The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-21

party were found to be on the other
train, ditto the lunch, but a good din
ing car helped that out. We got in on
Monday morning and the other party
did not find their friends until Wednes-
day, G. A. r. parade day. Our trunk
was buried 30 deep it was not I'M
earthed until Wednesday. But Denver
was ready for her crowd. One church
opened the doors for women to step in
the.pews. One lady told me she had
five mattresses on the floor in one
room. We coming to our brothers
found a sign out, Groom to Rent"
and applied for it just in time, as appli-
cations began to come in. Denver is
beautifully decorated in red, white and
blue, the lighting at night being
grand. The Capitol especially, is ar
tistically decorated with the tri- colored
lights, One big dry goods store has
the lights festooned like curtains on
each side and in the center the G. A. r.
badge. Another has the largest flag in
the world covering its upper stories.
At the station az people pass into the
street, Welcome, G. A. r., across this
street greets the eye. Gayly-dressed
band in illuminated cars were on all
the principal streets. Parades OF all
sorts were on the list. Monday, Labor
Day; Tuesday, Military organizations
Wednesday, G. A. R., Cowboy, and 6
SNOWFALL contest. The parade was
about three hours passing a giver
point, Kansas having the most, Ten
nessee only a few and Alabama the
least. Oklahoma had cotton and apples
on sticks, and the apples are good al
one was thrown to member of oul
party. One old Confederate soldier
in his ''suit of gray" rode in an auto
mobile, the only one in the crowd
| One girl drum corps, Cooks of Denver
in red, white and blue was beautiful tt
4 look upon. Gen. Wilder was on thu
reviewing stand. The G. A. r. o
l'Colorado paid the Broncho Buster
$4,000 to come here for the week anC
it was free to the visiting G.. A. R., tn
rest paying rs cents per seat. We gay
Harry Brennan ride Pinears, the note'
outlaw who had for years refused t.
be ridden. He fed Hm sugar until b
would follow him and nip at his arm
for more petting and sugar, but ate
saddling he reared and refused to b
mounted until his head was put agains
another horse when Brennan quickl
sprang upon his back and rode hir
straight up" This Brennan won til
| belt in the weeks contest, said bel
being studded with twenty dollar gol
pieces. One night there was the Fir
Run and one night in front of the Car
itol the Topeka Flambeau club fred o
Is tons of rockets and red white an
blue candles in flames of red, white an
blue smoke. An immense crowd vii
/ messed everything and on the stree
special assistants helped people on an
off trying to prevent every one frol
getting on or off until ears came to
l full stop. On Saturday we WEI
to Pueblo, down through Colorad
Springs where everything was full
: At Pueblo everything was dry an
r dusty in contrast to green Denver an
the Springs. This has been rain
season here. Irrigation has dor
wonders for much of the country v
passed through. We rode half da
along the foothills of the mountain
in sight of snow-topped peaks. Pike
. Peak, which was without snow wht
IS we were up three years ago, is covert
q now. If anyone thinks the G. A. r.
are all dead, or feeble like so mar
whose feebleness drives them to IL
Home they should have seen I'll
straight forms which marched to ii
u music last Wednesday. There WEI
y estimated to be So, 900 strangers in Il
n the city. Many have now returne
q and many others are having their tic
cts extended and are staying to 81
, more of the mountains etc. We expe
to return soon to our own green mou
tains. To our friends who come we
to Chicago or thereabouts, if they wis
change of route from the same Of
J Southern they can make as good tin
and have fine trip by leaving Brist'
at p. M, giving time for dayligl
y run through the Natural Tunnel, the
the L. & N. to Louisville, P. &
J O. to Chicago arriving there aboI
:, O'Clock the next afternoon, as we di,
u There is much to see here but "Wher
J. e'er we wander, there's no place iii
= home"
l. Cornerstone LAYING,