Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-08-29

4 The bum rat-a-tat. lat Of The drums
, was heard about camp quite all Of
Thursday night.
1T was decided yesterday TO have
: II postal and telegraph service next
year OH the ground.
DIR. Boone and Doc Mulkey were
called on to amputate a wooden leg
: from a comrade Yesterday.
Gen. Mccarthy missed the morn
Ing train, but arrived OH the Cult
road at p. m. Friday.
The Womens Relief Corps of Ga
. lena had an elegant wreath Of flowers
in glass case rafiled of for the bene-
iit of the corps. Some objections were
made to the rattle on the grounds of
morality. If rattle for wreath for
the purpose of raising funds to care
for sick and helpless soldiers is galnb-
; ling put us down for real old sport.
We have seen bigois aud bigots, but
from such as these may the good Lord
deliver us.
Most of the houses IN McDonough
county, Mo-, are locked up. Every
body came to the reunion this year,
aud will he here again IN 1892.
The Interstate Reunion Associ-
alton elected good SET Of officers yes
terday and they should have the active
and earnest support of not only the
members of the association, but all
citizen friends of the old soldiers.
Memberships are not confined TO vet
Grams or SONS of veterans. Any per.
son having an interest IN these annual
meetings and wishing to help along
the good cause can procure any MIMI
her of shares by calling on the secre-
tary. Nothing pleases the old veter-
ans better than 10 receive encourage.
ment from disinterestcd citizens and
an opportunity now presents itself
where liberaltty can be displayed in a
substantial manner. Camp Logan
will stand for all time to come as
useful monument erected to the MEM
DRY OF one of the most gallant citizen
soldiers who ever lived. Not only his
brilliant and glorious career as a sold
Ter, but his public life as the grand re-
preventative OF Illinois In the United
States senate, should endear him to all
loyal American people-soldiers and
citizens alike.
Rev. Bernard Kelly is jolly sort
of a preacher and in every way fitted
for his calling. Any city would thrive
and prosper under the influence OF
such a noble public spirited man. We
wish Baxter Springs was big enough
and rich enough to own him.
1T seems to be the universal re-
, mark that the reunion this week was
the most orderly, pleasantest, quietest
and most senjoya6le one ever held
here. But We must start ont right
away to have a better one next year
Lieut.. Johu Wadsworth, of the
Indian territory, aud a member OF the
10th Kansas, called at press headquar'
tiers Yesterday with substantial refresh
ments for the over-worked sub.editors
Field Marshal Weldy is loaded
down with unclaimed articles that
have been found in the camp. The
lost babies have been returned but ht
retains the pocket books, watches
jewelry aud camp equipage.
"A very interesting letter from j
NJ. Williams, late colonel OF the Isl
Kansas cOlored cavalry, was read yes
terlay. This cOlorcd regiment was Al
Baxter Springs in 1868 and taught 9
band of guerrillas on Cabin creek
/. Ind. Ter, few miles south of this
city.
WE have noticed all through The
10th annual reunion that the enter
. tainmemis day and night have been OIL
higher order than at any previous
meeting. There has been less of per-
g soial histories, which, as a general
e thing, are interesting only 10 the re-
D lator, and more OF anecdotes and
thrilling incidents of the war which
4 were interesting to all. While none
o of the speakers were United States
9 senator's, like PETER and Mrs. Lease
vet they were nearly all good Off-hanC
= takers and seemed 10 know how Il
I entertain the boys with the brass but
a tons. Al least a dozen prominent ora
tors gave positive promises that they
would be here and in nearly ever!
!, instance they failed to keep their
Z promises, but orr meetings and CAM
fires have gone OH just the same ant
there has been no lack Of volunteer
!. from the ranks who were amply abl'
Q 10 keep the crowd iutbeir seats.
= Some have been wicked cnongl
, to make dcsultOry remarks concerning
d, the rapidly of our carrier boys this
q week. II is the general opinion, how
y ever, that 81 these boys were pm
through a course of training-say tiv'
i or eight years, with every week lik'
y this has been--they might then b
g able 10 hold a candle TO genuine cit!
newspaper yawper.