The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1898-05-14
THEY HONOR OUR BOYS.
An Enthusiastic ovation TO the Soldiers.

Green Forest Tuesday night. A re-
ception was rendered the Clendenin
Rifles, the like of which for genuine
enthusiasm, has never before been
witnessed by our people.
As soon as it was known Tuesday
that the Company would camp in
our town, our citizens went to work
to arrange a reception and before
nightfall the town was fairly alive
with people anxious to greet the sol
diers.
The Company. about 100 in num-
Der, began to arrive about dark, and
as each wagon load entered the pub
lie square a rousing cheer went up,
while the Green Forest Cornet Band
and the Denver drum corps diseoursed
soul-stirring music, The town was
lighted by one hundred torch lights
and the weather was all that could
have been desired.
At 9 o'clock, Capt, Newman
marched his men to the square and
treated us to genuine military drill,
after which Mayor A. ] Russell called
h. xk%Iw 4 - Il
the soldiers royal welcome to our
town, and heartily babe them God
speed on their journey,
Hon. +. O. Butt was then called
for and in a 15-minutes' speech he
fairly outdone his well-known ability
for oratory. He was followed by
Hon. w. R. Phillips, who also grew
eloquent and thoroughly delighted
everybody with speech discussing
the situation of the hour.
Capt. Newman was then intro
duced and acknowledged with hearty
appreciation the reception rendered
the company by Green Forest. He
declared that his little company of
men. who had offered themselves for
active service, are only the frothings
of the over whelming sentiment of
the people OF this country.
NOTES.
Capt. Newman is a fine looking
officer.
Claude Stanhope, former Green
Forest boy, is member.
Capt. Newman is proud of his
Company, but the Company is no
less proud of its Captain.
Several Green Forest boys were
anxious to enlist and were much dis
appointed when Capt Newman in
formed them his quote was full.
II the young soldiers succeed as
we'll in capturing Spaniards as they
did in capturing the Green Forest
girls, they will return with one scalp
a piece, at least.
A conspicuous member of the Com
pany is Perry Andrews, a printer,
musician and base ball crank. All
these qualifications ought to make
him a good soldier. Heis a sergeant.
Prominent citizens in the Com
pany are P. c. Maggard of the Land
Office, L. F. Eof, Democratic nomi-
nee for Circuit Clerk, and Attorney
Arch Crump, Maggard and Eoffare
the Lieutenants.
H. B. Moss, Oliver Snow, M. T.
Mitchell and James 0. Carroll of the
Clendenin Rifles, Harrison company,
took occasion to call on the Tribune
and pay their respects. The above
named gentlemen are from Newton
county and the Harrison company
appeared to be proud of their sister
county boys.-Green Forest Tribune.
The Clendenin Rifles, Capt. ]. R.
Newman commanding, passed
through town today enroute to Lit
tie Rock where they will at once be
mustered into the U. S. service.
Berryville turned out and gave them
an ovation. Aconsiderable company
of horsemen accompanied by the
Berryville cornet band marched out
to meet them and escort them into
town, the freedom ofwhich wasgiven
them and everything possible done
to make them feel welcome. Several
of our Berryville boys were anxious
to go with them but as the COM
pany was full it was impossible to
give them places in the company,
but they were told to report at Eu-
reka Springs, thecaptain promising
to enlist them. The Clendenin Rifles
are a fine appearing company and will
give a good account of themselves
when called observation-disclosures
The Clendinen Rifles left Eureka
Springs at 5 p. m, Thursday last.
1t is thought they will go, with the