Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-03
GRAND ARMY GLEANINGS.

among the other states.
GRAND ARMY GLEANINGs.
Arkansas City Trareler: W. A. Clark,
Of Bolton, has received information that
his claim amounting to 81, 800 has been
allowed by the pension department
j. T. Pearce, of Garden City. has
secured a pension Of Sc per month to
date, from July 1, 1880, from the gov
eminent.
Logan Freeman: Sixty-five vouchers
for pensions were made out In the Free
man office on June 4th, 9th and 9th.
The average was about S35 for each pen
sion, and the total about S2,275.
Lyndon Journal: The Lyndon G. A.
R. boys had a grand time the other even
ing. The occasion was an inspection of
Post No. 10, by the district inspector,
Mr. Joseph Farley, of .AIelven. After
the inspection an enjoyable camp fire
was held. Short speeches We're made by
a number of leading gentlemen. Of
Wichita Beacon: Judge A. A. Glenn
has received notice that the department
at Washington had granted his applica-
ton for an increase Of pension for the
following parties: E. S. Parsons, late of
Co. "F," So regiment Illinois infantry,
from s. to 81 per month; and j. n.
Ross, late Of Co. SO" 10th regiment, In
diana infantry, from 81 to IS per month.
Gov. John a. Martin recently address
ed a letter to S. S. Burdett, of Wash
ingtOR, d. c., cOmmander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic. From
this letter it is to be inferred that
Kansas has done more for the old soldiers
than any state IN the union, and this
is strictly true. And on the other hand,
the old soldiers have made Kansas what
she is to-day, the grandest state in the
union.
Humboldt Union: When the old
soldiers asks for a pension he gets 81 to
So per month, when a general asks for
the same matter, 500 goes to him.
When a general, member Of either house.
or milliOnaires die their widows receive
$4,000 pension, and other legacies
When a railroad corporation asks for a
pension, they get 179,OOO,OOO acres to
about all the public lands there was.
When a rich man dies, congress spends
5000 OF more on his funeral, a poor
man dies the county buys for his in
terment a 81, to SO dollar coffin, and
still there is fault finding about giving
too much pensions by the south.
EmpOria Nel0s: A branch of the
Veterans Rights union, was established
In this city the other day, with a char
ter membership Of about one hundred.
The objects of the union, are to see that
III
ows and orphans have all the rights Civ
en- them that they are guaranteed under
the laws of the United States and state.
The organization is strictly nOn-partizan
In all its actions, no distinction being
made as to whether a man be a demo
crat, a republican OF a greenbacker
The laws of the United States say that,
other qualifications being equal, an ex-
soldier shall have the preference for all
appointive Offices in the gift of the gov
eminent The laws of the state of Kan
sas are even more strong. The Veterans
Rights union proposes to see that the law
is enforced if possible. Ali old soldiers
are invited to affiliate themselves with
the organization. 1t is somewhat Of
new thing In Kansas, but In New York and
other eastern states it has already accom-
plished great good for the old soldiers,
the union, having taken disputed cases to
the halls of congress and having wrongs
righted at the hands of our national
Legislators.
The Minneapolis Messenger recently
published a roster of the survivors Of the
Ninth Kansas Cavalry, numbering 255
persons, rank and file. The Messenger
SAYS: s.NO doubt there are a number
whose names we failed to get, but the
a aggregate is probably less than 400 OF
the 46 persons who first and last cOnsti-
tuted the field and staff but d are
known to be alive. OF the 1913 officers
and men of Co. A 40 are known to re-
main. Co. B had 1872 men and SO only
can be heard from. OF the 100 officers
and men of Co @ g only can be located
Co. D had ia and but 10 have been re
ported as living at this time. Co. r had
1913 in its ranks and but II stand up to
be counted now. Co. F numbered 157,
and less than One-third of them are living.
OF the 1853 who once belonged to Go. G.,
but II remain. Four old veterans rep
resent the survivors Of the $50 who bore
the name of Co. H. An even dozen re-
main of the 182 of Co. J. Tom Boweu's
Co. K has dwindled from 188 to %.
Lieut.. Arnold stands up alone for the
134 men who belonged to Co. i, and
but 8 are known to be living Of the 132
Of Co. Nj. Or, putting 1t in another way
of the 2, 193 officers and men Of the regi-
ment but 255 are known to be alive. 1t
is twenty-one years since the last gun
was fred into its ranks, but they are be
ing decimated at a fearful rate. In
tWenty-One years more not a man VIII be
living to tel the story Of its work OF
write its history"
Tongaline has already done very good
service in two cases Of habitual headache,
Of an otherwise very obstinate and in
tractabls nature.