The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-11

If The fighting that Smith and about
City Of fis comrades btrsmo separated
from the remainder Of the regiment.
They had about given themselves up for
lost and liable to be captured by the
enemy when thcy suddenly came upon
a small body of confederates. perhaps
thirty horsemen surrounding distin-
guishcd sray-bearded man who was
writing upon the pommel OF his sa Idle
Quickly recognizing the enemy. smith
and his comrades nstlncuveiy fired q
mttling voiley at the horscmcn ia front
Of them. The hocsemen disappeared al
most instantly iu the cover Of the woods
Il was not untu the war was over
aud Smith was in Cincinnati coming
west 70 locate that be learnc dthat the
distinguished gray bearded man upon
whm he fred was General Lee. He
learned this from Byron Sheets. an ex-
confederate who was also coming west
to locate. Lee AVID his stan. believing
they were surrounded. made quick
dash to set out. ana newspaper reports
OF that date gave that version OF the
story. Forty years afterword Sheets
and Smith met by accident at Alya. ok
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began On Cincinnati back in 1886.
Many VIII Attend Enoampment.
Peter a. Bscaer. commander I'm chief
Of the Oklahoma g. A. r.. IS complct-
ing the arrangements for large num-
ber OF the eX-union soldiers TO attend
the annual encampment at Minneapolis.
commencing ON August 49, An official
route has been selected headquarters
at Minneapolis secured and ali but the
minor "DETAILS arranged Tch following
are the Oklahoma delegates: r. g.
Hughes Of Elk city at large H. Veach
Of pawnee; J. G.. Unger OF Enid r. A.,
Timmons of Shawnee. S W. Beavis OF
Alva; alternates, C.. d. Lake OF El Reno,
j. u. Tate Of Guthrie. J NJ Hay Of Med
ford J, Piburn OF Lamont, and l.. Nor
ow of Guthrie
Commander Becker has also announc-
ed the folwing staff appointments NJ.
l.. Mock Of Guthrie, department inspec-
tor; c. NJ. Parks OF Enid chief rais-
tering officer; l.. #, Shockley Of Perry,
senior aide-de-camp ana chief Of stan
also the following aides camp: Jacob
Critics Of Blackwell j. NJ Ledford of
shawnee. r. Bates of Fairview, NJ. NJ.
Duncan Of Lawton. O. w. Carter Of
Blackburn. r. w. Hall Of Anadarko.
James Kelly of Mangum. S. English Of
Billings. c. w. McCully of Helena, Ma
ior Bladsell of Lamont Frank McAIas-
ters Of Lawton. james Reppeto Of Pon-
ca city. ~ IT, Veatch OF Pawnee, w. T.
Daueiy Of Enid. Samuel Gilmore OF JEFF
fersou, G. W. dickson and G. w Fietch
er Of Dover, We-ley Taylor Of Perry,
II. B. Fore Of Medford and Adrian Rey
nolds Of Pond Greek.
In addition TO the above the appoint
ments are alsoannounced Of w h. Bart-
lett Of jefferson. assistant adjutant gem
erul; ]. T.. Burns Of Kinghsher assls-
tant quortermaster general j. T.. Cum
mings Of Kingfsher, judge advocate gem
eral; Thomas r. Seward. Of Guthrie,
patriotic instructor.
The c. A. II. Is preparing also for re-
unions TO be held at Geary on August
&c. 81 and September 1 at Jefferson on
August / 70 baud at Big Timber near
Allne where arrangements are IN prog
ress to erect a state soldiers holne. For
the Geary reunion announcements are
already made that Governor Frautz eX-
Governor Ferguson. Congressman Me-
Guire, Senator Gore. the blind orator.
~Gd Col. nliam Cross, an eX-copcederate
van speak. The O.. 8. r of the territory