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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

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81 rhs Jedss aasd The bo,s md gave
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@. rss Judge aise ASKED The pesss oa
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sa:ai eoauel that pssvsass soeh group
es girls runnins loose IN The sssaiaG
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
For Sale.

25 acres improved. dark sandy soil. a
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house handy 10 bee, dump and school;
full water right. is acres sd!olning. can
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on county Road. 2's miles west Of Las
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
NEWDALE.

TIE Ladies Aid Of Ns~dsis viii give =
measuring social ~ the hone Of Mrs..
oiessen. Feb. -.
Rev. c. W. Simmons aad family lsss
Wednesday for Arvada. the move bssns
necessary 90 account ef Ms. simmeas
III health.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
Notice.

All parties that owe D. II. Nicely oen
las, years work mus; come In and settle.
He needs his money. AL Buggy Harness
now AZ cost 55-6p
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
Hunting foe reoable

-rvs lived in California 90 years. and
am ssli hunting for trouble in the way Of
burns sores wounds. Bells. cuts. sprains.
or . case Of piles tha; Bueslin's Arniea
salse won't auiekly cure writes Chas.
walters, Of Allegheny; Sierra Co. no
use hunting. Mr.. Walters: Il cures every
ease. Guaranteed BY all druggists. use
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

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EadIsss ApesA Msasss Spess1ss.
Gems sNd we'll shsw you. The
Reeky feed Hardware Co.. op.
pesite pesl Oliiss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
K. - I. oe q.

Council meess on the First sad
Third Thursday evening Of each
month. Visiting members welcomed.
9S.0
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

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We sspssssas - e,l Esoab,ishsd vism
saA viii MAKE Bosrsi sash sdsasses.
Se.S1 nhs oehia- Eoosss Sssd Go.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

he Fair directors were Ia session yss.
tsfdsy taking aa early start 10 planning
fss The Fair Of 1907.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

100 Cars csntsIoupes Wsnted
Liberal Cash advance. good eeasss:
For further Information zee
se-s7 The oebie- -Ebsers Seed Co.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

4 very trying surgical operation.

very trying surgical operation. I
held the leg of the young Adjutant
while DR.. L cut bullet out CT the
bones of the knee, n which it had be-
come deeply imbedded. 1t was a pain
full and critical operation. A few days
before 1 should have tainted at the
sight, but in such scenes the sensibiii-
ties become blunted." When morning
came to the regiment in the field, which
had previous to the assault been largely
reduced by losses from the deadly cli-
mate to which 1t had been brought
from the far North, it was not at all
disheartened, but entered with spirit
upon its duties in preparation for sec
ond general assault on the same works
in which it participated on June IA,
1863, in which, as in the action at
Plains Store, the valor of its men and
officers was not found wanting. The
slaughter and failure was again re-
peated, and the regiment settled down
to its part in making the regular ap-
proaches, which were so nearly COM
pleted when Vicksburg surrendered,
and the Confederate commander find-
ing further resistance hopeless gave up
the post he had so ably defended. and
the Mississippi was again open to the
sea.-Roswell G. Harris, Second Lieu
tenant, 21st Me-, and A. S. o.. Signal
Corps, U. S. A, Department of the Gulf.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

being shot at in the dark. beaten with
clubs, made to mark time barefooted
on the frozen ground, curst and spit on
by the rebels at ell times. II any of US
made our Escape We were run down by
the dogs and our flesh lacerated by
their crueiiteeth. was about the young
est prisoner At, this time, and am now
suffering from the effects OF that cruel
experience Most Of the poor fellows
have answered, the last roll call. The
Ex-Prisoners of War bill giving $50 a
month to iait sex- prisoners, such allow
ance to continue thru life and not to
interfere withBany other pension, should
be passed by this Congress. Let all the
comrades write up their experiences in
the different prisons where they were
confined and send to that great and
good old National Tribune. the best
friend the Federal soldiers ever had.
Let that parer place them before Con-
Eress, and 1 firmly believe we will be
heard. We must fight while the light is
on, for If the Democrats should come
into power all would be darkness for
US In the way of pensions.-Robert d.
Day, Co. H, ist La. Cav, Knoxville,
Miss.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The 4an.t Ditch" Discovered.
A Strenuous Occasion.

