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Show THE INDIAN FIGHTERS Had a Most Glorious Time .Last Night at Springville Will Meet Annually Hereafter. Here-after. At about 6 o'clock this morning the veterans of the Black Hawk Indian war who reside in Provo returned irom the Springville reunion and today nothing is heard from them but praises of the glorious time they had. At the reunion there were 111 vet .1 1 . ... erans of that noted three years struggle with Indians beginning in 1866. The place of meeting, Reynolds hall, was appropriately decorated with the na-; na-; tional colors on the outside, also an 1 elegant display of bunting upon the inner in-ner walla. The large pillars were tastefully decorated with the implements imple-ments of war in vogne at the time, intermingled in-termingled with the floral emblems of peace. Upon the eastern wait was the motto in evergreen and gilt letters, "Welcome Comrades." At 2:40 ceremonies began l-y twenty members of the Springville Indian hunters singing a song composed for the occasiun, entitled, 'The Black Hawk War," the entire assembly making mak-ing the rafters echo with the chorus. Comrade Frank Beardall petitioned the throne of grace for a divine blessing, bless-ing, followed by the old song, "Our Leaky Tents." J. C. Boyer made a speech of welcome wel-come in bis usual eloquent style. At the conclusion two old veterans of the Mormon batallion, James Oakley and Jonathan Averett, were introduced to the assembly. At 3 p. m the orchestra struck up and the old vets engaged in the dance with the vim and vigor of twenty-five years ago. At 5 a call was made for the erstwhile Indian fighters to take their partners for a grand march to the supper table. Two hundred and twenty sat at the festival board and did justice to the rich feast that had been prepared, pre-pared, consisting of the fat of the land, and prepared in the most artistic and toothsome style. Over 500 sat at the various tables, that were served most deftly by seven young ladies dressed in black, with white caps and aprons, assisted as-sisted by nine youn,? gentlemen dresBed in black. At 8 p. m. dancing was resumed and continued, interrupted with songs, speeches and stories reminiscent of their Indian fighting days- The old vets enjoyed themselves as only old soldiers can and were loud in their praise and profuse in their thanks for the hospitality extended by the Springville contingent. Many were the incidents of the war that were recalled and told. The veterans vet-erans decided to hold a reunion annually. |