The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-06-14

lime 10, 1898, to the wife Oh "A.
Ruckteschler, a daughter.
Sa Francisco, June 14.-Thirty-
five hundred troops left the preside
this morning to embark on trans
ports for Manila.
Col. John Jacob Astor's company
of selected dudes, mustered INTO
the service of the United States
through the grace of the heavy
"pull' of its commander, have lett
New York for San Francisco and
should pass through here in a day
or so. The regulation uniforms
are not good enough for these
pampered tin soldiers, as there
would be nothing to distinguish
them from the common herd with
which they will unfortunately be
compelled to associate to a certain
extent. A description of the gor-
eeous outfit which the Aston dudes
wear may be interesting and here
it is:
A Norfolk jacket, with belt, two
pockets on the outside, red artillery
facings, and brass buttons, and
trousers made in the style Of ordi-
nary breeches, only with little less
fullness above the knee. From the
knee down the trousers button
tightly around the leg with white
pearl buttons. The trousers have
the red artillery stripes on the out
side seam. The material is heavy
Irish linen of very light coffee
color. 1t is almost as light in
weight as silk alpaca, and water
runs off of it as if it were coated
with oil. An ordinary lightweight
uniform costs from SO to 1915.
Those with which Col. Astor has
provided the battery cost $3.50.
Besides linen blouses and breeches
the command wear pith helmets,
|leggings closely matching the
breeches in color and deep gaunt-
let buckskin gloves.
The First Troop of Nevada cavalry
passed through from Cheyenne this
morning bound for San Francisco,
where it is expected to be assigned
to one of the Manila expeditions.
| Yesterday afternoon the Winnie
mucca ladies took it upon them
selves to see that the boys were
provided with a lunch which would
be a welcome departure from the
regulation army rations. Nearly
everybody in town made donations
of good things which were gathered
early in the evening and put abroad
the train when it arrived here.
1t is hardly necessary to state
that the soldier boys graciously
accepted the eatables and gave three
cheers for the thoughtful Winnie.
mucca ladies.
S. J. johnson met with an acct
dent yesterday afternoon by which
one of the smaller bones Of his
right ankle was broken. In climb
ing over a fence at his stable HI
jumped to the ground and the ankle
turned under him. Though the pain
was severe he did not think the in
jury more serious than a sprair
until DIR. Jones made an examina
ton and found the fracture a
: stated. The doctor set the broker
bone and encased the ankle il
plaster paris to hold it in prope
position. Mr.. Anderson will b
compelled to use crutches for som,
time.
A dispatch from Captain w. L
, Cox of the Nevada company witt
| Torrey's regiment says marching
orders have been received to repor
to Fitzhugh Lee at Jacksonville
| Florida. This means that our boy
are to see active service soon un
der one Of the most gallant general
| in the army.
The bicycle fad continues in Win
nemucca.
Gerhardt Miller came in thi
morning from his Willow Poin
ranch.
G. s. Nixon returned yesterday
from a trip to the Humboldt Sui
phur Company's mines in the west.
ern part Of the county.
The marines landed on the shores
Of Guantanamo bay had a desperate