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turns against tne insurgents over here but I suppose it will.We are expecting tbe “fight of thePhilippine Islands*' just south ofImus where the insurgents lay inwait for us well intrenched. Butthere may be a column come up intheir rear while we face them at tbefront* If it turns out this way theywill not think much of fighting but more of escaping.Well this may oe the last letter I’ll get to write you until this campaign is over. It I should be so unfortunate as to stop a bullet I will be facing the enemy when it is done.The officers seem to know nothing definate. Sometimes they think our Battery tbe First will be in the advance and other times they think not. The opinioo seems to prevail now that the First Battery will be in theadvance and tbe two other Batterys witl stay back.I received your two rolls of papersand also had a letter from H. L.They sent their letters to the 4thInfty. and do not name the CompanyI belong to. This delays them* considerably.Tbe Transport Hancock, came in yesterday with 43!) sacks ot mail. We get it tomorrow. The Xmas steamer which is loaded down with presents got in this evening. 1 am Rot looking for much Xr^as but I would relish a box of American candv.it was our turn to go to the “Big Band” in the Imus River today to do garrison duty there a week. But a*-our Company Commander was not ^feeling well. L. Co. went instead. I sent you a ‘‘Soldier's Memorial” of Company C. and will a-k you to takegood care of it until I get back to it.More word has just come in regard ing LawtonV death. He was surrounded with his small force or body body guard, t roops of the 4th Cavalry,and was shot while assisting a wounded officer to cover.Another telegram that a Brigadeis chasing the insurgents beyondMarquma around to the South linesand that our forces are coming infrom the rear D, not know lowmuch trat.ii ♦ '/ ' . ; \A.I ws ..v v * ‘'ai... .7 aa serious loss to the city.PAIR DIRECTORS MEET.IOrder Sale of Fart of the Grounds and Clect Executive Committeemeo.The directors of the fair association met at the city building last Saturday afternoon in their regular monthly meeting. The committee which had been appointed to look, over tbe ground with a view of selling a part of the same reported that they considered it advisable to sell from five to seven acres of ground included in the old Davis tract which lies near the southwest entrance and takes in the small park outside the grounds proper. The committee’s report was adopted and the price fixed at $400 per acre. The land is to be sold in a body.Anthony Kincaid and J A Hogshire were elected as members of the committee. It was decided to issue one share of stock each to the Patriot, Pioneer and Reporter the same to be paid tor in advertising. One share is also to be issued to S. M. Ralston in exchange for legal services. A few small claims were allowed. At the March meeting of the directors it is expected to announce the date of the next tair. The usual date may be changed this year on account of the reorganization of the Western Indiana Fair Circuit, to which this association belongs, which took place at Lafayette Saturday. Lon Varntz attended the meeting at that place as a delegate from the Boone County Society.Rev. I. B. Morgan began a series of revival meetings at the Elizaville Baptist church Sunday nlgM. He is being assisted by Rev. E. R. Cleven* ger, of Rochester, Indiana. The lat* ter conducted meetings here for Rev. Cook last year, and is an excellent sermonizer. The church at Eliza* ville has about completed negotla* tlons for the residence of J. C. Silver, to be used as a parsonage.John B. Cunningham, an aged cltl-: . n reKiPng fo.ir r i'l * »cuth of town,■j. \ s v c 1: * *c ji c iii\ on «ii it r.Tl .'a?.CD of tils'' ..;s,
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Lebanon Patriot
Lebanon, Indiana, US
Thu, Feb 08, 1900
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Krystle S.
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