Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-02
NOTES AROUND CAMP
(From 1hursdar,s Reunlon /


DR.. w. II. Willhoiie, Of
will be in the city to-day.
The Joplin Daily News
special correspondent on the {
The REUNION DAILY Nj
under obligations to the Jopli
aid for favors rendered.
Liberty, Kansas, the home
ator McTaggart, who is with us
sixty old vets 10 the reunion.
Rev. j. +. Brant, former a
men, chaplain of the G. A. r. o.
sas, came in yesterday morning.
-Con,rade j. p. Hiner and
dozen or more comrades from
came in yesterday. They all CO
Baxter.
The Baxter reunions never
old or embarrassing. That is
everybody says, aud what every
says must he true.
If you are disturbed durins
night by undue noise charge 1t to
Galena Relief Corps. 1t is impos
to keep that crowd quiet.
Capt. w. j. Morris, county al
ney of Crawford county, and j,
James A. Smith of Girard came
last night and are quartered in
Girard row.
Benz. Gum of Girard, who is
only u son OF a veteran, but n genu
son Of Gum, is here taking in
reunion. Mr.. Gum is u fluent d
eloquent speaker.
Among those who are enj0yi
the reunion is Comrade Leander NJ
ligan of LYON township. Comra
Mulligan eft" TO a conclusion as
member of the 77lh Pennsylvania.
There is w man on the groun
who is adding more to the genehal Of
tertainmemt OF the crowds than Con
rade E. w. Mcintosh of Decatur, /,
He is here selling his song bool
which he introduces by singing Il
songs himself.
There is probably no more 10y
person camping on the ground thu
Mother Wilson, of Columbus, Il
mOther-in-law OF Archie Hood, of tn
city. Her hair is white as snow, bl
she is red headed republican and
great and loyal friend of the old DO,
in blue.
Hon. j. X. Cubbison, of Kans,
City, came in yesterday morning an
is enjoying himself hugely. Mr.. Cul
bison will be remembered as one {
the leaders in the Republican hOu,
last winter and il one of the brigl
and rising orators of the state. He
son of a veteran, his father being
soldier in the Fifty-sevcnth Pennsy
vania.
There was a decidedly subdut
look about Milt Drake of the To-
Kansas when he came in camp yeste
day. He has either lost his pension
his pocket book or his virture and
not at all like our old "Milt" WI
the 10Th Kansas Nh
Whackers, conducted marriage &c
vices in camp and played "ring aro
a rosy" with the girls from the To-
tory.
The Methodist preachers, usual
the first to put in an appearance, d.
not get in until Yesterday, but the
are here now thicker than flies
July. Rev. j. f. Brant, Rev. j.
Ford, Rev. L. &. Boaz. Rev. NJ.
Bramhall, Rev. Andy Loudermilk all
others too numerous to mention,
of them old soldiers, are here az
loaded.
One of the quietest but most il
defatigable workers among the o
ficers of the Reunion Association
John M. Cooper, of Baxter Spring
Mr.. Cooper ia not the sort OF ma
to spend his time looking after offici'
positions or posts of honor, but no on
has done more to keep up the cred
Of the society and see that the stock
holders were fairly delt with. NJ
Cooper is a director and worker.
Among the early arrivals yestel
day morning was Captain Dan Nc
Taggart OF Montgomery count.
Capt. McTaggart was a soldier in th
Seventh Iowa Infantry. He was CAP
lured four times during the war, es
Gaping from the enemy each time
He is the present state senator fror
Montgomery county, being his secon'
Term of service in the senate, beside
having several terms in the lowe
house.
The Galena w. r. G. are en-
Immediately in the rear G
Col. Weldy's headquarters. We hav
been requested to announce for then
that the Corps has a handsome ral
carpet aud a beautiful quilt whicI
they desire to dispose of, ut rattle, Il
cents a chance, the rattle to come Of
before the close of the reunion. Their
will he two chances, The first chancl