New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-07-19
latter named company, Col. Bobleter
and Adjutant Kendall returned to

latter named company, Col. B0bleter
and Adjutant Kendall returned to
camp.
! Sunday was quiet day in camp.
The First battalion were inspect ed at
Q q. m. by Asst. Inspector-G General
Bean, and at 1890 q. m. devine ser.
vices were held by the RI. Rev. Bishop
Ireland. The services were attended
by Governor Hubbard and his esteem.
able lady, Adjutant General .Hawley
and daughter and all the officers Of the
First battalion aud such Of the Second
dis yet remained in camp. Company
3d." Capt. Beam, Of the First battalion,
was the only company that attended
services in body. aud we heard
gentleman remark that the officers and
men of I'D" company were evidently
rs good christians as they are soldiers.
A well merited compliment. Capt.
Mccarthy ana the Emmett 1t. Artillery
done the hOnors of the occasion. A
very large number Of citizens from the
surrounding country, the Great Union
band and choir from st. Paul were
also p1 resent. The sermon, which had
been specially prepared for the occa.
sion. was closely listened to and was
very highly appreciated. At the close Of
of the sermon mass read, after which
the congregation dispersed. In the eve.
ming the First battalion was reviewed
by Governor Hubbard.
Being the last night in camp, the
boys had quite q jolly time on
Sunday night. All manners of tricks
and jokes were played. ':O'' company"
of the Second battalion held a court
martial, and the victim, q jolly joker,
was sentenced to be blanketed. A
blanket was accordingly brought out
and he was bounced in good shape, un.
til the blanket gave way and the vic.
tim landed on the ground. The sug-
gestion was at once made to place him
on stretcher and carry him over to
the surgeons tent of the First battal.
ion, but Dr.. Murphy, the Surgeon Gen.
eral, seeing the procession, called the
party up to his tent. With the doctor
were number of ladies, some of whom
as the procession neared the tent gave
expressions of pity for the poor sold.
Ter, while the doctor rushed into his
tent for restoratives. The boys stood
the pressure for some time, but when
the doctor appeared in front of his
tent with large bottle Of Spirits Fru.
menti the patient and his bearers beat
hasty retreat, amidst a roar of laugh
ter fromthe persons congregated. AS
the doctor disappeared behind the flap
of his tent he was heard to remark,
"D-n those boys, they are as tricky
as old veterans
On Monday morning the First bat
talon and &C" company of the Second
battalion broke camp, the former tax
ing the train for Minneapolis and the
latter for St. Paul. After parading in
Minneapolis. the First battalion phi.
raded in St. Paul, and were received
by the Governor and Capt. Burger in
a similar manner as the Second bat
TALON had been received.
Too much praise cannot be bestow.
ed upon Gov. Hubbard for his untir
ing exertion to make the first encamp
lnent of the Mimi. Nat. Guard snc
cess. He devoted much of his time to
the details of the camp, and he even
went so far as to go deep down into
his contingent fund in order that al
necessary expenses of the encamp
ment might be promptly met. Ii
Governor Hubbard the militia boys
of Minnesota have a warm and enthu
siastic friend, and mainly through his
personal efforts this new era in the
history of the Minnesota Nationa
Guard was so auspiciously inaugural
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