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The lumber business is now carried on by Ward Brothers, and the grain trade by Gregg & Keyser, I. B. Gaylord, manager. Geo. A. Beal has a drug store on the south side, and a hardware store on the north.
Harbine is an important shipping point, and is rapidly growing.
CUBA.
('uba is located on the NW { of section 4, in Richland township. and on the SW | of section 33 in Farmington township. It is on the main road from Belleville to Washington, is surrounded by a good country, and is an important trading-point.
John Swan built the first business house, in 1873.
WHITE ROCK.
The town of White Rock, on creek of same name, was laid out in the spring of 1871, on the SW 4 of SW | of section 7-2-5, there being one building on the site at that time,-a general store kept by John Galbraith.
A saw-mill was built early in 1871, by Ogle & Laney. This mill was run five or six years, and turned out a large amount of lumber, principally oak, ash, black walnut and cottonwood, 15,000
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feet having been sawed in twenty-four hours, with two sets of hands. The logs were cut on White Rock creek, Marsh creek and the Republican river.
A large flouring mill was built in 1878, by Geo. R. Thacker: is a water-power mill, with Turbine wheel and three run of stone .- two for wheat and one for corn. A forty horse-power engine was put in by Fred Cooper in 1881, so that the mill could be kept run- ning during low water which sometimes occurs during the months of August and September.
From 1872 to 1876, White Rock was the most prosperous town in Republice county.
A weekly newspaper was published here for about one year in '77 and '78, by Harlan Taylor, called the White Rock Independent, and was what its name indicated-independent in politics.
Well-water is obtained at a depth of 20 feet.
Land in the vicinity is now selling at from ten to twenty-five dol- lars per acre, according to improvements, and no finer country can be found anywhere.
MINERSVILLE.
This town is located on the county line between Republic and ('lond, on section 35 of Lincoln township in Republic, and on sec- tions 1 and 2 of Sibley township in Cloud.
Coal was first discovered here by Nelson in 1569, who opened a mine the same year. Coal then sold at $5 per ton at the bank. Win. Campbell opened the second bank in 1870. on section 35; worked the same about one year, when he sold out to John Richard- son, who has worked the same mine ever since. (. C'onet opened the third mine in the summer of 1871, worked the same one winter, then sold the mine to Alexander Henderson, who still owns the mine. S. F. Curtis commenced mining in 1874, and is carrying on an exten- sive business. There are at present 19 mines in successful opera- tion, furnishing employment during the winter season to 200 men. turning out every winter 20,000 tous of coal, worth at the mnincs the snug little sum of $55,000. The coal is found at a depth of 25 to 50 feet, the shallow places being worked by slopes, and the decper by means of shafts, and all elevated by horse-power.
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The post-office was established in 1877, and Chas. E. Berggren appointed postinaster. Samuel Demurs is the present postmaster.
The Knights of Labor have a strong and prosperous local assembly at this place, instituted March 4th, 1882, by John F. Young, of. Scranton, Ks., local organizer, with 32 charter members. The pres- ent membership is 49. The present officers are, Geo. Helman, master workman; Alexander Richardson, worthy foreman; Wın. Pickering, venerable sage; Chas. Foster, recording secretary ; Chas. Richardson, financial secretary ; Elisha Morris, treasurer. Meet every Tuesday night, at the hall in Minersville. Hall 21x50 feet, built of magnesia limestone, and is a neat and substantial struc- ture. The Sunday school is held in this hall, and preaching every two weeks by Rev. Williams, Methodist, and the Rev. Mr. Jackson, Presbyterian. No organized church as yet.
SEAPO.
Scapo, signifying the great salt basin, is located on the NE } of section 28, town 4, range 2, and was surveyed into town lots by E. P. Hledenskogg, county surveyor, in 1870. Geo. W. Beebe was the first to engage in merchandising, commencing early in 1870. T. B. Hazen settled at Seapo, June 20th, 1871, and opened a general store in July of the same year, bringing his goods with him from Lomax, Ill. ; has been engaged in the trade ever since, doing a good business all the time, and has probably sold more goods than any other man in Republic county. James G. Tuthill was the first postmaster. and the first in the county. J. N. Curtis is the present postmaster.
