The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-06-08
News From
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME
At Fort Dodge, Kas.

VIM. Gerhard, D 18th Mo. Cav, with
wife and child, have been admitted 70
the home. They moved in May Goth.
s. o. Proctor. an aged cOmrade, Co..
e 9th Iowa Inf, died June End and was
buried In the home cemetery.
Mrs. Fred Boyd, formerly of Dodge
City and Fort Dodge, is up from Wichita
visiting her many friends In the Folt.
Peter D. Jackson, q 9th Kansas Cav.
hes returned from furlough. He sings
"There's a hole in the bottom of the sea-
Mr.. John Rapp, an old timer of these
parts, soldier in f 9th III. Inf, was in
the Fort June 2nd visiting his many
friends.
James w. George, F 18th West Va.
Inf, is a new member from Harper
county, in barracks No l., single,6 years
of age.
james M. Kirby, B 18th Ohio Cav, is
stopping few days in the Home. He
is on his way from Colorado back to
Jackson county.
Theodore Bryan, D 18th Iowa Inf, has
been appointed Sergt. of barracks No. l,
in place of r., NJ. Shearng who departed
this life for Oklahoma June 2nd.
Charles Craft, F 18th Kansas Inf, re-
turned with his wife from Chanute, June
End. They had been out on furlough.
Comrade Craft came to Kansas from
New York in the year 1857.
Miss Mary Lee from Denver, Colo.
came to the Fort June LIST, to attend the
funeral of her brother John Lee who
was buried in the cemetery near Dodge
City. She will be the guest for few
days of Pat f. Sughrue and wife who
are old acquaintances.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Cherington have
for few days been visiting their old
friends Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Shaw. Mr..
Cherington was once register Of deeds
OF Ford county two terms Pat Sughrue
was sheriff. He is at present secretary
of the Order of Railway Conductors.
The following were Fort visitors:
James Gray, Meade Center; Clair E.
Myler, Lawrence; Fred II. Poore, Pres
ton; D. L. Krebs, Ellsworth; Walter
Cain, Cora Cain, Belvidere; Viola Wulf,
Des Moines, Iowa; l.. W. Cheripgton,
Mrs. L. W. Cherngton, East st. Louis,
Ill.,; Emma Wheeler, Glenn Roth, Myr-
tie Rogers, Ella Mills, William II.
Clark, and Bessie Powers of Dodge City.
AS the facts in regard to the killing
of the two comrades on the evening of
May 30th have been pretty well threshed
over, we will only add few words. The
account telephoned to the Globe Repub-
lican is very correct account. On the
of May 30 nnMber of COM
rades asked permission of Commandant
Thomas to 60 to Dodge City cemetery to
decorate The graves of friends buried
there. David Truax, one of the party, a
of the home went along, but
stopped in town, got to drinking and
came home intoxicated, bringing whisky
into camp. In the evening about Z
O'clock p. IN. he became violent accusing
Lutz and Lee of taking his whisky and
shot them both. No one knew that any
Of them were in such condition or bad
any evil intention. Ghe Commanlant
was very busy that day and did not know
The condltlonEthat led UP to the shoot.
Ipa' On May ao:h. and July 4th all old
soldiers are turned loose and a great
many of them often get Into trouble.
Herman Iutz, one of the men killed, was
a private in Co. B End N. \. Inf.
Length of service u months. He was
born in Germany 70 years ago. Pension
$I2 per month, disability general, adj
mltted from Chase county June 8, 1899,
farmer, single. John Lee, gunboat Com.
landsman, service ID months
IA days, born in Ireland, age So, admitted
June 30, 1904, pension So per month,
disability rheumatism, admitted from
Ford county Sept 30, 1902, laborer, sim
gle. Those composing coroner's jury
June LIST we're: Thomas p, Norman,
NJ LIST N. j. Cav; NJ. G. Potter, 10th
Pa. Inf; @. J. Fitzpatrick, G 18th Mich.
Inf. ; Andrew Miller, L 47th Ohio Inf;
Alvin J. Stanley, II 42nd Ohio Inf; A.
Cumback, A 10th N. j. Inf, You will
observe that when juries or delegates
are selected here they ARE selected by
states, though many often have lived in
Kansas since she emerged from swad-
ding clothes.