The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-03
News From
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME
At Fort Dodge, kaS.

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Miss Harriet Hobble Of Fort Dodge,
was guest 4, the Wiaeman home Az
Wright last Saturday,
Mr.. J. K. Irvine II Kansas City who
wis guesl az the Wiseman nome last
saturday and Sunday was IN Ft. Dodge
last Saturday.
we Mad some wind the 9th, In the
evening The thermometer went down 10
Al degrees above zero, next morning II
was AS above, Quite cool for the season,
but as W XII Morgan said at Hutchinson,
we expect some hot air later on.
Mr.. Swinney came home from Wagon
er the other day. Mrs. Swinney will be
home next week.. They got a telegram
from Mrs Swinney's daughter at San
Francisco that she had escaped all right
from effects Of the earthquake. Il was
80 long before they got an answer from
the telegram that they bersmr uneasy.
General Martin T. M'Mshon, President
Of the board OF mansgers OF the National
Homes, died Ia New York, Saturday the
21st. During the Civil war be was Chief
Of staff with the 9th Corps, under Frank
lin, Sedgwick and Wright, performing
many heroic deeds, especially at Cedar
Creek, where Sheridan sent Early whirl.
Ing up the valley.
We were somewhat alarmed when
looking over the Capital of the 9th to
see In great headlines:
"Rebuke To Shaw By Home People"
Sort Dodge omits his name In resolu-
tons.' However after reading little
further we found II was not our Shaw
and that the convention mentioned was at
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Charles E. Paulk, Co. B. 4th U. s. Inf
has been discharged, and JUST came In the
evening Of the 18th and will stay a lew
days with hi. parents Com. anu Mrs. >.
X. Paulk. He served In the 4th, three
years, two years Of which time the regi-
ment was In the PHILIPPINES aud went
through many sklrmishes. Charley is
quite soldierly appearing young man,
% years Of age, a fine looking young fell
low and no doubt that be will be admired
by all young damsels who come 10 range.
He was discharged at Fort slocum. N. Y.
the 2lst Of April, and made bee line FIR
Dodge City. Com. $. x, Paulk, X, 73d
Ohio Inf. with his family we're at Dodge
City, to welcome Charles home, OF whom
they are justly proud. He is hboul CIT.
tall. Irecollect when enlisted there
were about 80 Of us boys all 5ft.9 inches
high, but many Of us grew taller, probab.
ly the effect Of trying to look over the
bushes 10 front so often. At any rate |
was ~ inches taller when discharged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilpin's son Sam. and
Bessie, his wife were In the San Fran.
cisco earthquake. They were on the 4tb
floor Of big hotel. In letter to home
folks, Sam says "the plasteriDg nearly
all shaken off, all fell down on ne; the
walls cracked; got trunk suit case down,
dragged them up the street, went up an
other street, got lady's uuDk osi, g"I
wagon, sent her and Bessie out to Golden
Gate park, then went back and dragged
trunk out to Jefferson square, about 10
blocks. then we had to give 1t up, took the
best Of the things out carried them In a
bundle on stick; cost all the way
from IS to $50 for moving trunks" The
letter is Of thrilling interest, but we can
not get 1t all in. He says "maybe you
think we have not shaken hands with our.
selves, so glad to get away from the de-
struction that stalked at MONDAY" Not
had clothes off nor bed to sleep In for four
nights, and after many exciting and thrill
ling incidents aud experienced they got
across to Oakland, land then to Reno, Ney.
where they now are. Their experience
is just like hundreds Of which ] have
read Would be glad II / had time and
the editor bad room to print the whole
letter, Of twenty pages. and signed, From
your loving Bess and Sam.