Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-11
A WH0PPER.
The Reunion This Year VIII be the Biggest
Ever Held In the West.
Increasing Demsn Is for Accommodation Take
the Committees Tremble.

Everything goes to show that the
Thirteenth Annual Interstate Re-
union to be held at Camp Logan,
Baxter Springs. September 3 to o.
will be the biggest ever held in the
West. When the Interstate Rcun-
ion Association was organized il
was not supposed that the old SOL
diers' meetings woull grow to the
enormous proportions which they
have. But the association has at
different times been compelled to
purchase more ground and this
year has been compelled to lease
some additional land.
Camp Logan at present is one of
the prettiest places in the world.
The grounds have been cleaned up.
more improvements have been and
are being made. and in fact every
thing looks nice.
The reunion this year il going to
be an immense affair. More than
twice as many applications have
been made for accommodations
this year as there were last and the
committees are beginning to trem-
BILE for fear they will be unable to
accommodate the throng. Barracks
TO accommodate 1000 people will be
put up at once and other enlarge
ments will be made before the first
OF September. The water works sys.
tenn is in perfect shape and more
pipes will bc laid and hydrants put
in in II few days.
The Galena Fircmen's Band, than
which there is no better in the West.
has been engaged 10 furnish music
the entire week, and efforts are be-
ing made to secure the band from
the soldiers home at Lcavenworth.
which has thirty.fve pieces. Other
musical organizations from far and
near will he in attendance, among
which will be the famous Modoc
Glee Club of Topeka. the finest vo-
cal music organization in the world.
The club attended the worlds fair
at Chicago and created much en-.
thusiasm with its fine songs.
There will be plenty of speakers
to entertain the people, and il may
not be out of place TO state right
here that the big guns will be here
this year sure. Following is par
tial list of the noted speakers who
have faithfully promised to come:
j. ]. Ingalls,, Hon. VIM. Warner. Hon.
Dick Blue, Hon. +. n. Morrill,, Hon.
Geo. W. Click, Hon. S. s. Kirkpat-
rick, Hon. W. p. Campbell, Ex-Gov-
ernor Samuel J. Crawford, Ex-Gov.
ernor Osborne, Ex- Governor Lyman
L. Humphrey. Gen. Geo. II. Nettle.
ton. Hon. c. G. Burton. Hon. Geo. T.
Major ]. X. Hudson, Con-
gressman T. ]. Hudson. Col. Jas. A.
Troutman, Judge ]. d. McCue, Hon.
a. p. Riddle, Maj. Homer W. Pond.
Col. Alex. Warner, Lew Hanback,.
Hon. John III. Flannigan, Hon. 7. J..
Anderson, DIR. r. b. Tyler, Col.
Tracy, Hon. Bernard Kelly, Col. a.
]. Georgia, Col. ]. Fl. Barker, Col. ].
f. Lockwood, Col. VIM. Cloud, Col.
]. r. Hallowell. Col. ]. Caldwell, Col.
]. b. Cook, Hon. ]. II. Burton, Mrs.
Edith NJ. Wood, department presi-
dent W. r. C., and whole lot of
others. There will be plenty of ora
tors this year and don't you forget it.
The Interstate reunions are fast
national reputation.
They are the biggest, the best and
furnish the best entertainment. The
vicious pension Legislation of the
present administration has caused
the old soldiers to feel sore and
that is one of the reasons why the |
this year will bea whopper.
Last year there were between 25,-
100 and 10000 people here. This
year there will be $1,000. Plenty of
wood, straw aud water will be fur
iished free to all comrades and
everything within the power of
nan will be done to make every
body comfortable. Come and spend
he whole week in cool and shady
Camp Logan.
Corn advanced six cents in Chi
ago on Monday of this week.