Editor National Tribune I wish to
thank you for your efforts in helping
along my application for certificate of
service, and also publishing my article
which brot me a letter from n shipmate
who was on the r. r. Cuyler, q sister
ship of the Montgomery. Can you tell
me anything about the 18th N. Y. II.
A? Three companies, I. L and NJ (my
comp pany) had gunboats. Ours was the
Burnside, and we went to Wilmington
TO take Fort Fisher with Gen. Butler
in December, 1864. We arrived off the
mouth of the Cape Fear River on the
first Sunday morning after Christmas
We had four ships and about 5000 of
Buffers negroes with us. We landed
800 or 400 of these In our barges when
we got orders to re-embark and started
back for Fortress Monroe the same
evening. About midnight we struck a
reef. and such sight you never saw
nor heard. The colored troops went
crazy, tried to take command of the
ship and to get the boats overheard
We had our hands full in trying to
quell the riot, / can tell you. It was
very fortunate thing that all their arms
We're down below on the afterdeck,
where we were quartered. Just think
1000 colored! We finally got them
down below and fastened the matches
We got off the reef in about three or
four hours, and reached the fort safe
ly, the dirtiest crowd you ever saw.
The ship we were on was the Empire
City of New York On Christmas day
we were at Morehead City, N. c., off
Newbern, on the opposite side of the
bay. We could not get inside, as the
channel was. not deep enough, so had
to coal from lschooners that came along
side. It was "a beautiful, warm, still
day, and we went in swimming to give
the troops a wash off.-E. Shipman.
1899 w. 5Sth ST., Cleveland, Ohio.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

the Line.
Editor National Tribune: To judge
from the statements of your corre-
spondents of the Thirteenth and Six
teenh Corps respectively. Spanish Fort
was captured by each without the aid
of the other. From March 9 till June
was attached to Gen. Canby's head
quarters. During the siege of Spanish
Fort, which began March 25 and ended
April S, l performed duties which took
me at times from Gen. Bertram's Bri-
gade, on the left of our line, to Gen.
Carr's, on the extreme right. Fort Nc
Dermtt and old Spanish Fort were con-
fronted by the Thirteenth Corps before
and after Gen. Veatch's Division was
ordered to Blakely. But the whole line
of Confederate earthworks, extending
for more than two miles, was called
Spanish Fort, and his whole line was
besieged by the Thirteenth Corps. under
Gen. Gordon Granger, and the Six.
teenth Corps, under Gen. A. J. Smith,
E. r. S. Candy. A general assault was
to have been made on Sunday morning
April 9, but on the evening of April
some of Gen. Carr's troops of the Six
teenth Corps, conspicuous among which
was the 18th Iowa, effected a lodgment
on the left and weakest end of the Con-
federate line. This success was fol-
ioWeu anu eAteHueu 10 Tie tohIeuSihee
center and right. 1t was the success
of the attack made by the right wing
of the Sixteenth Corps that induced
Gen. Candy to order an assault along
the entire line then and there, without
waiting until the morning. The bulk
of the Confederate army escaped cap
ture. but of the 500 who did not 450
fell into the clutches of the Sixteen! h
Corps. The Thirteenth Corps did very
little actual fighting after the Sixteenth
Corps effected the lodgment, for the
reason that the Confederates knew the
jig was up and that safety was to be
gained by retreat, not by fighting. 1t
may be that some of the Thirteenth
Corps were inside Old Spanish Fort
before the onrushing Sixteenth Corps
boys arrived, but the doom of the whole
series of earthworks was sealed when
the 9Th Iowa went over and thru the
Confederate left end. There was glory
enough for both corps Each contained
fighting. marching and digging material
not surpassed by any body Of men who
wore the blue or gray. The capture of
Spanish Fort was after all but trifling
incident compared with the days and
nights prior thereto. when both corps
were exposed to artillery and musketry
fire, and were worked to exhaustion in
digging rifle pits and throwing up par
alIels on ground dotted with sub-terra
shells, and covered with roots, stumps
and fallen timber. Let us be generous
and not acrimonious towards one an
other. If due regard for the living
heroes of the Thirteenth and Sixteenth
Corps does not silence envious tongues,
respect for the dead Of both corps de-
mands that Just praise be given the
entire besieging army. from Bartram,
on the left, to Carr, on the right. In
the sunset Of our lives let US seek to
disperse the shadows which gather over
the survivors, both blue and gray, and
pray that the fallen. both blue and
gray, may, in the mercy of God. rest III
peace. L. Butler, Carlisle, Pa.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Camp Ford, Tex.

