The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-07-04
MAMM0Th CROWD HERE.
The City SWarmed With Visitors
for the Encampment and
:, Celebration
The Attractions all Here. Big
Street Parade Booked for
This Morning.

The biggest SHOW ever nelu III
this section of Minnesota, and the
biggest crowd that has ever attend
ed division encampment in this
section of Minnesota is the one that
is attending the encampment, the
anniversary of the battle of Santi-
ago, and the July 4th celebration in
Redwood Falls.
The big entertainment opened for
business Monday afternoon, al
though old soldiers commenced ar
irving all of Monday morning, and
a few Of them appeared as early as
Sunday afternoon. They we're as
signed to tents on the camp ground
just east of A. G. Burmeister res
idence, the tents having been up
Saturday. Additional tents have
been placed just south Of the amphi-
theatre and they were assigned to
late arrivals.
The business men Of the city COM
menced the work of decoration as
early as Saturday morning, when
the committee on decorations made
a canvass, selling emblems, ban
ners, shields, bunting, flags, etc.,
and to-day the city is in its most
beautiful dress. Residences, as
we'll as business houses, are dis
playing the National colors, while
the camp grounds are a brilliant
hue of national variegated colors.
The drum corps, in the gay
uniforms recently purchased by
them, made its appearance early
Monday morning, and commenced
its work of leading the old soldiers
to the grounds, and also leading
the march to meet all the trains. A
good number of the old soldiers
came in on the early morning Mon
day train.
At clock the actual program
was taken up, the encampment
ground being the scene Music
opened the event., after which came
a short address of welcome by May
or William Smith, who presented
the keys of the city to the old SOL
diers and all the visitors. Major NJ.
D. Gibbs of Tracy made clever
speech in response, after which
came duet by Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Buxton.
In the evening the band gave an
open air concert, lasting an hour
or more, and Elder Henry Goodacre
gave a free stereopticon exhibition
that entertained the crowd very
nicely. Capt. S. R. VanSant of
Winona, Republican candidate for
Governor of the State, then gave
an address. The Captain was
particularly jolly in his remarks,
speaking of the hardships endured
by the old soldiers during the war,
and his pleasure on meeting so
many of them in Redwood Falls.
Several other speakers followed
him.
On Monday afternoon, on the St.
Louis, the Suwanee River quartet
and cake walkers, seven in number,
arrived here from Minneapolis, as
did also the DeClairvilles, the trap
eze and Roman ring performers, all
under the management of Harry
Bernhardt Of the Schuylers Amuse
ment Bureau. Mr.. Bernhardt is a
tight rope walker also. Later in
the afternoon Ben. R. Brose ar
rived from Pipestone, and the list
of attractions was complete.
! On Tuesday morning the local
band and the drum corps furnished
music, after which came rattling
address by G.. S. Ives, department
commander. who was exceptionally
complimentary in his remarks on
the attendance and on the prepara-
tions made by the city. Short
speeches and music by Ben. R. Brose
followed. In the afternoon, COM
mencing at one clock the Suwanee
River outfit gave an entertainment
on the platform at the corner of
Second and Mill streets, and they
were performing when this paper
went to press.