The Globe-republican., 1905-03-30
News From
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME
At Fort Dodge, Kas.

iV'' DouSSj hdo'
ct Charles e. McManis, A 1lSth Ill. Inf
* has returned from Hutchinson. He ais
es belonged TO the 18th Ill. Inf, which wa
re a 100 day regiment.
' John Bird, G Sth Ind. Inf and wifi
are just admitted from Leavenwortb.
e We learn from the Leavenworth re-
IS porter that Chaplain Payne has officiate(
e at 1000 funerals since being appointed tt
s that position. Capt. Leeman, who We
spoke of last week, was The lOOOth man.
We'poke last week about the fat boy
being admitted at the Leavenworth home,
weighing 3l3 pounds. In later paper
the reporter says it is a Alb FOUNDER,
which Is 100 pounds better. lie is like
the fat man we read of in the Kansas
legislature some years since. They said
be was so big that whenever be raised up
you could not see anything else.
On the night of the 22nd we had
thunder, lightning and some rain.
To teams are breaking up our gardens
and we will soon engage In inserting
Seeds The ground is in splendid con.
dtion and we have visions of water.
melons, muskmelons sin the course of
human events" Several times we have
seen Jerry Shaw walk out of the engine
house and cast far away look toward
his lots where he last year raised such
splendid lot Of melons. That signifies
that he still intends to occupy that claim
this fiscal year.
Rev. Elkins and wife were down to the
Fort Friday to visit George ). Spauding,
A Ind Minnesota Inf. They were both
In the same regiment and they feel that
they are distanty related-about five
miles distant P. S. They had chicken
for dinner.
DO otthink for a moment that we
mean 10 cast insidious reflections upon
ministers by any little pleasantries which
you may have detected in these reports,
for my father is minister, my father.in.
law was a minister, my two brothers are u
and my half brother Is a min.
lister; therefore my brethren, we do testi.
fy Of that which we do know-or words
to that effect, as Capt. Painter would
say "that Is why we are so good" /
lhe old boys are all greatly pleased t
with the election of Major William War 7
ler as senator for the state of Missouri, q
And did not that resolution passed by II
he legislature of Kansas help somqs r
Major Warner served in the civil war in I
lie 33rd and 44th Wisconsin. He was q,
J. A. R. National Commander from A
$50 to 1890. and since Col. Cooke was A
made governor of the western branch, ii
atlonal home at Leavenworth, Major Ia
Warner has been one of the managers of ~
he national homes. The old boys of
Poor Old Missouri" are to be congratu.
'led' The "Mysterios Stranger" has
ONE to stay-we trust. Missouri bias
Stoned to our petition after being shown. .,
'rand old Missouri! And then some Ct
lore. ~
III
There was some heavy gusts of wind VI
rlday night. We heard old buckets, fl
ots and pans all night just "a moover. pr
~ along" bl
Inc sun and air will soon dry up those of
uddy places then we wont need those 40
ms Of gravel-see.
Adjutant Marshall has severe attack
lnflamatory rheumatism. Ours Ia
lled myalgia and thst is nothing more
an muscular rheumatism. The pension
ice cut US out Of 3d. 90 per month, be. ,
use the doctors said rheumatism / mai
'mmlssloner pensions said we were moi s an
nsioned for rheumatism, but our Ger. . stt
cate Gays myalgia and Webster says ri,
1t is muscular Rheumatism. You Sc, ~
ere they split hairs to hold US down Ms
ey can even "keep good man Down" Jiai
more ov leIa Bur