Editor National Tribune: I see sew
eral short sketches in your most val
liable paper from comrades about war
prisons, and would like to say some
thing about my experience. 1 was an
inmate of Camp Ford, Smith County.
Tex, eight months, and if ever human
being suffered any more than We did in
that diabolical Southern hell, / don't
see how he ever came out alive. Never
at any time did we get much to eat and
generally we were starved nearly to
death. Yellow cornmeal, badly ground,
as poor beef as ever was butchered and
a very scant allowance of salt were our
rations And to add to our misery, we
were maltreated in many ways, such as
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

Sergeant Of New York regiment, the
bloody bandages showing where the
right arm had been amputated at the
shoulder. A comrade asks the Ser
geant if the pain was very great. mo
greater" he said, than the surprise to
look down and not see an arm there" "
They were American soldiers and rode
about six miles over the rough roads to
the waiting steamer, which was a for
mer passenger boat of the well-known
river type.
A corps Of nurses and hospital had
been established at the landing. and the
men whose wounds permitted We're
transferred to the steamer. One of the
detailed nurses, DR.. j. K. Hosmer. of
Minneapolis, many years State Libra
rian of Minnesota. then a Corporal in
the Color Guard of the SD Mass, writ
ing of the scene on the steamer "Iber-
Guard" a book published soon after
the war, says: ''As I enter the cabin
door the long, handsome saloon from
end to end is filled with the victims of
the battle just fought. From the rich
bronze chandeliers light falls upon a
ghastly sight-all the ghastlier from
the elegance about. I can hardly step
among the PROSTATE and CORY COM
pany. And so they lie all through the long
ther end repeating 1t all anew, the
stains on their wrappings about heads
and limbs and bodies red as the figures
of the rich carpet on which they lie.
At the farther end, Just in front of the
mirror. lie Zouave Major. two Colon
els, an Adjutant of a Maine regiment
Che 21st Maine), then the brave and
unfortunate young Colonel of the Mas
sachusetts 49th. He lost leg at Balls
Bluff: now he Is shot through the other
foot and through the wrist. Only twen-
ty-three! The officers are pa
tient and brave. One Colonel Is shot
through the face, the other through the
arm and back; the Adjutant In the
knee, the Zouave in the body Their
fine uniforms are stained with battle
gore and ruffied with the long ambu-
lance ride Gold lace and brilliant
trimming all torn and cut to reach the
hurt. We (the nurses) stood at hand
with wet sponges and cooling drinks,
and meantime the steamer with her sad
freight slipped rapidly down the fifteen
miles to Baton Rouge. / washed the
faces of the officers at the end of the
cabin. and happened to be on hand in
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The ,7th Pa. Res.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history. of the 7th Pa. Res, and
was 1t one pf the fighting regiments?-
Harry P. Line, Carlisle. Pa.
The 7th Pa. Res, also called 36th
Pa. was organized at Camps Wayne
and Curtin July 81, 1861. for three
years. and was mustered out June 16,
1864. Its first. Colonel was Elisha B.
Harvey, who resigned July 3, 1862. be-
ing succeeded by Col. H. c. Bolinger.
in command at the time the regiment
was mustered out. Private Jacob Cart
was awarded a Medal of Honor by the
Secretary of War. The regiment be-
longed to Crawfords Division, Fifth
Corps, and lost S3 killed and 1875 from
disease. etc. 1t was one of the fighting
regiments.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The I4th N. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 14th N. Y.-John
l.. Foster, Asbury Park, N. J.
The 14th N. Y. was organized at Al
bany, May II, 1861, for two years and
mustered out May "a, 1863. 1t was
commanded by Col. James McQuade
and belonged to Griffin's Division, Fifth
Corps, losing 60 killed and 43 from dis
ease. etc.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Write to Your Senator.

The new service pension law was prepared by the
Senators; and they prohibited compensation to
attorneys it is to be inferred that the Senators will
gladly undertake to inform all nqurers as to the laws
provisions. To get full information write to of your
Senators.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
AT MARIETTA, GA.
A War Time Letter from n Member of
the goth Conn.

