Eastern Utah Advocate | 1901-10-03 | Page 3 | To the Philippines

TO THE philippines sergeant geant william thoroton thornton and family came in friday fro fron n fort du chesne heane where sergeant thornton has been estatio stationed ned tor for about two year years IQ in charge of the signal station atlon et or government te telegraph line in the evening he left for atz a francisco where ha will report for duty in the philippines mra thornton and the babies bavo have gono to omaha to reside until sergeant thornton gets his ilia discharge which will ammo in about two bearr when ho he goes gocs on the retired list then he lie will mettle permanently in philadelphia delp hla where be ODB valuable property 1 rt lie lias has been about thirty years u a ae 10 service