Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-07-04

pect to again.
As far:as the Womans Relief Corps
Is concerned | will say that anybody
that knows anything about me will
say that | have never a thing to say
against the women anywhere. My
neighbor will say that.
There comes a time when we
have to draw a veil, and it comes at
this time. As | look over this audi
ence and see your silvering heads /
| am reminded that we are passing
away. 1t will not be long until our
ranks shall be so reduced there will
be only a few left to speak to the
comrades. OF course | expect to be
one of the last ones.
AS our numbers are reduced here
and n by one we go to our long
home, when by AID by we shall hear
our order to 60 up higher, it is my
earnest desire that when the Grand
Commander shall call us home that
we shall hear for every soldier that
welcome plaudit, swell done!"
Col. Hess, OF Ortonville, Mimi, was
next introduced by Mr.Ab5ott and spoke
as follows:
COMRADES OF The G.. A. R.
One OF the comrades, before | got up
here to speak: said l had better wipe my
face before l got up but l am not going
to do it. Col. Abbott here had it in for
me a little. He said that he sent me a
notice that was expected to come here
and speak but he never said a word un-
Til | got here. Has he now? Ii O do
not know about Col. Abbott | am going
to tell you alittle something about him.
He belonged to the S7th Ohio, as most of
the boys here did, a noted band of
thieves. They We're out foraging one day
and took everything a poor Oldham had.
They took his chickens and his garden.
truck and his honey and his hams, and
the man looked around aid said, Boys.
you have got everything ! have but my
hope OF Heaven" Some OF the boys said
Lets don't tell Abbott or he'll take
that"
We had al encampment down to Or
tonville. Abbott abused me down there
He told all he knew about me and that
makes me think of a little story.
Once upon a time, au Irishman who
had been a soldier got married and
settled down. In the course of time, n
pair OF twins came to bless his home, and
being girls, Pat thought it was his wife's
duty to name item. SO, before he went
to work II morning, he told Bridget
she should give the girls each a name
as much alike as possible. When Pat
came homo in the evening he said 'Biddy
did you name the girls?' and she said
eyes. named one Kate and the other
Duplicate" Time rolled on and after
awhile another pair al twins put il, their
appearance, and rs Pat started TO work
one morning. Biddy says "Pat, you Sc
lect two names for the twins. Pick out
goodsnames for the twins In the eve
ming when Pat came home, he said swell
| have named one Pete and the other
Repeat" And still time rolled on and
brought another pair OF twins TO bless
their home and it became the duty OF
Pat to name them for they were boys.
Pat lett for his work aud studied all day
and he came home in the evening and
said, "Biddy, have got names for the
twins, and good ones they are. / have
named one Max and one Climax"
We had a good time down to Orion
vile and that was Kate and Webster il
Duplicate. We were well-treated at Or
t~onvilie aud that is Pete and Webster il
Repeat. Ortonyille is Max and Webster
is Climax.
Now, comrades. | want to say a few
words 10 yon. We boast do our part to
have a good time. The Webster peopI4
cant make our stay n success without
our assistance. We must do our part TO
assist them to have a successful encamp-
ment. The best way to have q good
time is Just to go right in and have a
good time.
Hon. r. W. Parliman spoke on
"The Causes that led up to the War"
and gave the subject a thorougb and
felicitous treatment. We regret the
J fact that we are unable to reproduce