Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-10-17
.EMN9KS COUNTY RECORD.
BY D. r. sTREETER.
Linton, North DakOtts.
Pioneer Journal Of the County,
The Record is entered at tho Linton POST
Office as second-clnss matter.

lHE FcCCIN udLlOIlil lSIlctLlbDIAcuU Ol
the Grand Army at Washing ton was
one Of the most successful, in numbers
present and in interest manifested, of
the encampments that have been held.
While the number OF civil-War veter-
ans is ggowing rapidly less, the uni
form railway rate OF a cent a mile all
the Missouri not having previously
attend who would have staid away
had the fare been higher. On Tuesday
of last week the naval parade took
place. This parade always takes place
the day before the big parade, SO that
the naval veterans, after marching in
that capacity alone, may next day
march with the Grand Army, to which
they all belong. AS there were but
100000 men enlisted in the navy dur
ing the war, the sailors are few as
compared with the soldiers of the civil
war. Still, there are always several
hundred present at encampments to
take part in the paradeS. AS an escort,
the Secretary OF tine Navy had ordered
out about 1900 sailors from the men,
of-War at Norfolk and on vessels lying
at the navy yard near Washington,
and the machine-like marching Of the
young fellows furnished an object les
son of the way the same thing was
done when the veterans were III their
youth. Yhe marine band headed the
procession. In addition to the old and
the new sailors, the ex- prisoners of
war took part in Tuesdays parade.
Ehe procession was reviewed by Adj
.miral Dewey, the Secretary OF the
Navy, and other prominent naval Of
tcers.
"Wednesday the great parade of the
Grand Army took place. The day was
beautiful, as were all the days Of en-
campment week. by $50 O'Clock the
streets were gay with the bands and
flags Of the y2riouS departments march
ing to the points where they were to
enter the line. The buildings were
beautifully decorated, and the roofs,
sidewalks and temporary stands were
crowded with cheering people. The
procession was nearly SIX houIs passing
agiven point. and mostly all of the best
bands in the United States we're u part
of 1t. North Dakota had about sixty
men in line. On account of the pres
sident's crippled condition he did not
review the parade from the official
reviewing stand. but was driven in a
carriage along the line Of march. At
the reviewing stand were members Of
the cabinet and prominent army Of
fcers. On the stand were also the
Old hero Dan Sickle aTpl i inEs arln
with thssx CoDfe1e 1eralegenelal Lungs
4, 81 ~ sssll1 6 psM W sngt.,n,
esJHt HthefHsa aexsFac ctit,n, and these We'd
with the nortllerners. in applause and
respect for the old soldiers. The WASH
ington papers published fac simYle
letter from the g0yefllof Of iirssiIfta,
inviting the members Of the Grand
Army 70 Richmond and to Virginia,
and assuring them shat the people Of
many obstacles in their way on the
has but to visit gathering where
quickly ascertain that all the animosi-
ties OF the civil war are. a thing Of the
past. n
The population Of Washington is
about 1SO, 900 whites and about 80, 900
negroes, The Washington newspapers,
hasing their estimates On passengers
brought in by railways and STEAMSHIP ps,
claimed that the city's population was
outnumbered by the visitors to the
number Of seventy-tive or hundred
thousand.
The capitol, the White House. the
big department. buildings. the Wash
ingtOn monument, Arlington ceme-
terry, and Mount Vernon ltifteen miles
point s'of crowds If visitors. AS we
stood at the gra ted, door OF the tomb
OF Washington and looked upon the
sarcophagus few feetaWay that CON
tains the aslIes Of Lhe man who more
than any other made this nation, we
thought that ltsWould he we'll If those
Americans who believe that s'eyery
man has his price" could come here
and, in the presence of the ashes Of
the sacred dead, think Of what might
have been had this man sought ''llis
price" II
At the Grand Army convention
Comrade Stewart, Of Pennsylvania,
was Chosen commander, and San Fran
eiso.ag,uas selected as the place for
holding the encampment next year.
There was opposition to the selection
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