The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-11-07
Collins. Suffering Kid, Tin Horn


Bill, One Eyed Riley, Prairie Dog
Dave and others were members OF
this NEST noble Observation-Disclosures
in times Of peace and invisible in
times of war.
The guards remained on the sphere
of action until after Click went out
of Office. It was during Gov. Mar
tins administration that the Southern
CHEYENNE Indians broke their reser-
walton and threatened serious inva
sion on the southern border Of the
State. Tie country was filling up
with settlers, and the CONSERVATION
over the reported Indian outbreak
was greater than during the Indian
raid of few years previous, when
the country was sparsely settled. The
cattlemen spread reports Of Indian
depredations and these reports lost
nothing as they travelled over the
prairies; and as they reached the Ar
kansas river they represented a hor
rible state of affairs on the alleged
Indian scene of action. The ranch
men desired to check the tide ct i'm
migrants then encroaching on the
cattle domain, and stories Of Indian
outrages spread over the country.
In this alarming state Of affairs, OF
course the Governor was appealed to,
and he instructed the Adiutant Gen
eral to order the militia to the Kan
sas border and prevent an incursion
into this State. In looking over the
list of regiments and companies sub
ject to military duty, the adjutant
general discovered the name of Click
Guards. Knowing the character of
the people on the border, Gen. Camp
bell thought he saw an opportunity to
repel the Indian invasion by ordering
the Gluck Guards to the front. Ac-
cordingly, he caused the following
order to be issued:
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE
TOPEKA, KAs., Oct. Is. 1885. )
+ II is reported to the Governor that a
band of Indians are committing depredatiOns
on the southern border of the State. and they
threaten an invasion OF our DOMAIN.
III. You are hereby ordered TO summon the
Click Guards to the company rendezvous
and make preparations for marching to the
field of action.
ment's notice, with ten days ratiOns.
". Surgeon Galland is also ordered to
hold himself in readiness to accompany the
expedition and to provide sn n,mseif with am
v. You will provide your command Win
abundant ammunition, as the necessities OF
the situation may demand.
BY order of the Governor.
CAMPBELL, Adj. Gen.
To Captain Click Guards, Dodge City.
The company officers were reached
without serious delay, the order be-
ing received about II p. M, before
many of the guards had retired to
tier peaceful slumbers and were
wrapped in the arms Of Morpheus.
The situation was really serious,
though the apprehensions proved IN
founded, as it was learned later-the
Indians were depredating the cow
ranches to make up the deficiency of
beef furnished by the government
contractor. But the soldier knows
nothing outside of the orders of his
superiors; and accordingly the Click
Guards were soon ready for service.
The surgeon had not received his
command from headquarters, and the
captain repaired to the Great West
ern Hotel to put the Surgeon in pos
session of his order, that he might
prepare himself for immediate duty
in providing bandages, and other ne
cessary articles for the battlefield.
The lights had been extinguished
at the Surgeons headquarters two
hours before the captains arrival,
and death stiffness pervaded the at.
mosphere surrounding the popular
holstery-only once in a while the
stiffness of the night was awakened
by the heavy tread of the Click col
der, in his hasty preparation, and the
deep, sonorous sound from the sur
geon's bed chamber rent the chilly
October air.
Rap. rap; rap!
Some internal commotion assured
Pat his call would be answered.
Presently, a light flashed and {
ghost like form sped through the