How He Got His Pension

John George Staebler, who recently reoeived a pension of $12 a raonth through W. K. Childs' agency, applied for his pension over three years agu and nearly all of that time has been spent in establishing his identity. He was a soldier in the Germán army for six years and after he carne to this country when the war broke out he enlisted in the 5th Missouri Mounted Infantry, part of Siegel's brigade. In one of the battles Mr. Staebler received an injury to his head and ever since then he has expericnced a difficulty in recollecting matters. So when it carne to applying for his pension he said that he secved in a regiment which sometimes fought on foot and at other times on horseback, and the company and regiment he served in was only found through his knowing the names of many of his coinrades as the name of "George" Staebler was not on the rolls althouRh his full name John George Staebler was. It was a pleasant thing for Mr. Staebler to got this pension as it brings with it a uice sum in pension arreara.