Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-03
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY.

FROM WEDNESDA US DAILY.
The Inter State reunion is no
place for bootleggers or fakirs.
Ped Weir of Weir City is in
camp with his celebrated fiddle and
coon dog.
The new flagstaff was raised yes
terday and the large flag floatcd at a
high altitude.
w. w. Spencer, deputy United
States marshal of Holton, Kansas, Is
attending the reunion.
The camp is supplied with water
from one OF the deepest wells in the
state, and it is good water too.
up TO the present time there have
been no complaints as 10 the manage
ment and this in cranky Kansas.
j. w. Jones and family of Coffee
vile came rolling IN Yesterday and
gave their old friend Hartley an agree
able surprise.
-Quartermaster McGregor now
gives them a hale of hay and an
order Oh the headquarters tent for
room to sleep in.
We are indebted to Comrade o.
Fl. Coulter of the Western Veteran
for favors in preparing this issue. By
the way, lie says the Veteran is BOOM
ing now.
Major Jack Downing, the well
known Sunday school man and chief
mastering officer on General Green's
staff, arrived in camp yesterday morn
ing.
Hon. 4. j. Hudson, the peoples
party candidate for congress, came in
on the early train yesterday and will
speak from the platform this after
noon.
-Milt Drake of the Miami nation
arrived early Tuesday morning. II
is q cold day when Milt Drake fails
10 take his lunch on the old camp
ground.
Lieutenant Colonel Phelps of Jop-
lin has been suffering severely with
rheumatism, but made up his mind TO
he with the boys this year it he had
to crawl. No ono has taken more in
terest in the success Of our reunions
than our efficient lieutenant colonel.
The old blue coats continue the
evening camp fires IN the amphtheater
long after the regular meeting Is clos
ed. They seem to get world of Ell.
joyment out Ut these little cOnfabs
and some of the anecdotes they tell
would stop the worst epidemic of
cholera ever started.
Governor Humphrey and General
Hanback, took breakfast with Senator
Norton yesterday morning. 1t is
needless to say this was no army affair
with army beans and bacon. Mrs.
Norton knew just what was needed
and RECALLED the weary travellers with
fried chicken and pie. 1t is such
things as these that catch the old SOL
diers.
The many friends Of Rev. NJ. E.
Bramhall will be panied TO learn that
while riding one OF his horses yester.
day and leading another he was fOrci-
bly, thrown to the ground and had
his right shoulder dislocaled. and his
side quite severely bruised. DIR. Dun.
can was called to reduce the disloca-
ton and at last accounts Mr.. Dramhall
was resting as comfortably as could be
One Of the most inspiring Incl
dents of the reunion so tar, was the
arrival Yesterday morning of the
Tick Ridge jay bird band with old
Dad Wall in the lead aud Charlie
Daniels pounding the stuffing out of
the base. drum. The old familiar
tunes brought tears TO the eyes Of the
old comrades aud caused many to
leave the ground. This band has been
for the Southwest City reun-
lon.
L. G. Jones arrested q boOileggsr
In Camp Logan yesterday afternoon
md started 20 jail with his bird IN q
hack. When = abort distance out OF
samp the would be dip seHtlemaHl