITH ,vs.;nn. ~ be.r+,s,i g.. vs. ~
STING usssshuions iaea and creamy r,n:,; ~
The enthms;ssm nosa And fall A. tio vstar. ~
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