St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-26
SMALL ShOT.

Capt. Price, of Company L, First
regiment, is ''hot ia the collar" at the
injustice done him and his excellent
company by st. Paul paper. The fact
is that Company L, under Capt. Price,
has advanced to be one of the best COM
panies in the state. and is given full
credit by the Inspector general, but
through gross careiessness the paper re-
ferred to published the report of 1887
instead of 1889.
made a slight error in my report of
the battalion drill. at Minneapolis, i'll
stating that Company A furnished two
OF the four companies participating. l
should have said that the fourth COM
pany was made up equally OF Companies
A and B, Company Il having forty-seyen
men present out of fifty-siX in the COM
pany.
March 5, Company Z. First regiment,
Will give grand reception and dance
II, ID honor of Company A, of Minneapolis.
Ihe committee having the matter III
charge are eXertirg themselves to make
1t one long to be remembered.
Corporal jim Craig, of Company /,
got a good one On Sergeant Hogle last
Saturday evening after non-eommis-
sion school. jim askedi Hogle why
he (Hogle) was like private distillery.
Hogle gave it up. AnSWer-Because
lie was a private still.
Col. Bend is in receipt of letter
from Gen. Cruger, of New York, stat
ing that should the Minnesota National
guard attend the Washington centen-
NAL, in April next. they will be pro-
vided with quarters and ratiUnS for a
period of two days.
Capt. Waters, of Company I, has re-
quested the designations of all the nom
commissioned officers Of Company /.
They, however. will not be accepted,
only as the men demonstrate their in
capacity for the offices held,
Company | is holding ''non-com."
school Saturday evenings, and it is
badly needed, as one of the corporals.
when asked by Capt. Waters TO describe
the first, second, third and fourth exer-
cises, could not do so.
Maj. c. Warner, recently dropped
from the rolls of the Minneapolis cav
airy company, appeared in the uniform
of that organization at the party given
by Company &, Third regiment, Friday
evening last.
Company G, First regiment, did not
take their proposed trip to Fergus Falls
on Washington's birthday, as the
weather was so unfavorable.
There will be no drills of the Mime
apoliS companies this week, the armory
being occupied by Company AS Jardin
d'Hiver.
Company A took T. w. Day, Robert
II. MinIy, Harry Minty, and HI. Nj. Mead
in as new members last Monday even
ing.
Lieut.. c. G.. Tier, of Company X. Sec
ond regiment, was in Minneapolis Sun
day, returning to Duluth Monday even
ing.
The examining board passed Capt.
Sands. of Company G. Second regiment,
at their meeting last Wednesday even
ing.
Company 3 held their annual meet
ing last Tuesday evening. electing the
Old civil officers for the ensuing year.
A.W. Goosman and George Ii. Hutch
ins have made application to become
members of Company A.
Company ID, First regiment, will at
tend the Jardin d Hiyer one evening
this week in body.
Lieut.. Tenvoorde, of Company ID,
First regiment, is out again after two
weeks sickness.
Company 3 had fOrty-two men pres
ent at drill last Tuesday evening.
A party is to be given by the First
battery of artillery March l.