A large steam flouring mill was built by A. W. Miller, in 1874. It has a forty-five horse-power engine, two run of stone, and first- class machinery throughout, its capacity being 100 barrels of flour per day. Cost of mill, $12,000, now owned by T. B. Hazen.
NEW TABOR.
John Kasl located on the SW } of section 23, town 2 south, range 2 west, the present town site of New Tabor, in March, 1871, and erected the first business house in June of the same year. He opened a general stock of merchandise that summer, and is still engaged in the same business, receiving a good patronage. The next house built was a stone dwelling by the same party. Both of these
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buildings are still standing. A blacksmith shop was built in the spring of 1872 by Wesley Scocdopole, who still carries on the business of blacksmithing, with all the work he can do. The post-office was established in July, 1872, and John Kasl appointed postmaster, which he has held most of the time since. The next business house was built by Joseph Saip and John Kuchera, who kept a general store. The next was built by Albert Kasl and John Hondek, in the spring of 1879, who engaged in general merchan- dising. Geo. Boals built a hardware store in the summer of 1879, carried on the business abont six months, then sold out to Joseph Kuchera, who still continues the trade. In October, 1878, John Nemec started in blacksmithing, and still carries on the business. In October, 1878, Dr. Frank Slospanskey started a drug store in the building erected by John Kasl, in 1871, who still carries on the trade, and practices medicine at New Tabor and vicinity. A dwelling house was erected by John Nemec, in 1879. In 1880, a large business house was built by Anton Houdek and Joseph Bouska, the building being now occupied by John Kasl as a general store and post-office. Peter Pinter is at present building a large and fine dwelling house. Washechek Bros. commenced trade in general merchandise, October 10th, 1882, in the building formerly occupied by John Saip, and are having a good trade.
Meetings are held regularly every Sunday by the Presbyterian society, at the school-house. Services are conducted by John Rundus.
Unimproved land in the vicinity of New Tabor is valued at from $8 to $12 per acre. Good water is obtained at a depth of from 35 to 50 feet. A good hotel is kept by Wm. Oliver, with good stabling attached.
Wesley Waltman was one of the early settlers of New Tabor, settling on the NE { of section 14, in December, 1870.
CHAPTER IX.
SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, NEWSPAPERS, RAILROADS, ETC.
There are one hundred and three school districts lying wholly within the limits of the county, and four joint districts - No. 1. Republic and Jewell : No. 1, Republic and Washington : and Nos. 1 and 2, Republice and Cloud. All of these have school-honses. except one-104, recently formed. which will build during the summer or fall. The school-houses are nearly all good and well furnished. The school population is 4,954. The number enrolled as attending the schools, for the year ending June 31st. 1882, is 5,410. The number of teachers required is 111. The average salary paid, per month, is, to males, $30.85; to females, $25.60. Teachers' wages are advancing, and the average for this year will exceed that of last year about 20 per cent. The number of graded schools is three,-district No. 6 at Scandia, No. 14 at Belleville, and No. 63 at Republic City. A meeting has been called for the purpose of establishing a graded school in district No. 33, at New Tabor.
The district having the largest school population is No. 6, 201 pupils : No. 63, 140 pupils ; No. 14, 134 pupils. The district having the least number is No. 58, with 13 pupils.
Normal institutes have been held every year at Belleville since they were established by law, and the same are now self-supporting. The average attendance of teachers at these institutes is 86. A county teachers' association is regularly organized, and meetings have been held monthly for the last year, with a good attendance of the teachers of the county at every meeting, and an unusual interest in the cause of education is being manifested.
The present county superintendent is John M. Lawrence, under whose efficient supervision and management the schools generally throughout the county are rising rapidly to a higher standard. Mr. Lawrence is now serving on his second term, and is the only person who has been re-elected to the office of Superintendent in Republic county.
In several of the schools, algebra, natural philosophy, book-keep- ing, civil government, and physiology are taught.
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The present board of examiners are J. M. Lawrence, chairman. B. T. Bullen, and F. A. Smith.
CHURCHES.
