Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-06-22
Cheyenne and
Fort Russell
Happenings

-atCntTr fOItIu6tI,
first base: Colley. short stop; Clark,
third base; Cotton, left field; Brown.
center field Johnson. right field;
Henderson. second base; Carter. sub
stitute: Harold. umpire, and Elves
Reed. manager. AS the team has had
only a minimum amount of practice.
it will be about three weeks before it
is open to accept challenge.
Sergt Hicks, who was discharged
last week. is going to re-enlist for
Troop | and take furlough TO visit
relatives and friends in Balticore. Md.
Said Private Sims OF the troop. Il
am wearied now, but | will not be so
| long
Horseshoer Dickerson is comedian
and champion buck and wing dancer
of the outfit. He Is making a great
hit with all the latest songs. The
comedian viii appear at Eagles hall
on July 4th. Everybody is invited to
come down and hear him.
Sergt Hill can seldom be found
around quarters since he got married
The stable sergeant is always
around early in the morning with his
hands rammed down into his pockets
| up to his elbows.
Private Peters is some laboratory
| man. too.
Farrier Alexander is the lonesom-
est fellow you ever saw without his
| bottle
The troop wishes someone to give
| IL remedy that will wake up Early
the famous stable orderly. and stop
| him from walking on his heels.
Every time anyone asks Wagner
Covington a question he always an
| swers that he is chino
Ladies of the city desire to know
where Private Willie Cotton goes af
| ter pay day that they do not see him
| for so long.
Saturday evening Troop gave a
| ball in honor of Sergt- Craig. who has
4 just gone into retirement. II was one
OF the most successful entertainments
| hat has ever been held in the post
! The absence of rowdyism and drunk
| enness made it more like the great
| balls given in the East by the secret
| orders than any other social gather
| ing the writer has ever seen.
The leading feature OF the ball was
| n speech by Chaplain Geo. w Prio-
leau commenting favorably upon the
| record OF Sergt. Craig. The chaplain
| also extolled Sergt Hipshires deter.
mination in trying SO faithfully to Sc
cure an education after entering the
| army. After telling what a struggle
Sergt Hipshire had undergone. he
spoke of the unparalleled example set
| by Post Quartermaster Sergt. Thomas
in securing an appointment to the
stan ut such an early age.
Delicious refreshments were served
Places were set for 100 at time The
m Al of ha s,l..,
by the great amount left to be cleared
away from the tables after each hun
dred had finished. Its deliciousness
can better be explained by noting the
time that all sat at the tables. This
was about an hour for each hundred.
Friday the Ninth Cavalry baseball
team returned from Robinson,
where 1t had played a series of games
with the Twelfth Cavalry bunch. The
home boys were beaten two out OF
three over In Nebraska, but they got
even last Sunday with the Twelfth
aggregation by walloping the visitors
to the tune OF to 2.
The Ninth Cavalry Is fortunate In
having secured about SO of the most
intelligent recruits that the regiment
has ever had before.
Monday evening Chaplain Prioleau
held a successful moving picture
show in the barracks OF Troop A. The
chaplain will use the proceeds from
the show to purchase a graphophone
for field amusement.
When the regiment was in Texas
the Y. h. c. A. furnished checkers.
checker boards. chairs, writing mate
rial, reading tables. graphophone, Ice
water and other things to make camp
life pleasant for the regiment. but 1t
will not have to do so now. Chaplain
Prioleau has raised money to pur-
chase them 10 that the regiment can
have them to keep 1t company when
ever It takes the field.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Mable Davis