Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-07-25
VETERANS TO The FRONT
Their First Annual Reunion
At Ludden Thursday a
Great Success!
Several Hundred Soldiers and
Nearly 1000 Citizens Assemble
In Honor of the Nations
Defenders and Heroes,

Good Speaking, Good Music
and a Good Time Generally.
The first meeting of the Veterans
and Sons Of Veterans Association
of Dickey County will long be re-
membered, and will form an i'm
portant chapter in the history of
Dickey county. At an early hour
yesterday morning teams were seen
passing through Oakes for "the
scene of action and by ten o'clock
the largest number Of soldiers ever
assembled in Dickey county had
captured our neighboring town Of
Ludder and bivouaced, commissary
department and all, for one days
siege. The surrender was complete
and every house IN the town was
thrown open to tie invaders. A
large pavilion was erected adjoining
the school house on the east and
covered with hay and grain. Hun
dreds Of people were seated here
and hundreds of others were seen
meandering down Broadway and
other principal streets. The exer-
cises at the pavilion opened with
excellent music by the Ellendale
Cornet Band and the Ludden glee
club. Prayer was offered by Rev.
r, J. Tyrrell, after which the COM
mhnding presence Of the President
Of the Day, E. R. Kennedy, with
.hb face beaming with pleasure and
welcome, announced that Prof.
Baton, vice-president of the Asso-
ciation, would deliver the address Of
welcome, which was not only one
of cordial welcome but eloquent
and instructive as we'll. Colonel
Plummer, who had written that he
would be present, and whose we'll
known eloquence was perhaps more
Of drawing card than the fifty
Sioux Indians advertised to be pres
ent, failed to connect, as did also
his less civilized brothers. Miss
Kittle Austin, the popular elocu-
zionist from Ellendale, gave reci-
tation entitled "After the Battle" a
pathetic story Of a poor mother
searching for her dead boy among
the slain. Its masterly rendition
was great credit to Miss Austin,
and elected many well-deserved
words Of praise from the audience.
Nearly every eye was dimmed with
tears. In the absence Of Colonel
Plummer it was necessary to sup
plement him with home talent.
Speeches were made by Messrs. w.
Fl. Ellis, Geo. M. Lyons and Henry
Dickie, and each gentleman added
laurels to his reputation as public
speaker. Every speech made was a
good one and expressed sentiments
appropriate for the occasion. An
adjournment was then taken for
dinner, and many of the old soldiers
went to the Times office and regis
tered their names, regiments and
postofice addresses, in record
provided for the occasion. A per-
manent organization was then effect
ed and officers elected for the ensu-
ing year.
THE AFTERNOON.
The old soldiers proved themselves
as much boys as ever by assembling
at the ball grounds southwest Of
town, where the Ellendale and
Oakes clubs met about Q o'clock to
play a match game for $25 a side.
The Oakes boys made two runs the
first inning and neatly calsomlned
the Ellendales, but the second in
ning-there were no visitors from
Oakes to be found. Our home team
became ratified and allowed the Ell
lendales to make eleven runs. At
the fourth inning the score stood 90
to2 in favor Of Ellendale, but the
Cakes boys did play ball little and
in the last half of the game made
ten runs to the combinations one,
leaving the score at the finish 81 to
12-yanquished but not conquered.