Every shade of religious opinion and belief is represented, from Roman Catholics to Latter-Day Saints. As stated in another chapter, the first gospel sermon preached was by a representative of the M. E. church, at a very early date in the history of the county : and this denomination seems to have been the pioneers in religious organization and work, and are, perhaps, more widely diffused than any other in this county.
The first to organize was the M. E. church in Grant township, known as the Fairview church, during the latter part of the year 1870, and the meeting-house was built in the summer of 1872, being the first house of worship erected in the county. Rev. E. R. Brown was the instigator of the enterprise, Thomas Gray being the architect and builder. This house was erected under great disadvantages, as nearly all the lumber was hauled from Waterville. The present pastor of this church is Rev. W. H. Williams. of Seapo.
The next was the M. E. church at Belleville, organized by G. S. Dearborn, presiding elder, May 27th, 1871, with Rev. Mr. Freem pastor in charge, and R. P. West, local deacon ; S. K. Waterson, class leader ; Geo. A. Hovey, recording steward ; W. F. Compton and James Anderson, stewards. At this time, it was ordered that the preacher take up an appointment north of Belleville, to be called Rose Creek appointment. This class was organized at R. P. Cheney's, in June, 1871, with R. P. Cheney as class leader, and is now known as the Spring Hill class. Rev. Freem stated there was too much talent in this neck of the woods for him to preach to, and the presiding elder promptly relieved him, and supplied his place with Rev. George E. Nicholson. The present membership on the Belleville charge is about one hundred. Rev. R. A. Hoffman is the present pastor, and is also secretary of the Northwestern Conference, an active and untiring worker in the canse. Class leaders - Belle- ville, Geo. A. Hovey: Spring Hill, D. M. Howard: Beauchamps, Wm. E. Whitney : Grace Hill, S. H. Doty.
The M. E. church at Scandia was organized in April, 1882, and was made a station in April. 1883. Present membership, 35.
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Preaching each Sabbath, morning and evening, by G. H. Woodward, pastor.
Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, in Richland township, organized in 1871. A meeting-house was built in 1877, being the first place of worship erected in the township. Sarah Sayeox, Mary A. Roberts, and Elisha Janeway are the preachers. Membership at monthly meeting, 250.
Roman Catholic church, in Richland township. Meeting-house on NW 4 of section 17, and built in 1879. A large congregation, and meetings held regularly. Father Lowinig, spiritual adviser.
Church of Latter-Day Saints. or Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ, first organized at Prairie Home, June 8th, 1880, with eight members. The place of meeting has since been moved to Bennett school-house, in Richland township, where meetings are held regularly every two weeks, John D. Bennett, pastor. Membership, 22.
The Roman Catholic church in Freedom township was organized in 1874. Meetings are held regularly every month at the house of John Shemonski, with a membership of eighteen families. They are building a fine church this season on the northeast corner of section 7, in said township. The church has a title to three acres of land for a site for church and burying grounds.
The Baptist church in Norway township is called New Salem, Elder Thomas, pastor. Services held regularly every two weeks.
The Swedish Evangelical Amana church, in Beaver township, was organized in 1873. A meeting house, 34x95 feet, is now enclosed, and, when finished, will be the finest church building in the county. Meetings are held regularly every Sunday, and preaching once in two weeks. N. Oshlund is the present pastor. Membership, 200.
The Belleville congregation of the German Baptists, or Dunkard Brethren, was organized in the fall of 1880, at Wm. Gooch's residence, in Belleville township, and church services have been held regularly ever since, in six different places in the county, every two and four weeks. The present membership is about 100. Lemuel Hillery, ordained elder. Wm. Lugenbeel, Ida ; Louis Jordan and Daniel Smith, Cuba ; Wm. Austin, Scandia ; and Jeremiah Hillery, Belleville, are the ministers. Grounds have been selected for a place of worship on the NE { of section 20, in Belleville township,
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and a meeting-house will be erected the present season. This denomination commenced religious work in Farmington township in 1871.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church in Freedom was organized in 1871, by A. Odell. Services are held regularly at the Odell school-house. F. M. Madden is the present pastor. Membership about 50. Also, the same church organized about the same year in Courtland township, by Rev. Odell. Present pastor, Rev. Madden. Membership, 45.