A. c. Post, Wallingford, Conn. sends
us the following letter written by his
brother, who was member of the goth
Conn:
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

Georgia Military institute,
Marietta, Ga, July 13, 1864.
Dear Press: I hope you will appre-
ciate the condescension which ! exhibit
in writing to you from this imposing
institution, long fostered and sustained
as an honor to this State. Five weeks
ago. 1856 of the chivalrous youth OF
Georgia were here pursuing studies
calculated to fit them for effective SER
vice in the cause of the shareholders
rebellion. Now n regiment of genuine
Yankees occupy the premises and hold
the property for their Uncle Samuel as
a legitimate capture. The men of the
regiment occupy the main building
and the officers take up their quarters
in the former abiding places of pro-
fessors and cadets.
Marietta is pretty little city OF
about the same size as your smart little
neighbor New Britain, but of course in
finitely behind it in enterprise. Most of
the citizens have left for a more South
ern latitude, on account of a seated
prejudice which they indulge agains.
"Yanks." Among those remaining is
an old citizen Of Connecticut-Rev
Mr.. Benedict, formerly assistant rector
of Trinity church. New Haven. He is
intensely "secesh," and refuses to pray
for the President of the United States.
None of us feel proud of him.
We shall probably be relieved from
this duty Of guarding stores. etc, be-
fore many days, and return to the
front. 1t Is nearly two months since
we participated in any of the fighting
which this army has done. but we ex-
pect to be in at the taking of Atlanta
/ shall not tell you when that event is
to take place at present, but the tele-
graph williinform you in due season.
Active operations have not ceased
since we drove the enemy across the
Chattahoochie,al Two or three corps are
already across that river, on the fianks
of the enemy. and ! predict no very
severe fighting; this side of Atlanta
General Schoffeld took some prisoners
when he crossed the river, and desert
ers are coming7in every day who swim
the rocky stream to escape from Il
hopeless service. All agree that the
prospects of the Confederacy in these
parts are dubious. A perfect terror of
our armies and our Generals prevails
in the minds of most of the rank and
file. and were lit not for the despotic
measures and outrageous falsehoods
told by the officers, Johnston's army
would crumble away.
The 'sLnst Ditch" Discovered.
From among the many inscriptions
that deface the walls of this institute.
send you one conveying important in
formation. The following found writ
ten in red on our arrival here:
Good bye. Yanks: we have got sick
of this country. You will find US at
Cedar Bluff, nine miles the other side
Of Atlanta. If you drive us from there
you will find us next time nine miles
the other side of He'll; there We are
strongly fortified.-Enoch Saxin, 14th
Ga. Vols. Co. b.
Our Army, impulsive as it Is, will OBJ
ject to assaulting the last position
named. both on account of the severity
of the fire and the strong reinforce
ments the rebels will there receive.
Yours etc-Luff
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The National Tribune for ConEressionn
Reading,

G. B. Jones, Spencer. Medina Co.. o.,
thinks that 1t would be a good thing
for the boys to chip In and make up a
fund to send The National Tribune to
every Senator and member of Congress.
They would learn much from it that
would be of benefit to the veterans.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The Brownsville Matter.

Allow me to compliment you on your
editorials. especially your stand on the
Brownsville incident. We are all great
admirers of the President, but he occa-
sionally makes a mistake. He is only
human.-Harry w. Lewis, First Ser
geant, Co. G. 9Th U. S. Cav, Erie, Pa.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The Brownsville Affair.

Alonzo Lake, West Branch, Mich, IS
seriously angry at what Senator Forak-
er is trying to do against the President
in the Brownsville affair. The negros
have always made the Republican Party
a great deal of trouble.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

After the Assault.
A glance at one of these exhibits. the
general appearance of all, for every
variety of injury was present. On the
floor lies Col. d. W. Bartlett, of the
49th Mass, and by his side AdJt ]. c.
Woodward, with bullet wound in the
knee, and on the seats folded down
above them two others on which war
had done its fierce work. Two others
were sitting on the seat with the
driver, on the outside a man with a
deep flesh wound and In the middle a
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The 9Sth Ill.

