Western Kansas world., 1886-03-06

low forehead and deep wrinkles betwee1
the eyes and straight across the forehead
is five feet eight inches high, large ant
straight; has set mouth, good teeth ant
square chin. He belongs to the G. A. r.
and is member of John Brown Post, a
Belleville, Kansas.
Atchison Champion: The widows
pension bill, in the form in which il
passed the House, will it is estimated
add 1000, 900 per annum to the pension
account. An amendment to the bill
limits its operation to widows who were
married. to the deceased soldier prior tc
its passage. This amendment is calcu.
lated to head off speculative marriages
of blooming young women to aged
soldiers, with view to securing life
long pension.
Waterville Telegraph: The officers
elect of Waterville Post, No. 260 G. A
R., were installed into their respective
positions by Post Commander H. c.
Beskwith on Friday evening last. They
are as follows: A. Frahm, Commander;
r. Smith, s. V. c., Geo. Benfeld, "
c.; G. II. Titcomb, Q. NJ; d. w. Hum
freville, Surgeon; II. Reitzel, Chap
lain; F. E. Thompson, Officer of the day
David Huffman, Officer of the guard; M
L. Reitzel, Adjt. S. F. Peabody, Sergt-
Major; J. G. Dickey, @. NJ. S.
Peabody Gazette: Custer Camp Of
the Sons of Veterans now meet twice
month, on Monday evenings, and the
study of the war has been commenced,
which is to be made quite interesting.
The officers of the camp, as lately elect
ed and installed, are: J. S. Dean, cap
tain: 1st lieutenant, S. Goodrich; End
lieutenant, Ell Lamb; chaplain, Joseph
Thoburn; surgeon, Ed Neal; orderly ser
geant, Ed Brewer; quarter master SER
geant, Will Gibbs; sergeant of the guard
Frank Mears; corporal, Luther Stephens;
camp guard, Bert Duesler; ordinance
sergeant, Ed = yers; color bearer, Chas.
Hitchcock; outside guard, John Hitch
cock.
Wichita Eagle: There was an unusally
interesting meeting of Garfield post, G..
A. R. in the court room last night. Five
new recruits were mustered In and three
were admitted on cards. At the close of
the regular routine business, Past Com
manders H. d. Heiserman and j. NJ. Bal
derston were called up for reprimand be-
fore the post commander, Colonel John
Fisher, who detailed some of their honor
able services in one of his humorous
speeches. Then comrade Buckner stepped
forward and in a neat speech presented
Comrade Balderston with an elegant sill
yer water service, on which was the in
scription: "P. c., J. NJ. Balderston, from
Garfield Post"
A correspondent writes the Council
Grove Republican: In August 1868
directly after Quantrell's raid on Law
renee, about two thirds of the ninth
regiment of Kansas volunteer cavalry,
were stationed along the border to keep
Quantren bnsy at home. Gen. Ewing
was in command On the first of
January following scout was ordered
all along the line. New Years morning
at 9 o'clock, forty men of companies E.
and G., under Capt Fletcher saddled up
and started out. The snow fell all day
and at night it was foot deep and the
weather was very cold, just after dark we
took possession of large barn; found
orn and fodder for our horses; had a
C W hard tack for our selves and spent a
cold and cheerless night; started at day
light next morning and got back to Har-
at dark, cold and hungry "you
bet."