The Disciples, commonly called Campbellites, are ably represented by Dr. J. C. Griffith, who commenced religious work here in 1870, has preached most of the time since, and has established congregations in several places in the county.
NEWSPAPERS.
The Belleville Telescope started September 30th, 1870, when there were only two buildings on the town site. The paper has always been Republican in politics, has labored earnestly and per- sistently for the advancement of the material interests of Belleville, Republic county, and northern Kansas.
The Scandia Journal, published by A. B. Wilder, at Scandia, Kansas, was established February, 1872. In politics, it is inde- pendent Republican, is ably conducted, has a large circulation, and ' has done much to promote the best interests of its locality and the county generally.
The Republic City News, a spiey and readable weekly recently started at Republic City. has a large eirculation, and is laboring earnestly to advance the interests of both town and county, and. from present indications, has a bright future before it.
RAILROADS.
There are two lines of railroad in the county. The Atchison, Colorado & Pacific, runs north up the Republican valley 26.36 miles in the county, assessed for the year 1883 at $152.941.32. The stations along this line are Norway, Scandia, Republic and Warwick, the latter being the present terminus. The Republican Valley R. R. runs along our northern border, 12.71 miles of track
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in the county, assessed at $82.977.24. No stations on this line in the county.
The mumber of miles of track in cach township is as follows : -
Atchison, Colorado & Pacific,-Big Bend, 7.90 miles : Union. 6.12: Scandia, 6.13: Norway, 6.21. Total, 26.36.
Republican Valley R. R.,-Big Bend, 4.98 miles : Washington, 2.42 : Rose Creek. 5.31. Total. 12.71.
CHAPTER X.
SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.
Belleville Lodge No. 96, I. O. O. F., was instituted August 27th, 1872, by Geo. W. Shriner, Deputy Grand Master. The following is a list of the charter members : W. Il. Pilkenton. W. HI. Allen. A. J. Smith, A. J. Hill and A. Blocklinger. The present officers are : A. Dixon, N. G .; T. M. Noble, V. G .; V. Vantrump. recording secretary : J. S. Beckwith, permanent secretary ; D. Clemons, treasurer. Present membership, 40. Meet every Monday night at their hall in Belleville. This is the oldest secret organiza- tion in Republic county.
White Rock Lodge No. 126, I. O. O. F., was instituted June 26th, 1875, by Special Deputy Grand Master W. H. Pilkenton. The following are the charter members : Andrew Lowe, W. K. Miller, D. L. Badley, Samuel Akins, J. W. Johnson, John Hob- son, A. B. Young, Joseph Smith and John Counzelman. The present officers are : Geo. W. Beyrs, N. G .; E. S. MeKay, V. G. : H. K. Peckham, secretary ; C. L. Emery, treasurer. Meet every Saturday night at their hall in White Rock.
Ida Lodge No. 147, 1. O. O. F., was instituted May 17th, 1878. by W. H. Pilkenton, Deputy Grand Master. Charter members : J. S. Davenport, John Davenport, Henry Bartle, Robert Allen, F. T. Powell and D. H. Johnson. The present officers are: A. Steenblock, N. G. ; W. F. Bobenhouse, V. G .; S. M. Edwards. secretary : James Matteson, treasurer. Membership. 20. Meet at their hall in Ida.
Scandia Lodge No. 165, I. O. O. F., was instituted March 12th. 1880, by W. H. Pilkenton, Grand Master of the State of Kansas, who appointed the following assistants: Grand marshal, D. L. Badley ; grand warden, II. K. Peckham : grand secretary, E. A. Hallowell ; grand guardian, W. A. Brock. The following is a list of the charter members : M. Curran, W. A. Smith, J. L. Dixon, A. B. Wilder, Daniel Young, Leroy Whitney, C. P. Carsten- sen, M. Weislogel, R. Nicolas and T. M. Little. At the first mect-
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ing, M. Curran was elected N. G .; L. Whitney, V. G. ; W. A. Smith, recording secretary: C. P. Carstensen, treasurer. At this inceting, the following persons were duly initiated as members : P. Curran, D. F. Longnecker, W. F. Allen and James Weyand. This lodge was incorporated under the laws of the State of Kansas, Feb- ruary 22d, 1883, and is now in a prosperous condition, with a mem- bership of 40. Only one funeral benefit has been paid by the lodge since its organization,-that of the wife of Bro. Richard Nicolas. The meetings are held regularly in a large and finely furnished lodge-room every Tuesday evening. The attendance is good, and a general interest in the good work is manifested by all the members. The present officers are : M. Weislogel, N. G. ; James Weyand, V. G .; L. R. White, recording secretary ; W. H. Stinson, permanent secretary : Wm. Taylor, treasurer; Wm. G. King, warden ; J. Leary, Con. ; J. T. Spillman, R. S. N. G. ; N. Marty, L. S. N. G .; Wm. F. Allen. R. S. V. G .; J. K. Glasgow, L. S. V. G .; Paul Honiff, R. S. S. ; J. R. Sandell, L. S. S .; Simon Kolb, I. G .; George Nicholas, O. G. ; J. F. Sothers, chaplain.
