Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-10-26
CAMP SUPPLY ITEMS.
To the Editor Of .be Times.

destroy what iIttIe Vegetables We had le!t IN
our Pos, sarden.
The Indian news IS very uDintersst!ng in
this loc ,iiiy, snd We are only too glad ths,
such i. the case, as our liJile ioIc- here, H.
comparison with the numerous army tina
lenI ted 10 intercept a band OF 10 red
devils and i>ried, woul. stand no chanos
wi h a dozen or .wo OF the de'pe's;e L..
should they come thi. way. 80 We would
-ay 10 our friends o., north, for the lose OF
''peacs" keep them away, keep Them no
there; We nave done nOthIns TO incur their
displ, asure. so do not deserve to BE- interview
ed in their style; 10, no, not Us
M,jor II. A. H.mbright. 18th Infantry
L. >. A, VINO has Commanded this Posi-
-ince the I'd day OF October las, year. ba.
beeu ordered to lake cou maEd OF Fl bod {
vice Col. Lew,s, deceased Col. Hambfight
Is an able md efficient commander, strictly
impartial to al; she private soldier under
his command has always an able advocate
i.aye the Post.
Capt. Wa. J. Lyster, 18th Inf, ass umed
command Of the Post on the l7th ins'., and
IS now duly installed, having received he
pub ic property from Col Hambright. He
IL an experienced comYandint, having
conn and,d F0fl Laraec over two years
Port ii VS. ior shor. period, as we'll az
o Der Pos. in The south y-ars ago.
We noticed the sn ling counlenance o.
Ed. Aft, The proprietor OF the Buff Creek
R,bcl, This week. There s evidtniy some
thing in the wind when L ,me- iu,o tins Sc
pats. Some enlerprising projecIin view no
count.
l. cut. Ives and Smith, two recently ap-
pointed officers from West Point NJ tary
Academy, arrived at this post / " days
aso, and Ere row doing duty With their re-
ppsc i've compani.e. This now leaves the
Command al Camp supply as follows: Co.
B, 18Th Iuf. 50 men strong, C,p,ain Lys,er
and Lieut.. Ives; Company A, 80 men strong
IstL.eat Z. Vance aad Lieut.. 4. l. Smith
Iii Lieut.; o. ". BIdi, 4th Cav. is A. q.
NJ, A. c. S. aud Acting Post Atjutan'.
Dr.. Wilcox is in charge Of the medical de-
psItUiea'.
The Reg mental Bard OF The lst7 Inf. is
expected at this post next week. 1t is max
irg a tour OF all tie posts where troops of
the Regimen, is stationed. Lieu. George
II. Cox, the Resimental Adj utant, aoooa-
lanies, End is i'll charge OF the band. The
baud will remain at Fort Dodge, Camp Sup
ply and Fort Elliott, respectively, fifteen or
twenty days at each pest, and return to i.s
proper station Fort Lyon, not later thSn the
24lh Of December next.
The boys at Camp Supply, IN view OF the
band coming 10 this Post and furnishing
music for it, viii give a grand bail day or
two after its arrival at the poet. PIepara-
tons on grand scale are now rapidly being
made, and events show preparation far ex-
ceeding that OF anything Of the kind at the
pos, for years.
For some weeks past the troops have bsen
laboring ince.sautly at bulding new house
for the commanding otiesr, sni that in n
nec,ion with the small command at the post
has made duty unusually hard; men have
been doing guard duty With but one night
IN bed, winch il a very unusual thing in
line OF peace; yet 10 the nid,t of peace ".
| em 20 be in var.
There is some talk that some Of the COM
psnies of the 10Th Regiment will change
alta, ors next month, and that some Of the
companies at this post and Elliott viii 20 to
Posi- on railroad.
M. Lee and wife. OF the firm of Lee &
Reynolds, spent few DAYS at the post last
week. They were on their way ess. where
Ms. L. will spend The winter, hs.ing en-