Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-09
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
DODGE CITY. SATURDAY. MAR. Q. '7s
For the Dodge CRY Times.
HOW THE COUNTERSIGN WAS
CHANGED.
A n.MISIsCENCE OF ARMY LIFE on THE
FRONTIER.


1t was while was stationed at Fort -, wy.
Ter. In the fail Of 1873 that the following Incl
dent occufr.d. was member Of guard
which mounted AT the Aforesaid Post on tn,
morning Of December * b. ON the evening Of
the came date with one corporal AID six msr
ieii tie man suard house at the post and pro.
ce.,t's On alb 49, Il quarter OF mile To- the stable
guard lsot-c svai rr-rk there to lerlur ~ Tn.
uuii'r OF the higi'l. As ! had the fiat watch il
bee.ii"e ny ,ni. l. post and :n-iru I the sent j.
h.is daring he nrst part of thr M -ht. In tho5,
Times W. u-cd a c.iin ersitn, aud The guards ot
day nsi s,flct .'rirrs /" all w no p'r-on To pas:
90 poACn Ii'rir ~ si5 wIihpu. giving the pro-
per -''rfi- n . O'cio'k posi-, Il The second ,e-
siei, a.d ait-, ins ructiBg he IA n IN rel alton 1,
ths-i d ties sah. tHsm the cOunfeIsi.n which
was BoIUaAC ~ isr guDl. A. ten .,'clor.
! STATED with the third relief to relieve tn, :, C
Oni aud when approaching the nearest post the
ga ii,i chail use.l aai advanced u in the Gu s.
tUinary ina.B.T. iIaDs Won st,newall-r ar
nlaitsbIy cOflulent son OF fssierlaid land VIII.
D. the wsJ had b-en bur live munIh- On Amer,
c." soi.j nas No. -nd The first to 10 ON post
IL iceeiNsu all tut Instructions in proper man.
n.er a..d lsst OI all ie Counters ign Io,.msc In
osd to in'.ciisJiy impress II IN his know ledge
boa sad. N"s III aus be sure ou RENE inb.I
that no"i. arG accordingly placed IN, month
10 ais ear and 10 s.e Tow ami audible said Po-
tonne. fviiiI-mac, PoEho- mac, he murmer.,d
- dmAs Oh DIT, Ppio mac-l i.;rt nod
uiuA-; potv-Inis. ~ ieIl 10 ,osr the remain
lns man ~n.lc Hans sIIl coati.ue,i re, eating
f''s.Inac- A. C.. hour 81 IL WAS approaching
awOhr .he nrst 'riri ho imrn-tiiat. ly made pre-
para Ions 10 % oH 10 ct. OBr al those men " q.
N iuiLcki'sg aesii may care cot OF a fellow and
~ Ern,iis- eon vi iliv Eslnefald Isle who ~ idri
lin ga IN tiir 10, y .tiIm e, suOmnn of dennis
- Toe. ID BDis nae Hans was always sure
Sc isiASs WONG thd 10, and as chSnce woui
hs>. II lac WAS 'i,s very man whose Iac, il wa
to i.lsrsr H.Ds ZION, OH pOst. So We left IN
pusr'i soosr and hada proceeded far when ",
Were ch III NJ 10y Hans VITA 'wro g,ums iare
iIiiIne.i ieay .,lsS I'D Relei aud after ,i.Iiv
esis IN cpu-trTsiga ~ advanced towards lIsn.
MhO sood a. "a - arm, the dead picture OF 4
bale oil Sstt"i "a, ANS n Lamp post. turn al Yer
your uI,aers III .ns sall L. anu he INN ID nj. Is
btk " tl 'si,r ui thc c.or.t gmarul.-s half I'm.
g!,sh haii B1 'iI lh.i ever heard ia NV lie.
iosiC csGids.'l untierstan.i "a w..,i OF the fel
low Gag, Ia became raging wild an,. II was
WIKI the -ratesi 'iitilo,ilGN thai pre-, en- led ben.
nis ann making a lear be assault oa Hans.
