The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
CUPID IN COMMAND
or A TROOPShIP
Nine Brides Sail With Their
Husbands for the
Philippines.
~SHERiDAN'S CARGO
a Young Officer, 1t Is Said, Can Live
More Chcapiy in the Islands With
a Wife Than Without One
How 1t Is Done.

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F"i'Sa' ~ @t"'. ! va" ' -
j master of the United states tFoop7N1P
4 Sheridan that has carried thousands
a of brave hoys across The Pacific to the
A pniItnnfrn n,abire, a,o who gave the
4 ~, 80
n "t' 49,.
u cast on!
4 Ihensands on me Whit 6nNT "
II mighty cheer as the lroopship' carry
ing me AWGI4ty- seroHd ihl"iNtS o" a|"oi
cut lI'l" va p"S' uiuN'N' '" ~
: were carried across the water TO s"S
slou'Ins iiuiLi'wus, lor li'ta 40 Wa 49, Iaft
mrs. t!hle me twenty -seGoiH re- Is'
san fr4hGi'So lol ,IHoS" la' -" iijjttlin,
and, indeed, there are many litue
Y crosses ~ lHG Sg.nSl9lE ~ - ,i,Gos
near Ma1Il!" 70 mark IHe ieasit9 p'n.oo
= OF men WI" 4ouBnt t4t''G pt"Nfn "tI,
anu Hiea pIaEe.S' me W. LII : ~ "a,,.
\ lhe ilfst mission OF tne lMelt'S w.
ohq was 70 lishl ana Nil ~ 49,,
81, "hsH t"e ~ '"ieits ."i'1"' ~" =, ~
r fa'ld was 70 pteNelt enat pe'N' ",1ni1
\ COST so many precious Tvs ~ T ,E,s
'hlGht wen nS ptoEu ~ hi9 io9ittVm -,
Gay. lneft were W.'te llonolNs ~
inS ~ the Wit 'i1u ti'i ~ ~ 10,
,ht proai's'llHg uSSh tn[ pg. =. 9 = fairiv
/. letS' roses anu ot"el p'oo'"' ""' '"t'
sunni, ~ ~ +ho .,ff-
IFetly women ieaneu oNei Nv 49, Sai
1 raH "nu Nept soll'S, ~ r,anIy
: WliSls were SlI"Hb arms - ~ -
pipllAeu ''lrN y = Gts"orc an5
honlesiehllesS t'oLlse'S 90 49, 5.s ~
'heit WlNeS~lt Is q EiaGlous 80
nleHl 'ha' ieIli'rSS l.is'b 40 q 90
N'nc 0''oes "''0"t' ,,..,a
And now the mystery OF me iittic
rascal VINO assumed command mere Ia
the face OF ihe Nlo1sit, spHtteElis e.
fusion from one OF Washington most
y powerful army men. II was HehSt4A
SofaIh VINO hau ieitarNeu '"'Aet ~
terIEs
oilger should wait until he mas
saved money before ne "eus. ne
i should not depend upon his salary alone
TO uppor ms Wlle.
Nine young men of the TWenly-sec-
ond rebel!ed, They thought OF the
Years General Corbin waited. Nine
men were brave IN the face OF the SEMI
oaaeial declaration, The regiment had
, men had sweethearts in the United
best men" and then hurrymg UP we'd
! last two months, these seif-reiant fu-
ture commanders of brlgades and army
corps took unto themselves wives.
lieutenant General Young was para
lived by the force OF the Information,
at first communicated secretly. Then
he thought OF Captain John r. r. Han
nay. who was within a week to take
his own daughter for a wife. The wires
burned with messages from various
points of the United States NTH the
ten names were before the general COM
manding our big army. Then he lay
back in his chair, ana his tremendous
frame shook with mirth.
'Gee!" he CALCULATED, with an utter
loss of dignity. That's one on Corbin
MI right. But I'd g.ye a years salary
fa4 -
This feeling was echoed throughout
the var department. and even Presi-
dent Roosevelt had a hearty laugh TO
think OF the complete sway Cupid
would have on that beautiful voyage
of four weeks.
The happy young people are:
Captain and Mrs. David l.. Stone.
Captain and Mrs. John Il. r. Han
nay.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Henry A. Rip
ley.
lieutenant and Mrs. William w
TAYLOR.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Adolphe II,
Hughuet.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Lawrence A
Curtiss.
lieutenant and Mrs. James Jus
tice.
Lieutenant n Ms. Harry Parish.
all.
lieutenant and Airs. Robert II. Whit,
field.
General Shafter. General Thompson
and General and Mrs. Craigie We're a
the dock to bid them all farewell, ant
General Shafter had a few words o
luck to wish zach officer and hi.
bride.
Pleasures of Manila.
Once IN Manila the serious matter,
wiinn called the regiment there will
herrjn Flrienas win Md one anothe
q for the regiment Mil be dis
sected into several parts and hurrie,
10 varions Dosts OF the many island
which form thu archipelago.
It has often been remarked that a,
officer. q second or first lieutenant. pos
sesses unusual temerity in taking
bride upon the salary, sll5 and sl2i
which Uncle sam pays his Junior Off
GERS. Since the United states has ex
parded aud sent TO several parts c
the world Its regiments there has bee
an increase In the umbe OF mar
riages. 1t forms an interesting lin
thought.