The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

done what this one Salu udu Gne uNo
regiments at Fort Smelling, the 9th,
18th, Sth, 9th and 10th left the state.
How glad we all were they had not,
but how long it seemed before they
were armed and gotten here and be-
yond. These men had all enlisted to
90 southwark and fight brave and
chivalrous foe. Instead they were strung
out in small detachments all along
the frontier to guard us from crafty.
pittiless savage, who never fights face
to face nor on equal terms.
And when on the Goth they made
an attack on the fort they fired burn
ing arrows into the wooden buildings
and crept up Just as that Indian had
said they would =: :. =:
SIN Brackets battalion were many
men known here, Major r. Fl. Rose,
Captain John Reed, Lieutenant Seeger
and Post Commander VIM. Plymat.
Mr.. Plymat, then a boy of eighteen,
had very thrilling experience when
the battalion was out on the plains
with Sibley's command. Mr.. Plymat
with others went out in search -.of
game. In the chase he became separ-
ated from the rest, but succeeded in
killing a buffalo calf. Cutting it in
two he attempted to place a part of it
in front Of his saddle which frightened
the horse SO that he broke away from
him. and was soon out of sight, leav
ing the young soldier afoot and alon g
on trackless waste, miles from any
one without anything TO guide. him
save his idea Of the direction the COM
mand was taking and with no weapon
butss..a hunting knife. He travelled all
the rest of the day and we'll into the
night when, becoming exhausted, he
lay down to sleep or die When morn
ing came he resumed his wandering
and at last struck the trail, and sue
ceeded in coming up with.the troops
aftersthey had camped for the night.
He had been given up for dead, las
bands of Indians. were roaming lin
every direction. How he slipped
through without being seen and killed
is one of the mysteries that will never
be solved
''But to even mention all the deeds
of bravery, heroism or endurance of
those times would fill many, many
volumes. -. But CONSPICUOUS among the
civilians stands the name of Charles
E. Flandreau, who left his judicial
bench and went to the very front to
help stem the tide of this savage
horde s,ssand among the volunteers.
Lieutenant Sheehan, who marched AZ
miles in 915 hours to the relief of Fort
Ridgley; and among 1.-THE regulars
stands the name--.of Sergeant Jones,
who pointed the gun all through the
night of the Sd and of whom it : is
said !. but for his experience his cool
ness and courage when the battle came
on the Goth the fort would have. been a
funeral pyre for all those who were
within the walls. But know of no
instance where regular, volunteer, or
civilian shrank from duty =. as an
american, OF ever forgot that over
them waved, the stargss and stripes,
the emblem of the free. go ..c c -. -.
THE GA ..R. iGlee club, composed
off,. G. Fowler,--sG. al. liking, Mr..
Tibbetts and J. g.. Graham, rendered
a..song. - - - -, -,.s--
Mrs. NJ D. Fritz gave an interesting
account Of her trip to Chicago.
The Glee club gave another of its
pleasing songs.
The G. A. r. band. led by Prof.
Fisher, played finely.
Dept. Adjutant Orion S. Clark gave
an address, Fin which he urged the
Grand Armys-members to be loyal and
stay by the organization. keeping up
a. ;+a,.osF -
tne lnIeresI. .s--es, sssssz-ssr==.s -.
Mrs A. B. Ewing sang The Last
Rose of Summer" SO well that she was
encored and sang Soldier s. Fare
we'll
Mrs. Flora S. Wilson, department
president of the..Womans' Relief Corps,
gave happy address on the order:
Adjutant Clark rendered couple of
amusing German dialect selections
The exercises closed by all joining
in the singing of America.