The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-12
Three Veterans Of Both Mexi-
can and Civil Wars Present.
ABOUT 100 REGISTER.
Many Present That Did Not En-
ter Their Names.
No Fake Games or Gambling
Was Allowed.
Speeches We're Plentiful and
Given Close Attention.

Phillipsburg, Kas., Sept. 12.-Less
than one hundred old soldiers reg
istered at the Phillips county soldiers
reunion. which was held here this week.
Ohio and Illinois headquarters reg
istered 16 each. while Iowa boys
swelled their registration to II. The
roster shows there were old soldiers
present from Indiana. Wisconsin, Kan
sas, Missouri, Pennsylvania New York,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan,
North Carolina. Nebraska and West
Virginia. There were also present three
veterans who had served through both
the Mexican and civil wars. as follows:
II. 3. Mann. Samuel B. Weeks, and S.
L. stter.
The closing day of this reunion.
which was one OF the most successful
ever held in Phillips county. was part
~ cloudy and disagreeable, the wind
blowing a gale and the air was filled
with dust. But this didn't dampen the
spirit OF patriotism of the people, Tor
the crowd was large and the interest
was kept uD until night Ed Hocn ana
REV. j. H. Lockwood were again draft
ed into service TO make speeches, and
they did it with old-time enthusiasm
This has been an old-fashiOned reunion
without any skin games and fakes
thrown in The committee in charge
didn't intend 10 allow it, and they car
ried il out. As a consequence the old
soldiers and visitors are alike better
satisfied. and credit should be given the
young men who carried this one from
start to 6nish to a successful termina-
ton.
Kirwin was elected the place for
holding the Phillips county soldiers re-
union in 1904. Major T. w Warner
was elected president, NJ. Fisher Sec
rotary and G. d. Cribs treasurer. Vice
presidents were elected from Kirwin,
Phillipsburg, Agra and Logan.
The well known Clifton quartette
club, of Topeka, was a great drawing
card. The members of this colored
musical club are Jake Morrison. Neal
Caldwell. George Brantford and Thos.
Reed. The club has been doing double
have been kept constantly in service,
The old soldiers and the audience have
been highly entertained by the club.
Henry Lands headed a large delega-
ton of old soldiers from Kirwin. all
bringing their wives along to help
share camp life With their husbands.
This company brought along all that
was necessary to keep house. even the
women not forgetting their combs and
hair brushes. Comrade Lands was
elected cook. and he was voted the best
bean SOUP maker of the camp. All the
old comrades wanted cup or two of
his soup.
Judge Geiger, of the Seventeenth dis
trict is holding court here this week.
Speakers were a little scarce, and the
judge was pressed into service. He was
put on the programme for some re-
marks. He is always ready in any
emergecy of this kind, and he is never
at a loss to say pleasing things, which
has made him so popular throughput
his district
The tents were slow in arriving. BY
mistake they had been shipped to an
other town. When they finally came it
was good to see those old gray-haired
comrades putting them up. 1t looked
like real camp life to see them at work
pitching tents. EX-Judge and Comrade
w. H. Pratt was one of the main ones
in putting uD the tents and getting the
camp in shape for the old veterans.
Altogether it was a good reunion. A
more orderly or nicer dressed crowd
has never been seen here. The farm