The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-01
COL. LOUNBERRY At
ATLANTIC
CITY
Interesting Story Of North
Dakotans Who Participat-
ed in the Parade

ed in the Parade
(Col. G. A. Lounsberry).
have just returned from Atlantic
City where l went with nearly three
hundred veterans of the war to at
tend the G. A. r. encampment. At
lantic City was an ideal spot for the
encampment and with suitable rail-
road rates they would have had a
large attendance. AS it there was
probably less than ten thousand of
the veterans on hand. Pennsylvania,
Maryland and New Jersey alone were
we'll represented. There were more
from these states than from all of
the remainder. At st. Paul there
were sixty of my regiment in attend
ance. There were but myself and the
adjutant at Atlantic City, and he came
from Minneapolis. Less than one
hundred registered from Michigan
From North Dakota there were but
twelve. The North Dakota boys took
i, the regular excursion rates. They
were three dollars cheaper than the
G. A. R. rates. From Washington
they had been giving an excursion
rate all summer, $235 cheaper than
the G. A. R. rates. There was COM
plant from every quarter and good
deal of bitterness was expressed
against the officers for not calling
the meeting of. 1t would be useless
for an attempt to be made another
year for a reunion at the discriminate
ing rates of this year. Maybe be-
cause we are getting old they think
we would better stay at home any
way.
North Dakota G. A. RS
Among the G. A. R. boys from
North Dakota at Atlantic City l met
DR.. s. ]. Hill Of Fargo, Albert Rob-
erts. Peter Haley, A. NJ. Powell and
D. G. Duell of Devils Lake, w. O.
Green of Eckelson, Christian Schmith
and G. w. Kurtz of Jamestown, J. H.
Mathews of Larimore, E. G. Stevens
Eof Towner and j. NJ. Boardman of
Valley City. These were all in line
on the parade and l hobbled along
with them ten blocks on crutches, be-
fore gave up. Mrs. Powell, Mrs.
Stevens, Mrs. Schmith. were with
their husbands. Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Moorea formerly of Devils Lake, now
of Monticello, Mimi, were also with
the North Dakota people. They were
all gay and happy but Albert Powell
and Jim Mathews led all the rest, not
seeming to care continental If crops
were shorter than usual this year.
There is a good deal of feeling in
G. A. r. circles concerning the de.
feat Of Colonel McElroy for the po-
sition of commander in, chief Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. NOEL
roy is fine fellow, with his whole
heart and soul working in harmong
for the good of the boys in blue, and
It was believed that to couple his
election as commander-in-chief of the
G.. A. R. with that of editor of the
National Tribune would have enabled
him to do much for the boys that
could not otherwise be accomplished
OF the two hundred and eighty who
went from Washington to Atlantic
City less than a dozen opposed the
election of McElroy. The North Da-
kota delegates were in his favor and
the rank and file from Minnesota
were with him, though a deal had
been made the year before whereby
the Minnesota vote was to go for Gil
man. To accomplish the election of
Gilman and of course to defeat Nc
Elroy Corporal Tanner was the most
potent and persistent force and was
responsible for some of the stories
which caused McElroy's withdrawal.
He told some things, which are char
acterized by those who know, as be-
ing absolutely false. and limited at
some things that he said would be
awful IL they only should come out.
/ When it was found that Corporal
Tanners stories had resulted in turn
ing from McElroy even his instruct
ed delegates from New York and was
having its effect among others Nc
Elroy very wisely withdrew, but no
friend of his ever need fear that the
investigation he seeks will result in
his injury.
The principal charge was that the
columns of the National Tribune
were being used to exploit a certain
colonization scheme. l saw several
members of the Florida colony who
declared that the adverse stories were
in the interest Of rival concerns. Nc
!! Elroy does not own the Tribune and
is not responsible for its business
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cine advertisements were also used
to his discredit in the same way that
Democrats used dragons blood to
show the absurdity of the tariff from
their view point.
North Dakota Land Patents
At the land Office patents are being
rushed out for North Dakota land as
fest as the elections to take surface
title. reserving the coal for the Unit
ed States. They are coming in free
ly In nine hundred and ninety nine
cases out of every thousand the title
is just as good with this reservation
in as it would have been without 1t,
and in the other case the entryman is
fully protected in his rights and a
coal prospector would find rocky
road to obtaining title to the coal
with the homestead party sitting on
the lid.
Another strong decision has been