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

mon OF tate.
Lou Hanback, is always OH hand,
off year or on year.
The fakirs got scare Thursday
and closed up for several hours.
Brass bands were thicker Thurs
day than graybacks in guard house.
-Comrade II. Wilkerson was repre-
senting the Cherokee end of the re.
nnion.
Pest G5, of Pittsburg, Kan, was in
camp 30 strong. They are grand lot
Of boys.
Carthage sent $50 of her soldier
boys and their friends TO Camp Logan
Tuesday.
The boys from Columbus are out
in full force. Nearly 800 were present
Tuesday.
The Memphis road would have
made more money if more trains had
been run.
Post 25S, of Altomont, with thirty
members are enjoying the week at
Camp Logan.
The officers and members of this
association are citizens of three states
and one territory.
Men may come and men may 60,
but the old vet generally comes to
stay all the week.
Nearly all the boys say they will
come back next year and bring their
grub boxes and blankets.
Post 4l6, of Tiff City, Mo-. hoisted
their flag and established their head
quarters on Sherman avenue.
The Columbus quartette of male
voices are singing in elegant form for
the amusement of the soldier boys.
Col. Weldy has returned some IA
lost children, IL pocketbooks and sew
eral lunches of keys to their owners.
The first edition of the DAILY
News was exhausted Thursday morn
ing and 1000 extra copies were struck
off.
The Beulah cornet hand, II pieces,
came down with the Sunday school
outfit Thursday. They were gaily at
tired.
Post 1872, of Southwest City, Mo-,
occupy their old grounds at Camp
Logan. They display the largest flag
in camp.
When we count up the number
OF Union soldiers now in the camp
we often wonder where old Pap Price
got his men.
1T sounds sometimes as though
VIC had 40 "jaybird" bands on the
ground. At least II were playing at
once Thursday night.
Doc Boon of Cheiopa opened up
a game of chuckluck last night. The
boys made a run on him and this
morning he is busted.
-Ex-Congressman Wade, Col. Ira
cey, n. S. Marshal and Capt. Geo. A.
Purdy will all be at the Southwest
City reunion Sept. II to II.
Joseph E. Riley, member of the
3rl Wisconsin Cav, aud one of the
survivors of the Baxter Springs mas
sacre, visited the old battle ground
this week.
n. S. Merwin of Carthage, Mo-,
was on the ground Thursday.
w. II. Timberlake was on deck re-
porting The meetings to the Kansas
City papers.
"A. r. Green 9th Kas., was around
headquarters Thursday looking for the
phenologist.
ALI of you who want stock In the
association and have no funds in sight
can send the money to the secretary
at any time.
-COmrade A. G. Hanback, would
have had his head examined, but the
boils aud bumps were too badly mix
ed 10 give correct chart.
Southwest City post all had
boss old time. They brought all their
own women with them besides several
women they picked up emrOute.
Jim Chew came down Thursday
IlOt an business, but just for fun. jim
says his soldier boarding house in the
county scat is just about chuck full
Lou Hanback, says Kansas is not
only the biggest staIein the Union and
raises more corn, wheat aud oats, bul
can show more babies than any other
I -Comrade ii. L. Owen, Of the Stt
Mo-. came into camp Tuesday with
his tent aud load Of pumpkins.
A. Willard was in Kansas just af
ter the food aud enlisted IN the 10tl
Kansas, hut made so much noise 10
the camp that lie was transferred Il
the 18th heavy artillery.
ID. G. Vandament, Co. G. 9Th Ills
Inf did not arrive till Thursday
This is the man who was married fOu
times during the war, and did mos
of his fighting ut home.
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