Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-06-02
THE DEAD He
ROES.
Decoration Day il Elk Point.

Dec0raclon LAY IN Elk Point.
Tho American people are the most
patriotic and liberty loving people
in the world, and the grandest and
noblest work they engage in in this
age, is paying that just tribute to
the memory Of the dead heroes, who
90 CALAMITY defended our country
from the assaults Of treason and re-
bellion, and laid down their lives on
the altar Of their country, by annu-
ally strewing beautiful flowers upon
the dead soldiers graves. There is
no event that 50 warns the Ameri-
can heart and melts it into tears as
the annual observance Of these ex~
~ercises, and II is not only participant
ed in by the noble and gallant liv-
ing heroes who bravely stood midst
the fercest carnage upon tho battle
field and saw their comrades fall,
n;erced 10 the aa.d,v shot and
shell, but the entire people, men,
won,en and ch,,drar who now on.
JOY the liberties gained by the sacri-
6ce Of so many lives, mingle their
teara with thu livino comrades and
en;ov tha ny;v;leca 80 -xsea.tinu in
the decoration &C the brave so,d;ers'
graves
Inst Monday. the 31st If Nav. he.
inc the dav set anart for these exer.
c;ses. i wos dn,v obsarvaa IN Eli
Point. nnder the onsn;ces of stenhen
A. Hurlbut Post. No. o The dav
was 4 most beautiful one and \ large
number of neonle came in from the
country TO n~articipate in and wit.
q the exercises. promnt]v nj
100 o. m. the marshal Of the day.
Mr.. Alison Boyee. formed the pro.
caes;on on Tho sn,,tb s;da re tho co,rt
house SQUARE in the following order,
1. Elk Point silver Cornet Rand
Q. Guard Of Honor.
4. Co. "Dn Dakota National
Guards. in commapd of Cant A n
Keller. a. escort.
4 M;nar Post No 8 of vern;,,
lion in command ~ 90, Jobn T.
Jollev.
K Stenhen 4 Hu,lh,. post M
d IN command &c se,;or y;ce com
mander / A Wallace
q praa;d.nt of Tho dov ono.L
ore c;tv and cou,tv omce,s
! sabhatb school ch;ldre,, T.
charoa of r.a,t n,noon con,non
a.r of staphen A Hnrlhnt post
3 yonno ladies ca,rv;n, aower,
n strew nron tho orove.
q r;.;.a,. !, e..
ia fSt;,e,s - c,rr;anos
Tn tb;s o,der tho n,oea.s;on mo,
ed down Main street lthA b.nd NAV
;no . heaut;h,l morcblt 70 Cemeter,
street. and themes - tho cemeterv
n an arch over the rate was the in
scription. "Honor to the Heroi,
Deadn and aa each one nusseG
through. the hat was reverentlv lift
ed and the head Empowered Or
the west side ~ the cemetery /.
mound was erected. covered with
sod. in the center az which. was i,
cross unon which vos tho ;nscr;n
t;on an memor NJ our fallen ba
roes who sleep in unknown grave,
do We strew this cenotaph with flow
ers.n A portion Of the procession
was formed in n hollow square abou'
this mound and the brief exercise,
here were most impressive anf
GRIND. After a selection splend;dl,
rendered nv the hand. Post Chm
hin w II n Fate uttered nm nm
propriate PRAYER. and Post Comman.
der n,ncan ,oad.hoon,ronr;o.o coz
vices fr,n, tho r;tuo, 4 noen, wa,
then recited nv Miss Edna Cav. ,
little Girl nine years old. entitled
aYou D;a Not Pit Flowers on Mx
pana,s Graven The snh;ect Of tn,
noem or;r;na,ed : sa,v years 600 q,
Decoration Dav services in a tow
in the state &c New York Az III,
concln.;on &c tho EXERCISES of deco