The Globe-republican., 1905-02-02
News From
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME
Al Fort Dodge, Kas.

cl..rpa,Anri1Sua
) d. NJ Wilson, Scrgt. A 10th Mo, Inf
who has been sick for several weeks, Ia
now able to be around.
, Jack Murphy has beer sick, but be
Is able to 60 The post office.
Miss Flo SpsnslgF goes back to Leav-
:. enworth the LIST Of February.
Several people have come in who we're
not admitted, This causes much trouble
for the commandment.
We have had quite a spell Of winter
and more snow.
We have an idea that three or four
days lust week was hard on tho wheat.
1t takes a great dea! more Goa! .h!s
winter to do lis than last winter.
The position of marshall Is still vacant.
1t might be let out to the highest and
best bidder.
Tear off January and hang up Febru-
ary.
The splnslers Of whom we spoke arc
getting ready put another pla" upen
the boards. For admittance flat rate Of
10 cents will be required. The half rate
Of 5 cents for little ones proves to DO un-
satisfactory, too many little people.
Col. Rowland, deceased, once governor
of the national home Kansas, once said
that more than 10 per cent of the old
soldiers in that home were wholly bad.
That Is not the exact words he uSed-it
may be that he wished 10 convey the idea
that 10 percent of the members drank to
excess as this statement was made several
years since, In either case 10 per cent
| is bad enough. Gov. MeMahon, presi.
dent Of National board says the conduct
of the great body Of old soldiers Of the
national homes is excellent. Only about
5 pei cent give us any trouble,
Whenever you hear an old soldier talk
Ing Unexpectedly Of another, trying to
belittle bis record, casting Slurs upon bis
service in the army, justnotlce the shape
of bis head. He belongs to the 5 per
cent Gov. Steele speaks of. Some of the I
boys have no record but the fact can be
easily found out, Had we time and
space we could tell many things wherein
the 3 per cent fall short--ln fact they are d
generally short on cash as well as char
acter. This 10 lamentable, and lot US
hope that the per cent may not increase,
But we do not endorse Gov. Hteele's
views upon the canteen. He thinks the ;,
canteen Is necessary for the good Of the =
soldiers. Our observation goes to show
that they need house of courtezans just
as bad and the same argument will apply
to both. The poor soldier gets wounded, j,
sick and sore. just interview the doc. r
tors at the Leavenworth home about the
young soldiers OF the Spanish American :,
war as to what hurts them most. Tho
canteen does not keep them in The home,
they 20 out anyway 1t is not 40 bad for '
the old boys for they are already "set" r
they do not haYe to be canteened, If
you lecollect, when we killed hogs we :,
sometimes got the water too no. and 1t "
set the hair and we would have to shave '
the hair off. | tell you 1t was miserable ',
and vexatlon of spirit to gst hog set ',
But do not train the young generation -
to love and glory in strong drink. Many vi
mothers IN Isreal will shudder to think -"
that her boy is being trained foT hell by y
he government. should they establish a n
new Canteen,
Visitors: Harry Newman, New York 70
Jlty; Ray Anthony, Dodge City; Mrs. o
1. Neal, Brownell; W. E, Addinton, ca
Ashland
Miss Mona Timmons from Kansas City, -
No., Is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs,
70 Timmons for few weeks. Mona. as
We call her, used to live with her folks
lere and is a kind, lovable girl, much
dmiIed by all who are fortunate as to
)e acquainted with her.
Mrs, Whtson of Dodge, and her
grand daughter Hattie, have been visit !
ng in the Fort few days
Say did you ever see a lot of old SOL ,
,iers gathered around a bulletin board?
Here Is one-New members at Leaven. .
worth home. Andrews. Craig, A 18th ]
}. Uav. TO hospital; John H. Hazen, B :
list III, Inf. to 0 Co.; Jacob Kurloke, B !
itb N. Y. Fl Art; John Lee, K 18th Kas.
Jav.; George Voiles, H. lst Tenn. Cav;
John n, Garrett, B 9Th Ind. Cav; Henry
L 22nd Kas. Inf; Joseph
J, Harvey, G 95th Penn. Inf; Cass
Roller, Ii End Kas. Cav; Allen Flater,
18th Wis. Inf; John McAleer, 18th /
Il. Inf; Rdssen j. Richards, D 9th I
dim. Inf; Louis Pullman, B 3rd Wis. '