Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-06-18
GRAND ARMY PICKUPS.


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| Particulars Pertaining to the Posts.
A post of the Grand Army is to be or.
ganized at Wayne, Republic county.
The post at Oskaloosa will have charge
of the Fourth of July celebration at that
city.
The Woman's Relief corps of Larned
donated $2S to the camp of the Sons Of
Vetrans of that place.
| Wilmington township, Wabaunsee
county has one hundred old soldiers
among its population.
Beauford Post 1872, of Halstead visited
the post at Sedgwick City the other day
and had very pleasant time.
Patrick w. Rigney is the oldest veteran
of Ellis county. He is aged seventy-one
and served in the fifteenth Illinois
cavalry.
Twenty-six old soldiers are buried in
the Burlington, Coffey county cemetry.
Most of them were members of Kansas
regiments.
Sabetha Herald: Great preparations
will be made for soldiers reunion dur
ing the Hiawatha fair. G. A. r. Post It's
| of their city will attend in body.
Caldwell Journal: L. A. Franklin, an
old soldier and one of tie pioneers, ofthis
county, died at his farm three miles west
of this city. He leaves wife and two or
three children to mourn his loss. He
was member of the q. A. r. post of
this city.
Olathe Mirror Gazette: The department
officers of the Woman's Relief Corps
held called meeting last week to prop
erly show their appreciation for the valu-
able services rendered the department
by the retiring president Mrs. L. H.
Brown of this city.
The post at Republic City, Republic
county, has twenty-members and is re-
ported to be in thriving condition. Of
the members seven served in Illinois
regiments, five in Indiana, four in Ohio,
two in Wisconsin, one in Kansas and
one in Pennsylvania.
Paola Spirit: There is considerable
talk among the old soldiers and others
of raising money to build union monu-
ment in this city in memory of the old
soldiers buried in this county. 1t is a
laudable and practicle project which we
hope will be carried out.
Caldwell Journal: Jefferson Spilker
was made happy this week by the re-
ceipt of his pension papers, all in good
shape, upon which he will draw as back
pay little over 81, 400, andin the future
S.. month. The old gentleman needs it
if any one does, for he is pretty well used
up from diseases contracted during the
war. He was member Of the grand
army of the republic.
Atchison Patriot: Col. Allen Buckner,
chaplain OF the Kansas senate, and of
the grand army of Kansas, lectured at
Corinthian hall, on last Thursday even
Post, No. 1856. Subject: "Chickamauga,
Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge"
Col. Buckner "was there" and told the
story in powerful and graphic style. The
lecture was for the benefit of the post
| fund.
Burlingame Chronicle: Three years
ago we called the attention to the grand
army boys to the fact thata soldier was
buried out on the prairie few miles
from this city. We suggested that time
the propriety of either lifting the re-
mains and placing them in the Burlin-
game cemetry, or placing a monument
over the present grave and enclosing it
with suitable fence. We do not know
the name of this dead comrade, nor is it
necessary so far as careing for the grave
is concerned that the grand army should
know. 1t is quite enough to know that
this silent sleeper who lies there alone
and neglected, once wore the blue.
Troy Chief: Frank Kitzmiller, of High
land, member of Severance post, 161,
some time ago saw a notice that an ex-
confederate soldier at Richmond, Va,
and member of q confederate veteran
camp, was manufacturing gavels out of
wood taken from the famous Libby pris-
on, for the presentation to G. A. R. posts
in the north. Mr.. Kitzmiiler made ap-
plication to him for gavel for Severance
post, and in due course of time received
it; and the following letter:
RICHMOND. Va, June II, 1885.
FTQnh AuzUllcT, tyntdRU n u.s..
DEAR CoMRADE:-Your esteemed favor
of the Goth inst. is at hand, and to-day 1
send by this mail gavel made out of a
piece of a column in the Libby prison,
and which you will please present to
your G. A. r. post, with the compliments
and right hand of friendship extended
from boy who wore the gray to the
boys who wore the blue, hoping that we,
as happy reunited people, may always
live together in peace, harmony and
unity. Would have sent the gavel
earlier, but owing to unavoidable circu.n-
stances, was delayed in doing so; but, as
the old adage has it, "better late than
never" Present my greetings to the
comrades of the post, one and all, and
believe me,
Fraternally yours,
JNo. E. LANE.
Let me hear if the gavel came through
ell right.
The writer is member of r. E. Lee
camp, No. l, confederate veterans. Ifall
confederate soldiers were animated by
the same spirit that prevades the above
letter, harmony and unity would be &C
complished as by an electric flash.
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