The Globe-republican., 1894-07-13
Soldiers Home Chat.

Soldiers Home Chat.
Forth Dodge, July IL, 1894.
Kelley has returned. He has not per-
fected his motor yet.
Best went to Meade 70 celebrate the
4th. We feared we were going to lose
another fish commissioner, but he got
around all right.
The Kid drum corps has a new suit,
but it's hard to tell what color it is.
We celebrated the 4th in good shape.
Old Uncle 10 is with us again.
The Board of Managers have visited
us and Strengthened things up somewhat.
A former member of the l2l Ohio, Sd
and 9th corps, visited us recently.
An old soldier from California was
with us few days ago, wandering list
lessly along toward llworth.
Jesse Williams. of Garden City. late of
the Home, gets $500 back pay and Sl7
per month. Jesse is the old boy who
was said to be trying to get two pensions
under different names.
An old salt from Arizona is stopping
at the Home to rest up little.
Two cowboys from Perry and Rhodes
ranch on the Cimarron were down to see
us Monday.
Brother Gates has not been mad for 3
or hours.
Rev. Stuart, one of the Board,
preached an able sermon while here.
Rev. Vaughan ministered unto us last
Sabbath.
1t is the intention of the Board to have
system of waterwOrks constructed here
in the near future-so you need not be
so proud of your Dodge City water
works.
Capt. Moody was with us some days
since and turned the P. o. over to Col.
Sidlow. and 10 Timmons is deputy.
Capt. Moody was very unfortunate as
a commander. When he first came in,
instead of seeking council from his polit-
ical friends, he listened to his political
enemies, and of course he fell. He
thought he never struck such friends,
and hence the collapse. ''The boys" here
gave him taffy-great chunks of taffy-
that could not be digested by cast iron
stomach in quarter of century. They
patted him on the back saying: "Capt.,
you stand by us and we'll stand by your
and they did stand by him-until death.
We will now draw (wire) screen over
this narrowing picture. Such is life.
There is always quite scramble fol
the little offices in the Home, for human
ity is the same to-day and forever.
The roster of places is about as fol.
lows: Commander, Enos Reed; Quarter
master, john Sidlow; Postmaster, John
Sidlow; Dept. Postmaster, 10 Timmons
Assistant Quartermaster, Taylor; Bos,
Carpenter, Carly; Boss Cook, Ritchey
Policeman, Shearing; Boss Bell Ringer
Barlow; Sickle Sharpeners, Todd and
Wright. Roberts still holds his position
Of seeing after the stock. and McDowe
supervises horses and farm work.
An old comrade says that while up n
Dodge City one day he heard stumE
speech BY leading peoples party ma,
concerning the G. A. r. and old soldier
In xeaeral, to the effect that the G. A
r. was run for political purposes. H,
swore and raved and sawed the air at
terrible rate. until he was completely
exhausted. This fallow pretends tina
he belonged to the 18th Pa. Cav, sstha
he had = record-he was willing to show
anv man his record" That such men .
these are allowed to run loose Il q,
evidence OF the amazing forbearance O
the american people. The boys in prise,
speak about tunnel traitos-professe,
soldiers who reported tunnels to tn
rebels for plug Of tobacco, and min,
you, some Of them had fought well Il
battle, but there Was screw loose some
where-they lacked honor.
Benedict Arnold was Q valued soldie
OF the Republic up to the battle Of Sara
toga. and Jefferson Davis dld valiau
service for the United States until afte
Buena Vista. Such IN life.
ScIPIo.