Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-16
to Make Uncle Sam Pay All Sorts of Peculiar Claim
ANY Have and Reasonable Bills Against the Govern
lVl Others Are Unue-George Waons Bill for His Barber
Aaron Bills for Club Cydenesting Civil War Claim-Arnny
Alleged Have Killed Peacock the Only Fowl of Its Kind
County, Files B-The Hat Used Ball by United
Slors-When Aipane Destroyed Truck Patch.

ernor of Tennessee. asserted that the
government had taken a million dol
lars worth of land that rightfully
belonged to him. This claim is still
alive and some of his heirs conf
IDENTIFY expect to have it adjudicated
some day in the future.
THE Gen. H. H. sibley war tent
claim is another that has been
hanging fire for many years. Long
before the civil war Sibley invented
an army tent which was adopted by
the government and used for long
period. Sibley took the side of the
south, and, as a result. his claim for
proper compensation for his inVen-
ton was Sidetracked.
Il wouldn't have sold my dog,
which was fine hound. for as much
as 800. He got mixed up with
troup of cavalry horses and was
settle with the government for $3.50
cash." was the letter received at the
Treasury some fifty-odd years ago
from a Virginian.
Even fish figured in a civil war
claim against the government. A
Washington officials to prove that
prior to the marching of soldiers
through certain section OF Ken
lucky well known minister OF the
gospel had large pond on his prem
ises generously stocked with sew
eral kinds Of good dinner fish. 1t
was asserted that the soldiers drain
ed the pond and confiscated every
fish. 1t was. of course, Impossible
to agree as to the size. weight ana
number of fish, and. therefore, the
claim made slight progress during
the ensuing years.
Frightening by soldiers of an old
thoroughbred mare which was proud
ly chaperoning her two-month-oi old
mule colt SO badly that both the
horse and colt fell over a high preci.
pice was the basis of claim that
was kept lively for a number of
years.
Based upon the large number of
claims that were filed directly after
the civil war it would seem as though
every fruit tree existing In the fight
ing area had been visited and strip
ped by soldiers with keen appetites
for fresh fruit. 1t appears that
nothing was left but the branches
and leaves in most cases. In several
instances it was claimed that all OF
the branches were torn OF and the
fruit eaten as the men continued on
their march.
Chicken coops and duck ponds evil
IDENTIFY were as greatly appreciated
as the orchards. If the claims are
to be relied upon. no poultry houses
were overlooked during the years of
fighting.
II had the only he peacock in this
county and now one of them Army
motorsickles with two men. one on
and one in the little tub alongside,
comes flynn by my place and kills
my handsome bird. and they didn't
even look back, but headed straight
for the next county at lightnin'
speed, and l want damages" SO reads
a letter but recently received by
member of Congress from an irate
constituent. The representative, of
course, will seriously pass the buck
to the War, Treasury and other de-
partments.
A ten-dollar plug" hat was once
the subject of extensive and bitter
correspondence between it's owner and