The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-02-09
News From
the STATE SOLDIERS HOME
Al Fort Dodge, KaS.

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Another big SNOW in southwestern
Kansas. 49,. 49,.
1t is said the card Pension Commls.
sioner Ware hung up in the pension
office has been tuken down since he wen
out, but that God still hates a liar.
In this place all roads lead to the com.
missary. The snow 10 tramped down
there first, ,.-.
February A was pension day. We have
filled out Our vouchers and are now pa
tiently waiting for "Lincoln funds"
George II Plank, A 18th Kansas Inf.
is feeble and sick at the age of II.
Henry Medley B l4Sth III, Inf. Is very
Ill.
Mrs. G. j. Fitzpatrick has been sick but
Is now able to be around the barracks
or boarding house. c. J. was q bod
soldier boy in Co. q 18th Mich.
Coal got alarmingly scarce the recent
cold snap. The Commandant procured
car load of the Santa Fe which relieved
the situation to come extent. We hear
our coal from Lansing was side tracked.
Yesterday, the 9th, brings up memories
Of the ancient and almost forgotten past.
Feb, 3rd, 1854, my furlough explred-I
got to the regiment near Stevensburg,
Va. that evening at shutdown. Three
days afterwards, the 9Th, we waded the
Rapidan at Morton's Ford, had to hold
up our cartridge boxes to keep the car
trldges from getting wet, and fought the .
battle Of Morton's Ford Gen. G. K.
Warren commanded our End Corps that =,
winter.
The Spnster's Convention spoken of,
IRE drilling for another play which Is b
billed for Wednesday, February Is. Do n
rot folget the evening or you may miss Il
.reat treat. This time it will be known
8 the "Splnster's Return. They have D
zen to Klondyke, where they were sup Ii
osed 10 have gone to unite with the re
enizens of the Arctic circle in the holy IL
onds of paddock, as 1t has been stated W
ossIbly by Josh Billings. AT any rate OF
lme were married and some failed ut
'rly' One married an Indian, who Of
'urse Is the original American, and one
arried 4 widOwer with eight children.
'e have not the time and space TO toll "
| sbovt these wonderful things. Mrs.
arSball is my informant and she Is quite
rried away at the prospects Of the fun no
ID enjoyment that Is to follow their so
pearance upon the stage. The pro- dIl
eds 20 to beautify the hall, procure gl'
rpets for stage, organ and opera chairs. we
We your 10 cents. on
"
Lewis Sparrow, A 23rd Ind. Inf, died :,
1t week and was buried Sunday, The
!, in the home cemetery. q ,
Visitors to home recently: Mrs, j. G. En-
al, Brownell, Kas.; W. G.. Addinton, ton
bland, Kas.; Mona luminous, Kansas EIu
y, Mo-; Mrs. Claude Grub, Pierce Bel
10, Kas.; Mrs. Jennie Rider, Hydro, ~.
II. wei
'rof Woodbury., Maude Rlney and is t
a Nohler took rest Monday, the Gth an
ere was no coal in the bin. This thls
ION City coal Is the coal, and we be. put
'e;in the long run Is the best. One 5
is worth several tons of the Lansing nest
|, and there is no sulphur fumes and Gay
rcely any clnders or ashes. The at l
les from the Lansing coal are posi-.
ly ugly and very injurious to health.
| rocks? A small rock from that
sing coal will weigh as much US "A
iron. pun
he cold weather got next to us lately. MI,
Sunday was scorcher, Ill.,
ISIS Mona Tlmmons started for her
e in Kansas City Friday