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there was another soldier who imagined something awful.The company deployed quickly and our little squad felt greatly relievedkwhen the insurgents had some one else to shoot at except ourselves. Private Durkin of our company was shot through both thighs just as we started forward. As usual the insurgents were intrenched along the edge of a wood. As usual we had to go across a big rice field to get at them. Stalking through rice fields now is no easy task. The rice is heading out and on an average of about five feet six Inches in height at places the rice towered completely over our heads, we could not see the man on our right or left. Just imagine a long skirmish line in this con dition pushing through the rice with mud and water a foot deep and yelling like a lot of Apache Indians. At Intervals of fifty feet or so were rice ridges and by climbing upon these we could see each other and keep the line tolerably straight. At the rice ridges too, we looked to see if the man on our right was present. Without this way of looking out for each other it would be an easy natter to loose a wounded bib.. AU we did was to blk* acrossthe field wfctyf tbe itLmrgnt MMl*»Arraogeacsts Being Made for K. of T, District Meeting. March 9.The general committee of the K. of P.’s, which has in charge the arrangements for the K. ot P. district meet-' ing, which is to be held here on Thursday, March 8,1900, has appointed a number of sub-committees, which will meet at Castle Hall tonight to arrange the details. ,They are as follows:Refreshments—W. P. Bailey. J. W. Jones, Wm. Martin. Jno. L. Wade, Biggs Ritchie, Dr. T. S. Turner, W, P. Rice, Jas. Darnall.Souvenirs—J. M. Worley, B. P. McKey, J. W. Shumate.Music—W. H. Rice, H. E. Ballard, B. P. Wren, Dr. J. R, Ball, John Hoy, Will Scott*B. P. McKey.General Committee and Programs—C. F# S. Neal, chairman; W. P. Bailey, secretary: Wm. M. Shoffner, J. W, Fulwidcr, John A Shelby.Invitation—Dr. A. P. Fitch, J. A. Johnson, H. P. New, Ellis Dooley, J. C. Tomlinson, A D. Goodwin, J.fi. Edwards.Team Work and Conferring Ranke—J. W, Fulwlder. A W. Lowman, John C. Perkins*C. E. Fish, John O. Cason.Reception—John B. Shelby, Dr*. A. P. Fitch, W. H. Schulte J. Hardy. C. F. S, Neal. H. L. Kenworthy, Olen Chat. Shaw, Omer Phillip*. B. F. a M. Zion. I. P. Hootozt. Dr. W. B. eon.Am moment* endWm. m. IheOnsfta w. mnmi Rai«uwmfi. V QMW.V ‘ •. n * V 'A-'3- *-*•
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Lebanon Patriot
Lebanon, Indiana, US
Thu, Jan 18, 1900
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