The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-23

REFoRH ScHocr Rars "A considcrall,
number Of tie boys who enlisted from IL,
School into the army, and others who were
previously dismissed and enlisted into the
? military service, since their discharge from
!. the army have visited the school appar-
: emily with much satisfaction and pleasure.
= Some Of these. who we're quite uneasy and
"a restless while confined in the School now
: acknowledge that their residence here was
J the making Of them and regret that they
Z did not more falIy avail themselves of the
advantages for education thus spread out
- before them. il is tot uncommon for de-
parted boys TO write back to their comrades,
. as well as 10 tAe officers OF tie many hap
. py days they have spent I'm the institution.
] And why should they mott Many Of them
never had q home, and many others, who
should have had i0uad them so intolerable
that humanity could not stay in them.
Even so far a. physical comforts are sup
Piled. many Of them are better provided
for In The school than they eyer were be-
FIRE. and vef ever, ..,o ,.s,,.- ts,. fse ,ro-
vision made j. yesy simple and frugal Tie
evidence OftAis was exhibited IN an amusing
way by 4 bright little fellow from Detroit.
| Having been taken 10 Il few days after his
orriyal 10 sai5 his sirl,nass was eyidaofl,
o,,,,,. ~ b,s hav.n, es.en t.o mnch ric5
viruaI- since b;. coninrt
Tse bovs who have retn.ne5 fror tha
army ao,ear we'll and thore is mo re,-oa 70
halieye that class thev have been I'M
,e-i,.r 20 Tho a,ar,ao ,r other ...i.l,er- ,n es-
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" fortunes oi "ai nave also pei"AeA 1h'lh-
some have been Lain lD battle. some have
died i'm heservics. some have been wound
oJ % f.- t.,. f-.orrof. t,+ t}.o .,~,.....
i''' l''i' i" '''''' "iN '' ''" CONN
meuce labor n some u,eiu. employment
/ One o.. these who had been nine times
| io ial f.e.-.. ho cor,a tt,a srto.l Inns s.-,.
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ed oiHcr's AA- -4Fcu ills wages. anu ha'lA-
learned good trade. Fee WIii make a useful
and honorable citizen. Another inmate
,vho l.n b,~. .i.,n, .i, ,...~. ....o ,.,....
IN,
NUNS " ''''i''i'''''" .' 'Ne regular army
and IS now DOB tae service iu CalIiorail.
1872
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49,
We cup lhr i""o"ih@ rom me ll-usFlie
(Pa.) her0n Di the the ith The person
referred no is undoubtedly : T.. Kilhourne
To- Of ,t.i., ,,,.,. -. t... -t.-...
7'' ~ '.'' e'-'' "''o Ia ''''" "'7'"' ~
lie -" regions Joy some 'iiie past
So As there Is constant liability for oil
wells 20 take fire involving the saddest
consequences 90 life and property. and as
they frequently arise from causes which none
can fOre,ee or prevent los precautionary
measures IL win he useful 90 make particu-
lar mention Of the manner in which the late
disastrous fire was eXtnguishel
The fire broke ont about : IL p. r.. and +
In the space % fifteen minutes the derrick .
and engine house were consumed. and Moth /
ing remained but the discbareinr pine. /
which was elevated about four feet above +
the ground i'm am inclined position. the sup
port having burned down The oil was at F.
this time flowing az the rate of about four
hundred barrels q day The fire RACED un- +
abated till about II o'clock nj night. an eX- /
pedidents 20 extingush il having failed. and I
the flame following the stream 10 the mouth 7
Vi the pipe
At this juncturc. s. L. Kilburn. who had /
been a spectator Of the scene for several /