The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-06-21

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trying to make terms of peace.
There are also a good many thous-
ands OF regular troops on their way
here by this time. QAlso several
thousands have already arrived.
am sure I would like once more
to be back where I could renjoy a
few blessings of civilization. /
have for mp breakfast coffee, army
''slum' ensembles beef stew and
bread, Dinner, beans, coffee,
bread. Supper, roast beef, tea,
potatoes and bread, and"that is in
the routine from one weeks end to
another
Il had considerable trouble night
before last while | had charge of a
co -nmissary guard and yesterday
was brought before the command
ing officer And so | did not feel
like writing much. l was put in
charge of detail of men to guard
our commissary sales room and
was supposed to keep law and
order in the immediate vicinity of
my post. The town is still under
martial law and all places are closed
at p. m. About 8 o'clock | no
ticed house few doors from nv
post becoming very noisy. The
occupants were intoxicated and
using bad language and l had a
written order with me which was
intended for just such an occasion.
About II o'clock citizen came and
asked me for God S sake to stop the
disturbance. | went down and
asked them to stop and they only
cursed me and told me that could Mt
stop them. | went back and as |
turned to 60, they turned large
dog loose and had to use my gun
on him. The people acted worse
after | told them to stop. Then
sergeant came and ordered me to
stop the noise. It was imperative
that should do something now.
| called the guard and ordered them
to load their magazines. When we
started through the sallie, part of
the house, the old dog tried his old
'lotirs in trying to bluff us out l
raised my rifle and told them |
would shoot if he came at me. They
dragged him away, and | went up
the stairs to where the people were.
followed by one of the guards.
When | stepped into the room l
was astonished to find two army
officers in there. | asked who was
running the place and no one
answered.
One of the officers came toward
me and attempted to put me out of
the room. | struck him uninten-
with my rifle and the guard
took hold OF him and before we got
through with him he was a badly
mixed up officer. After l had gone
SO far | made up my mind that he
should 60 to- the guard house and
see the officer Of the day. He re-
sisted and | used my gun on him
and ordered one of the guards to
seize him, which he did. His, coat
was badl Y torn and be was other
wise badly demolished. We took
him just the same.
May 9Th ! will try and bring
this letter to close and mail it to-
day.
Just came off of guard We are
on guard now every other day, and
it is no easy job. We are expecting
our discharge most any time now.
They say there have been about
700 blank applications sent to the
headquarters of this regiment. You
bet there will be busy day if we
are given permission to put in for
our discharge all at once. My reg
iment has remained inactive since
the return from the Leguna de Bay
expedition. -
The Mankato Commercial College
building, Mankato, Mimi, has just
been remodeled, and it is claimed
by all who have visited it, to be the
finest business college in the United
States Write for their illustrated
catalogue.
Isn't it remarkable-the excellent
quantity of furniture and the low
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