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Show SQUIRREL HUNTER SOLDIERS GET PAY CHICAGO, Ana, 10--aBobert S-Critcbell S-Critcbell of this eity has just received US for services performed ia IMS as a member, .of. .the "squirrel lusters ' squad," which was called oat by Gov. David Todd of Ohio, when the confederate confeder-ate forces were, threatening Cincinnati. At the time Governor Todd issued the call Cincinnati was not only without with-out military, strength, but there was sot a weapon availabls in all Ohio. On account of this ths recruits were aeked to furnish their own araas, so with ths mobilization of the army it waa found that 90 per eent of them carried aqnir-rel aqnir-rel rifles, from which fact they secured their name, the squirrel rifle squad. The Ohio legislature recently acknowledged ac-knowledged the service by aa appropriation appro-priation allowing each man a month at the salary of a regular army private. |