Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-09-27


and friends. This idea did not meet
with approval and it was finally de-
cided TO sell the stock and use the
proceeds in helping to pay the ex-
penses of the reunion.
At the close Of the meeting several
hundred old soldiers shook the hands
Of Gov. Humphrey and his staff and
babe them goodbye.
The pension question was touched
upon briefly by three of the speakers
In decisive manner, bringing forth
great applause.
About 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
the clouds rolled by and the sun shed
his warm rays upon the camp for the
first time during the week. II seems
to be the general opinion that had the
weather during the week been as clear
as it was to-day standing room would
have been at a premium every day OF
the reunion. AS IL was yesterday ana
to-day were the big days, and thous-
ands of people were scattered all over
the camp. The side shows and other
outside attractions kept the people SO
separated that it was difficult TO judge
of the number but there must have
been ten thousand people on the
grounds both yesterday and TODAY.
The reunion management have la
bored under host of difficulties, but
AS soldiers reunion it was probably
as great success as any of its pre-
decessors. Financially we are unable
10 say what the result will be, but II
is hoped that funds will DC secured
to meet all expenses.
This account gives only faint idea
of what the reunion really was.
These meetings stand out entirely
alone in the great category Of assem-
blages for various purposes. There is
no other kind of meeting which re-
sembles or can arouse the enthusiasm
or create the general interest that a
genuine old soldiers reunion does.
We fully realize this fact and have
attempted to give faint idea of the
meeting as 1t was, but as many OF
our readers and the reunion officers
are aware, we are laboring amidst
the most discouraging circum stances
under which man can worI--hav-
ing sick and almost helpless wife
at home begging for that attention
which is rightly due her notwithstand-
ing other things demand our attention
as well. Much Of interest has been
omitted, in fact several volumes of in
teresting matter could he written con-
corning this reunion, but we hope to be
better fixed in the future and console
ourself with the thought that those
who were present do not need to read
a great deal about it, for they were
here and appreciated it as it was, and
those who were not know that they
must be present TO appreciate these
meetings.
REUNION NOTES.
There were hacks plenty, thank
you.
j. A. Sour had a meat stall
in camp.
1t was entirely too wet for the
base ballists.
Col. S. G. Parker, special pension
agent, did rushing business.
The reunion did not want for
water. 1t was in the air-cvery-
where.
Owing to the Vinita fair the In
dams are not so numerous as usual at
the reunion.
The regularity with which the
rain came down Wednesday was as
tonishing to all.
Three museums were quite
enough to supply the people with that
kind of amusement.
The anatomy show was pronounce
ed by competent judges TO 6e the best
outside OF the large cities,
-Comrade d. +. Brown acted as
registry clerk with w. Z. Black as
sistant and they did good service.
The register tent was given up
Wednesday night to accommodate
the Edna, Kan, post and friends.
The Baxter Springs Manufactur-
ing Co. have a fine exhibit of their eel
ebrated Banner wind engines on the
grounds.
Frank Il. Mc1pgor and Harry
Z. Taylor discharged the duties of the
office of orderly to the satisfaction of
all concerned.
The array of refreshment and
other kinds of stands far outnumbered
that OF any other reunion held here.
They all did a good business too.
During the roll call by states Gov.
L. U. Humphrey and cornrade Wall,
the celebrated laughing drummer,
passed out of the square arm in arm.
On Tuesday afternoon, Buffalo
Calf with his usual burden of razor
soup, entertained the visitors on south