Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-09-10
EMM0NSCOUNTY RECORD,
By D. r. STREETER.
Williamsport, North Dakota.
Pioneer journal of the County.

Pioneer journal of the County.
The Record is entered at tile Williomsport
PostoAace as second-c1ass matter.
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 31.-I am still in
Buffalo. having remained q few days so
that, after the crowd got away. l might
have a chance to Gee the Niagara Falls
and the other points Of interest in prox.
Unity to Buffalo.
The 31st encampment of the Grand
Army was success in every way. The
city WAS tastefllly decorated and at night
the principal streets were illuminated
with colored electric lights forming hags,
army-corps badges. etc. But !
believe the electric illumination did not
equal that of St. Paul At the sncsmp.
ment last year. There was an immense
crowd in the city estimated at 10000
Grand Army men and 25O, 200 other visi.
tors, which, added to Buffalo's 875. 600,
crowded the city to its utmost capacity.
There were several beautiful arches
under which the parade marched. One
of them WAS erected by the colored
people of Buffalo. 1t had pictures
Of Lincoln and Grant, and also
of Fred Douglass and John Brown.
Upon its columns we're inscribed the
names Of the various battles-such IS
Fort Wagner, Olustee, Fort Pillow. etc.
in which the colored troops bore prom
inent part. The sidewalks, windows and
temporary stands were crowded with
people during the parade. At. . certain
stand near the point where the, parade
disbanded the procession was reviewed by
President Mckinley, National Com.
manGer Clarkson of the g. A. R., aud
Secretary Algcr. who rode At the head Of
the procession until they reached the re-
viewing stand. The president Atood up
In his carriage, with his hat in his hand,
bowling In response to the cheers from
thousands of throats. Mrs. Mckinley, i
sweet faced woman. was also in the pro-
cession, 10 . carriage short distance
from the. president She waived her
handkerchief, and sometimes threw
kisses, to the crowd in response to, thei'
plaudiss. 1t was quite evident that the
Mckinley family had many friends hets
10 Buffalo during the encampmeut.
Of cturse the Records readers will
want to know what kind Of showing
was made by the North, Dakota boys.
Welt. Il waA. good. There ,wet9 som.
thirty odd In line. led " Col. ossry 81
Fargo, department commander. The
venerable Col Brown, of Grand Forks
was la attendance, as usual, and marched
over the route as brlskly and With a. lit
tie evidence of exhaustion as anybody
Judge Winchester was the only comrade
besides the writer, from the Slope, and
although he belonged to ''critter com
psuy" during the war, he seemed to stane
the march 40 well al the foot soldiers
Comrade Carroll. department ad5u.ant
now of Fargo. but formerly Of Steele
did the hard work 10 pinnfnR on badge,
and the wheat cockadea, aud getting the
boys 10 prssentable appearance for thi
march. Each man carried small she's
of wheat, about two inches In diameter
cockade Of wheat Was 10 his hat, 'si1s,
bunch Of wheat was pinned on his breast
The sheaf Of wheat was carried a
shoulder or ':cafsSe" as commanded
and the boys showed that they had no
forgotten all Of the small.arms drill
Their novel personal decorations brough
the North sDakStans much applause dur
ing the niafSh. They were headed bv th'
Morgan Post Fife and Drum Corps, Of st
Paul.
The ranks ir the parade averaged -four
teen abreast. It took about six and
half hours passing . given polnt. Nc,
York and Psnnsylvan,a had the bigges
representation, there being shout 1900
New Workers In the procession. Buffalo
being 10 easily accessible to the mos
populous states, Is IN Ideal city 70
national conventions. the march wa
along avenues paved with asphalt an,
overhuus by trees, The day was beautiful
In fact, hsven't experienced an hour 0
bad weather siuce 1 left Bismarck. A
the end OF the route the North. Dakot
contingent marched into a Side stree,
Az We wete breakins ranks l received
hearty slap on the Shoulders and. turnin
around. who should see stat1ding befot
me, 10 Grand Army uniform, but Ruff
". Child, ouf old.titns county commil
sionet. Comtade Child WI present Wit
the fennsylvania department. He
looking splendidly and made tti.ny Il
| quitiss about old friends in Euthioh
county.
| tmade ! trip to Niagata Fall. tue iatte
i Hpsrt Of last wesk. fife words ''grand'
| and awful describe the cataract sh
the scenery above and below tie fall
but was 10 tnnchzof tttote-intefcste
with tundy's Lane. Chippewa and III
i other points made famons during the VI
Of 1sia II IL some times said the ~esl
etu people afe more soeiable abd hospl,
able than their brettst1 uf The sast. B
this Al It may, one thing IL csttait
Buffslo folks hsve done every thihg ths
Gould have been done to make the stay Q
their visitots pieasatt The Buffalo t,eopt
chartered the bly, steaitief Idaho AMI
.moored her 10 the basin At the foot o
i E.ie atfeat. and at,e vkas ,t1adA fhs Ll.ea