Joseph D. Campbell. Denver, Colo,
who has long been a subscriber to The
National Tribune. and thinks it is sec
ond to none, would like to hear from
some of the dear old boys of Co. I, 98th
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Lost His Cross.

Jacob Coleman, 213 E. 96th ST., New
York City. lost from his knapsack while
in the Wilderness fight a silver cross
with his name on It, He would be so
glad If he could find 1t. 1t was given
him by his sister
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
SPANISH FORT.

The Sixteenth Corps Sealed It's Fate by
Breaking Thru the Weakest End of
the Line,
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

Vltallne TabletS are guaranteed under United
States Pure Food and Drugs Act to contaln
nothing poisonous or injurious. They are harmless
and pleasant to take.
ailments and drives disease from the syseem BY
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If You are debilitated, nervous. weak, feedeee @
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ters have pains. cold spells dizziness, weak trem-
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the Stomach, Nerve and Blood Tonic, which mas
cured SO many weak men and unhealthy womeh
Dr. Rainey writes you. and you get nothing Dus tne
medicine and q plain sealed envelope
DR.. RAlNEY MEDICINE CO.. Dept. Ne. Il, chleags.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Still ON Earth.

S. ]. Brainard, Co. B, I'd VT, Chey
enne. Wyo., would like to hear if any
of his company are still on earth. Ha.
never seen a thing about them or from
them in The National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
The Works Of Theodore Roosevelt.


Is Year Of
IL nstrat ng the
Ill %
w Forgotten Maxim
- The o Civilization and
y IT thrush Of 17s417S7.
Of
W Statehood 17S41790
L.
Y IL Northwest.
q
W-S. Clairs Defeat, 1871
" 1792-1795
Becom a tie,
sandL
1793797
The Men of the
louisiana Burrs Conspiracy 1so3-1so7
" Explorers Far West 1S04-1S07
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Wants to Get Track OF II.

j. r. Tcrwiliger. care Secretary of
States Office, Albany. n. Y, would dear
ly love to get track Of an old song sung
In 81 and so. called THE Monitor and
the Merrimac." The chorus ran like
this:
"Whoop- de doodle doc. jeff Davis, how
are you?"
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle
After the Assault,

where they were transferred to steamer
to be taken to hospital at Baton Rouge.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14
A Bullet Struck Lincoln.
The Calling Gun Mt Knoxville.

w. S. Boots, 1st Ohio H. A., Sullivan,
O., says, in reply to Comrade Kitchen,
that the gun was captured by Stone
mans command at Salisbury, N. C. The
gun instead of being composed of a
number of rifle barrels was one solid
piece of brass. The muzZle proper was
turned round for about four feet, the
balance of the breech was as square as
could be made and about 80 inches
long, The gun was made like the old
pepper-box revolver. 1t was presented
to Gov. Vance by some one in England,
and he is not able to say what became
of it. 1t fell into our hands after the
surrender of Salisbury. Comrade Boots.
belonging to the artillery himself, was
very much interested in this gun and
it's workings, and examined it carefully.
The Last of the Suckers.
g. c. Benjamin. Co. D. 18th Wis. os-
ceola Wis, would be pleased to know
what has become Of the 11th Wis. or
the 33d ILL.,, or even the Sth Ind. He
knows they were not all killed, but
they might just as well have been for
all he ever hears from them. He saw
few lines from 99th Ill. man In a
recent issue of The National Tribune.
and thinks he must be the last of the
suckers, or more would be heard FROM
Comrade Benjamin thinks there is a
great deal of contradiction in The Ma
tional Tribune. no one seeing the same
battle in the same light. He is sorry
for this. He has never written any,
thing for publication before.
A Cousin of Admiral wlnslow.
w. H. Winslow, MD, Roxbury, Mass,
is q cousin of the late Admiral Wins
low He was q Midshipman in 1S5S-60,
and resigned as Acting Master. or Jun
ior Lieutenant, in October, 1865. The
last year in the service he was Execu-
tive officer of the U. s. gunboat Ottawa.
He graduated from and taught some
years in the University of Pennsylvania,
and has been retired from the practice
of medicine for about 10 years. He is
the author Of 1.-THE Cruise of the Nauti-
lus'' and "Georgy Baron," romantic
stories Of war ashore and afloat. These
have had an extensive reading and
proved exceedingly interesting to every
one.
The National tribune., 1907-02-14

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