The Globe-republican., 1904-11-24
News From
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME
At Fort Dodge, Kas.

The SIAlE SULDlERS HUME
| At Fort Dodge, Kas.
The ladies Of the G. A. r. have kindly
contributed an assortment of very de-
srable reading matter, consisting OF
magazines, Saturday Evening Posts, etc.
The boys feel very grateful therefor.
The teaIisters are very busy this nice
weather filling up cur coal bins. The
commandant looks out for this Us old
boys do not have to give even a second
thought to such things.
Now, since the election, doth Professor
Woodbury. get right huay continuing to
teach the young idea how to shoot. We
think they will shoot straight and then
"vote as they shot. There'll be war
some day. Speaking Of war, what has
become Of the great peace societies? Still
we belleye that there iS a place 10 the
world for them, Christ said, "But when
ye shall hear Of wars and commotlon, be
not terrified for these things must first
come to pass. Nation shall rise against
nation and kingdom against kingdom"
All join in the chorus!
And shall our Parker die,
And shall our Parker die;
Then twice 100000 Democrats,
Shall know the reason why.
The national chaplain Of the Woman's
Relief Corps, Miss Hannah U. Msxon,
was an army nurse during the Civil war
and has been school teacher forty
years.
R. NJ. Shearing, 18Th Ill.,, hiss been
promotedto Sergeant Of the tagged bar
racks" taking the place Of John Lee, re-
tired,
Alexander Sutherland, said to have
been the last Survivor Of the famous
Balaklava "slx hundred, died at Den
yer of pneumonia, aged 94 years. he
was tho trumpeter who sounded the
bugle call for the famous charge. A de-
tachment of the Colorado Nationa
guard escorted the remains to Calvary
cemetery. Thus do Americans pay
tribute one Of the English heroes who,
''Into the jaws Of death,
|. Into the mouth OF hell
Rode the six hundred,
A veteran Of the war of 1872 Is still
living, 80 years after the close Of thu
war. 50 years after 1866 will be 1854
but scientists figure we will 20 hence
cross the Rapidan in 1910.
Bt the election here November Sth
only 5 ballots were thown out-spoiled o
defective. The Leavenworth Time
says that the judges and clerks of elec
tion at the Home there threw out owe
200 ballots election night.
; But "you and all fell down" when
came to the township ticket. Ther
wero circles above the several ticket
J that we might vote the straight townshl
ticket. But we could not vote straigh
there, for there were candidates for roa
overseers and we could not vote for Oh
outside of our own district. There shoul
never have been a circle printed abov
the township ticket.
Later:-Now comes the Nations
=, Tribune, Nov. 10th, and states tina
/, Thomas Yates, Toledo, Ohio, believe
!. to be the sole survivor Of the immorts
] ''six hundred, aged 81 lives at tha
r place, hale and hearty and had celebrate
b the 5Oth anniversary Of that notabl
charge on the Russian battery Octobe
25, 1854.
Visitors: Miss Kate Burgess, Dodg
q City; Eldoras H. Hawley, Mrs. Ell
i. Hswley, St. John; Emma Wheelel
Dodge City; Helen Wheeler, Larned
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D, Besth, Dodge City
Il z. Beeth, Garfield; J. W, Beeth, Streatc
: III Mrs. Mary E. White, Ottawa; Mr.
Eugene L. Waring, Mrs, 0. H. Simpson
: Dodge City; Mrs. W. and Pearl Kimme
BuckliD; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gluck, Mr.
sturm, Dodge City.
Mrs. Richard Collins died Sunday an
was buried In the cemetery at Dode
City. Rev. Richard Collins and Mr.
Collius came to the home from Wyar
a dotte county, August 25, 1896 and he
borne upon the roster as minister. Il
n was a 2nd Lieutenant Of Go. Q. l32 N. J
"a Inf.
The w.. r, G. inspector was here
v inspect the corps recently and was vel
v much impressed with the condition
the corps and with the home and su
roundlngs