Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-01-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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Last week Tuesday we started for
Sioux City to buy some material for the
Office. and while in that city, made call
as usual on our old friend, Andrew j..
Sweetser and wife, where we enjoyed q
pleasant evening. A visit up on 18th
Street found Col. Thielman and wife alb
sent at Parker, but we found Mr.. and
Mrs. Leightner at home. enjoying all the
comforts OF llfe
On Wednesday morning we started for
Yankton 60 attend the Press Association
meeting. At Elk Point, the genial Tom
Ayres of the Leader got on board. and in
due time we were landed at Yankton,
where we were met by Col, L. Q. Camp
bell and Editor Kipp of Mound City.
Mrs Campbell had nne dinner waiting
for the hungry editors and they enjoyed
the feast. After dinner Editor Klpp and
the writer called On our old friend.
George Washington Kingsbury, OF lh.:
Press ana Dakotan. Mr.. Kingsbury
looks well and stands the wear and tear
of life with no perceptible signs Of grow
ing old. in fact he is'the same genial gen.
tleman and accomplished entertainer that
made him famous wears age.
From our first visit to Brother Kings
bury Wednesday noon, until midnight
Thursday. we enjoyed a continual round
of pleasure in visiting friends, and we as
sumo them all thatit was pleasure to
receive their words, OF welcome and kind
A few Of the old-tlmers
whom we met were NJ. p. Ohlman, Har.
ry Wynn. J. G. McVay, Commodore
'Coulson, Mayor English. L. W. Case,
John Thompson, VIM. Box. VIM. Tobin
and Major Hanson. The six last named
gentlemen were keeping an eye open for
us as they heard we were in town, and we
met in front Of the American State Bank.
and Messrs Ohlmsn and Wynn, presid-
ent and cashier. were admlring the con-
gregation Of gray heads on the outside.
1t was notable crowd, some Of them
coming to the territory in 1862, aod al OF
them before December, 1859. when the
winter arrived in Yankton. 1t WAS 4
crowd of old-timers who have done much
in the way Of makiRg history. Then we
all CROSSED the street to Geo. Browns ci.
gar store and smoked. The hardest
drinl6er in the crowd enjoyed soda water.
and ohus they are all 'refermers. although
ii Que memory serves us we'll. most OF
that crowd used to enjoy something hard
er than soda. To have heard those old
timers turn over past history for halt an
hour. would have made tenderfoot open
his eyes.
Then we ran across Sam. Buckwalter,
Joe Pier. Fritz Schnauber. Phil K.
Faulk. John Duffack, Jim Noonan. Wm.
Walpole. VIM. Van Osdel, City Marsha
Grant, Col. Powers, Gen. Dewey, Col
Poore, Postmaster Turnec, Edw. Iverson,
Thos. Inch, Gilbert Stevenson. and many
others. including the reform editors.
On Thursday afternoon, we called on
Mrs. DR.. Burleigh, and found the Doctor
asleep. but Ia short time he awoke We
heard Of his condition. but could not
realize it until we sat down by his side
aud took his hand. His face showed
much of the vigor and strong character
Of the man who never found his match in
Congress or anywhere else, man of
force, man who was endowed
with mental and physical powers that
we're the admiration of all statesmen in
Washington, when Andrew johnson was
president, and Ben Wade was acting vice
president. That matchless vigor of body
and mind, we fear. IS gone forever. His
eft side is paralized and his mind is i'm
paired. He don't seem to suffer and he
s spared the consciousness of his help |
essness. 1t was with feelings of deep |
orrow that we sat by his side and |
his clear, strong eyes gaze into
,ur face and still be unable to recognize
IS. 1t was scene we would rather for
.et, because we should have preferred to
emember him as the intellectual and
physical giant Of years ago. A nurse is
n constant care of the Doctor. while
drs. Burleigh devotes her entire time in
ooklng after his every comfort. Mrs.
5urleigh presented the writer with avery
Inc autograph artists portrait of the
Doctor and her father, ex-governor A. J.
1aulk; and showed us fine photograph
# her son, Andrew Burlelgh, receiver for J