The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-12-17

reason Of having travelled around tile sun
"A times has permission from Com
mandant 5, Il. Thomas to take bis meals
In the future at the invalid barracks.
William W. Wyant X 9th 0. Cay. and
wife have concluded on account Of bet.
ter health, to retain their position for the
winter In presiding over the dining room
kitchen In barracks No. /.
F. W, Boyd D. Tooth III. l., Is busy
moving In bis quarters at the new invalid
barracks In order 10 be prepared in the
way Of cooking and feeding the old Vets
and their wives who will move In In a
few days.
Comrade Armstrong OF barracks No. !
has been a great traveller, and is holding
his own remarkably well. He has jour-
neyed around the sun s. times and Is to
all appearances good for five more trips.
Orion, the most beautiful constellation
in the heavens shows up In all its splen.
dor at nine o'clock. p, m. at about 45 de-
greeS above the horizon. Job, who is
given the credit Of being the first astron-
omer, mentions this constellation and
gives God all the credit thereof.
Jerry Shaw, engineer Of the new water
system, Is wearing smile a yard long
now days and it Is all on account of his
being able to force 10000 gallons Of
water with bis new pumping engine to
the reservoir on the hill in the short
space Of three hours. Jerry is a good
fellow when awake and he don't care
two plunks what anybody thinks about
1t.
!, Martin Byler LIST 0, 1t. Arty, and hs'
better half have been chosen by Com.
mandant 5. H, Thomas to proceed to the
Bckerdyke home at Ellsworth and take
charge Of the old ladies invalid barracks.
Saturday evening last the Woman's Re-
lief Corps gave a farewell reception to
Mrs. Byler and presented her with
handsome dish as token Of their esteem
she being an honorable member of that
order.
The Women's Relief Corps met last
Saturday evening, December 18th and
elected their officers for the coming year
as follows: Mrs. Jane Norman, Presi-
dent; Mrs Esther Gilpin, Sr, Vice; Mrs.
Julia Kelley, Jr. Vice; Mrs. E. M. VIII
son, Chaplain; Mrs. Lottie Hall, Couduc.
tor Mrs, Drake, Asst. Conductor; Mrs
NJ. E. Boyd, Guard; Mrs. Barkhurst, AS
slstsnt Guard; Mrs. Stafford, Treasurer
The ladies of the G. A. R. at a regu.
lar meeting December lst elected their
officers for the ensuing year as named
below: Mrs. Cornella Evans, Pres; Mrs.
L. Huston, vice president; Mrs. Hannah
Shafer, junior vice; Mrs. Lucinda Kirk,
chaplain; Mrs. E. Tolls, treasurer; Mrs.
Mollle L. Andrews, secretary; Mrs. M.
Holtzman, conductor: Mrs. NJ. Glenn,
asst conductor; Mrs. M. Burgess, guard;
Mrs. NJ. E. Gilbert, asst guard.
Sarah Jane, wife Of William Dudley,
D l4th Iowa l., died last Sunday morning
after a long illness. Mr.. Dudley was
born at Salem, Iowa on the 22rd day Of
November, lS4S and was IS years Of age.
Married at Eldon, Iowa on the 23rd day
Of November, 1856 and admitted to the
home on the 2Sth day Of December 1902.
Her husband and three children are lett
to mourn the loss ola dutiful wife and a
loving mother. The remains were taken
to Wichita Oh Monday last to DO Inferred
10 the family burial plat.
The Union Veterans Union held their
annual election for officers for The coming
year on Monday evening last with the
result as follows: P.F. Sughrue, COL;
Abam Cumback, Lieut. COL; George
Wolf, surgeon; Philander Evans, officer
Of the day; A. W, Heftou, officer Of the
guard; Capt. J. R. Sencenich, quarter
master; Samuel Gllpin, Chaplain. The
adjutant and bis clerk will be appointed
by Col, Sughrue on the evening Of In
stalation, Jan. nth, 1904, This order IS
In nourishing condition and 10 rapidly
approaching the number Of veterans in
Victor Post 293 G. A. R.