Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-15
FROM CAMP HAMILTON.

ABOUT SIX uiiicS. Leaving NOSSNliic DIT
6:3o p. m. Lexington was reached at
$3.50 p. m. Thursday. With the excep-
ton that the engine jumped the track
few minutes after starting causing a i
delay of three hours. nothing of inter-
est happened.
The regiment is camped four miles
east of Lexington on a high rolling
clover field on the Major Clark farm.
Major Brown and twenty Odd Fell
lows of the regiment went on the Odd
Fellows excursion to the Linnetta
Springs Wednesday. About one thous-
and attended and a thoroughly good
time was had.
Corporal McGreevy visited in Gin
cinnati Thursday and Friday.
s'Give US battleax' has taken the
place of Remember the Maine," as
camp cry.
From a Great Bend visitor we learn
that it is reported there that certain of
the Bend boys wish to join the regular
army. They do nit.
Six ladies representing the Aid
Societies of Lexington go to the division
hospital each day to cook for the
patients. When the first meal they
prepared was taken to one of the boys
he tasted it and said 1--WE must have a
new cook today. Things taste differ
ent."
Mrs. Aber and Mr. Ruhe arrived in
camp Tuesday. Mr.. Ruhe left Thurs
day, but Mrs. Aber will remain some
time.
Corporal Mosely who has been ill
with fever for several days is recover
ing.
Lexitonians in large numbers have
visited camp this week and especially
dress parade, which now comes before
supper.
Chaplain Woodward and wife came
in from Camp Thomas Wednesday.
The II Minnesota and IL N. Y.
bands serenaded the zIst Kansas Sun
day evening.
The wind and rain storm Tuesday
evening was not bit welcome. 1t is
hard to fortify against the cold with
one blanket.
In the DEMOCRAT several weeks ago
appeared an item something like this
"The boys of Co. A have been com
PEELED to buy S33 worth of quinine and
an effort is being made to raise the
money to reimburse them" The boys
of Co, A subscribed six dollars and
| fifty cents, and no more, with which to
told just $40. so worth of falsehood, or
rather the author of it did.
Representatives of the American
Tobacco Co. visited camp Thursday
and gave each man twenty cents worth
of chewing and ten cents worth of
fsmoking tobacco and two packages of
cigarette papers. Those who did not
want it took theirs to the canteen and
traded for something to eat.
/ Corporal Enfield, who has been on
detail duty at Brigade headquarters,
resigned Friday and returned to Co. A.
| ]. K. Foxworthy, of Co. A, now on
detail duty at division hospital, has
been unable for duty for some time.
| NJ Mooro IS n
A, died at the Odd Fellows hospital at
Chattanooga Wednesday.
A picked nine from the zIst Kansas
played the Lexington team an interest
ing and winning game of ball Thursday.
The score was 10 to 8.
Ernest Hall, one of the Chase boys,
was taken to division hospital Wednes-
day.
Up to Sunday evening 627 patients
had been taken to the division hospital;
Forty-s six from the z1st Kansas.
Ninety per cent of the regiment have
expressed preference to be mustered
out to doing garrison duty.
Judge Mosely of Co. K is writing an
article on "What l saw at Camp
Thomas"
Monday was Labor" day in LexiDg-
ton and incidentally volunteers holli-
day. Three regiments drilled for the
amusement of the spectators.
John MANIFEST of Sterling and Ed