Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-10-30
THOUSANDS At CANTON
Days Demonstration Noted for
the Large Attendance and
Novel Features.
Wide Range of Territory and
Many Different Interests \.
E1l.-. Represented.
Visitors Gather in the Public
" Square and Sing Patri-
S,.5.. otto Songs. III

messed on the public square of Canton
from to o'clock p. m. Thousands Of
people, including the ladie, from Nor
walk, many of the visitors from Boston.
West Virginia and Maryland, gathered
in front of the handsome courthouse
and sang patriotic melodies, inter-
spersed with music from the bands,
frequent cheers and the waving Of flags,
banners and campaign parasols, with
which the women's delegation was sup.
Piled America" "Yankee Doodle, =
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" quickly
followed one another. Nor was Dixie
Or Maryland, My Maryland" forgot
ten. Both were sung as Justify and as
periodically as was "John Brown
Body" and Marching Thro' Georgia s
The affair was entirely impromptu
and ended st o'clock with "Home,
Sweet home," from both band and the
vast audience which had gathered first
as spectators and then as participants
in that great patriotic concert.
Notable Day at Canton.
The days demonstration was full Of
beauties and features. It was notable
for large crowd; it was notable for
the wide range of territory represented
by the visiting delegations !; it was nota-
bic for the varied interests of the peo-
pie who called. II
The demonstration began in earnest
at noon with the arrival Of party rep
senting three states and it continued
till dark. In this party was 16 coach
loads coming from Eastern West Vir-
ginia, Western Maryland and Martins
Ferry, o., the latter delegation being
composed mainly of women. EN-
ployes of three large Cleveland manu-
featuring concerns were next upon the
scene and when they gave way it was
to make room for more Ohio people,
men and women from Mingo junction,
O., the employees Of large iron and
steel plant and their wives and friends.
After these came the New England
delegation under the banners of the
New England Sound Money club. The
party came largely from Boston, but a
number of other New England towns
were represented. s .,,.,.,s4.~, :.
.~. Women's Campaign Club.
No prettier sight has been witnessed
in the whole campaign than the recep.
ton Of the Women's Mckinley club Of
Norwalk, o. This club of some 300
members is splendidly organized and
drilled and when on parade carries
campaign umbrellas upon which por.
traits of Mckinley and Hobart are con.
spicuous. Several Introductory. ad.
dresses were made to which Major Nc
Kinley replied, the women then united
in singing campaign song to the tune
of RED, White and Blue" waving
their handkerchiefs all the while and
producing most striking effect.
Then came visit Of five or six cal
loads of insurance men from Cleveland,
who were introduced to Major McKin.
ley by A. r. Manning.
Kent VIII Hang.
FARGO, N. d. Oct. 28.-The appeal
pending in the Kent case, it is not
thought, will delay the execution and
Sheriff Barnes is making all arrange.
ments for Nov. IL. He has accepted
the offer Of the Otter Tail sheriff for q
trap which has already figured in
three hanging, and has ordered the