Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-09-10

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IkarsdsyN th1 day ID
v1etiCed bk ! barbecue and biz POI
liyoal blowout of tho Independent
party III tho county In Elk Point.
Ths strikers and lisutenAnts Of the
lnss party, under Field Marshal
Alson Hoyss were busy nearly All
dsy Wednesday fitting up the court
house grounds for the occasion, and
getting tho OF in proper shape for
roasting. Instead Of the usual way
of roasting tho or whole on such oc-
casiops, il was decided TO cut him
up IN pieces and have Kropp, The
baker, roast him in his bake-oven.
Early Thursday morning Gen. Bo-
ves and his trusty aids, Cob. Tom
Wileon and Hance Murphey, and
Capt. Patsy Dyer and others Of the
rank and file, were bestirring them
selves and putting the finishing
touches on the preparations to re-
ceive the immense concourse Of peo-
pie which were expected TO be pres
ent. Before ten o'clock quite q
number Of people had arrived in
town, some out Of curiosity, some to
get q square meal from the roast OK,
and others with heart and soul in
the new political party movement.
The Elk Point Band was hired for
the occasion, and at : little after ten
O'Clock ! delegation headed BY the
band went out on the Richland
road to meet Messrs. Loucks and
Zipp, the speakers Of the day and
the delegations OF the different
parts of the county north. About
twelve O'Clock they came back with
quite q formidable procession, num-
bering something over fifty wagons,
which marched down Main street
with the bend playing lively airs
and banners gaily floating in the
gentle breezss. The inscriptions on
some OF the banners we're unique
and funny. One had a picture
painted on II representing the CouR.
TER editor smoking q cigar-this
was real funny aud everybody
laughed at it. A unique ono wal
carried on the band wagon, which
Gen. Bovee and Col. Murphey drove
inscribed upon it were these words
"Old party &c: off the Band wagon
What it meant, we do not know, but
some said it meant Alison and Hanct
but they paid no heed to it and
stuck to the ''band-wagon" just tht
same. The procession halted at tn.
court house square when the roas|
beet, bread and coffee in abundance
we're dished out to everybody who
wanted it, and it was literally par
taken Of and senjoyed. The bee
wac roasted to perfection by Mr.
Kropp, the coffee was excellent ant
the bread irst-class. AT two o'clocl
Senator Grill from Richland, calico
the assemblage to order and pro
ceeded TO make q few Introductory
remarks. The burden Of Mr.. Crilla
speech was The poor. down.trodde
and oppressed farmer, and the dole
full picture he presented of the con
dition Of us farmers led one to be
lieve that the farmers were subject
Of abject poverty and bankruptcy
OF course, when you broke away
from the spell cast over you by tn,
oratory Of the speaker, and lookes
over the large assembly Of well-to
do and prosperous Union count,
farmers present, the striking effec
Of Mr.. Crill's speech was somewha
shattered After Nj. Grill conclud
cd, Uncle Billy Tillotson, the "silve,
tongued orator Of the Brule," wa,
hoisted to the stand, who proceeded
to make q rafting speech. Uncl'
Billy puts US in mind ofone Of thos,
rolling stalk cutters the farmers use
He cuts and slashes ont in every
direction and nobody is safe With,
his reach. He pounded one part,
awhile, tben hoped onto another
and 90 on clear through the list, ant
when he got through no one coult
tell whether he was = democrat, re
publican or Independent. Uncl,
Billy's speech was full ofgood sense
fun and nonsense, and We ara in
clined 70 forgive him the bad thing
he said about editors, and accort
him the cake as making the hes
speech Of the day. After Uncl,
Billy had aroused the audienc'
from tho solemn and woe-begon,
tcUndition-iu which Grill he'd ~