Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-03
FROM TIL URSDAY'S DALE.

but let that pass.
The Arkansas people are here in
large numbers this year. Arkansas
Is welcome.
Joe Lucas of Cherokee is here.
BY the way, when did we have a re-
union without Joe Lucas.
Among the best story telers at the
camp fires are the Methodist preachers.
There is gang of them here.
Mrs. Shockley of the soldiers home
at LeavenwOrth Is a guest of Colonel
and Mrs. Weldy during the reunion.
There are thousand or more old
"yankees" in camp that we would like
to mention by name If we only had
time and space.
Joe Carter was down yesterday
from Columbus, getting some pointers
for the side show that is coming of at
that place IN October.
Gov. Humphrey stated in his
speech the other evening that he had
10 lie to get into the army. He was
only II when he enlisted. 4
An army with guns could not keep
the old veterans and their friends away
from the Baxter reunions. Every body
comes and everybody is going TO come.
Rev. and Mrs. Sparks from Pitts.
burg are with us again this year. Mr..
Sparks did the devotional exercises
for the 124th Indiana as chaplain of
that regiment.
--Capt. o. S. Casad of Pittsburg
will he here today 10 take notes of how
Weldy runs things, so as to manage
the Columbus side show successfully,
he having been selected for that pur.
pose.
The Western Veterans Head
quarters tent is the finest ever pitched
in camp Logan. The paper has be-
come household necessity in every
soldiers family in this part of the
state.
--One thing is very noticeable of re-
cent reunions over that of those years
ago and that Is the vets don't carouse
around very much after taps. They
are getting too old for that kind of
business.
The Galena Relief Corps has an
apron made from calico purchased
during the war. The goods were not
made up until this week. 1t cost 20
cents u yard in those good old anti Nc
Kinley days.
Judge Botkin, one Of the boys in
blue, made the speech of the evening at
the campfire last night. He is u stem
winder vt campfire. The boys say
they must have him with them at all
reunions in the future.
Out of about two hundred old
vets who were assembled yesterday
morning in front of the speakers rOs.
trunl, only about one dozen answered
that they were not drawing q pension.
Grand old government.
If there Is more faithful man in
camp, in looking after the pleasure
aud enjoyment Of the comrades, than
Capt. II. II. Hubbard he will please
our tent; give the proper
salute and make his report.
Major j. X. Hudson, editor of the
Topeka Capital lie taking IN the reunion |
at Baxter for the first time. He is
more than delighted and IN a speech |
yesterday complimented the manage
ment in strong terms for the excel
lency of things here.
j. A. II. Elliott and A. ID. Ben
nett, of Kansas City, two of the most
famous wing shots of the country, are
taking Ia the shooting tournament.
Mr.. Elliott Is an old time Cherokee
county boy aud Is today the champion
shoOtist of the country.
Joe Briggs travelling passenger
agent Of the Memphis road, is in camp
the boys on the WASH
ingion trip. We know Joc Briggs.
He is q good fellow Is an old coffee
cooler and any thing he tells you you
may depend upon every day in the
week.
p. "A number Of old company cont
rades met Yesterday for the first time
since they laid down their arms. For
instance, Judge BOlkln met one Of bis
Did chums in the army and you ought
10 have seen that meeting-old bearded
men meeting aud kissing one 'anotlIer
FOR joy in being able to see each other
again.
Col. W. d. Stone of Galena Is
here shaking hands with the old COM
rades, particularly those from CherO-
kee county. Mr.. Stone Is the repub-
lean candidate for state senator aud
Il we ever allowed a political pointer
10 enter the columns Of the Reunion
NEws,we should Rsy Mr.. StOnaiS just j