HOAettf Lam. i..t,T. upied HIM wi h That n
nvw se Uuid dun diyii, its over IN ,uchls n 1
y'l"us !. b- ai,.a sour h. out sni chaz-' Al
this abe u i,ii.n bvclIlr eaIased and retalate
rs isIlUus ~st- ,ust ., gout as YOU meier vas
una sric''k 80 baiii.r aug e, ell OF YOU, ou-you
g.,l .,s. tam 80 si.at Wa, his eAcit, nient ,s,or
Haas ,.ui, sas no more. Re Ing that tn mis-
u.ii, rs,a..'.ius Iniei lead 10 d ng OF IN re
seii"us hattie iihnn diai,i, inl.ri,0>ed and
Cats a The cvi,ibsi sIis 10 dry up by Threatening
10 c'si''ii.. la IA Doih Al ali Vent. U'Tboie VIA,
b.u.sd 40 nav, tie llst Wori and iu, uing TO-
warn. it't Il. said A ali ,rgeanf ayIck will yc
let iIl, nav ~ II ~ h IN, t.Ie-tae oh rty salI-
Doe sistr, lor Two liis Il break the stock o. he
IA. q,
Lib teiinihatt IL liie rupture. G!se him the C un-
ters.ss LaaseariI /. -. soonther sine -ai,i Haas
npiaoa. i,.,.g ID anus Ish mac. u, on hear
la. ,1s ID n"i- i-us hei 80 heartily that feared
each iAoincni Ia @Uu,d e. into col.vui>ion
Mh-i's he i.i.iier D,nni, ask.d, have YOU
ne'ei h.aI" ihst Nod before or arr you afraid
70. can't I.m. NIB 4 I---AIraId H. it-r-m, M
bsi-ai i"t Won lie arid 90 reitieInhir. be-
dao s.irr AZ in ny aAd many gallon OF ! evir
din aha, a.id oil he W .iAe'i 10 rigi shoulder
iaashi.,- a.a stili ,lieaiing the c ,uni-rsign
mn, M. 4
othe, tias, anu reu,u sc: once More L. the guar,l
hOu-e. Al apou' hi.f past one I h.R.i cri. 8 0i
,.fpoiai % ine .usid -NoS The corporal I'M
III, u.,'ei. rosiss ,-t towards posi- where st, os
Ian ~ M y c.sarse bayone.s asd " IN Iun Loaf
cd .aiI,i iuii ucA. u
L. mt sOn corporal Yea whats the mat
tai Dc.Lis -Lo C. he h,ie .,.ck an IN tell
ye. Disi' g-id.ng the law or rui-s of military
outS ns ai'"w'd iic corf'fai 1. spproach hi.
l'oss without p' pal, e. ailri gins IN.
Whats al iJcDtis a-kriI Ia. cprtorxI.-D'yr
ZEE hun :. i,owsi On lie hui ther~-Y-.
VIII, a.e ,L'y WHO are they Is It, how IN
Gi'h stS.iu .noa. They we're comm dow
B. q" iiAr bi-i@ss Nhin-Mno com s there ssys 1.
-tslsi'i i''"n . O. one Of thin III at sea
eii'i ..d' ss',ee one via he cuuI,thirfit, audi
\ uu suo,.id have said c-,iintersign ID Rnis. -
20 Toe cD,rse, bat a. made M tiiif r anyhow iir
she AVA r,na.Ne the cs.unIhii sien hsl he 1t al
~ all YAK sai',ihin tnat s,uaei like TIE bra, IN
% > 80 4'o".C. M.'l The a a,pli cot IA ~
1he g "1'asi"n 81 lh> husnsue the corpor Il
(haiieseeI is.ti ell The w.r'i nj advance Il he
soGais Toe 4" h,;sT ,f the dsv was Of -ou, se h,
nsst 10 SiSak a.s,i turinz To the oral hr
ell In 'his in~. dIu Il lie re. Iii q no. and look
ans A. ~ I,so.e nr sskesi what were his rstruc
Il as % Isoie gave lin III. b. 81 he had IN The
sh -, bui ia.y were vs,y unsaiisiac tory 10 The
oihser w.io tI,n sskrd l,-inis who gave him
Those orders a a. chm. sur The officer
HaAed why hr did is.t advance The rounds II e.
r,ceising III. counierslgH, wh-n n replied the
uhii o"unihir or sign or the sign 4 coun-
ts'siue di'i Sc or h-Ar TO night. Hans VA
bicueht iorsaId when The officer asked how he
undSisiaa the C unier i'm. Poto mac SAID
II ms. Wssn't 70 P..i"ms- ak, d the officer
lsw IL Va, Potomac said Hans. Addr. seinS
o'Tooie the oiiic<i askc,i hiw he under. TODD III
counie "a. Ii j.b,r, cir sail Denuis he TOW Id
me the c, untefsignrti W.. BUrTnIRNIIk, an sur,
couitn' Z iorg~s IL
iorrs for awhile,
Fort Reno. GUfFY.