Republic City Lodge No. 204, I. O. O. F., was instituted June 22d, 1882, by A. H. Dow, Grand Master State of Kansas. The following is a list of charter members: T. M. Little, D. S. Zencker, A. T. Miller, F. W. Craft, T. C. Clark, W. E. Finley, I. W. Williams, M. C. Polley, Win. Taylor, T. F. Marlatt and Chas. Somers. The present officers are : F. W. Craft, N. G : I. W. Williams, V. G .; J. Beck, secretary. Present membership, 33. Meet every Saturday night at their hall in Republic City.
Republic Encampment Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F., was instituted January 25th, 1876, by Special Deputy Grand Patriarch S. II. Kelsey, assisted by Chas. H. Krebs and H. S. Wooden. The fol- lowing is a list of charter members: W. H. Pilkenton, V. Van- trump, I. O. Savage, Josiah Kindt, Wmn. Hughes, E. A. Hallowell, W. C. Shull, A. J. Hill, Jas. H. Bradd, F. M. Cox, Geo. E. Ross and Chauncey Perry. The present officers are: I. O. Savage, chief patriarch ; D. Clemons, senior warden; W. H. Pilkenton, junior warden ; J. Kasl, high priest ; D. Clemons, treasurer; V. Vantrump, scribe : A. J. Hill, O. W. ; W. A. Smith, I. W. Meet first and third Saturdays of each month at Odd Fellows' Hall, Belleville.
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Belleville Lodge, No. 129, A. F. & A. M., was duly chartered by the Grand Lodge of the State of Kansas, A. F. & A. M., on the 17th day of October, A. D. 1872, and duly instituted by Special Deputy Grand Master W. P. Mudgett, of Waterville, Kansas, on the 22d day of November, A. D. 1872. Its charter members were C. I. MeIntyre, Joseph Boothe, Taylor Wilson, R. W. VanDyke, R. C. Carr, S. A. MeKay, John Hadsell, Austin Phelps, Wm. H. Harmond, James Mackey, Benjamin Abbott, A. A. Burk, J. J. Schofield and John F. Wells. And its first officers were, C. I. Mc- Intyre, W. M. ; Joseph Boothe, S. W .; A. T. Wilson, J. W. ; R. W. VanDyke, treasurer; R. C. Carr, secretary ; S. A. Mckay, S. D. ; John Hadsell, J. D. ; A. L. Phelps, S. S .; Wm. HI. Har- mond, J. S .; J. Mackey, tyler. The present officers are, N. T. VanNatta, W. M .; Wm. Alexander, S. W .; J. J. Schofield, J. W .; M. E. Hall, treasurer ; C. Perry, secretary ; John Nealeigh, S. D. ; John Rich, J. D. ; E. A. Hallowell, S. S .; A. Steenblock, J. S. : A. R. Park, tyler. The present membership numbers 47. Lodge meets at their hall in the city of Belleville on the 2d and 4th Sat- urday evenings of each month.
