The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-09-06

except COmraQe w. "A. helCLaul, Az
torney- General of Indiana, who made a
min ority report, supporting the same
with a vigorous speech. Commander
in-Chief Tanner also took the floor and
made a strong address in support of the
minority report. Other speeches were
made by Past Commander Eli Terrence
of Minneapolis and Col. James OF WIS
consin in support of the Committee on
Resolutions. The matter was finally
disposed Of by instructing the Com
mander in-chief elect to communicate
with Stephen E. Lee, commander of
the Confederate Veterans Association,
i asking him to take such action toward
preventing the erection of the proposed
monument as he and his association
deemed advisable. This was very
| delicate matter to deal with.
Thursday evening all the members of
| the 10Th Maine were invited to the
home of John Day Smith. Judge
Smith was member OF Co. F. of the
| 10Th Maine, and together with his wife
| and children seemed to take great
pleasure in having the members of the
| regiment come to his residence and par
take of all the good things which he
provided. Judge Smith is one of the
popular and efficient judges of Mime
| apoliS.
| / We left Minneapolis Aug. 18th at s
a. IN. via the Great Western R. r. for
hicago. We passed by the Minnesota
Fair Grounds, the finest in the United
| States, and by the Stock Yards in st.
Paul, through a farming section. The
land through Minnesota and Iowa is
rolling prairie. There were immense
fields of wheat all in shock and
machines threshing grain. 1t seemed
odd to see threshing machines at work
out OF doors and no houses in sight. We
stopped at Oelwein, Iowa, forty min
| utes for dinner, and crossed the MiSsis-
sippi at Dubuque into Indiana. The
country through Indiana seemed more
like New England and prosperity was
apparent. We arrived at Chicago at
80 and were luartered at the Great
Northern Hotel
Sunday morning when we aWOke it
was raining, but it cleared during the
forenoon. Your correspondent received
a call from Prof. Henry S. Bullen, who
is teaching in the Y. NJ C. A. Associa-
ton, 153 Lasalle street, and who was
born and brought up in Swanville. In
the afternoon Capt. c. c. Roberts,
formerly of Stockton Springs, came
with his auto and took Comrades Walls
and Libby and their wives and your
correspondent out to see the city. We
went first to South Park, the site of
the Worlds Fair then to Washington !
Park, and then took spin along the
shore of Lake Michigan. 1t was a
delightful, slightly ride and we fully
appreciated the kindness of Comrade
Roberts. At 1890 that night we left
Chicago via the Wabash r. R. for
Detroit, arriving there early in the
morning. The stay here was short,
allowing us just time enough to see a
little of the city. At 1890 our train
was ferried across the Detroit river to
Windsor and we proceeded toward
Toronto. A stop of ten minutes was
made at London, Ontario, for lunch.
Arriving at Toronto Monday evening
we left the party, who stopped to visit
Niagara Falls. Several of us who had
been to the Falls before took the
sleepers at once for Montreal. We
were anxious. moreover, to leave the .
hot, dusty trains and be in the good old
Pine Tree State again. Those who
Walls and wife, Comrade Libby and
C. H. Mckenney. We reached Port
land Tuesday, the 21st, and the others
came home two days later.
The excursion was planned by Asst.
Adjt.- Gen. Thomas S. Libby, assisted
by Comrade Jas. L. Merrick of Water
vile, and was we'll carried out. The
officials and all connected with the
railroads treated us with great courte-
sy. With the exception of the 500
the roadbeds over which we passed
were very smooth. After travelling
8, 1000 miles and returning safe and
sound to our good old State of Maine
we decided that we were indeed fortu-
nate.
1t might be well to add that we have
it on good authority from member of
the Grand Army in Minneapolis that it
was the citizens, and not merely the
Grand Army men of that city, who gave
us the cordial invitation and welcomed
and entertained MS so royalty.
A. E. N.