The Globe-republican., 1905-05-11
News From
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME
At Fort Dodge, KaS.
Another delightful rain on the 9TH with

thunder.
The Arkansas is pretty full yet-holds
it's own well.
| Adiuiant Marshall who has been quite
III is getting better.
A light shower Sunday night and In
dicatlons favor more rain.
Frank Ridenour was very sick but Is
now on fair way to recover.
We had bad attack Of stomach trou-
BILE Sunday night-very weak yet.
Jack Murphy says the hail the other
evening split some of the lettuce. JACK
has five gardens in tow, gardener from
away back.
Thomas Dookery. L 10Th III. Inf, was
recently sent to the asylum for the In
sane. This is the old soldier we spoke
Of as being blind.
Miss Glenn Roth favored the Colwell
barracks with few selections upon the
violin Monday night. Mrs. Colwell says
we are to have musical treat In the
near future.
We took dinner Sunday at barracks
No. l, the junior member of our firm
having gone to the city to see tootsie-
wootsie, believe that Is the name usually
given to grandchildren.
There being no meeting Sunday,
temperance talk was indnlged In. When
ever there is nothing doing 1t comes
handy to give the liquor traffic a club
bling, in fact that is like motion to ad-
iourn-always in order.
The w. X. G. will have their straw
berry and ice cream festival on the 18th
day of May. Strawberries 10 cents, Ice
cream 10 cents, no charge for cake. Let
everybody turn out and lay In a supply,
thus helping to boom the W. r. G.
julius A Bollou, d 10Th III. Inf, has
been painting some beautiful flowers
upon the front door screen at Head
quarters. On the lower part OF the
screen be has painted the picture Of a
dove quite life like. Comrade Ballou Is
painter of some celebrity.
0 say, you fellows must quit making
8's out of our rs. Some time since we
stated that Geo. W. Barlow was in the
73rd Pa. 1t appeared S3rd In the paper
10 regiments too many. Last week We
stated that Comrade Orr celebrated his
list birthday and it appears as the Slst,
making Comrade Orr 10 years older.
Comrade James Mcdowell, A 9Th Ill.
Cav, went out on short stay but only
remained few days. He had big
story to tell about wonderful rattle
snake that he assassinated up in north
Ford county. We thought at first there
must BIS some hilarious halluclEation In
the premises but he promptly produced
the rattles-ten rattles, so that settled 1t
and jim continues to be an sold boy" Of
truth and veracity.
Visitors: VIM. Keith, Roscoe Keith,
Ford City; Mrs. Charles Dickerson,
Mrs. L. Martin, Dodge City; Lulu Shat
fer, Denver, Colo; Clara E. S1illington,
Violet Watson, George Cumback, Dodge
City; Florence Merchant and children,
Kent, Oregon; ]. B. Thomas, California;
Frank Wheeler, Denver, Colorado, J. X.
Hurd, Pueblo, Colorado; W. Nj. Porter,
Birmingham, Alabama; Mrs. Rosa Jack.
son, Bucklin. Kansas; j. K. Lander,
Galesburg, Illinois; P. Nelson, Gales
burg, Illinois; James Martin Glen Roth,
Dodge City.
From the N. NJ. Home reporter 10
Times: Samuel Glasgow, A 10th Ohio
Inf, Jacob Rossell, X 9th Iud. Cav,
goes to Marion home, Indiana; Francis
A. wilkinson, B Bird Wis. Cav, Philip
Hamon, G. 50th o. Inf. goes to Dayton;
ton; Thaddeus p. Bell, NJ Bird Col. Cav,
George Howe, B 9th Iowa Cav, Michael
McKeown, O LIST Ind. Cav, John F.
Frazer E lst Wash. Inf. d. f. Wisely,
G oath Wis. Inf, wants to know what
troops acted as rear guard from Spring
Hill to Franklin, Nov. 30th, 1864. This
branch has one son. VIM. H. Son, Co.
H 18th Mo. Cav, lately admitted. James
M. Shannahan, Hamilton, Ohio, wants
to know the present address of Joseph
W. Shannahan who served In Co. X End
Mo. Cav. All mem bers Of the LIST, End
and Bird Colo. and the Colo. battery are
requested to write to Gen. West, editor
Colorado Transcript, Golden, Colo,