St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
SMALL SHOT.

The commissions of the following men
were issued last Friday, the candidates
having passed the examining board: ::
Joseph G. King, to be second lieutenant
of Company B, First regiment, to date
from Dec. 4, 1888; j. Ii. Waters, to- be
captain of Copany [, First regiment, to
date from Feb. 6, 1859, and Fred W. Eva,
to be second lieutenant Of Company K,
Second retiiment,' to- date from Dec.
II, 1888.
Company B has discharged the fol-
lowing men: j. W. Budds, o. f..
Bixby, George S. Howe, George FL.
Newman, A. l.. Oestiund and Fred S..
Root, all for the good Of the service, and
VansbrOm and A. A. Wilson. for re-
moval from state.
The examining board will meet at the
Office of Adj. Gen. Mullen Wednesday
evening, when j. A. Sands. recently
regiment; Bakon, elected captain OF Fl,
First regiment, and Mullen, elected sec
ond lieutenant of III, First regiment,
will be on the rack.
Company E had battalion drill all by
itself Tuesday evening, and mastered
the intricacies of fright into compa-
nies, rear into columns, march," The
boys did not fall into the cOnSo mme
during the execution of that movement
Monday night.
Since C. n. Ludlow has been ap-
pointed quarterniaster OF Company T.
the boys think he will be unapproacha-
BILE with ten-foot pole. Mr.. Ludlow is
somewhat of ''Peo Ball." being presi-
dent of the company as well as quarter
master.
Prof. Will is about to muster in
twenty-eight men as the First Regi-
ment band. so the regiment will have
snood music in future. The old band
has gone to pieces and has been dis
charged.
W. S. McWack and B. J. Bowman. of
Company A, First regiment, are beeom-
ing quite expert in the art of feRcing.
They intend to ask for admission to the
Austrian Lady fencers' combination.
Bert l.. Sacre, of Company A, First
regiment, is a good exponent of ''quite
English, you know" When he shows up
at the armOry there is general inquiry
as to how things are in London.
Company A, First regiment, took in
the following men last Monday evening:
Charles Malmstedt. Eugene Hapseomb
and Mr.. Merrill. and has three other
applications to act upon.
Company C, First regiment, has taken
in the following new men: j. III. Cor
man, Frank Ill. Alexander and James L.
BOleS. The company now numbers sew
enty-three men.
Ben Stevenson, color sergeant of the
First regiment, appeared at battalion
drill Thursday evening and fell in for
drill with Company c, his old company.
Adjt. Gen. Mullen took in the battal-
ian drill at st. Paul last Thursday even
ing, and expressed himself as well
pleased with the work Of the boys.
E. W. Spotswood, OF Company A,
First regiment, is great ladies' man,
and seems to be we'll acquainted with
the peculiaritieS of the sex.
The ladies cannot break away from
Company E's handsome room. The
boys haven't the nerve to presume that
they cut any figure.
Lieut.. Metz. of Company D, has new
nickname. He is now called ''Doubie,"
from his partiality to double time"
movements.
The zuaye squad of Company D. First
regiment are soon to give a dance
to raise funds for the purchase of ZouaYe
uniforms.
Private C. l.. Jacoby, of Company A.
First regiment. is proving a very eff
cient solicitor for Company AS Jardin
d'IIiYer.
George Brewster,of Company c, First
regiment, has new nickname. The
boys call him the Little Dutch Recruit.
Sergt. Wing, of Company B, First
regiment. has resigned his sergeantry
and will in future do duty as private.
Adjutant A. J. EcksteIn. of the Sec
ond regiment, is one of the newly APP
pointed al es-de-camp Of Gov. Merriam.
A. e. Smith, of Company A, First
regiment, has applied for discharge
on account Of removing to New York.
Corp. Henry Wymap, of Company a.
First regiment. is sick with typhoid
fever and is in st. Barnabas hospital.
Company E has shipped new recruit,
aad his name is Ship. He is veteran
of the Seventh Illinois infantry.
Corporal Fremming, of Company b,
First regiment. has been reduced to the
ranks for INSTRUMENTATION.
The first platoon of the First battery
of artillery will give ball at the st.
Paul armory, March 1.
Lieut.. Merrill. of Company c, is back
from a two months furleugh, having
been in Boone, Tex.
Company D, First regiment. cleared
about 500 from their benefit last Mon
day evening.
Lieut.. j. S. Taylor, of Company A.
First regiment, is on the road again
this week.
Capt. ChantIer. OF Company C. took in
the hanging at Alexandria last Friday.