Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-10-04

5th, wherein the late Major McConville,
who had already passed through two
wars and winning laureis enough to en-.
title him to the most honorable retire.
inent, lost his life.
Dr. 0. j. West recited the following
poem, which is his own composition, and
he dedicated the same to Co b.
Our boys are home at last, my mister man;
They amt so purity either Look at ,hen
But tell you here an now
They hev demonstrated how
Old Idaho has smothered fghtin' men.
So dof your hat my peaceful mister man,
An give the boys three hearty, rousin'
cheers,
For they've done their work like men,
n'the'y do it all again,
Would our s'ashin' dashin', gallant vol
We've hearn as how the breed 'ad passed
| away,
1t we'd dritted from our sturdy parent
stock.
But Our boys have shown the same
Old time lust for dyin' game
Ats been shown since first we touched at
Plymouth Rock
It's forward they have gone an never
| back;
Through tropic storm or burnin southern
sun
This jolly, gallant crew
Did the work they had to do
An they did it how we likes TO hey it
done.
They've charged where any man might
balk and stop;
They've gone where you an me might
1 faint an fail;
Anthey've got tattered rag
4 Thet was onct silken flag,
Fore they took it through tibet storm Of
leaden hail
An you've never hearn 'em question nor
complain
Since first they rallied to their country's
| call,
But each proved himself king
When the Mauser bullets sing,
An they're our boys an we love EN-,
| that is all
So toss your. hat, my peaceful mister man,
An cheer until your glad eyes gin to
blink,
For they've fought their isht like men
An they'd do it all again
If SO be it Uncle Sammy tipped the wink
So here's toem-Santa Ana Caloocan.
Here's to'eni, every fghtin', cussin' man
An here's TO the flag they served,
Lion-hearted, steady nerved,
While all the world to wild-eyed wonder
| ran.
Here ) to'em. too--our faith an feelins
fond,
Here's hopin time II never break the
bond;
| An here's trustin' to the end
They'll be true to home and friend
AS they were to Uncle Sam across the
pond.
This concluded the festivities at the
banquet. Aside from the officers of the
returning volunteers and soldiers the fol
lowing guests were i'll attendance; Coun,
cilmen Shaft, Lane, Tannahill, Wilkin-
son and Russell, City Attorney Poe and
Engineer Mccullough, Adjutant General
Weaver, J. T.. Babb, George F.. Erb, Capt.
Schattner, B. i. Morris, DIR .. J. West
o. A. Kjos, R. {. Beach. S. l.. Thompson,
Joe Kincaid, Maj f. j. Edwards, T.. G.
Cummings, A. ii. AL ford, Ed Armstrong
w. w. Leeper, Chas. Lydon, ] l.. Arm
strong, O. NJ. Castleman. and several
others whose names we cannot at present
recall. 1t was regretted that Mayor Weis
gerber was prevented from being in at
tendance on account of sickness in hi.
family.
The social hop which followed tool
place on the third floor of the new Adams
building, about 90 couples participating
Prof. Jones orchestra furnished delight
full music, and the floor was managed b,
w. i. Kettenbach, Ferd Roos Jr. an,
Chas. Lydon. The light fantastic wa
tripped until this morning.
NOTES.
Sergeant Fred Beckw of Co. B. who
has returned. will leave tomorrow to
visit his relatives in the east for few
weeks. after which he will return to this
city and re.enter the employ of Mr.
Beach, proprietor Of the Bee Hive store.
Mr.. Beach was on hand at the dock and
made the offer to Mr. Beckwith.
!. +. Nelson, salesman for the Lewis
ton Mercantile Co.. was at the boat land
ing with a bountiful supply of the cele-
brated Fat Boy cigars for free distribution
to the volunteers, with the compliments
Of his employers.
Sergeant Wiggin, who was leaning
upon the arms of mother and brother in
the cabin OF the boat, was Hobsonized