Lebanon Lodge, A. F. A. M., was organized under dispensation. August 21st, 1882, by E. D. Hylier, Past M. W. M. of the State of Kansas. Dispensation granted to S. W. Gunter, W. M .; C. S. Morey, S. W .; R. W. Swan, J. W. Charter granted Feb. 22d, 1883 : organized under charter as Lebanon Lodge No. 221, March 21st, 1883, by Benj. Lake, Special Deputy G. M., assisted by A. A. Carnahan, John S. Elliott, and A. E. Carlisle. Present officers : S. W. Gunter, W. M .; C. S. Morey, S. W .; R. W. Swan, J. W .; R. Morey, treasurer ; II. B. Speldia, secretary ; M. Curran, S. D. : W. A. Smith, J. D .; M. J. Stanley, S. S. ; J. H. Nikirk, J. S. ; A. Schapbach, T. Present membership, 15 master masons. Meetings held regularly on the 1st and 3d Mondays of each month, in a large and well furnished hall.
Orion Lodge No. 50, Knights of Pythias, was organized March 13th, 1882, by Max J. Alwyns, grand deputy. Charter members were C. F. Woodward, C. P. Carstensen, John Hamberger, C. S. Morey, M. Weislogel, W. A. Smith, John H. Cullers, Jas. Weyand, B. W. Lathrop, A. Keeler, A. L. Whitney, R. W. Swan, H. B Speldia, Frank Newton. J. S. Thompson, Ed. Christian, N. Marty.
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E. M. Purdy, L. C. Weyand, C. H. Buck, M. W. Ward. The officers chosen at the organization are as follows : John Hamberger, P. C .; C. F. Woodward, C. C .; E. M. Purdy, V. C .; C. II. Buck, P. ; C. S. Morey, M. of V. ; J. S. Thompson, M. of F. : W. A. Smith, K. R. S. ; Herman Speldia, M. at A. ; Frank New- ton, I. G. ; A. L. Whitney, O. G. Present membership, 20. Meet every Friday evening, at Odd Fellows' Hall, in Scandia.
Belleville Lodge No. 55, A. O. U. W., was instituted August 12th, 1880, by Wm. R. Sheen, Deputy Grand Master Workman, and the following officers were elected . C. Perry, past master workman ; Joseph Boothe, master workman ; W. II. Woodward, foreman ; E. A. Hallowell, overseer; L. R. White, recorder ; J. P. Heaton, financier ; E. M. Crummer, receiver ; J. Vantrump, guide ; Lafe Ball, inside watchman ; J. Walker, outside watchman. Trustees : A. E. Taylor, J. C. Humphery, and Daniel Miller. Medical examiner, Dr. L. R. White. Officers at present date : C. Perry, Joseph Boothe, V. Vantrump, J. S. Beckwith, W. W. Wait, past master workmen; S. G. Stover, master workman; E. M. Crummer, foreman ; D. Miller, overseer ; J. H. Bradford, recorder : M. E. Hall, financier ; C. Perry, receiver ; J. Walker, guide ; J. E. Mccullough, inside watchman ; V. Vantrump, outside watchman : Eli Haskett, E. M. Crummer and J. S. Beckwith, trustees ; C. M. Arbuthnot, medical examiner. Present membership, 22. Lodge meets in Masonic Hall, the 2d and 4th Thursday evenings of each month.
CHAPTER XI.
SOLDIERS' REUNION, ORGANIZATION, ETC.
A publie meeting was held in Belleville, November 29th, 1878, for the purpose of making arrangements for holdinga reunion of the ex-soldiers of the county, at which time a committee of arrangements was appointed, with instructions to report programme, time and place of holding the meeting, etc.
The committee reported on the 7th of December, naming Decem- ber 13th as the time and Belleville as the place for holding the same, which report was accepted and adopted.
Friday, the 13th, the day set for the reunion, turned out to be the stormiest of the season thus far, the wind being one of those peculiar Kansas zephyrs which, farther east, would be called a high wind, blowing at its best gait all day, and the snow flying so as to render travel well-nigh impossible. Notwithstanding all this, some 200 of the " boys," fired by the patriotism still so fresh in their bosoms, managed to be present, besides quite a number of citizens, including many ladies, who so kindly furnished the most bountiful supply of luscious rations, of which there was a large quantity left over. The day was passed in exercises, in drill, speaking, story- telling, and drinking genuine soldiers' coffee, etc., all within doors. the weather being too inclement for out-door exercises.
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