Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-02
ON THE sKIRMIsH LINE.
(From Tuesday's Reunion Daily Ns,cs.)

(F'rom TUESDAYS Reunion Daily Ns,us.)
--Blundell, the gunner, was among
the first men TO make himself heard
on the ground--aboul 5 30 yesterday
morning.
--Ccmrade Sam Lane of Parsons
was Il caller at the News tent yester.
day. Comrade Lane intends locating
in Baxter soon.
The officer of the day for the en-
campment you will notice is no infant
Comrade Wake of Columbus, who
is filling that office, only weighs $50
pounds.
MIR. Richard Meaher, representing
the Kansas City Journal, arrived in
the city last night for the purpose
of reporting the reunion doings for
that excellent paper.
1t will be in order for the Grand
Army Department of Kansas to ad-
journ the state reunion or locate ii at
Baxter. No one goes to the state re-
union when they can come TO Baxter.
Col. Weldy will probably issue
orders today that all marriages in
camp this year must take place from
the amphitheatre platform. AS to
births that may occur-well, Weldy
will consider that matter.
Secretary Weaver is entitled to
considerable credit for the tasty man.
ner in which he has fitted up his office
in the administration building. He
was assisted IN this, however, by Miss
Hartley and Miss Martin.
In one tent on the grounds Is a
family comprising members Of four
generations. ConIrade NJ. V. Terhum
of Iantha, Mo-. is here with his father
and mother and his son, who has
baby boy year old with him.
There will be no comrade SO
greatly missed at the reunion this year
as Comrade Tom Mcintosh of South.
west City. His death, which occurred
last June, was great loss both here
and at the Southwest City reunion.
Judge Henry 4. Sumner of Gutb-
rie, Ok, came in last night and was
one of the speakers at the camp fire.
Judge Sumner was one OF the earliest
settlers in Baxter Springs and pub
lished the first paper published in the
city-the Baxter Springs Herald.
1T seems to be generally under
stood everywhere that John NJ. Coop
er is one among the old soldiers that
has been dropped from the pension
rolls. Mr.. Cooper says he is at loss
10 understand how the report got out
as he has not been dropped-that is
not yet.
Dad VAIL, the official drummer
for all reunions in the Southwest and
particularly the Baxter reunion, came
in Saturday morning. Comrade Wahrs
laughs are little more cracked than
when he commenced attending the re-
unions here twelve years ago, but
they are just as hearty and long ~
ever.
Hon. j. NJ. Dunsmore, the famous
speaker of the "Dulsmore" house last
winter, arrived yesterday and will
speak at the camp fire tonight.
Speaker George l.. Douglass OF the
regular house has been invited and
will he here about Thursday. Mr..
Douglass is too young man to have
been soldier in the late war, but Mr..
Dunsmore wears badge on his breast
which reads 10th Pennsylvania In-
fantry.
The attendance yesterday-the
first day-was far in excess of any
like day of reunions of the past. This
indicates what all have anticipated,
that this is 10 be the largest gathering
ever held at Camp Logan. There are
no less than four thousand people
already camping on the ground and
THEY are of the kind that are there to
stay for the entire week. Those who
have already arrived report that the
roads are lined in all directions with
teams on their way here. The associ-
alton officers will be taxed to their ut
termost to provide accommodations
for the campers, but they have man
aged in the past to store the people
away somehow, and il they will be
patient they will all be provided for.
The reunion is only day old, but it is
a great success so far.