The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-15
STATE REUNION.
ELLSWORTH -Bienniai Gatheripg . Pro-
uouured Suecas.

ELLSWORTH Biennial Gathering . Pro-
nouneed Success.
On Tuesday afternoon OF last week
the veterans were welcomed by q
speech Of Theodore Sternberg, OF
Ellsworth. I'm the auditorium. The
attendance the first day was of
course, not large, but those who were
there were bent on having q good
time. The state tents were there
and the supply was hardly equal to
the demand. Wednesday was spent
in getting down to business. The
day was spent In reunions Of regi-
ments and brigades. One special
feature Was the reunion OF the Iron
Brigade Of the West" Of the Army
of the Potomac. Although the bril-
gade was not raised in Kansas, sew
eral members were there and took
dinner together. 1t was composed
Of the Second and Seventh Wiscon-
sin, the Nineteenth Indiana and the
Twenty Fourth Michigan. The vet
Grams OF this brigade announce that
they have organized an association,
but have not elected officers, rs that
would necessitate the taking up Of q
collection for incidental expenses.
Thursday was the big day Of the re-
union, and such speakers as Com
msnder Mccarthy, Lewis Hanback,,
the Hon. Bernard Kelley, Senior
Vice-Commander Greene and Junior
Vice-Commander George X. Spen-
Ger, OF Salina, addressed those pres
eDt at the auditorium.
The JOURNAL representative
heard none OF the speeches, and can
only speak from hesrsay, but we
have assurances that they were
equal to any Of the previous efforts
OF these gentlemen, and that means
something.
Friday the crowd had thinned out
very perceptibly. aud not much OF
snythi ng was going on except social
intercourse among the veterans and
their friends. II was u successful r
union, all the way through. however,
aud We hope the Ellsworth people
will hold another next year. The
Topeka crowd agreed to hold re-
union only on alternate years with
this one, but have already broken
faith. III the Ellsworthians are pos.
sessed OF the spirit we think they
are, they will resent the insult ten
dered 30 grstuitously. In this we
can assure them that as neighbors
and as those whose interests are
identical with theirs that we are in
hearty sympathy with them, and
will do ali we can to make the SOL
diers' reunions at Ellsworth the sue
cesses they deserve to be. Because
Topeka is the capital OF the state
does not confer upon her the privi-
lege Of disregardIng her word, and
overriding the rights OF others.
On Friday we had the pleasure Of
making the acquaintance Of Mr..
Henry Farris, q gentleman who
has lived in Ellsworth county for
over thirty years and is well known
to all the early settlers OF this
county. He regretted exceedingly
that his business plans interfered
with his attending the Old Settlers
Annual Reunion, Tuesday. Mr..
Farris gave us an illustration of the
enduring Qualities Of the soil of Kan
sas. Ground that In 1860 yielded q
large crop of corn this year produced
wheat at 30 bushels per acre, and
during this period Of thirty-one
years there has never been applied
fertilizer Of any kind. Mr.. Fsrris
was q friend Of the late Robert Muir,
and held that gentleman in high es-
TEEN. The tribute he paid to the
character and deeds of Mr.. Muir,
showed that good mems lives are
perennial.
| A careful investigation and in
quiry among the veterans failed to
disclose the presence Of q single
"populist." or Democrats there
were q few, but the mass Of them
were still on the old ship, and the
most of them have sons old enough
to vote who stand by them.