The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-12-15
Soldiers Home Slftings.

the battle of Fredericksburg.
Many members went to the city to-day
too many to give names.
There is another death to chronicle
Mrs Drummer, wife of Comrade Drummer
from Reno county.
There is an alarming amount OF sick
ness in the Fort. The physician is almost
worn out, and he has very sick boy him.
self.
Today the dem"crats introduce their bill
to repeal the Mckinley bill-a great de-
feat for the Republic-unlucky number IL.
Billiards have no terrors for us here, rs
the state furnishes us with goOdly sup
ply of coal.
Comrade Barlow fell very sick coming
home from post meeting the other night.
The curfew bell did not ring that night,
and the rope hung listlessly and languidly
In the tower.
We have a regular mail from this place
It. Dodge post Office. P. +. Saghn'e car
Fics the mail every day except Sunday.
Starts at p. H., and arrives at 5 O'Clock
p. m.
The Board brought u new qaarter,naster
with them, and he will be initiated immc-
diately, as the old Quartermaster eau dc
nothing Oh account of his arm. or course
we will have to like our new man. then he
will give us full weight when it comes to
chuck. 1t is a very irksOme and RESPONSE.
bic place to fillmore SO than any other
Office i'm the Fort.
The act creating this Home calls it the
Kanaas Soldiers Home. The '.state'' is no,
in 1t. Therefore, we are like Lewelling's
citizen-''aboYe the stste.'' But there is
only one place within Kansas borders
where We can be above the state, and that
is away up in the northwest corner, 1900
feet above the raging salt seas, where the
citizen, with one foot on the verge Ut Col
OradO, and the other on the everlasting
buffalo grass, can view the landscape DER
the Italy of America. Pleasing thought!
The board of managers have been with
us. We believe they are honorable men
and intend to do right. 1t is worthy Of
note that one has no trouble to see them
consequently the members do not have to
run over each other to gain this privilege.
We are Informed that it was almost i'm
possible for any one ranking below colonel
to gain ACCESS to the presence Of the for
mer board, while almost every member
had deyouring ambition to interview
them. See!
There is no necessity for any of us to
hold his head too high, for We are all on
an equality alike, living upon the bounty
Of the state ,-not because we are charge
and burden, but it is due us because We
have been to the wars and 'sfit." We had
big b hopes Once-''swimming like wanton
boys on bladders, but there came frost,
a chilling frost" in the person of the Tex
rs brigade and our cup of ambition was
dashed rpon the IMPLYING ground. After
, season we heard, ''post numbah fo,,ln,
ten O'Clock and all -.''-well!
We came near forgetting about our
candidate for future commander. We do
not want another at present, but if the one
last week doesn't strike favOra-
bly,, we will present another. When in
the course of human events it becomes
necessary for us to choose a captain. We
would suggest Or. Hollopeter. 1 know
we can unite upon him. He was a candi-
date on one of the recent tickets-we for
get which. In fact since we were thrown
into the bastile for breaking out Of camp
and voting the republican ticket we are
eXcusable for getting mixed as to tickets.
There is one thing that transpires fire.
Quently here in these low grounds Of cot.
fee. 1t is condition (great is Grover for
the wordD not theory. 1t is members
who come in without regular application.
Now there was one such came in-at Sher
ing's the other night, and although it on
ly weighed s pounds, still it had to be
taken care of. notwithstanding the squalls
that make night tremble with distress
around about these barracks. Furthermore
according to the rules, every thing received
while a member has to be turned over 10
(spank)to the state upon the member leav-
ing, all papers, of course, having to be
signed, sealed aud delivered, for anything
gotten in the premises. So. you see it be
longs emphaticalIy to the state. and like
king Of Salem, shaving
neither beginning of days nor end Of sor-
rows, it is positively in it. Coura,le
now has three cilildren-aI ls,y.
but one. she is girl.
SCIr1O.